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Game 162 Open Thread - Royals at Twins

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Oct 4, 2009 2:10 PM EDT


Here we go. The last game of the season. Detroit's magic number on Thursday was two... and it is still two. The Twins have won three straight, and Detroit has lost three straight. Just a complete collapse. The odds were long that there would even be a playoff, and now, by the end of today, Detroit could be out.

Amazing.

This is it, boys. The last game thread of 2009. I want everyone here... lets go for 1000+ comments, multiple overtflow threads, maybe even an important Royals win.

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Hochevar, however, looks to avoid losing a third straight start after giving up eight runs in six innings of an 8-2 loss at New York on Monday.

"I need to do a better job of executing," said the right-hander, who’s 1-9 with a 7.66 ERA in his last 12 starts.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 12:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

no character issues here...

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Oct 4, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

DiNardo sleeps better

after talking with the official scorer about Cabrera’s comebacker in the first inning Friday.

Credit pitcher Lenny DiNardo with honesty. DiNardo was originally charged with an error on a ball off his glove in the second inning on Friday night, and the Twins wondered if instead it should be a single for Orlando Cabrera. Asked about it afterward, DiNardo informed the official scorer that he lost the high bouncer in the lights, and the ruling was changed from an error to a hit. It also added two earned runs to DiNardo’s ERA. “I lost it in the lights,” DiNardo said. "I wouldn’t feel right if I lied and said, ‘Oh, it’s an error. I don’t want these [runs] to be earned.’ " His ERA went from 9.28 to 10.14. “Plain and simple, the runs scored anyway, and it’s not like they can take them away whether they’re earned or not,” DiNardo said. “Whether I’m losing two earned runs or losing some sleep because I lied about a play, I’d rather give up two earned runs.”

Truth about failure: usually in short supply around this team. Good for DiNardo.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he's just so above that

he does everything the right way

except hitting & fielding

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those who put value in the perif's would be like, oh, ZG's ERA is lower than 2.16.

He’s the Cy winner!!

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Oct 4, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you cheering for a one game playoff tomorrow?

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Oct 4, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or do you want the Tigers to win today?

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Oct 4, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the playoff would be Tuesday

which would screw up the postseason

so perhaps it’s best to burn the world down a bit on the way out of 2009

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hillmen

W Bloomquist
M Maier CF
B Butler 1B
M Jacobs DH
A Callaspo 2B
M Teahen RF
J Buck C
A Gordon 3B
L Hernandez SS

Gardenhires

D Span CF
O Cabrera SS
J Mauer C
J Kubel RF
M Cuddyer 1B
D Young LF
J Morales DH
M Tolbert 3B
N Punto 2B

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Boy

I’m glad we’re running our best lineup out there again in this extremely important game

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As bad as it is, what’s worse is that it isn’t that far from the best available given the personnel on hand.

It’s dumb to bat Gordon 8th and play Jacobs instead of Pena, of course, but it’s just a matter of deck chairs, really.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I realize its a Sunday in the world of football...

but it saddens me that the Last game of the year is not on TV.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember those halcyon days

When we all thought Hochevar’s problems came from pitch tippng and he went and threw a 3 hit shutout?

Yeah, me neither

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm feeling oddly nostalgic about this season

I don’t know why. It just seems pivotal for some reason with Greinke exploding, Butler blossoming, but everything else fading to crap, including our hope for the next few years.

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So, right now the Royals would draft 4th

If they win and the Indians lose, they would draft 5th. Any other combination of wins/losses results in the Royals picking 4th by virtue of their worse record in 2008

(from wiki)
*The general draft order is the reverse order of the previous year’s standings. If two teams finish with identical records, the previous year’s standings of the two teams is the tiebreaker, with the team having a worse record receiving the higher pick.

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of the Tigers

They just get a bases loaded walk to lead 1-0.

Does having to pitch Verlander today sink and realistic chance of them winning in the 1st round against the Yankees, if they make it, or were their chances already very slim?

Or are baseball playoffs really a bit of a crapshoot? Or..?

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

I think Verlander pitching today hurts them, but it is a crapshoot so it may not matter. It also helps that the Yankees get to pick when their series starts, so Im sure they would start it as soon as possible to give Verlander even less rest.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Contributing

Is what I do.

