Now What
I just got a text message from Orange County Flyers play-by-play broadcaster Jordan Moore saying that the team bus going back down to Southern California hit bad traffic in Sacramento and is still quite a ways off from being within sniffing distance from home. The team is still probably real glad to get a head start on travels for its Friday home series opener against the St. George RoadRunners thanks to today's cancellation in Chico.
But the news isn't all good for the Flyers.
In all likelihood, the Golden Baseball League will reschedule tonight's game for the Flyers' return visit to Chico — a weekend series Aug. 1-3. The Sunday game of that series will probably be fattened up to a doubleheader. The snag in the deal: that will be a first-half game being played during the second half of league play. The Flyers are currently embroiled in a tight race with the Yuma Scorpions for the South Division's first-half title (Orange County holds a 2 1/2 game lead; the Flyers still have two more games to play than Yuma to complete the segment.)
If Yuma can hold strong and force the Flyers into a situation where the first-half title will come down to the rescheduled game in Chico come August, then it's advantage Scorpions. The Flyers on Tuesday against the Outlaws looked about as impressive as a team can look losing 19-6. They're probably already playing some of their best baseball of the season and there's no telling how injuries and momentum can change things over the next few weeks.