Game 8 Open Thread - Yankees (4-4) at Royals (5-2)
by Freneau on Apr 9, 2008 6:30 PM EDT
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With Gil Meche an imposing leader of men transformed by the responsibility of being the staff ace and the wisdom of the Royals' coaching staff, and Brian Bannister a near genius (did you hear he did well on his SATs? Incredible!) who makes Jamie Moyer look like someone relying on sheer stuff, one wonders how much more lovable and imposing K.C.'s starting rotation can become. Well, considering that Zack Greinke still has the highest ceiling of anyone on the staff and that he may be poised to make 2008 his long-awaited breakout season, the rotation can get a lot more lovable, if perhaps only in a more purely baseball sense. (Although Greinke has his own human-interest backstory as well, though no one quite knows how to handle it.) Greinke makes his second start of the season, tonight at the K, looking to improve on a career 8.22 ERA against the Bombers.
The Yankees counter with supposed prospect Ian Kennedy, who was shelled in his first start.
Oh, then there's this:
| IP | BAA | BBs | Ks | ERA | |
| K.C. Bullpen in '08 | 21 | .145 | 4 | 27 | 0.86 |
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also, RR
did you remove that bullpen work from Tomko from the stats?
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i think Tomko's in it
I just used ESPN's stats, which can be broken down "as reliever" I assume it includes his app
He is absolutely killing this team!
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Elarton couldn't possibly be worse than Tomko!
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Those numbers for the bullpen are simply embarrassingly good
More K's than IP with a K/BB over 6? Good lord, that's obscene.
I know we have little data to go on, so this is mostly just gut...but does anyone else think that Ramirez may well be better than Peralta?
I probably disagree with you.
I thought he'd do well as a reliever
He has really good reliever stuff. It's the kind of stuff that can make you a dominant reliever, but not a successful starter. At least that's my read. I'm actually more surprised that Hillman has been willing to go with him as the #1 setup man. It has been a good decision, bold and somewhat against the orthodoxy in favor of more experience. I wonder when Yabuta is going to get his innings. I'm not complaining, though.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Having Peralta at Omaha is amazing to me
Considering where KC's pen has been in the past years, I shake my head that the Royals have guys like Musser and Peralta in AAA. I would consider Peralta a bargain chip to trade down the road. He has shown that he is effective in the majors. I didn't realize he was 32. Is he a little older since he started pitching late? Musser has had dominant AAA numbers in 2007 and is a LH. His development was one of the reasons I was surprised KC signed Mahay.
The Royals certainly have many relievers who could be trade bait between now and the trade deadline
The Royals could easily afford to trade two of Peralta, Yabuta, Mahay, or Gobble. Or, they could hold onto them and use one or two of them as an additional piece in a Dejesus or Gathright trade package in the offseason.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Nunez
BP had a nice comment on Nunez. After noting that his lackluster PECOTA forecast came in a projected role as a swingman, Caleb Peiffer states that "if Nunez sticks at the back end of the bullpen, as it looks like he will, he could very well push his 90th percentile projection for WHIP (1.20) and ERA (3.42), due to the significant improvement in performance that pitchers historically experience upon moving from the rotation into the bullpen full-time."
Kennedy has a wicked change up, but it is only effective when he can command it and this fastball.
anyone else watching onYES?
stuck in CT, I love the 15 or so games a year I can watch on YES and NESN...the announcers are usually pretty friendly towards the Royals, and David Cone was the analyst yesterday
I wish I was in Ct right now
I need to go to the State Historical Society library in Hartford to look some stuff up... maybe this summer i guess
This is my sixth year here for grad school
and the area is wearing on me...New Haven is not a fun place. At least it's close to New York.
no, it's not the boring part...i like college towns
New Haven is half Ivy league, half East St. Louis
Yeah, it's pretty seedy
...by midwestern standards. It's basically just an urban, working class neighborhood. Lots of rich, white Yalies going to school in the middle of a poorer, mostly African American neighborhood.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yale is downtown...the area is getting better
but if you walk a few blocks in certain directions, it gets a little bleak. New Haven is a town where industry (lots of gun and machinery manufacturing) left, and nothing's filled the void.
for my diss.
i've had to familirize myself with Conn. in the process, i've seen tons of books about New Haven and its history, demographics, politics (did it have a socialist mayor, or close to it at some point?) etc.
hartford seems boring by comparison
it wouldn't surprise me
the current mayor (John DeStefano) has been in power since the early '90s, and things seem to be improving...still a good deal of tension between the gown and the town.
