# MLB: April 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 5, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893 "2015-04-05T18:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 17
**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:** [May 2, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/321 "2015-05-02T03:50:02Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Well, was he as good as Ozzie Smith? WAS HE?!! > > Clearly the national league system is superior. As a devoted Yankee fan I can say without doubt … no, no he wasn’t. Also as a devoted Yankee fan I am happy the Yanks won tonight but sad that A-Roid got to be the hero and tie the Great, beloved and honorable Willie Mays. Willie remains in the top tier of Hall of Famers and A-Roid will hopefully never be voted in. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/322 "2015-05-02T18:08:08Z")
I rather like the situation where the two leagues differ on the DH. I find it interesting during the world series. For that reason I dislike inter-league play during the regular season. Takes away some of the intrigue. * * * Here’s a good stat for the totally inept 2015 Brewers - they didn’t have any blown saves in April. This bears watching as the team has so few late inning leads that they may actually be able to sneak through the season without one. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/323 "2015-05-02T18:50:01Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > I rather like the situation where the two leagues differ on the DH. To my thinking, this is the best argument for keeping it, in the AL only. > [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > I find it interesting during the world series. > For that reason I dislike inter-league play during the regular season. Takes away some of the intrigue. The World Series should be plenty compelling without this small specific degree of intrigue being saved for it. The NL/AL difference is interesting in interleague games throughout the year (of which we will typically only have one at a time, now). ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/324 "2015-05-02T22:11:38Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > For that reason I dislike inter-league play during the regular season. Takes away some of the intrigue. I’m not really sure what amount of intrigue is being taken away. As a fan of the game, I appreciate there being 16 more teams that my team can play, and having better access to seeing more players live. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/325 "2015-05-02T23:01:32Z")
The Giants-Angels game today ended with the final out being ‘runner hit by batted ball’. With 2 outs in the 9th and the tying run on 3rd base, Angels LF Matt Joyce hit a line drive between first and second, where the runner on first couldn’t get out of the way. It goes down in the scorecard as a single, and an unassisted putout for Giants 2nd baseman Joe Panik. Nobody on the telecast could ever recall seeing a game end in such a fashion before. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/326 "2015-05-02T23:09:18Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > …game today… [Psst… It’s May now.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=755872) ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/327 "2015-05-02T23:10:28Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > [Psst… It’s May now.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=755872) Well, shit. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/328 "2015-05-03T20:27:08Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Oh for fucks sake, you’re saying Jeter’s fielding was amazingly bad? Really? Um… duh? This is very, very well known in the stats community. Jeter was a horrible defensive shortstop. Over a 20 year career, he was 246 runs _worse_ than the average SS and his range was abysmal: > **[Derek Jeter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |...](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeterde01.shtml)** > > Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Derek Jeter. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com (Rfield on the Fielding Runs Above/Below Average, RF/9 compared to lgRF/9) Some extra reading: > **[The Great Derek Jeter Conspiracy](https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-great-derek-jeter-conspiracy/)** > > or Part III of ‘Things Aren’t Always as They Appear”. How is it that Derek Jeter can win three consecutive Gold Glove awards (2004-2006) for being the best defensive shortstop in the American League… > **[» The Tragedy of Derek Jeter's Defense](https://grantland.com/features/the-tragedy-derek-jeter-defense/)** ---
**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:** [May 3, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/329 "2015-05-03T20:43:54Z")
Nah, I saw all of Jeter’s career. He was a gteat shortstop. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/330 "2015-05-03T20:47:04Z")
Stats be damned vis a vis “your eyes”? 😉 Though he was a very good offensive SS, I’ll give you that! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893/331 "2015-08-04T12:02:50Z")
I posted this on April 23, 2015 - > [@robardin](#): > > As a Mets fan I don’t usually chime in on this and related threads because my nuts ache too much, but I will cautiously venture this neutrally optimistic quote from Groundhog Day: > > Whatever happens tomorrow, or for the rest of my life: I’m happy now… > > Hoping I’ll be able to say at season’s end that “Today… Is tomorrow!” after a long, cold winter of discontent Just thought I’d say, I’m happy today too. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2015/716893.md?page=16)