# MLB: May 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [May 1, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431 "2023-05-01T20:10:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/61 "2023-05-15T15:11:06Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > hope springs eternal And of course KC travels to Milwaukee and gets swept by the Brewers. In the off-season, the Royals signed journeyman pitcher Jordan Lyles to a two-year, 17 million dollar contract. He has started 9 games this season. KC has lost all nine of those games, with Lyles going 0-7 with a 7.14 ERA. Another savvy move by the KC front office. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/62 "2023-05-15T15:16:12Z")
My God, that’s a ton of money. I’m willing to fail for a quarter of that price! 🙂 ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/63 "2023-05-15T16:36:43Z")
I hate seeing stories like this one. > **[Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner suffers skull fracture and concussion...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/sport/ryan-feltner-skull-fracture-rockies-phillies-spt-intl/index.html)** > > Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner suffered a skull fracture and a concussion on Saturday after he was hit in the head by a 92.7-mph line drive. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/64 "2023-05-15T16:42:37Z")
And pitchers everywhere still vehemently oppose wearing helmets for little more reason than “it looks stupid.” ---
**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 15, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/65 "2023-05-15T16:45:24Z")
Can you back that statement up with some sort of cite? The pushback against helmets I’ve seen is mainly it interferes with pitching. I’ve never heard the “it looks stupid” protest. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/66 "2023-05-15T16:54:40Z")
> Is anyone actually going to wear this thing? > > Oops. Sure [doesn’t sound like it](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10365050/brandon-mccarthy-arizona-diamondbacks-wear-mlb-approved-protective-cap). > > So how do I know that? Well, I spoke Tuesday with three pitchers whose skulls have been fractured by baseballs that collided with their heads at way too high a rate of speed – McCarthy (now of the Diamondbacks), [Chris Young](http://espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/6073/chris-young) of the Nationals and McCarthy’s Arizona teammate, [Brad Ziegler](http://espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/29147/brad-ziegler). > … > So why not? Why _wouldn’t_ these men wear this thing? How, you wonder, could a pitcher even think about not wearing it after living with the nightmares of a baseball roaring at his eyeballs? > > Because this cap looks funny, these men told us. And feels funny. And wiggles on their head when they move. And makes their head sweat. > **[Reservations about new padded caps](https://www.espn.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/13/pitchers-reservations-mlb-new-protective-caps)** > > Three pitchers whose skulls have been fractured by batted balls say they won't wear baseball's new protective cap. > The baseball world has spent years trying to develop suitable headgear for pitchers, but so far none of the designs have caught on. This spring, 20 major-league pitchers tested out the latest prototype, but none of them elected to use the helmet during the regular season. > > Pirates pitcher Mark Melancon [told the _Pittsburgh Tribune-Review_](http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/10013113-74/hughes-headgear-melancon) that the helmet felt just fine, but admitted he was hesitant to wear it because it “looks funny.” > **[Angels Pitcher Matt Shoemaker To Consider Wearing Protective Headgear](https://deadspin.com/angels-pitcher-matt-shoemaker-to-consider-wearing-prote-1787499725)** > > Angels starter Matt Shoemaker missed the final month of the season after being struck in the head by a 105-mph line drive. He underwent surgery to stop the bleeding in his skull, and is now healthy enough to pitch again. In an interview with Good... ---
**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 15, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/67 "2023-05-15T17:05:28Z")
Thank you, Well that is some seriously dumb shit then. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/68 "2023-05-15T18:44:36Z")
I think that is the usual reaction to adding safety equipment to an activity populated by mainly men in their 20’s. I don’t think you cn change it without making it a rule or some worse tragedy. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/69 "2023-05-15T18:59:20Z")
Yes but can you fail at such volume. Lyle’s main selling point is he can fail at scale. ---
**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 15, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/70 "2023-05-15T19:52:37Z")
The A’s have reached an agreement with Bally’s to build a Las Vegas stadium on the old Tropicana Hotel site, along the Las Vegas Strip. I think that this agreement replaces the earlier one, which would have had the stadium located on the other side of I-15. The new agreement is scaled down from the previous one, and would feature a planned 30,000-seat stadium, which could open in time for the 2027 season. > **[A's reach deal to develop Las Vegas stadium site](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37655278/a-reach-agreement-develop-las-vegas-site-stadium)** > > The Oakland Athletics have reached agreement to put their new ballpark on part of the site of the current Tropicana property along the Las Vegas Strip. ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/71 "2023-05-15T20:03:32Z")
Psst! Post #20. I’m definitely picking up some Tropicana souvenirs when I’m in Vegas next month. It’s the last of the old Strip hotels still standing, I think. ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/72 "2023-05-15T20:16:42Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Psst! Post #20. I see that now; according to the ESPN article today, Bally’s made a new announcement about the deal today, so I am wondering what, if anything, is “new” about it, compared to the article from six days ago. ---
**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 15, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/73 "2023-05-15T20:37:08Z")
It **is** nice to see that the deal is being announced by someone other than the A’s. That makes it more of a “Done Deal” in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/74 "2023-05-15T22:35:42Z")
If my quick research is correct, currently the smallest MLB stadium is Progressive Field in Cleveland, with a capacity of just shy of 35k. This new stadium would be the smallest in the majors. ---
**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 15, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/75 "2023-05-15T22:40:48Z")
This **is** the A’s we’re talking about. ---
**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 15, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/76 "2023-05-15T23:11:21Z")
I’d like to see a really tight stadium with limited foul territory, and a second story that juts out nearly right above row A of the bottom deck, like old Tiger Stadium. Those seats were right on top of the action. They’ll never do it, because… I don’t know why they don’t do it. More concourse space, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/77 "2023-05-15T23:17:41Z")
Funny that the Cubs play the Astros in Houston tonight. The Astros were in Chicago yesterday to play the White Sox. ---
**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 15, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/78 "2023-05-15T23:25:23Z")
What was it Ron White said? “I went from Seattle to Salt Lake City by way of Anchorage, because my agent can’t read a fucking map!” ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/79 "2023-05-16T01:46:10Z")
Philadelphia to Kansas City to Oakland and now Vegas. That must be the movingest team ever. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431/80 "2023-05-16T02:04:19Z")
wow is this guy the most hated in baseball or what the tweets are savage, > **[One Of MLB's Worst Umpires May Have Quietly Worked His Last Game And Fans Are...](https://brobible.com/sports/article/angel-hernandez-rumored-retirement-last-mlb-game/)** > > As a general rule, you want to avoid becoming a household name if you officiate a sport for a living, as 99% of the people who manage to do that tend to [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431.md?page=5)