Game 97 Overflow Thread - Pray For A Sudden, Violent Hailstorm
by NHZ on Jul 18, 2008 9:42 PM EDT
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PrintGreinke's out, Peralta's in, it's 7-1 as the fifth inning starts and we somehow still need an overflow thread. Three cheers for us for our ridiculous devotion (it has nothing to do with having nothing to do on a friday night, nosirree)!
Hip hip...
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Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
by wildthang on Jul 18, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm an all-star baby!!!!
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, but
a National League all-star. It’s like winning at the Special Olympics.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
You're still a stupid,
hung over, fat jerk? I’m not sure that’s like the special olympics.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Whoops
let me explain. Common crappy joke:
(argument takes place)
Smarty: arguing with you in like being in the special olympics…even if you win you’re still retarded.
My version:
(NL All-Star team plays)
NHZ: playing on the NL All-Star team is like being _, even if you win you’re stlll a hungover Dan Uggla.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
(I realize that mapping out jokes means it wasn't funny)
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Jo-El just kept greinke's ERA below four
He’s looked pretty good as of late. If Peralta can return to goodness, our bullpen improves a ton.
winning records follow good bullpens
the family guy episode with aquaman is pretty solid.
where tpj happens.
by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
what the fuccccck
its only the 5th inning?
mercy rule?
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
This isn't the benchwarmers
(which is a funny movie where the lead character has my first name) we play nine…sadly.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
We're not down by 10
Although the two best games I ever heard… I was on the road in Maine the night the Red Sox beat the living snot out of the Marlins a few years ago, and I was in my car flipping channels when I landed on the ridiculous Texas-Baltimore game from last year.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Gah
I’m out. Have to call this stupid stupidhead about his stupid private party that he needs a guard for tomorrow. We’ll get ‘em next time.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
WE HAVE A SONIC SLAM WINNER!!!
sound the alarms!
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, he was pretty much looking for that pitch
Nice one
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We're Back In
The game, and Butler is back!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
Sonic Slam Winner!
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by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
wow
please do that more billy. That was some serious bat speed.
Beautiful swing.
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
it's a game again...
we might actually have to discuss baseball…
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
Buerhle isn't pitching bad and the sox pen is pretty good
My hope level is still low
winning records follow good bullpens
Another Rally Killed!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
peralta has retired seven straight batters
my head might explode
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
and 0 homers allowed so far?
what is up with this?
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
You had to jinx it didn't you
winning records follow good bullpens
like i said earlier
i suck at life. but, i look at it as he’s setting up for the double play.
where tpj happens.
by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
a hand to you mr. peralta
well done.
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
HAHAHA GOBBLE GETS TO FACE KONERKO
ahahhahaha
winning records follow good bullpens
if we get out of this down three...
MIRACLE!!!
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
Gobble better not face Konerko
Konerko vs Gobble
5-6 4 HOMERS 2 walks
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
Gobble can't get the corner against Thome, ugh
winning records follow good bullpens
this ought to be good...
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
Hillman = retarded
winning records follow good bullpens
yes it hit him...
just let him take the base and get the fuck outta there…
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
What a clusterfuck this has become
Go figure. Why did we take Peralta out again?
winning records follow good bullpens
Considering that
Konerko has 4 homers in the last 4 AB against Gobble, let him take first and pull Gobble
let him go to first trey....
he’d HR if he got to hit
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
gritty execution by gobble there
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
WTF?
WHY IS GOBBLE STILL PITCHING?
Mahay and Soria are the only things that make Hillman look smart in bullpen handling
Dear Trey Hillman:
GOBBLE IS A LOOGY
STOP
PUTTING
HIM
IN
THESE
SITUATIONS
winning records follow good bullpens
hahahahaha
winning records follow good bullpens
what is so hard about understanding basic things
like platoon splits?
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
what do you think of gobble's execution tonight?
i’m all for it.
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
you want to execute him?
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
sure.
it’s actually a quote from a ol’ tampa bay football coach.
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I love it
We get in the game, then give them right back. BRILLIANT. Hillman = genius
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so what was the point of the jimmy gobble experiment?
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
Is there any reason to NOT use Horacio Ramirez instead there?
I think we might of just saw Gobbles last outing in a royals uniform
winning records follow good bullpens
cool tejeda sighting
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Not sure why this organization
has such an awesomely slow hook with its players. Why is Jimmy Gobble still around?
By the way, the whole 'confidence booster' with Gobble is idiotic
We jump right back into the game, and then bring out our worst reliever. All for a stupid, nonsensical confidence booster.
Hillman is utterly horrendous at managing a bullpen.
by Royals Nation on Jul 18, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeha, how about a "try to win the game booster"
winning records follow good bullpens
Probably because GMDM realizes Gobble could be an effective LOOGY on a competitive team
With a manager that understands the concept of having a lefty specialist.
winning records follow good bullpens
OK, but how much difference
would only facing lefties have on Jimmy Gobble and his 8+ ERA?
Would his ERA return to a respectable level? As in….anywhere below 6?
by Royals Nation on Jul 18, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Not this season
That’s for sure
winning records follow good bullpens
Yes, but if we had only used him against lefties this season
....Would the difference have been that great? I’m thinking he would have been well below average if used in any situation, considering how badly he’s getting crushed. Anyone have his splits vs. righties and lefties this year? Maybe I’m wrong.
by Royals Nation on Jul 18, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, wow, am I ever wrong.
vs. LHP: .149/.200/.277/.477 !!!!
