Where's The Game Thread?
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 1:07 PM EDT
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It's 0900 out here and, like Frasier Crane, I'm listening. We got Gil today, while Cleveland counters with the Laffey Curve; can our boys survive yet another encounter with the dreaded Lefty Soft-Tosser? Can Gil throw strikes and keep it in the park.? Is this the new standard lineup (and why is Buck catching at this early hour after a night game?)? Is Olivo happy? Stay tuned to find out this and more.
| D. DeJesus cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .358 | |
| M. Grudzielanek 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | |
| A. Gordon 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | |
| J. Guillen lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .168 | |
| B. Butler 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | |
| M. Teahen rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | |
| M. Olivo dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | |
| J. Buck c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | |
| T. Pena Jr. ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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The laffy curve goes 1-2-3
"I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer." - Dan Quisenberry
If Meche wins
can we upgrade his barber?
"I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer." - Dan Quisenberry
So John Bale broke his left hand punching a door
And isout indefinitely. Do we still have to honor his contract?
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That Is Known
As the Tudor Maneuver; classy.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
on an unrelated note
I wish I had the strength to break my hand by punching a door.
I think the worst for me would be bruised knuckles and a lot of whining.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Laffey is going to own us today
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hahah welcome back
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Well he does look
pretty good so far. (Knocking on Wood)
by I need more Esteban on May 4, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that was a fun at bat
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Meche doesn't like the Indians
Career line: 13 starts, 2-7, 6+ ERA
by I need more Esteban on May 4, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions
Indians are having offensive woes nearly as bad as ours
Good medicine for an ailing pitcher
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Definitely.
It’d be nice for us to break out here too.
by I need more Esteban on May 4, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Buck has had some nice AB's this season
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A Squash Instructor
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is this one of those 'faces made for radio' comments?
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by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
TPJ is
awful. Bench. Him
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Today is one of the few days
to justify starting him. He’s a career .333 hitter vs. Laffey. Time for a hit parade!!!
by I need more Esteban on May 4, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Halladay has awesome stuff today pitching against the Sox
He could no hit them, I’m calling it
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Laffey has struck out 4 guys in 3 innings
God bless our inability to hit 88mph fastballs
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dont think the fastball is getting us.. its the curve ball
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Which is why you have to hit the fastball before he throws the slider
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No hit through four.
This offense is laffable.
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2 line drives
right at middle infielders…
I really don't know what to say... Did the post above this signature make sense? Probably not.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on May 4, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm Done With
Brunch, so I’m going to the TV feed now. Davis makes it a little more palatable to do.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
That is a very interesting chart.
I think I will print it out and take it to class. :)
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by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on May 4, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Butler....
Looks pretty good at first, don’t you guys think? I’ve been impressed when he has been there.
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by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on May 4, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions
H-hey, H-hey J-honny!
Can you come out and play? No?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
The no hitter continues
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Good afternoon, all.
I’d like to buy some offense, please.
I mean, Royals offense, not Cleveland.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
He got scared when I said no hitter
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he's going for the Wild Thing look
it’s all the rage.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Allergies + the dust
from the wind in texas forced him into the goggles
Proud father of a budding Royals fan.
OK, Laffey, Try
To sneak that 88 MPH’er by him inside; crap, he missed it.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
THanks for the free run
God knows we need all the help we can get
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Meche sure knows how to throw a $&#$load of pitches
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Teahen's Reputation Precedes
Him; no arm test today.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Gil
looks darn good today. Bannister and Greinke rubbing off?
Cleveland's badly slumping offense sure isn't hurting things
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Why try and take away from Meche's Performance
This is the same offense that gil gave up 8 in 3.1 innings
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But that was at home.
Clearly, what we need is to play 162 games on the road in AL Central parks.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Obviously he's been very good, I was just pointing that out
Can we get 7 out of him?
