# Baseball general discussion, a thread for general baseball discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [May 29, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749 "2023-05-29T18:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/1 "2023-05-29T18:56:39Z")
A thread for general baseball discussion. Anything baseball, general unfocused discussion, focused only on… baseball. It’s America’s pastime. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/2 "2023-05-29T18:57:18Z")
I started this thread because I wanted to share this clip and found it amusing. Did any of us know this happened? I did not. In 1974 I was a little too young. Here is the video clip. (now say it with your Sean Connery voice) That’s baseball… the Chicago way! ![54K likes, 1,322 comments - @js9innings on Instagram: "#throwback to when Lenny Randle laid down a bunt just to drill the pitcher on his way to first�..."](https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.36329-15/346151451_971787604179217_5418338505974759983_n.jpg?stp=c144.0.432.432a_dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=SKWlzVES8pwAX8kKXu3&_nc_oc=AQlloVtbN_4aza9WrpDEZz1tWdxQjF1ShwrvuVyMixN_BZ_22InUmR7gygin-huGzkPKRmSgBpTNH9D0YA9Uk0of&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&oh=00_AfBYjf_kRGoDm3bL3DQQrTCzscMij-5zPuVQMA03UHkMqQ&oe=6479D718) It was May 1974. The Texas Rangers were hosting the Cleveland Indians. Bob Johnson was the pitcher and he had just thrown behind Randle one pitch earlier. Home Plate Umpire Dave Phillips ruled Randle out despite Johnson never having actually tagged him. According to the link below, Randle interfered “with a fielder entitled to field a batted ball”. > **[Retro Interference - Batter-Runner Randle Tackles Pitcher](https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/retro-interference-batter-runner-randle.html?m=1)** > > All about MLB umpires, ejections, Replay Review decisions, close and controversial calls. Detailed rules and sports officiating analysis. It can be found by searching on — Lenny Randle bunt Bob Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/3 "2023-05-29T21:39:35Z")
Looked like an A-Rod move. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/4 "2023-05-30T02:58:14Z")
That was a great clip, and thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/5 "2023-07-20T11:45:03Z")
Watching MLB always makes me nostalgic for a simpler, pastoral bygone era, unlike other sports, even those with long histories. It’s a slow-paced game with just enough outbursts of excitement to keep you engaged. It’s as much a thinking game as a physical one. Even watching from home, I smell the roasted peanuts, hear _“hot dogs, get yer hotdogs!”_, and see sepia-tone flashbacks of Babe Ruth and Micky Mantle slamming home runs, and Ty Cobb spiking players (even if those stories were overblown). It brings back vivid memories of playing in little league, and neighbors backyards as a kid (I still have my baseball glove from 6 decades ago). It makes me long to watch the Phillies playing on TV and at Connie Mack Stadium with my dad once again. Bittersweet memories. I like baseball. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/6 "2023-07-20T14:40:18Z")
Minor league manager Phil Wellman’s epic tirade: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ggy6WGUFaYs/hqdefault.jpg "Phillip Wellman blows up") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggy6WGUFaYs) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/7 "2023-07-20T14:59:43Z")
Dave Kingman’s fly ball that never came down: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0NtWk1vzLO8/hqdefault.jpg "Flashback Friday: Dave Kingman's fly ball never came down at Metrodome 35 years ago") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NtWk1vzLO8) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/8 "2023-07-20T15:05:46Z")
One of the oddest men to ever take the mound, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cS8tIOQD1cQ/maxresdefault.jpg "MLBN Presents: Growing the Legend of 'The Bird'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8tIOQD1cQ) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/9 "2023-07-20T15:31:29Z")
Fidrych was fun to watch. In recent rumors: [Eric Karros predicts that Shohei Ohtani will be traded to the San Francisco Giants.](https://fansided.com/2023/07/18/mlb-rumors-shohei-ohtani-trade-predictions-giants) I can dream, can’t I? But who would the Giants have to give up? That could be painful. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/10 "2023-07-20T21:38:04Z")
Seat Cushion Night in St. Louis. Tom Herr, who would hit only two home runs the entire season, smacked a walk-off grand slam on the night the Cardinals happened to be giving away souvenir seat cushions. The fans had tipped their intentions with a celebration in the 6th inning, but Herr’s heroics triggered a blizzard of seat cushions sailing on to the field as he circled the bases. > **[Herr's walk-off slam | 04/18/1987](https://www.mlb.com/video/herr-s-walk-off-slam-c20254777)** > > 4/18/87: Tom Herr's walk-off grand slam leads to fans throwing souvenirs onto the field on Seat Cushion Night ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/11 "2023-07-20T21:56:10Z")
I know I’ve posted this before, but this is still the most amazing defensive play I’ve ever seen. Watch it here: [KC@SEA: Bo Jackson's cannon gets Reynolds at home - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB9wi_zvMdM) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-general-discussion-a-thread-for-general-baseball-discussion/984749/12 "2023-07-20T23:00:42Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I know I’ve posted this before, but this is still the most amazing defensive play I’ve ever seen. > > Watch it here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB9wi\_zvMdM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB9wi_zvMdM) Harold Reynolds, known for his speed, could not believe that Bo could throw him out. He didn’t believe it! He talked about it later. Bo was fantastic! > **[Harold on Bo Jackson | 06/22/2022](https://www.mlb.com/video/harold-on-bo-jackson)** > > On the anniversary of Bo Jackson's signing with the Royals, Harold Reynolds looks back on Jackson's incredible strength