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Nice little roller coaster fangraph.  The Royals build a nice little lead, Davies gives it up bigtime and then the Royals get a huge inning and the bullpen takes us home.  I guess sometimes a bunch of singles can get you seven runs.

Funny story, I ate some pizza with mushrooms on it for dinner during the game and someone at the pizzeria must have put some psychedelic mushrooms on my pizza because I had this weird hallucination early in the game that TPJ got a home run.  Weird.

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It after the game, so he must have had some pizza, too.

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 3, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm thinking it was some kind of mass delusion

That makes more sense than suggesting that he actually hit a ball that clear the OF wall.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jul 3, 2008 10:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is why we need instant replay.

Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

by mazoboom on Jul 3, 2008 10:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We all must’ve had some of that pizza, because I too could’ve sworn I’d seen him hit a home run. hahaha

by chrisstilwell on Jul 3, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe some of that Pizza should be sent to the whole team

by chrisstilwell on Jul 3, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Interesting game notes

- the Royals drew 2 walks
- the Royals 13 hits were a nice mix of singles and XBH (9 singles, 2 doubles, 2 home runs). But the big 7-run inning featured only one double and the rest of the hits were singles.

I guess they could have grouped the hits better, but those singles ended up being very efficient, scoring 7 runners and leaving only one on base.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jul 3, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Station to station...

...scoring is better than not enough walks and too many strikeouts because we’re trying to swing with power. Butler’s performance was most encouraging. I feel like he should do that every third game. – TL

by timlacy on Jul 4, 2008 7:24 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The unfortunate thing

and I don’t mean to absolve Davies entirely here, but if Pena catches that throw to second, the inning ends with only one run in. There’s no way he doesn’t make the tag, because the throw was right to the bag.

Sarcasmâ„¢. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jul 3, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's interesting

...that in the game where he has the best K and BB numbers, he gives up the most runs of the season.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jul 3, 2008 11:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

history check

I think it’s kinda fun to do this from time to time, as a reminder of our roots and how well we’re doing now…maybe. I give you the records of the Royals past, from 2002 to present as of July 3.

2002: 32-49, 4th place above Detroit.
2003: 45-38, 1st place.
2004: 29-49, 5th place.
2005: 26-54, 5th place.
2006: 27-54, 5th place.
2007: 36-48, 5th place.
2008: 39-47, 4th place above Cleveland and only 4 games behind Detroit. This may or may not change depending on the game in Seattle.

It doesn’t look like it, but I think we’ve really made some leaps and bounds. Gone are the days of 05 and 06, the winds are slowly shifting into our favor. We don’t need flashy turnaround seasons like other teams in the East.

We’re midwestern, we do things the way they should be done: with hard work and dedication. Farmers everywhere are dabbing away the glistening of tears with dirt and sweat stained handkerchiefs, the writers are coming up with more clever cliches and overlyused puns in anticipation for more winning games in which they are allowed to be fun and upbeat, and children are playing ball in unused lots speaking not of the Great Bambino but of the Great Balboni, accidentally knocking George Brett autographed balls across the fence, and waiting for hilarity to ensue.

4th place 08 baby! Baby steps (Thanks, Jose Guillen!) is the name of the game.

by loyal2theroyals on Jul 4, 2008 12:53 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

true story about autographed balls

my grandfather lived in White Plains, NY and gave our family a baseball, autographed by the Yankees of Mantle, Maris, Berra era. We used it to play baseball in the lot next door. No idea where it is now. Incredible.

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Jul 4, 2008 12:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Adam Loewen definitely deserves a

Most Valuable Opponent.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jul 4, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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