Rain sent a stadium full of school kids back to the classroom today. What a bummer.
Myself, I did get to try the new 1/4 lbs hot dog with coleslaw and bacon bits. Not bad. Still miss the Pretzel burger…
So far this season the Pigs have won two game and both games were followed up by a rain out. Coincidence? Eh, not a great stat but something to talk about on a rainy day.
I wanted to comment more on the new atmosphere at the park today. The team actually seems happy to be here. Really. Noticed that 1st Baseman Jeff Larish has put up Ironpig’s tickets as a prize for his self run Facebook trivia contest. Jason Grilli sends out regular updates on Twitter, @GrillCheese49 and others like Michael Schwimer follow the social media circuit and offer to chat with folks online to answer questions about themselves and/or the team. How many times in the past have you seen this kind of player involvement in the Lehigh Valley?
If you do follow Twitter there are a lot of Ironpig players and media worth reading. You can view the list of who I personally follow here.
The Pigs now go on the road to Rochester and Syracuse before returning Monday the 18th to a 4 game set with SWB Yankees.
OinK!
noisenation.mlblogs.com 
IF THE PIGS WAITED TO CALL THIS GAME AND THE KIDS WERE THERE ALREADY THAT’S ASHAME! IT COSTS $240 TO TAKE A FIELD TRIP FOR THE BUS ALONE. ANYONE THAT THOUGHT THEY WOULD PLAY TODAY SHOULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL, MAYBE PRETZEL SCHOOL?
WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE BALLPARK!! DID THE BOSSES HAVE A LIQUID LUNCH? THEY JUST RESCHEDULED THE FIREWORKS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY—YES AFTER THE DH, AROUND 11PM—–THE NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO SNAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They could have gotten that game in today quite easily…for whatever reason, the IronPigs / Whoever CHOSE NOT to.
BTW – Any wonder our schools have no money for anything? (or so I am constantly told by the MSM.
But, whatever.
DUDE–THERE IS NO WAY THEY COULD OF PLAYED, STOP HANGING OUT AT RILEY’S PUB
I disagree…and don’t drink…Riley’s Pub appreciates your plug., nevertheless.
Riley’s? is that place serving Philly Pretzels these days? 🙂 On a side note, the weather looked poor via radar at the time the game was called. Sometimes the radar lies…
It actually got far better, even with the sun coming out for a time, after it was…but of course this means nothing to the teams, who under league rules have to complete the game (or at least bring it to the ‘official’ point) by a certain time so they have enough time to get everything packed and onto buses for the trip to their next opponents – Rochester for the Pigs, home for the Chiefs… looking at the radar, the rain is going in circles and right through their area, not lookin’ too rosy for either game Wed…
Thank you, R.D.
My thinking revolves around the weather and the knowledge that five innings (four and a half if the IronPigs are leading) is sufficient for an “official” game…and my office is within sight of the Park so I am ALWAYS abreast of the weather situation.
It is a fact — I don’t give a damn about Bert’s Pretzel sales on game day…or the revenue generated at Riley’s Pub on any given day, for that matter.
It is also without question, I completely missed the humor in being called a drunk who hangs out in a bar all day.
Apology accepted.
more Twitter accounts to follow:
@KevinFrandsen
@dweezy_24 (Delwyn Young)
Life on the road to Rochester:
http://yfrog.com/gyzrbsnj
I don’t have a strong opinion about Tuesday, but I will say this: having to make the decision to “call” or “not call” a game can be thankless. I’ve had to be the one to do that for some youth sporting events–soccer and baseball. You can’t win:
“It’s not safe to play on a field that is wet. I don’t want the kids getting hurt.”
“Every kid is going to catch a cold. They shouldn’t get wet. I’m not letting my kid get out of the car.”
“It’s not good for the field to play on it when it’s wet. You’ll make footprints.”
-or-
“We’re all here, why don’t we just play? We drove all the way from our house!”
“What do you mean we’re re-scheduling for next Thursday. Kevin’s mom has a hair appointment that day; there’s no possible way we can make it to that game.”