Game Five Open Thread - Yankees (2-2) at Royals (2-2)
by Freneau on Apr 11, 2009 5:45 PM EDT
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When Horacio Ramirez was named to the rotation shortly after Luke Hochevar was demoted to Omaha, one of the popular rationalizations was that it didn't really matter because all the off-days in April would mean that the fifth starter would barely pitch at all. It didn't matter if it was Hochevar or Ho-Ram or Bryan Rekar making a comeback back there because our days and nights would be dominated by Meche, Greinke, Davies, and the inestimable Ponson.
We'll see. So far, it hasn't quite worked out like that. It'll be interesting to track how many starts Ho-Ram actually makes.
Tonight, at the K, Ho-Ram versus the largest contract ever given to a pitcher!!!
(Oh mercy me! I am stunned that a FA contract in 2008 pays more than one from 1990!)
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first!
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
hahaha
did i manage to do it right in the middle of your typing?
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
RamRam in for the Red Sox
1.78 FIP so far.
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I actually wasn't making that point one way or the other
just following a favorite ex-Royal of mine
in beteween trying to figure out how to park-adjust wOBA, or at least how FanGraphs does it…
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Ho ram is gonna spin a gem
realistically speaking
yay! I think I get to actually watch this game
because the Jays played this afternoon, and so Rogers Sports Net is showing the Yankees vs. the other team…
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Eh
We get the Dodgers v Diamondbacks out west.
Thank God for mlb.tv
The Allard Baird of incisive internet discourse.
other than Bloomquist's presence
this lineup sort of makes sense
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crisp
callaspo
DDJ
Butler
Gordon
Aviles
Jacobs
Olivo
Bloomquist
Crisp in front of two contact hitters, takes advantage of his speed. Butler 4th against a lefty, since he’ll probably be the best hitter against them. Trey actually alternates R-L pretty well — so well that I can only assume it’s coincidence. Jacobs a the botttom…
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Off Topic
Am I the only one that thinks ‘skinny jeans’ are the worst fasion statement since tight rolling jeans? They don’t flatter ANY body shape…
BOOM! ROASTED!
this would be the day to do a couple of unexpected ones
you really should reak The Book. The chapter on bunts actually still has me confused. Run expectancy after a sac attempt actually goes up. I’m sure sure how one attempts a sac “attempt” rather than just a sac bunt, so I need to re-read it. Also there are “game theory” reasons to bunt occasionally.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, maybe
they think it’s significant. I don’t quite get it, still.
I do think that guys like Teahen and DDJ might be well-served to try a “Surprise” bunt once or twice a season to keep the defense on their toes, maybe give them a chance ot get some more grounders through with the infield playing in. Maybe Gordon, too, since he’s got some speed.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
isn't a sac bunt a sac attempt? I am not sure that I am mentally stable
enough to read “the book.” That hurts my head just thinking of the conundrum.
Yee Haw, back to back games on TV....
You would think we are playing the Yankees or something. Wait, we are… figures FSMidwest. The neighbor is having a BBQ and the game will be on the 60" honker TV. I am bringing the beer and the scotch and I am hoping for a victory. That is alot to ask for with HORAM pitching but miracles do happen. Have a good evening and I will drink one for you.
I thought he loked really really good
No velocity, but had a ton of movement and great control. Without the great control though….
realistically speaking
A shockingly decent lineup out of Hillman
realistically speaking
when you only have three lefties starting, it's hard to get them all in a row
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
are you really missing this game, RR?
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date night!
I had assumed it was my presence (and ability to actually watch this game) driving you away.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you a poorly paid doctorial candidate or did you get
that at Iowa? You live such a fast paced life it is hard to keep up with it back here on the farm.
I enjoy the veiled burn here
“You nerds are just going to stay in and watch baseball?”
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I might head out Monday night
First decent pitching matchup
realistically speaking
I think we are gonna score some runs tonight...
CC was ABUSED last Fall by Milwaukee. It showed in start #1, I think the trend continues tonight
BOOM! ROASTED!
Also just imagine this scene fast forwarded about five seconds
The lady in the green pants will be staring over her shoulder, shaking her head in disgust. And Shredded Jeans Girl will have to wait for the light with that pack of blue-haired seniors up ahead, causing them to bunch up together and loudly whisper about how worried they are about leaving the country in the hands of a generation who would go out looking like that.
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
special emphasis
on the “horr” part
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
are you from
north korea?
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I printed it out to take to the BBQ with me.... for a meaningful discussion
by the adults… on the merits of denim fabric. later….
If we have the same umpire behind the plate today as we did last night....
It’s strikes all day for HoRam… he’s so similar to Petite (style)
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
where the f did those 2 miss to swisher
realistically speaking
the strike zone is the size of
grape
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
don't kill the rally mood!!!!!
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
you go ho ram
oh, wait, its your wife, nevermind. have fun on your date
BOOM! ROASTED!
by GoBabies!! on Apr 11, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
pure
awesomeness
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
later
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
brutal strike zone
could be long night
realistically speaking
Gameday Audio isn't working
Go figure… Good thing I only got 1 month, I have been so underwhelmed with this glitchy service. They intentionally trick people by showing a Royals player and saying “WATCH ALL ROYALS GAMES” and in fine print saying *Blackout restrictions apply. It has taken them days to upload archived footage and most of the time the HD content either crashes or won’t play. Now I can’t even listen to a RADIO STATION.
F-U MLB.tv
Farny being Farny.
make sure that they don't auto-renew your subscription
I had to call and cancel even though I only paid for one month originally
Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Apr 11, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll be sure to do that.
Feed finally started working. Had to log in and out (?).
Farny being Farny.
Welp, there goes the shutout
realistically speaking
BLOOMQUIST FAIL
Jesus H. Christ this team has poor defense. Where is Shane Costa when you need him?
Farny being Farny.
The problem is
who the hell do you pitch to then? (other than Ransom and Gardner)
How catchable was that ball?
realistically speaking
Pretty sad that our defense is going to lose this series
realistically speaking
Mitch Maier NOW!
Wait, he’s left handed
realistically speaking
Very
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 11, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
extremely catchable
if he doesn’t stand still for 2 seconds when the ball leaves the bat
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Denny immediately blamed Bloomy
He didn’t talk about the pitch location or anything, he basically just started talking about how the sun was a major problem or something.
Farny being Farny.
don't overreact, guys, Willie's in there for his bat
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
power hitting
he’s a doubles hitter
I mean, he’s not PEdro Martinez (they had the same # of doubles in 2008), but he’s pretty good
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I have the YES announcers
they went on about Ho-Ram’s “natural cutter.”
they also called him a “young pitcher.”
I think the YES announcers might moonlight in the Royals FO.
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Note to Trey
having Olivo, who is worse at calling games than Buck, at catcher EVERY F’ING DAY.. that’s not smart.
Did John Buck hit a bum with his car? Where’s John Buck?
Buck = backup quarterback mentality
He isn’t much better, folks. He can’t throw ANYONE out.
Farny being Farny.
This getting behind 2-0 every game is getting old...
its not like they have a bunch of mashers ready to cut loose. Catch the freaking ball.
I didn't think it was very catchable...
Its a tough sun, hit one step from the fence, hooking away from him…
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
He doesn't have the veteran awareness
that allows one to complain publicly about playing time in order to get more
Also, the Royals advanced projection weighting of the past three years (instead of 5-4-3, the use 5-0-0) shows Olivo to be better.
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WEIRD or NOT WEIRD:
I really, really like HoRam and want him to succeed. Part of it is because he has only been good as a Royal (last year), and the other is because he really held the fort down during the “DeJesus walk-off” game which remains one of my fondest live Royals memories.
I’m rooting for HoRam. I really want him to do well. I just don’t know if that is a possibility though (I’m also rooting for a cure to cancer, FYI).
Farny being Farny.
by JobDDT on Apr 11, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I want all our pitchers to do well
realistically speaking
why doesn't hoRam get those strikes in the top of the first?
Is it because it’s “CC”
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
This inconsistent zone is going to giive us fits
realistically speaking
pitch to Coco wasnt even close
realistically speaking
Callaspo was getting the shakes, need a quick PA to get back to his flask
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MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE COCO CRISP CHARGE THE MOUND SO SABBATHIA WILL EAT HIM
CUZ HES FAT. LOL
Farny being Farny.
Coco's going to have a hard time here if he
doesn’t realize that he won’t get the same calls as a Royal as he did in Boston.
Strike 2 to dejesus: way off the plate
realistically speaking
12 pitches baby
2 more K’s, are we leading the league yet
realistically speaking
Epic fail.
What are the odds that not one, not two, not three, BUT EVERY SINGLE PLAYER ON OUR ROSTER would start off the season in an offensive slump?
