milagros317
Wielder of 500 Feathers
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After more than 50 years of going to baseball games, I rarely see something that I've never seen before. Last night, however, was a first for me.
I saw the Brooklyn Cyclones host the Aberdeen Doubledays in Coney Island. (Both are in the NY-Penn League, a class A minor league.)
In the top of the 5th inning, it began to get a little foggy. There was a haze visible around the lights. The fog got thicker. A couple of batters later, I could barely see the outfielders from my seat (12 rows back, directly behind home plate). When the half inning was over, the fog was so bad that I couldn't see any of the outfielders and could barely see the shortstop and second baseman.
They actually did play two batters into the bottom of the 5th inning before the umpires conferred and halted play for the safety of the players. Even with a helmet, I wouldn't want to stand in the batter's box and not see a pitch emerging from the fog. Not to mention what could happen to a third baseman from a line drive off the bat of a right-handed power hitter, unseen in the fog. 😱
Since the Cyclones were leading, 1-0, that became the final score in 4 1/2 innings.
I've been at many games that were rained out. I've even had tickets to a game in early April that was canceled due to snow. But I had never before been to a game shortened by fog.
I saw the Brooklyn Cyclones host the Aberdeen Doubledays in Coney Island. (Both are in the NY-Penn League, a class A minor league.)
In the top of the 5th inning, it began to get a little foggy. There was a haze visible around the lights. The fog got thicker. A couple of batters later, I could barely see the outfielders from my seat (12 rows back, directly behind home plate). When the half inning was over, the fog was so bad that I couldn't see any of the outfielders and could barely see the shortstop and second baseman.
They actually did play two batters into the bottom of the 5th inning before the umpires conferred and halted play for the safety of the players. Even with a helmet, I wouldn't want to stand in the batter's box and not see a pitch emerging from the fog. Not to mention what could happen to a third baseman from a line drive off the bat of a right-handed power hitter, unseen in the fog. 😱
Since the Cyclones were leading, 1-0, that became the final score in 4 1/2 innings.
I've been at many games that were rained out. I've even had tickets to a game in early April that was canceled due to snow. But I had never before been to a game shortened by fog.
