# MLB: July 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 1, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913 "2012-07-01T16:14:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913/281 "2012-08-01T15:49:53Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Lakers fans don’t seem to care that there aren’t many lakes in southern California either. That reminds me of something I hadn’t thought about in years. When I first became aware of the existence of pro basketball, I asked my dad, who was born and raised in L.A., where the lakes were in Los Angeles. That’s how I found out the franchise came to L.A. from Minneapolis. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913/282 "2012-08-01T15:58:38Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > The Orioles had a wild one in New York today. The Yankees jumped out to a 5-run lead in the bottom of the first, but the Birds came right back with 7, including a Chris Davis grand slam, in the top of the second. The Yankees didn’t score another run, while Baltimore added 4 more, to win 11-5. > > Former Twin Lew Ford, called up by the Orioles a few days ago, got his first major league hit since 2007. The Orioles continue to amaze me. They’ve scored 436 runs, and allowed 487, yet they’re 6 games over .500 instead of 10 games under - and they’ve sustained this ~8-game differential of actual record \> Pythagorean for awhile now. I keep on waiting for the losing streak that will take them under .500 and keep them there, but it never happens. It’s like watching an antigravity machine, wondering when the hell it will come crashing down, and not quite being able to believe it’s flying at all. I’m in awe. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2012/626913/283 "2012-08-01T16:51:15Z")
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