# MLB 2021 Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [October 5, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930 "2021-10-05T13:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [October 18, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/261 "2021-10-18T03:40:57Z")
Back-to-back walk offs for the Braves. They’ve held serve, but, as @BlankSlate noted, they’ve been here before. Last year, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/262 "2021-10-18T04:56:10Z")
Seager has to catch that ball. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/263 "2021-10-18T12:41:47Z")
Am I imagining things. or are there more under-6ft tall baseball players running around these days? Really good ones too. They seemed to be a dying breed in the so-called steroid era. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/264 "2021-10-18T15:33:23Z")
It looked like Jansen came close to snagging it himself. I wonder if it caused Seager to lose sight/focus for a nano-second, which was just enough. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/265 "2021-10-18T16:44:10Z")
How that can be ruled a hit is beyond me. All Seager need to do was kneel down and backhand the ball. Yes, it was hit hard, but MLB players are paid to make that play. Dodgers defense definitely let them down last night. Both runs in the bottom of the 8th should have been outs at home plate. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/266 "2021-10-18T20:05:27Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > How that can be ruled a hit is beyond me. I agree that should be ruled an error. Seager was right there; it was a play that could have been made with an ordinary effort, as per Rule 9.12. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/267 "2021-10-19T01:32:42Z")
The Red Sox have brought guns to a knife fight. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/268 "2021-10-19T02:36:59Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > The Red Sox have brought guns to a knife figh I think I heard that they’ve hit 18 home runs thus far in the postseason. This is their 7th game. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/269 "2021-10-19T02:45:53Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I think I heard that they’ve hit 18 home runs thus far in the postseason. Prior to two days ago, no MLB team had ever hit two grand slams in the same playoff game. The Red Sox have done it twice in this series. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/270 "2021-10-19T02:56:52Z")
They only have one grand slam in tonight’s game (game 3). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/271 "2021-10-19T02:57:42Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > They only have one grand slam in tonight’s game _facepalm_ I misread the box score. Mea culpa. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/272 "2021-10-19T03:00:42Z")
Though apparently 3 grand slams in a single playoff series is also a first. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/273 "2021-10-19T12:54:31Z")
A bazooka, actually. Hopefully they have more rounds to fire. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/274 "2021-10-19T14:44:38Z")
:waves white flag: ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/275 "2021-10-19T15:02:32Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I think I heard that they’ve hit 18 home runs thus far in the postseason. This is their 7th game. It was actually their 8th game - 1 wildcard, 4 in the ALDS, that was the 3rd game of the ALCS. But they also hit 2 more homers after your post, so they’re up to 20 for the playoffs. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/276 "2021-10-19T17:00:17Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > It was actually their 8th game I obviously have trouble counting…thanks for the correction! 20 HRs in 8 games is, of course, 2.5 HRs per game, which calculates to 405 in a 162-game season. The record for HRs by any club in a season is 307. ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/277 "2021-10-19T17:06:55Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > They only have one grand slam in tonight’s game This sort of batting slump is obviously a concern. It will be interesting to see what adjustments they make to try to get their offense back on track in upcoming games. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/278 "2021-10-19T17:12:20Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > 20 HRs in 8 games is, of course, 2.5 HRs per game, which calculates to 405 in a 162-game season. The record for HRs by any club in a season is 307. I am pretty sure than these days you would find more than a few examples of a team hitting 20 home runs in an eight game stretch. I almost immediately found one 8-game stretch in which the Blue Jays hit 21. In 2019, the year the Twins hit 307 homers, I found an eight game run in which they hit 25 (!!!) home runs. Home runs are wayyyyyyy too frequent now. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/279 "2021-10-19T17:20:04Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I am pretty sure than these days you would find more than a few examples of a team hitting 20 home runs in an eight game stretch. While definitely true, I’d expect to see it less frequently in the playoffs, when pitching should be a little better. Of course, we’re talking about the American League here… ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/280 "2021-10-19T17:20:44Z")
Well of course, I’m not taking away from the fact the Red Sox have played extremely well at just the right time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=15)