# MLB Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [October 2, 2024, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374 "2024-10-02T10:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/523 "2024-10-30T15:46:40Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > It appear the 2024 World Series Champions will be Freddie Freeman. Freeman has been so superb that even if the Yankees pull off a miracle and win this Series, one wonders if Freeman might still be named MVP despite being on the losing team. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/524 "2024-10-30T16:35:28Z")
I certainly hope not. Those two idiots should be banned for life. That was a mugging and Betts could have suffered a series-ending injury. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/525 "2024-10-30T17:27:23Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > they will be allowed to attend Game 5 tonight You mean they will _not_ be allowed to attend. As it should be. I agree with **BlankSlate** : those two should be banned for life, from _all_ MLB stadiums. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/526 "2024-10-30T17:45:18Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > You mean they will _not_ be allowed to attend. Right. To clarify, the fans were originally told by security that they could return for game 5, but MLB then contacted the Yankees and told them no way. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/527 "2024-10-30T18:26:13Z")
Yes, there was a follow up article in which MLB then clarified - the fans had first been told they could indeed come. > **[Yankees fans banned from Game 5 after 'egregious' Mookie Betts incident](https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-fans-ejected-mookie-betts-153214014.html)** > > Yankees say the fans' conduct was "egregious and unacceptable." ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/528 "2024-10-30T19:04:07Z")
I was listening on the radio and my first thought as I heard it described on the ESPN broadcast was a Futurama reference. [![](https://morbotron.com/meme/S01E05/104716.jpg?b64lines=IEhleSwgaGV5LCBoZXkhIEkgZ290CiBtZSBhIHNvdXZlbmlyLg==) ](https://morbotron.com/meme/S01E05/104716.jpg?b64lines=IEhleSwgaGV5LCBoZXkhIEkgZ290CiBtZSBhIHNvdXZlbmlyLg==) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/529 "2024-10-30T20:17:27Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Yes, there was a follow up article in which MLB then clarified - the fans had first been told they could indeed come. From X: > Austin Capobianco said he got a call from the Yankees today about being banned tonight. Was told if he or his friend try to get in with other tickets, they’ll be arrested at the door. He’s hoping it’s a short term ban Should be one year minimum and they lose those season seats and seniority. If they get season seats again, it’s back of the line. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/530 "2024-10-30T20:31:04Z")
I’m still bemused that the fan seemed to be using NFL reception logic, that if he could pry the ball out of Betts’ glove in time and claim Betts never had possession, then it wouldn’t be a fly out. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/531 "2024-10-30T20:52:11Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Freeman has been so superb that even if the Yankees pull off a miracle and win this Series, one wonders if Freeman might still be named MVP despite being on the losing team. Well, it’s happened before, in 1960. If the Yankees were to pull off an 0-3 comeback though, there would be a deserving Yankee. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/532 "2024-10-30T21:48:51Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > That was a mugging Ah… so, nostalgic for the vintage Bronx of the time of their last prior series encounters 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/533 "2024-10-31T00:19:37Z")
It’s about time!! 👨‍⚖️ First HR in 25 at-bats! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/534 "2024-10-31T00:24:11Z")
And a back-to-back from Chisolm. That’s starting strong. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/535 "2024-10-31T00:25:41Z")
How come Chisolm’s hairdo isn’t in violation of Yankee rules? ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/536 "2024-10-31T00:28:46Z")
What rule would it violate? It’s not very long. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/537 "2024-10-31T00:29:47Z")
I thought they had to more or less have crew cuts. All the rest of them do. He seems to have dreadlocks, though pretty short. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/538 "2024-10-31T00:32:07Z")
Right, the rule is reported everywhere as based on [length](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/yankees-hair-policy-explained-new-york-players-beards-long-hair/780af91c40031b5868c0365e) not specific style. In the current years the close haircut is a popular style anyway so it’s often adopted by guys for ease of maintenance. But to take someone else in the field today for example, Cole does not have a crewcut or a fade. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/539 "2024-10-31T00:41:43Z")
It was a Steinbrenner thing when he was Yankee boss. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/540 "2024-10-31T00:49:25Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > How come Chisolm’s hairdo isn’t in violation of Yankee rules? Even the stick-up-their-ass stiffs in charge of the Yankees wouldn’t dare to ban a well-kept black hairstyle. Cole’s hair is just as long or longer. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/541 "2024-10-31T00:54:44Z")
…aand the Dodgers escape the possibility of even more serious damage. Having seen those first games, though, nothing is certain however early the lead. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/1008374/542 "2024-10-31T00:55:09Z")
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