Kansas City @ St. Louis GameThread, Jun 19, 2008 2:15 PM EDT

First!

Marriage is a great institution, for those that like being in institutions.

by fats on Jun 19, 2008 12:18 PM EDT 0 recs

I hate it when I think all signs point to a Royals wiin

1. Greinke’s pitching
2. The Cards third choice is pitching in this game and he hasn’t pitched very well in the majors or minors this year (and Cards fans think he sucks)
3. The Cards offense has been lifeless without Pujols

When I’m confident like this, the Royals usually lose. Damnit.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:23 PM EDT 0 recs

SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP

I can’t find a broom. Will a swiffer wetjet work?

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Always

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP

(with a handy cleaning solution attachment)

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Just think

If we win today, we may not lose again until Sunday.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 19, 2008 1:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

does anyone else think;

juliette lewis is hot?

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:32 PM EDT 0 recs

I don't

And I think the stats support me on this (but, then again, I always think that)

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

What about the scouting reports?

I don’t think she was ever anything but a mediocre prospect, right?

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

What are the odds that she finally put it all together at this age?

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up 0 recs

The sad thing is,

she could pan out as well as possible, and still not even touch Jenna Fischer. Being blocked like that means she’ll probably have to get traded.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think she should be traded for a 18 yo prospect with a high ceiling

or ceilings.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

The problem is that

more and more organizations want to hold onto their 18-year-olds.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

she should be atleast given a shot

her numbers aren’t great but she could be that diamond in the rough

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

Diamond in the rough?

None of them really pan out.

Who? Mike who? What?

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

She's been hit too many time high and tight

Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.

by kcscoliny on Jun 19, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up 3 recs

Nice

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

+1

No real command, you might say, gives up too many home runs.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

+1

Still has tire marks from Brad Pitt (seriously slumming, even for a mimbo like Pitt). Couldn’t even convert him to Scientology, although his interest in that stuff was probably just to get her in the sack.

Well, at least we now know that he’s matured enough that he wouldn’t fake interest in someone’s interests just for sex.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Jun 19, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'd give her a shot, but I wouldn't expect much

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Flash in the pan

Dated Brad Pitt at one time, but that was a long time ago. Peaked too early.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 19, 2008 1:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

It happens

one of her top PECOTA comparables is Angel Berroa.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

No.

Although she was appealing, in a bizarre quirky way, in Strange Days.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 19, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

Anyone else

kind of hoping Joba Chamberlain will injure himself so we won’t have to hear about him…again? Joba is once again the lead pic on mlb.com.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:44 PM EDT 0 recs

I just hope he gets hammered

I wouldn’t mind all the talk if it were more negative. He’s capable of giving up 4-5 walks and a handful of runs in 3-4 innings.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

was joba at nebraska with gordon?

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yes, at least for a little while, I think

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

Maybe Alex

taught him to fistpump.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

I hope he didn't teach him Obama's terrorist fist jab

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Peace through Power!!!

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'm glad Obama didn't wait until after the election to let us know that he's a terrorist

I appreciate his openness and honesty. To give credit where credit is due, Fox News let us know that he’s a terrorist long ago though.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

gotta hate the

elitest-former-pot-smoking-terrorists

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

He eats arugula

I hate arugula and I hate him so much!!!!!!!!!!!!111

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

So in conclusion,

Obama ‘08!

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

ahmen

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

Fox News

Fair and balanced!

(retch)

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up 0 recs

barack hussien obama

iyiyiyiyiiyiyiyiyiyiyiy!!

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah, I had to hear about it when KC vs NY

and I only had access to Michael Kay. They were saying that Joba relly wants to pitch in an NL game because he says he’s a good hitter (not just a good hitter as a pitcher, but flat-out good hitter) and he wants to show off (despite what Hank Steinbrenner thinks apparently, although this quote was before that idiocy). And they said that Gordon says that Joba was a better hitter than him in college, and Joba says Gordon was a better pitcher than him.

by mazoboom on Jun 19, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

It makes me really glad Papelbon

is staying the Sox closer. I might have to take a sabbatical from sports if it became round the clock Papelbon watch.

All this media hype about Joba is so much stupid overreaction to a prospect on a big market team. I’d bet real money that Soria would be a better starter.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

no kidding

my brother believes that sportscenter is basically just boston local news for sports.