Hartford has some similar problems...lots of CT's big cities (like Bridgeport) are fairly depressed economically, which is somewhat surprising, since CT is pretty wealthy overall.
Yeah, I'm going to be watching the game on YES
Singleton and Cone did fine yesterday. I don't have much of a problem with them, other than the fact that they don't know much about the 2008 Royals. Michael Kay, the regular PBP guy didn't make the trip, and that is wonderful. He is a tremendous homer and very, very annoying.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that's true, he is annoying
but when the Yankees are ahead (usually the case the past few years), I think Kay is somewhat charitable towards the Royals...probably sympathy more than anything
One of the worst Yankee broadcast moments ever
It was probably about 2001, and it was a early-to-mid April series with the Yankees, probably in KC. The Royals had been playing well and winning some and the Yankees came in and beat the crap out of the Royals. The PBP at the time (not Kay) said -- and I'll always remember this -- "We (the Yankees) don't care about your little dreams." It was a standard Yankee-looking-down-his-nose-at-small-market-teams-BS. One of the many little moments that make me hate the Yankees.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I am interested to see how Greinke pitches tonight
As we all know, Greinke has the stuff of an ace. This game seems like the type of game that a #1 will put up good numbers. Yankees might be missing 1/3 of their regular lineup and it is first homestand at KC.
Looking forward to seeing Greinke turn up the heat on the Yanks.
So... are we bringing back the Lawnmower Man nickname for greinke?
It was starting to get some traction last year.
eh, doesn't really appeal to me
but...i guess i'm a bit picky with my boy.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
its perfect
just like my team is going to go against you in fantasy this week.
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But can he handle the pressure?
;)
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno, but
watching Beltran hit cleanup for the Mets while listening to Joe Morgan talking makes me want to slice my wrists.
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Lineups
Yanks:
Johnny Damon DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui LF
Jason Giambi 1B
Jose Molina C
Melky Cabrera CF
Alberto Gonzalez SS
Royals:
Joey Gathright CF
Mark Grudzielanek 2B
Mark Teahen LF
Jose Guillen RF
Billy Butler DH
Alex Gordon 3B
Ross Gload 1B
John Buck C
Tony Pena SS
I guess Alberto Gonzalez got a job after being run out of the Attorney General's office
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopes to be back by the end of the 6-game homestand
Hillman said he doesn't want him to play in the wet field conditions, which are supposed to continue for a while.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I really hope he's back playing at full capacity soon. While he may not be able to steal as many bases on pitch-outs as Joey, I'd really like someone on top of the lineup that doesn't make me cringe when he comes to the plate in RBI situations. Pena-Gathright is a pretty awful sequence when you need to hit someone home.
yeah, it is very likely that DeJesus would hit better than Gathright. I'm looking forward to having him back
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
...you think if he is ever asked if he did 'roids...
...he'd respond with, "I do not recall?"
yeah, everyone's saying he's banged up, but apparently he's in the lineup
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hillman Has No
Imagination.
NY Yankees at Kansas City
Preview - Box Score - Recap
(4-4)
NY Yankees 4-4 (Road: 0-1) 8:10pm ET
Kansas City 5-2 (Home: 1-0) TV: YES, FSRM
(5-2)
NY Yankees
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Damon dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
R. Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
B. Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379
A. Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
H. Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357
J. Giambi 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
J. Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M. Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A. Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
J. Gathright cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
M. Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
M. Teahen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J. Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
B. Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .414
A. Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R. Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360
J. Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
T. Pena Jr. ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!
I look at the middle of the order and Guillen
with the .138 is just ugly. Let's hope that the extension of his suspension relieves his apprehension. No I am not Jesse Jackson. I don wonder if that situation is weighing on him. Maybe he's just off to a slow start.
Split just said
"I think they're pitching around Guillen a bit."
Which, if true, would be great if he'd just stop swinging at shit.
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New Roles
You think German enjoys what seems to be his new position -- late-inning designated runner for Billy Butler?
What are the odds that ARod strikes out
4 times tonight? He is prone to get into slumps. I would love to see it begin in KC.
Considering it's only happened to him 4 times in his entire career (including yesterday)
I guarantee it will happen again tonight.
he could be in for a bad performance
There was a graphic up on YES a little bit ago showing how A-Rod fared in games following his 4-strikeout performances. It's something like 1-14 with 3 strikeouts, so he might be primed for another bad game.
along with the entire New York media jumping on his back
after the Yankees give up 9 runs to us.
