Game 84 Open Thread - Royals (38-45) at Orioles (41-40)
by Freneau on Jul 1, 2008 6:16 PM EDT
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Put them in a body bag! Yeah!
Can never have too many Karate Kid references.
should try this lineup when DDJ gets back
Aviles
Grudz
DDJ
Guillen
Gordon
Butler
Teah
Buck
Gload/Gath
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
I'd switch Teahen and Grudz
But otherwise that’s probably about as good as it can be right now against RHP. Against LHP you definitely get Olivo in there somewhere.
All The Gload
You can stand and more. At least he is starting to hit some; he has always had a decent BA, so he’s due. Mostly singles, the occasional double and a homer or 2 or 5 are about what you get from Rossy, and that’s better than he’s been.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
the crazy thing about it
is the last 2 or 3 games, when he has come up, I’ve been thinking; “OK Gload, c’mon now, step up here and bloop one in”, as opposed to the rest of the year when I was saying, “Ah shit, we’re F’d”
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll like that lineup a lot more...
once we put DDJ in CF, Butler at 1B, and Olivo at DH.
Olivo at DH against lefties
I’m of the opinion that his hotness against righties is over….but either way
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
billy doesnt even look at the flag when they sing the national anthem...
immature bastard
TPJ...you're dead to me
I've never heard of
RADHAMES LIZ, always a good sign.
ive had that same thought about 15 times this year....
we lost about 13 of those times
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
his raw power is unmistakable....
wish itd show more consistently…it’ll come hopefully
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
eutaw street....
havent given a distance yet
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Doppler radar in Philadelphia
reports a small mass sailing over the city.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
lost in the excitement of the gordon HR is the fact that we have the same umps from last night
TPJ...you're dead to me
at least its not a guy who steals bases or anything
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I Miss The
Old Brooklyn Avenue wall at Municipal Stadium. I don’t know how far from home it was, but very few ever cleared it. It was strictly for lefties; I think Norm Siebern might have done it for us.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
no Jbrocato sighting today after olivos bomb last night?
TPJ...you're dead to me
I just wish gordon can get his damn average up.. its embarassing
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
haven't you heard?
average is meaningless
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
his batting average isnt his problem...its the low slugging
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
gross...16 straight games of gload at 1st base
TPJ...you're dead to me
generally in spite of gload
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, I didn't realize this, but Gload has a 9-game hitting streak.
When did this happen?
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Over the last 9 games
I think it started 9 games ago.
(Did that help?)
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
No, because I'm quite sure he's been hitless in his last 2345235 AB's.
Most of those being ground outs.
Blown Save
exactly.
"I never really said most of the things I said." - Yogi Berra
by loyal2theroyals on Jul 1, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
yes...i corrected it...its likely either olivo or gordo
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
or whoever the fuck told him to go to 2nd
TPJ...you're dead to me
Way to hustle out there, Guillen
I’m sure Gathright has the range to play both left and center all night
i hate ryan...
although, were an inning and a half in and he hasnt talked about fans bringing their gloves to the game
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Ryan a lot.
The glove thing does get tiresome, though.
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he's 100% better than Bob Davis...
I can’t complain.
i dunno about all that....
i wish ryan would tell me who plays the OF when jose takes his ticket back to the DH spot
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
DeJesus when he's healthy.
And I think it was Split who suggested the move back to the DH role.
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is German worse in LF than Guillen is now?
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
he hurts us more at the plate...
than guillen does in the field, b/c you know it’ll be billy who’s the odd man out rather than gload
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
balt replay
shows alex blocking aviles view of the plate…
Wow they are really RIPPING guillen for that
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
i really think ryan is hoping some nutjob mlb player will...
actually get to him and hit him so he can sue and go get drunk in peace
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
ryans all about them, so surely they're fair game to him
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
ya i think so too...
here is what he says next “and here comes Kevin Millar… this sorry sack of shit has never been a good player some people will say he is horrible.. i threw up last time i saw him strike out”
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
he pisses me off...he didnt used to be so god damned opinionated....
i dont care what you think ryan…really, you’re a play by play guy…tell me what happened, not what you think of someones haircut or how they wear their socks
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I like him..
i didnt like him pointing out the fact that guillen didnt do shit and kept going on and on about so the fans will hate guillen more
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
pointing it out is fine...it shouldve ended when it went to commercial that inning
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
if sweeney were injured (or even davey) like jose supposedly is....
theyd be on the DL rather than hitting game winning hits
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I love DDJ as much as the next guy.. but anything that is bruised ought to be able to play through unless its hands
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
right...
but they continued to go on and on and on
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
I'm surprised they didn't mention the shadows.
