Update: Rain stopped, tarp coming off
The Bisons can't catch a break. It's been bright and sunny for the last three hours here at Coca-Cola Field but as we hit 5 p.m., just an hour before the scheduled first pitch, the clouds have rolled in, the wind has picked up and the rain has started. They have just covered the infield.
And more water is exactly what the scarred section of left field doesn't need after yesterday's postponement. Frankly, there doesn't appear to be a big blotch of rain on the radar so maybe this is a passing shower. No one has said anything about a delay yet so we're still looking at a 6:05 first pitch unless otherwise noted.
5:20 update: The rain has, in fact, stopped and the skies are brighter as I look over the skyway. Still looks like a 6:05 first pitch can happen.
5:25 update: I take it back. It's raining again.
5:30 update: It's stopped again. Get the ushers some towels. Sponges won't work with all this water!
5:37 update: The tarp is coming off the field and the skies are definitely brighter. We might make 6:05 and any delay would probably be only 5-10 minutes max. Good news. Check back at 6 for our live blog on a fresh post.
5:45 update: The first pitch will be at 6:20.
---Mike Harrington
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