Butt.
Farny being Farny.
they wore themselves out in spring training.
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
So much for my dream that CC goes an entire year with a K
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
I'm going to go to Gren Mobile
and punch the owner in the face for authorizing such a terrible commercial to be produced.
BOOM! ROASTED!
Welp, off to work.
Hopefully nothing too eventful happens in the next 30 minutes.
(Fight will break out, Zack will tear a quad in the brawl, and TPJ will hit a pinch hit HR after everyone else on the Royals bench is ejected).
Farny being Farny.
Wow this strikezone is a TOTAL joke
realistically speaking
they're this years Rays!
sadly, that is were the resemblance pretty much ends
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Everybody has those these days
Watching Big 12 basketball this year, it was hard to find a player who didn’t have one. Nobody on the Tigers had one though, thank God.
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
yay getting some calls now
realistically speaking
Remember
the greatest hitter that we’ve ever seen, 768 home runs.. had a bald head.
But a lot of the worst hitters ever probably had too much hair. Remember, Oscar Gamble isn’t in the Hall
Shaving the fauxhawks = offensive explosion
Horam has looked good so far
Take away the umpires walk of swisher and it looks a lot better
realistically speaking
Gload, how we miss you....
realistically speaking
he did pretty good in that inning last season...
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
HoRam's Curve
Looked absolutely discusting…. If he throws like that consistently he may soon win me over
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
Does anyone feel that farnsi made amends with us yesterday?
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
he did with me....
98 mph kinda turns me on
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
tmi?
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe so
but he DID make me feel bad for booing him as loud as i could during introductions yesterday
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe you were one of the bums standing behind me then ;)
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
lol i'm no bum
but if you saw a guy with a free royals blanket cape, that was me
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by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
not sure if I did or not
if you saw a girl in a royals beanie + blue pullover looking irrate about the fact that she had to run downstairs to get a hot dog, you probably saw me.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
did you sit in the middle section too?!
i had to do the exact same thing
Mike Jacobs.... I hope your bat has as much lift as your hair does.....
by iNaLeXwEtRuSt on Apr 11, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I was in 421 or so
didn’t eat lunch before the game, just went down and got a hot dog from a roaming vendor. Totally worth the $4.50 plus tip.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
people at the K seemed somewhat pleased by it...
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
my problem was never with Farnsworth
he’s like Gload was last year…used appropriately, he can be an asset. Keep him to the sixth/seventh inning, and you’re fine.
My issue was/is with Hillman. I thought he did a pretty good job managing-wise the last couple of games, but he’s still got a ways to go. I expect I’ll start to forgive Hillman right about the time our bats wake up.
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 11, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
and I'm here
did i miss anything?
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
flare shattered bat single to Damon
Squeezed walk to Swisher…. tough fly ball double over Bloomies head in Right…
HoRam cruised the second….
Us… nothing.
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
discussion of skinny jeans
a half naked blonde (not that you’d care about that), Bloomy shouldn’t be in the OF, thats about it.
BOOM! ROASTED!
skinny jeans should DIAF
worst. fashion fad. ever.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
why would ANYONE willingly make themself look fat?
The name has to be the most oxymoronic in the history of clothing.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
How many times are we gonna K today
realistically speaking
It's kind of scary how many of our players
Have cold zones in the center of the strike zone according to Gameday
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions
Gordon is kinda pissing me off
1st the Douche-hawk, 2ndly, he is putting his gum in his cheek like its chew, just fucking chew dammit
BOOM! ROASTED!
on-base machine
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i hope Gordon find another place to get hit eventually
i’m not trainer or hitting coach, but I’m guesing 95 mph fastballs in the elbow aren’t good for your swing
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Thatta way to keep his pitch count down
realistically speaking
yeah, 2-0 and a pitcher on a roll...
a perfect time to sit back and watch a pitch…but NO! gotta swing at crap instead of going 3-0.
It's important to stay aggressive
We don’t want to lose our momentum
realistically speaking
so...we should be aggressive...
but we should be patient?
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
You have to be aggressively patient
It’s kind of like “could care less”.
realistically speaking
don't think he hasn't thought about it
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
last i heard, Pedro wanted $5M
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Five mirrion dollar difference
realistically speaking
Well that's going to be a cheap run
realistically speaking
I think we should throw at one of their guys for trying to pile on in a blowout
realistically speaking
morons
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. ~Greg, age 8
by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Willie B. with the awesome range.
