Game 31 Open Thread - Angels (20-13) at Royals (14-16)
by Freneau on May 5, 2008 6:30 PM EDT
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After a mini-sweep in Cleveland the Royals are once again positioned to inch closer to the magical .500 mark, but desperately need tonight's game to do so. Win, and it's 15-16, lose, and there's a seemingly larger than warranted fall to 14-17. I don't know, perhaps no one is as interested in this minor details as I am.
At the end of yesterday's game thread, NyRoyal, I believe, pointed out that the AL Central standings are now almost fully upside-down from what many would have predicted: Cleveland and Detroit at the bottom, the Twins and White Sox fighting it out for first, and the Royals somewhere in the middle.
Tonight, Brett Tomko (6.26 ERA) makes his sixth start of the season against the Angels, a squad that he couldn't quite control in a 5-3 loss last month. If Tomko can last two innings tonight, he'll go over 1700 innings pitched on his career (career ERA 4.64). So keep that in mind as you watch the game. Tomko is currently 31st amongst active pitchers in innings pitched, and could very well pass Freddy Garcia tonight for 30th.
The Angels counter with Ervin "Magic" Santana (2.48 ERA).
Expect many Angel-rific baserunning blunders tonight at the K. You know Hillman's gotta represent in front of the cool kids from SoCal.
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First?
Sometimes you just gotta roll the potato.
by CentralChamps2009 on May 5, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply actions
I almost prefer
Tomko pitching against someone who looks unhittable. At least then, we can always say, “It wasn’t like we were going to win this one anyhow.”
Sometimes you just gotta roll the potato.
by CentralChamps2009 on May 5, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions
Our Turn
Last week when the pitching matchup was decidedly in our favor (Grienke v. Ponson), we lost. That bothered me a great deal, but perhaps it will be our turn tonight to win when we shouldn’t. If so, I’ll call it even.
I don't fight extra players.
let's go royals
the jury is still out as to whether this is actually on TV or not…
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we've never traded anyone for fish...
bada boom
by Royal Revival on May 5, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Some Eastern European
Soccer team traded a guy for meat; sausage, if memory serves.
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Bold prediction:
Tomko gets hammered before AND after the game.
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How about During
The game?
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
That goes without saying
Thanks for setting up the punchline
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What's His Poison?
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Leadoff hitter skies one to the warning track in dead center
This, my friends, is not a good omen.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I like how Tomko ran the count to 3-2 throwing all fastballs
God bless good control
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Trey Gives Us
The usual.
D. DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M. Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
A. Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J. Guillen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
M. Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B. Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R. Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J. Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
T. Pena Jr. ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buck is hot lately.
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That...
...was possibly the most comedic play, overall, I have ever seen.
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It's on the list
I’ll take it tho
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Was It That
Funny? Butler does that well kind of regularly.
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
It was the combination
Of DDJ booting it, Grudz squatting over second like he was about to take a dump, and Aybar just stopping three feet short of the base like a moron.
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We deserve to benefit from stupid base running
God knows we’ve given away enough outs
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Angels beating us to the punch...
On committing stupid outs on the basepaths. I just hope we don’t try to imitate them…
there we go nice start
I get to actually watch the game today here in socal…
Cool.
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
DDJ is on fire, no doubt
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Seen 4 pitches, swung at two of them
Nice to see the patient approach
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can we make outs on the basepaths?
yes we can!
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YES! Lets steal with our number 3 hitter up.. Brilliant fucking idea
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Goddammit just fucking stupid
Why are we running against one of the hottest pitchers in baseball with our best hitter at the plate. SO STUPID
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A-Gor Only .238
On the road trip; imagine if he’d done that last year.
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I find it hard to believe
that Randa’s 8th in games played in franchise history, to be honest.
