Rain Delays = awesome

[Orioles1966]

Will games be cancelled because of cold weather(snow)?

[joefromchicago]

Originally Posted by Kobeck

I think BB did not play on sundays only because of 'Blue Laws' that forbid them

The NL didn't schedule Sunday games even in those cities that allowed Sunday baseball. That didn't change until after the merger with the AA in 1892, if I recall correctly. After that, Sunday baseball was still outlawed in places like Boston and Philadelphia until some years later.

[r0nster]

Rain outs usually rescheduled in September due to expansion of roster... pitching not a issue

[Assos]

Originally Posted by r0nster

Rain outs usually rescheduled in September due to expansion of roster... pitching not a issue

Not always, it is depending on the travel schedules of the team and how many games has a team played in a given time. The Union has to sign off if the players do not have an off day I believe at least once out of 20 days.

[slugga27]

Originally Posted by r0nster

Rain outs usually rescheduled in September due to expansion of roster... pitching not a issue

Since when?

[BIG17EASY]

Originally Posted by slugga27

Since when?

Since never.

[r0nster]

Happens ALOT the Tiger's and others always tries to get a rain out make up date in September and I see many occur in September. Of course once in a while male up dates can occur anytime during season. Just depends on when the two teams agree to play that game

[TomVeal]

Originally Posted by r0nster

Happens ALOT the Tiger's and others always tries to get a rain out make up date in September and I see many occur in September. Of course once in a while male up dates can occur anytime during season. Just depends on when the two teams agree to play that game

I don't know how often rainouts are rescheduled for September, but I do know that last year I went to a rescheduled game (half of a separate admission doubleheader) in Detroit in July.

[daveawrit]

Another question when it comes to rainouts:

Will we get a weather forecast before the game, for planning purposes?

Say both my ace and my #5 are fully rested on my #5's starting day, but the next day when my ace is supposed to pitch it looks like there's a good chance for a rainout... will I be able to know this so that I can choose to move my ace up a day for guaranteed good weather instead of risking wasting a start?

Thanks!

[BIG17EASY]

Originally Posted by TomVeal

I don't know how often rainouts are rescheduled for September, but I do know that last year I went to a rescheduled game (half of a separate admission doubleheader) in Detroit in July.

I don't know how accurate this fantasy site is, but if we can assume it's even remotely close, then we can see that the vast majority of rainouts ARE NOT made up in September. In fact, at a quick glance, it looks like they're most likely to be made up the next day.

Rain delays and postponements of MLB 2014 (List of makeup games) - FTA Fantasy Team Advice

[Le Grande Orange]

You guys should have asked me.

I've been tracking the day-by-day schedule—including postponed and rescheduled games—in MLB since 2009 and for the minor leagues for the past two seasons (2013-14).

As to Detroit specifically, the club only had two postponed home games in 2014, one on April 3rd and the other on April 15th. The former was made up on June 19th as a single game on a previously open date, while the latter was made up on July 19th as the day game of a day-night doubleheader. Detroit had two games postponed while on the road, on April 27th and June 10th. The former was made up on Aug. 23rd as the day game of a day-night doubleheader, while the latter was made up on Aug. 30th, also as the day game of a day-night doubleheader.

Other years (from 2009-13) available on request.