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Bloomquist. Farnsworth.
Gotta love the offseason moves…
Blown Save
>_> why is there so much cheering?
I thought we were in KC, not NYC.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions
Yankees 3, Willie Bloomquist 0
realistically speaking
what can you expect from a league-minimum scrub
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
If only we had paid him more, perhaps offered a multi year deal
He’d become a better player
realistically speaking
Dayton Moore: good deals in free agency
::Horacio Ramirez: strikeouts
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah... not good
The only plus is that Swisher is so tired that he can’t run home on the GB.
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
hes not an OF'er
GMDM & Trey forgot that simply writing OF next to someones name doesn’t make them an OF’er
BOOM! ROASTED!
I'm not a big leage manager
But why isn’t Teahen playing RF tonight? I know he has 16 Ks against Sabathia, but does Hillman think Bloomy will hit better?
Two words: fielding instincts
realistically speaking
Well, yesterday
everyone on this board was calling Trey a retard for batting too many Lefty’s
This is his other choice
BOOM! ROASTED!
3 in a row was the real issue
realistically speaking
My thoughts exactly
This may have been a good night t give Teahen a night off, but only if there was another RF on the roster. I miss Jose Guillen.
in Dayton's imagination
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
don't doubt this FO
think of Ross Gload’s gold glove defense, TPJ saving a run a game, Mike Jacobs, Jose Guillen,
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that was predictable
Sigh
realistically speaking
why not put brayan pena in right?
it’s not like he’s doing anything else except being a bullpen catcher
has to keep Trey's washroom clean
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
They actually don't even let Brayan in the clubhouse
Don’t want to make Miguel come to grips with his feelings of insufficiency
realistically speaking
hey, he's shuttingn down the running game!
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't worry guys, we're only down 5
realistically speaking
In other news, with his last pitch Ho-Ram has more strikes than balls!
woo
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
sidenote:
just lookig at Rally’s sight… to remind everyone:
DDJ has been clearly better than Torriiii Hunter from 2005 to 2008.
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Another pitch 6 inches outside called for a strike
realistically speaking
Brayan Pena isn't playing because
Trey Hillman is concerned that if he starts a Cuban, we’ll end up having Red Dawn occur in KCMO
geez, even the YES morons
are talking about Jacobs 32 jacks… They even give the DMGM apologist explanation, “yeah, his OBP is low, but he hits them out!”
on that note, gotta east.
When I get back, the Royals will be up by 5.
BELIEVE IT!
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nosotros creemos
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Olivo needs to get on base
For a Bloomquist tater into the fountains
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions
CC throws Olivo 3 straight fastballs down the pipe
Further proof pitchers do not even bother reading scouting reports before facing the Royals
realistically speaking
ground ball single
not like Olivo punished him for it
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 11, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
That is the scouting report against Bloomquist
“Just throw the ball to the catcher like you’re warming up. The worst he’ll do is dribble it weakly back to the mound”
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
He just didn't get it all that at bat.
Go Royals!
Being an absolutely awful hitter
wouldn’t it make sense for, y’know, Willie to take a pitch or two before popping up to the pitcher?
Actually I don't blame him
CC knows he sucks too, so he’s probably just going to pour the fastball in there and try to get ahead
realistically speaking
3rd baseman! he hit it to third!
Go Royals!
He's a true team player
He learned it in Boston… that’s why they’ve won two WS this decade.
ESPN says that the yankee's currently have a 96% chance of winning this game..
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
OH! I HAD A VENT TO SHARE!
So the Royals forgot to send me my season ticket holder hat voucher. And apparently the hats won’t even be ready until May. Boo!
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions
I just have to throw a party
if the Royals ever manage to score more than two runs
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 11, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions
What's the record for most games to start a season 2 runs or less
realistically speaking
and still have more than one win...
Blown Save
Hey,at least we're not the indians
realistically speaking
I remember the good ol days of RSTN
when these audio fuckups were more common
by BHWick on Apr 11, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Chris Lubanski avg .625/1.375/2.000
Glad we have Bloomy out there in right.
Go Royals!
Cranking it up to 92 for the whiff
oh baby
realistically speaking
That's the definition of a takeout slide... did our guys see that?
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
Ho Ram has been really efficient
in many ways
realistically speaking
I am going to be optimistic starting......
now!