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Hey all
Its been awhile since I've been in a game thread but I'm pumped for this one. For some reason I thought it was a 405PST start and I was gonna miss the first hour.
NOPE! Just got out of class and home in time for this one.
I want the series tonight!!!
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We may or may not remember that Kennedy started against the Royals last season
9/7/07
5 ip, 7 h, 2 er, 3 bb, 2 k (no decision)
This kid is hittable
I probably disagree with you.
He has gotten a little too much hype
for a no stuff guy that hasn't proved it.
NO stuff guys should always have to prove it.
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Supposed to be around 60, moist but not raining
It's interesting that on the right side of the Royals Review page where they have the next game information in blue, they have the teams, date, time of game and they just added weather information
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
German is the emergency catcher
hope to never see him back there
Wow
this is so cool getting to here the Royals with the FSN music.
I'm done seeing the Angels, A's and Giants with it.
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Wow, Bruney getting the emergency start
Nice!
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Girardi's obviously reading RR in the clubhouse
and saw we were ready for him.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Puts more pressure on the bullpen for tonight
and for tomorrow with Mussina pitching. He won't go 9 - no way. I would expect Bruney to go 3 IP at the max.
Isn't Pettitte starting tomorrow?
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
On the subject of music
Does anyone ever have fantasies of a some near future World Series broadcast cutting out to this as the Royals are seen partying on the field and pouring booze on each other in the clubhouse and Joe Buck announcing over it something like "A magical world series run has ended here tonight as the Kansas City Royals have shocked the world by winning it all. etc etc etc"
It gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4b_-TMdRIY
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hes not used to being a starter!
patience will be key!
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OT for the game thread
Read an article by Rob Neyer about the awfulness of the Giants. What are the chances that KC could trade Angel Berroa to the Giants.
I expect that mid-season
we'll trade him Grudz for Lincecum and/or Cain. ;)
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
In all seriousness, the Giants are a mess.
A really poor MLB team and a barren farm system. As a Royals fan, it takes one to know one. I have seen this makeup before.
That's what happens when your organizational philosophy is
"Sign free agents with arbitration offers on the table, we don't need draft picks."
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
As long as Omar Vizquel is on the books for $5.5M, the Giants aren't going to offer anyone promising for a shortstop. This is the franchise that endured two seasons with makeshift closers after 2002, while Robb Nen's sorrowful shoulder saga worked its way to its eventual conclusion. (Of course when they went out and got a "real" closer, they got Benitez. Nice move, Sabes.)
If the Royals want to swap bad contracts, Berroa's $4.25M plus $500K buyout for 2009 for one of the Giants' bad contracts, then there may be something worth discussing. But which Giant with a similar contract would be even remotely interesting to the Royals?
Bruney isn't stretched out at all
They'll be lucky to get 4 innings out of him. This means we'll get to see lots of the Yankees mediocre relievers.
I probably disagree with you.
why didnt they start joba?
he could go four.
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The middle of their pen is the worst part of their team
I am hopeful that KC will make Bruney pitch and not do that ridiculous routine they pull with the Twins. Wouldn't think that Olendorf is available since he pitched yesterday. They had to cover 4 innings yesterday.
Walk fest part 2 begins :(
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My bad, he was just setting up the doubleplay
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all part of
the master plan
greinke is genius of unparalleled levels.
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as long as we can all agree
his college experience contributed nothing to his overall intelligence im fine with that.
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Greinke seems to have scrapped the throw 4 seamer / slider
/ strike out a ton of guys approach he had end of last season (in particular the 10k start against the Sox). He's pitching like he did in his rookie year, which isn't necessarily a bad thing...
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So what's the scouting report on bruney?
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Good to see Gathright making Bruney make some
pitches to lead off the game.
lets get a leadoff walk
with a little skill it could be a leadoff triple
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Long AB from Joey, but no dice
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After looking at the box score from yesterday
Olendorf went 3 IP, Traber and Hawkins went for 1IP each. That leaves Chamberlain and Rivera. Do they have anyone else in their pen?
Bruney has BB/K ratio of 39/37
I like the sound of that for KC's chances.
YES is saying that Bruney isn't making the start because of the weather
They said that rain is about 40 minutes a way and they expect a longish rain delay, which would take the starter out of the game. Then Kennedy would would come in after the rain delay.
I probably disagree with you.
It is risky
If the rain delay doesn't come or if it is short, then it was all for nothing, and the Royals could do some damage against the ultra-mediocre Brian Bruney.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
rumored trade in Royals Authority comments
German + ? for C-L Hu, SS/2nd.
