The rain delay
Fox commentator Kevin Kennedy pointed out a few minutes ago that the players most affected by tonight's World Series rain delay are the starting pitchers, which might seem like what Howard Cosell used to call "a piercing look into the obvious." Except that it isn't obvious at all.
Certainly, the starting pitchers are impacted more when the game is interrupted by rain, and often to do return after a delay. In a case like this, however, it could be an advantage for a starter such as Jamie Moyer, because the hitters in a game of this magnitude have been waiting anxiously for an extra 90 minutes for the game to start and the two starting pitchers begin their pregame routine based on the projected starting time after the delay.
Let's see what happens, but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the Tampa hitters do a lot of lunging in the early innings. Moyer has struggled so far in this postseason, but if he can frustrate the Rays lineup tonight, it might be worth more than just victory No. 2 in this best-of-seven series.
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