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Olivo Was A
Spectator; couldn’t have hit it anyway.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
He was due for an episode of suck
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Bring Back The
Turf at the K.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I pull meche if anybody gets on
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103 Pitches For
Laffey. Meche goes to the 7th with 96, facing the bottom of the order.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Keep It Away
From the one known as Pronk.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Wow that was a close pitch to hafner
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my dad was so pissed after last sunday
I distinctly remember him saying that Meche would be completely fucked in his next start because of his 129 pitches. Not gonna lie, though, I’m kinda glad it hasn’t come back…yet…to bite him in the ass.
But there’s no real need to push him too much here, Hillman.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
Very nice outing from the Mecher
Six more outs are needed.
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Woooiooo!
Meche.. just beautiful performance tonight… our badass bullpen will do the job. hopefully.. do they bring out nunez or ramirez next?? id go with ramirez
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Much Better Today
IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
G. Meche 7.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 5.98
110 pitches.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
I just finished eating,
but now that Kobayashi’s in, I want a hot dog.
Grit Strikes Out
But, according to the Cleveland booth, he has our IF’s how to play.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
"He Has Taught"
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
oh foundation for a better life
thank you for your inspirational message about character.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
I know I'm swelling with emotion
I’m going to go help someone across the street RIGHT NOW.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
maybe you could go drive to Cleveland and console Bale?
I hear he broke his hand. He might need some help getting through this hard time in his life.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
character...
pass it on!
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Guillen is clutch
One is all ya get tonight boys. Ramon only threw 6 pitches last night, I’d bring himi back out. Not enough faith in Nunez with a one run lead
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Well I hope Nunez has it tonight
winning records follow good bullpens
he'll have it
don’t worry about that.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I Don't Know
But he’s a fine tap dancer; I doubt our Butters is.
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by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't take anything seriously today, swear to god
I think it’s that finals week is finally upon me and I could really care less about…everything.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
Heh, nunez with 10 pitches all strikes
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"If you're watching this game, there's an ABC Siding dealer near you..."
NO THERE’S NOT
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I See Nonesuch
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Calling (S)oria?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdVEM5WMDo0
The lyrics are so interesting and somewhat negative. Unlike Gloria, I do not believe that they have Soria’s number.
Indeed, if everybody wants you…why is nobody calling? Why does nobody love you as much as Brian Bannister, Soria?
Today’s kernel of thought is brought to you by mousse, glitter, spandex, and really bad 80s hair.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
Yep
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He's Defending Our
National innocence, and quite well, I might add.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
If I'm not mistaken
and I’m just guessing, but Miggy and DDJ probably have the highest HR/AB on the team.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
How Could It
Be otherwise?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Miguel Olivo
you are teasing me so.
¿Quieres mi amor? ¡Claro que sí!
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
Insuranceeeee!
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Ahhhhh?
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
You need it if you don’t got it, and if you don’t got it, you need it.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Naaaaaflac?
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
And You Could
Look it up.
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by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
hurry up, soria
i have dishes to do. And a lot of them, now that I mention it.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
Whereas I've been
waiting for GTA4 to come out for two freakin’ years.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I Used To
Work with Dragan Kovacevic; oddly, he’s Swedish.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
soria
please get rid of the beard. I don’t care if you’re growing it out for superstition. It is neither cute nor attractive.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
im just excited...
about the fact that we might actually get to see a royal PLAY in the all-star game.
Same Goes For
Meche today.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
that was weird
we had sort of a bizarro-offense today. Guillen, Pena, Olivo and Buck were the only ones to contribute
This space intentionally left blank.
Don't Forget Blake's
Contrribution; The Attack Of The Lead-Footed Backstops could not have succeeded without him.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Tigers up by 3, middle 6
Chicago lost.
We could be a game out in three innings.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
In The Land
Of the blind…........
