Game 10 Open Thread - Twins (4-5) at Royals (6-3)
by Freneau on Apr 11, 2008 6:30 PM EDT
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The Royals resume hostilities with the Twins tonight, taking another crack at Livan Hernandez (please say in John Miller voice), a pitcher they made look like a Cy Young candidate last weekend.
Facing off against Livan is the designated #1 of the staff, Gil Meche (6.94 ERA) who lost control of a decent outing in that same weekend series mentioned above.
Do the Royals return to hackfest against the Twins? We'll see.
I'll be at a wedding tonight, so the site is in your hands. Let's win this one for Greg Gagne. And don't forget, Royals Review t-shirts are still available, so order yours today in time for RR Fest at the K, April 26.
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Let's hope to see the Royals do a better job
of working the count and making Hernandez pitch. Livan will carve them up if we do the first pitch swing routine like we do with the Twins.
Just a side note - hear interview with Buster Olney from ESPN. He thought the Royals would be a factor in the pennant race all through the summer. The front line pitching can stack up the "big boys." I think "relevant" was the word he used for the Royals - wow, that coming from an ESPN guy is high praise.
Callaspo!!!!!!!
Twins
1. Carlos Gomez CF
2. Matt Tolbert SS
3. Joe Mauer C
4. Justin Morneau 1B
5. Delmon Young LF
6. Jason Kubel DH
7. Brendan Harris 2B
8. Mike Lamb 3B
9. Denard Span RF
Royals
1. Joey Gathright CF
2. Mark Grudzielanek 2B
3. Mark Teahen LF
4. Jose Guillen RF
5. Billy Butler DH
6. Alex Gordon 3B
7. Ross Gload 1B
8. John Buck C
9. Alberto Callaspo SS
Still no DDJ though.
Don't really get batting Butler fifth
He seems like your prototypical #3 hitter, both for old school baseball guys and for stat geeks. Still, its a much better lineup than Buddy ever employed.
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Callaspo In The
9 hole=a true second leadoff hitter. I hope he handles the SS duties reasonably well; I'm convinced he'll hit.
Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!
by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Has anyone noticed that Hillman is almost the
opposite of Buddy when it comes to making out the lineup? This lineup looks like the standard for the first two weeks. When DDJ comes back, Gathright is out and let's hope Callaspo sees more time than Pena.
Have to imagine if and when Joey G. goes back to the 4th OF roll and spells Teahen or Guillen - Gathright will bat 8th.
Would Hillman look at keeping Gathright leading off when DDJ is in the lineup? What kind of production would DDJ have lower in the order?
Pitching note
Francisco Liriano will be activated for Sunday's start. Grrr!!
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Dayton is an idiot
He should have never given up on those two guys!!!!!
< / sarcasm>
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Nunez And Soria
For Sweeney and Brown............yeah, that's the ticket!
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Looked like
Lou Brown hitting grounders at Roger Dorn
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The wind chill was 13 in Saint Joseph
Today and it may be less than that right now. Anyone at the K right now is more hardcore of a fan than me.
Hopefully Meche
will look better tonight. I think his PAP hangover is has been a bit of a factor thus far this season.
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You guys are hilarious :P
Pitcher Abuse Points, plus the raw innings increase, had me guessing that Meche would start slowly.
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Much like American Idol.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Slightly arbitrary,
because there ARE some pitchers who can handle high pitch counts regularly, but basically the different pitch counts of each start are assigned to a category. The higher the category, the more pitches thrown, and the worse for the pitcher's arm (or so the thinking goes). Meche was 11th in all of baseball in PAP last year. That's high to begin with, but then there's the fact that Gilgameche had never exactly been a workhorse.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Glad Grudzielanek is back in the lineup.
His grittyness was sorely missing from yesterdays offence.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
Twins looking to hire
Joey Gathright as a hitting insructor
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How else can you expain
Bunting the first two hitters?
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Ron Gardenhire is an irrational love for speed guy?
