BoSox/ChiSox: lets...play...two?

GM1 210EST Beckett (15-5) vs. Garland(8-9)
GM2 810EST Schilling (8-6) vs. Danks (5-11)

The two teams are preparing as if they will play a day/night doubleheader today.

Mother Nature might say otherwise.

After a rash of brutal storms pounded the Chicago area last night, causing widespread power outages, property damage and dumping several inches of rain in many parts of the city, today's proposed doubleheader may be in jeopardy as well.

The forecast is calling for a 90% chance of more storms today, possibly not until later this evening, which might allow the teams to play at least this afternoon's contest but would put the nightcap in jeopardy.

Any further cancellations would cause a serious scheduling conflict due to the fact that tomorrow's game is locked in to the 3:55 start time to be broadcast nationally on FOX, so that rules out a twinbill tomorrow, and Sunday is the last game of the series before the Red Sox head to NYC and the White Sox travel to Texas.

Needless to say neither team wants to play a double header on getaway day.

That would leave the only mutual off day the teams have left this season-Sept 24th-to squeeze the game in. Once again needless to say neither team wants to use a valued late-season off day to make up what could be a meaningless game, especially for the Pale Hose.

Another aggravation that would come with another postponement is the disruption of the rotation.

As of now the Sox will keep its starters intact for this series, which sets up the Big Three of Beckett, Schill & Dice-K to throw in the Stankees series.

But if games get ppd'd, the rotation gets fucked up and we could end up with a nightmare like Tavarez starting at the Stadium in a game with huge playoff implications, a thought that sends chills up the spine of every Nation member.

So all we can do is look to the sky and pray for a parting of the precipitation so the Sox can play their second consecutive Friday doubleheader.

And pray that we don't have to see Julie on the mound in the Bronx.