Pecota, watch over us.

by castille on Oct 4, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No one has mentioned

Fourth place depends on today’s games. Is there a playoff if we both win or lose?

by Gus Zernial on Oct 4, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That would be a fun cruel fate

“As part of MLB’s policy that there can be no ties, except in midseason exhibition play, every team that tied in the standings had their one game playoff Monday as they tried to recoup some of the season’s financial losses.

The Tigers beat the Twins 1-0 to determine who would go to the playoffs.

But the most exciting game was the Indians-Royals 11-10 contest, attended by 7 fans, where Anthony Lerew and Carlos Carrasco each gave up 6 in the 1st and neither bullpen could hold a lead. There was a major incident in the game as both teams complained about umpire Rick Reed’s small strike zone and, in the 7th, Royals pitcher Kyle Farnsworth repeatedly appeared to be throwing at the umpire’s head and failing miserably.

In San Diego, where the Astros and Padres were playing for 6th worst team in the NL, Geoff Blum sported a Hawaiian t-shirt instead a jersey and took his golf clubs up to the plate in protest of having to play. "

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Stairs going to be on the playoff roster?

If not, they can still pass him through waivers and get him to San Diego or Houston. They’d better hurry, though.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They can't do it

because they’d never agree on whether to hold it on the site of Kansas City Municipal Stadium or Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would be interesting if it was in Cleveland

They dumped most of Cleveland Municipal Stadium in the lake to make an artificial reef.

by Olentangy on Oct 4, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’d watch that game, just for the possibility of seeing Bloomers dive into Lake Erie to miss a catch.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it seems like the Royals have had a really bad season

Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

StonewallPDS

by StonewallPDS on Oct 4, 2009 2:10 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

It was merely a misunderstanding of the mental aspects of the game combined with a failure to execute. They’re working really hard on it.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you watched baseball everyday you would know that we were just unlucky...

and injuries are why we are actually very VERY good.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No way, not at all.

No thoughts.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so

who is starting for the Twins, and why are we not starting Buntzilla in the outfield?

It’s great that the Leader of Men, Trey Hillman, gave Josh Anderson a shot every day and didn’t yank him around the lineup and bench him vs. RHP in favor of Bloomquist.

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

still beats an outfielder like Bloomquist

who has to ice his knees and isn’t a real outfielder anyways

Greinke wins that game if Hillman put Anderson in the OF instead of Bloomquist

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe

but Anderson has been very iffy in the corners himself. He probably would have put Maier in left and Anderson in center. Maier might have had it, I don’t know.

But anyway, it’s time to let it go.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anderson should be gone after this year

he’s not that fast and it’s not like he particularly plays smart (standing in the box, etc)

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's horrible

and the only reason he was here is that he was basically free and we had nobody healthy to impersonate an outfielder in the system. Why he’s had so many PAs while Pena, for example, has been collecting dust is a total mystery.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that and

DM soured on Freel very quickly

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the Freel saga is odd

in that he was with 4 different organizations in the same year, with all 3 on the receiving end dumping him amazingly fast. Horrible case of baseball cooties, is all I can guess.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He Sucked So

Hard his head imploded.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Spork is... Spork!

Just wait until he gets another 450AB next year to vest some of those $100K bonuses

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

those bonuses go to establishing the

“Willie Bloomquist Hitting and Fielding Academy”

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, guys...

…LeFebvreererrereerr thinks the Twins will try to put pressure on Luke.

~ That seasick camel is a regular osteopath. ~

by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I never

would have thought of that.

Those Gophers, always thinking.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

4-0 Tiggers.

~ That seasick camel is a regular osteopath. ~

by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hoch

knows how to take the pressure off.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yer welcome, Twins fans.

~ That seasick camel is a regular osteopath. ~

by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

3 runs on 1 hit...

Impressive.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Again - YER WELCOME.

~ That seasick camel is a regular osteopath. ~

by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Tuesday 5:30pm

for all you Twin Cities partisans. Enjoy it.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so

was it just a lousy interview, or does Todd Haley sound like Trey Hillman all of the time?

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

One More Time

In all its outrageous beauty.