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions
he hit the SHIT out of that ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111one
BOOM! ROASTED!
getting tips from our other
middle infielders.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
HOly fuck we are going to score 10 runs this inning did you see that swing
realistically speaking
sometimes i wish i could watch the game
instead of listening to Bob Davis…
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
Crisp on with an IF single
Now time to do his best Willy Mays Hays impression
steal second, third and home.
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 11, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
damn
Fail…damn my disobedient typing skills…
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 11, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
hey guys what did I miss?
Looks like were getting our asses handed to us, fantastic. Goodbye .500
I love it then!
by RoyalsFanInTulsa on Apr 11, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
BACK TO BACK
the rally is ON
realistically speaking
Cue up the 3 run jack
Come on fatass
realistically speaking
and here comes the rally killer....
oh, and the glass is half empty
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I am now at work.
Nice to see I didn’t miss anything (other than another Willie Ballgame epic fail)
Farny being Farny.
You guys ned to look at the bright side
Billy Butler is the future of hitting, and the white Manny Ramirez. Manny is clutch.
realistically speaking
Bob sounds so depressed by that call
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
someone call Mrs. Davis, tell her to hide the razor blades!
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
That pitch was 6 fucking inches off the plate
jesus christ we are getting JOBBED
realistically speaking
go look at it on pitch f/x
awful
realistically speaking
psh
ones that don’t work, obviously, sheesh.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Billy goes down
ugh, this is depressing
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 11, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
he could of at least punched the guy in the face or something
(frustrated)
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If it was Callaspo playing second for the Yankees...
he would’ve thrown to first instead of going to second OR trying for the tag
Single A short season
I have seen better ball played in A (ss)
Mr. Weatherstone
by Mr. Weatherstone on Apr 11, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
Anybody else getting tired of Ryan's "buckle down" theory on hitting?
We suck at hitting right now, just admit it. Just because CC is out there isn’t going to help us all of sudden hit better
Note to Trey
Butler’s a better fielder than Jacobs and Jacobs is a better hitter than Butler.
So why is Jacobs playing first and Butler playing DH?
Arizona's hosting the All-Star game in 2011
Does anyone remember the time frame for when it’s supposed to be at the renovated K?
I'm guessing we should get 2014
It would be 2012, but Boston is clamoring for it because it’s the 100th anni for Fenway.
I would say 2013, but since it “counts” now, it’ll go to a national league stadium (ie Mets)
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
most likely
but ‘oh oh 100 years, we’re so important pay attention to usssss you gave it to the yankees because it was their last year there we’re impoooooortant!’
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
How can our entire team bein a slump at the same time
realistically speaking
that happens
when you have players that generally all that good to begin with
by RoyalsFanInBillings on Apr 11, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
if I listen carefully enough, I think I can hear my dad, trying to sell a bag of nuts...
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
for loyal's sake I hope so
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by BlownSave on Apr 11, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yup! 32 years out there
pretty sweet part time job if you ask me.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I could never do that job
I’d be trying to follow the game and end up getting pissed off and assaulting a customer
realistically speaking
and you just described my dad in a nutshell
minus the assault. He does get irate and go off on rants about plays and shit at fans that seem to care though. :)
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
What kind of tips does he take home?
I’ve often thought about it…
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
it really depends on the product and the crowd
practically nothing on buck nights (cheap ass fans), sometimes nothing on promotion nights (cheap ass fans…again), but I’d say $20 in tips is a good night. He’d be better to answer that question, though.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
most likely
he’s at the top of the seniority list for food, which means he gets first choice in product. He’s explained what weather is good for what, but I don’t really pay attention half the time. He started when he was too young to serve liquor and now it’s really too late for him to switch over and make anything.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
really $20?
I figured it would be way more than that. I always tip those guys.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
I honestly don't know
it could be much more. I’ll ask him tonight and get back to you.
Maybe $20 is good for a buck night? I feel like I should have more answers for you guys than I actually do!
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. ~Greg, age 8
by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Your comment on yesterday's game thread convinced me to buy hot dogs from the roving vendor guys.
I never thought about it. And the extra $2 for tip and whatnot is worth not waiting in line.
now
if they could just figure out a way to bring the bathrooms to you.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
I think that's called
public exposure and a night spent in jail…
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
eh, even if you just round it up to the dollar
those extra quarters count :)
Plus, it’s pretty convenient with them being there at your seat!
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Hillman leaving him out there to die
like Gobble?
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
So we sent Hocheavar down to AAA why?