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Carlos Gomez is out
Good start. Gomez has already been overrated by those with irrational love for speedy-lead-off-guy-without-power skill sets.
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It all started with Willie Wilson
He was my favorite Royal not named George Brett. From there, you can't turn back. You start liking Rickey Henderson and move on to Jose Reyes and Carl Crawford. I have a problem.
But Reyes and Crawford
are five tool guys, really. That's easy to understand. I just have a hard time figuring out what people like about marginal speedsters like Gathright and Gomez and the like.
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arent people projecting gomez to develop a decent amount of power...i dont anyone's predicting him to be the next joey gathright.
by billybeingbilly on Apr 11, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I must admit
I know that speed is wildly overrated, but aesthetically, it makes for a much more exciting game.
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Right,
but that doesn't necessarily equate to being a better player. I like stolen bases and great defense too, but I'll take the guy with the higher OBP over the scrapper anyday.
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Of course
I'm talking about what's good for winning vs. what makes for exciting baseball.
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while playing in High School, I was a tall, lanky
kid who shouldn't have been stealing, but I was always running. It's like the rush some people get from stealing or skydiving. In college, coaches don't think it's so funny.
Chien Ming Wang
Has a perfect game thru 4 IP against Boston.
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Callaspo
just made a hell of a play. Too bad TPJ isn't out there to make it better. :p
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Callaspo looked pretty good on that play
I'd like to at least see how he can handle short. It is after all, a rebuilding year.
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What I wanted to add
in addition to my thoughts in the debate thread, was that THT says Callaspo has done well in a small sample size. Still, hard to conclude much from that.
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In Tonight's Tiny
Sample so far he looks very good.
Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!
by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I Hit Preview
And forgot to post this; it should have been after the bunt single.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
What Is This
Base on balls thing?
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No Hackfest today!
Another great walk by Teahen. I'm really impressed by his plate discipline.
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Okay, someone please tell me...
how has FSN not come up with a way to put a camera in CF without having issues with the water? Seems easy, raise the dude up on a lift or something, right?
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dont know
but i am not a fan of this camera angle
Batting Order / DeJesus
Does anyone know with any level of certainty what the lineup will look like when dejesus gets back.
Of special interest, will Hillman play Teahen at first 1-2 times a week with an outfield of gathright, dejesus and guillen?
Another way of putting it, is Teahen our backup 1B?
Really have no idea
not like we have any precedence set with Hillman yet
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Not So Far
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
while im not a big fan of teahen at first...
i think gathright > gload. which is basically what the trade off is, so whatevs.
I would guess
Gathright finds himself on the bench, probably finding a way in the lineup 2-3 times a week. I mean, he's hitting .189.
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Sure
But Gathright is probably a .270 hitter with little propensity to walk and no power. And that really hasn't changed. Its better to have Gload in the lineup than Gathright.
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Hopefully Gator
will spell DDJ every-so-often, because DDJ is the better player, he shown he could use a rest every week, and Gathright is really just a good fourth OF. Ross Gload is the better hitter between him and Gathright...talk about damning with faint praise.
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Not too impressed w/ Jose's sample size.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
He's had slow starts before
hopefully Livan can get him going.
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His "slow years" seem to have come
either before his breakout or when he was injured, so with any luck he should be able to shake off his .150ish start.
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This Is Serious
Shit weather in KC tonight; it's far better here.
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No kidding
Finally supposed to get 80 degrees weather next week - of course the boys in blue will be on the west coast.
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Gillie Sets Up
The DP with no one out; who would suspect that? Inscrutable.
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Did you here the other dude (is that stewart?)
Tell Split to pull his finger. My son and I almost fell out of our chairs.
Finally coming back to the 'K'!!!! I'm going to be there 7/11/08, vs the SEA Mariners, of course!
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Apr 11, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
How have we not heard more about the additions to the training staff
that Paul and Ryan are talking about on the TV broadcast.
Wish I could watch THIS game
Le Sox are getting no hit in the fifth.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
I couldn't be happier for J.D. Drew
after last year's struggles and then his big role the post-season. I've never bought into the idea that he's a jerk because he's reserved, so it's nice to see Fenway off his back and him playing well.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Is that fucking Joey G out there on the basepaths???
Come on!!
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Sick of this camera, this sucks!
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Gil is just playing the odds...
the chace of getting someone out is greater when you can throw to damn near any base.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
Thank god for small favors
such as the Twins thinking Mike Lamb = starting 3B.
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Yes
He's lulling them into a false sense of security.
And proving, I think, that I was right to complain about him not getting shut down at the end of the year. The ghost of Buddy Bell laughs at me.
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Are you f'in me
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Of course,
"I don't think much of his power prospects" does not mean that Gomez can't double in two runs. Fudge.
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Should have been out
and out of the inning with 1 run
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
were playin em short these days
its hillman ball
Who Expected That
From Gomez the 2 strike bunter?
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Make That 3
Hitters, not outs.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Small sample size fun!
Meche ERA = 8.56
David Ortiz BA = .079
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Shameless plug
But I'm now in the midst of a super-awesome Red Sox dynasty, circa 2005!
by Royals Nation on Apr 11, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
"I love Nixon's grit and the way he handles the bat, but we've got to get Payton his playing time against right-handers, given his success against them in the past," said General Manager Jack Dempsey. "Although I wish we had Ross Gload of the Chicago White Sox....I love me some Gloadie."
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Maybe we can make a trade
Meche for Ortiz. Trade our bust for their bust.
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Butler Was Actually
Going backwards legging that one out.
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We learned about that thingy in calculus
where, mathematically, you can keep going halfway to a place without ever actually getting there. Only it doesn't work in real life, except when Billy Ray Butler is running.
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Well,...
at least TPJ aint battn next.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
It Does Feel
Good, doesn't it.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Pena coulda done that.
Actually, I kinda doubt his ability to hit a grounder that hard.
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a soft grounder would have been better actually
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
early bullpen call?
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Why? This One's
Toast. Meche needs the work, apparently.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Ramon Ramirez
Is a former starter. I don't think he's worked in awhile.
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Peralta...
uh, wait.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
You underestimate
Gil's grit. And guttiness. Which is kinda like grit.
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In Japan,
the last batter in the lineup must swing at everything.
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by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
Morneau owns Gilly
Damn Canadians.
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by RoyalsRetro on Apr 11, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And the Macenzie Brothers!
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by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Colt Griffin
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I recommeded that comment :P
What does that actually do, do we know?
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I think I win a gold star
Or I get into the college of my choice or something.
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by RoyalsRetro on Apr 11, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cool!
I'm going to start recommending everyone's comments.
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by NHZ on Apr 11, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
If you give everyone recommendations
It cheapens it, just like the BCS bowl system.
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by RoyalsRetro on Apr 11, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're right
I recommended your comment as a warning.
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Gah Terry Francona's misplaced loyalty:
"Mike Timlin replaces Clay Buchholz"
"Jason Giambi homers (1) on a fly ball to centerfield. None out."
"Jose Molina doubles on a fly ball to left. None out."
"Mound visit."
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Shouldn't have DFAed Kyle Snyder
Karma will bite you when you drop ex-Royals.
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You mean Timlin's not an ex-Royal?
I thought he'd pitched for everyone by now. Either way, he looks done.
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5 is Gils lucky number.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ow
I would never want a ball to hit me where that ball hit Gil, I'm just sayin'.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
He put his hand back there right before getting hit and I remember
my father saying, "Move you hand. It will only hurt worse."
With any luck,
the second full time through the order will be good to the Royals versus Hernandez.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Guillen now batting under the Larue line.
Let's Go Blues!
by powderbluesfor08 on Apr 11, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
I'm glad the Royals have finally decided to squelch the illusion that they are a contending team.
You can't regularly look this pathetic against the Twins and be a good team.
4 K's!
Peripherals improving; that counts, right?
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For something, yea
I'm thinking that hangover might manifest in a tendency to give up more hits, whereas the peripherals will stay approximately the same.
