So, who is to be among the faithful 55,000+?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I'll be Mezzaninein' (sect. 21, row B seat 17).

[Guest KC]

We should hoist one to the orange and blue!

[Guest Giant Squidlike Creature]

Squid's watchin' from the Worlds Fair Marina.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Game 1 will be the first playoff game I've ever attended, in any sport, ever. Upper Deck Box, 1st base line.

[soupcan]

I'm there tomorrow with my poncho in tow.

[Willets Point]

soupcan wrote: I'm there tomorrow with my poncho in tow.

In case Squid gets angry and starts splashing around. Good idea.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

We should all get together and exchange beard grooming tips and beer.

They won't let me into the Soupcan section so I suggest y'all climb the stairs.

[Willets Point]

Are there any beard grooming tips that involve beer?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

To those of you who may be planning on keeping your beard, don't buy a cheap beard-trimmer. My first one was about $20 (because I was still iffy on whether or not I'd keep it) and it tugged painfully at my face. My second one was a $50 model (I read the reviews on Amazon.com) and it's much nicer.

[soupcan]

I'm happy to go slumming - where and when?

[Guest KC]

I've been shaving, but I have bushy eyebrows. We'll figure out where to
meet and when in the morning.

[Gwreck]

I'll be there. Mezz 12, Row A. Blue hat, keeping score -- if you want to say hi.

It's likely to rain but perhaps only towards the end of the game. They'll get it in I think.

[Willets Point]

Anyone recollect any official, rain-shortened postseason games. It's in the rules but I suppose the losing side would be mighty pissed.

[Guest Rotblatt]

I'll be there too. Mezz 17, Row G.

Can't wait!

[Elster88]

Game 1: Loge, Box B. Let's not even discuss what I paid.

Game 2: Upper Deck Deck Reserved, but in a decent spot.

[willpie]

I'll be at game 1. Upper reserved, section 36 (I think. Maybe 34; somewhere down the 3rd base line).

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

On Channel 11, Mr. G says that the Mets will get their games in. They may have to deal with scattered light showers, but they will be able to play.

[Guest KC]

Mr. G smiles too much ... from weather.com (Flushing, NY): Rain likely with
a few thunderstorms. Low 63F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
80%. Rainfall near a half an inch.

[HahnSolo]

I have tix for Game 2. Anybody know when they'd play on Friday in the event of a rainout these next two nights?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

It would be an afternoon game, because the ALCS is scheduled for Friday night.

It would either be at 1 or 4, I'd imagine.

My larger concern is in what that would do to the Mets pitching rotation, as noted in the NLCS rotation thread.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I don't think that's correct YSG. They've scheduled them concurrently tonight (the "regional" game on the main Foxy channel and the other on FX).

The reason the Mets had a possible 4pm start was because the MFYs might have also been playing.

Ha!

[Frayed Knot]

]It would be an afternoon game, because the ALCS is scheduled for Friday night. ... It would either be at 1 or 4, I'd imagine.

Not neccesarily.
Both games today are at 8PM on a "split national" format; your "market game" on the FOX network with the backup on F/X. A double game Friday could very well work the same way.

FOX went to this for the first Game1/Game2 conflict a few years back based apparently on the assumption that even games competing against each other is better (for ratings and such) sticking one in the afternoon - although why they don't choose to at least slightly stagger them (8:00/9:30 starts maybe) is lost on me.
They won't do that for a potential Game6/Game7 conflict next week - but by then it frequently doesn't matter since one series or the other is over.

[HahnSolo]

i was under the assumption that it would be Friday afternoon because the travel day would be lost, and they would not play Friday night, travel, then play Saturday night.
Similar to the Yankees last week playing thursday afternoon, then traveling and playing in Detroit on Friday night.
I was more concerned about whether it would be at 1 or 4...there are work scheduling issues to deal with.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

That's true; I hadn't thought of that. I was remembering that the Yankees-Tigers makeup game was played at 1 p.m., but in the Division Series there were four sets of teams playing and now there are only two.

[Guest Rotblatt]

There's a 50% chance of "showers" at 8:00, rising to 60% at 9:00, then a chance of "rain/thunder" holding steady at 70% from 10:00 through 3:00 a.m.

I have a bad feeling about tonight.

I'll be pissed if we can't get the game in. We'll be relying on our bullpen an awful lot, and losing a day's rest will really hurt us. Plus, it will mean that Carpenter pitches Game 2 on Friday instead of Game 3 on Saturday, which means he can start Game 6 on regular rest.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

My wife, who pays far more attention to weather than I do, says that weather.com tends towards more dramatic forecasts, and she has more faith in the forecasts from the National Weather Service, which doesn't have a cable channel to lure viewers to. The forecast at http://www.weather.gov is a lot more mild.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm just happy if there's an 80% chance of:

Thunda!

Thunda!

Thunda!

Thunda!

Thunda!

Thundastruck!

[Vic Sage]

Tonight, i'm going to be in Upper Box, section 34, towards LF. Since I'll be closer to the rain than the rest of you, i'll let you know when it hits.

[Guest KC]

Anyone have any preferences for a place to meet for a pre-game beverage?
I'm in the loge outfield, I think. There's a pretty open space behind home
plate on the loge with plenty of stands close and it's kinda central to the
whole ballpark? That would be Sec 1 and 2. I plan on getting there early, is
7:30 too early for a toast?

I've resigned myself to a wet and cold night, bring it on Mother Nature.

[Frayed Knot]

btw, an [u:be53f6cfde]east wind[/u:be53f6cfde] generally means a bad hitters day at Shea.
That's the direction the open end of the stadium faces.