Mother Nature

She is one powerful lady. Hurricane Irene is creeping up the east coast of the U.S.A. and people are scrambling to prepare for a storm that could wreak havoc for millions of people. More than 65 million people from North Carolina to Maine are in the path of the hurricane, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. The storm could cause up to $10 billion in overall economic loss, according to estimates by Kinetic Analysis Corp

The sporting world is definitely impacted huge by this storm.

1.  The New York Giants and Jets moved their preseason game to Aug. 29 at 7 p.m.  , For updates..... http://www.nfl.com/
2. The Fedex Cup - The Barclays which is played in Edison New Jersey was shortened to 54 holes from 72 because of the threat of Hurricane Irene showing that even King Golf must bow to Hurricane Irene and pull the plug on The Barclays before she hits. Scores and updates http://www.pgatour.com/r/leaderboard/
3. MLL Championship Weekend in Annapolis, Md., is still on according to officials, but they will monitor the weather and cancel only if deemed unsafe. Hmmmm curious....they are not sure if a Hurricane is unsafe or not?? - Lacrosse - Go Figure.   For schedule click here. http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/
4. In Major League Baseball there will be many games impacted.
   Hurricane Irene, as of Friday morning, has already caused the Philadelphia Phillies and The Boston Red Sox to change their Sunday games to Saturday....with Baltimore and New York Mets still talking about it.
   http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp

I can only imagine the number of minor league games, tournaments and championships of every sport that must be affected.


Interesting fact - Derek Jeter tied Micky Mantle tonight for most games played in New York Yankee team history (2,401).

Think good thoughts for the weekend. It is going to be tough on the Eastern Seaboard.