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If only Gil can convince the umpires now
that he was under the impression that the first 3 innings were just warm-ups tonight.
The "freezing wind-chill rule." Look it up
Nice knock by Gordon
And good hustle. He's starting to heat up!
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I love seeing Alex put it together.
Had he started like this last year, he'd have been all over ESPN for months.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Not a chance
ESPN is only aware of things that happen east of the Hudson River.
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Bucky leads the league
in foul line-drives into the left field bleachers.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I Love The
Opposite field approach; eventually they'll stop pitching him out there all the time.
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Initials GB?
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I really hate the first week of the season
it is nothing but downhill from there. Okay, I'm done with my negativity....for awhile.
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What's everyone prediction for when we finally explode in a game for more than 5 runs?
I might be holding out hope for the Giants series.
It's Still Early
The bats will warm up.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Ricoh
Makes me think of Uncle Rico - who is a Royals fan!
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Gil will make the Twins batters forget strikes even exist. Then, BAM!
I forget what step 2 of the strategy is.
Let the legend of Matt Tolbert begin
Gritty, gutty, does the little things to win, and most importantly, he's white.
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Of course
when you have a .600 OBP, you're not exactly David Eckstein either. :/
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
What are the five tools?
Power, contact, speed, defense, baserunning?
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But what
If his skill comes from his "gut"? To paraphrase Stephen Colbert, I don't believe facts, I believe in my gut.
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Splitt, that's why
Scouts are often wrong, and stats are more accurate.
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IBB to Morneau
Best pitches he's thrown tonight
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that made me laugh
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently It Must
Be an IBB; make note to self.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to write a book one day called
"The Super-Secret Walk Strategy: How Gil Meche Came to Dominate the American League With Counter-intuition"
three runs this inning and I'd actually....
feel like we have a pretty decent shot
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Personally, I think he'll be
just fine, but they've got to get him the ABs. He can't improve from the bench.
Seriously?
It's hardly ever a good idea to bunt when losing.
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I Know You
Metric folk would love that; looking back, it would have been better.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
argh, i just don't trust him at all!
i need to learn to believe in the guillieeee!
If Barnett is so good at making adjustments
then why can't he get them ready to hit out of the gate.
Proud father of a budding Royals fan.
Hitting coaches can only do so much
Thinking that it's his fault because Guillen is slumping is a heaping it on a bit thick. Good hitters have slumps.
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I was not talking only about Guillen but the anemic offense in the first few innings ingeneral.
Proud father of a budding Royals fan.
This is why I want Guillen moved down.
He's so desperate to come through that he'll chase absolute shit when he's got runners on.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Crap
What a waste. Gameday had that as ball four...
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yeah, quite a ways outside
where hernandez had been throwing a lot.
billy needs to learn to adjust to that.
that was.......disappointing
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I have tragic news for those of you with the NFL Network
Bryant Gumbel has resigned as play-by-play announcer.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
nice of you to show up Gil
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maybe the bats will follow
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, Gil
If you'd pitch the first three innings of your starts the way you pitch the last three innings of your starts, your ERA would be a lot better.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Seriously
I think I saw him pitching in one of my slow-pitch softball tournaments......overhand
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
That thing is no joke
Just ask my folks about their farm. When half of your barn blows across the highway, you know it was fierce.
Hey all,
I hope I am bringing some good luck. I was at the KU game this afternoon. They beat Texas Tech 9-5 to snap a six game conference losing streak. If the Royals rally it will make my day a regular baseball heaven.
Oh yeah, and my hate for Guillen, that thing, yeah, it still burns bright. The stupid jackass is killing the team! I swear I wouldn't have even struck out on the dead fish pitch he went hacking at last inning.
www.rockchalktalk.com for pretty good KU baseball coverage
It confuses me
how people can be THIS down on Guillen, while Gathright gets props. They're both off to slow starts, and they'll both improve.
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Because I haven't seen Gathright
try to hit a ball three feet outside and a foot off the ground into the seats.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Neither one has produced
yet Guillen is villified. You think he swung at that pitch trying to get out? I think he's probably pressing a bit.