Maybe he just didn’t see the ball.
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i feel like the media is loving the jose guillen experiment...
he makes it so easy to be a lazy journalist…ask about the fans booing….he’ll go off…ask what he thinks of the team, he’ll go off….theres kietzmans entire show there
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
of course he can....he's got an ERA in the 5s...those are the guys that shut us down
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
c'mon aviles....get a damn out
TPJ...you're dead to me
Should be outta the inning..
matter of fact they should only have 1 run through 3 innings
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
yay...more jose bashing with no criticism of aviles' fuckup
TPJ...you're dead to me
I would like to again tell you how happy i am we got hochevar over lincecum
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
not alot of people calling for lincecum on draft day...
most of the criticism i saw around then was calling for Miller…and I’d definitely take Hoch over him. The only way i’d be that critical in hindsight about not picking lincecum is if it was a signability thing, which it wasnt
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Should be tied at 1... but NOPE
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
OK, I Had
To come in and deal with a new glitch, “Silverlight Runtime Error”, and when I finally recover the feed we’re down 5. What happened?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
and the mike sweeney check swing returns
TPJ...you're dead to me
why wouldnt you when your team stakes you a 5 run lead against our team?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
he's like the anti-joba....
who is rocking 74 pitches through 2 2/3
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I just did some reading on him
He threw a no-hitter at Bowie a couple of years ago, then took another one into the 8th inning six weeks later. And his arms are so long that when he stands with his arms hanging down normally, his fingers reach past his knees…
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Hilarity
Gary Thorne was telling the “Bo running up the wall” story, claiming he was working the game… but can’t remember who the Royals were playing.
They were playing the Orioles. snicker
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
What purpose is there in letting Amber Theoharis talk for 40 seconds
without showing her on camera?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
worth googling?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
oh fucking christ ryan....i hate you
TPJ...you're dead to me
I surely hope that
Gator doesn’t go yard here and kill the rally
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
love the logic ryan....they're the same size so they can hit for the same power...
TPJ...you're dead to me
one never pulls the ball, one is an all star
comparable? haha
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
well...here's aviles chance to make up for those 4 runs
TPJ...you're dead to me
love those outfielders playing 250 ft away
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions
whats even better is that he never makes them pay
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
boy, Ryan and Split are being pretty critical tonight
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
you really think the 5 mins they spent on jose's non play was fair?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, I do too
The dude is getting $12MM, the least he could do is move his feet (or stoop to DHing even though it isn’t his favorite), right?
The Bases Are
Hopelessly clogged for Aviles.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
bad throw
still probably a good idea to hold butler
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
man, you'd think ryan with his immense baseball knowledge could be a manager
TPJ...you're dead to me
for the university of minnesota
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
ha ha...im right in the fact that they dont have a baseball team, correct?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
oh mark
i will give you a BOD if you knock one outta the park right now.
"I never really said most of the things I said." - Yogi Berra
grud with a clutch XBH....gimme a break
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
hey
i’m allowed to barter how i choose to, thank you very much.
"I never really said most of the things I said." - Yogi Berra
by loyal2theroyals on Jul 1, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
too much pressure from the BOD promise
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
wow, your'e being pretty critical tonight.
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im consistently critical with grudz...he's the worst 300 hitting 2 hole hitter ive ever seen
15 rbis batting 2 all year behind a guy with a great OBP…awesome….
same amount of RBIs as Gathright…awesome…
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
he hasn't been batting #2 all season...
he’s solid, get off him.
oh....sorry, the rest were 5...which is even worse
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
out of all the problems with this team...
... you’ve chosen Grudz’s ass to ride all season? Really? Do you watch this team on a regular basis?
