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Game 15 Overflow Thread

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Strange game, but in the 7th the Royals cling to a 3-2 lead. The Royals have 11 hits, a walk, and two steals, but only three runs. Being singles-based will do that.

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first again!

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:17 AM EDT   0 recs

(I am the king of overflow threads.)

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

dang.

don’t forget to breathe!

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A run O’Day is all we ask.

by 2X2L on Apr 17, 2008 12:17 AM EDT   0 recs

i really love teahen's patience...

a big pop from butler would be pretty huge right now.

by rockchalk on Apr 17, 2008 12:18 AM EDT   0 recs

Indisputable assertion:

Teahen is the best batter on the team.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I agree.

Would still rather have him hitting second, with billy third.

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 17, 2008 12:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+ a bunch

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i have a man-crush

on Teahen. Someone was bashing him the other day (maybe multiple people), but I think he’s pretty solid overall.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

let's go Billy

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:18 AM EDT   0 recs

do do do do do dooooo

CHARGE!

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A-Rod

Just passed Ted Williams and Willie McCovey in Home Runs, damn that dude is amazing. Hate him, but gotta give props!

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:19 AM EDT   0 recs

i wouldnt mind seeing him get a ring

just not against the royals in any way

by royalsreview on Apr 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

unfortunately

he’s going to HAVE to go through our royals to get one. He’s gonna have to pry the bats out of our cold dead hands…

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:22 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

goddamnit

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT   0 recs

stupid, stupid, stupid

"I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer." - Dan Quisenberry

by Safe@First on Apr 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT   0 recs

Damn!

Not a good enough lead off of second

by royaldaddy on Apr 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT   0 recs

Why joey???

Was there supposed to be a hit and run there?

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 17, 2008 12:21 AM EDT   0 recs

Did not need that base.

by 2X2L on Apr 17, 2008 12:21 AM EDT   0 recs

dont really understand the steal there...

considering he would have scored from second anyways.

dont mind the green light for gator and i dont really even mind him trying to steal, just dont understand the timing.

by rockchalk on Apr 17, 2008 12:21 AM EDT   0 recs

That's what I was gonna say

play for the 1 run on the sac fly, not a bad idea with Billy at the plate

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

a billy sac fly

gets gator home from second…

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If he were THAT fast

he woulda had the base stolen

by mazoboom on Apr 17, 2008 12:24 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah, yeah, yeah.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:24 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't mind the steal there

However, I mind that he tried it from a standing start.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:24 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's possibly two runs Joey's cost us tonight

definitely one.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:22 AM EDT   0 recs

unproductive out

somehow, when these things work, we hear about it for minutes and minutes

but when they dont, everyone just moves on

by royalsreview on Apr 17, 2008 12:22 AM EDT   0 recs

i agree

i was griping to a buddy about all of the runs we’ve left on the basepath this year.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

But, with a team without power

running a speedster like Joey isn’t really a bad move.

by royaldaddy on Apr 17, 2008 12:24 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, that time it seemed a little dumb

but usually, I’m with them on the steal attempts.

by royaldaddy on Apr 17, 2008 12:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

taking second was a good idea.

Taking third was a bad one. Too much risk involved, if he’s caught, then a k ends the chance for a rally.

This is still a learning process for Joey, so I’m ok with him figuring things out, and he’s going to caught some of the time…but he has to be smarter and recognize the whole situation if he’s going to have a green light like he’s been given.

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 17, 2008 12:27 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Gator Might Have

Beat the tag, but the throw was there. I haven’t seen a reverse angle.

Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!

by philofthenorth on Apr 17, 2008 12:23 AM EDT   0 recs

And for what it's worth

I think it was a tie at third, which should go to the runner. But the camera angle I saw blocked the base so I can’t be positive about that.

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:23 AM EDT   0 recs

Yeah, I thought he had the foot on the bag before the tag came down, but you just don’t want to leave that out up to the umpire.

by 2X2L on Apr 17, 2008 12:24 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No ties in baseball.