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Oh, come on.
Of course he's not "trying to get out". What kinda strawman is that?
Yes. He's pressing. He's pressing in a way that people require days off or a move in the batting order press. He's trying too damned hard, and it's now not a "guess" on my part like it was four days ago. It's plain to see.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
No strawman
I didn't seriously think you thought he was sabotaging the team. I said that because I think the hate slung around at Guillen is getting a little silly. Butler swung at ball four and made an out with the bases loaded too...and I didn't see many critiquing him.
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Because
(a) "ball four" wasn't three feet wide and a foot low and (b) Billy's not hitting sub-LaRue.
I don't hate Guillen. In fact, I'll bet money that he'll spit out a .850 OPS in May-August. But right now, he is quite clearly mired in a horrible struggle, and needs to not be hitting between our 2-3 hitters (who are, combined, hitting around .350) and our 5-6 hitters (who, combined, are hitting around .375).
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Well,
(a) It was still ball four, which was my point.
(b) And if he was? People who get off to slow starts often get jumped on while those who have the foresight to slump in august are regarded as better contributors, even if they end up with comparable stats.
I just doubt that moving him will make any difference. I see your point, but then we're of the mind that Guillen will get going, right? Why does it necessarily help to move him down, then?
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Arrgh.
(a) It was a hittable pitch; when you're down five, sure, taking a walk with the bases loaded is nice -- getting a HIT is better. This is probably one of the major flaws of the "OMG DRAW WALKS" philosophy. If you, as a hitter, really feel better about trying to get a hit that'll drive in two runs, you should probably be doing it.
He'll get going. He can get going just as well in the seven hole. Until he gets going, he's still killing the middle of an insanely potent middle of the lineup and leaving a lot of runners on. (Yeah, he's also driven five in; I don't discount that.)
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
No one here
advocates a philosophy that could be accurately described as "OMG DRAW WALKS." I think the best approach is to work the count to your advantages to try and get good pitches to hit. If you get them, take advantage of them. If you don't, take a free pass. That's really the general sabermetric idea, too.
But much ado about small beer. Livan fooled everyone today.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Well, in truth, I was this down on Guillen before opening day.
His play just keeps confirming to me that I was right all along.
It is not a completely reasonable thing. I admit it.
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by James Quinn on Apr 11, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry to greet you that way
I think I'm getting a little enthusiastic in my defense of Guillen. Probably has something to do with how much I couldn't stand Sox fans ripping J.D. Drew last year.
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What was worse about that
is that they idolize Ted Williams, and he was just as taciturn and aloof as Drew.
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Williams was, from what I can tell, much more like that.
Drew doesn't come across as arrogant or aloof, just quiet and not exactly a quotable guy. This, the boston press hates him.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
It used to be really hard
for me to hate any Red Sock, given their valiant and heroic struggle against the blackest forces of evil.
Of course, now that Red Sox Nation is getting full of themselves, I find myself a little more capable of despising, say, Dustin Pedroia. ;)
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You have no idea
How annoying it is when Sox bandwagoners latch on to the white scrappy players. It makes me want to dislike players like Pedroia, when in fact I like him as a player a lot. Gah. Sox fans. We're a mixed bunch.
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The scary thing is
how fast I realized what that was.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Atleast they forgave Bill Buckner
that was nice to see the other day
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
No problem NHZ, I didn't mind the greeting.
I know I am a pain in the butt when it comes to certain topics. Guillen being one of them.
I'd trade Guillen for JD Drew in a second. No doubt.
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by James Quinn on Apr 11, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I typed that, hit "post"
and immediately thought I came off too strong. I had a stressful week, and I'm not exactly my usual charming self today. :P
And for the record, I'd do the trade too, but only because Drew's a scrappy white guy. :P
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Can you imagine
Manny and Guillen in the same outfield? That would violate the head-case quota.