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nah...ive only been to about 15 games and watched about another 50...
so no, im a casual royals observer
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
how many times has he failed to get a runner from 2nd to 3rd with nobody out?
how many times has he grounded into DPs when all he had to do was hit a fly ball or a ground ball up the middle? He’s a veteran who’s being paid well. He has no real good qualities other than his veteranness and he’s terrible at that.
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The point is you've chosen to bash Grudz...
... the 38 year-old fill stop gap player who’s second on the team on OBP and gold glove defender over everything else wrong with this team? Last I checked, NOBODY is hitting with RISP. Our team leader has an astounding 13 home runs. We are tied, as a team, for the second fewest runs scored a game. Our middle relief sucks. Joey Freaking Gathright is our best option in centerfield. And you have chosen Grudzielanek as your whipping boy? Really?
Blown Save
by BlownSave on Jul 1, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's 113 points of OPS worse with RISP
than the TEAM average. Which includes all the stiffs that litter the lineup.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
where to start....
1. grudz is FAR from a gold glove defender now, in fact id argue he was when he won the GG.
2. gathright is our backup CF, which by definition makes him NOT our best option in CF.
3. a big part of the reason we suck at scoring runs is b/c guys like grudz cant move a damn runner over.
4. last i checked, ramirez and mahay are pretty studly…one of them surely is middle relief
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
k
1. Grudz is a VERY solid defender. Not too far from where he was in ‘04.
2. Gathright has played 315 MORE INNINGS in centerfield than DeJesus, which would imply he is our best opion.
3. By “guy’s like Grudz” I can only assume you mean 2/3 of the team.
4. Ramirez and Mayhay are late innings guys, not middle inning guys, like Peralta and Gobble.
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VERY solid defender
is an overstatement. I like Grud but his lack of range has him playing 2b like any other middle aged beer drinking guy I can get at the local slow pitch softball games. He is a stationary target with little range.
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
surehanded is as far as i can go referring to grudz...
defense
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
(Don't get me wrong.)
I don’t think Grudz should be the target of anyone’s especial ire. But ragging him about his production with men on isn’t an invalid criticism.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
In fairness
Grudz is rocking a .642 OPS with RISP, and a .682 OPS with runners on at all. He IS sucking with runners on.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
how dare you?...do you ever watch this team?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
This is only the 83rd game I've seen this year
so I’m certain I’ve missed a lot.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
thats rather impressive....
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You're criticism of Grudz
is way off base. What the hell do his RBIs have to do with anything….with his average, that just shows how few have got on base before him over the course of a season…
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I just have to agree with BlownSave
with the problems this team has had, saying Grudz is awful is rediculous. He is in the top 5 on the team in:
R, H, 2B, TB, AVG, and OBP…...soooooo what?
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
someone has to be...5 someones in fact....
so, gload sucks…hes supposed to suck, same with gathright, pena, etc
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
And he's 113 points of OPS worse
than the REST OF THE TEAM with RISP. Do you not get that? He’s 113 points worse than a group which INCLUDES Pena, Gathright, Gload… which is precisely WHY he only has 15 RBI. The fact that you said “just shows how few have got on base before him” shows you’re completely off-base. He’s had plenty of people get on base before him. And he’s doing nothing at all with them.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
there it is...
thats how he’s killing us and why im critical of him…if he’s gonna be that terrible at that skill, he better be damn good at something…and hes not
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
With that stat
I won’t disagree that he’s underperformed with RISP…..the argument that billybeingbilly made, however, was that Grudz was “the worst #2 hitter he’s ever seen”....that is what I was arguing with, not that he has underperformed with RISP.
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
whered i say that?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK
THIS TEAM BLOWS
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
he's having a night to forget so far
...still several dozen behind TPJ in that department though
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
not as good as a luke vs. luke's father matchup....
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
LF even looked like he gave up on it
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude
im so sick of Guillen swinging at the first pitch and getting out
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
im sick of his game winning hits
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
nevermind that he just unselfishly moved the runner on the first pitch
...something tpj or others that try to sacrifice on our team only are 30% successful at
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Boy, you were sure quiet
when Guillen was hitting .400 for most of a month.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
and least im consistent and rip on people consistently....
ie grudz, pena, gload and hillman
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
i was screaming in glee
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
screaming in glee 20 hours ago, but now back to hating jose?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
and now that those balls don't fall in,
you scream.