Nice...but the last German to LA rumor amounted to nothing
Still interesting though
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
the Royals Authority people
are wondering who else we'd need to give to the dodgies to get Hu.
but yeah, not a lot of substance to it.
I'm guessing a reliever
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be
Could be Gobble
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
My take as well
If KC could deal German and another pitcher type in the minors, I'd pull the trigger on that one. Lots of talk and I would expect little action.
Nice walk Mark
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Another walk???????
But the Royals don't draw walks.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Guillen has looked terrible this series, that was a horrid AB
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Sould we move Guillen to 7th?
Would that help? He seems like he is pressing to get hits.
Actually, retract that.
I don't need NYRoyal's holy hellfire and brimstone brought down upon me. :)
If you want to move Guillen from the cleanup spot
You will surely burn in hell. I'm just sayin'.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Not rainin' in the burbs at all
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Kansas burbs or Missouri burbs?
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 9, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Put the tarp out....
My last rain out at the K??? May of '85 v. the Brewers I believe.
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 9, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions
Billy Butler is insane
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I listen to the games on MLB gameday audio
so I don't see the Royals much. Does Billy Butler look as good hitting as he sounds? He is on base all the time.
Yes, yes, and yes.
He's been crushing bad pitches lately, really it doesn't matter where they throw it.
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Gordon fails to move the runner, that's
inexcusable
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That is the kind of failure to do the little things
that Hillman should be on Gordon's case for not getting done. KC has to get the runners around the bases.
Esp. when Bruney isn't throwing strikes, no reason to chase
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the problem with our lineup:
If Gordon or Gload don't plate Butler, he's probably not coming in.
GReat clutch hitting......... not
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Bruney for Cy young? that was pathetic
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I bet Hillman is pissed
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I hope he's pissed.
If he's not, something is wrong.
This Rain Is
Not going away anytime soon.
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=EAX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!
Textbook pitching to Cabrera by Greinke
You need a K or a pop up? Heat up and in.
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lets get a 1-0
win.
8 outs possibly left.
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Tigers had a leadoff double in his first game..
He did the exact same thing he just did. Talk about throwing it into gear, he went from throwing 89-92 to 94-95 consistently this inning. You could almost see him crank it up a notch.
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Superb pitch to Damon, wow
Talk about painting corners
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boo ya
keep it up.
lets get a run or two across.
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i don't want to jinx anything . . .
but i have an unusual calm about myself this year - i expect victory.
Warrensburg's cable
fucking sucks it. I live almost 100 miles closer to KC than my dad does, and I don't get NEARLY as many games as they do at home. Ugh, and the worst part is that I'm in the burg for the entire fucking summer.
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if being in sedalia meant getting royals games
I'd make the sacrifice ;)
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry
i'm just really annoyed that we don't get ANY games. Last year I got everything KC got and now I'm getting completely shafted.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
go for mlb.tv
or maybe we could work out a blanket/mlb.tv sharing package if you were willing?
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hmmm
that's sorely tempting.
I just wrote a letter to foxsports.com and used words such as 'ineptitude' and 'i consider Johnson County Missouri to be in the KC area'....though I did end up leaving out expletives and the word shafted...I think.
If I have to listen to Bob Davis all fucking summer I swear I'm going to slit my wrists.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
well if you need your hookup
let me know
wait. will you be blacked out?
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i'm already signed up
i thought it was blocked by IP address though.
If not it works
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we could give it a shot
but that just means that I'll have to start on the blanket then, doesn't it? ;)
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
it seems like I finally have some long awaited leverage.
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honestly
the added weight to my wallet should be enough leverage. I just have to find time to finish it up. This semester is going to kill me, no lie.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
blankets>school
at least when its not school for me.
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sigh
yes, but I'm in charge of this huge ass recognition week next week and it's starting to bear down on me and make me want to...I don't even know what xD
I'll really really try. If I could watch the game on TV, I'd be working on it right now. But a radio game doesn't feel right without the official game thread.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
ok
keep me updated on progress.
You have to have a facebook right?
Maybe I can pester you there too for even more motivation.
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yeah, I do have facebook
Laura Kathleen Wiliams, UCMO
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
that i did
wow...those double letters kill me. Williams.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
request accepted?
I think this means that I'm allowed to make fun of ridiculous photos, right? I mean...if it's on facebook it's up for mocking...
