# MLB: April 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 1, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845 "2016-04-01T17:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [April 4, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/41 "2016-04-04T22:14:28Z")
I’m about to jump on a plane so I’ll miss the first pitch of Dodger baseball but if I’m lucky I’ll catch the end of the game at the hotel. The good news is I’m going to San Diego and am planning to go to game two tomorrow so that totally makes up for missing the game on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/42 "2016-04-04T22:27:45Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > It’s fun to look back at last year’s predictions and see just how well–or not well–people did. > > Speaking of SI, in 2015 looks like they had six experts pick the five AL playoff teams. > > Three of the experts picked the Blue Jays as one of the teams, along with four other teams that, well, missed the playoffs altogether. > > The other three experts picked five teams each, and they all missed the playoffs. So out of thirty predictions, only three were correct. No one picked Kansas City, Houston, the Rangers, or the Yankees…too busy showing their bona fides for Oakland, Boston, Cleveland, and Seattle… The “official” SI picks for 2015 (made just before the season started) looked like this: **American League** Wild-Card Game: Tigers over Angels **Division Series** Mariners over Tigers Indians over Red Sox **Championship Series** Indians over Mariners So it was a case of complete AL wipeout. SI did somewhat better in the National League except for overlooking the Mets and Cubs. **National League** Wild-Card Game Pirates over Marlins **Division Series** Nationals over Pirates Dodgers over Cardinals **Championship Series** Nationals over Dodgers **World Series** Indians over Nationals > **[Why SI is picking the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series](https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/03/27/si-mlb-preview-playoff-bracket-indians-world-series)** > > Sports Illustrated's projected 2015 MLB postseason field and why the Cleveland Indians are the pick to win the World Series. I am outstandingly mediocre at best in making baseball picks, so I will stick to the teams I root for. The Red Sox will finish over .500 but miss the playoffs largely due to injuries (Sandoval sits down on the end of the bench, flipping several players into the air). The Mets squeak into the wild card game but lose. Cleveland also gets to the wild card game and loses. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/43 "2016-04-04T22:31:10Z")
The Giants are on pace to hit 648 homers and score 1,944 runs. I’m sure those numbers will hold up. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/44 "2016-04-05T00:03:31Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > The Giants are on pace to hit 648 homers and score 1,944 runs. > I’m sure those numbers will hold up. Bumgarner batted eighth. I love it when a pitcher is not just a great pitcher, but a decent hitter. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/45 "2016-04-05T00:11:39Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Second Star: Troy Tulowitzki (Home run, seven plays at SS) For some reason, I’d completely forgot that Tulowitzki is with the Jays now. I had the game on, while I was concentrating on doing my taxes. When his name skipped across my brain, I looked up at the TV and thought, “I wonder if he’s related.” ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/46 "2016-04-05T00:13:15Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > The Giants are on pace to hit 648 homers and score 1,944 runs. > I’m sure those numbers will hold up. Please, please, PLEASE blow your entire season’s offense in Milwaukee this week. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/47 "2016-04-05T00:50:04Z")
Giants Devil Magic is the thing. Trying to stay awake for the Cubs (game start 4am local time). Good thing I am currently unemployed! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/48 "2016-04-05T00:52:16Z")
The Orioles are on pace to finish 162-0. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/49 "2016-04-05T01:00:20Z")
Clayton Kershaw is a very good baseball player. No need to thank me for that deep analysis. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/50 "2016-04-05T01:24:13Z")
And while we’re at it, can we get rid of this, “God Bless America” as a secondary national anthem bullshit. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/51 "2016-04-05T01:59:47Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Bumgarner batted eighth. I love it when a pitcher is not just a great pitcher, but a decent hitter. He was the only player in the starting lineup without a hit…though he did have a walk and score a run. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/52 "2016-04-05T02:00:50Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > And while we’re at it, can we get rid of this, “God Bless America” as a secondary national anthem bullshit. Amen! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/53 "2016-04-05T02:05:31Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Bumgarner batted eighth. I love it when a pitcher is not just a great pitcher, but a decent hitter. The current trend of pitchers batting eighth has nothing whatsoever to do with how well the pitcher bats. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/54 "2016-04-05T02:05:52Z")
There go those Dodgers, wasting Kershaw again. Welcome back Baseball. It’s good to know that crazy preseason baseball narratives are still with us. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/55 "2016-04-05T02:28:15Z")
Felix Hernandez gives up one hit and the Mariners lose 3-2. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/56 "2016-04-05T02:29:39Z")
Are you fucking kidding me. I take off before the first pitch I land and it’s 15-0. Now I’m stuck watching the Angles as my first baseball of the season. Also seriously we put up 15 behind Kershaw the only pitcher on our roster who doesn’t need run support. Hopefully this is a good sign and we don’t just get shut out the next two games to make up for it. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/57 "2016-04-05T02:31:19Z")
Seriously, you guys are complaining about a 15-0 win? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/58 "2016-04-05T02:43:14Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Seriously, you guys are complaining about a 15-0 win? Mine was sarcasm. The preseason narrative about the Dodgers was that the front office of egg heads was wasting Kershaw by not having any offense on the team. Not sure about anyone else. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/59 "2016-04-05T12:30:18Z")
My complaint was mainly about not getting to watch the fun and being worried that I’m going to go to the game tonight and watch the Dodgers lose since they spent their runs for the series last night. But seriously I was excited to watch baseball. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/60 "2016-04-05T14:29:42Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > My complaint was mainly about not getting to watch the fun and being worried that I’m going to go to the game tonight and watch the Dodgers lose since they spent their runs for the series last night. > > But seriously I was excited to watch baseball. That reminds me of my mom; “Save some of those runs for tomorrow, you jerks!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845.md?page=4)