Major League Baseball moved the start of Game 2 of the World Series an hour earlier Wednesday night in an effort to avoid some potentially dicey weather. With two Great Lakes cities hosting games in outdoor ballparks at this time of year, there was always a possibility that rain could intervene at some point this series.Wet weather has played a significant role on several occasions in the World Series. Here are a few of the most famous instances in which the baseball was put on hold for a little while:2008: The Philadelphia Phillies led the series 3-1, but their bid for a championship was interrupted when Game 5 was suspended in the sixth inning , tied at 2. Two nights later the teams were back to finish the game, and Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay 4-3 to close out the series.Before Game 5 was suspended, it looked like there was a chance the Phillies could be crowned champions with a rain-shortened victory, but Tampa Bays Carlos Pena hit an RBI single to tie it just before the game was stopped. Less than a month later, commissioner Bud Selig announced that baseball would enact a rules change stating that postseason games cannot be shortened because of bad weather.1986: After losing Game 6 on Bill Buckners error, the Red Sox appeared to have caught a break when Game 7 was postponed. That allowed Boston to start Bruce Hurst, who had been excellent in that series, for the finale, but the New York Mets won 8-5.1975: With Cincinnati leading the series 3-2, the Reds and Red Sox had to wait out three rainouts before Game 6 at Fenway Park. Boston famously staved off elimination on Carlton Fisks 12th-inning homer before Cincinnati won Game 7.1962: The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants waited through three straight rainouts before Game 6 was finally played at Candlestick Park. The Giants won to force a Game 7, but New York took the finale 1-0.1911: Thanks to a Series-record six consecutive rainouts, there was a weeklong break between Games 3 and 4. The Philadelphia Athletics eventually beat the New York Giants in six.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister Nike Shoes From China Online ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Fake Nike Shoes From China . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. https://www.nikeshoeschina.us/ . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Cheap Nike Shoes From China . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. Wholesale Nike Shoes From China . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. BROWNSBURG, Ind. -- Courtney Force won the Funny Car portion of the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout and Matt Hagan topped qualifying Sunday in the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway.Force sprinted to a $100,000 payday in her Chevy Camaro SS, powering to a 4.018-second pass at 266.04 mph to beat teammate Robert Hight in the final round of the specialty event.I went out today with the mindset of calm and relaxed, said Force, the daughter of 16-time Funny Car season champion John Force. We got that run in last night that was huge. It qualified us for fourth so my guys got me into today not thinking about a qualifying run which is huge for a race like this. To win an event like this in front of all these ffans in Indiana is huge for our team.dddddddddddd To be able to outrun Robert and get that win is a big one for our Traxxas team.Hagans topped qualifying with his Friday night performance of 3.858 at 330.80 in a Dodge Charger R/T.Clay Millican led the Top Fuel lineup, Bo Butner topped the Pro Stock field, and Angelle Sampey paced the Pro Stock Motorcycle riders in the regular-season finale.Millican had a track-record time of 3.692 at 316.82 on Saturday. Bo Butner pushed his Chevy Camaro to a 6.571 at 210.24, and Sampey rode her Buell to a 6.812 at 196.62. She set the elapsed time track record. ' ' '