Baltimore @ Kansas City GameThread, May 10, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Game 36 Open Thread - Orioles (18-18) at Royals (15-20)

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 6:30 PM EDT

Baltimore @ Kansas City

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.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

These guys will never get used to their "roles" now.

I probably disagree with you.

by NYRoyal on May 10, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Has DDJ Ever

Played RF before? Better him than German, but still odd.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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 NYRoyal on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I Dunno

Just curious.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

predictions for tonights game??

I say royals lose 7-2

by Billybutlerformvp on May 10, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

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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by marbotty on May 10, 2008 7:00 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

on second thought

i think we pummel them 12-2

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by marbotty on May 10, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Sold

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I'll Buy That

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

I say the Royals lose 173-0

I hate this team so much!!!!!!!!!!111

I probably disagree with you.

by NYRoyal on May 10, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

You're Forgetting The

100 run spread rule.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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 NYRoyal on May 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Mighty Melvin Mora

Can Tomboy keep him in the park?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:14 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

i'll just be happy if we avoid a CS/runner picked off first

what are the odds?

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by marbotty on May 10, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Markakis With Runners

On; we’re doomed.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:16 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

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.

by jonfmorse on May 10, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

plus

less outfield = fewer hits in the park, which is what’s plaguing the pitching staff.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on May 10, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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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by marbotty on May 10, 2008 7:20 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

sigh

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on May 10, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Can anything else go wrong?

Seriously.

winning records follow good bullpens

by slayor on May 10, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Yes

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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

winning records follow good bullpens

by slayor on May 10, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

at least its not like this

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=280507117

yet, anyway

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by marbotty on May 10, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Finding ways to get Joey gathright at bats

... love those Royals

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

I Like His

Pop.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

KEEP RAINING NOW

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on May 10, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

God, if only we could get so lucky

PLEASE.

winning records follow good bullpens

by slayor on May 10, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

what is the delay??

is it raining?

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 7:26 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Yessir

winning records follow good bullpens

by slayor on May 10, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Tomko ERA update: 5.60

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Who wants to start a "DFA Tomko Club"?

Kevin Millar? Seriously?

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on May 10, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

NHZ...

is there such a thing as a maryland accent?

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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.

by NHZ on May 10, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

baltimore accent sorta resembles boston

i believe they say bahlteemowh

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by marbotty on May 10, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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.

by getxstoked on May 10, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

did the old orioles radio guy have it?

I remember driving once around DC, listening to an Orioles game and being amazed.

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

maybe i've just come across a lot of bostonians in baltimore

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by marbotty on May 10, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

http://www.camdenchat.com/2008/5/10/507270/gameday-thread-o-s-18-18-r#comments

I brought it up at camdenchat

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on May 10, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

interesting

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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!”

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

KC has a southern accent to my ear

Nebraska, not so much. Nebraska and Iowa, at least in the cities, are pretty plain.

by royalsreview on May 10, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on May 10, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

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.

by drj on May 11, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply reply 0 recs