# MLB: May 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 1, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324 "2019-05-01T14:36:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [May 27, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/122 "2019-05-27T05:39:42Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > this article thinks the cubs are going somewhere this season [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/why-cubs-are-poised-for-another-deep-postseason-run/ar-AABU6Fv) Whoops! That little bump was losing that series to the Reds in Chickago. Reds slowly creaking back into relevance. Nobody is paying attention to their MLB leading bullpen ERA… ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/123 "2019-05-27T07:53:14Z")
I was in the store and I saw a display of “LA Dodgers blonde ale” in tall cans with the Dodgers logo on it I didn’t get to check it out …is this an MLB beer promotion like just a diff team name on the can in each teams market or maybe a regional beer for each team ? or just the Dodgers ? ---
**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 27, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/124 "2019-05-27T15:41:55Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I know the Yanks are feasting on some really bad teams, but this run of success with “The Replacements” is really like nothing I can recall seeing. They now have a .667 winning percentage. > This is while missing their top two offensive players and ace along with a dozen more players. I think some of these replacements are better than they guys we supposedly miss. Urshela is a far superior player to Andujar. Sometimes we fall in love with a rookie year and don’t see the weaknesses in the player, Andujar is a case in point. He’s a huge liability in the field. I’ve finally given up on Greg Bird. He is never going to have a healthy year and will never be a reliable player. Luke Voit is a much better player. And I think LeMahieu at second and Torres at short is as good or better than Didi at short and Torres at second. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/125 "2019-05-27T15:57:55Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > I was in the store and I saw a display of “LA Dodgers blonde ale” in tall cans with the Dodgers logo on it I didn’t get to check it out …is this an MLB beer promotion like just a diff team name on the can in each teams market or maybe a regional beer for each team ? or just the Dodgers ? [Just the Dodgers](https://dodgerblue.com/golden-road-brewing-pub-dodgers-blonde-ale-craft-beer-available-dodger-stadium-local-retailers/2019/04/12/), apparently. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/126 "2019-05-27T16:53:56Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I think some of these replacements are better than they guys we supposedly miss. Urshela is a far superior player to Andujar. Sometimes we fall in love with a rookie year and don’t see the weaknesses in the player, Andujar is a case in point. He’s a huge liability in the field. I’ve finally given up on Greg Bird. He is never going to have a healthy year and will never be a reliable player. Luke Voit is a much better player. And I think LeMahieu at second and Torres at short is as good or better than Didi at short and Torres at second. Wasn’t LeMahieu playing third earlier this season or am I going senile? ---
**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 27, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/127 "2019-05-27T17:32:12Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Wasn’t LeMahieu playing third earlier this season or am I going senile? I believe he has. He can pretty much play any position. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/128 "2019-05-27T18:05:22Z")
Bill Buckner has died: > **[Former Cubs first baseman Bill Buckner has died](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2019/5/27/18641611/bill-buckner-former-cubs-first-baseman-died)** > > He was a big part of the team in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/129 "2019-05-27T19:41:20Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Bill Buckner has died: > > [Former Cubs first baseman Bill Buckner has died - Bleed Cubbie Blue](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2019/5/27/18641611/bill-buckner-former-cubs-first-baseman-died) It’s nice to see an obituary not headlined by his most famous error. Probably almost every other one will. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/130 "2019-05-28T02:01:03Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > …a rebuild is only as good as the people strategizing it Cleveland Indians fans can now look forward to multiple lean years, given the likelihood that management will take advantage of the team’s 10+ game deficit in the A.L. Central and trade remaining talent for prospects. It seems kind of silly to me to hear calls for “blowing up” the Indians, since they already had detonated their chances in the offseason salary purge. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/131 "2019-05-28T02:15:16Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > It’s nice to see an obituary not headlined by his most famous error. Probably almost every other one will. I’m part of a baseball chat group on Facebook and we were all angry that ESPN chose to prominently mention that. Making an error in a ball game isn’t like being a war criminal or a serial killer, it shouldn’t be mentioned in a death notice of a ball player. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/132 "2019-05-28T03:43:23Z")
Reds bordering on relevance… ---
