Message to Astros - Close the Roof; Message to Bud - Eat Me!

Last night the Houston Astros had the roof open on Minutemaid Park for the first time in the playoffs. They had the roof open because Commissioner Bud Selig ordered them to do so. Selig should have butted out.

It is in the best interest of baseball to have the World Series go as many games as possible. Good for Fox broadcasting, good for advertisers, good for baseball. What does Selig do to protect the best interests of baseball? He tells the Astros to open the roof.

Understand that the Astros have gone 40-18 with the roof closed this season and 16-12 with the roof open. Having the roof closed is a distinct home field and psychological advantage for the Astros. Selig knowingly took away that advantage for last night's game - for no good reason.

This is but the latest example of Bud Selig not having a clue. If I were the owner of the Astros - I would close the roof and tell Selig to go screw. Drayton McLane would be a hero in Houston for defying the Commissioner's office and what could Selig do about it? Cancel the game? Not likely (but Selig is such an idiot - you never know). Fine McLane? Well, I bet Houston fans would chip in to pay that fine and the PR boost would be worth ten times the amount of the fine. Take the team away? Yeah - that lawsuit would make McLane an even richer man.

Drayton McLane - close that roof! Bud Selig - eat me!

EDIT: LargeBill has an interesting comparison between last night's 14-inning game and the one from the 1916 World Series