Author Topic: Nats plane re-routed due to weather (Read 1056 times)

DPMOmaha · « **Topic Start:** June 24, 2012, 10:49:56 PM »

Here's your excuse for tomorrow night.

Nationals PR ‏@NationalsPR
Nationals jet re-routed to Col. Spring as tstorm closes Denver airport. Plan: refuel, fly to Denver & bus back into town. Thx Mother Nature!

PC · « **Reply #1:** June 24, 2012, 10:51:24 PM »

The Rockies just finished their game in Texas about a hour ago.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #2:** June 24, 2012, 10:55:01 PM »

When it rains it pours. Great offensive performance today.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #3:** June 24, 2012, 10:55:54 PM »

Quote from: PC on June 24, 2012, 10:51:24 PM

The Rockies just finished their game in Texas about a hour ago.

Well, at least the Rox have to travel into Denver, too.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #4:** June 24, 2012, 10:57:10 PM »

Built in excuse for them against sorry ass Jeff Francis

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #5:** June 24, 2012, 11:08:08 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on June 24, 2012, 10:57:10 PM

Built in excuse for them against sorry ass Jeff Francis

Stras doesn't like being re-routed the night before a start.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #6:** June 24, 2012, 11:08:48 PM »

Quote from: PowerBoater69 on June 24, 2012, 11:08:08 PM

Stras doesn't like being re-routed the night before a start.

That too, freak

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #7:** June 24, 2012, 11:09:34 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on June 24, 2012, 11:08:48 PM

That too, freak

He's actually the one I'm least concerned about a little delay like this.

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #8:** June 24, 2012, 11:13:43 PM »

Okay, I'll take a day off from blaming Rick Eckstein tomorrow and blame Mother Nature instead

Kentucky_National · « **Reply #9:** June 24, 2012, 11:28:34 PM »

Saw this on twitter. Hope the team has safe travels!

LOL at the excuses though. Too funny haha.

Squab · « **Reply #10:** June 25, 2012, 12:58:07 AM »

NationalsPR: Nationals land safe/sound at Denver Airport. Now all's left is bus to hotel. 4 hot days (arid temps push 100 on Mon.) at Coors Field await!

PC · « **Reply #11:** June 25, 2012, 01:04:12 AM »

Are these normal temperatures for summer in Denver? I was expecting it to be...cooler.

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #12:** June 25, 2012, 01:06:06 AM »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on June 24, 2012, 10:49:56 PM

Here's your excuse for tomorrow night.

Nationals PR ‏@NationalsPR
Nationals jet re-routed to Col. Spring as tstorm closes Denver airport. Plan: refuel, fly to Denver & bus back into town. Thx Mother Nature!

A wildfire near Colorado Springs erupted Saturday and grew out of control to more than 3 square miles early Sunday, prompting the evacuation of more than 11,000 residents and an unknown number of tourists. Authorities said Sunday that they were allowing about 5,000 of those residents to return.

Kentucky_National · « **Reply #13:** June 25, 2012, 01:22:33 AM »

Quote from: PC on June 25, 2012, 01:04:12 AM

Are these normal temperatures for summer in Denver? I was expecting it to be...cooler.

I think Denver is one of those places that can either be really HOT or cool. I remember I spent 2 weeks in Fraser, CO a few summers ago (which is about 2 hours north of Denver and upwards of 10,000 ft in elevation) but still during the day it would be upwards of 90, and at night you would need jeans and a jacket.

panthers30 · « **Reply #14:** June 25, 2012, 02:41:56 AM »

If we can't score runs in Colorado I give up.

Seriously.

OldChelsea · « **Reply #15:** June 25, 2012, 08:21:28 AM »

Quote from: PC on June 25, 2012, 01:04:12 AM

Are these normal temperatures for summer in Denver? I was expecting it to be...cooler.

Weather.com currently has 92 degrees as of first pitch, 81 by ninth inning.

BerkeleyNat · « **Reply #16:** June 25, 2012, 08:59:53 AM »

Quote from: panthers30 on June 25, 2012, 02:41:56 AM

If we can't score runs in Colorado I give up.

Seriously.

Prepare to wave the white flag of surrender then, cause this team would have trouble scoring runs at the Denver area little league.

BH34Natural · « **Reply #17:** June 25, 2012, 09:28:33 AM »

We're going to go into Colorado and we're going to win. Simple as that.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #18:** June 25, 2012, 09:37:44 AM »

Quote from: BerkeleyNat on June 25, 2012, 08:59:53 AM

Prepare to wave the white flag of surrender then, cause this team would have trouble scoring runs at the Denver area little league.

Sanity

mitlen · « **Reply #19:** June 25, 2012, 09:41:40 AM »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on June 24, 2012, 10:49:56 PM

Here's your excuse for tomorrow night.

Nationals PR ‏@NationalsPR
Nationals jet re-routed to Col. Spring as tstorm closes Denver airport. Plan: refuel, fly to Denver & bus back into town. Thx Mother Nature!

Quote from: nats2playoffs on June 25, 2012, 01:06:06 AM

A wildfire near Colorado Springs erupted Saturday and grew out of control to more than 3 square miles early Sunday, prompting the evacuation of more than 11,000 residents and an unknown number of tourists. Authorities said Sunday that they were allowing about 5,000 of those residents to return.

(Image removed from quote.)

The apocalypse ....

wpa2629 · « **Reply #20:** June 25, 2012, 09:46:14 AM »

captkirk42 · « **Reply #21:** June 25, 2012, 10:08:16 AM »

Hmm a 4 gamer. We should get at least 2 of them. I'll say we win the series don't know if we'll sweep.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #22:** June 25, 2012, 10:11:41 AM »

Loser talk.

OldChelsea · « **Reply #23:** June 25, 2012, 10:18:45 AM »

Quote from: captkirk42 on June 25, 2012, 10:08:16 AM

Hmm a 4 gamer. We should get at least 2 of them. I'll say we win the series don't know if we'll sweep.

We do seem to play a lot of four-match series out there for some reason, and it often seems to be feast-or-famine - the results at Coors Field through the years:

2005 - W3
2006 - L4
2007 - L3
2008 - W3-L1
2009 - L3
2010 - W1-L3
2011 - W2-L2

All-time: W9-L16

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #24:** June 25, 2012, 10:37:12 AM »

Keep in mind, that for a long time the Rockies were a playoff or borderline playoff team- they aren't anymore, and tulo is on the dl