# 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:** 15
**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, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/281 "2021-10-19T17:37:34Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > the Red Sox have played extremely well at just the right time. During the 2021 season, the BoSox hit 219 home runs, an average of 1.35 per game. So they are almost doubling their home run numbers thus far in the postseason. Peaking, indeed. ---
**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 20, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/282 "2021-10-20T00:40:04Z")
With the Dodgers trailing Atlanta in the 8th inning, the announcers have mentioned a couple of times that the fans are leaving the stadium early. Don’t Dodger fans have a reputation for leaving early, regardless of the score? ---
**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 20, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/283 "2021-10-20T00:50:35Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Don’t Dodger fans have a reputation for leaving early, regardless of the score? I have no idea if it’s generally true, but it’s been something that TV announcers have told me about during Dodgers games for decades, so it may have trope status at this point. ---
**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 20, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/284 "2021-10-20T01:18:49Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Don’t Dodger fans have a reputation for leaving early, regardless of the score? And, on cue, LA scores 4 to take the lead going into the ninth. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/285 "2021-10-20T01:21:16Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Don’t Dodger fans have a reputation for leaving early, regardless of the score? The few Dodgers games I’ve been to I didn’t really notice anything out of the unusual as opposed to other ballparks, and I’ve been to a lot of parks. The Dodgers have sold more tickets than any other sports team, ever. Ever, in any sport, anywhere in the world. Since moving to LA they have led the league in attendance more years than they haven’t. They’ve led every year since 2013. Say what you will about how the fans try to avoid LA traffic; they show up. ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/286 "2021-10-20T03:59:35Z")
Astros bats making a lot of noise in the ninth, helped by some shaky Sox defense. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/287 "2021-10-20T04:05:01Z")
It doesn’t rain but it pours runs in the ALCS for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/288 "2021-10-20T04:48:08Z")
driving into and out of dodger stadium is horrible … you drive through a hilly state park on a two-lane road that on game days can actually back up to the freeway and cause a traffic jam… ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/289 "2021-10-20T13:48:18Z")
Not to mention some truly horrible umpiring. We should not know the name of umpires, but I knew it would be bad with Laz Diaz. ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/290 "2021-10-20T14:59:22Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > Not to mention some truly horrible umpiring. That is a great point. Castro drove in the first two runs with a two-out single. But 2 pitches earlier, he took what certainly looked like strike three, which would have ended the inning with no runs scored. ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/291 "2021-10-20T15:19:50Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Castro drove in the first two runs with a two-out single My bad…it was a one-RBI single. ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/292 "2021-10-20T15:43:47Z")
:sneaks into thread and gets my white flag back, and runs like hell: That fat lady hasn’t sung yet! ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/293 "2021-10-20T23:54:29Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > driving into and out of dodger stadium is horrible … you drive through a hilly state park on a two-lane road that on game days can actually back up to the freeway and cause a traffic jam… Maybe this will help (should it happen): > **[This is how a gondola will get from Union Station to Dodger Stadium](https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/20/this-is-how-a-gondola-will-get-from-union-station-to-dodger-stadium/)** > > The gondola system could move up to 5,500 people per hour in each direction, meaning more than 10,000 fans could be transported to Dodger Stadium in the two hours before the start of a game or even… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/294 "2021-10-20T23:58:52Z")
Now if they can get MetroLink to coordinate schedules out to the hinterlands, we might have something. Driving 10 miles to the nearest MetroLink station sounds a lot better than doing the 210/134/2 routine. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/295 "2021-10-21T03:37:45Z")
We almost had three straight games of 9-2, 9-2, 9-2 in the NLCS and ALCS… ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/296 "2021-10-21T04:26:22Z")
The NLCS is just an 8th inning Cody Bellinger miracle away from having been a Braves sweep. Raise your hand if you saw that coming. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/297 "2021-10-21T04:55:58Z")
You can walk from Union Station to the stadium in about 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/298 "2021-10-21T11:00:17Z")
I don’t really follow baseball much, but have gotten caught up in the playoffs this year because a lot of my family and friends are fans of one of the last four teams. Have the NLCS and ALCS games been unusually high scoring? There have been nine or more runs scored in every game but one so far. Somehow I have the impression that (a) a “normal” baseball score is more like 3-1 than 9-2 or even 5-4 and (b) teams with the best pitching are supposed to get deep into the playoffs rather than teams with the best hitters. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/299 "2021-10-21T13:53:56Z")
[Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Union+Station,+800+N+Alameda+St,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90012/Dodger+Stadium,+Vin+Scully+Ave,+Los+Angeles,+CA/@34.0650289,-118.2524374,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2c64160adbc4b:0x527217f541ae2569!2m2!1d-118.2365021!2d34.056219!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2c6f954005675:0x9e94554f839c09df!2m2!1d-118.2399583!2d34.073851!3e2) put it at 41 minutes / 1.9 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/300 "2021-10-21T15:20:24Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The NLCS is just an 8th inning Cody Bellinger miracle away from having been a Braves sweep. Raise your hand if you saw that coming. Considering we’re almost exactly where we were last year I’m not shocked especially since injuries have really hammered the Dodgers this year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=16)