Game 86 Open Thread - Royals (38-47) at Orioles (43-40)
by Freneau on Jul 3, 2008 6:45 PM EDT
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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 reply actions
The Orioles are the new A's
Why the hell do we struggle so badly against them? Is it the curse of Jason Grimsley?
Chris Hoiles was awesome
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
And me, at the game
with my now ex-wife.
The one from Baltimore.
Chris Hoiles can die in a fire.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Ouch
Is Hoiles with your ex? :p
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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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.
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 up reply actions
shit...Pena makes an appearance
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply actions
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 reply actions
"Who's my cuddle bear?"
“That’s it, you’re a crazy witch, never call me again.”
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
BILLY!!!
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions
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 reply actions
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 reply actions
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.
was that on tv?
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
i need a link or something
several of my friends speculated about that very thing
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting.
We’ll see how it shakes out. Kinda verifies what Minda was saying last week…
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I'd say he's just misunderstood.
He and Zack will probably get along great…
I'm confused
Is the other team allowed to let us bat again without getting baserunners?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
It's an experimental rule
that MLB is trying. Questions or comments can be e-mailed to the office of Bud Selig.
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 reply actions
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 reply actions
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 reply actions
Just to clarify: Guillen>Brown's 2007 team-leading total
He’s well ahead of Emil’s production in 2008 as well, of course.
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 reply actions
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 up reply actions
haha, nice list there
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by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
i think that was a baby move by billy there
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions
Interesting stat
With that home run, TPJ passed Joey Gathright in both career home runs and home runs as a Royal.
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply actions
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 up reply actions
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.
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 up reply actions
COMBINED?
that would be tough….
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
does Gary Thorn do TV or radio for them?
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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.
Oh, god
This is the second time this season they’ve decided to interview Freddie Bynum’s mother during a Royals game.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
You mean...
Huff is going Tony Pena, Jr. on us.
Fixed.
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Jul 3, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i didnt see a 4 run error...err...not error
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 3, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice failure to catch the ball there, TPJ.
No, you don’t get credit for your HR yet.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
That
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
is what she said.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
then he just layed there....
where ya at with the criticism ryan?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 3, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
does Joey catch that ball?
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Gator Could Make
That YouTube ball girl catch.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks, You Beat
Me to it.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
hey...if we only have one of those...
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 3, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Giving up a 3B to Fahey =
Giving up a HR to Pena
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
Brandon F. Fahey?
This is why I pegged Hiram as a closer. Second time through the lineup is often not pretty for him.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
yes, he of the .221/.282/.288 career line
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He's scrappy!
Have I told you I like your handle?
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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
One Superfluous "S"
From the correct description.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, very well played.
A +1 to you and your polar bears.
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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
We Have No
Polar bears anywhere near Nikiski, bue we have plenty of black and brown ones, even in Anchorage.
http://www.adn.com/bearattacks/story/452938.html
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you have moose?
Former astronaut? Miss Northwest Passage? How about an annoying Jewish doctor?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
That's exciting
do you have vampires? Like in 30 Days of Night?
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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
That Sounds Like
A candidate for the worst movie of all time. No vampires, but innumerable Baltos and moose. Chuck Yeager was at the 50th anniversary of Era Helicopters (my employer), but I don’t think he ever lived here. There is no Miss Northwest Passage, but there may actually be a Northwest Passage soon. Annoying Jewish doctors are everywhere.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
As Annoying As
The ridiculous inaccuracies were, NoEx was a pretty good TV show. For truly “so bad it’s good” Alaska material, Steven Segal’s “On Deadly Ground” is hard to beat.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I really liked the disney Balto
when I was a kid. Then I grew up and found that Balto’s VORD was quite low.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
He Would Have
Been fed to the team when he turned 4.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
NW passage
opened in 2007 and may stay that way and/or become more easily navigable soon. Britannica online verified that it was open also.
Feel free to post pics of Miss NW Passage if that happens.
Here She Is!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Splitt was not aware of the rumors of Brian Roberts being traded this winter...
im pretty sure my mother had heard about those rumors…and she hates baseball
TPJ...you're dead to me
Brian Roberts
is both a very cool player, and a Ruiner of Our National Innocence.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Grudz.....3 grit-filled hits.......
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions
Gritz Has The
Worst looking swing this side of TPJ.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Happily,
they don’t penalize people for ugly swings.
Otherwise Kevin Youkilis would hit .140/.300/.140.
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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
thatd kill my fantasy team
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 3, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It'd kill the Sox too
Priorities…
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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
...somewhere Charles Barkley's golf coach is smiling...
and hoping that it can translate to the links.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I Heard Barkley's
Swing described as looking like “an octopus falling out of a tree”. That, my friends, is classic.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
A GOLF swing???
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Have You Seen
Barkley play golf?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
cool...goodbye ballgame
TPJ...you're dead to me
This is just tragic, really
‘cause Kyle looked awesome for three innings.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
davies isnt a good pitcher...
he wasnt in atlanta, he wasnt here last year, he wasnt in omaha….is that really the best we could do for dotel?
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 3, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
and boom goes the dynamite
good news….here comes GopherBallPeralta
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
Boom goes the dynamite
Are you familar with the highlight vid with the same title?
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
most def
that poor kid had no chance…”passes to the man….”
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the part
where Jason Kidd shoots a two for the Nets, and he manages to:
1. Call Kidd “Reggie Miller”
2. Say that he scored for the Pacers.
3. Call it a three-pointer.
It’s so much fun.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i like his reaction after it's over....
the other anchors are like “thanks for the report” and he lets out this incoherent sigh because he knows he’s never broadcasting again
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, so...
multiple choice:
A) Aubrey Huff is on steroids.
B) Aubrey Huff is somehow reverting to his 2003-04 peak.
C) Kyle Davies is not very good.
D) Aubrey Huff has been kidnapped by aliens, and Alien Clone X2426 is now slugging over .500 since the body snatch.
E) Captain Regression has Davies by the balls
F) Man, fuck this.
G) All of the above
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
can i cheat off his answer? C.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Academic dishonesty!!!!11
I got accused of that this year. What bullshit.
Well anyway, yes you can. This is not a standardized test.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, come on,
this wasn’t a Scantron sheet. This should’ve been easy.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
F
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Goddammitall, people!
Don’t you know that the answer is always “all of the above” unless there’s an “A and C only” choice?
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Still F
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm an athiest, so...
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by NHZ on Jul 3, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Billy double, we're showing signs of life
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
Hey guys.
can I get a yay or nay on an overflow thread right now? I have to leave for the fireworks soon, so I’ll put one up if you guys think we’ll need one.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
depends how we do this inning
some people may flee the site if this gets into blowout mode
Never giving up on your team is what makes you a good fan.
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 3, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Never!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Big Baby Went
Out of the zone for that one.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
wayne gretzky has a hot daughther...thats fun
TPJ...you're dead to me
yeah...but shes old
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 3, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And A Felon
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i think she pleaded it down
TPJ...you're dead to me
by billybeingbilly on Jul 3, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
hey...are we playing the royals?
TPJ...you're dead to me
No, This Team
Is above .500.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
come on ross....weak single over 3B against this canadian!
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 3, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
**OVERFLOW THREAD IS UP***
Someone post a picture of a woman without many clothes on so people will pay attention.
‘Night all.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
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