# MLB: August 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [August 1, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595 "2025-08-01T20:38:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/101 "2025-08-23T14:28:25Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > Dodgers/Padres game tonight Padres won 2-1 and are once again tied with the Dodgers for the NL West lead. They play two more games this weekend and do not face each other the rest of the season. The Padres have the major’s second-easiest strength-of-schedule (.457) in their remaining games, although, at .478, the Dodgers also have a favorable SOS. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/102 "2025-08-23T23:51:45Z")
In their series with the Red Sox, the Yankees so far have 4 runs and 5 errors. This please me. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/103 "2025-08-24T23:48:08Z")
Cal Raleigh hit 2 HRs today in a 11-4 rout of the A’s. That’s 49 this year so far. A new record all time for a catcher and there’s still more season left. > **[Raleigh hits 48th, 49th HRs to set catcher record](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46065669/mariners-cal-raleigh-hits-48th-hr-tie-mlb-record-catchers)** > > Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 48th and 49th home runs on Sunday against the Athletics, breaking the single-season record for catchers. His next record to chase is Mickey Mantle’s 54 HRs for a switch hitter in a season. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/104 "2025-08-24T23:58:08Z")
The Dodgers beat the Padres today and once again the two teams are tied for the lead in the NL West. The SOS website shows that San Diego has the easiest remaining schedule in the majors, while the Dodgers have the 4th-easiest. They do not play each other again. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/105 "2025-08-25T10:46:23Z")
Cubs completed a series sweep of the Angels (their first sweep this year, I believe) and the Brewers lead is down to 5. The Cubs remaining SoS is the 2nd lowest in the league at .456, Brewers have the 10th highest at .511. The two teams don’t play again in the regular season. ---
**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 26, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/106 "2025-08-26T01:19:43Z")
How much season is left? Does he have a realistic chance at 60? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/107 "2025-08-26T01:27:43Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Does he have a realistic chance at 60? I’m going to say no because I don’t want to jinx it. I mean, he on average gets a HR every few games. At that rate, get could very possibly get to 60 by the end of September. If I were to guess, he’ll be around 55, beat Mantle’s record but still fall short of the overall record Judge set. Just my gut talking here. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/108 "2025-08-26T01:55:44Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > How much season is left? They have 31 games left, including tonight hosting the Padres. AND he just hit #50!!! First time a catcher has hit 50 homers in a season. So he needs 10 in 30+ games. Certainly doable, especially considering how hot he is right now. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/109 "2025-08-26T02:01:43Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > AND he just hit #50!!! First time a catcher has hit 50 homers in a season. I hope he reads my post here doubting him and it pisses him off enough to just keep slamming homers the rest of the year. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/110 "2025-08-26T04:32:55Z")
And today the most important sporting event of the year concludes with the Mariners winning the Vedder Cup! ---
**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:** [August 26, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/111 "2025-08-26T04:40:17Z")
I just saw that, and also learned that Vedder is a Cubs fan. Seems a tad odd. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/112 "2025-08-26T10:52:59Z")
For those, like me, who had no idea what the Vedder Cup is: > **[Major League Baseball rivalries | Vedder Cup: San Diego Padres vs. Seattle Mariners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_rivalries#Vedder_Cup:_San_Diego_Padres_vs._Seattle_Mariners)** > > An unlikely matchup between two interleague opponents; the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. The rivalry has been a part of local hometown lore; often called the Eddie Vedder Cup in regards to both Seattle and San Diego being hometowns for Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who lived in San Diego County during the latter half of his adolescence before forming Pearl Jam in Seattle. Vedder himself is a fan of the Chicago Cubs. > The two teams have met each other every season excluding 2017 since ... That article has a LOT of rivalries. Some of which have pretty interesting backstories. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/113 "2025-08-26T15:28:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > For those, like me, who had no idea what the Vedder Cup is: To be fair, this is the first year there has ever been a physical trophy. It was just some imaginary prize in previous years. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/114 "2025-08-26T18:35:31Z")
Good news: Cardinals had a walk off win. Bad news: lowest attendance in the history of the stadium and the first time attendance has been below 20,000 since it opened in 2006. St Louis is such a good baseball town. The league is better for it when they have a good team. > **[Cardinals Make Bad Franchise History With Really Low Attendance at Home Game](https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals-make-bad-franchise-history-low-attendance-home-game)** > > This was a tough look for the storied franchise. ---
**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 26, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/115 "2025-08-26T19:36:38Z")
Ron Washington revealed that he [had a quadruple bypass 8 weeks ago](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46073922/angels-ron-washington-had-quadruple-bypass-eyes-26-return). ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/116 "2025-08-26T20:10:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I’m going to say no because I don’t want to jinx it. I ran across this article today so I’d like to revisit my answer: > **[Can Cal Raleigh break Aaron Judge's home run record? Predicting whether...](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/can-cal-raleigh-break-aaron-judges-home-run-record-predicting-whether-mariners-slugger-will-make-mlb-history/)** > > Raleigh launched his 50th home run of the season Monday night It points out that Cal is only 1 HR behind where Judge was at this point in the year he set the record. And to summarize a lengthy and detailed article, with the way the Mariners’ schedule looks the rest of the year, it’s very possible for him to match or beat the 62 HR record by the end of the season, even taking in the possibility that teams may want to walk him more. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/117 "2025-08-26T20:41:19Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Bad news: lowest attendance in the history of the stadium I just checked. The weather was nice all day, albeit a little cool compared to recent nights. So that’s not it. Lots of people take kids to Cards games. I think that was the first Monday of the school year for many districts. So that would exclude a lot of families with kids. But big picture, this is bad news. After years of being a powerhouse, the Cards’ three years of bare mediocrity at a time when MLB in general is suffering from a fan base rapidly dying of old age may show the path forward for all but a very few teams. The death spiral of few middle-aged fans, few to no young new fans, crashing ticket sales revenue and all the rest. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/118 "2025-08-26T22:49:30Z")
Before this season, Raleigh had hit 20 career homers right-handed . This season he now has another 20 batting righty. Kinda cool. ---
**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 26, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/119 "2025-08-26T23:56:07Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Before this season, Raleigh had hit 20 career homers right-handed . This season he now has another 20 batting righty They were talking on the radio yesterday about how Raleigh said he had worked on his right hand swing in the off season. Apparently, it worked. His stats right-handed are dramatically better this year, and not just the HRs. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595/120 "2025-08-27T00:34:29Z")
Will this be his career year and an outlier? Or has he come into his prime and just beginning a years-long run of excellence? If it’s the latter, that’s a helluve team friendly contract. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-august-2025/1021595.md?page=7)