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
mooooost likely
because God likes to torture me.
Maybe I'll just move out to Utah. Sigh.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well joey TRIED to get a walk
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We've K'd 5 times in 3 2/3 against Yankees middle relief
Ouch
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Err, 2 2/3
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Another very nice AB from Mark
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Wasn't a bad pitch to hit either, Guillen has nothing
Can't wait till the weather heats up, his bat should too
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dammit guillen
do something you miserable sack
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6 more outs
and then a walk off in the bottom of the 5th
yes yes!
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That fastball was not fast enough
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Pretty sure he was pitching around Matsui
Judging from the sequence.
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There was def some strategery involved in that walk
And he saved his hardest fastball of the game to get Giambi
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just a random thought
I would kill for some hot garlic bread right now.
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It would be pretty sweet if we could score
Like, today.
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gload and grudzielanek
are the true evaluators of grit.
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You know, they're nothing
compared to David Eckstein. Don't you read FJM?
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absolutely
what we really need is some top of the order speed. Gathright is not enough.
Get us Juan Pierre.
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Probably not a g ood idea to be running into outs
When we have 2 base hits.
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That's a valid idea
but with the infield being that sloppy, the catcher has the advantage in that one.
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 9, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
6K's in 4 innings
Offense looks dead. Gonna suck if we can't score off the back end of their bullpen.
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Where was that first pitch to Molina?
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lol, i can hear them booing him
i love it. yessss.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems like every hit
comes with 2 outs, on both sides
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All 3 hits doubles too
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Greinke has been nasty with runners on
I think this speaks well to his concentration this year.
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Reminds me of Young Sabes
Just make them hit it with the bags vacant, then smoke them with runners on.
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It's def helped his pitchcount, on pace to throw 100~ through 7
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John Buck can hit cookies..
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Yeah, that wouldbe awesome.
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Back to back....bunt attempts?
1/2 on the efforts
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Gathright reaches on a bunt single.
He's a mudder...kid loves the slop.
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 9, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions
and then steals 2nd.
Even Molina behind the plate and the mud can't slow this kid down.
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 9, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
urgh, I can't even talk to my friend about this
because she's a huge yankees fan and if I squeal she will just glare or...whatever it is that yankees fans do.
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Ryan and Split
Don't know why Kennedy didn't start, and are confused that he's throwing in the pen.
Depressing that WE know why and they don't.
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Gator Cannot Be
Stopped or contained on the bases.
Let's go, boys, to the toppermost of the poppermost!
Gator still perfect
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Ummm
got greedy
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get out of here
and call this game
I'm hungry
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gator is insanely fast.
seriously.
as far as the buck homer, though, i thought that pena was leading off the inning. so, just glancing over at the TV, i saw the ball launched. i couldnt believe that TPJ actually hit a ball that far.
obviously, he couldnt have done it, so it was a weird feeling, until i saw john bucks face rounding the bases.
and now gator just got thrown out...
That was stupid
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why are we running
with the heart of the lineup coming up?????
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I like seeing Joey's attitude
while the camera's on him as Trey's telling him how he screwed up.
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the marginal difference between second and third
has to be so small for a guy like gathright
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Ugh, I feel like Gathright ran us out of a huge inning
Could be bases loaded, 1 out.
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doubled
please, please do something.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 9, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Jose was about to K again on 3 pitches
Thank god I was wrong. But man, we could be blowing this game open if he hadn't of tried to steal 3rd.
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Butler isn't exactly patient
Bring on the rain.... or 3 more scoreless innings from Zack.
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saw a good pitch
when you can hit like him, you take advantage of good pitches to hit, this time he didn't get all of it
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by MileHighKCfan on Apr 9, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm so glad we made it through 5
My brain never stops thinking about that April 26th (I believe) game back in 2006 that they played against the As when Reggie hit a grand slam and then the game got called after 3 innings or so. Worst. Feeling. Ever. We were winning that shit 6-1.
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I remember watching it
against the A's wasn't it?
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i dont mind the attempted steal of third...
it wasnt all that smart, sure, but if we want to give him the green light, which is necessary for him to steal 20+ bases, he will get caught sometimes.
For anybody that doesn't have this game on tv
Get on gameday and watch how hard Buck hit that ball. Ho-ly shit talk about pulverizing a pitch. Had to go 420 ft.
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Double play time...
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The radar gun sucks
It either doesn't work or when it does, it's wrong
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Greinke only lets guys get on base...
So Pena and Grudz have something to do.
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