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Game 86 Open Thread - Royals (38-47) at Orioles (43-40)

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Kansas City @ Baltimore


Um.. I'm not good at math, considering I labeled yesterday's game "#87".

There's a huge difference between a 2-2 split and a 1-3 series lost, but to earn that split the Royals will have to top those unstoppable Orioles.

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Davies v. Olson....

...not sure who’s got the advantage on that one. For some reason Lefebvre incorrectly said on the pre-game show that the Royals “have beaten Olson” this year, referring to Bannister’s 4-0 shutout. Perhaps he’s been sniffing too many marigolds, because the Royals beat Brian Burres that game.

Olson defeated the Royals in his start on May 10th…...who knows what Lefebvre is thinking.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 6:56 PM EDT   0 recs

The Orioles are the new A's

Why the hell do we struggle so badly against them? Is it the curse of Jason Grimsley?

by raefzilla on Jul 3, 2008 6:59 PM EDT   0 recs

No.

It’s the 17-year-old Curse of Chris Fucking Hoiles.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Chris Hoiles was awesome

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Chris Hoiles can die in a fire.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 8:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, no you didn't

“Crush” Hoiles was one of my childhood heroes.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh yes I do.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, wow

you just gave me goosebumps. Hoiles, Frohwirth, and the original G Olson in the same game. Wow.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

And me, at the game

with my now ex-wife.

The one from Baltimore.

Chris Hoiles can die in a fire.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 8:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ouch

Is Hoiles with your ex? :p

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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No.

But his grand slam ruined our relationship.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 8:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah,

maybe I shall edge away from this sensitive subject.

Sooooooo…how’s the move looking?

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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Temporarily on hold

due to my former employer pinging me about an opening. No guarantee I’ll get it, but enough to cause me to not pull the trigger on a move-out notice just yet.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 8:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Good, I think?

Keep me posted on how that works out. :)

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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Anyone remember that opening day when Appier had a no-no and got pulled?

that was in Baltimore

Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.

by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:04 PM EDT   0 recs

11 hits to 2K

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:09 PM EDT   0 recs

"Who's my cuddle bear?"

“That’s it, you’re a crazy witch, never call me again.”

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Gator woulda caught that

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:19 PM EDT   0 recs

BILLY!!!

Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.

by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:25 PM EDT   0 recs

Butler's OPS since coming home:

1.345454545454

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Yay, G-Load

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:29 PM EDT   0 recs

same old ROSS

Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.

by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:30 PM EDT   0 recs

That article about...

Billy Butler realizing he wasn’t a good teammate was interesting…thoughts?

Seems to me he was just used to being the best player on the team and hadn’t adjusted to being an adult professional. Kind of like always being the smartest kid in the class in HS then being hated by everyone in college.

by Bart41 on Jul 3, 2008 7:30 PM EDT   0 recs

was that on tv?

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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i need a link or something

several of my friends speculated about that very thing

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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Interesting.

We’ll see how it shakes out. Kinda verifies what Minda was saying last week…

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep.

For the record (I don’t think I mentioned this before), that stuff was said by an O-Royal who usually doesn’t talk shit about people, especially his own teammates. But he railed on Billy. It was startling to hear, really.

by minda33 on Jul 3, 2008 7:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd say he's just misunderstood.

He and Zack will probably get along great…

by Bart41 on Jul 3, 2008 7:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm confused

Is the other team allowed to let us bat again without getting baserunners?

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:37 PM EDT   0 recs

It's an experimental rule

that MLB is trying. Questions or comments can be e-mailed to the office of Bud Selig.

by minda33 on Jul 3, 2008 7:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Pfft

That old bastard has never done ANYTHING I’ve suggested.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Avert your eyes, Pena in the box

Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.

by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

PENA HOMER? WTF

Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.

by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

WHAT THE HELL??!?!?!!!111

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

NO FUCKING WAY

WHAT JUST HAPPENED

by minda33 on Jul 3, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Way to hustle, David

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:41 PM EDT   0 recs

my thoughts exactly

My fragile little snowflake is usually better about hustle than that.

by minda33 on Jul 3, 2008 7:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so does this mean TPJ gets to play more now?

Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.

by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Clever idea there

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:44 PM EDT   0 recs

62! 62! 62!

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Guillen>Brown

in RBI already. Woot.

by minda33 on Jul 3, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Just to clarify: Guillen>Brown's 2007 team-leading total

He’s well ahead of Emil’s production in 2008 as well, of course.

by andrewmiller on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Game Time: Which one of these things doesn't match up?

Players who have homered off Garrett Olson in 2008:

David Ortiz
Alex Rodriguez
Kevin Millar
Jason Varitek
Dustin Pedroia
Cort Hart
Bill Hall
Billy Butler
Tony Pena Jr

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 7:47 PM EDT   0 recs

Kevin Millar's homered off Olson?

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Geez...Mike Lowell.....my bad...

...I always switch them up…same amount of letters in their names…same consonant-vowel placement….argggggggggggh

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 7:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

haha, nice list there

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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oooh, let me try:

Is it…Billy Butler?

by minda33 on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i think that was a baby move by billy there

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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT   0 recs

Interesting stat

With that home run, TPJ passed Joey Gathright in both career home runs and home runs as a Royal.

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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:49 PM EDT   0 recs

Give me a month

and I could pass them both. Yeesh.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Left Handed?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 7:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nah

I was a switch hitter, but my SLG was about 100 points higher right-handed, and my AVG was about 100 points higher lefty.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I Always Hit

Left some in practice, but I never tried it in a baseball game. I did it a lot in slow-pitch. I was over .500 as an RH, so I didn’t have much reason to change.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

COMBINED?

that would be tough….

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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A-Gor Really Crushed

That bunt.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 7:50 PM EDT   0 recs

The O's Booth

Is hard to listen to.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 7:53 PM EDT   0 recs

does Gary Thorn do TV or radio for them?

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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I Don't Know

I wasn’t here for the beginning of the game; I came in just after Big Baby’s HR.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 7:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

TV is Gary Thorne and Buck Martinez.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Really? I Thought

Liked Buck as a manager.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 7:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Did you like him as the

pre-Darrell Porter?

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 7:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He Was Pretty

Lame as a hitter, but he was ours, so I liked him OK.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Gary Thorne is pretty good, IMO

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sometimes.

I like him a lot better calling hockey.

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by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Camden Chat likes him a lot

he kinda has a Major League-esque tendency to sound as if he might drinking…which is fun.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bizarro World, cont.

Davies racking up a K per inning.

by andrewmiller on Jul 3, 2008 7:53 PM EDT   0 recs

We Have Good

Hiram tonight…........so far.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 7:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Follow-up to Minda's earlier point about Guillen already passing Brown's 2007 total

We might have at least four, possibly five, players pass Buck’s team-leading 18 HR (2007).
Teahen
Gordon
Guillen
DeJesus
Olivo?

Of course, a team-loading total of 24 or so isn’t too fancy, but, baby steps.

by andrewmiller on Jul 3, 2008 7:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Interestingly

I don’t think we’ve ever had five guys even hit 20.

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