# MLB: July 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [July 1, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252 "2022-07-01T14:32:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/61 "2022-07-12T06:01:29Z")
In 13 innings since coming off the IL, Scherzer has allowed 1ER, no walks, 5 hits, with 20 strikeouts. The first 6 innings were against the Reds, tonight the Braves. Mets take the first game of the series. That is what $130 million looks like. And DeGrom will be back soon. Maybe before the break, maybe just after. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/62 "2022-07-12T23:08:09Z")
> [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > In 13 innings since coming off the IL, Scherzer has allowed 1ER, no walks, 5 hits, with 20 strikeouts. Love him as I loved him, and there will be joy. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/63 "2022-07-12T23:55:37Z")
In the top of the 5th inning between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Miami Marlins, on the Pirates feed, someone from Pittsburgh’s staff brought the boys in the announcing booth several different kinds of French fries served in Miami’s stadium. What a neat segment. Apparently this isn’t the first such segment Pittsburgh has done; the guy said, “How come you [meaning one of the guys] never eat anything I get you on television?” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/64 "2022-07-13T01:57:51Z")
In a Pittsburgh-Miami game, I can completely understand how a segment on ballpark French fries would be make the highlight reel. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/65 "2022-07-13T16:33:28Z")
And there goes Montoyo > ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/66 "2022-07-13T17:11:26Z")
Dear Dayton Moore and JJ Piccolo, It is possible that people on your staff are both incredibly good people _and_ incredibly bad at their jobs. If you love Cal Eldred like a brother, then don’t let him languish in absolute failure like this, and find somewhere else to put him. (see: Montoyo, Charlie) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/67 "2022-07-13T21:32:19Z")
Ouch, the Royals are going to be hurt with a lot of non vaccinated players to go against Toronto. Here’s a time for Toronto to beat up on a team while they are already down. > **[Royals without 10 unvaccinated players at Toronto](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34238893/andrew-benintendi-whit-merrifield-10-unvaccinated-kansas-city-royals-players-toronto-blue-jays-series)** > > Ten Royals players, including four of their top hitters and two of their best starting pitchers this season, will not travel to Toronto for this week's four-game series because they have not received the COVID-19 vaccination. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/68 "2022-07-14T00:36:29Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Here’s a time for Toronto to beat up on a team while they are already down. And just when the Royals were on a major roll. They took 3 of 4 over Detroit and 2 of 3 over Cleveland. They’ve won 6 out the last 10, pulling themselves to within 18 games of .500. (As a Royals fan, you must cheer even the smallest measure of success.) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/69 "2022-07-14T14:01:44Z")
I don’t know how we got into the “Orioles win 10 straight games, are 2 games out of the wild card” timeline, but I’m here for it. Also, baseball is broken if every team in a division makes it into the playoffs. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/70 "2022-07-14T14:03:45Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Also, baseball is broken if every team in a division makes it into the playoffs. As there are only 3 wildcard spots and each division has 5 teams, this is impossible. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/71 "2022-07-14T14:12:49Z")
Gah. I was looking at the standings, and the AL wild card race listed 4 teams, since there’s a 3-way tie for the 3rd spot. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/72 "2022-07-14T15:21:26Z")
In the NFL it is theoretically possible as there are now 3 wildcards from each conference and each division has only 4 teams. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/73 "2022-07-14T15:24:09Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > 4 game sweep by the Mariners, the last 2 on home runs by recent pickup Carlos Santana. Best record in MLB the past 20 games (17-3) and currently in the last playoff spot after being 10 games out 2 weeks ago. The only All Star is a young man that just goes by Julio. The Mariners have now won 10 games in a row. We’ll see if this is a fluke or if all this talent they’ve been fostering is actually going to pay off for once. Longest playoff drought of any sports team in any major American professional spots league. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/74 "2022-07-14T15:36:54Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The Mariners have now won 10 games in a row. I wasn’t going to risk jinxing it, but since you have gone and said it. I’m really having fun watching this team now. The last game they lost was a game I attended. They are getting timely hitting, good pitching, and they’re playing teams that are making mistakes. The local radio guys are thanking Mike Trout for igniting this run. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/75 "2022-07-14T21:08:02Z")
I’m watching the Colorado feed of Rockies/Padres, and the Padres have just walked three times in a row, two of them, walking in runs. The score is now 5-2, Colorado. Or, as the chyron says, “2 More Runs Until We Get TACOS!” Will they get tacos? Can _I_ get tacos? Probably not. I live in Virginia. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/76 "2022-07-14T21:21:46Z")
Andrew Benintendi of the Royals is having a career year. He’s batting .317 and has 102 hits for a last-place team, while playing stellar defense in left field. As such, there is a whole lot of interest in him from contending teams. But he’s also unvaccinated and isn’t with the team as they play a weekend series in Toronto. Unsurprisingly, both the Blue Jays and Yankees, who had been interested in acquiring him, have suddenly lost all interest. Dumbass. > **[Yankees Now Unlikely To Pursue Andrew Benintendi Trade](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/yankees-trade-rumors-andrew-benintendi-unvaccinated.html)** > > The Yankees are unlikely to trade for Andrew Benintendi because he is unvaccinated and can't travel to Toronto. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/77 "2022-07-14T21:58:55Z")
Rockies: WE GET TACOS! _fireworks_ ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/78 "2022-07-14T22:14:34Z")
Went to the local sportsbar to get some dinner last night. As we sat down, the Dodgers at St Louis were just starting the seventh inning and were down 0-6. They proceeded to come back and win 7-6 in the final three innings. Must’ve been brutal for Cardinal fans. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/79 "2022-07-14T23:42:59Z")
The Royals have really managed to take being disappointed in them to a whole new level. 10 unvaxxed morons is a lot of morons on one team, and it’s a clear lack of leadership on all levels that led to it. I get the feeling Sherman is going to clean house, hopefully it’s soon. The very thin silver lining is that Cal Eldred is also unvaxxed and can’t inflict his “coaching” on the pitchers. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252/80 "2022-07-15T02:12:11Z")
And, of course, the Royals win tonight in Toronto, 3-1. Nate Eaton, brought up from Omaha because of the unvaxxed a-holes, hit a home run in the ninth for his first major league hit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2022/967252.md?page=5)