No such thing as a tie to a base. In the rulebook, at any rate.

by mazoboom on Apr 17, 2008 12:25 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

nuh-uh.

tie does not, technically, go to the runner.

according to the rule book, the ump has to decide whether he the runner is safe or out, no ties.

by rockchalk on Apr 17, 2008 12:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, believe me

I know the rules, still play the game. But as an unwritten rule, the runner gets the advantage on a tie. A good majority of the time in my experience.

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:28 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll agree with that

It’s an unwritten rule of the game

by royaldaddy on Apr 17, 2008 12:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Analysis time

That’s like the 5th time this season I’ve seen a hitter swing at a pitch Ramirez didn’t even get to the plate. Ideas as to what he’s doing to cause that?

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:25 AM EDT   0 recs

Voodoo?

"I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer." - Dan Quisenberry

by Safe@First on Apr 17, 2008 12:27 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It’s the Omega 13 device. They have a portable version now.

by 2X2L on Apr 17, 2008 12:27 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The Treys have it.

by 2X2L on Apr 17, 2008 12:25 AM EDT   0 recs

Eybar IS A

Free swinger; who needs strikes?

Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!

by philofthenorth on Apr 17, 2008 12:26 AM EDT   0 recs

ramirez has looked awesome so far this year...

dont want to jinx him, but he could be another really solid GMDM pitching acquisition.

by rockchalk on Apr 17, 2008 12:26 AM EDT   0 recs

my bad guys.

it wont happen again…

by rockchalk on Apr 17, 2008 12:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah, thanks a lot.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Apr 17, 2008 12:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

it's okay

It was my fault that Meche gave up those runs when I celebrated that hie was below 6 ERA

by mazoboom on Apr 17, 2008 12:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That'd be like doubling up Joey.

Dude on first is pretty fast in his own right.

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 17, 2008 12:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

NOW

we can get the DP.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Apr 17, 2008 12:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

except we've got to get some help from vlad.

Wow, I’m pessimistic tonight.

Though he did “ground” into a DP earlier in the game

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 17, 2008 12:30 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hillman: Do not leave the pitch up in the zone again.

Ramirez: Acknowledged.

by 2X2L on Apr 17, 2008 12:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ross Is Chatty

Cathy at 1B.

Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!

by philofthenorth on Apr 17, 2008 12:29 AM EDT   0 recs

No big deal

Ramirez has the stuff, I feel confident.

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:30 AM EDT   0 recs

Have to go inside

huge hole on the right side

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:31 AM EDT   0 recs

I think that conference was an attempt

by Olivo to give Ramirez a scuffed up ball

by Royal Revival on Apr 17, 2008 12:33 AM EDT   0 recs

He's not gonna try

The conversation must have been:

“Nothing close”

by mazoboom on Apr 17, 2008 12:33 AM EDT   0 recs

Ramirez looks frustrated

He needs to just calm down and throw.

by royaldaddy on Apr 17, 2008 12:33 AM EDT   0 recs

ramirez' icon is guerrero

or at least that is what the angels’ announcers said.

he seems to be pressing right now…

by rockchalk on Apr 17, 2008 12:33 AM EDT   0 recs

I'd be cool with an IBB

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:33 AM EDT   0 recs

Yep

Force at any base

by royaldaddy on Apr 17, 2008 12:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

agreed

"I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer." - Dan Quisenberry

by Safe@First on Apr 17, 2008 12:35 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It crossed the plate above the belt, and unfortunately that’s not usually called on a breaking pitch these days. Watching vintage TV baseball broadcasts is really interesting, because the strike zone seems so much bigger.

by 2X2L on Apr 17, 2008 12:37 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I just with

they would call the textbook strike zone more often, that includes the high strike. Isn’t it SUPPOSED to be the letters?

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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 17, 2008 12:38 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs