18.69

by Freneau on Apr 19, 2008 2:07 AM EDT in Kansas City Royals News

It's not like having Hideo Nomo around ever made sense, but it certainly doesn't now. Pointless in the beginning, pointless a week ago, pointless now.

Listen, man. We're gonna let Jose Guillen slide for now. Heck, your Tomko thing even looks sorta OK. But Nomo, seriously, what the hell?

There are no less than two hundred generic minor league pitchers that could perform much better than this, probably even fifty or so that could even give you a sub 8.00 ERA or thereabouts.

18.69. His ERA is a year, and not even an all too distant one. If Nomo is still around in two days, I'm docking Dayton Moore a Schrute Buck.

End the agony.

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this makes me very sad.

i didn’t watch the game because i wasn’t here and i was watching movies buuuut. I’m sad that we lost. And that Nomo sucks :[

and now i’m gonna go sleep. because sleep is good and makes you feel beter.

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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 19, 2008 2:42 AM EDT reply actions

Nomo threw 16 pitches tonight and I was impressed by one of them - a swingthrough that he got from Ryan Sweeney on what I thought was a revival of his splitter but Gameday lists as a “changeup”. Everything else looked completely float-tastic. Of course he was unlucky, first with Brown’s unplayed popup and then with Sweeney’s deflected groundball. But I don’t think he needs bad luck to have a poor outing - he can do it on his merit as well.

by 2X2L on Apr 19, 2008 2:49 AM EDT reply actions

well, nobody can say Nomo's failure wasn't predictable

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by marbotty on Apr 19, 2008 4:34 AM EDT reply actions

He's inherited

the Jason Standridge batting practice pitcher role in our bullpen. This role has formerly been reserved for such wonders of talent as Todd Wellemeyer (surprisingly decent now), Scott Dohmann, etc. Anyway, he does not belong on this team and is taking up space for people that do. I’m hoping that Hochevar gets called up to pitch Sunday’s game and Nomo is sent packing.

by lordbyronk on Apr 19, 2008 8:41 AM EDT reply actions

by RoyalsRetro on Apr 19, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

Nomo having a roster spot makes me sad.

That is all.

by stuckinstl12 on Apr 19, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions

Forgive my ignorance

But who is in the picture?

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by RoyalsRetro on Apr 19, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

british author Kingsley Amis

absolutely no reason to use it, but I couldn’t find a Nomo pic from last nigt

by Freneau on Apr 19, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions

This Isn't Last

Night, but it’s Hideous just the same.

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

by philofthenorth on Apr 19, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Here's a Nomo pic from last night

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by RoyalsRetro on Apr 20, 2008 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

We Used To

Have a toast artist down in Homer. He used a propane torch to burn images in white bread; surprisingly coherent images resulted. I haven’t heard of him lately.

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

by philofthenorth on Apr 20, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions