Game 36 Open Thread - Orioles (18-18) at Royals (15-20)
by Freneau on May 10, 2008 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintBaltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals, May 10, 2008 7:10 PM EDT
Was last night the worst game of the year? Hard to argue against it. Then again, the Royals might as well not even take the field against those warriors of the Chesapeake, the Orioles.
This year the Royals are 0-2 against the Orioles. Last year, they went 0-7 against them, in 2006, 1-5. The last time the Royals beat the O's was on July 25, 2006, a glorious 7-5 victory for Mark Redman. All-Star Mark Redman. The Orioles actually led that game 4-0, but thanks to two Mark Teahen homers off Kris Benson (remember him? remember when Teahen had power?) the Royals stormed back to take the lead, and eventually, the game. The Orioles would go on to take the final two games of that series, beginning a mysterious dominance over the Royals that has now produced eleven straight Baltimore victories.
Tonight, Brett Tomko (4.98 ERA) looks to change all that. But to do so, he'll need to out-duel Garret Olson.
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First?
Shades of Buddy!
D. DeJesus rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
E. German lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053
A. Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B. Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M. Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J. Guillen dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J. Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J. Gathright cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T. Pena Jr. ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
These guys will never get used to their "roles" now.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 10, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Has DDJ Ever
Played RF before? Better him than German, but still odd.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it a problem in any way?
A good defensive CFer should be able to handle either corner position very easily.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I Dunno
Just curious.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
predictions for tonights game??
I say royals lose 7-2
by Billybutlerformvp on May 10, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply actions
i bet we lose by two runs
and pena strands 4. callaspo is given the opportunity to pinch hit for pena in the 9th, successfully hits a single, but it is ultimately meaningless at that juncture of the game
Go Royals!
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Sold
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll Buy That
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
You're Forgetting The
100 run spread rule.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn those pussies on the rules committee
They should allow teams to beat us by more than 100 runs to teach Hillman, Moore and Glass a lesson.
2008 Kansas City Royals. Awful team or the worst team ever?
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Mighty Melvin Mora
Can Tomboy keep him in the park?
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i'll just be happy if we avoid a CS/runner picked off first
what are the odds?
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I just realized something
The K is configured exactly backward for how this team is currently composed. I don’t think our pitchers would give up a ton more homers if the fences were in, because I just don’t recall too many opposition warning track flies… but OUR guys seem to hit a ton.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
so mlbtv is blacking out the game on me
apparently the Royals game is being played in Dubai or Riyadh or something
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Can anything else go wrong?
Seriously.
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Yes
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
It feels like in the last 5 games every run we've given up has been on a homer
It’s getting incredibly ridiculous and old
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I Like His
Pop.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
God, if only we could get so lucky
PLEASE.
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Who wants to start a "DFA Tomko Club"?
Kevin Millar? Seriously?
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
I think everywhere has its own
accent, but I really don’t remember a distinctive accent from living down there. Course, I was ten when I moved up to MA. And yes, there is a Massachusetts accent. :P
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
baltimore accent sorta resembles boston
i believe they say bahlteemowh
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not like boston at all...
it’s more like “bawlmer”
and you get variations on the accent in western md and on the eastern shore.
did the old orioles radio guy have it?
I remember driving once around DC, listening to an Orioles game and being amazed.
http://www.camdenchat.com/2008/5/10/507270/gameday-thread-o-s-18-18-r#comments
I brought it up at camdenchat
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I Have Heard
It said that KC and Omaha have no speech accents associated with them. Some think otherwise:
http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/midwest/
“My linguistic illusions were shattered in college. In an introductory phonetics class I discovered that certain words that I had always pronounced the same way were supposed to be distinct. The words included pairs such as cot and caught and Don and dawn. The vowel sound in the first of these pairs was said to be produced with the tongue low and back in the mouth and with the lips spread open, while the vowel of the second members of each pair was said to involve a slightly higher tongue position and a rounding of the lips. For me, all these words had the same vowel, a sound close to that of the former description (i.e., low, back and unrounded). Imagine my Midwestern embarrassment in learning that I was "missing" a vowel!”
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
KC has a southern accent to my ear
Nebraska, not so much. Nebraska and Iowa, at least in the cities, are pretty plain.
The Only Southern
Accents I heard growing up in KC were people whose parents had moved there from rural areas. I call it a hick accent; I slip into it when I’m drinking. I’ve had more than one person ask me why I don’t have a southern accent since I grew up in Kansas; I never picked up any of the Arkansas sound in the years I lived in Little Rock.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
NSFW
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tE9-eh1bWOc
The narrator at the start has an extremely strong, maybe exaggerated, Baltimore accent. Sandy Sandstone (the woman in brown in this clip) has a Baltimore area accent. The end of this clip may be offensive to some.
it's music to my ears
I’m a Baltimore native stuck in New England. When I hear that accent, it means I’m home.
It's annoying because there was no reason to throw a belt high inner half fastball
He could of easily got out of that inning, but no – had to throw one right in the wheelhouse.
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I think if we make it to 15-21 it's all over
At least we’ve been hovering around 3 games under up until this point. Another long losing streak would totally do this season in. We need to win today, or get rained out.
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There Is Hope
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=EAX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
Joplin may have just disappeared from the face of the earth.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
It's the Lord's righteous wrath
against them for being a Cardinal town!
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Sup fellas,
You can call me Kevin Millar from now on
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
And Set Fire
To Joplin.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I never had Kevbo
as the type to go all Pacman Jones…
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I Love Listening
To a long rain delay. It’s kind of like a filibuster.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Cleveland 43 Boston 17
WTF?
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
chicks dig the accent
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions
Moustakas made his 7th error of the season tonite...
not looking too good for him staying at shortstop
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
We're Back!
BB, DP, tap to 2B; 14 pitches.
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Soft Liner To
CF is not what Guillie was hired to do.
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only jose gets criticized for getting a hit
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
A Mildly Critical
Observation, I suppose. A-Rod somehow gets ripped for hitting home runs at the wrong time.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
TPJ Made Him
Work before the K. No GIDP, either.
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Not Quite Done
With the rain yet:
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=EAX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
I can post now that we're on the board
winning records follow good bullpens
And the fearless Captain of Suck, Brett Tomko will give it right back
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Oh, that's going to be interesting.
Payton gets run with an empty bench.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Why is their bench empty?
winning records follow good bullpens
They are carrying 13 pitchers
So only 3 bench players.
Roberts came out with a foot injury, and Payton was tossed.
Ramon Hernandez is still technically on the bench, but he was scratched from the lineup with an injury.
Apparently luke scott was available
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He hasn't really looked too bad tonight
Take away the 3 run bomb and he’s pitching as good as last time out. Unfortunately for our pitchers, it seems like their one mistake has been happening with 2 men on and getting hit 450 feet.
winning records follow good bullpens
Okay, nevermind. Here we go.
winning records follow good bullpens
That ain't on Tomko.
That was a shitty little weak grounder to short, but Pena bit on Bynum running and left a hole the size of Connecticut.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I don't have the game on right now but gameday says that curve to mora was a strike
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Yeah there goes the ballgame
f*##
winning records follow good bullpens
Times like these are when we need a sniper on one of the buildings across I-70
To systematically shoot out every light bank in the stadium.
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I've figured it out.
You know when you’ve got a super-speedy wideout who makes dazzling plays involving acrobatic catches and 49-yard sprints down the sideline, except he also drops two out of three passes?
That’s the football version of Tony Pena Jr.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Tomko: 7k's in 5 innings, no walks, but 4 ER
I don’t get it man.
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I need to watch the first inning again.
I wonder how bad the defense screwed him.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Damn TPJ is truly a useless player
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Call him up and DH him
Or something, the man deserves a solid 200AB’s in a row
winning records follow good bullpens
Sigh.....this offense is so fking terrible
winning records follow good bullpens
One thing I am in favor of this year is making Tomko throw 120 pitches a game
He has a 1 year contract, and if he has to suck he better suck up a bunch of meaningless innings in games we’ve already lost. We might shred his arm into confetti, but who cares.
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BAM, ballgame
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5.1 IP, 9H, 5ER, 0BB, 8K
Line doesn’t make sense. Unlucky?
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I See I
Made it home just in time.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Our inability to beat this shitty team is more than a little bit embarassing
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The only question is does Olsen go ahead and pitch the complete game
Or do they have mercy and take him out in the 8th
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Beautiful AB from Alex
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Butler has been too hyped up by the org to send down
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Miguel Cairo is hitting
.067/.176 /.067
GMDM may want to sign him. He was never a Brave, but he was a Yankee for a long time.
Butters Didn't Try
For 3b on that one; baby steps.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
4 more games till 40. I wonder what moves we see made if any
I think Maier or costa has to come up and get some steady AB’s, TPJ has to go for sure, though he supposedly has through May to figure it out.
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I am stunned at how poorly the Royals play against the Orioles
It’s series like this one that make me think that the players may be changing but the Royals are still the same crappy team they have been for the last decade. Their inability to hit the likes of Garrett Olson, Steve Trachel and Daniel Cabrera has sunk them to a season low.
There is really only one word for it....pathetic
Hillman needs to break something in the clubhouse after the shitfest tonight
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TPJ's Knees?
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahhaahahahhahahahaha
With Jose Guillen’s bat. Wait, what bat?
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We'll Rally For
4 before the umps call it with the bases loaded.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions
was that a solid enough hit for jose?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
No
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Chad Bradford in for the tailor made double play ball
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Is there a worse hitter to have at the plate with the bases loaded than gathright
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do we pinch hit for pena?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
If Hillman doesn't he's braindead
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we shall see
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, Come On
Now; Gator and TPJ?
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
WHY THE FUCK AR EYOU LETTING TPJ BAT AGAINST BRADFORD
OH
MY
GOD
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Hillman's Managing For
A 12 inning game in an 182 game season; don’t question him.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Who Has The
TV tonight?
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
the jury is no longer out on hillman
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
Tony Muser could of found the right button to press there
Jesus that was stupid. Unless Callapso has his leg in a cast and we don’t know about it, that’s inexcusable.
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How the fk do you let the worst hitter in baseball bat
In the most important AB of the game? are you fking kidding me? mindblowingly poor managing
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And people got on me for deciding Hillman was an idiot
for bringing Gobble in to pitch to Kotchman. Tsk.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
That was at least debatable, this is straight up retardation
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In Hillman's Defense
Few LHP’s have as extreme a LOOGY style as Gobble.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Few lefty hitters
have as extreme a reverse platoon split as Kotchman.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Callaspo Could Not
Have made that play.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions
too bad its highly likely that it doesnt matter b/c pena is so terrible at the plate
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions
Mas Macho
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
Bunting? BUNTING?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
c'mon, who doesnt bunt when their 3 hitter is up as the tying run
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
So, RR
Are Hillman’s two weeks up?
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
just about
he’s a generic guy re: pitchers
and i hate his offensive approach
but damn good Christian, which probably matters to some people in the org
Oh, man
too bad he didn’t get that bunt down, huh, Trey! Gotta play for one run h ere.
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
What A Crying
Shame he didn’t get the bunt down.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions
Dammit Gordon!
Take this kid out NOW! If he can’t get a bunt down down 2 runs, no outs, with a man on 1st, he doesn’t belong in a major league lineup!!!!!
!!
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
NOW WE'VE CLOGGED
THE BASES!!!!!!!!!!
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions
Help me, I am Frightened and Confused™.
What’s going on here? What is this “rally” thing?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Something Other Teams
Do when we get a lead.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Is swear
If Billy “Fatso with no position takin’ time from Explodin’ Gload” Butler dares to take a pitch here, I’m done, DONE with the Royals!
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
Doesn't He Have
To bunt?
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
dont you worry about that, pena's up in like 5 guys so it wont go much farther
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by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
HAHAHAH THREE PITCHES
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Grit Will Out
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply actions
For all the talk
about Hillman not being to blame because of the players he’s given (and that’s a fair point), they sure are bailing his ass out tonight.
having said that, I’d much rather have a guy with a rep as a good question making stupid decisions people question than a drunk with a mullet who wears sunglasses at night make stupid decisions no one questions.
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
anyone else notice guillen is at 200?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 10, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions
What the heck happened to gritty agression, Grudz!!!
I wish Gload could pinch hit for all these guys.
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
Nobody gets to bitch about FSN anymore.
At least they cut away from the CF camera when it’s covered with water. MASN is showing me a screen full of wet every pitch.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
God that was paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaathetic
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Way to blow the batting title
Guillen
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
I Liked His
HR trot on an IF grounder.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
(Temporarily?) Dead Rally Scorecard
Young(ish) guys who take too many pitches and can’t get bunts down: 3-4
Gritty, aggressive veterans trying to uphold the legacy of Jason LaRue: 0-2
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
12 hits, 4 runs, in 7 innings
Seriously. Orioles have played like shit this series, handed us so many opportunities. Every time, we fail
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I wonder what his line translates to.