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I love Manny
Some Sox fans REALLY hate him because they think he doesn't try hard enough. And I always ask those people how good he would have been if he'd tried. That usually shuts them up. He's just a goofball, plain and simple, and I really don't think he means to be offensive towards anyone. He's just kind of a baseball player from a different dimension or something.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
I like Manny
He's just having fun, playing ball. Ain't nothing bad about that.
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Emil and Guillen!
That would be a nice battle of egos!
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by James Quinn on Apr 11, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
But!
I should say that I'm glad you made the KU game. Sounds like fun.
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Fun, well maybe, it was a win,
but it was windy and freezing out there. Really small crowd. About 200 souls.
Here is my write-up from Rock Chalk Talk about the game:
http://www.rockchalktalk.com/comments/2008/4/11/124352/782/2#2
Yeah, I'm glad I went. But by the 8th inning the cold had penetrated to my bone marrow.
The Hawks collared TTU golden prospect Roger Kieschnick today. 0-5. That was sweet.
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by James Quinn on Apr 11, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems like a good team
to only have one conference win. Am I wrong?
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I think so!
I was full of optimism about my beloved Hawks back in February. The season has been very disappointing for me. They now are 2-8 in the Big-12. They have no hope of an at-large invite now so if Kansas is going to make the post season they need to do so through the conference tournament. They don't even get invited to the tournament unless they finish in the top-8, so every Big-12 game is precious.
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by James Quinn on Apr 11, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know, but physically, he is a big guy.
Tall, strong, good athlete. Plays a good centerfield. I hope the Hawks hold him in check all weekend. He really dominates their offense.
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by James Quinn on Apr 11, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The Five Worst
Words ever; shut out by Livan Hernandez.
Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!
by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
We've had some bad ones
but that would definitely rank up there pretty damn high
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
We got 6 inches of snow yesterday
I'm sure that's what KC is getting now, minus the snow
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We Got It
3 days ago.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
We've been getting it...
Allllll winter long. And, yes, it should still be winter.
What - 7 straight months of freezing ass cold weather? Will this misery ever end?
by Royals Nation on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
We Dream Of
5 good months.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Gomez certainly
Trying to refute NHZ's argument that he has no power.
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
Do, by all means,
rub it in if he somehow maintains a .333 BA with doubles power. Until then, I'm not convinced.
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He's got some serious speed
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If I was up 5 against a team with no offense
I'd do it just to see what would happen!
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Tolbert Sucks
Golden God no more.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
You know
I think I'd rather give up the singles by playin back as opposed to all of the extra-base hits
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Okay
How bout this:
Callaspo
Grudz
Teahen
Butler
Gordon
Guillen
Gload
Buck
Gathright
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i'm done with this game.
Better luck tomorrow in the powder blues. Who better to start a new blue tradition than Brett Tomko!
I Thought It
Took a lefty soft-tosser to do this to us.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Did Yabuta Teach
This strategery to Meche or vice-versa?
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
Much Minky Love
In the booth; we loved him in Kenai, too. He actually hit here.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
It's In Here
Somewhere. Look for Teahen too.
http://alaskan-legacies.com/ablblog/?cat=5&paged=2
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Butters
That's his nickname.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahaha
isn't that all you can do now....laugh?
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did anyone see if Kuntz sent him or what?
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"Great defensive play"
that wasn't a "great defensive play", Ryan. It was shooting a fish in a Billy.
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Moment Of Silence
For a Golden God.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait what?
I'm sorry: I killed Buddy Bell for messing with Mechey.
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Apparently Nathan needs work
kinda like Rivera last night
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But
at least Livan didn't go CGSO on us
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 11, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Way to hit under no pressure, Bucky
(Although it was nice to see, nonetheless.)
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Double for Buck
Is he rocking a mullet again this year?
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Game
Well, good AB by Callaspo. Thanks for coming out people, the comments in here made this, a truly bad game for KC, a fun game thread.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
we out hit them
and they score 5, we score none....that's pretty pathetic. Nice job by the bullpen, no runs once again. And we can still take the series ya know.
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