# MLB: May 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [May 4, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911 "2022-05-04T00:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/81 "2022-05-15T22:26:17Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > You know how they say the great thing about baseball is the possibility that you’ll see something you’ve never seen before? Well, it happened in today’s game–the first (and likely only) time I have ever seen a game end on an attempted steal of home. Dramatic to be sure. I was at a game in Cleveland in 1958 in which Vic Power ended the game in extra innings by stealing home. It was his second steal of home in that game. He was fast, but not really a base stealer. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/82 "2022-05-15T23:29:53Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Are the Reds this cursed to pitch a no hitter and still lose??? Technically speaking, because the Reds were the visiting team and the game-winning run occurred in the bottom of the 8th inning, it wasn’t a no-hitter because the Reds’ pitchers didn’t pitch nine innings. > **[Reds become 6th team to not allow hit and lose](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33923277/cincinnati-reds-allow-hit-fall-1-0-pittsburgh-pirates)** > > Reds starter Hunter Greene and reliever Art Warren combined to allow zero hits Sunday, but Cincinnati still lost 1-0 to the Pirates. ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/83 "2022-05-16T02:11:14Z")
It’s the top of the ninth in St. Louis and Albert Pujols is pitching. ---
**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 17, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/84 "2022-05-17T02:27:25Z")
Cubs catcher Willson Contreras accomplished a rare feat during Chicago’s 9-0 win over Pittsburgh: Batting lead off, he doubled to start the bottom of the first. The Cubs batted around, and Contreras came to the plate again. This time, he hit a grand slam (which was also his 100 career home run). So, at first glance, it looks like Contreras hit a grand slam. From the lead off spot. In the first inning. He was also only the 10th person since 1901 to hit a first inning grand slam from the lead off spot as their second at-bat. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/85 "2022-05-17T05:31:49Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > He was also only the 10th person since 1901 to hit a first inning grand slam from the lead off spot as their second at-bat. I’m truly surprised it has happened 10 times in 122 years. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/86 "2022-05-17T05:56:38Z")
other than some teams being better than expected (like the white sox) or worse than expected (braves ) there are not many surprises so far in the standings … edit:lol same as it was when the OP posted lol ---
**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 17, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/87 "2022-05-17T17:29:28Z")
Awesome about the 1st inning GS by the leadoff hitter. Thanks for sharing. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/88 "2022-05-17T17:44:30Z")
League-wide hitting has gotten a touch better over the past few weeks: the league average is now .234. The A’s are the worst-hitting team in the league at this point, still below the Mendoza Line at .199. Batting averages are now pretty close to the full-year average from last year (.244), which was still anemic, compared to historical numbers. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/89 "2022-05-18T00:58:55Z")
Are there any baseball podcasts that discuss the day to day MLB that haven’t been hijacked by gambling? I’ve got time at work this summer that might be a bit slow. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/90 "2022-05-18T01:10:44Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Are there any baseball podcasts that discuss the day to day MLB that haven’t been hijacked by gambling? I doubt it. Gambling ads and talk have absolutely taken over sports media. It’s appalling, and I have been planning on starting a whole thread about it. I auto-block accounts on Twitter that are about sports gambling, and so far I’ve blocked probably a thousand of them (not an exaggeration.) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/91 "2022-05-18T01:15:40Z")
I know, it sucks. At least baseball history podcasts are numerous and they don’t become dated. ---
**Author:** ![omenran](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omenran/32/3318_2.png) [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/92 "2022-05-18T02:50:46Z")
It’s not day to day, but Effectively Wild is usually about 3 times a week and does not have any gambling talk (except to complain about it. Or as part of MLB news) it’s more about league news, stats and pedantry and history than the games that just happened, so probably not what you want completely. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/93 "2022-05-18T13:29:10Z")
My baseball podcast habits are usually about fantasy, but the Athletic baseball pods are really good, and some of them are about regular baseball, not fantasy. “Rates and Barrels” is excellent - Eno Sarris and Britt Ghiroli are fantastic. There’s also a daily pod called “The Baseball Show” that does a daily MLB update. None of them have any gambling content, but the ads are usually about gambling. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/94 "2022-05-18T23:46:09Z")
Former Yankees third-round draft pick Jake Sanford has been released for a bizarre reason-- he was stealing equipment from his teammates and re-selling it online. > **[Yankees cut prospect Jake Sanford for allegedly stealing from teammates,...](https://nypost.com/2022/05/18/yankees-cut-prospect-jake-sanford-for-allegedly-stealing-equipment/)** > > Jake Sanford, a former third round pick, has been cut by the Yankees for allegedly stealing from his teammates. ---
**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 19, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/95 "2022-05-19T00:47:16Z")
[Matt Harvey](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33934008/matt-harvey-suspended-60-games-mlb-distributing-oxycodone)who is currently on a minor league contract in the Orioles system, has been suspended 60 games for distributing oxycodone. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/96 "2022-05-19T02:40:58Z")
An apparent sacrifice fly to tie the score in the Nats/Marlins game in the bottom of the 9th was turned into a game-ending double play when apparently the guy on third didn’t wait to leave the bag until after the ball was caught in right field. For awhile we had a final score of 4-3, Nats. But the Marlins challenged and it was overturned. The score became 4-4 and the game was back on, with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, and runners on 1st and 2nd after a video review that lasted more than 4 minutes. And then the Nats won in the 10th. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/97 "2022-05-19T12:15:28Z")
There was no question the runner tagged up properly. Robot umps won’t solve everything. ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/98 "2022-05-19T13:05:47Z")
Yanks are doing well in all areas. A 757% win pct incredible. Gallo & Hicks are underperforming and Catcher offense has been minimal but no big surprise there. The starters have been great. Nestor Cortes number are crazy good and Cole is 4-0 and down to a 2.89 ERA. Monty at a 3.06 ERA 1.075 WHIP is in desperate need of some run support. Severino has pitched the worst of the starters and his 3-0. Meanwhile the bullpen has been a strength also. Especially Michael King & Clay Holmes. Holmes has a .44 ERA and .738 WHIP. He is 4-0 with 7 holds. Miguel Castro, who we got from the Mets in a trade has been better than the back of his baseball card so far. He gave up 2 runs in one appearance and allowed 1 inherited runner to score thrice so far. So probably will be used primarily to start an inning and not high leverage situations. Chapman has been shaky of late. Chad Green seems to have settled down and is returning to form. His strikeouts are up and he is looking more consistent in May. Loaisiga & Luetge have been erratic so far. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/99 "2022-05-19T14:16:07Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > There was no question the runner tagged up properly. No, you’re absolutely right. They got it right after the review. I’m just glad we were able to pull out the 10th-inning victory and salvage a game in the series. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911/100 "2022-05-19T14:41:50Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Gallo & Hicks are underperforming and Catcher offense has been minimal but no big surprise there. I’d go insane if I had to watch Joey Gallo every day. Can’t stand the 200 Ks and 40 HRs approach. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2022/963911.md?page=6)