Ever since the move to the PCL, Omaha numbers have mostly meant nothing.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
My Ribs Are
Ready; time to switch to radio.
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by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
Geez, Phil
Do you get to BBQ every night in Alaska? Any room left in the basement of your mom’s igloo for me?
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 10, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It's Just Me
In this igloo now, and the ribs are frozen; home-made, but frozen in individual servings. I make a lot when I barbecue, and I work 12+ hours a day when I’m on. You wouldn’t like my crawl-space, but the loft is where my computer is; you could probably survive there. I’d throw you some ribs every now and then.
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by philofthenorth on May 11, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Luke Scott
what would it have taken to get him in the offseason (wasn’t he one of 7 guys that the orioles fleeced [when was the last time that happened?] the Astros for “31” year-old, clean-as-a-whistle, Tejada?
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
Is Hillman managing both teams now?
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
Maybe he just switched between innings
bringing in your “setup man” wihle behind in a close game. That’s almost forward thinking.
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
At least Nunez looked good
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If You're Into
That kind of thing.
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by philofthenorth on May 11, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Pointless optimism:
We’ve outscored the Orioles since the top of the first.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Which sounds good, until you realize we should have 7-9 runs
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white sox...
getting ready to blow a 7-1 lead….
You have got to be fucking kidding me.
Alberto Callapso is now ph’ing. With 2 outs. And nobody on.
UNbelievable.
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I'm not opposed to it.
The fewer ABs TPJ has, the better.
The point is
that Trey let Pena hit with runners in scoring position last time through.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I Nearly Choked
On my ribs.
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by philofthenorth on May 11, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
At least he didn't bunt!
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 11, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
No doubt
Although secretly, we’re all laughing at Bynum openly mocking Hillman’s strategery
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 11, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to give up our last at-bat here
But I think maybe it’s time to call this one.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
rockies rallying against Padres
ageless bitterman Greg Maddox may lose his 35oth W
classic maddoc, he actually left the game after 6, as he has for years
If there's going to be a comeback
The right guys are up…
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
I mean, they suck
(reverse jinx? Or did I just double-reverse by admitting it?)
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 11, 2008 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Another brilliant pinch hit
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
German's carrer OPS is .100 higher than Olivo's
but Olivo is over 1.1 against LHPs this season!!!!! ONe !
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 11, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Still has one of the highest OPSes on the team
not that that’s saying much, just don’t give up, yet. He’s been heating up. But, yeah, this is depressing. Think of the way the 7th and 8th inning rallies were blown…
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 11, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
This team is such a tease.
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+1
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 11, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, that's that. Orioles tried to give us this igame
And once again, we blew so many opportunities we lose. Unreal
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Regardless of the result
I have to say I’m okay with tonight. We actually showed signs of life in the late innings while losing, which has been in very short supply this season.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
You've got to be kidding, this is one of the worst losses yet
Continue to put guys on all night, can not execute for shit with RISP, just totally and utterly abysmal
winning records follow good bullpens
Okay, you can go back to two weeks ago
when we couldn’t even get on base after the third inning. I’ll keep what we had tonight.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
its a loss to the orioles
and it is now clear that our manager sucks ass
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 11, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter if we can't score any
This team needs 4 singles in a row to score a run
winning records follow good bullpens
You know it's true.
Hillman will say after this game – Well, I’m pretty happy with how we swung the bats. Blah blah blah, 13 hits, blah blah blah. Those 13 hits don’t mean shit. 13 hits, 3 extra base hits. Throw in the 2 walks, we had 15 baserunners. And managed to score a whopping 5 runs. Getting a two out single every inning doesn’t do a damn thing if occasionally there isn’t a long home run following it. This team is built on empty batting average, and that house of cards isn’t going to win too many games.
winning records follow good bullpens
an emptly batting average that isnt even good
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 11, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Telling stat
2 walks for the Royals, both Dejesus
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
by Matt Klaassen on May 11, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Listen to yourself.