Kansas City
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
W. Bloomquist lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M. Maier cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
B. Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M. Jacobs dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A. Callaspo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M. Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M. Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A. Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
L. Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
 Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
 Minnesota
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Span cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
O. Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J. Mauer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .366
J. Kubel rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M. Cuddyer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
D. Young lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J. Morales dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
M. Tolbert 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
N. Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
L. Hochevar 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.47 6.24
 
 Minnesota
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Pavano 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.37 5.06

Trey refuses to or is incapable of understanding that; 1) Bloomers is not a leadoff hitter against anyone, much less RHP, 2) Bloomers is not an OF, 3) even Joker is a better choice than Bloomers to play OF against RHP, 4) Mitch is not DDJ, 5) Mitch is not a #2 batter, 6) Callaspo is a #2 hitter, 7) Jakers’ occasional HR does not make him a #4 batter, 8) burying A-Gor in the 8 hole is beyond stupid in this lineup, 9) BPJ should be catching against RHP. So we should be seeing:

Mitch (there is no leadoff batter here)
Callaspo
Butler
Gordon
Pena
Teahen
Jacobs
Hernandez
Anderson

It’s not much, but it makes more sense.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes, that’s better. What channel is that game on?

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN XXX

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew they had changed to a sports paparazi format quite a few years back

But I missed when it changed to porn. Still wouldn’t watch it much, tho

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trey refuses to or is incapable of understanding

Really the only question remaining about Trey as a major league manager, at least in this organization: is he incapable or just unwilling?

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This Is Going

Better than expected.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wow...

already laying down

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Comments

That would crash sbn for sure.

I probably think you are irrational.

by kjfinkes on Oct 4, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just wish that the White Sox would pick it up

Morneau-less Twins with Pavano and Blackburn are preferable to Verlander and Jackson.

by YankeesRock on Oct 4, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yea...

but thats all verlander, jackson isn’t really thatgood

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the tigers, just by getting to this point

have already effed themselves over

having to start verlander, rather than waiting for the playoffs, is fairly big

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not Likely But

I’d love to see it.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

His ERA is over 5

although the Royals are helping him lower it

by YankeesRock on Oct 4, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the torre v the yankees could be fun

I really think Torre is overrated and actually not worth much, might be fun to watch him go down

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Very Bad Porn

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Girardi has done a pretty good job

Would be interesting to see that matchup

by YankeesRock on Oct 4, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pavano Is No

Verlander.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Presenting Your 2009 Kansas City Oswalds!

Because they play the Patsy so well…

StonewallPDS

by StonewallPDS on Oct 4, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

JOsh Johnson v Jason Campbell

the worst QB battle of all time

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jakers’ occasional HR does not make him a #4 batter

Trey keeping Jacobs in the cleanup spot while he’s .222/.289/.370 in Sept & Oct tells you all you need to know about how he handles players.

IMMA JUST GONNA KEEP YA IN THE CLEANUP SPOT EVEN IF YOU’RE IN A BIG SLUMP AGAIN

same shit as June when he was putting Jacobs in the cleanup spot, and Jacobs only got it going in August IN THE SIX HOLE.

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

from Twitter
keithlaw: Pro scout quote from March on Hochevar and why he went #1 overall in 2006: “Everyone got fooled by the pretty delivery.”

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Buck Replaced Olivo

For some reason; why not Pena?

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Farewell appearances

are always more compelling for veterans.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

emergency catcher

as we use everybody else on the bench

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN XXXX

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Same One

Where TPJJ leads off with a legit double.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's absolutely correct

in that they come up to bat every inning.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They Will Make

27 outs very efficiently.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There should be some comment

About how this team has laid down like dogs in this significant series. The brief flurry of good play in September is a distant memory.

by Gus Zernial on Oct 4, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ESPN.com is broken

so in addition to the Royals lying down and dying, the Chiefs being as awful as usual, I can’t log in to fix my fantasy football team.

This day sucks balls.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it didnt go down til about 1215....

why ya waitin so long?

but ya, im pissed off that i cant log in to see how much im actually winning by

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Oct 4, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was just gonna make some fixes

when I woke up. Which, yes, was around 12:30. What of it?

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha ha....no judging....

i set my alarm for 1130 on sundays..i feel like a real winner

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Oct 4, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you’d have to give Hillman a team like the Yankees for him to have any shot of managing a playoff team. And even then, the moron would cost the team quite a few games while randomly injuring arms.

Hillman is an epic minus manager. The guy has cost this team numerous games this year.

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

go royals!

Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....

by shaqfor3 on Oct 4, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I love it

Ryan’s breaking down where it all went wrong in 2009. Outstanding.

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

my assessment of Ryan's analysis

is that it was good enough for me to switch over to the Twinkies’ TV audio.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

So, we're just a season or two away from

Ryan Lefebvre, voice of The Royals, with Bob Davis?