Mr. Weatherstone
by Mr. Weatherstone on Apr 11, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions
so he couldn't become a super two....
Or whatever it was.
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
Because he starts to suck after 40 pitches
…apparently….
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bring out fransworth!!!
I love it then!
by RoyalsFanInTulsa on Apr 11, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions
SOOOOOOOOOO
Now that we’ve pissed away our good start, what now? How will they spin this one? “Well, Horacio-y didn’t really look that bad out there today, just made a couple bad pitches, well, a few maybe, but we liked his stuff… Good approach today, it was impressive.”
realistically speaking
I'M HAVING HORRIBLE FLASHBACKS
Of years past, where T-Long would dive for balls 20 feet out of reach, and Royals pitching would lay a dump on the mound what seemed like every day.
I thought that era was over, Dayton? Have you canceled your Plaza celebration ceremony reservations yet?
Farny being Farny.
it's been forever since I thought about T-Long
weird….
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Only lasted 4 1/3
That means HoRam can’t get credited with the win
this just in
h.ram who sucked horribly as a MLB starter when he last was a starter STILL SUCKS
Hey loyal2theroyals
does your dad know the “If you don’t buy your kids some ice cream, it’s child abuse” vendor? I think the guy was offering some frozen food
and maybe they fired him too
I can ask him
there’s a lot of guys out there he doesn’t like, lol. You’d probably have to describe him to me, maybe I know him. They all end up calling me little Williams anyways :\
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Tejeda makes an audition for the 5th starter spot...
could you imagine what would be happening to Banni?
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
Considering he just got blown up in AAA
NOthing good, nothing good at all
realistically speaking
pretty sure HoRam
would get blown up in AAA as well.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
No way, we're paying him 1.8 Mil, he's a proven major leaguer
realistically speaking
This is the Yankees though..
…I don’t expect anybody thought we would be better than the Yankees heading into the year.
But I’m sure we thought the hitting would be better…
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40 years have been leading to this
Mr. Weatherstone
by Mr. Weatherstone on Apr 11, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, the only reason I am being so negative
Is because these 2 games against the yankeees have been some 2005 vintage royals baseball
realistically speaking
Bloomquist. Farnsworth. Ramirez. Jacobs.
Fantastic offseason if I say so myself.
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At least
We got to use Ho-Ram’s start against CC, whom we probably wouldn’t beat anyway. So I’m ok with tonight. We have Gilgameche tomorrow.
Against Chamberlain, who if we don't start swinging the bat, will probably fan 15
realistically speaking
- one billiondy
you never cheer for your fantasy team against your real team. That’s just bad form, dude.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
good point.
Right now it doesn’t matter who is on the mound for us. 0 runs doesn’t win any games.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
I think it would have been a brilliant move
If Hillman would have brought Bloomquist into pitch and put HoRam into right. I think it would have been an upgrade in both positions AND you’d save the bullpen too.
by bhaldiman on Apr 11, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Seeing Cone reminds me of one of college trips to the K,
he warming up in the pen and man I was all over him. Feel kind of bad about that now.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
and what do you know, it turns into a hit
weird
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nice strike zone
gameday had two of he first three pitches in the zone
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
nice hit from avilanche
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ditto...
great swing.
That’s the old aviles that we want!!
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
he should be hitting further up against LHP
even with leagye average splits, one woujld expect him to be one of the royals best hitters against LHP
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
we don't have to win this game
but just getting some guys swinging the stick would be nice
realistically speaking
Way to swing at ball four Mike,
walks ARE bad.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
he's paid to drive in runs!
I’m trying to decide which says more negative about the F.O.’s ability to evaluate talent — Farnsworth or Jacobs.
I know guys will go through hot and cold streaks, and eventually Jacobs will hit some big homers, but man is it hard to watch him right now.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
But he went the other way though..............................
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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heh... did you make that yourself?
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That's Lima, right?
If so, at least post a picture of his wife to balance it out.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
You're lucky I didn't use the picture
of him adjusting his junk on the mound for 20 minutes during that game in Detroit.
Farny being Farny.
hit it to Ransom, boys...
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Time for willie to get these rib eyes off the grill
realistically speaking
or failing that, to avoid the DP
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't worry, The Spork won't hit into a double play
That’s why they have the infield fly rule
I apologize.
Willie Boom Boom has shallow-center-field power
Snap,
Willie hit it deep enough to advance the runner.