The reason we keep losing and losing is because we don’t have 13-hit games! We scored FIVE RUNS. We’re gonna win 80% of the time when that happens. If Zack had started this game, we’d have won it, that’s for damned sure. We actually HIT in the late innings while trailing, instead of just laying down and dying. We were losing by five runs, and we had the tying run on base in the ninth. And Butler actually jacked the snot out of a ball, maybe he’s coming around.
It’s called “progress”, and all you want to do is bitch about the fact that it isn’t enough<.em> progress.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
It's NOT progress
How many games like this have we had this year? I could go back and check, but we’ve been getting base hits all year and failing miserably at turning them into runs. If this team can only manage 5 runs on 13 hits, what do you expect we’re going to do on the average night when we get 8 hits? Score 2 runs? Oh yeah, that’s what we’ve been doing all season. So what, we scored a few late inning runs off what is not exactly the best pitching staff in the AL. There is nothing impressive about that to me, all I see is the scads of runners we left on base as the Orioles repeatedly tried to give us this game, and the game last night. Until we start hitting for power, or at least in “clutch’ situations, the offense is going to continue to struggle.
winning records follow good bullpens
Here's what I saw today
Out of these blown chances alone, you can account for 2 runs.
1st inning: Dejesus caught off the base for double play. 1 baserunner erased.
2nd inning: 2 out nobody on single
3rd inning: TPJ K’s with Gathright on 1st, nobody out, failing to advance the runner. Dejesus then singles, and instead of scoring a run he only makes it to second.
4th inning: Surprise! TPJ again fails to advance the runner with nobody out. Gathright then steals 3rd with 2 out and is stranded.
6th inning: Bases loaded, one out. Gathright grounds into an RBI force out (progress). TPJ is inexplicably allowed to hit with 2 runners on and grounds it back to the pitcher.
7th inning: Runners at first and third, nobody out. Billy Butler K’s on the first 3 pitches he sees. Grudz quickly follows suit. Guillen grounds out.
winning records follow good bullpens
My god
Where were you for three weeks after the Tigers sweep? Zambia? Did you somehow forget all those games where we’d score a few runs in the first two innings, and then lose the lead and make 19 straight freakin’ outs? This is NOT what we’ve been doing all season. We were down 6-1 and almost clawed back to win it, and quite likely would have if Hillman hadn’t been a friggin’ idiot and let Pena hit when HE was the tying run.
I swear, if you won $100 million in the lottery, your first reaction would be to complain about it costing you $40 million in taxes.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
How is that any better though?
I don’t get it. We were just facing better pitching. We had chances out the ass, and couldn’t come through last night either. I guess I don’t feel I’m being overly negative, going on what we’ve seen thus far this season. Anyway, I’m out of here. Tomorrow should be better, right?
winning records follow good bullpens
maybe trey will take the day off to spend time with his mother...
being such a family guy and all
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 11, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, awesome pitchers
like Dana Eveland.
I always hope things will be better tomorrow. The problem may be that I don’t care if we lose 90 games this year. To me, this is the “let the guys who will be there in 2009-10 get experience and maybe they’ll approach .500” year, which is the expectation we all should have had coming into this season.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
we are on the verge of a 4 game sweep at the hands of the Orioles at home...
i dont see progress
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 11, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
my frustration is towards Hillman.
I really have no problems with how we played tonite. 5 runs…decent…we got a not horrible outing from our 5 starter…however, TPJ was the tying run i believe in the 7th andhe hit….inexcusable
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 11, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, and what pisses me off even more
Is that the orioles did almost exactly the same thing but wait – they got the 3 run home run. This Orioles team is bad – I hate tearing other teams down, but their rotation is unimpressive, their lineup is filled with cast offs and their closer is a junkballing left handed. We are so much better than these guys, and still they’re going to sweep us and finally flush this season down the toilet. It is so incredibly annoying.
winning records follow good bullpens
obviously you guys didnt see billys double
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on May 11, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
By the way
German does have a higher career OBP vs. lefties than Olivo
Hope is not a strategy. And neither is playing Tony Pena every day. (Rany Jazayerli)
15-21
It’s like I’m watching a tape of 2007.
winning records follow good bullpens
Watching The Sailors
Now; they’ve lost 4 in a row, 9 of 10 and are down 7-4 with 2 down and some dude standing on 2B in the 8th. Fly ball almost to the track. To the 9th.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 11, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply actions
my prediction was surprisingly almost very accurate
the first prediction that is, before i was shamed into an optimistic one by NYRoyal
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