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

On the radio side

everybody but Denny is dreadful, in my opinion. Davis is boring but Stewart is worse. When Denny retires, I might just watch Gameday in silence.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think denny's losing it too...

i havent even enjoyed listening to him the past couple years

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Oct 4, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't heard anything about it

And don’t anticipate that I would’ve, but I was thinking that I wouldn’t be shocked if Denny hung it up today. Dunno if it’d be his style to do it on the air, but just wondered.

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That thought occurred to me too. He sounded sick — congested, anway — during the last homestand, and I was surprised he went on the road trip, until I started to wonder whether he was planning to wind things down even more after this season.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

41 years

and a richly deserved HoF slot. I love Denny almost as much as Hal McRae and Amos Otis. I’m not ready for his retirement.

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think he's ready to retire completely

Like Lon Simmons, who did a few games for the Giants for several years after his retirement as a full-time broadcaster, I think Denny’s schedule would just become sparser — not empty.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good thinking

From your mouth to Denny’s ears.

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MLB Trade Rumors says:

“Scott Podsednik will explore free agency.”

Want to bet the Royals pick him up as the “solution” to the outfield problem?

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

don't even joke

the thing is, he’s still an upgrade over Anderson

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Any College CF

Is an upgrade over Joker.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, and with a contract like GMDM would sign him to, it's a winner of an idea?

2yr/$9M with $100K clauses for each 50 AB after 250. I’m sure Trey will make sure to not get him those ABs _

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea

don’t forget the pointless playing time incentives that add a million to it

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not even joking.

More like, “Steeling everyone for the inevitable.”

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and he'll bat leadoff

so that DeJesus can bat 2nd, where he was successful this year

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hives Can Be

Very persistent, especially in babies.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they should send DDJ somewhere to regain the pounds and heal

somewhere like Krispy Kreme

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mitch Attempts To

Olivo; very shrewd.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Last game thread...

I will miss reading (if rarely adding to) the snark, and the negativity that eventually becomes the therapeutic release when coming to terms with the reality that the Royals will not be a positive escape from school and work this season. That’s probably just my own Royals-on-tv-twice-per-year case.

But this season (and the end of last) got me through grad school, thanks to RR and the folks on here. Maybe a resume is headed to The K soon.

knock yourself out.

by theverbs on Oct 4, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If by SS you mean

a retired Pony League LF with a weak arm and bottom-of-the-order bunting skills, then yes.

Yes I am.

knock yourself out.

by theverbs on Oct 4, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you?

Jason Anderson?

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

hope your grad school degree gets you a good job as a lancer

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you good with numbers

I hear Dayton needs another stat guy to help get him coffee

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and

to calculate the amount of sugar needed for a good cup of coffee

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tough Competition

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unquestionably

With added arrogance

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it might be a push on the arrogance scale as well...

at least pioli and haley have accomplished things

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Oct 4, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, uh

MLBN just showed a second Kubel 3-run homer so it’s 7-0 now?

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Mais Oui

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You'll have to translate

I don’t speak Spanish like the Québécois

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yessir.

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by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right. They went for that PAT instead of the two-pointer.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Off Willie's glove...HAR HAR, HARDY HAR HAR

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by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We rate him as bad at baseball over and over again.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tigers 5-3 now. Hmmm.

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by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

time for them to complete the choke

hell, after the way the Tigers season has gone, would it shock you if Leyland didn’t manage them in 2010?

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No. He might just bail.

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by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Oops. that was supposed to be a reply to BH.

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by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like I havent missed much

I’ve been playing in the snow. Baseball season is over, winter is early. It’s all rather shit.

by kcbottom9th on Oct 4, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I Haven't Even

Seen snow yet; you lucky guy.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and I think anybody claiming this team doesn’t give up is spinning. The results speak for themselves. We’ve rolled over for the Twins today

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so

not listening to the game, but Hoch is still in the game after giving up 7 ER in 3 IP, right?

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Of course

It’s all about the mindset.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lerew's in

They’ve given up on Hochevar. He’ll be officially stamped as a Baird guy and dumped in the offseason.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not a problem

Dayton’s already on the phone.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sell Low, Baby!

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice effort Hochevar

league hitting nearly .360 with men on base
this season….but, he’s young, they tell me, just
a mere pup at 26…

by Gload on Oct 4, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

future reliever

don’t guarantee that guy a starting spot. If he can’t get one, just make him a middle reliever until he either sticks in what role or gets another opening.