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NINE pitch inning for Santana
Just giftwrap the damn game
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Fire whoever gave DDJ the green light there
now we get guillen leading off the next inning, and allowed santana to throw so few pitches he might get to pitch an extra inning in the game. brilliant
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saw this on yahoo/inside edge
• Los Angeles Angels starter Ervin Santana has seemingly taken care of his road woes this year. After going 1-10 with an 8.38 ERA on the road last year, Santana is 3-0 with a 3.72 ERA away from Anaheim this season. Santana’s average fastball velocity is up to 93.6 mph from 92.2 mph a year ago. The extra zip could help him past a Royals team today that batted .417 and belted 3 homers against him in two starts last season. The Royals currently have the lowest slugging percentage in the AL (.269) on fastballs over 91 mph.
Slugging
Why qualify it with “fastballs over 91 mph”? Doesn’t lowest slugging percentage in the AL pretty much cover it?
I have no idea what is going on
I got distracted and the game isn’t on TV (thanks, Charter Communications!)
Oh well, there’s always Bob and Denny, right?
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I'm getting really annoyed with ESPN
Signed up for their free ESPN Insider trial thingy, realized it was total crap and tried to cancel. They want me to call them to cancel, wtf? Pretty sure if I subscribe online I should be able to cancel online.
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i hate it when companies do that
just tell them no for about five minutes and then you’ll be good to go.
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by loyal2theroyals on May 5, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Guillen looks terrible
That was a gross AB
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Santana Is Blowing
Gas tonight. Guillie was overmatched.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
I definitely don't remember him throwing 95
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Santana: 19 pitches in 2 innings
Beautiful guys. Just beautiful.
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okay, quick opinion poll
Dad is working the games Wednesday through Sunday. Which means that I have a plethora of games to pick from for attending. Because of moving from my dorm to an apartment on campus, I will not be able to go to the Sunday game. I’ll be going to Saturday’s game because chaa, 21 now, I can get a free umbrella and carry it with pride.
So that leaves Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday is $7 college night, which could be pretty sweet…but then again, I haven’t been to a Friday night game yet this season and if we win, I get to treat myself to super awesome firework fun (thems the rules for L2…if they’re in a deficit of 13+ you are allowed to leave the game, if they win on Friday you get to watch fireworks…otherwise you leave to beat the “crowd”).
What’s everyone’s thoughts? Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday? Discuss.
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College night
My friends and I went a few times on those last year and they were great
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i'll have to see if i can wrangle friends to go with me...
they’re not as much fun by yourself. Which…in all honesty is usually what happens to me at games.
This is finals week, so that might be a bit hard to manage. Hmmm…
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by loyal2theroyals on May 5, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, in the summer the promise of boozing in the parking lot usually gets them there
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i will keep that one in my back pocket for future reference
thank you, good sir.
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by loyal2theroyals on May 5, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Four words I never thought I'd hear in the same sentence:
Brett, Tomko, Nasty, Curveball.
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here's a way you can put tehm in teh same sentence...
Brett Tomko does not have a nasty curveball.
Oh, wait.
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by loyal2theroyals on May 5, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm in colledge. i type gud.
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by loyal2theroyals on May 5, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
You have no idea how often
I get in an argument with someone on the intarwebz and they can’t express themselves worth a damn and then try the “i have a masters degree in sychology dont tell me i dont know what im talking about ok” maneuver…
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I never thought I'd hear Bob Davis say the word 'wicked'
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Tomko just struck out the side, and I"m still not feeling godo about this game
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That's because you're pessimistic
You have to let go of your negative energies and become one with the universe.
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Groovy
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Daisuke Matzusaka is one weird due
4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1K, 7 BB tonight against the Tigers. Just a really bizarre line.
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Potential 7 pitch inning for Santana
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Did you know
you can have a nine pitch inning without a hitter swinging at all?
True story.
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29 pitches for Santana through 3
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I can't even make a trip to the kitchen without missing the Royals bat...
it’s worse than being at the game.
by Royal Revival on May 5, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Boy, you really stress pitch counts
Calm down, its nothing new with this team, it shouldn’t be new to you.. we will do work on santana dont worry
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It's the most important thing when facing a good pitcher.
