# MLB: August 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 1, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496 "2016-08-01T21:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/101 "2016-08-13T18:39:03Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge, both just called up by the Yankees, hit back to back homers in their first major league at bats this afternoon. > > not something you see every day (he says with massive understatement) In fact, according to the radio announcers just now, there’s never been a game before in which two players homered in their first ML plate appearances, let alone in the same inning, let alone consecutively. Not a Yankees fan, but this is pretty cool. ---
**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 13, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/102 "2016-08-13T18:51:51Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge, both just called up by the Yankees, hit back to back homers in their first major league at bats this afternoon. > > not something you see every day (he says with massive understatement) Not only that, but it seems that both players might get to keep the balls. Austin’s bounced back into the field of play and was retrieved by the Yankees’ first base coach, and Judge’s landed in the net in center field, where a Yankees official would be able to get it without any fans having access to it. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/103 "2016-08-13T19:14:43Z")
Papelbon just released by the Nationals. I assume he will end up somewhere, but not likely on a team in a pennant race. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/104 "2016-08-13T19:23:44Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Thanks, that was terrific, and another example of how you can attend many games and still have a chance every time of seeing something unique. > > In other minor league news, Indians prospect Francisco Mejia has [a 48-game hitting streak](http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/sports/baseball/professional/article_a2cabe26-eba3-5dbd-920a-d3fa34e6935f.html) for the Lynchburg Hillcats going into the weekend. Still a ways to go to catch all-time leader Joe Wilhoit, who hit in 69 straight games for the Wichita Jobbers in 1919. I feel sorry for the umpire in that play–they generally hate to feel like they’ve interfered or changed the game. Lynchburg is a pretty nice little ballpark and a very good team this year, check them out if you’re in Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/105 "2016-08-13T20:31:57Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Papelbon just released by the Nationals. I assume he will end up somewhere, but not likely on a team in a pennant race. If he does, it won’t be as the closer. He’s not going to find a better position than the one he asked to be fired from. He just isn’t that good anymore. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/106 "2016-08-13T20:34:19Z")
There’s buzz on some Cubs blogs he’d be good as a setup man. I’ve seen so little of the Nationals this year that I don’t know how well that work out ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/107 "2016-08-14T04:03:23Z")
We could have MLB for a thousand years more and not see two players homer in their first at bats back to back. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/108 "2016-08-14T13:53:18Z")
I can’t recall the last time I saw two major-leaguers have their first at bats back-to-back let alone do something interesting in them. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/109 "2016-08-14T14:04:26Z")
My Nats came awfully close to giving last night’s game away to the Braves, but the Braves couldn’t quite reach it. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/110 "2016-08-14T15:36:20Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Papelbon just released by the Nationals. I assume he will end up somewhere, but not likely on a team in a pennant race. Dave Dombrowski says the Red Sox are “looking into” a reunion with Papelbon. 🙂 In other news, Pablo Sandoval has lost 15 pounds (which is almost 1/100 of his body weight). Things are looking up, Sox fans! ---
**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:** [August 14, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/111 "2016-08-14T17:23:49Z")
The Astros have been talking about Tuesday as Yulieski Gurriel’s major league debut. ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/112 "2016-08-14T17:41:06Z")
Do you remember where you were when you heard the Royals’ Rally Mantis died? RIP, big fella… ---
**Author:** ![Giraffes\_Can\_t\_Dance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Giraffes\_Can\_t\_Dance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffes_Can_t_Dance)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/113 "2016-08-14T17:44:39Z")
Kris Bryant’s lookin’ to run away with the NL MVP. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/114 "2016-08-14T18:18:52Z")
Has anyone ever won the MVP one season after winning the RoY? ---
**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:** [August 14, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/115 "2016-08-14T18:40:59Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Has anyone ever won the MVP one season after winning the RoY? Dustin Pedroia (2007/2008), Ryan Howard (2005/2006) and Cal Ripken, Jr. (1982/1983) are the only ones I could find. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/116 "2016-08-14T19:05:35Z")
That’s neat. Thanks for compiling ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/117 "2016-08-15T00:08:30Z")
Michael Fulmer is looking better and better as the season goes on. Complete game shutout of the good hitting Rangers on 112 pitches for his 10th win. At this rate he is looking past the ROY and putting his name in the CY hat. ---
**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 15, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/118 "2016-08-15T00:22:57Z")
The Orioles took the series against San Francisco today with an awesome come-from-behind win. Down 7-1 after 6, they scored 2 in the 7th, 2 in the 8th, and 3 in the 9th to win 8-7. The Orioles’ 9th-inning runs came on a 2-out, 3-run homer. Baltimore and Toronto seem to be constantly trading places at the top of the division right now, with Boston sitting just a couple of games back. It’s going to be an interesting last six weeks or so. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/119 "2016-08-15T02:58:46Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Michael Fulmer is looking better and better as the season goes on. Complete game shutout of the good hitting Rangers on 112 pitches for his 10th win. At this rate he is looking past the ROY and putting his name in the CY hat. Wasn’t he the guy they got for Cespedes? (I guess several pitchers have been traded for Cespedes. I mean the most recent one.) Sounds like he’s having a fine season, but it is enough for a Cy Young? He hasn’t pitched as much as most other starters, right? ---
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496/120 "2016-08-15T03:12:48Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > In fact, according to the radio announcers just now, there’s never been a game before in which two players homered in their first ML plate appearances, let alone in the same inning, let alone consecutively. Teammates have never homered in their first at bat in the same game, but there is one occasion in which opposing players did it. On opening day of 1938, Ernie Koy homered in the first inning for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Heinie Mueller did the same leading off the bottom of the first for the Philadelphia Phillies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2016/761496.md?page=7)