Wiggle room for weather is needed

0 Comments | USA TODAY, April, 2007 | by Hal Bodley

Bud Selig is taking a lot of deserved bows these days for the changes he's made as commissioner, moves that have helped the game prosper.

But if Mr. Commissioner is really a miracle worker, then there's one more thing he'll get done: change the weather.

Selig bragged last month about how addicted he is to The Weather Channel, saying he sometimes does a better job of predicting highs, lows and storms than the pros.

If he's that good, he should have predicted this would be a dreadful April and tinkered with the schedule to save most teams a ton of postponements.

When the Philadelphia Phillies called off their game with the New York Mets on Monday, it marked the 22nd postponement this month, the most in April since 24 in 1997, according to...