# MLB: July **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 1, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317 "2013-07-01T04:47:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/101 "2013-07-14T05:03:31Z")
TIm Lincecum has just no-hit the Padres on 148 pitches… …can we please play San Diego every day from here on out? ---
**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 14, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/102 "2013-07-14T15:30:00Z")
Stand in line. 😃 Lincecum just showed that he wasn’t Samson after all. Good job. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/103 "2013-07-14T16:48:04Z")
I visited Safeco Field last night for the first time. King Felix pitched a gem and the weather was great. Near the end of the game on the scoreboard jumbotron thing they showed some of the 9th from Petco. Cool. The announcer mentioned a few times that Timmy is a UW alum. I was wearing my SFG hat and pullover. After the game I met a few Giants fans there, and some Mariners fans said that Lincecum should belong to the Mariners instead of the Giants. We had some good talks and the Seattle fans I met are classy people. Mrs. Tango and I sat next to two M’s fans who pointed out #15 3B Kyle Seager as someone to watch. And Smoak also had a good game. All in all it was a good baseball day. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/104 "2013-07-14T18:43:32Z")
Not to mention that the Mariners have homered in 21 straight games now, a new club record. Raul Ibanez has 24 HRs, only needing 6 more by the end of the season to beat Ted Williams’ “record” for HRs by a 41-year-old (29). ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/105 "2013-07-14T20:41:33Z")
Make that 22 straight games 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/106 "2013-07-15T10:24:02Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > TIm Lincecum has just no-hit the Padres on 148 pitches… > …can we please play San Diego every day from here on out? That’s a hell of a lot of pitches by today’s standards. Hope he doesn’t pay for it down the line. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/107 "2013-07-15T12:50:12Z")
Amazingly, the Reds won and split the four game series with the Braves. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/108 "2013-07-15T14:42:28Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > That’s a hell of a lot of pitches by today’s standards. Hope he doesn’t pay for it down the line. At least with the All-Star break he gets a nice long rest before the Giants next game. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/109 "2013-07-16T18:41:24Z")
This is Tim McCarver’s last year behind the mike. I have sorely missed watching the All-Star Game, but next year it looks like I can start again. I can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/110 "2013-07-17T00:11:50Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > This is Tim McCarver’s last year behind the mike. He looks older than I remembered! ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/111 "2013-07-17T03:26:02Z")
AL pitching! w00t! ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/112 "2013-07-17T03:29:06Z")
I’m just bummed that Iwakuma didn’t get into the game. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/113 "2013-07-17T05:17:43Z")
I was wondering if it was okay for me to now get up off the floor and stop genuflecting at the statue of Mariano Rivera. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/114 "2013-07-18T18:43:24Z")
Not yet. Bud Selig will notify you when it is safe to arise. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/115 "2013-07-20T12:41:10Z")
You don’t really miss baseball…until its gone for four days! Somehow, the Reds really have Liriano’s number. That’s three straight times we’ve beaten him. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/116 "2013-07-20T13:33:16Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > This is Tim McCarver’s last year behind the mike. I have sorely missed watching the All-Star Game, but next year it looks like I can start again. I can’t wait. I read somewhere that he started reciting Metallica lyrics to “Enter The Sandman” when Rivera came out. Brrrrr. I’m glad I was at the ballpark, I totally missed that crap… ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/117 "2013-07-20T14:01:00Z")
BTW here are my pics from the All-Star Game events in NYC I attended; for once I was pretty glad to be a Mets season ticket holder 🙂 [Saturday FanFest at the Javits Center](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634713421557/) [2013 All-Star Sunday at Citi Field](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634715404210/) [The 2013 Home Run Derby](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634714359850/)[The 2013 All-Star Game](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634689133786/) ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/118 "2013-07-20T14:16:44Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > I read somewhere that he started reciting Metallica lyrics to “Enter The Sandman” when Rivera came out. Brrrrr. > > I’m glad I was at the ballpark, I totally missed that crap… Yes. Yes, he did. Hearing McCarver quote Metallica was one of the most bizarre things ever. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/119 "2013-07-20T21:57:10Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > BTW here are my pics from the All-Star Game events in NYC I attended; for once I was pretty glad to be a Mets season ticket holder 🙂 > > [Saturday FanFest at the Javits Center](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634713421557/) > [2013 All-Star Sunday at Citi Field](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634715404210/) > [The 2013 Home Run Derby](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634714359850/)[The 2013 All-Star Game](http://www.flickr.com/photos/robardin/sets/72157634689133786/) Wow, those are great pics, man! Thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317/120 "2013-07-21T02:20:17Z")
Huh. Weird game. [The Mariners beat the Astros 4-2](http://mariners.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?c_id=sea&gid=2013_07_20_seamlb_houmlb_1&lang=en), on one hit, and no errors by the Astros. The full box score looks a bit odd, though. The M’s scored 4 runs, but there are only 3 RBI’s credited in the box. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july/662317.md?page=7)