# MLB: August 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 1, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796 "2010-08-01T15:34:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/21 "2010-08-04T10:59:05Z")
The Reds and Cards just can’t seem to get any separation from one another, can they? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/22 "2010-08-04T12:44:56Z")
I don’t know what’s wrong with the Rangers offense of late, but we just can’t seem to string together enough singles ('cause we sure ain’t getting extra-base hits) to score some runs. Hence we lost to Seattle last night 3-2. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/23 "2010-08-04T13:38:40Z")
Well the Yanks fell out of first place last night. Tampa is really playing some great ball right now. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/24 "2010-08-04T16:16:05Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I don’t know what’s wrong with the Rangers offense of late, but we just can’t seem to string together enough singles ('cause we sure ain’t getting extra-base hits) to score some runs. Hence we lost to Seattle last night 3-2. Nah, you just ran into our “stopper”. Sure, he was the #5 starter when the season started, but … dayum! ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/25 "2010-08-04T16:46:07Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Well the Yanks fell out of first place last night. Tampa is really playing some great ball right now. Would be a really good race if the wild card didn’t make it more or less moot. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/26 "2010-08-04T17:54:40Z")
True, but keep in mind the Yankees have done terribly as the Wild Card team. So it will retain its importance I think to both teams I believe. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/27 "2010-08-04T18:50:22Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > > [@faithfool](#): > > > > I don’t know what’s wrong with the Rangers offense of late, but we just can’t seem to string together enough singles ('cause we sure ain’t getting extra-base hits) to score some runs. Hence we lost to Seattle last night 3-2. > > Nah, you just ran into our “stopper”. Sure, he was the #5 starter when the season started, but … dayum! Yah. He pitched an excellent game. Congrats. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/28 "2010-08-04T20:16:50Z")
Well A-Rod or A-Roid if you prefer finally got #600. Also Yanks won behind Phil Hughes. Jeter scored 3 times I believe. ---
**Author:** ![JRG1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JRG1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRG1976)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/29 "2010-08-04T20:24:12Z")
The Rockies were right there at the All Star break, and then they had that abysmal road trip where they went 2-9 while the stupid Giants kept winning! The Rockies are toast now. When will we ever learn how to win on the road?! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/30 "2010-08-04T21:38:53Z")
> [@JRG1976](#): > > The Rockies were right there at the All Star break, and then they had that abysmal road trip where they went 2-9 while the stupid Giants kept winning! > > The Rockies are toast now. When will we ever learn how to win on the road?! When the Tigers do. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/31 "2010-08-05T02:12:45Z")
After last night’s collision, Russell Martin is on the DL for at least 15 days. :mad: ---
**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:** [August 5, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/32 "2010-08-05T06:16:20Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > After last night’s collision, Russell Martin is on the DL for at least 15 days. :mad: Wanna be really sad? [I was just reading](http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-thoughts/post/_/id/7248/russell-martin-has-torn-labrum-in-right-hip) that if he has to have surgery he is out for the rest of the season, and that because he is a catcher he might be anyway. On a happy note, did you see the game Padilla pitched tonight? That was stunning. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/33 "2010-08-05T13:11:01Z")
John Buck is on the DL after taking a foul tip off the hand in yesterday’s game. The Jays have called up JP Arencibia, who has hit 31 HRs at Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/34 "2010-08-05T13:26:32Z")
On a night when the Rangers beat the Mariners 11-6, the team is auctioned off to Nolan Ryan’s group. Fortunately, Mark Cuban did NOT have the highest bid. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/35 "2010-08-05T15:44:48Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > On a night when the Rangers beat the Mariners 11-6, the team is auctioned off to Nolan Ryan’s group. Fortunately, Mark Cuban did NOT have the highest bid. Well that’s good news, at least. Nolan Ryan is a class act 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/36 "2010-08-06T01:07:17Z")
Kevin Youkilis out for the season. The Red Sox injury thing has passed the “ridiculous” line and is now approaching the level of black comedy. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/37 "2010-08-06T03:00:10Z")
Twins got a lucky break against the Rays today. It was tied in the ninth, with two on and two out, and Jason Kubel hit a regulation pop-up that should have ended the inning. Except it hit a part of the Tropicana Field scaffolding, fooling the infielders and dropping near the pitcher’s mound for an RBI single. That gave the Twins the lead. They added another run, and took care of the Rays in the bottom of the ninth to win the game. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/38 "2010-08-06T11:25:16Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Kevin Youkilis out for the season. > > The Red Sox injury thing has passed the “ridiculous” line and is now approaching the level of black comedy. My heart bleeds for them. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/39 "2010-08-06T12:13:42Z")
I bet Fox is just overwhelmed with joy knowing there is a good chance they’ll be showing the Reds, Rangers, Padres, and Rays during the playoffs. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796/40 "2010-08-06T12:16:26Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Kevin Youkilis out for the season. > > The Red Sox injury thing has passed the “ridiculous” line and is now approaching the level of black comedy. It is nearing the level of last year’s Mets now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2010/548796.md?page=3)