Probably the farthest he will hit a ball this year.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
Well see Blomquist isnt completely fucking useless
I love it then!
by RoyalsFanInTulsa on Apr 11, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions
Bust up the shut out one time
realistically speaking
Bob Evans!
at first, I thought Ryan said “Loaded Pork Packet”
Yaaaay, come to the Royals game, get a basket full of pork!
you can find that
behind the right field bleachers.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
Fangraphs has KC's win probability at 5%, up from 4%
that’s all willie
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Speaking of win probability
I was at the game on Tuesday, without internet connection… Did the Royals win probability drop dramatically when Farnsworth started warming up (like the win probability in my head did), or did they wait until he actually entered the game to declare that the Sox would win?
heh, I don't remember
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Dayton Moore + former Braves pitchers = Nick Swisher HRs
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
REAL MEN DON'T TAKE WALKS
ONLY SISSY FAIRIES TAKE WALKS. Real men SWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Farny being Farny.
I wish I'd made this prediction before the year started
but analyzing the Royal’s expected 2009 splits, I just want to note that the Royals good recorfd vs. LHP last year was an outlier (as was their exceptionally poor performacne against RHP) — things will regress to normal this year. the Royals LHP are better than their RHP.
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sorry...
the Royals have much better lefty hitters than righties.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Royals LFP are better than their RHP?????
I don’t think so
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
what?
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
shit, it better not be his hamstrings
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I know the score is 6-0, but
doesn’t it make sense to put Teahen in RF and Bloomie at 3B?
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Trey seems convinced that Bloomquist
is a right fielder.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
hahahahahahaha
You and your common sense…. Silly.
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So is gordon hurt or what
realistically speaking
I don't know how much more of this I can take.
Being a fan of this team is starting to feel like being in an abusive relationship.
I don't know why anyone was worried about the back end of the Royals rotation
Our 4&5 starters have a combined ERA of 8.71. That’s less than a run per inning!
If the Royals aren’t above .500 this year, it’s all the offense’s fault.
Didn't mean to imply the offense is good...
The offense will probably cost Meche and Greinke a few wins each.
But I also think that the offense is more likely to end the season as league-average than either Ponson or HoRam is.
Hey devil_fingers, you still around?
Got a question about Bloomy in right and his value there.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
I'm here, don't know if I can answer yoiur question, but I can try
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Just wondered how he compared to a replacment level RF.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
If you read
this post, you’ll see that averaging the three main projection systems, and including his better-than-average baserunning and defense, he’s 1.8 runs over a replacement level corner OF.
That’s over 600 PAs.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
no doubt
that means that even if he plays the all year at that rate… For all practical purposes, he’s a replacement level player.
You know, the kind of guy you pay the minimum.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
Actually surprised that he comes out +1.8. Figured his offense would totally kill it.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
well, war is very good, but not precise
when you’re talking 1.8 runs, projected, for a part-time guy.. yeah, that’s a replacement level guy
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
so good investment
because we are Kansas City.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
the sad thing is
that’s assuming a general replacement level… Leaving aside the Counsel/Eckstein deals, 1-1.5 WAr outfielders were signing deals for the minimum/minor league deals all over he place:
Ryan Langerhans
Jonny Gomes
Corey Patterson (yeah, I know, but the guy can play defense like crazy)
None of those guys are good, but I’d take Gomes and Langerhans over Guillen straight up. Over Bloomquist?
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
any word on Gordon? YES isn't going to tell me anything
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DDJ just got hit.
He’s about to get replaced. It sounded like something broke.
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That fat, crooked hat wearing piece of crap just injured our best offensive player
COSTA NOW (?)
Farny being Farny.
DDJ is still in the game
It just didn’t sound good when he got hit.
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honestly, HIllman's probably just trying not to burn the guys early in the season
might as well try to give Teahen a night off against a lefty
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like there's a whole lot in my life that could be going better right now
This game included.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
it looks to me like Aviles is stepping in the bucket a bit
has he always done that?
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Is there a more annoying noise than a leaf blower?
And Sprint decides to use one in a commercial.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
" Is there a more annoying noise than a leaf blower? "
LITTLE LOOPER INTO LEFT~!!!!!!!!!!!
Farny being Farny.
"Is there a more annoying noise than a leaf blower?"
Hawk Harrelson
But this is "New Kauffman Stadium"
Don’t you know that previous baseball stadium in TSC no longer exists?
My guess is that the Royals are going to try to let him finish the game...
… to see if he can be the fifth starter.