The less pitches you see, the less of a feel you have for what he’s throwing, the longer he gets to pitch in the game – when the goal is to minimize the effective innings he can pitch. A 9 pitch first inning might give him an extra 8 pitches, which might be the difference between him going out for the 8th inning or whatever. It’s incredibly important, especially when we can’t depend on the Royals to put together an inning of significance.
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Ya, but keep in mind
He isnt wild.. he hasnt been throwing balls.. he has been pounding the zone, in some cases like this one.. the pitcher is the one keeping his pitch count low, by pounding the zone, if we watch every pitch he will have a 11 pitch inning probably
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True, but
you can’t sit there and just take strikes for the sake of running up a pitch count anymore than you can go up to the plate looking to draw a walk. Both increased pitch count and walks are a product of letting bad pitchers pitch badly; you’re not going to benefit by taking a lot of pitches when a guy’s dealing strikes.
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It's a problem if
everyone’s hacking at the first pitch. I can’t get worked up when it’s a low pitch count because everyone’s seeing 2-4 pitches and he’s throwing strikes.
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Vlad can really piss you off if your a pitcher
PERFECT 0-2 pitch and Vlad just pokes it to right.. he is a magical hitter
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He's the best hitter I've ever seen in real life
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Tomko looks excellent tonight
if it werent for those 2 bloops he would be pitching a no no
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Bottom line
he’s throwing his curve. He needs to remember to keep throwing it. His bad outings have been fastballfastballfastball.
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From watching the game and gameday I think he's mostly fastball slider so far
His curveball is in the 70’s and I’ve only seen that a couple times. Regardless, the breaking ball is good.
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You Just Spoiled
A theoretical no-no.
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Another baserunner
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Can we get him over and get him in?
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I don't understand how Grit
can drive the ball like that with his left knee two inches off the ground.
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Guillen just not even close on those fastballs
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Don't Blame Him
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn he swings at terrible pitches
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c'mon teahen
you know you want some BOD lovin tonight…
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YAY LEADOFF DOUBLE ERASED
WOO!! HOO!! Go Royals!
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Yeah, it's good to see us execute the fundamentals
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Shoulda Bunted Him
To 3B, suicide squeeze from there. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, the swinging at pitches in the dirt worked a lot better
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Wow that was just a miserable inning after Grudz
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Is there anyone less clutch than Teahen?
Seriously? He’s the anti-Sweeney (in his prime, of course).
by MKforKC on May 5, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions
Blue Jays just brought Shawn Camp out of the bullpen
In the 8th inning, 2 on, 1 out, 1 run lead. Yes, good old Shawn Camp. There’s a name I hadn’t heard in a while. Further proving bullpen arms are a dime a dozen.
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I just want to say
that I don’t think Guillen has worked out very well so far.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
Garrett Anderson
Hard to believe he’s the Angels all-time leader in… almost everything that isn’t a rate stat, but more to the point, he’s played over 200 more games than any Angel ever.
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Good to see Tomko channeling Josh Beckett
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Meche Could Take
Some lessons from this performance.
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WOW
Can anyone tell me how shawn camp just got outta a jam with 1st and 2nd 1 out against the white sox ?? Oh well thanks shawn sox sucks
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And i thought that was good..
Santana is at 49 right now through 4.2
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Santana is owning us ten times worse than laffey did
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8 pitch inning for Santana
On track for the 90 pitch complete game. This feels like it could be another one of those first to score wins it
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Which makes it a good thing we didn't score on that leadoff double.
‘cause that would have been, like, stupid.
by MKforKC on May 5, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
More anemic, the kansas city royals' offense or the miami dolphins' offense
you choose.
by MKforKC on May 5, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions
I'll go with Chiefs offense for $300 please
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Tomko is really working that slider tonight
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That would be his curve your thinking of
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He's throwing his curveball and slider for strikes
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wow...
this is the type of performance that will make scouts say things like “Tomko can win 15 games this year.”...
Consistency Is The
Key; almost all MLB pitchers have the stuff to dominate…........sometimes.
