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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Iirc, the decision as to whether the game is gonna start or not is made by the home team management. Iow, it was up to Dee-troit to decide to wait the 4 hours. The umps can't make any decision either way until after they've seen a pitch. Correct?
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As you said, the home team management has the authority to delay or postpone [due to weather or unfit field] until that authority is given to the umpires via handing the home team's line-up card to the plate umpire [in the case of last night's game (4.01d)]. There are other ways to get the home teams authority that did not apply last night.