# MLB: July 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [July 1, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357 "2025-07-01T16:39:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/221 "2025-07-20T16:21:00Z")
Interesting Sunday night baseball tonight with Tigers vs Rangers and Skubal pitching. Two teams you don’t often see in a national broadcast. ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/222 "2025-07-20T18:04:03Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > It’s even easier to not turn it on in the first place. it’s that meaningless. To me. And I enjoy and care about MLB. Bingo. I watched nary a pitch of the ASG game this year. And nary a swing of the Home Run Derby the evening before. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/223 "2025-07-20T18:16:12Z")
We’ll show ‘em. Take that Commish: bend thy knee to the mighty power of two aging fans’ total indifference! 😉 ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/224 "2025-07-20T18:35:51Z")
[![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTgUCIRQeFHB9h91N44HELO1xRljkeML0ghIQ&s) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTgUCIRQeFHB9h91N44HELO1xRljkeML0ghIQ&s) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/225 "2025-07-20T23:17:46Z")
The Rangers used to have a perfect set of red, white and blue uniforms. I know they wore powder blue in the 70s but they shouldn’t look like Kansas City ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/226 "2025-07-21T00:17:16Z")
The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-5 today, giving them their second sweep of Los Angeles in two weeks, and sweeping the season’s series. At 59-40, Milwaukee has now won ten straight games: they are now tied with the Cubs for the NL Central lead, as well as being tied with the Cubs and Tigers for the best record in baseball. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/227 "2025-07-21T00:21:03Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I know they wore powder blue in the 70s but they shouldn’t look like Kansas City The powder-blues are an alternate uniform that they’re only wearing on home Sundays, but I agree, it’s way too much like the Royals. [![](https://dsf-img-storage.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/05091347/Dallas-Sports-Fanatic-14-of-23.jpg) ](https://dsf-img-storage.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/05091347/Dallas-Sports-Fanatic-14-of-23.jpg) ---
**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 21, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/228 "2025-07-21T00:30:10Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-5 today, giving them their second sweep of Los Angeles in two weeks, and sweeping the seasons series. Just what I stopped by to report. Meanwhile, the Dodgers have won just 2 of their last 10 and their lead over the Padres is down to 3 1/2 games. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/229 "2025-07-21T00:44:35Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Meanwhile, the Dodgers have won just 2 of their last 10 and their lead over the Padres is down to 3 1/2 games. Looks like there will be good races in every division except the AL Central. Who would have predicted the Tigers would be the only team running away with it? ---
**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 21, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/230 "2025-07-21T00:51:10Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > every division except the AL Central. There are 3 teams in that division that I thought would be in the playoff hunt. They still might be, but they’re all below .500 right now. Royals can’t score runs, Twins pitching is suspect, don’t know what’s wrong with the Guardians. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/231 "2025-07-21T11:14:29Z")
As we all know, the key to a WS ring is to get hot late in the regular season, and stay hot through Game 7. Are the Dodgers getting their slump out of the way now so they can be hot in Sep & Oct, or are the Brewers peaking too early, or maybe both? ---
**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 21, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/232 "2025-07-21T13:46:35Z")
I saw yesterday on ESPN (or maybe MLB Network) that this year was just the sixth MLB season that all teams had at least 40 losses before any team had 60 wins. Detroit notched their 60th win yesterday evening to improve to 60-40, while, as noted earlier, both the Brewers and Cubs have 59 wins. Blue Jays and Dodgers have 58. I have no idea what this stat means or indicates, but it must have been of enough import to warrant being mentioned by one of the sports networks. ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/233 "2025-07-21T14:29:02Z")
It means that no team is on a 100 win pace. It must be fairly rare to have no teams playing better than .600 ball, although the Dodgers were the only ones last season. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/234 "2025-07-21T16:10:15Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > have no idea what this stat means or indicates, but it must have been of enough import to warrant being mentioned by one of the sports networks. Suggesting we have a very well-balanced league all the way around. Few to no standout teams and few to no dregs. ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/235 "2025-07-21T16:43:38Z")
The entire MLB went a combined 1215-1215 at the All Star break. I’d say that’s _incredibly_ balanced! 😉 ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/236 "2025-07-21T17:01:53Z")
I wonder how the second half will compare?? 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/237 "2025-07-21T19:57:00Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > The entire MLB went a combined 1215-1215 at the All Star break. I’d say that’s _incredibly_ balanced! 😉 W..a..i..t a …second? Your’re telling me that each win is balanced by a loss? Wow, what a concept - love it 🙃 ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/238 "2025-07-21T20:29:19Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I wonder how the second half will compare?? 🤦‍♂️ There will be fewer wins. ---
**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 21, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/239 "2025-07-21T20:39:35Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > There will be fewer wins Fortunately, there will also be fewer losses. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357/240 "2025-07-21T20:43:22Z")
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