Heads, I get the stadium; tails, you get it
More facility-sharing fun from the world of professional sports. With the Twins out of the postseason, the Vikings have the Metrodome to themselves; however, in Oakland, the Raiders still have to worry about the A’s postseason schedule. If the A’s advance to the World Series, a Raiders game would be postponed to accomodate a Sunday baseball game; if the A’s lose to the Tigers, then the Raiders’ schedule would remain intact.
Of course, we who are rooting for the Tigers are doing so only out of concern for the Raiders and their well-being.
Apparently baseball is subject to inflation, too
If the baseball season seems long, there’s a simple reason: it is. Consider this: in 1945 and 1968, the Tigers won World Series game 7s on October 10 — the very same day they played game 1 of the 2006 ALCS. The 2006 World Series doesn’t even start until 21 October, 11 days after the end of the 1945 and 1968 postseasons.
In related news, days are now only 20 hours, rather than the traditional 24 hours.