One thing about post-season baseball that can't always be factored in to predictions is the weather. For example, a lot of New York Yankee fans are worried about facing the Minnesota Twins in the American League Division Series out in Minneapolis. While this may seem to be a rehash of last year's ALDS, there is one major difference. Last year, the games in Minnesota were played in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, a large, loud enclosed stadium, insulated from the effects of the weather outside (it actually snowed during one of the games). This year, the Twins opened a brand new ballpark, Target Field. It's a good old-fashioned outdoor ballpark with no protection from the October weather.
Fortunately, the forecast is calling for better weather in Minneapolis than in New York. Daytime temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday in the Twin Cities should reach the 70 degree mark. Game time temperatures should be in the low 60's. Considering that there will be rain and chilly temperatures in New York tomorrow and Thursday, the lords of Major League Baseball are probably thrilled that the ALDS is opening in Minneapolis rather than in New York. And to make things even better, the forecast for the weekend in New York (for games 3 and, if necessary, 4) is also calling for fair and mild weather. That's all that any true baseball fan could ask for--a series in which weather won't be a major factor. Play ball!
