A Cincinnati grounds crew member was "eaten" by the tarp monster as the Reds prepared for a rain delay in the eighth inning.

A rain delay struck at 8:10 p.m. CT ... 8:15 p.m. CT: Thunderstorms rolling in forced the tarp out onto the field. With any luck it'll be a short break but you never know with Mother Nature.

But if you put him in the SNY booth, have him do his stand-up, and make him wait out a rain delay at Citi Field ... And yet, the game started in a delay with a tarp on the field, which tells ...