ST Game 9 Open Thread - Rangers vs Royals
by 2X2L on Mar 6, 2009 10:13 AM EST
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PrintThe Royals have an organizational book. They're carrying it everywhere they go in Arizona this spring and consulting it frequently. It's called Are You My Lefty Starter?, and today the little birdie asks that eponymous question of Heath Phillips.
Ron Mahay and the Royal Farnsworth are scheduled to relieve.
The other team is apparently called the Wranglers or the Ragers or something like that. I never heard of them. But I did hear that Tommy Hunter gets the start for them on the mound while Omar Vizquel has an audition at second base.
Broadcast: the Royals radio network, MLB.com, XM Radio channel 181.
MLB.com Gameday: here.
This morning the Royals also play those same Riders or Ringos or whoever in a B game at George Brett Field. Gil Meche will pitch a little and Billy Butler will return to action after recovering from a reported contusion in the distal portion of his upper left limb. If you're in Surprise with your 3G phone, why don't you stop by George Brett Field and provide us with the play-by-play right here? Thanks.
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They're Called "The
Rattlers", and we hate them.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
They're the "Rangers"
They used to play in New York. I think they just moved to Texas, somewhere near Waco I believe.
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More juvenile reading: something I read about Waco scared the bejeebers out of me when I was a kid. It was an account of a flood that occurred there, and Waco was described as being located in a topographical bowl. It had the ring of doom about it, as if every time it rained people had to fear for their lives. At the time I had no notion of topography anywhere west of Scranton, so it loomed large in my imagination. Maybe I should have stuck to the “I Can Read” series a little longer.
I still haven’t ever been to Waco, but I have gained a more reasonable understanding of a geographical basin.
Wait
It says here that those guys won a championship in New York.
Are you sure this is the same franchise?
Yea
But it was in the “NHL” which I think is a minor league.
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i feel i must speak up on this subject.
Waco is a fine city. Lived there for 2 years, and im still alive. That is all.
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
this is true, luckily major drought was upon us during my waco time.
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
It ain't that bad
Pretty much standard small-to-medium size Midwest/Texas city, like Springfield or Topeka or Lubbock. Has all the standard advantages and disadvantages of these places. They’ve got a decent university, Baylor, and so have a little bit of cultural life. It’s too damn hot in the summer but that’s true everywhere down there.
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
Coco Crisp CF
Alberto Callaspo 2B
David DeJesus LF
Mike Jacobs DH
Alex Gordon 3B
Ross Gload 1B
John Buck C
Mitch Maier RF
Tony Pena, Jr. SS
Heath Phillips LHP
Available Pitchers:
Brandon Duckworth RHP
Matt Wright RHP
Kyle Farnsworth RHP
Carlos Rosa RHP
Yasuhiko Yabuta RHP
Ron Mahay LHP
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
hmmm, billy still out, huh?
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
by Royal Kingdom on Mar 6, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Its early
But I worry the team might pigeonhole Rosa into the “dominant reliever – if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” career path they have put Soria in.
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I would not say that
they did give Bale a chance to start
Word on the street is Ross could soon be released
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Lineups from Gameday
Rangers
1. Vizquel, 2B
2. Duran, DH
3. Davis, 1B
4. Jones, CF (not Ruppert)
5. Boggs, RF
6. Metcalf, 3B
7. Saltalamacchia, C
8. Harrison, LF
9. Andrus, SS
Royals
As given by kcscoliny.
Interesting Question
How do I tell one of my buds I’m taking my gf to opening day this year instead of him?
ask him to give you a BJ and let you feel his boobs.
when he declines tell him that your GF said yes to those questions, as a result – opening day is hers.
by royalstern05 on Mar 6, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Bros before Hoes.
your a disgrace
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
by focs on Mar 6, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"I’m not looking over my shoulder necessarily," he said. "But I know there’s a good chance I might get called in there (the manager’s office) at the end of spring training – Russ Gload.
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Why bother?
the royals suck, both them and the chiefs are leaving town, every move dayton moore has made is awful, even the good ones. hillman/moore will make every bad move possible and play bloomquist, pena, and gload every day, release all the good players and keep all the good ones, etc. god, what a bunch of stupid buffoons.
sincerely,
RR offseason
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions
Wow
Martini, three olives? Or are those just sour grapes?
Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz
just sick of the negativity
probably picked the wrong time to express it, but I’m sitting here in my office, the weather is beautiful, the ballgame is on, and I’m just waiting for a cavalcade of all the lies damn lies statistics about how much the royals suck and why they’ve already basically got no chance this year.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
Not much negativity of any sort in the game threads so far. Just people who are mostly glad that baseball’s back, I think.
well, I know it's been soundly denounced, but...
+1
Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz
I know
like I said, probably misplaced venting. the boards this offseason were absolutely brutal. much of it deserved, but damn, come on. when people pick apart the greinke and cruz transactions and make cases why they’re bad, it’s really going overboard IMO.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
It seems like
Those two moves were near universally liked.
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Agreed, lot of nanny-nanny-boo-boo on the boards
but that’s why they play the games. And today is a postcard day to want see some baseball. Hoping Opening Day/weekend is close to this weather.
Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz
This is probably the easiest Rangers lineup to navigate
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Andruw Jones Update
2 for 14 2 Singles 0 RBI’s 10 Strikeouts
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
That should earn him a three year deal with the Dodgers, or maybe the Raiders
Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz
Please, Kroger's Has
Standards.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
They Have A
Great butcher.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
we were having a conversation
just last night about “bag phones” and were wondering whether or not they would still work. one person thought that they were analog and wouldn’t work now. does anyone know? it would be sweet to carry one of those around now…
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
HEATH PHILLIPS
now
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 3:23 PM EST reply actions
Meche sharp in the "B" game
Meche struck out five in a 29-pitch performance that also included two grounders, one for a single and one for the final out in the second inning.
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And Direct, Act
Write and be the Key Grip.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
They're The Nuts
And bolts people who make movie magic possible.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
In charge of lighting, rigging, other technical hullabaloo....kind of a set foreman
Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz
That's The Entourage
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Sometimes, But That's
Usually the producer’s entourage.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
Gordon Is About
To break out; another drive.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
Can we bring the Arizona wind back as the 25th roster spot?
Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz
I'm Way Behind
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
the old bases-loaded single over the center-fielder's head
Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz
The Braves' Monument
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
And the runners were astonished to see a monument in centerfield, because they stood stone still for a while, advancing only one base each.
Monkey See, Monkey
Do.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
He's Like Tge
Wind…………………….he blows.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Tge Is The
New teh.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
They Didn't Score
Enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe Heathbaby will give HoRam... a run for his money...
Maybe that is Ryan’s problem his tie is too tight.
Not Tight Enough
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
apparently he signed as a free agent with the yankees in january of last year
was he ever rated as a prospect in the chisox organization – anyone know anything about the type of stuff he has?
He Seems To
Be concentrating on the middle.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Gloadie
Exploadie
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 4:00 PM EST reply actions
Wheelz Of Moroni
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
R'zB'zI'z Rulz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111111
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Royals Media Guide is in error
We dealt Tom Burgmeier to the Twins in 1973 for Ken Gill.
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You Remember That
No?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Not the trade
But I have a media guide, and I saw the same thing – that the Royals had never made a trade with the Twins. But when I did the “Tom Burgmeier” entry for the “Greatest” series, I read he was traded to the Twins.
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But Was Gill
A beast?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
tpj worked a rare 3-1 count
as we know – he still hits lower than .150 in those situations . . . .
wow!
10% chance of that result. tpj is like hack wilson today
TPJ singles, cue 5 min adoration from Ryan
Go Royals!
Ryan mentioning Coco's OBA numbers
Reminds me of Will’s brilliant piece today.
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He Needs A
Nickname.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
You've Been Paying
Attention, no? That’s more of a lazy abbreviation on my part.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
That Has Possibilities
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Isn't Coco already short enough?
Why would a nickname be needed? Besides, his legal name surely isn’t Coco right?
FKA "MileHighKCfan"
Oh, and a big hello to everyone
It’s been a while since I’ve participated at RR
FKA "MileHighKCfan"
Welcome Back, Covelli!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
That's Amazing
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Big news around here: I was living in a city yesterday, and thanks to the city council I still am today. One ridiculous city councilmember proposed to “towngrade” us.
Yes
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
32 Here We
Come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
They all knew what they could do
According to Denny talking about the late 90’s Indians teams “Vizquel didn’t try to be a 30 HR guy, and Thome didn’t try to be a good bunter. They all knew what they could do”
Denny, Ryan is making you retarded. Stop it. Please.
Waiting for April.
Worse Yet, Denny
Said “fancy bunter”, IIRC.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
So Jacobs hit a bomb
and TPJ knocked in a run, that’s all I’ve got so far, what am I missing?
