This thread reminded of a ballgame I saw in St. Louis with my brother years ago. I clearly remember the crazy rain delay in the 9th inning. My brother and I didn't have particularly good seats for this game, so we were both hoping for a blowout or a rain delay to chase people out of Busch Stadium and allow us to sneak down to the lower deck. Well, it came a pretty good storm in the top of the ninth. We waited it out and really didn't think the game would continue. What made matters worse was the fact that the Cardinals and the umpiring crew really wanted to finish the game without bringing out the tarp. Mother nature did not cooperate. It poured, soaking the infield. It rained so hard, the tarp filled with water before they could cover the infield. After a lengthy delay, the ground crew began bringing out pallets of the drying agent onto the field. They worked at a feverish pace for what seemed like hours, until they finally got the field in good enough shape that they brought the players back out onto the field to finish the ninth. Most of the fans had left. My brother and I had walked down to the front row on the third base side. The concrete floor in that section was flooded and over ankle deep, mainly because all the peanut shells were clogging up the drains. We didn't care. That was the closest I have ever been to the live action and it was awesome! We got a warning from the security guy on the field near that section about touching live baseballs. Scott Rolen played third for the Cardinals that year. I remember it seemed like we were so close that we could reach out and shake hands with him. Anyway, I searched for almost an hour before I finally found the exact date and game.
May 26, 2007 vs the Washington Nationals. Craziest game I ever saw.
Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals, New Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri - May 26, 2007