I LIKE TURTLES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
3 pitch inning so far with 2 outs
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
now the inning already looks better
7 pitches 1 run
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
great throw, better slide
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions
Goooooood Joooooobb Gloooooad
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
leave it to Gload to swing at several bad pitches then watch one down the middle
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions
KC has to try to figure out a way to win 3 outta 4 up here
TB is playing too good for them
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
if we played solid D tonite were likely up 3-1
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Trivia time! Royals with 3HR in a game:
Brett did it three times, John Mayberry twice. Danny Tartabull and Bo Jackson did it, too. So did one other player: who?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I think Sweeney did it against the White Sox
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Willie Aikens
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Gator
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
BALTIMORE DID NOT READ THE SCOUTING REPORT
Or did not watch last night….Olivo hammers lefties.
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions
and the leadoff single makes them pay...
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone get Aviles' cell number
we need to get him a hooker or something for tonight. he’s having a rough one.
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions
Just another typical Orioles game this year
out hitting them but still down.
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
Not good when the pitcher pitches
around your 2 hitter to get to your #3 hitter because he is hitting .190 against lefties
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
We are blowing this one HARD
even having chances and everything
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions
Who the fuck paid aviles off tonight
SERIOUSLY he has single handedly lost us this fucking game and i hate him for that
(atleast for today)
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
He has giving up 5 runs defensively
grounded into 2 double plays and sucked hard in the other AB’s
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
5 runs defensively?
was he pitching? somehow he did that without committing an error
had to see it
bonehead plays aren’t always errors
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
they may not be, but just because you should be out of an inning...
it doesn’t make all the ensuing runs the fault of that player
actually yes it does completely
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
That's why the Cubs failure to reach the 2003 WS
was all Steve Bartman Alex Gonzalez’ fault.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Well
1st inning he didnt throw home on a given out easily (ya i know but he did have the ball in his hand) then he tried to get some bullshit out at second and through to late and they ended up not getting an out later they would have been out of the inning with no damage but they score 4 instead
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
Great now Suckass Gobble is in
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
GOBBLE SUCKS SO FUCKING BAD
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
not when he's put in situations to succeed....he's mowing down lefties just like he did last year....
trey doesnt know how to use him effectively….hes a LOOGY trey
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
u can switch guys around and then let him face the lefties
can’t blame trey, he didn’t throw the fastball down the middle
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
he's a loogy...use him like it
its terrible when im longing for buddy bell
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure you are aware of this, given your great knowledge of the 2008 Royals...
... but there was an extra innings game last night that exhausted our bullpen. A game where Gobble was one of the few to not pitch. Hillmen doesn’t have an option here.
Blown Save
he doesnt have peralta and his 692 ops against over the past 3 years?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
given last night's game...
... I’d assume you’d want the better pitcher in there at this point in the game.
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except gobble turns every RH hitter into Albert Pujols...
where Peralta turns them into Grudz with runners on base….what would you prefer?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
well, then you and trey should hang out...b/c thats fucking absurd...
gobble doesnt get righties out…so dont put him in against righties…its pretty much common sense.
putting gobble in there is similar to putting butler in to pinch run at 2b when you need him to score the tying run on a single
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
yup, that is exactly what it’s like
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
tejeda a 702 ops against righties
its not like we were in the 4th inning….more than likely…we had to get 6 outs when we brought the gobbler in….6 outs with ramirez, ,gobble, peralta, soria….if we indeed needed to pitch the ninth
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not trying to just argue with you, really
but 3 batters he faced were lefties, it was the best possible place to fit him in with a tired bullpen, IMO
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
the best place to put him is in with 1 out that inning to face the next 3 batters
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I just think you're being a little unreasonable
what if because of your move, we come back in the ninth and tie it and have another extra innings game, what do we do then? Who is the long man now, you’ve just wasted to pitchers in one inning with a bullpen that is pretty limited tonight….i dont know, i just think it takes more than looking at stats to manage a bullpen over an entire season
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
we need to play to make it to the ninth....
from there we have one of either tejeda or ramirez to go for multiple innings….they were both starting very recently
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Why am i watching this game still.. seriously ?