FKA "MileHighKCfan"
Oh, and spare me the sarcasm fellas
FKA "MileHighKCfan"
you missed the first two Royals runs
In the second, Maier singled in Gordon and Coco followed with a sac fly to score Ross Gload.
Score is 4-2 Royals.
Waiting for April.
we scored one run off of Casey Daigle
That’s kind of like hooking up with Jenny Finch, right?
Waiting for April.
Meet Jennifer Daigle
Courtesy of Google Images.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
As A Nickname
“Salty” sucks; “Man Of LaMacchia” is far better.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Perhaps; He Is
True to his glorious quest, at any rate. His heart will lie peaceful and calm when he’s laid to his rest.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
Werd
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
I'm Eating Belgian
Chocolate, drinking good beer and don’t have to work for 2 weeks; envy me.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
German Girlfriend's Birthday
Present. She lives here, but her brother in Germany keeps her supplied. The beer is Alaskan Pale Ale, and I’ll put it up against any beer from anywhere.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
Had some of that Alaskan amber when I was up in Oregon last summer. Apparently from the same brewery. I liked it fine.
I Like The
Pale Ale much better, but it is the same brewery.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
I'm sittin in my office
chewing on free gum (vending machine error) and drinking water. ENVY ME BIYATCH
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yes life is grand
the kind of grand I would love a piano to end
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Let A Smile
Be your umbrella.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
One of the Top 10 prospects in all of baseball
so ya they are high on him
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Viewers of National Treasure
would have already known that Benjamin Franklin was the first to propose daylight savings time.
Another service of Walt Disney Studios.
Franklin Proposed It
But the question was who was the president who implemented it. I think congress has to do it.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
believe it is a local issue
some states/counties do not observe
when i used to live in indiana it was crazy
The Mayor Of
Wasilla (pre-Palin) declared Wasilla Time, half an hour off from everyone else. It was a protest.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
WHERE MY DC CREW AT
Do you guys know if there will be anywhere in town to catch the Opening Day game? I mean Obama’s throwing the first pitch, it’s gotta be televised… or is it nationally televised?
Good question
For some reason I thought this was definitely the case, but now I’m only seeing articles that mention his being invited to throw the first pitch
He's Another Crafty
Lefty, no?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe Our Best
Option.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
I would ask where this white sox bar is
but I would fear that a shirtless father-son combo would pummel me into the ground
Just talked to the guys at the Billy Goat Tavern
500 New Jersey Ave
They said they’ll show the game. The guy I talked to was originally from KC.
I'd like to hear the WGN guys try to pronounce Ka'aihue again
The dude said they’d have the whole MLB package, which is encouraging. Billy Goat Tavern is a traditionally North Side bar (cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger, no fries, chips, no pepsi, coke), but they said they’d make an exception for me and show the Pale Hose on Opening Day.
three facts
I’d rather have Lenny DiNardo in the rotation than Horacio Ramirez
I’d rather have Heath Phillips in the rotation than Horacio Ramirez
I’d rather have Danny Duffy in the rotation than Horacio Ramirez
Founder of the Johnny Giavotella fan club.
I'd rather have Odalis Perez in the rotation than Horacio Ramirez
Founder of the Johnny Giavotella fan club.
He'll Make A
Lot of money in Wilmington.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
They Don't Want
Him.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
wow,
just wow. i know it’s st but yabuta is fucking unbelievably awful. what a miss by DM. i would really send his sorry ass back to the land of the rising sun mid-game.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 5:30 PM EST reply actions
+ 1
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 6, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
someone's going to have to help him pack to get there though
Founder of the Johnny Giavotella fan club.
You're Turning Japanese
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
No Balls At
All!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
Tardy To The
Pardy! Lame, but easier to rhyme than “worth it” or “apologies”.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
Recite your genealogies,
I’ll tender my apologies.
The antecedents to your birth? It
Might or mightn’t yet be worth it.
Somewhat ruder
She offered her geologies,
I gave her my apologies.
Surveying such an ample girth, it
Must be clear it’s really worth it.
Lubes's Royal Pride!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 6, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
We don't get credit in the win column for the B victory
what a sham
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
"Can you digress with me for just a minute?"
When your manager asks you this question, what do you say?
Wow
It would be interesting if that were real. I wonder whose body that is.
The immoderate moderator
by Scott McKinney on Mar 6, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
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