# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=125 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 126 --- ## [Who was that pitcher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-that-pitcher/818392)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-that-pitcher/818392 "2018-07-26T07:24:22Z")
Not sure, may have played for Boston. His team, I believe, was playing in Milwaukee back in the days of players wearing ties, maybe late 50’s/early 60’s. There was some horsing around in the locker room which carried o… --- ## [Recommend a mobile game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mobile-game/818591)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-mobile-game/818591 "2018-07-26T02:37:27Z")
This is for when I am at my kids’ Taekwondo or Gymnastics practice. Only a little time a few times a week. I’d like a game to play. I recently played: The Room - all of them Professor Layton - both mobile games in thi… --- ## [Enderal - Total conversion mod for Skyrim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enderal-total-conversion-mod-for-skyrim/818549)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enderal-total-conversion-mod-for-skyrim/818549 "2018-07-25T18:11:02Z")
Enderal (https://enderal.com ) is a (free) total conversion mod for skyrim. That is, apart from the engine it’s a completely new game : entirely different world, entirely different story, even different game rules. It w… --- ## [NBA post-season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-post-season/811802)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-post-season/811802 "2018-07-25T14:32:11Z")
Still four or five regular season games remaining for teams but might as well make this a play-off thread - surprised one wasn’t already started. Nice of the Raptors to pick this part of the season to play their most ab… --- ## [The SDMB Hall of Fame Project: Left Fielders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-hall-of-fame-project-left-fielders/780558)
**Author:** [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-hall-of-fame-project-left-fielders/780558 "2018-07-23T18:39:28Z")
Welcome back to the SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame Project. In this round, we will be voting on Left Fielders. \*Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do. Babe Ruth\* If you’d like to … --- ## [Hitting Against the Defensive Shift (baseball)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-against-the-defensive-shift-baseball/818103)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-against-the-defensive-shift-baseball/818103 "2018-07-23T17:53:00Z")
MLB hitters explain why they can’t just beat the shift The basic gist of the thinking of 3 MLB players interviewed seems to be that there are two reasons they don’t just hit to the left (sparsely fielded) side of the in… --- ## [Sports Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-names/818283)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-names/818283 "2018-07-23T17:11:13Z")
Today’s XKCD is about athletes whose names are the same as a common element of the sport they play. Only a few of them are real (Margaret Court, Gary Player, and Lonzo Ball). I’m sure we can come up with some more real o… --- ## [Swing and a miss on a bounced pitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swing-and-a-miss-on-a-bounced-pitch/818340)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swing-and-a-miss-on-a-bounced-pitch/818340 "2018-07-23T12:23:14Z")
Here is the rule as I found it. It’s clear enough except for the part about swinging after two strikes, what does it mean, “…ball cannot be caught”? “A BALL is a pitch which does not enter the strike zone in flight and … --- ## [Decided to play 'Dark Souls' again. Need a tip.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decided-to-play-dark-souls-again-need-a-tip/818352)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decided-to-play-dark-souls-again-need-a-tip/818352 "2018-07-23T02:39:48Z")
After a 5 year sabbatical to regain my patience (only got to one ending/light). On starting a new character and getting up to Level 41 (Knight/Melee) it wasn’t nearly as painful as I remember it, I suppose it was the le… --- ## [PGA Tour 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-tour-2018/808113)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-tour-2018/808113 "2018-07-23T02:15:16Z")
Here’s a thread to discuss the PGA tour for this year. It’s Super Bowl week so that also means it is time for the Phoenix Open. The West Coast swing is my favorite part of the year, aside from the majors. I’m getting a … --- ## [NFL game in the 60's or 70's where team was forced to use fans because of injuries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-game-in-the-60s-or-70s-where-team-was-forced-to-use-fans-because-of-injuries/817422)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-game-in-the-60s-or-70s-where-team-was-forced-to-use-fans-because-of-injuries/817422 "2018-07-21T20:34:34Z")
I read this in a sports trivia book from the 1990’s two decades ago but have never found a source for it, but then again it does seem hard to google. Basically the story went, sometime in the 60’s or 70’s there was an N… --- ## [What causes the circles on the greens at Carnoustie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-circles-on-the-greens-at-carnoustie/818333)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-circles-on-the-greens-at-carnoustie/818333 "2018-07-21T19:30:24Z")
Sprinkler system? --- ## [Have you ever beaten or seen anyone else beat these old arcade games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-beaten-or-seen-anyone-else-beat-these-old-arcade-games/818060)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-beaten-or-seen-anyone-else-beat-these-old-arcade-games/818060 "2018-07-21T16:36:48Z")
Inspired in part by the PS4 Atari Classics collections I saw in Gamestop again recently. Arcade games with definite endpoints, as opposed to repeating the most difficult level(s) indefinitely, have been around for a lon… --- ## [So how's No Man's Sky now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-no-mans-sky-now/818291)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-no-mans-sky-now/818291 "2018-07-21T10:43:03Z")
No Man’s Sky was a huge mess when released. Boring, repetitive, doing the same thing 20+ hours in as you were doing at the start. Huge hype and lying about what it would be hurt it. I have heard, though, that the game h… --- ## [$500 laptop for light gaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/500-laptop-for-light-gaming/818209)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/500-laptop-for-light-gaming/818209 "2018-07-19T16:30:33Z")
Last time I bought a laptop was about eight years ago, and it’s showing: the thing is clunky and slow and completely devoid of a ssd. So I’m thinking about upgrading sometime in the next couple of months. My desktop is … --- ## [World Cup 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2063\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615 "2018-07-19T15:33:18Z")
