Want Some Cheese With That Whine??

I almost did a double take when I read that the Astros were whining about not being able to keep the roof closed for tonight's game. Thankfully, the MLB came to their senses. This hit wires a little while ago....

HOUSTON -- Major League Baseball ordered the roof open at Minute Maid Field for Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday night, ignoring the wishes of the Houston Astros.

Jimmie Lee Solomon, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office, made the announcement at Minute Maid Field about four hours before the scheduled first pitch. It was 71 degrees and the sky was cloudless when Solomon spoke.

"It's a beautiful day," Solomon said. "This is not unprecedented. It happened in 2001 down in Arizona. The roof was open all four games there."

The Astros like playing with the roof closed because, among other things, it increases the noise.

Solomon said the commissioner's office followed the Astros' regular-season guidelines, which call for the roof to be open when the temperature is under 80 degrees and there is no rain.

"I think it's a disregard to our fans, the comfort of our fans," Astros manager Phil Garner said.

Solomon said the roof is likely to be open for all games in Houston this week.

I can't believe the Astros have the balls to complain about this. How can you complain about having to play an outdoor game...outdoors?? To play the fall classic...in the fall!!!

If your fanbase is that weak that you have to close the roof to amplify the noise of the crowd, then you don't deserve to win. This team has never hosted a World Series. The idea that these guys are whining about the fact that their fans have to sit outside in 71 degree weather in October is mind-boggling. If they're real fans, they'll go through what the Chi-town fans went through on Sunday. Or what fans in the Northeast would have to endure over the years in October.

I was initially rooting for the Sox because I'm an American League guy. Now I want to see the Astros and their fans suffer....