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
Yimmy Freakin Sucks
if they can unload this Stiff for anything it would be nice. His numbers will flatten out against lefties and get closer to that career .260 BAAgainst.
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
.158 against lefties this year....
trey doesnt look at stats…he goes on feel
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
His career line against lefties .271/.323/.470
not exactly stellar
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
look since he went to the sidearm....they're rocking a 500 something ops this year....
and a 721 last year
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
mmmmmm....donuts...
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
There ya go jimmy get that lefty out...
sack of shit
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
i am so angry about hillman not having aviles bunt in the top half of the 7th
its not like he’s a-rod . . . he’s a friggin’ rookie!
he should have bunted!!!!!!!!!
i mean . . . .
hillman is clueless at little ball. his decision to send gathright last night in the 10th, etc.
brutal.
Who thinks we have a shot at winning this ?
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
eh, it IS baltimore...
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
no shot with where we are in the lineup
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
we need 4 runs with 6 outs...
the 2nd half of the lineup has to do something in this situation.
THAT was impressive
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
and this is one of those games where we need some kind of positive
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Teahen homered, Gordon homered and came inches from a second one
That’s positive.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Is it bad
that I just accidentally ate a quart of chocolate Haagen Dazs?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
im about to accidentally down a fifth of jager
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
in honor of my 2b of choice alberto callaspo
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
surely, theyre sending him to rehab, right?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't tell him that
Accidentally downing a SHOT of Jager is a bad idea.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
oh no....you're crazy
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
why not a bomb?
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
oh ya know...those will be thrown in as well...as well as rumpleminze
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone who actually drinks Jager telling me I'M crazy
is the ultimate in comedy
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
some people like ice cream....i dont
some people like jager….you dont
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
who's up for some Jager ice cream?
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
come on Gloadie
they’re throwing at you. Explode on him!!!!!!
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
How long can
Tejeda keep this, “looking good pitching” stuff?
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions
ramon sucked before we got him too
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
They are awfully similar pitchers...
In terms of potential, past success, etc.
They were just beginning to experiment with him as a reliever in Texas when we got him, so no one really knows just how good he will do out of the bullpen. But I think he is going to be a really good reliever..
who's looking forward to TPJ bobblehead day September 6?
TPJ...you're dead to me
or the cancellation of it...that's what i'm looking for
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
surely thats the only reason he's still on this team
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
does it look like Aviles?
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
Looking for positives...
I would rather lose games like this, where we seemed to have chance-after-chance, only to never capitalize as opposed to simply being dominated by some random pitcher who will be out of MLB in a couple of years.
It has been awhile since we just completely gave up on a game and went down without a fight, and when you do that you will win a lot more games.
Like that old saying; each team has 40 games they’re gonna win, 40 games they’re gonna lose and the last set of 40 games really defines how good your season is. This was one of those 40 you’re gonna lose, but at least we had opportunities and gave ourselves a chance.
A hit here, a smart defensive play there and the game is completely different.
Even when we are losing, we seem to be making progress.
But maybe I’m just an optimist…
flip a coin for the other 42?
jk…i know what ya mean….although i disagree that this was one of those ‘gonna lose’ games….this was one of the 80 up for grabs
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
over/under on number of words derived from fuck said by jose tonite?....
i put it at 13.5
TPJ...you're dead to me
a chance for redemption for
The Missing Link!!!!!!!
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
why's that?....
he gonna walk to save it for grudz?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
It's George Sherrill t-shirt night there
and I don’t even think their fans want to see him right now
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
Miguel is probably too far away now!
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF @ G-Load?
Just absent-mindedly strolling to second while the ball rolls to the backstop and Hernandez absent-mindedly strolls back to get it?
GLOAD SHOULD BE ON THIRD
Real professional ball-playing there. I wish Joel were here to talk about how that’s an example of Gload’s immense baseball skill.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
?
really? you want to chance making an out at third?
If he'd been moving to second instead of WALKING
there’s no way he’d have been out at third, because Hernandez literally WALKED back to the backstop.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
it's a gritty play
you don’t want to clog up third base
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
here is Grudz' chance for redemption
yeah baby!
