# MLB: July 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 1, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972 "2015-07-01T18:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/61 "2015-07-16T12:38:29Z")
What the hell? Instead of an American League city, the 2016 game will be in San Diego with the AL as the home team. Then another NL city, Miami, in 2017. Then ANOTHER NL city, Washington, in 2018 presumably with the AL as the home team. WTF??? There are 15 AL cities. What’s wrong with an AL city in 2016 and 2018? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/62 "2015-07-16T12:54:58Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > he really doesn’t deserve a spot on a mlb roster anymore. That’s why Ichiro is with the Marlins instead. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/63 "2015-07-16T13:33:34Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > What the hell? Instead of an American League city, the 2016 game will be in San Diego with the AL as the home team. Then another NL city, Miami, in 2017. Then ANOTHER NL city, Washington, in 2018 presumably with the AL as the home team. WTF??? There are 15 AL cities. What’s wrong with an AL city in 2016 and 2018? It’s especially bullshit considering the All Star game actually counts for something. Even though the AL will be the “home” team it won’t be a home team atmosphere for them. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/64 "2015-07-17T13:55:42Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > What the hell? Instead of an American League city, the 2016 game will be in San Diego with the AL as the home team. Then another NL city, Miami, in 2017. Then ANOTHER NL city, Washington, in 2018 presumably with the AL as the home team. WTF??? There are 15 AL cities. What’s wrong with an AL city in 2016 and 2018? MLB’s priority is showing off new stadiums. Getting cities to build them free new stadiums is a huge part of their business model. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/65 "2015-07-17T18:51:48Z")
So the Braves just extended Fredi Gonzales’s contract. All my Braves fans friends are super-pissed. Though it isn’t necessarily a surprise. A cynical view of it would have been that the Braves obvious don’t care about how successful they are in their last two years in the Ted. They’ll actually start trying once they’ve moved out to the new part in the 'burbs. At that time they’ll also get a decent manager. Of course it is one of the more obvious ways of a club saying fuck you to the fans. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/66 "2015-07-17T20:02:45Z")
I don’t see how that would benefit the Braves. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/67 "2015-07-18T01:31:30Z")
Nationals Park is having a lighting problem. Would be really weird if the Dodgers/Nats game gets called on account of darkness. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/68 "2015-07-18T04:12:45Z")
Yep, they’ve postponed the game until later today. Has this ever happened in a lighted ballpark before? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/69 "2015-07-18T05:52:30Z")
It’s raining in Phoenix. The D-Backs have their dome up, but it’s leaking. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/70 "2015-07-19T21:38:36Z")
Zack Grienke hasn’t allowed a run in his last 43 2/3 innings pitched, the 3rd longest streak in Dodger history. He still has a ways to go, though. Hershiser holds the record with 59, followed by Drysdale with 58. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/71 "2015-07-19T21:44:30Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Zack Grienke hasn’t allowed a run in his last 43 2/3 innings pitched, the 3rd longest streak in Dodger history. He still has a ways to go, though. Hershiser holds the record with 59, followed by Drysdale with 58. Only 2 more consecutive complete game shutouts to go! It’s pretty impressive. I read somewhere that Fernando Valenzuela had two very long streaks his rookie year that together are even more impressive. Something like one run in 78 innings or something similarly insane I’m too lazy to look it up. Go Greinke! Kershaw has narrative working against him (though yesterday’s game was nuts good) so it’s up to Zack to keep the Cy Young with the Dodgers. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/72 "2015-07-19T22:21:47Z")
silenus: > [@](#): > > Zack Grienke hasn’t allowed a run in his last 43 2/3 innings pitched, Except in the All-Star Game…go, AL! Go, Royals! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/73 "2015-07-19T22:28:54Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Zack Grienke hasn’t allowed a run in his last 43 2/3 innings pitched, the 3rd longest streak in Dodger history. He still has a ways to go, though. Hershiser holds the record with 59, followed by Drysdale with 58. The Drysdale record will forever be tainted by a pro-Dodger umpire who refused to allow Giants batter Ron Hunt to take a base with the bases loaded when he was hit by a pitch by claiming that Hunt made no effort to get out of the way of the pitch. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/74 "2015-07-19T22:29:56Z")
Cole Hamels got knocked out of his second start in a row. Has his long term contract made him not concentrate any more? ---
**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:** [July 19, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/75 "2015-07-19T23:24:31Z")
Many rumors that he’s headed to an AL team, but Hamels has terrible numbers in interleague play. I hope the Red Sox get him. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/76 "2015-07-19T23:26:22Z")
Indians beat the Reds 5-3 in 11 innings today. The Indians scored the first four (needed) runs on Bases loaded walks. The last run scored on a sacrifice fly. They almost scored one on a hit, but Moss was throw out at the plate for the third out of the inning. Anyone know what the record is for most bases-loaded walks in a game? ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/77 "2015-07-19T23:33:35Z")
Never mind. Not even close to a record for one inning: April 22, 1959, the White Sox scored 11 runs in the seventh inning on only one hit. Kansas City A’s pitchers walk 8 with bases loaded and hit another batter. Boone reaches on E6 Smith reaches on E5/sac bunt, Boone to 2B Callison singles to RF, Boone scores, Smith scores/Callison to 3B on E9 Aparicio walks, Aparicio steals 2B Shaw walks (Freeman replaces Gorman; Torgeson PH for Esposito) Torgeson walks, Callison scores, Aparicio to 3B, Shaw to 2B Fox walks, Aparicio scores, Shaw to 3B, Torgeson to 2B Landis safe on FC, Shaw out 1-2, Torgeson to 3B, Fox to 2B Lollar walks, Torgeson scores, Fox to 3B, Landis to 2B (Brunet replaces Freeman) Boone walks, Fox scores, Landis to 3B, Lollar to 2B Smith walks, Landis scores, Lollar to 3B, Boone to 2B Callison hit by pitch, Lollar scores, Boone to 3B, Smith to 2B (Skizas PR for Callison) Aparicio walks, Boone scores, Smith to 3B, Skizas to 2B Shaw strikes out (Phillips PH for Torgeson) Phillips walks, Smith scores, Skizas to 3B, Aparicio to 2B Fox walks, Skizas scores, Aparicio to 3B, Phillips to 2B Landis grounds out 1-3 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/78 "2015-07-20T01:30:08Z")
Cubs designated Edwin Jackson for assignment, finally ---
**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:** [July 20, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/79 "2015-07-20T01:32:39Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Except in the All-Star Game…go, AL! Go, Royals! Pick-up games don’t count - only real baseball. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972/80 "2015-07-20T17:06:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Drysdale record will forever be tainted by a pro-Dodger umpire who refused to allow Giants batter Ron Hunt to take a base with the bases loaded when he was hit by a pitch by claiming that Hunt made no effort to get out of the way of the pitch. If that was ever true of any batter, it would have been true of Ron Hunt, who like Don Baylor really did try to get hit by pitches. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2015/723972.md?page=5)