Thanks, I'll check it out.Fat Strat wrote:That we can agree on.Swirls wrote:Interesting. Chalk up another one to Steve Phillips being an idiot.Fat Strat wrote:I heard the rep from Elias yesterday talking about it on a radio show and he said very specifically that the same game was replayed the next day.Apparently the Elias Sports Bureau got involved, and it sounded like the game was called after 8 innings due to darkness (which was actually pretty common back in that era - there were other games during that streak that were called after 7 innings or 8.1 innings) but was never made up.
It was a fascinating interview if you can find it -- Mike and Mike, ESPN, Wed. morning. It would have been about 7:45-8 am central time as I pulled up to the office. I remember sitting in my car listening for awhile because it was fascinating. Worth a listen. The Elias rep was outstanding.
The Phillips/Nitkowski bit was on MLB Network around 6:10ish central time this morning.