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
tying run at bat
let’s go alex
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
sorry...unlike most of this board...
its gonna take more than one clutch hit for me to change my mind
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
we have them where we want them
down to our last strike
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
that's not what (blank) (blanked)
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
yes, agaisnt minnesota last year
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 1, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
shoot
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
Damn, that sucks.
At least we are going down fighting, though. I don’t like moral victories but it’s not one of those losses where I’m just pissed.
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions
wow...this is where we differ...this was one of the worst....
we completely GAVE this one to them…we didnt get beat
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed..
we even gift wrapped it for them
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
Hochevar had a shitty pitching performance
and we fought to come back and just came up short….that is a whole lot better than earlier in the season.
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
you're just figuring out that we differ?
c’mon man, go sleep it off
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
im completely sober right now....
in about 8 hours ill probably decide to sleep it off
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
I thought you said you were drinking jager, guess I missed the joke
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
getting ready to
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
+1.
I would rather lose like this, because we didn’t capitalize on opportunities (which should change with law of averages, regression to the mean, etc.) than losing 7-0 and being shutout without a chance to win after the 3rd inning.
whatever you guys are dumb...
it doesnt bother you at all that we gave this game to them.. we didnt get BEAT.. we gave it to them.. atleast if that happened we could say we got beat
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
You're DUMB dummy dumbass!
Resort to name calling when I say that loss wasn’t as bad as a lot of them?.....I hate every loss, but I’m rational and leve-headed enough to know when one was a heartbreaker, or one that is a tough loss in a 162 game season…..if we “gave” them that game, then we “give” them every game and it shows why you are irrationally pissed alllllll the time.
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Except when we're winning
in which case he’s mysteriously absent. I think he LIKES it when we suck.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
oh c'mon...5 runs were caused by misplays of routine plays....
we shouldve walked away with an easy victory today
if we wouldve lost last night….id feel like you do tonite
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Well thanks alot aviles you fucking asshole
i hope you got all that outta your system
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
Thats a hole new level though...
he is the reason why we lost this game.. completely
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
If we had a player
who had a 52-game hitting streak and was hitting .420 with 26 homers and almost 100 RBI, and they went 0-5 with three Ks and two DPs, and made three errors…
...would you call him a fucking asshole?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Im sorry... i must have missed that aviles was batting .420 with 26 homers and 100 RBI...
sorry aviles for calling you a fucking asshole
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
no jon
don’t you know? Baseball players are supposed to be perfect, all of them are except the Royals players.
by I need more Esteban on Jul 1, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
only if he's grudz....
kidding
aviles has been a godsend as much as i still doubt him…he’s allowed to have a game like this…but it doesnt make it any less frustrating
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
From focs' profile
“Name is Jason, age 19, and im as much as a die hard Royals fan than anyone. One Day looking to get into brodcasting with the Royals or something along that nature :D”
As Guillen’s liaison?
No im not interested in dating you..
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
Thank you, Porky.. it really does mean alot
Yasuhiko Yabuta is to Major League Baseball as Drew Carey is to The Price is Right
But you better stay on your game
If you make any bad comments I’ll start calling you an ####hole ####wad horse#### #####toast #### ####ing housecat rat####. And other bad things.
haha.....
just curious….what does #####toast refer too?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Being well-versed in all manner of vulgarity
I must confess: that must be an Omahan thing.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Yeah, but will it really be any more effective or useful than
fuckwit or twatmaggot?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
But the sort of person one would direct it at
hasn’t got enough mind to bother assaulting!
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Why make a wisecrack on Omaha?
What part of the cultured midwest do you live in?
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
Touche
i’ll leave my jokes for you to be about drugs, bums and politicial humor.
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
Jumped the gun
get tired of others in the midwest ripping on IA/NE when they live in the midwest, unless you live in Chicago no one really has much on anyone else.
Billy at worst will be Sean Casey jr.
Of course, I'm FROM
KC, so make of that what you will. ;)
(Although I did, for one summer, have reason to attend over three dozen games at Wrigley…)
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
at least the Cards are losing
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
Some people asked how far Gordon hit his homer
It short-hopped the warehouse. DAMN.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
only 425...i really thought it went fartehr
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 1, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
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