DON'T BLAME BUD FOR GAME 5 SUSPENSION

(Oct. 27): Poor Bud Selig. Among certain members of the media and many fans, baseball's commissioner can never do anything right. If absolutely anything goes wrong in baseball, the knee jerk reaction is to blame Selig for the mess.

Think I'm kidding? What's up with the criticism of Bud in the wake of his decision to suspend play in Game 5 of the World Series.?

Hello, Bud-bashers: The man had absolutely no other alternative but to initially try to get the game in and, later, to suspend the contest because of the torrential downpour.

Really, now: Would you allow the outcome of a potential decisive game of a World Series to be shortened by rain? Of course not. And neither did Bud.

So the two teams will try to resume the game today, weather permitting – and the initial forecast is not favorable.

The Phils jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a bases-loaded single by Maui's Shane Victorino.

But the Rays rallied as their two most noted sluggers – Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena – broke out of prolonged slumps by each driving in a run. The pair came into the game with a combined 0-for-29 drought with 15 strikeouts between them.

If and when play resumes today, the Phils will pinch-hit for ace Cole Hamels.

If the Phils post a series-clinching victory, all will be forgotten. If they don't, and the Rays somehow manage to come back to win this series, we may be talking for years about how Mother Nature threw the Phils a curve.

And some will simply blame Bud.

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