The 89-73 Arizona Diamondbacks ended Sunday figuring out they wanted both the New York Mets or Atlanta Braves to brush Monday’s doubleheader to qualify for the playoffs as a result of each golf equipment held tiebreakers over Arizona.
After the Mets and Braves predictably break up the dual invoice to earn postseason berths, Diamondbacks proprietor and managing accomplice Ken Kendrick mentioned the league’s controversial dealing with of the Mets-Braves sequence throughout an look on Arizona Sports activities 98.7 FM radio station.
“I predicted per week in the past, when this debacle — at a number of ranges — was occurring to have the season finish with two video games but to be performed on a Monday earlier than the playoffs begin, it was ill-advised,” Kendrick mentioned, as shared by Arizona Sports activities’ Aaron Schmidt. “I’m disillusioned that MLB didn’t take a extra aggressive posture to insist on these video games being performed earlier.”
Kendrick was referring to the truth that it was no secret from Sept. 22 that Hurricane Helene may impression the pivotal Mets-Braves sequence scheduled to happen in Atlanta from Sept. 24-26. The climate in the end resulted in Monday’s doubleheader going down at Truist Park.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal famous that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred may and possibly ought to have both shifted the sequence to a impartial web site out of the hurricane’s path or rescheduled it to incorporate one recreation performed on Sept. 23 and a doubleheader deliberate for the next day.
“This can be a self-inflicted wound,” Rosenthal mentioned about Manfred’s lack of motion.
“These groups didn’t have a recreation scheduled [for Sept. 23],” Kendrick mentioned in regards to the Mets and Braves. “They performed one recreation on Tuesday. They might’ve performed two video games final Monday or two video games final Tuesday after which not been concerned in the course of getting canceled and scheduling video games to be performed after the season.”
Kendrick additionally lamented that the Mets and Braves are “each very deprived” heading into best-of-three wild-card tilts as a result of these groups needed to play significant video games via Monday after which start the playoffs on Tuesday. The Mets play on the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday afternoon, whereas the Braves will tackle the San Diego Padres at Petco Park later within the night.
“Whether or not it’s us enjoying or them enjoying,” Kendrick added, “I’m disillusioned that Main League Baseball didn’t play a extra lively position in ensuring we didn’t have what occurred [Monday].”
Rosenthal believes “Manfred and Co. discovered their lesson” and “gained’t fiddle” if the same scenario arises sooner or later down the street. That will not do the Diamondbacks, Mets or Braves any good this fall.