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, stuff has definitely never been the problem for tomko
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Does Tomko Really
Get home cooking in KC? Does his wife really cook? In the kitchen?
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I think you mean
in the KKKKKKKitchen
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Santana has been good, Tomko has been better
Only Tomko has thrown more pitches so probably won’t get to go as deep. Whatever, it’s not going to matter if we can’t score. Let’s get a run
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Well, he saw one pitch
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Holy Shit
We’re not losing yet…against Erving Santana? Brett Tomko throwing a 2 hitter? WTF is going on?
Formally PhantomRoyals
Tomko ain't all that bad
He’s had some bad defense behind him in prior games – and of course, our usual bad offense.
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
nice patience, TPJ
work that count – man, oh man
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. - Emily Dickinson
that might be the farthest he has hit it this year though
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Always Good To
See TPJ muscle up.
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Tomko needed this start.
This is a clutch performance for him in his bid to stay in the rotation. I’m proud of him.
Blown Save
Random stat: through 6 innings, Satana has thrown 60 pitches
We have swung at 29 of them.
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We're 2 Errors
From the lead run; come on, Angels’ fielders!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
It is a cosmic joke of sorts that we still trot Tony Pena Jr. out to play each and every day.
by MKforKC on May 5, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions
If Alberto doesn't get to bat for him next time, I'm going to be unhappy
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He'll be gone by Memorial Day.
Hillman basically said he’s got May to get his shit together.
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That Throw Hits
Olbermann’s mother in NYC if Butler was over there.
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Great, the 5 pitch walk to the guy in front of Torii Hunter.
Does this ever end well?
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Alright Brett, good job. Who pitches the 8th?
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Callaspo?
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by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for Ramirez
I’d like to save Nunez while it is still scoreless, just in case.
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree... Bring on Ramon...
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Okay, there is the error. Guillen, get the hit.
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deja vu
Right about now Angel fans are feeling like we did when Ponson shut us down…
“Brett Tomko?!”
Yeah, only we can't score
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Santana making a bid to pitch one of the most efficient games in the past decade
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Okay, that was slightly sarcastic
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He's also on pace to be renamed "Jesus"
Blown Save
Yes Butler, that was a pretty pitch
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I’m Mr. Hackastic say me fantastic touch me in my back she says I’m Mr
Rooooyalastic
I’m Mr. Hacktastic say me fantastic touch me in my back she says boom
boom
wow
that is terrible.
over the line smokey
by saintalfonzo on May 5, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
If we lose this game its going to be such a damn waste
First that Greinke game in Texas then Brett Tomko pitching the game of his life.
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I feel terrible for anyone who has to face ramirez or soria.. its just simply not fair
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ITS RAMMER TIME!!!
You know, the cheesy, but much better version of Lima Time…..............................
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Damn you infield singles
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Damn you Royals for not scoring runs...
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I would like to say..
I really like this home plate ump.. he has really called a fair game.. excellent ball and strike calls probably the best game calling ive ever seen
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I like the absolutes.
But I agree, he has called a fair game.
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Let's go Ram-Ram!!!
This cat needs a nickname. Come on people!
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EXCELLENT!! WAY TO GO LETS GET SOME RUNS
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RAMONNNNNNNNNNNNN
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unfortunately
it would be rammy
over the line smokey
Gload, Buck, and CALLAPSO
Better bet
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Something has to give here
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I hate to say it guys but Santana still looks basically unhittble
Well, esp considering our lineup. Sigh.
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ughhh WHY IS TPJ AT THE PLATE RIGHT NOW
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2 outs, and he plays better defense.. if he was leading off an inning i agree it should be callaspo
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goddamn what a fking terrible at bat, thanks a lot Hillman the genius
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How to get Tony Pena Junior out: Throw a pitch
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Watch this: Home Run in the Ninth to win it . . .
for the Angels.
What, the Royals hit a home run? Be serious.
