As foul weather continues to delay Game 5 of the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays also continue to wait for the next pitch. The Phillies have the perceived advantage of being at home, while the Rays are headquartered about 25 miles away from Philly at a hotel in Delaware.

Here are 10 ways that both teams passed the time on Tuesday:

10. After "busting some caps" at a local firing range, Brett Myers has more fun than expected helping the Phanatic shop for dresses at the King of Prussia Mall.

9. Willy Aybar is embarrassed by a cheering mob of folks watching him check into his hotel room — the first significant event to occur in Delaware since it ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

8. A standoff occurs in the Phillies clubhouse when four guys called Chase, Clay, Chad and Cole can't agree on whose first name is preppiest.

7. U.S. history buff/treasure-seeker Akinori Iwamura and his seafaring crew fruitlessly dragged the Delaware River looking for crap artifacts

With temperatures and precipitation falling and affecting the quality of play, umpires suspended Game 5 of the World Series in the bottom of the sixth inning on Monday. The Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies were tied at 2, and another pitch won't be thrown until 8 p.m. Philly time at the earliest on Tuesday. The Phillies lead the best-of-seven series 3-1.

Here are 10 reasons why umpires told the tarp to go cover the field:

10. Icicles kept forming on Scott Kazmir's slider.

9. Authorities foolishly ignored Mike Schmidt's plea to play the rest of the game inside the cover of his mustache.

8. In keeping with the bad decisions umpires have made throughout the Series, ump Tim Welke honestly doesn't see anything wrong with finishing Game 5 under the roof in St. Petersburg.

7. Due to a dearth of winter coats on the Philly bench, Shane Victorino shaved the Phillie Phanatic and fashioned its fur/feathers into a cloak.

6. First-base ump Tim Tschida was forced to evoke the little-used

Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria need to start hitting, not only for the sake of the Tampa Bay Rays but also to stay ahead of history's worst World Series performers. Regardless, manager Joe Maddon might want to shake up the lineup a little, because your big boppers aren't usually so unproductive.

Among Nos. 3 and 4 hitters in Series history, Pena and Longoria have been historically bad. They are a combined 0-for-29 with no runs scored, two RBIs, three walks (all Pena's) and 15 strikeouts (nine for Longoria). It's impossible to find measurably worse performers with a similar amount of plate appearances in the World Series, no matter how far back you look.

No cleanup man since Oakland's Mike Epstein in 1972 has been as ineffective as Longoria, who is 0-for-16 with one RBI and nine strikeouts. Epstein, whose nickname was "Superjew" (just had to get that in) was, like Longoria's teammate Pena, a solid defensive first baseman with a keen batting eye and decent power.

Epstein in '72 went

Here are set of phive phabulous observations from Game 4 of the World Series, which the Philadelphia Phillies won 10-2 to move within one victory of their second championship ever.

1. Joe Blanton will never have to pay for a steak/beer/what have you in greater Philly again: Blanton, a much-less celebrated mid-season acquisition than CC Sabathia (Brewers) or Rich Harden (Cubs), did everything but paint the baselines. Two runs and four hits allowed over six innings, with a pair of walks and seven strikeouts. Cooler, he hit his first major league home run, in the fifth inning against Edwin Jackson. Take a bow.

2. He has the power again! (like He-Man): Ryan Howard busted out like Jimmie Foxx, launching a pair of home runs and driving in five runs. Howard has three homers the past two games after not having any in the first 11 of the postseason.

3. Big sticks are swinging softly and killing the Rays: Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria took O’fers again, and are a combined 0-for-29 with 15

They're at it again: Umpire Tim Welke watched, but ignored, Evan Longoria tag Jimmy Rollins in the rear before Rollins returned to third base in the second inning. Rollins was called safe and later scored on a walk for the Phillies first run. To see a better and infinitely more personal view, click here.

To be fair, Rays pitcher Andy Sonnanstine messed up Rollins' rundown. First, he passed on what should have been a 1-6-3 double play with the sluggish Ryan Howard running to first base. Then, Sonnanstine waited too long to throw to Longoria. But what's with the amateurish umpiring in the series? Controversies in every game, most of them hurting Tampa Bay, and none of them reviewable by Bud Selig's holy grail, instant replay.

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon dressed up like he was huntin' for Philly.

Not buying the axiom that it's always sunny (or warm) in Philadelphia, Tampa Bay's manager/philosophical guru/fashion plate wore a cap replete with attached flaps to cover the ears during Game 3 of the World Series last night.

The caps are unofficially called "Elmer Fudds" but, combined with Maddon's glasses, they also remind one of the bomber pilot headgear worn by Flick in a "Christmas Story." Flick, if you recall, was "triple-dog-dared" by Schwartz into sticking his tongue to a metal pole in the dead of winter to see if it would stay stuck. (SPOILER ALERT!: It does.)

The New York Times baseball blog, "Bats" had a sweet write-up of the caps, which closely enough resemble regular caps so that players are allowed to wear them in games. But will any?

Chris Westmoreland, the Rays clubhouse manager, ordered the Fudds from manufacturer New Era months ago, and the Rays put them to use during a workout in chilly

Injured and low on enthusiasm after playing parts of seven major league seasons, Fernando Tatis walked away from baseball in 2003 at age 28. Tatis was content with retirement until his family found a project that needed more money than it had saved.

Tatis, who once hit two grand slams in an inning — the only such feat in major league history — decided his greatest asset still was his swing. After two seasons of dues-paying in the minors, Tatis, at 33, became a catalyst to the New York Mets playoff drive before he separated his shoulder and they fizzled again down the stretch.

Tatis was just named the MLBPA's Comeback Player of the Year, winning the award over Jorge Cantu of the Marlins and Kerry Wood of the Cubs.

Q: How does it feel to even be considered for Comeback Player of the Year?

Fernando Tatis: That's amazing. It's a great feeling that I have right now. I'm just enjoying the moment. It's like a dream come true, to see all the hard work from down in the minor leagues, and in the

You can barely make out the tats on The Cowbell Kid. We're talkin' hard-core, cowbell-ringin', blue-headed fanaticism here. This is the challenge for Game 3 tonight.

Are the Phaithful at Citizens Bank Park up to it? This other guy was not.