{"id":234609,"date":"2022-09-29T12:23:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=234609"},"modified":"2022-09-30T04:19:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:19:19","slug":"will-hurricane-ian-help-or-hurt-mets-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/will-hurricane-ian-help-or-hurt-mets-in-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Hurricane Ian Help or Hurt Mets in Atlanta?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The original weather forecast for Saturday in Atlanta was for heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ian. Then that forecast changed. Now the Mets and Braves will try to play their pivotal three-game series’ second and third games, wagering against Mother Nature throwing them a curveball.<\/p>\n

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Doppler radar tracks when Ian may hit Northern Florida and Georgia. Image: Fox5atlanta.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is dangerous business, especially with the NL East title at stake. If we want to play the blame game, we can point the finger at the owners in Atlanta, who did not want to give up the revenue from three sellouts.<\/p>\n

But the thing about weather forecasts is that they change by the hour, and an untold number of contingency plans were rejected in an effort to stick to the original schedule. If the skies stay clear, the Mets are set up nicely with Jacob deGrom slated to pitch Friday, ace Max Scherzer on Saturday and Chris Bassitt on Sunday. If they win two of three, they will take a two-game NL East lead into the season’s final three games.<\/p>\n

The Mets need to win the NL East for manager Buck Showalter to set up his rotation to get the most out of deGrom and Scherzer. And that would make the Mets a better bet to win their first World Series since 1986, a probability with current odds of +500 (same as the Yankees, who got home run No. 61 from Aaron Judge last night).<\/p>\n

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Will it track to the Northwest and rain out the #Mets<\/a> and #Braves<\/a> this weekend? NL East title chase may be impacted. pic.twitter.com\/g9hvsDLNg6<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Sheridan (@sheridanhoops) September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n