Here’s a thread to discuss the upcoming World Cup in Russia. Has there ever been a worse match to begin a World Cup than Russia vs Saudi Arabia? Two countries with horrible football teams and deplorable political system… --- ## [Faking Injuries in soccer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-injuries-in-soccer/817339)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faking-injuries-in-soccer/817339 "2018-07-17T21:06:43Z")
Brace yourselves, yes, it’s that thread. Neymar is a bit of a meme right now due to his ridiculous acting, but Neymar aside, I watch a few games every 4 years and there is certainly a pervasive trend of players faking i… --- ## [Social media: Vettel: "I rather spend my time on something useful." Any Vettel fans here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-vettel-i-rather-spend-my-time-on-something-useful-any-vettel-fans-here/817116)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-vettel-i-rather-spend-my-time-on-something-useful-any-vettel-fans-here/817116 "2018-07-17T17:07:51Z")
Amazing F1 race today with unexpected result. I always liked Vettel, great humor and great driver, obviously, but the below quote after the race made him rise even more “in my book”. Building a fan base without using soc… --- ## [Is there a metric for what Javier Baez is doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-metric-for-what-javier-baez-is-doing/818030)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-metric-for-what-javier-baez-is-doing/818030 "2018-07-17T16:30:06Z")
(For those of you who aren’t Cubs fans, this is a question about MLB player Javier Baez). As an example, a couple of days ago Javier Baez won a game pretty much single-handedly. He singled, then attempted to steal secon… --- ## [World of Warcraft: Legion general discussion thread 19 July 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-legion-general-discussion-thread-19-july-2016/760337)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 531\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-legion-general-discussion-thread-19-july-2016/760337 "2018-07-17T08:28:00Z")
I know the expansion doesn’t go live for another 5 weeks or so, but since Patch 7.0.3 went live today and it actually implements a ton of changes for Legion, I figured it was good enough reason to start this thread now. … --- ## [MLB. When is it acceptable for a ball player to throw a souvenir baseball into the stands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-when-is-it-acceptable-for-a-ball-player-to-throw-a-souvenir-baseball-into-the-stands/817985)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-when-is-it-acceptable-for-a-ball-player-to-throw-a-souvenir-baseball-into-the-stands/817985 "2018-07-17T06:09:11Z")
While watching MLB games, you see many balls tossed into the stands. Can anyone throw a souvenir ball? Maybe a better question is, when is it not allowed, or not “cool “ to gift a ball? --- ## [Baseball rules question: interference.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-question-interference/817928)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-question-interference/817928 "2018-07-17T05:55:43Z")
There was a play today in the Blue Jays v. Red Sox game. The batter was running to first, within the 45 foot line and the pitcher (covering first) was trying to catch up with errant throw. Massive collision, both playe… --- ## [MiLB. Do you ever go to these games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milb-do-you-ever-go-to-these-games/816523)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milb-do-you-ever-go-to-these-games/816523 "2018-07-17T04:50:32Z")
In my town we don’t have professional baseball. Recently I went to Campeche and saw a game between the Campeche Pirates and the Bravos (AAA Mexican league). I was very impressed with the professional level of play. And… --- ## [Why haven't the Chiefs and Royals built new stadiums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-the-chiefs-and-royals-built-new-stadiums/817194)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-the-chiefs-and-royals-built-new-stadiums/817194 "2018-07-16T23:16:21Z")
Both are nearing the half century mark. Is it just because the owners of the respective teams are cheapskates or the city/state refuses to pony up the money or what? --- ## [Does run differential in baseball indicate if a team is just lucky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-run-differential-in-baseball-indicate-if-a-team-is-just-lucky/817877)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-run-differential-in-baseball-indicate-if-a-team-is-just-lucky/817877 "2018-07-16T18:46:18Z")
Is it a good assumption that baseball teams with good W-L records but not so good run differential are just lucky rather than good? I’m thinking in particular of this year’s Seattle Mariners. They are currently sitting … --- ## [Baseball Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/817981)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-question/817981 "2018-07-16T03:14:21Z")
Following an infield out, and when the bases are empty, the ball is tossed around the infield, ending up with the 3rd Baseman who tosses it back to the pitcher. Why is the 1st Baseman excluded? --- ## [Wimbledon '18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-18/817484)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-18/817484 "2018-07-15T17:37:47Z")
Only two of the top ten women’s seeds remaining. (Halep’s at 1-1 in sets as I type this - actually I have a lot of PVR viewing ahead of me, so I probably already have a lot of catching up to do). Wonder when Murray will… --- ## [Soccer ... \*YAWN\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-yawn/816505)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-yawn/816505 "2018-07-13T17:40:06Z")
Does anyone besides me find soccer to be boring as hell? Yesterday’s World Cup results: Portugal 1, Morocco 0 Uraguay 1, Saudi Arabia 0 Spain 1, Iran 0 Up the field and down the field and up the field and down the f… --- ## [Bill Simmons' HBO show cancelled after 17 episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-simmons-hbo-show-cancelled-after-17-episodes/771489)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-simmons-hbo-show-cancelled-after-17-episodes/771489 "2018-07-12T17:51:16Z")
Kind of a bummer; I watched every episode and thought it was a good show. I didn’t really know anything about Bill Simmons before this HBO show. Aside from the at-times-tedious Boston homerism, he had interesting ideas. … --- ## [Astroneer - like The Martian, with less potatos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astroneer-like-the-martian-with-less-potatos/775021)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astroneer-like-the-martian-with-less-potatos/775021 "2018-07-12T14:31:51Z")
\*Astroneer \*launched on Steam early access and the Windows/XBox store a few days ago and it’s a gem in the making. No combat (which is a nice change) no aliens or animals (yet), liquids and asteroids are planned for th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=124) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=126)