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Teahen Wakes Up

And pulls one; he’s due for a hot streak.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Unstoppable, Baby! The

IF popup attack.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

only appropriate

Twins lose one in the roof in that joke of a park….

by Gload on Oct 4, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Punto saw it

but couldn’t get there. Young and Cabrera were making the universal sign for WTF?

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Worst Piece

Of shit dome since they made a pile of concrete out of the Kingdome.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Low Away

Change is A-Gor’s Achilles heel.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

More Of A

Sendup.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hernandez

with the foul english.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Another Attempted Olivo

We’re learning.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Strategy question

When attempting an Olivo, is it better to toss the bat aside or run with it?

On the one hand, you can probably run faster after you get rid of the bat, but on the other hand, it almost surely slows you down to make the toss.

I guess this is what divides the pros from the wannabes.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe you run with it until you’ve eluded the catcher’s tag (if he’s got the ball, that is). Then you drop it and go.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In Chicago You

Keep it to ward off shirtless hillbilly father and son attacks.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

You have to factor in the ballpark effect.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You Can Just

Clock Pierzynski with it, too. Just stand there and wait for him.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Always appropriate

Olivo opportunity or not.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Carl Pavano has it working" (Harold Reynolds)

They just showed an abysmal strikeout by TPJJ. I don’t think that’s not about Pavano…

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Carl Pavano has Trey Hillman working for him.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only the best pitchers

can strike out TPJJ.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As, I bet, could TPJS

He knows his namesake’s weaknesses.

knock yourself out.

by theverbs on Oct 4, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lash Lerew!

I wish he was a really good pitcher, so that my irrational love for him was a little more reasonable.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ditto

I think it’s the socks that won me over. I don’t know why. I like the blue socks to the knee. For some reason it only works on the infield. Looks stupid in the outfield or on catchers.

by Gross(est) on Oct 4, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the stories that Joel Goldberg told about him,

plus the sideburns, that did it for me.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The sideburns ARE awesome.

What were the stories? I remember something about whipped cream but not the details.

Although really, knowing there’s a story about whipped cream is probably enough details now that I think about it.

by Gross(est) on Oct 4, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lerew is in the groove

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Postgame Interview With

Haley; “Veni, vidi, vinci”.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm not close enough to the TV to verify, but

the Chiefs still have 3 points, right?

the Royals might outscore the Chiefs today

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

More Tough Competition

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chiefs are threatening to score

they are down to the 1 yard line, so it is 50-50

by Black and Gold on Oct 4, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so

the Chiefs will put up a FG?

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We Got Cottam!

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we don't need Tony G, we have

um… who do we have at tight end now?

We have Bowe, who gets 2 touches a game, and some guy who was good 6 years ago

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bowe gets waaaaaaay more touches than that...

you’re forgetting to include his drops

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Oct 4, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cassel Over 3

Yards per attempt now!

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, uh

Alex Rios- not looking so hot for the White Sox

And the Tigers clinch a tie

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Tigers win.

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by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Circle Jerks

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

No, guy on MLBN

Jason Kubel is not the Twins MVP. Nor is Michael Cuddyer

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

so disapointed in MLBN

its indistinguishable from baseball tonight

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

It’s depressing.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was so good the first couple of months

But then they started taking cues from ESPN, it seemed

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

JOhn Hart isn't bad

and I like Victor Rojas… everything else… bad

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Barry Larkin on there

But I think he goes with the quiet side of “Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt” (yes, Mitch Williams and Harold Reynold, I’m talking about you)

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Every time I think that Harold is the worst of the bunch,

Mitch opens his mouth. And vice versa.

Those two need to be taken out back and shot.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I swear they are taking network notes from some guy saying

“Be more like ESPN”

(It reminds me of the plot in Sports Night’s season 2 about that)

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It saves the defense

from having to be on the field for 70 yard drives

by Black and Gold on Oct 4, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chiefs avoid double digits

by failing on the 2 pt conversion attempt

Although Cassel came close enough that it would have counted if he played for Notre Dame

by Black and Gold on Oct 4, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cleveland

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That reminds me:

Indians are down 8-6 in the 6th.

So if Boston holds on there, we’ll be tied for last, which is obviously SO much better than owning last place.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the Browns are playing the Chiefs in December, I think

should be awesome to have two 0-13 teams playing at Arrowhead

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Anderson/Cassel Showdown!

