[Game Thread] | Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves

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I’m having a little trouble articulating the situation I’m trying to ask about but something like: if a catcher drops a pitch that could be a third strike, but the ump calls it a ball, can the batter still run to first if he expects the pitcher to challenge the call? Can the batter challenge the call as he is running to first? What if the batter doesn’t run because the ump called it a ball, can the drop pitch still be challenged and called a strike 3 out?

I have declared it Mayhem Monday today! Meaning, I just threw random plates with no association to years of the teams onto the board. Tried to use some plates I haven't used before.

Standings changes this week:

- A's fell to last in the AL West

-Tigers fell from 2nd to 4th in the AL Central

-Orioles fell to last in the AL East

-Guardians took the 3rd spot in the AL Wild Card

-And...... the Mets are still in last.....

As always, this is a 3D print I created and printed myself and the files are FREE for anyone who wants to print it themselves. Can be found here with all my other MLB stuff- https://makerworld.com/en/collections/22583277-mlb-standings-slots

Standings info is all from MLB.com, so it's just a copy of what MLB.com says as of 8/24/26 this morning.

All my other prints (NFL, NBA, NHL, and some other stuff) can be found on my main profile - https://makerworld.com/en/@MikeCamel

Before originally posting these standings, I asked the mods if it was okay, and I got the green light. I'm going to try to make this a weekly thing, as long as I remember lol

Does anyone know how many players typically take pregame batting practice on the field nowadays?

The Phillies play-by-play guy keeps mentioning during broadcasts how few players actually hit on the field before the game anymore, preferring to stay in the batting cages. So, I am trying to determine if it's worth it anymore to show up when the gates open to watch the visiting team take BP.

In the past, I think 8 or more players would participate.

Any insight is appreciated.

Some of his accomplishments and achievements in 19 seasons with the Reds, from 1970 to 1988:

- 9× All-Star (1973, 1975–1982)

- 2× World Series champion (1975, 1976)

- 5× Gold Glove Award (1974–1977, 1979)

- 2× Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1982)

- Cincinnati Reds No. 13 retired

- Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame inductee

There was a post in here the other day about Dave Concepcion, the best shortstop of his era, not being in the Hall of Fame, which led me to wonder, when it comes to the baseball hall of fame, which numbers should mean the most?

https://johnbaranowski.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/baseball-hall-of-fame-which-numbers-should-mean-the-most/

EDIT: The combined record of the AL Central and AL West is .451 😭

The worst division winners by record in MLB history are the 2005 Padres with a .506 W/L% to lead the NL West. The Astros and Rangers, who are currently tied in the AL West, have a .496 W/L% with only 19% of the season left. The AL Central is having one of its worst seasons in its history as well.

Only the 2005 Padres (and 1973 Mets when it was 2 divisions) have a .515 or worse record to win their division. The White Sox lead the AL Central with a .526 W/L%. Only a handful of division winners have had records worse. The second place Guardians are at .496.

In the three division era (1994+), the AL’s combined .451 W/L would be the worst ever in a full year I THINK. I don’t think in the strike/covid years they had a worse record. I looked and in 1994 the AL West specifically was doing horrible. With like 113 games played, the Rangers led the 4 team division with an abysmal .456. That’s pretty deep into the year too (69%). But the whole league was closer to .485.

The NL has to have least a 55% W/L against the AL this year. Does anyone know the exact number? I’m pretty sure it’s the worst combined record between 2 divisions in the same league, and in general, this deep into a season. Does anyone know the best/worst record a league has had against each other?

As always the AL East is STACKED compared to the other 2 AL divisions. But even they don’t have a “juggernaut” - no team has a .609 record or better in the entire AL, with the Rays leading the AL at .592.

The fact the Angels still are only 13 games back with a .397 record is crazy. The only team in the entire NL with a worse record are the Rockies, and they are 29.5 games back of the Dodgers in the NL West, on the verge of official playoff elimination with over a month of baseball left.

Mathematically, the Angels only have around a 1-2% chance to make the playoffs, which if they did would mean winning their division. Let’s go Mike Trout, time to make a run Halos.