# MLB: March/April 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 29, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387 "2018-03-29T01:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/181 "2018-04-15T19:28:01Z")
A good chunk of today’s schedule has been postponed. Today is Jackie Robinson Day where every player wears #42, which I strongly disagree with. Are the makeup games going to have the players wearing #42? I certainly think Jackie Robinson should be honored on April 15, I just think that one player per team should be given the honor of wearing the #42. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/182 "2018-04-15T21:25:55Z")
Like maybe you? ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/183 "2018-04-16T02:13:48Z")
Which reminds me, it’s always a good day to hear[this tune.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-7Ac2LVVYU) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/184 "2018-04-16T15:05:57Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > A good chunk of today’s schedule has been postponed. Today is Jackie Robinson Day where every player wears #42, which I strongly disagree with. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/185 "2018-04-16T16:45:07Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Why? Because “[[h]aving some utility infielder with a .215 career batting average wearing #42 doesn’t honor Jackie Robinson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16196699&postcount=296)” I’d also note that [you responded then](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16197639&postcount=298), too. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/186 "2018-04-16T17:07:58Z")
Went to the Boston-Baltimore game yesterday. Game time temperature was announced at 34F. I think that was the high. Lasted through six full. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/187 "2018-04-16T18:08:26Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Because “[[h]aving some utility infielder with a .215 career batting average wearing #42 doesn’t honor Jackie Robinson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16196699&postcount=296)” > > I’d also note that [you responded then](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16197639&postcount=298), too. I don’t have much of a memory for such things. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/188 "2018-04-16T18:48:51Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I don’t have much of a memory for such things. Heh…definitely wasn’t meant as a criticism. I just knew it wasn’t the first time I’d seen **dalej42** mention the issue. But I couldn’t remember the rationale, either. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/189 "2018-04-16T18:49:45Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Because “[[h]aving some utility infielder with a .215 career batting average wearing #42 doesn’t honor Jackie Robinson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16196699&postcount=296)” What a silly position to take. Are only really good baseball players allowed to honor the significance of racial integration and the contributions of Jackie Robinson to the game and to American culture? I guess, by that standard, only really good public speakers or full-time political activists should get to honor Martin Luther King. And forget asking whole stadiums full of baseball or football fans to honor the troops; only military veterans should get to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/190 "2018-04-16T18:54:06Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > What a silly position to take. Are only really good baseball players allowed to honor the significance of racial integration and the contributions of Jackie Robinson to the game and to American culture? I tend to agree. Robinson’s greatest contribution to the game—the one we celebrate each year—was to push the door open wide for everyone to be able to play on the big stage. So it seems odd, then, to want to limit the ability to honor that accomplishment solely to star players. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/191 "2018-04-16T21:58:27Z")
Toronto Blue Jays twitter, this morning: > [@](#): > > Weather update: Due to our stadium having a roof, today’s game will be … > > played as expected. (The tweet was deleted but was screenshotted here: [x.com](https://twitter.com/liam_ocon/status/985928470529224707/photo/1)) Toronto Blue Jays twitter, this afternoon: > [@](#): > > Tonight’s game has been cancelled due to inclement weather causing damage to our roof. > ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/192 "2018-04-18T18:39:29Z")
Suppose a MLB player hit a home run and carried the bat with him around the bases. Would that violate any rule? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/193 "2018-04-18T19:19:59Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Suppose a MLB player hit a home run and carried the bat with him around the bases. Would that violate any rule? Not anymore. [They changed the rule](http://www.empiresports.co/mlb-to-allow-players-to-run-bases-while-holding-bat-2/) a few years ago. 😉 In all seriousness, there does not appear to be any rule that addresses a player being able to carry that bat with him. With a “live ball,” this would run a serious risk of being called for interference, but I don’t see how that would be an issue with a home run. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/194 "2018-04-18T19:47:39Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Suppose a MLB player hit a home run and carried the bat with him around the bases. Would that violate any rule? Only some unwritten one that would upset a crotchety veteran or retired player whose objection and opinion would make them somewhat newsworthy again for about a week ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/195 "2018-04-18T22:13:24Z")
I really wish someone would do it. Maybe kiss the barrel a few times rounding second. It really would piss off a lot of people, though. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/196 "2018-04-18T22:24:38Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > I really wish someone would do it. Maybe kiss the barrel a few times rounding second. It really would piss off a lot of people, though. OK, I’ll be the one. Why would that be good? If some batter did what you described, I guess I would be hoping he tripped and put himself on the DL in an embarrassing way. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/197 "2018-04-18T23:21:58Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > OK, I’ll be the one. Why would that be good? If some batter did what you described, I guess I would be hoping he tripped and put himself on the DL in an embarrassing way. It would be entertaining because “styling” has been a part of baseball for a long time. Think of Rickey’s snatch catch, or Eckersley’s pistol finger, or Sosa’s little hop. Now we have closers with their own signatures, like the shirt untucking or the arrow to the sky. I just like the idea because it would be funny, and unique. It would piss me off if it was the opposing team, like Buatista’s bat flip, but hey, it’s a new world. It wouln’t be as bad as Big Papi taking forty minutes to circle the bases. If Ozzie can do a flip running out to shortstop, then some other guy can walk on his hands to the pitching mound. My guy…hmmm, let me see…let’s say Bryce Harper…he can run the bases hugging his bat. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/198 "2018-04-18T23:37:25Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Suppose a MLB player hit a home run and carried the bat with him around the bases. Would that violate any rule? I struggled with this when I first moved to the United States and started playing softball. I grew up playing cricket, where you carry your bat with you every time you run. Throwing the bat aside after making a hit just didn’t come naturally, and for my first half-dozen games, I would constantly end up at first base with the bat in my hand. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/199 "2018-04-19T01:23:08Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I struggled with this when I first moved to the United States and started playing softball. I grew up playing cricket, where you carry your bat with you every time you run. Throwing the bat aside after making a hit just didn’t come naturally, and for my first half-dozen games, I would constantly end up at first base with the bat in my hand. That’s funny to me because I had the opposite experience. I grew up playing baseball and wound up going to high school in England. Every time I hit the ball in cricket I just let the bat go. Holding on to it was the hardest thing to learn. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2018/811387/200 "2018-04-19T13:05:35Z")
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