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Boston and NY

Let’s be fair. They also love to slurp the Cubs, Mets, and…hee hee…the Cardinals.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's all about market size

Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers. It’s all about the Benjamins.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

I forgot the Dodgers

good call. And yes, it’s about market size. It’s still frigging insufferable, because ESPN spends so much time with filler programs that it’s hard to believe they couldn’t make time to balance things out a little bit with their highlights shows.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

Definitely

They are both talented pitcher, but Soria has the pitches and control to be a better starter.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Plus,

Joba seems as if he’s going to have real trouble getting used to not being “max effort” every inning.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

i hear eduardo perez and buster mention soria on BBTN frequently.

by cfizzle on Jun 19, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

Buster Olney

isn’t always a big market toady, as some people believe. He does have some good stuff. And yes, he’s pointed out how good Soria is on BBTN frequently.

But wow, there sure are some AWFUL analysts on BBTN now. The show is borderline unwatchable.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

They need to let Brian Kenny host

He seems pretty sabermetric-oriented. Brian Kenny, Jim Callis, Rob Neyer and Doug Glanville. I’d watch that show.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 19, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

That mix certainly would be better

than the crap they have now.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

They give him appropriate credit

But if he moved to the rotation, it would go essentially unnoticed.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 12:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

...until the Royals

won the pennant because of Soria’s 0.03 ERA

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's BS

When are totally underrated dudes like John Papelbon gonna get some airtime?

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Jun 19, 2008 1:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

I hear Boston's got this kid playing 2B who might be okay

Dumpster Pederast or something

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 19, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

&^%$ing Yankee-dominated media

“Dumpster Pederast” = top 10 best opponent nickname ever

THAT needs to be a discussion—derisive nicknames for opponents.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Jun 19, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Don't make me whip out the

Gory Shitfield and Greedy Sizewhore references.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 19, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up 0 recs

Joba wasn't even that good at Nebraska

Had one good year and was totally average last year.

Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.

by kcscoliny on Jun 19, 2008 1:00 PM EDT 0 recs

Today's lineup

CF Don’t Mess with DeJesus
SS AVILES NOW
3B Gordon
LF Team Baby Inspector Guillen
2B Gritzielanek
RF Teahen
C Buck
1B He Who Explodes
P Planet Zack

Kind curious Buck is catching a day game after a night game

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 19, 2008 1:06 PM EDT 0 recs

at least Hillman is willing to do something that isn't by-the-book with regard to catching

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 1:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

Maybe he noticed

(unlike some) that Olivo isn’t hitting.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

I would say

that Buck is Greinke’s personal catcher. A Star article (I think, don’t have the link handy) had Greinke talking up how much he trusted Buck. Meche too. No mention of Olivo in the article at all.

And Olivo is regressing.

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Jun 19, 2008 1:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

Buck=Zack's new Emil

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Jun 19, 2008 1:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's all about the OBP, baby

And Buck has it over Olivo.

DDJ is now slugging .471. Maybe I was off by one year with that whole “breakout” thing.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think he's back to his plateau

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 19, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

.471

would be a career high. It’s probably a bit too high for him to maintain, but I’m glad he seems back to his old self.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

What happened to the conclusive BA>OPS discussion?

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Jun 19, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Shhhhhhhhh

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

After this

Nine game homestand – San Fran, Colorado, and St. Louis again. Time to start climbing towards .500. Also saw we have a stretch of twelve of fifteen games at home in July. How we play over the next few weeks will be very telling.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 19, 2008 1:10 PM EDT 0 recs

Time for the royals to get back into contention!!!!! WOOOOOOOO! 1985 WOOO@22222

Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right

by focs on Jun 19, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Technically,

we really up to pick up some games in this stretch. We might be bad, but I don’t we’re as bad as SF or Colorado seeing as they play in the NL.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 19, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'm hoping

that the Rs can get back to within in 8 games by the ASB. That would put us back on pace for 75 wins and more importantly some noticeable improvement over 2007. I think it’s doable. I’m excpecting a big homestand against SF, COL, and STL.

"Greinke and the Brain" (R) (C) TM

by SittinByTheFoulPole on Jun 19, 2008 1:15 PM EDT up 0 recs