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by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Interestingly
This is one of those situtations where if we actually are a passably decent team whose offense just hasn’t gelled yet, the fact that we’re a game out on May 4 could be very, very good stuff.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
This Has To
Be the best start to a season for us since 2003.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
this time last year we were already 9 games behind first.
14-16 seems so much better than 10-20, let me tell you.
Boyfriend of the Year 2008: It's gonna be big!
by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Jazz Hang Tough
Against the Lakers; must steal one in LA.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
go Jazz!
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by loyal2theroyals on May 4, 2008 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Scary
how good the Lakers would be if they had a healthy Bynum.
Royals, NBA, Golden Hurricane, Hawkeyes, Chiefs, and KU basketball, in that order.
I Know, My
Bynum has been acting up ever since I turned 50.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 4, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Mine's not even fully developed yet
Royals, NBA, Golden Hurricane, Hawkeyes, Chiefs, and KU basketball, in that order.
I am very happy with this team being around .500
Like most of us, I expected that this team would end the season a little under .500. So far, they are doing it and they aren’t even clicking on all cylinders yet.
I probably disagree with you.
I agree. I think it’s actually very encouraging that the team is near .500 in spite of the losing streak.
Of course, if the offense doesn't improve, the team is toast
But there is no way they are going to continue scoring 3.X runs per game.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 4, 2008 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there a particular reason why Hillman
is having Buck catch a day game after a night game?
That is a little odd
Olivo is the better defensive catcher. Hard to say why he’d have Olivo DH and Buck catch. I would assume it has something to do with Meche preferring and/or feeling more comfortable with Buck catching him.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 4, 2008 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Career .617 OPS against righties pretty much says it all for me. Buck: .684. Not great either, but enough better than Olivo to get the nod.
Exactly right. And there's one other thing
Buck is younger, and perhaps still developing. He needs playing time to continue to improve and reach whatever potential he has.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 4, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
I was just wondering since NYRoyal has stated several times that Olivo is the better defensive catcher and Olivo appears to be swinging a better bat .255/.283/.569 4 HR in 51 AB vs Buck .247/.344/.377, 2 HR in 77 ABs (I realize this is a small sample size).. I am not saying I want Olivo to take over the starting role. It just seems weird that we put up with the Buck/LaRue platoon last year (112-65 games caught), followed by signing a better backup catcher which then leads to more Buck starts… I realize Bell vs Hillman makes a major difference but 24-6 games caught for Buck-Olivo just seems a little high to me is all..
But Olivo has had a lot of games played
Buck can handle the load, paticularly before we get into the hot months. And Olivo should be playing as much as possible against LHP, and he is. But I wouldn’t sit Buck just because Olivo has had a good month.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 4, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know believe...
that Olivo is the better defensive catcher.
Olivo
is substantially better than Buck at throwing out baserunners, but beyond that, I’m not sure what makes him such a better defensive catcher than Buck. Buck is much better at preventing passed balls than Olivo and seems to handle the Royals’ pitching staff very well.
The DT system at Baseball Prospectus clearly values Olivo’s defense more highly than Buck’s.
But my personal observation, judging from the few games I’ve seen, is that Olivo boxes the ball around way more often than Buck does. Discourage the running game here, give up a base on a wild pitch or passed ball there—seems like a wash to me.
Royals officially in third place
Twins beat the Tigers (thanks to Kenny Rogers, Zach Miner and the Tigers defense) so now it is
Twins 16-14
Chisox 14-15 1.5
Royals 14-16 2
Indians 14-17 2.5
Tigers 14-18 3
Kind of upside down.
I probably disagree with you.
Those expecting the Tigers to pull away are going to be disappointed
They may well win the division. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit. But I really think their pitching is going to slow them down and keep the Central a close race all season. Neither their rotation nor their bullpen is particularly good. Lots of holes and mediocrity.
I probably disagree with you.
by Scott McKinney on May 4, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I Think The
Lesson here is clear; 7 game losing streaks are bad and to be avoided in the future. Class dismissed.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
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