That is just bad bullpen management right there. Hillman’s insistence on not using Gobble as a LOOGY has cost us 1-2 games, at least.
by Royals Nation on Jul 18, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic
but yeah, he definitely should never be facing RHB
winning records follow good bullpens
No, I'm being serious
....in that Gobble should be used as a LOOGY….after assessing those #s, he could still have value in that role, now, IMO.
At first, I didn’t think the difference would had been that great…and that he would have struggled against lefties or righties this season….but I was obviously wrong.
by Royals Nation on Jul 18, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
What an awful, awful way to use a member of the bullpen
Does Hillman even look at statistics? Gobble is strictly LOOGY material! He demonstrated that last season, and the numbers prove it again this season!
by Royals Nation on Jul 18, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Trey bat Grudz in the 5 spot?
and Butler 4th?
says what you need to know about looking at stats.
nice job by the boys in blue helping the explosion there.
where tpj happens.
by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
hell just looking at ERA
Hillman could have come to the conclusion that Robinson was the better choice over Yimmy.
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
nice signals
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
i love how tejeda's neck just snaps when the ball gets hit past him...
which is often.
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
Tejeda v. Ramirez
what happens when the man with control problems faces the man who swings at everything?
that inning.
sucked.
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 18, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
*was hillman's fault
winning records follow good bullpens
Tejada hits 99 on the gun
winning records follow good bullpens
German has had a 3 ball count every PA tonight
Seriously… the guy has one of the best approaches on the team.
winning records follow good bullpens
yet he has under 90 plate apperances on the season
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
His defense sucks, but I'd take him as a utility man on a playoff team
winning records follow good bullpens
Gobble ERA update: 7.99
sooo close to the snowman!
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
Tejada sure does have closer stuff
Amazing what you can pick up on the ol’ waiver wire
winning records follow good bullpens
So does Doogie Howser pitch the 8th?
Nice to see that Neil-Patrick Harris gets work after Harold & Kumar
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
is the greatest thing in the history of things.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Up goes aviles slugging percentage
winning records follow good bullpens
With The Current
Roster, tonight’s lineup (if Hoagy weren’t hurt);
DDJ CF
Gritz 2B
Aviles SS
Hoagy LF
Butler 1B
Teahen RF
German DH
Gordon 3B
Olivo C
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions
Is anybody convinced that Aviles is the real deal yet?
winning records follow good bullpens
If he could seriously keep up this production
Talk about a major windfall. That would be so huge going into 09.
winning records follow good bullpens
Yay, i hope butler is coming around
winning records follow good bullpens
It Looks Like
He’s opened up his stance and is stepping in as a trigger mechanism.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
So Butler doesn't keep his feet so far apart now?
or what?
‘
because his stance looked bad when I saw it last week
Not Quite As
Wide a stance, and not so much knee bend, I think.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll be shocked if Gordon doesn't K here
winning records follow good bullpens
what are the odds that Gordon does something here?
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
wow - a walk by Gordon after starting 0-2
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
His Plate Discipline
Has improved tremendously since the beginning of the season.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Olivo time?
winning records follow good bullpens
now we all know what is coming up here
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
More fun to let Rossy flail away hopelessly.
winning records follow good bullpens
I don't understand why you don't PH olivo here
winning records follow good bullpens
ouch, that was unlucky for us
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
Another Exgloasion Snuffed
Out on the infield.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
is it really hard to see
Gload is hitting .180/.212/.200 against lefties? IS IT REALLY THAT HARD?
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
I hate the stupidity of baseball sometimes
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
Must.Protect.Deficit.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Don't look now, but Tejeda's K to BB ratio since joining the ROyals
Is now something like 12 to 2.
winning records follow good bullpens
Obv I jinx it
winning records follow good bullpens
if dayton could get hitters
like he can bullpen guys, the Royals would have an offense with the potential to be above average.
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Germy Vs His
Arch enemy, the pop fly.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Germy Wins Again!
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by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
3 hits, 1 HR
And a drive caught at the CF wall; certainly promising.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Crappy Former Royals Pitcher Update: Glendon Rusch sighting
5.2 ip 6 hits 2 runs 1k in Colorado tonight….in line to get a win
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
national league baseball
ladies and gentlemen….
Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.
it's some form of alien communication i bet
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha
ya ive noticed that i was gonna say something but i thought it was my tv effin up.
we'll always have 85
Don't Ask Dotel
Brushed the Hammer back a bit.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 18, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
You're gonna need a lot of beer to make it through tonight
So why not make it a beer that isn’t owned by the Belgians?
if they can make Bud taste like Stella Artois, then I am all for it
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
You're doing it wrong
“get three people on, then Butler can strike out”
That way, you don’t jinx us, see.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Good news: Cleveland is down 5-1 early on in Seattle....
that may keep us steadily in 4th place
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 18, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
Cleveland could be the best last-place team
since that year the Mariners went 81-81 and still finished in 7th place.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Note to John McCain
please buy fewer ads during Royals games. I only have room for painful Royals games, not room for distorting reality. ;)
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