Royals have a 21 opponent Consecutive scoreless innings streak
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I'm just going to get super pissed if they score in the 9th
So I’m going to do something else. I’ll be back in the bottom of the inning.
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I think Trey assumed this was going extras
Which was a terrible assumption.
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It's the only assumption that has us winning the game, in all reality.
‘Cause its clear we aren’t hitting Santana until he tires out some. Or never.
i promise this was a first guess...
...why not soria here? they keep talking about wanting to use him multiple innings. this would have been a perfect time for that.
Its ramirez.. he can do this guys have faith
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GOBSTOPPER... WE CAN DO THIS GUYS
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One out. Top of the ninth. Runner on third.
Please walk this guy to set up the double play with a ground ball pitcher (ish) on the mound.
Blown Save
Oh come on
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish this offense wasnt so bad
We are a fucking joke to everyone in this league.
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It'll just be more dramatic with the 2-run homer to win it in the bottom of the 9th
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You're asking for 2 runs in back to back games...
...don’t be so greedy.
You can't triple stamp a double stamp
Look at it this way . . . none of us thought we would win with Tomko v. Santana
So even though it is more painful that we lose by one run in a complete-game shut out, it was what I expected anyway.
Pitching to Kotchman was pretty damn stupid
That makes no sense. Especially with Ramon, a huge strikeout / groundball pitcher on the hill. Walk Kotchman, get the double play / K. That makes no sense.
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Here comes a 2 run jack anyway
Peralta blows
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I CALLED THE SHIT OUTTA THAT ONE
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I'd ask if you have any lotto numbers
But I think most people saw that one coming.
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Calm down everyone...
In the AL, the Angels are 2nd in Runs Scored, 5th in OBP, and 4th in SLG.. The Royals are 14th, 12th and 14th respectively…. The Angels had Santana going. The Royals had Tomko going. That said, I will take a tie game going in to the 9th every day of the week…
Which is why.... when Tomko pulls an amazing game out of his ass, against this team
On the first game of a ten game homestand, you HAVE to win it. You can’t waste games like this, these are the games that get you to .500.
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Im not gonna say Hillman is an idiot
I would INT Kotchman with Ramirez let ramirez pitch to hunter
But hillman looks like a genious if gobble strikes out kotchman and peralta comes in and gets hunter to pop up
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No.
Hillman looks LUCKY if that happens. Bringing in Gobble to pitch to Kotchman only served to show that Hillman is completely unaware that Kotchman is mauling lefties this season.
Trey’s lost all credibility with me, because that’s the kind of shit he’s supposed to KNOW.
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WHO FUCKING CALLED IT WHO FUCKING CALLED
LOOK UP, HERE COMES A 2 RUN JACK ANYWAY PERALTA BLOWS!!
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I am SO glad we didn't walk Kotchman.
Blown Save
Now THAT, is ballgame.
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It should have been Ramirez's inning to win or lose
I HATE LARUSSA BALL.
+1, he was pitching great, no reason to pull him
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I really dont understand why people are so high on peralta
HE IS SO FUCKING TERRIBLE,, he is absolutely horrid,, HE IS NOMO, he sucks,, i hate him so much
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There she blows again
And now it just gets ugly
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wow. i'm really interested in hearing the explanation for not going with Soria in the ninth...
why bother saying that you want him to be able to throw multiple innings if you’re not going to use him in critical situations?
Thats not the issue for me,, i understand not bringing in soria the game could have gona 10, 11 innings
But i sure wish ramirez woulda stayed in
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but if they say he's going to throw multiple innings, let him go 9-11...
if it goes beyond that you take your chances with peralta and nunez and yabuta…
by billexgordler on May 5, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, I just looked it up
Kotchman splits:
Career vs. RHP = .269
Career vs. LHP = .308
I insert my foot in mouth and admit that I was wrong.
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I have no doubt now that we will now score 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
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Yeah, I put this one on him.
+1
Blown Save
I know right, maybe he can pitch mop up thursday after we get blown out to get swept
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Cartman. Such a wise philosopher.
