# MLB: August 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [August 1, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783 "2021-08-01T18:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/81 "2021-08-14T19:12:42Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The number of people at the ballgame taking a selfie is at all times exactly what it should be. They bought the tickets, it’s their call how they choose to enjoy their time at the ballpark. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pn0WdJx-Wkw/hqdefault.jpg "Airplane Movie Counter Point clip") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn0WdJx-Wkw) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/82 "2021-08-15T02:45:20Z")
Tyler Gilbert of the Dbacks just pitched a complete game no hitter in his first ML start. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/83 "2021-08-15T03:13:17Z")
What in the hell was Chris Sale wearing in that press conference? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/84 "2021-08-15T03:16:43Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The number of people at the ballgame taking a selfie is at all times exactly what it should be. They bought the tickets, it’s their call how they choose to enjoy their time at the ballpark. You’re right, but I also argue that there’s plenty of downtime during the game to take a selfie. Between innings, pitching changes, mound conferences, all sorts of time. When the pitcher has the ball, pay attention to the game. If you’re going to half-watch a game, save some money and watch it on TV. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/85 "2021-08-15T03:41:54Z")
Wait, that’s not from Airplane, but Kentucky Fried Movie, right? “Count Pointer Count.” NM - D’oh! Next time, I’ll actually open the link ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/86 "2021-08-15T04:48:10Z")
Was just chatting with a buddy, remember all the no hitters at the beginning of the season? Now, it’s been just crickets. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/87 "2021-08-15T04:53:39Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Now, it’s been just crickets. Except for tonight, ironically enough, as the Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his first MLB start. > **[D-backs' Gilbert no-hits Padres in first MLB start](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32024755/arizona-diamondbacks-tyler-gilbert-tosses-mlb-eighth-no-hitter-first-start)** > > D-backs rookie Tyler Gilbert threw the eighth no-hitter of the major league season, blanking the Padres 7-0 in his first big league start Saturday night. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/88 "2021-08-15T05:30:41Z")
Wow, a toast to the memory of Bobo Holloman. I never thought anybody would do it again. Just like Bobo, for a crappy team. But against San Diego! Good for him. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/89 "2021-08-15T15:40:32Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > Also, cell phones should be confiscated from fans attending baseball games. I was at a game a number of years ago. My cell phone tucked away for the duration of the game. Suddenly my name appears on the big screen, asking me to call security. I pull out my phone and see 12 missed calls. Something bad had happened and I had to go. As a parent, I never again have failed to check my phone frequently at games, and almost everywhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/90 "2021-08-15T15:51:29Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Except for tonight, ironically enough, as the Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his first MLB start. Hello? Is this thing on? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/91 "2021-08-15T16:48:26Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Hello? Is this thing on? Not sure if that’s a dig at me, but it was the Gilbert no hitter that prompted the discussion. At the beginning of the season, it seemed we were on a pace for a no hitter every week. We then kinda compared it to the oddity of the three perfect games in 2012 and non since then. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/92 "2021-08-15T20:50:22Z")
Just saw a wild pitch that basically bounced off the plate, over the netting, and splashed into someone’s beer. Now, I’ve seen the fly ball caught in a beer (though I can’t imagine why you’d want to do it) but that’s definitely the first wild pitch I’ve seen. And knowing baseball people, somehow I wouldn’t be shocked if that’s a tracked stat. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/93 "2021-08-15T21:25:40Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Not sure if that’s a dig at me, Nah, I think it was a dig at me. @Just_Asking_Questions had mentioned the no-hitter earlier in the evening here, and when I replied to you, I didn’t mention the earlier mention. 😉 Your post from last night didn’t mention Gilbert’s no-hitter, just that there hadn’t been any recently (“crickets”), and thus, I thought it was (a) ironic timing, and/or (b) you hadn’t heard about the no-hitter. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/94 "2021-08-15T23:19:55Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Nah, I think it was a dig at me. Just more of a tiny divot, not even a dig. 🙂 ---
**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 15, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/95 "2021-08-15T23:23:04Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > Wow, a toast to the memory of Bobo Holloman. I never thought anybody would do it again. Just like Bobo, for a crappy team. But against San Diego! Good for him. Being mentioned in the same breath as Bobo Holloman isn’t a particularly good thing. Bobo won exactly two more games in his career for a terrible St. Louis Browns team owned by Bill Veeck, who was also the GM. Veeck mentioned in _Veeck As In Wreck_ that he had been planning to send Holloman down to the minors, but after Bobo’s big game, felt that he’d be castigated for doing that to a guy who’d thrown a no-hitter even though it wasn’t an especially well-pitched game. > **[May 6, 1953: Bobo Holloman throws a no-hitter in his first major-league start...](https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-6-1953-bobo-holloman-throws-a-no-hitter-in-his-first-major-league-start/)** ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/96 "2021-08-16T03:21:37Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Being mentioned in the same breath as Bobo Holloman isn’t a particularly good thing. Holloman was already 30 years old in his one and only season and was a shitty pitcher even by Browns standards. Gilbert is no Grade A prospect but he might have some good years in him. If one believes the stories about Holloman, he was odd to the point of maybe having some sort of undiagnosed mental thing, like bipolar disorder. He developed a drinking problem after he was out of baseball. Holloman also had two hits and 3 RBI in his no hitter. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/97 "2021-08-16T20:22:54Z")
This can’t be serious: > **[Padres Looking to Add ... Jake Arrieta?](https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2021/08/15/padres-looking-to-add-jake-arrieta/?fbclid=IwAR17X4arIvnK3LcLpMnmUmuIUsU5SpMxZlSSPRGes9fXCia-X86d6HdkDDQ)** > > I understand that the Padres are getting very desperate, but this seems unlikely. I don’t know what the solution is, but the Padres picking up Jake Arrieta isn’t it. He was just awful in his last few starts with the Cubs. Plus, he’s unvaccinated and loud about it. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/98 "2021-08-17T00:20:11Z")
I happened to be in Chicago during May of 1979. And listened on the radio to the first inning of the game in question. And the Phillies opened with a 7 run first inning when their pitcher hit a HR (3 run, I think) and the leadoff batter made the third out. The Cubs came back with 6 runs when their pitcher hit a triple and their leadoff hitter made the third out. I recall thinking that it would be funny if the Phils won by one run. I had to go out then and when I got back late in the afternoon I turned on the radio to find out how the game came out. The announcer said, “In 1922, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23, the highest total score in Major League history. The Phillies got their revenge this afternoon, beating the Cubs 23-22.” Another high scoring game I listened to on the radio was in something like 1948. The Red Sox opened with a 14 run first inning against the A’s. The final score was 22-14–for the Sox. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/99 "2021-08-17T00:25:59Z")
Well, I was wrong. The Padres did sign Arrieta > **[Padres take chance on Arrieta with Darvish on IL](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32035544/san-diego-padres-take-chance-jake-arrieta-yu-darvish-il)** > > The Padres signed Jake Arrieta to a minor league contract, and the right-hander is expected to start Wednesday's game against the Rockies in Colorado. I don’t think this will go well ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783/100 "2021-08-17T02:12:02Z")
MLB on Fox is ‘just asking questions’ about should there be a mercy rule in baseball?? > Absolutely not at the MLB level, but I’m fine with it in the low minors, and definitely college, high school and various youth baseball leagues [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2021/947783.md?page=6)