Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

[osmith1]

What happens and does it affect the fatigue of the pitchers, or gameplay in general (slippery fields,etc)

[Zhariken]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

I've had games that start with light rain, but no delays/rainouts.

[drae2]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

I've had a rain delay, but no cancellations yet.

[Mariners4411]

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i love how it rains in Safeco Field with the roof on

[DirtyHawks12]

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What do they do to simulate a rain delay? Anything cool or is it nothing special?

[sask3m]

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does a rain delay give a person enough time to zap a dog and grab a quick beer?

[TheLooseCannon]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

I haven't had one yet, but I read on another board that Jon & Joe do some rounds of Trivia during the delay (check out your point summary after games, ever wondered how you get "Trivia" points? That must be it). Also someone else said if you pull the right trigger or something you can skip the delay if you want to go back to playing right away.

As for rain in domes/covered fields, I'veo nly noticed it in places like Chase Field (ARI), Safeco (SEA), and Minute Maid Park (HOU) because the roofs were open. Obviously they should close the roofs to prevent the rain from getting in, but I don't think any games have that type of thing in it, kinda sucks. At least it can't rain in completely closed domes like Tropicana or Olympic Stadium, that would be ridiculous.

[osmith1]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

I've had a rain delay, but no cancellations yet.

What happened during the delay?

[RGmoney]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

What happened during the delay?

Xbox here.

Just experiened one in the 2nd game of a Mets Franchise I started. Night game with rain from the beginning. During the bottom of the 2nd inning, the screen cuts away from the action and I see the umpires huddled togather at home plate. They confer for a minute and then the Homeplate umpire waves his arms to signal a delay.

No ground crew coming out with a tarp (must be 360 version). Jon/Joe talk for about 2min as the game gives you a stadium pan from left to right. When its over, the teams take the field again.

[osmith1]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

Xbox here.

Just experiened one in the 2nd game of a Mets Franchise I started. Night game with rain from the beginning. During the bottom of the 2nd inning, the screen cuts away from the action and I see the umpires huddled togather at home plate. They confer for a minute and then the Homeplate umpire waves his arms to signal a delay.

No ground crew coming out with a tarp (must be 360 version). Jon/Joe talk for about 2min as the game gives you a stadium pan from left to right. When its over, the teams take the field again.

Did you notice your pitcher was more fatigued after the delay was over?

[RGmoney]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

Did you notice your pitcher was more fatigued after the delay was over?

That was the one of the things I was looking for, but I couldn't remember what his stamina was before the delay. Sorry...

[EnigmaNemesis]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

Xbox here.

Just experiened one in the 2nd game of a Mets Franchise I started. Night game with rain from the beginning. During the bottom of the 2nd inning, the screen cuts away from the action and I see the umpires huddled togather at home plate. They confer for a minute and then the Homeplate umpire waves his arms to signal a delay.

No ground crew coming out with a tarp (must be 360 version). Jon/Joe talk for about 2min as the game gives you a stadium pan from left to right. When its over, the teams take the field again.

Sweet, thanks for the info. That sounds really cool. Cant wait to see the realtime day and weather cycles in the 360 version.

[Bat]

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i love how it rains in Safeco Field with the roof on

yeah they seem like they dont want to change obvious errors.. i know its not big.. but also in the uni selct screen.. they have the M's with the green billed batting helmets... (YEARS AGO).. also had this in 2k5.. atleast in 2k6 the green is so dark on the real uni's it dosnt stick out.

[osmith1]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

This is about rain, not uniforms....Anyway, I've heard plenty about rain DELAYS, how about RAINOUTS....MVP did this last year and set up a doubleheader later in the season, or made it up on an offday. What happens during a rainout? Or are there rainouts? (Better be, they promised in an interview!)

[TheLooseCannon]

Re: Anyone encountered a rain delay or rainout yet?

I haven't experienced a cancelled game and subsequent double-header, but I assume they are in because you can control whether to turn them on or off when you start your GM Mode/Franchise/Season. I'm curious as to if you have a double-header if your players (other than pitchers) will be fatigued by the second game. Also, I really hope Jon & Joe announce it being a doubleheader too.