**Author:** ![juliane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@juliane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juliane)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/133 "2019-05-28T08:21:56Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I’m part of a baseball chat group on Facebook and we were all angry that ESPN chose to prominently mention that. Making an error in a ball game isn’t like being a war criminal or a serial killer, it shouldn’t be mentioned in a death notice of a ball player. I noticed that too…This is clearly unfair. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/134 "2019-05-28T12:52:25Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Cleveland Indians fans can now look forward to multiple lean years, given the likelihood that management will take advantage of the team’s 10+ game deficit in the A.L. Central and trade remaining talent for prospects. > > It seems kind of silly to me to hear calls for “blowing up” the Indians, since they already had detonated their chances in the offseason salary purge. I’m quite surprised they’re this far behind, and would not be the slightest bit surprised if they caught up and made the playoffs. I think they could catch Minnesota. Jose Ramirez isn’t going to hit .197 all year. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/135 "2019-05-28T13:00:06Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I’m part of a baseball chat group on Facebook and we were all angry that ESPN chose to prominently mention that. Making an error in a ball game isn’t like being a war criminal or a serial killer, it shouldn’t be mentioned in a death notice of a ball player. As to this, it’s a tough call. Bill Buckner was a really good player. He played in 22 seasons, won a batting title, and played in the World Series for two different teams. Like it or not, though, the thing he was most famous for was letting a ball roll through his legs to conclude maybe the greatest World Series choke of all time. It is probably not fair that he is remembered for that and not three 100-RBI seasons, or 2715 hits, or making an All-Star team, but he is, and if you ran a story about the man and DIDN’T mention that it would be kind of obvious to most baseball fans that the elephant was standing in the room. My favourite Bill Buckner fact; in his long career, in which he started 2233 games, Bill Buckner never, not once, struck out three times in the same game. That is a thing that will happen at least ten times today, but it never happened to him. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/136 "2019-05-28T13:20:36Z")
As a Dodger fan I have to stop myself from running to the thread everytime Bellinger does something awesome but he had a pretty good night so I figured I’d drop a [brief highlight reel.](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mlb.com/amp/news/cody-bellinger-homers-off-jacob-degrom.html) The throw in the 8th was my favorite out of the three. I have hopes the kid can keep this up though his average is almost pedestrian right now. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/137 "2019-05-28T13:28:19Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > As to this, it’s a tough call. > > Bill Buckner was a really good player. He played in 22 seasons, won a batting title, and played in the World Series for two different teams. Like it or not, though, the thing he was most famous for was letting a ball roll through his legs to conclude maybe the greatest World Series choke of all time. It is probably not fair that he is remembered for that and not three 100-RBI seasons, or 2715 hits, or making an All-Star team, but he is, and if you ran a story about the man and DIDN’T mention that it would be kind of obvious to most baseball fans that the elephant was standing in the room. I have to agree, we still know about [Merkle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Merkle#The_%22Boner%22)and that was 110 years ago. They pair are kind of on par with each other. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/138 "2019-05-28T18:14:34Z")
The Fresno Grizzlies, AAA team, really screwed up by identifying Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as an enemy of freedom during their Memorial Day tribute video. This isn’t Elections, so I won’t get into politics, but I would have been sickened to see a duly elected member of the House of Representatives named as an enemy of freedom on Memorial Day regardless of their politics. Completely inexcusable. > **[Nationals AAA Team Is Very Sorry For Playing Video That Portrayed Alexandria...](https://dcist.com/story/19/05/28/nationals-aaa-team-is-very-sorry-for-playing-video-that-called-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-an-enemy-of-freedom/)** > > The freshman congresswoman was included in footage alongside North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/139 "2019-05-28T18:29:05Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Bill Buckner was a really good player. He played in 22 seasons, won a batting title, and played in the World Series for two different teams. Like it or not, though, the thing he was most famous for was letting a ball roll through his legs to conclude maybe the greatest World Series choke of all time. It is probably not fair that he is remembered for that and not three 100-RBI seasons, or 2715 hits, or making an All-Star team, but he is, and if you ran a story about the man and DIDN’T mention that it would be kind of obvious to most baseball fans that the elephant was standing in the room. True, but it doesn’t have to appear in the headline or even the first paragraph of the obit. [Not that this is anything new.](https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/06/archives/fred-snodgrass-86-dead-ball-player-muffed-1912-fly.html) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/140 "2019-05-28T18:48:27Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > The Fresno Grizzlies, AAA team, really screwed up by identifying Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as an enemy of freedom during their Memorial Day tribute video. This isn’t Elections, so I won’t get into politics, but I would have been sickened to see a duly elected member of the House of Representatives named as an enemy of freedom on Memorial Day regardless of their politics. Completely inexcusable. 1. It wasn’t a screwup, it was deliberate. I do not believe for an instant this could be a mistake. 2. Heeeere comes fascism. I find it impossible to believe anything like this would have happened even just twenty years ago. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324/141 "2019-05-28T20:12:44Z")
Dustin Pedroia just held a press conference to announce … that he’s going to take a little more time before announcing his retirement. But look for a ceremonial last game this September. There was speculation when the Sox hired Alex Cora as manager that, as one of his former teammates, he’d be able to tell Pedey when it was time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2019/833324.md?page=8)