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

5 Quarters Of

Heaven.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Man, I died and arrived in the afterlife"

There’s football on the tv, a beer next to the couch- it’s Natty light but maybe God was busy this week- and no pretzels. Still, football. Time to sit on this slightly scratchy couch and see what game is on. Oh man, it’s a never ending Chiefs-Browns game. Uhoh. Where’d I end up again?!?"

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'm Looking Forward

To the hot stove season just to see what GMDM does; I anticipate more comedy gold.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We should start a prediction thread

of which aging turds DM will overpay for

by Black and Gold on Oct 4, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There will be plenty of offseason for that ;)

Not like we’ll be doing anything for the next month

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A True Samurai

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If ever I get that urge

I’ll close my eyes and think of this.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hideo Nomo

Wow. I’d banished him from my memory.

by kcbottom9th on Oct 4, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry

That was rude of me. Should have picked a different instance of Yabuta’s effectiveness. But I was at that game, so it’s special for me.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would someone post the link

To that Anderson pool cue triple so I have something to watch in the offseason

by Gus Zernial on Oct 4, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A Compendium Of

Sporqie’s OF dives and headfirst slides will get you through the hardest winter.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

found something more entertaining than the Chiefs

using a laser pointer to taunt cats

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gerbils In Plastic

Balls really freak some cats out, too.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

3rd and goal

Cassel overthrows a receiver

field goal time

LJ is so awesome

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I Swear Game

Channel had him with 84 yards, now he has 60. Did he really do that?

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So does the idea

Of the scintillating matchup of Baker v Washburn for the playoffs excite anyone else as much as me?

by kcbottom9th on Oct 4, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"Here Come The

Royals again". He really said that.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why are we

Royals fans again?

Absolutely nothing contained in this thread is healthy.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Suffering builds character, right?

Well, I view this more as a support group or therapy :)

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cassel throws into double coverage

AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He couldn't find triple coverage

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Callaspo now trails Butler for team lead in BA

by less than a point. It’s coming down to the wire, folks.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This Is It

Our season is in the balance.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nay

our very lives depend on this.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they're playing Nirvana on the PA at Arrowhead

watching the Chiefs makes you wanna OD on heroin and shoot yourself

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Or Marry Courtney

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's Not To

Like here?

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK, Here

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey - at least she's wearing underwear

I’m sure there are many pictures of Courtney where you couldn’t say that.

by Gross(est) on Oct 4, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Warpaint

I haven’t checked.. is that the same horse as the old one? or a new horse?

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this is our day

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hold on, Barry Larkin

You just couched some words, saying “Now, I realize he’s not driving in runs and giving productivity, but he’s getting on base and that’s very productive, giving guys behind him a chance to drive in runs” (paraphrase).

And the other guys looked at him like he was crazy

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHA

Chiefs have a guy holding the ball on the kickoff, and Mr. irrelevant kicks it directly to a defender

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

TOKEN!

Way to go, Gordon. You’re so useful and your prowess is well-timed.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That 8th-place hitter

might be better suited for some other slot in the lineup.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A-Gor Will Actually

Miss this place.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

RR, because we vaguely appreciate him?

Because you can’t possibly mean the front office or managerial staff of the Royals

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Shit Dome

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

time to

reconstruct RF of the Metrodome in KC for Alex

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Pennant Porch!

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-pennant-porch-pie-in-the-face/

And then Finley, who always seemed to be jiggering with the outfield fences, reconfigured Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium to resemble Yankee Stadium as closely as possible: he bumped left-center field out and pulled right field in. Most distinctively, he tightly curled the fence in the right field corner to a distance that exactly matched that of Yankee Stadium: 296 feet. The new right field corner in Kansas City, which featured a little wooden-seat bleacher in its triangular footprint, was brightly painted with the moniker "K.C. Pennant Porch."

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is

still a game.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe if we weren't the Royals

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chiefs And Royals

Surging in unison. LJ continues to lose yardage, down to 59 now.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like the new Chiefs offensive philosophy

rely on the other team to commit penalties

by Black and Gold on Oct 4, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You Go To

War with what you have.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I kindof appreciate the Twins

But I want the Tigers to make the playoffs to keep skewing those numbers towards higher payrolls

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Did Maday Ever

Hit 94 on the gun in KC?

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Feelings matter

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cassel threw a screen or draw on 3rd and 27

there’s someone who is WORSE at decisionmaking than Hillman? God save the Chiefs

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Maday's Revenge!

