# MLB May 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [May 1, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011 "2024-05-01T14:22:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/41 "2024-05-19T04:40:34Z")
Guardians fans are going nuts for them, myself included. Waiting for the hats to go on sale. They looked friggin’ awesome on the field Friday. In other Guardians news, we continue to be at the top of the ALCD. Gotta get those pesky Royals to push themselves further away from us. In true Cleveland fashion we lost 3/4 from the uber-shitty White Sox. Our best hitter is out with some muscle issues but we rolled over the Twins 2 games in a row. Almost beat them 11-0 today but they put in our Pitcher You Can Put Out There When You’re Up 11-0 and he gave up 2 in the 9th. ---
**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 19, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/42 "2024-05-19T13:33:06Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Guardians And _still_ my first reaction whenever someone mentions the Guardians is “Guardians? What sport is that? Soccer, or… Oh. Yeah.” ---
**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, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/43 "2024-05-19T13:47:06Z")
Takes me a second also most of the time. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/44 "2024-05-19T14:29:11Z")
They should have been the Spiders. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/45 "2024-05-19T16:46:28Z")
4/4 with 2 HR, 3 RBI and a walk. ---
**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 19, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/46 "2024-05-19T20:36:19Z")
Gunnar Henderson hit his 15th home run on the season today. It’s not like he’s beating up on weak teams, either. You can’t pitch to the guy right now. ---
**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 19, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/47 "2024-05-19T21:22:28Z")
The A’s are now playing like the team we all know they are, having dropped 8 in a row as of today’s game. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/48 "2024-05-19T21:33:21Z")
You’ll know once we come through your town. ---
**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 20, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/49 "2024-05-20T00:23:00Z")
I tuned in briefly to the Os game the other night, because I was keeping an eye on a fantasy team with E. Diaz as one of my closers, and I needed a save. Gunnar came to bat down 2, and I just _knew_ he was going to crank one out. Diaz is a lights out closer, but he’s been pretty off the last couple weeks. Sure enough - Gunnar hit one out. Diaz locked down the save, but he’s since been put on “probation” (his manager has said his role is now “more fluid”, which is bullpen for “get your shit together”). ---
**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 20, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/50 "2024-05-20T03:47:31Z")
And Kyle Tucker hits out two against the Brewers to keep pace. That dude is unpitchable too. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/51 "2024-05-21T03:10:16Z")
Tonight Rafael Devers set a Red Sox record by homering in 6 consecutive games. The MLB record is 8 games held by 3 players (Ken Griffey, Don Mattingly, and Dale Long). > **[Devers sets Red Sox record with HRs in 6 straight games](https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-makes-red-sox-history-with-home-run-in-sixth-consecutive-game)** > > ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Fenway Park. Busch Stadium. Tropicana Field. For Rafael Devers, the venue doesn’t matter these days. Put a bat in his hand and he’s going to go deep. > On Monday night at Tropicana Field, Devers set a team record by hitting a... ---
**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 21, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/52 "2024-05-21T12:04:28Z")
Yanks blow a 3 run ninth inning lead thanks to Boone’s robotic managing. This is ninth inning…must bring in closer…previous reliever pitched 2/3 of inning no hits no walks one strikeout…doesn’t matter…must still bring in closer…must bring in closer… ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/53 "2024-05-21T15:13:20Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Yanks blow a 3 run ninth inning lead thanks to Boone’s robotic managing. I really like the people here who are Yankee fans, but I really _really_ don’t like the Yankees. So, it’s with mixed emotions I gloat. (also, I am worried about the next two games, so, it’s probably coming back to haunt me). That was a tough game to watch for 8 innings. I actually turned it off after 6. I kept checking the score though, just in case. No one was more surprised that the Mariners pulled it off. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/54 "2024-05-21T16:09:36Z")
Why wouldn’t you have the closer with the 0.00 ERA pitch the ninth? Sometimes shit goes sideways. The most impressive part of the inning was Seattle’s closer, Andres Munoz. Filthy stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/55 "2024-05-21T16:20:25Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > The most impressive part of the inning was Seattle’s closer, Andres Munoz. Filthy stuff. Seattle’s pitching overall is dominant. If they could also hit they’d be unstoppable. ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/56 "2024-05-21T17:43:48Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Why wouldn’t you have the closer with the 0.00 ERA pitch the ninth? Sometimes shit goes sideways. > > The most impressive part of the inning was Seattle’s closer, Andres Munoz. Filthy stuff. Personally, if someone is lights out in the 8th I’m going to keep with him in the 9th. Generally, a 3 run lead is pretty safe so really shouldn’t be wasting your closer in such a situation. ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/57 "2024-05-21T17:45:55Z")
That isn’t Boone though, that is modern baseball and has been pretty SOP for going on almost 30 years now. Not that I particularly like Boone. But blaming him for the normal seems a little non-sensible. ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/58 "2024-05-21T18:01:34Z")
Good points- Boone is no different than most. Perhaps my criticism is better aimed at your generic modern manager. The same guys that gave us the shift and nearly ruined baseball by turning it into home run or nothing for a couple years. ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/59 "2024-05-21T18:03:15Z")
Agreed. ---
**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 21, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011/60 "2024-05-21T19:08:56Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Perhaps my criticism is better aimed at your generic modern manager. The same guys that gave us the shift and nearly ruined baseball by turning it into home run or nothing for a couple years. I’d place the blame on Glayber Torres, who probably should have thrown to 2nd. Either way, you put your best pitcher in when the heart of the order is up in the 9th inning. Both Earl Weaver and Joe Madden would have put Holmes in there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011.md?page=4)