Rain? What rain?

[Kevin Finnerty]

May 26, 1993; Oakland: After raining out a game earlier in the week and taking away getaway day to play a day game, they let a game be played to its completion in rain and wind that was so intense that center fielder Kirby Puckett was sometimes unseen through the sideways-blowing rain. It wound up 12-11 with several lead changes and 13 pitchers. It featured a number of misplays that were weather related, and there were also many near-miss injury situations on the bases and in the field. The game wound up being the only four-hour nine-inning game I have ever seen (4:00 exactly).

After the game, crew chief Larry Barnett was asked why he allowed the game to continue through all of the hazardous weather. He said, "What are you asking me for; call New York!"

That was 1993.