# MLB: March/April 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 27, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604 "2019-03-27T13:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [May 1, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/261 "2019-05-01T14:38:42Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > It’s May and the Padres aren’t in last place! > > HUZZAH! I know you are trying to appease other members of your household, but you better be more specific about where in the division they end up, lest someone in your household winds up being happier than you at the end of the regular season. 🙂 New May thread [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=874872). ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/262 "2019-05-01T17:36:56Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > CC Sabathia became the newest member of the 3000 strikeout club last night. Only the third lefty joining Randy Johnson & Steve Carlton. Yet the Yankees lost, and all is right with the world. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/263 "2019-05-04T20:57:27Z")
I’m a few days late with this, but wanted to note that the Mad Bum really showed my Dodgers he’s still got something left in the tank. And, since the Giants are not yet double digits out of the pennant race, let us also note that the Giants suck bilgewater. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/264 "2019-05-04T21:12:31Z")
[Reds](http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26670326/reds-announce-release-veteran-slugger-kemp) release Matt Kemp. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/265 "2019-05-05T00:16:11Z")
An All-Star first half last year. I’m going to speculate he lost his fire after the trade. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/266 "2019-05-05T00:32:59Z")
Oh, and cracked ribs. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/267 "2019-05-11T06:42:22Z")
ok here’s a story where i don’t get what the problem is [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/dodgers-control-secondary-ticket-market-rip-off-their-own-fans/ar-AABc0Of?li=BBnba9I#page=2) What’s the bad thing here? since the “brokers” rip the buyers off anyhow … ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/268 "2019-05-11T11:16:05Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > ok here’s a story where i don’t get what the problem is [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/dodgers-control-secondary-ticket-market-rip-off-their-own-fans/ar-AABc0Of?li=BBnba9I#page=2) > > What’s the bad thing here? since the “brokers” rip the buyers off anyhow … The story doesn’t give a lot of details, but I assume it means the team uses a price floor. Let’s say I’ve got tickets for a Monday night game versus the Marlins and I’d take $5 for them. If the team controls the resale market, they probably would set a higher price floor. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/269 "2019-05-11T14:15:33Z")
Seriously, why does Tampa get a team (OK, technically St. Petersburg) ? Watched the Yankees-Rays game last night, they have a pretty decent team. But they don’t even use the upper deck of their stadium. They drew like 25,000 in total for a 3 game set with Arizona. I say ship the team to Montreal instead of the inevitable expansion. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/270 "2019-05-11T20:51:38Z")
and i beet most of them that went were there to see the yankees … a lot of people ask that about any florida team gets except the magic and the bucs … and im told the only thing that keeps the bucs going is the snowbirds go to a bucks game to see their home team win … Same thing happens in LA or a big city/metro area where the residents are seasonal or transplants ---
**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:** [May 11, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/271 "2019-05-11T23:20:41Z")
Cubs beat the Brewers 2-1 in 15 innings. Walkoff homer by Willson Contreras. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/272 "2019-05-12T00:38:12Z")
(These latest posts should probably go in the [May thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=874872).) ---
**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:** [May 12, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/273 "2019-05-12T03:57:36Z")
I just realized I put it in the wrong thread. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604/274 "2019-05-12T08:53:01Z")
mee too i just typed MLB in the search and this one came up… the new one didnt [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2019/831604.md?page=13)