Red Sox Rain Delay

When I left work today, there was a nice steady rain. I walked from the subway back to my apartment through even more rain. I came home and flipped on NESN expecting to watch the Red Sox game tonight. Of course, though, they had the tarp over the field and there was a rain delay.

For some reason, despite walking through a downpour, I simply expected the Sox game to be on. Fenway Park and the Red Sox are on the television. The weather over here in Porter Square shouldn't affect something on TV! How can the weather at my house affect the Red Sox?

And then, after my 10 second mind blip, I came back to my senses and remembered how the "real world" works.