Blown Save
really piss-poor effort from Guillen there...
he should have at least gone up for it…
Aw COME ON!
That fence is like 8.5 feet tall and guillen cant jump worth a damn
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I think a Gobble/Peralta ball slap by Tomko
is in order for fucking up his gem
Formally PhantomRoyals
I think that could be directed toward the entire batting lineup just as well
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Hillman making retarded bullpen decisions or not, it all goes back to the offense.
It’s absurd to think we’re going to keep winning playing like this. We’re not. I don’t care how good Santana is pitching, we’re going to face good pitchers all year. This offense is not getting it done, not even 50% and something has to change.
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To be less confident in his bullpen? 'Cause that was his mistake.
He was too confident in Gobble and Peralta, and too confident that the pitchers would hold them scoreless and this would go to extras.
So the only lesson he would draw here is to not trust anyone in the bullpen other than the Hispanic Panic threesome.
isn't peralta like the 4th best reliver on the team?
i see your point, but… he treated that inning like he was playing with house money, and he wasnt
I'm not saying it was bad that he got a lesson not to be so confident . . .
I’m just not sure it will sink in.
He screwed up when he didn't walk Kotchman to set up the double play.
That, in turn, set up the bullpen problems.
Blown Save
Gordon base hit, then Guillen three run jack
It has to happen to complete the feeling of disgust.
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at least Grudz never quits
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not gonna happen
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Guillen, hit a meaningless home run
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3 straight pitches
Royals offense in a nutshell.
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I'm so disgusted I can't even see straight.
No, we’re not hitting, but Hillman has cost us runs with his nonsense. And now this crap. He doesn’t even know percentages. He’s going to let Pena suck for another month. Tell me, what’s the difference between him and Buddy Bell? Really?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
He has experience with Japanese players.
And we have that Japanese dude, uh, Yabuta yeah him pitching mop up. It’s important.
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I blame John Bale for this game.
If he’s not an idiot and breaks his hand, Peralta isn’t pitching tonight.
Blown Save
Actually Bale wasn't gonna be ready til the weekend I believe
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate losing the first game of the series.
Now we have to win the next 2 to win the series. Not gonna happen. Ugly.
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Best point made of the evening
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point, it worked against Ponson and Laffey
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Maybe you should pick whatever Santana's line was tonight, sounds like good numbers
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Realize that we'll be lucky to score 3 runs even if we're facing the revived corpse of Albie Lopez
And you will realize there is no such thing as the Royals being favored
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Now your just being ridiculous. We've scored 9 runs before.
In a losing effort, true, but that’s not the point.
We were just shut out in under 100 pitches.
I believe I speak for everyone when I say . . .
EPIC FAILURE!!
highlighted by Guillen taking about 10 swings the whole game
being late on every single fastball
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In a game where tomko starts
I sit here and cant believe that i say, our bullpen loses the game for us. WHAT A JOKE. get the fuck off the royals peralta your terrible, HORRID
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I can't believe we left enough gas in Santana
to throw a 3 fastball strikeout to END the game. Last pitch is 97 MPH? He could’ve gone like 4 more innings.
Well....
it’s a good thing I have a lot of whiskey, I’m just sayin
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Im glad we pay a guy 12 Mil to bat .165 with 3 homers (1 a solo shot)
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On a more humorous note, Jamie Moyer is 2-2 with an RBI double
Against Arizona “phenom” Max Scherzer.
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shit
I have Scherzer pitching
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
He's getting torched
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No he isnt, he only has 2 ER
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7 hits, 1 walk, 3 innings
That is not good
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Only 2 Earned, that's what helps me
Though the whip won’t be good
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
ya he is starting for me too
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Cricket?
They score a hell of a lot more than we do
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by MileHighKCfan on May 5, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
On the other hand, if Meche and Tomko can build on their last starts,
we could have the best pitching in the AL on a 65 win team. And that would be historical, if nothing else.
Metsesque
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 5, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm Watching The
Sailorboys; waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
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