Game 86 Open Thread - Royals (38-47) at Orioles (43-40)
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.
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 7:01 PM EDT
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Chris Hoiles was awesome
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by NHZ on
Jul 3, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
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Chris Hoiles can die in a fire.
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 8:07 PM EDT
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Oh, no you didn't
“Crush” Hoiles was one of my childhood heroes.
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by NHZ on
Jul 3, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
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Oh, wow
you just gave me goosebumps. Hoiles, Frohwirth, and the original G Olson in the same game. Wow.
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by NHZ on
Jul 3, 2008 8:21 PM EDT
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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
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Ouch
Is Hoiles with your ex? :p
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by NHZ on
Jul 3, 2008 8:24 PM EDT
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No.
But his grand slam ruined our relationship.
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 8:24 PM EDT
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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
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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.
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 8:31 PM EDT
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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
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shit...Pena makes an appearance
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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 6:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Anyone remember that opening day when Appier had a no-no and got pulled?
that was in Baltimore
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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:04 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
Billy!
I can’t watch the game…..it was a line drive?
by I need more Esteban on Jul 3, 2008 7:28 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
same old ROSS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Avert your eyes, Pena in the box
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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:39 PM EDT 0 recs
PENA HOMER? WTF
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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
my thoughts exactly
My fragile little snowflake is usually better about hustle than that.
by minda33 on
Jul 3, 2008 7:42 PM EDT
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so does this mean TPJ gets to play more now?
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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:42 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
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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
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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
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haha, nice list there
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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on
Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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.
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 7:57 PM EDT
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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.
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by philofthenorth on
Jul 3, 2008 8:01 PM EDT
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COMBINED?
that would be tough….
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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on
Jul 3, 2008 7:53 PM EDT
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A-Gor Really Crushed
That bunt.
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by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 7:50 PM EDT 0 recs
The O's Booth
Is hard to listen to.
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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
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I Don't Know
I wasn’t here for the beginning of the game; I came in just after Big Baby’s HR.
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by philofthenorth on
Jul 3, 2008 7:55 PM EDT
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TV is Gary Thorne and Buck Martinez.
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 7:56 PM EDT
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Really? I Thought
Liked Buck as a manager.
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by philofthenorth on
Jul 3, 2008 7:58 PM EDT
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Did you like him as the
pre-Darrell Porter?
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 7:59 PM EDT
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He Was Pretty
Lame as a hitter, but he was ours, so I liked him OK.
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by philofthenorth on
Jul 3, 2008 8:03 PM EDT
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Gary Thorne is pretty good, IMO
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by NHZ on
Jul 3, 2008 8:06 PM EDT
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Sometimes.
I like him a lot better calling hockey.
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by jonfmorse on
Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM EDT
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Camden Chat likes him a lot
he kinda has a Major League-esque tendency to sound as if he might drinking…which is fun.
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by NHZ on
Jul 3, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
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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.
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by philofthenorth on
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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


