A few fans remain as the rain finally arrives about two hours into a three-hour rain delay Thursday night at Nationals Park. They waited through what was officially called a rain delay, a misnomer of biblical proportions for what could best be described as an antediluvian rain delay — one endured long before any signs of flooding, or even heavy rain. They did not need to; an hour into the rain delay, that approaching weather had not hit. — Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 7, 2017It did not go over well. “We tried to make jokes out of the 15-minute rain delay,” starter Gio Gonzalez, who allowed three runs in six innings and took the loss, said afterward.

Source: Washington Post July 07, 2017 04:01 UTC