Let's Hope Mother Nature Cooperates!

"Let's hope Mother Nature cooperates."  If I hear that cliché uttered by one more broadcast personality I will, in the spirit of opening day, have a great longing to beat them with a baseball bat!

Last night's news had a reporter from the stadium, two anchors from the set (separately) and a meteorologist, (twice) all make the same plea. 

I woke up this morning to hear it on the morning shows from a different reporter, two different anchors, then another weather person.  When I went to the shower and turned on the radio, Mother Nature was again honored by the guy on the news-talk radio station and one of the fans being interviewed.  During my drive in, I got it from a host on a different morning show and two DJ's on other music stations!  ENOUGH!

First, let's be honest.  The reason everyone is pleading to Mother Nature is because no one can come up with a precise enough weather forecast to tell us if it's going to rain or not.  If they could do that, everyone would simply say, "the storm will hit at 3:15. The game will be rained out, and you're out of luck!"  Mother Nature gives them some wiggle room when 40-thousand people show up at the park and the storm hits at 3:15.  The game is rained out, and we're all out of luck.      

And why Mother Nature?  For the religious, a straight plea to God would be MUCH more logical.  Atheists could offer some kind of scientific analysis if they chose.  Pagans might find a statue or a no-rain dance more effective. 

We wouldn't even be talking about Mother Nature if it weren't for those margarine  commercials back in the 70's!  Her re-birth came from, "It's not nice to mess with Mother Nature! Now that was a marketing coup for "Mama N!"

This is my first baseball season in St. Louis, and I'm fortunate enough to have tickets for the game today.  I won't waste your time with Mother Nature references.  I just hope it doesn't rain.  I have no desire to get wet.