# 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:** 9
**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 12, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/161 "2021-10-12T02:53:08Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Sissy mitts are sissy mitts. It’s disgusting what’s happening to this sport. Yeah, and what’s with goalie facemasks in hockey? Wimps. You go out there and bust your fingers, the players don’t need to get hurt so you can feel tough. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/162 "2021-10-12T03:06:12Z")
When I played baseball, pitchers threw inside. They hit us in the head, the hands, the wrists, the ass, the gut…you dealt with pain. The least of your worries was breaking a fingernail sliding into second or third base. It was collisions at home plate, collisions rounding first, and collisions sliding hard into second. None of that game exists now. It’s manicure league basebelles (MLB) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/163 "2021-10-12T03:11:43Z")
Evan Longoria!!! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/164 "2021-10-12T03:12:12Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > When I played baseball, pitchers threw inside. They hit us in the head, the hands, the wrists, the ass, the gut…you dealt with pain. The least of your worries was breaking a fingernail sliding into second or third base. It was collisions at home plate, collisions rounding first, and collisions sliding hard into second. None of that game exists now. It’s manicure league basebelles (MLB) At what level did you play? ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/165 "2021-10-12T03:13:07Z")
Listen. Listen. Hear that silence at Dodgers Stadium? Love it! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/166 "2021-10-12T03:13:21Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > When I played baseball, pitchers threw inside. They hit us in the head, the hands, the wrists, the ass, the gut…you dealt with pain. And how hard did they throw in your Little League? The “I’m a tougher guy than professional athletes” bit is so, so tiresome. No, you’re not, and no, you could not possibly take the punishment and fatigue they do. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/167 "2021-10-12T03:16:25Z")
High school - and at the time, nobody in college or the pros wore oven mitts to slide. I’ve also been part of the video production team on a minor league team – no oven mitts. This is just fairy ball. Sick of this sissy ass shit. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/168 "2021-10-12T03:19:25Z")
We know that. Like five posts ago we were informed that the “oven mitts” are only a few years old. What do you mean by “fairy ball”? ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/169 "2021-10-12T03:22:12Z")
It’s fucking Bryce Harper “look at my cool beard” hipster ball. I hate it. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/170 "2021-10-12T03:28:04Z")
You think that men with full beards are “fairies”? Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/171 "2021-10-12T03:31:16Z")
Yep. Lawrenceville hipster wussies. ---
**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 12, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/172 "2021-10-12T03:33:29Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > collisions rounding first When was the last time anybody saw a collision rounding first, at any level? Wait, I can remember that happening when my son was playing tee-ball. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/173 "2021-10-12T03:48:25Z")
Moderating: > [@asahi](#): > > High school - and at the time, nobody in college or the pros wore oven mitts to slide. I’ve also been part of the video production team on a minor league team – no oven mitts. This is just fairy ball. Sick of this sissy ass shit. @asahi, I’m locking this thread due to your posting several homophobic statements. I’m not a mod of Game Room, but if I were, I’d give you a warning for this. I suggest you take a time out. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/174 "2021-10-12T03:49:07Z")
Closed on October 12, 2021, 3:49am UTC ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/175 "2021-10-12T17:30:40Z")
Opened on October 12, 2021, 5:30pm UTC ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/176 "2021-10-12T05:40:50Z")
Giants!!! Yes!!! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/177 "2021-10-12T06:02:36Z")
It may turn out\* that Brandon Crawford’s leaping grab saved the postseason for the Giants. \*turns around 3 times and spits. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/178 "2021-10-12T11:59:19Z")
Those are the worst kinds of losses to watch as a fan. Just one mistake the entire game and it’s a loss. Not to take anything away from the really good defensive plays that were made. ---
**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 12, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/179 "2021-10-12T13:02:35Z")
I’m thrilled that the Red Sox won, but they’re going to meet better pitching in the next round. Hopefully the bats stay hot and they can rest up their bullpen. I really hope Barnes pulls it together but I don’t know how you can trust him in any high leverage situation. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930/180 "2021-10-12T14:43:26Z")
I hear ya. Scherzer’s stat line would result in a W, 99% of the time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2021-playoffs/951930.md?page=10)