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

When Mitch got hit

I thought Gardenheir ( sp? whatever ) was gonna puke.

~ That seasick camel is a regular osteopath. ~

by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Last Butlerbean of the year

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm getting misty-eyed here.

Farewell, Butlerbean

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I'm tired of MLBN

So, my wife and I will instead watch some MST3K

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OOOH

Which one?

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And, that's what

Porcus and I used to do after bad Royals games. Works wonders.

(Well, that and whiskey.)

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just a random one I pulled out of the random stack of VCR turned DVDs

“Double 007”- haven’t seen it before; it’s a Joel one from season 5

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man

And it starts Sean Connery’s younger brother, Neil Connery. I’m not making this up!

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, I'll be watching that

soon. Sounds too good to pass up!

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not released on the MST3K DVDs

So it’s a bit hard to come by. I’ll just leave it at that.

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

To bring this back to the Royals

“He’s still funny, but not ‘ha-ha’ funny.”

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

was butler retired?

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not

yet

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Backward K

Jon Rauch, rally killer

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

god the twins suck

i despise the fact that they may make the postseason

they do not deserve it

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Contract This Division

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Considering their pitching staff's implosion

it really is incredible, um, I mean, inspiring that they’ve taken it to the wire.

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Live on MLB Channel right now.

JUst in time for us to shit our pants. As usual.

~ That seasick camel is a regular osteopath. ~

by DiggityDawg on Oct 4, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Butler

he hits like Mauer at home
he hits like Bloomquist on the road

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

splits going into today

Home: .362/.415/.612
Away: .243/.311/.377

maybe Bloomquist is a bit harsh

Billy hits like Mike Jacobs on the road

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've been kind of concerned about that

That’s pretty drastic for an entire season. Is that normal at all for a young hitter?

by KCBear on Oct 4, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i’m kinda betting that it’s more likely that Butler’s total numbers are closer to 243/311/377 than 362/415/612 over a season

I also love that we’re taking called third strikes in on the last day of the year

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That Should Level

Out in time, probably when he’s wearing pinstripes.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think my will to live

just shrivelled into a tiny ball of near-nothingness.

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Welcome To My

World.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey we always have next year

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Butler 0.30099
Callaspo 0.30087

I really don’t see how anyone could be watching anything else.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

LJ Watch, Down

To 53 yards now.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Chefs Only Lost

By 11; there’s a Spinal Tap reference there somewhere, but I’m too lazy to look for it.

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the twins suck

if we we’re worth half a damn…

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We would have 72 wins

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lerew is all over the place

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He's Still Pitching?

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some call it that, yes.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

can't pull a reliever until he gives up runs and/or

pitches 2 innings

Treyball

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At Least He

Has a plan.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

twss

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The game they didn’t make up was with the Cubs, yes? They would have avoided 100 losses anyway.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it’d be a hilarious way to close out the Metrodome to come back and win

but face it, we don’t have any hitters worth a damn to go to right now

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yuniesky is still on the team right?

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do we have any former Twins on this team?

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the conversion rate is...

2.5 mariners = 1 Twin

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How Does That

Work in Canadia?

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly, they have former royals

and we are still losing by 5

by KCBear on Oct 4, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bloomers knows Cabrera can't pull Lerew

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by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Willie Mays Bloomquist

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by BHWick on Oct 4, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trust the process.

Turning Kool-Aid to Jesus Juice since 2009.

by Discodave on Oct 4, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In the great tradition of our front office, we’ll blame the players for not extending the game to 16 innings.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This game

is soul-sucking.

I hate loving the Royals

WTF, self?

by minda33 on Oct 4, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jakers Wheelz!

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 4, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

the comeback starts now

by royalsreview on Oct 4, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This MST3K movie just keeps getting "better"

It has Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell (the original M and Moneypenny)

by sterlingice on Oct 4, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Callaspo now at

.30035

If he makes another out, he’ll still be at .29983, which good enough for .300 in the record book. So Trey won’t take him out now for that. (Don’t know if the Royals are paying attention. There was some gaming to allow Randy Winn to finish at .300 in 2007, so it happens.)

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BA FTW!

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Oct 4, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tampa Bay walked Texieira to protect Pena's HR title

and ARod hit a GS immediately afterward. Apropos of nothing,but hey.

by Sliver on Oct 4, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

YABUTA TIME

This tardy announcement is brought to you as a half-hearted public service.

by 2X2L on Oct 4, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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