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With Meche pitching, I hope you're right
Of course, getting the lead almost always requires scoring more than 0 runs.
hmmmm....I've never thought of it that way
that idea is crazy enough, it just might work!
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Tejeda could pitch a no hitter
9 IP 7BB 14K
realistically speaking
by slayor on Apr 11, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
here we go
coming out of the seventh inning stretch, the Royals bats come alive!!!!!!
feel the power!!!!!!
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
KC wasn't complete until
a) they annexed Knobtown
b) they took interesting stuff out of downtown
c) the Royals showed up
Breaking news:
“It is never good to get off to a 0-4 start.” – Frank White
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regression to the mean,right before our eyes
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
you should be
Olivo’s hitting is bad enough including his outstanding career numbers vs. LHP… once he regressed to the average.. well…
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Alex Gordon removed because of tightness in his right hip.
Whatever that means.
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shit
all this stuff with the hamstrings, hip, back… I’m not expert, but it just doesn’t sound good, for this season or the future. Trying to to overreact, but despite his rough start in an incredibly small sample, Gordon is one of the few potential bright spots in the Royals lineup this year. I like Mark Teahen, but I don’t really want him at 3b.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, so help me out
So, I’m new to doing more than just watch the Royals casually (i.e. I’m learning). What’s the problem with the offense? Is it the players, Hillman, or hitting coach? What happened to the Royals of Arizona?
high, welcome
there are others who know better than I, but just a couple of things
1) Spring Training Stats don’ t matter — it’s always very different from the reg. season. Pitchers are trhing new pitches in different outings, smaller stadiums, thinner air
2) it’s just he beginning of the season, small sample size, and all that. the Royals offense probably won’t be good or even average this year, but they’re going to be better than this
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Arizona Royals never really count
spring training has lots of minor league pitchers, and major league pitchers not throwing to get strike outs. It’s very inflated. Often times you will hear people say ‘spring training doesn’t count’ and it’s very much the truth.
I don’t think it’s the hitting coach, more of Hillman’s lineup selections and getting off to a sluggish start because a) it’s cold and b) it’s the yankees. It’s not exactly the easiest of competition to be up against. Just wait until Monday, we’ll be fine again.
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by loyal2theroyals on Apr 11, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
also
they’ve faced really good pitchers so far, including lefties (and the best hittesr in the Royals lineups are lefties): Buehrle, Danks, Pettitte, and CC are very good lefties.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
awesome
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
on YES David Cone is talking about KC a lot
just said Buck O’Neil was one of the greatest people he’s ever met in the game
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They can
bring back Hal McRae as the baserunning coach.
by hunter s. royal on Apr 11, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with my 7 year old
who says to me today, why can’t the Royals get Pujols. If only that were possible.
gotta cash in quick
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Her 15 minutes are about up
Maybe she’ll be in next year’s Dancing With the Stars
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of that
can’t Bryant’s up the budget so that Shawn Johnson can be in one of their ads. When you think BBQ ribs, you think Olympic Gymnasts
sounds about right
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Lefty necessary?
Do all teams have a lefty in the rotation? That’s the reason for HoRam starting, right?
Pretty much
Plus his career numbers in starts against the Yankees were pretty good until tonight
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Another lefty?
Do we have another lefty starting option? I don’t think he was that bad but just wondered if there was someone else.
He used to be a starter in Texas
He was pretty solidly a .500 starter. I’m surprised we haven’t given him a look in the rotation
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
terrible control
he’s got way more potential as a reliever
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
No argument here
Our bullpen looks strong to me so far
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Really? You're suprised?
You’re surprised the Royals haven’t given him a look in the rotation. You’re surprised the guys who gave us Sidney Ponson and Horacio Ramirez, haven’t looked at him in the rotation?
OK maybe I'm not surprised
But like devil_fingers said his control is awful (which I didn’t notice). His K/BB ratio the last 4 years has been 1.41, 1.25, 1.15, and 1.88.
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
1.4 I think
I’m an English major though
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Either is absolutely pathetic. I know it's a small sample size but we go through this every year
and the answer is never that it was just a small sample size it’s always b) an indication of more sh*t to come.
That call was ridiculous
Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Apr 11, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
I think you're forgetting
The guy that threw the ball just now is a player for the New York Yankees. Heh, you may have heard of them?
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that's bogus. The Orioles got over on the Yankees. I think it's more like
the Royals are so bad that they don’t get the calls than it is the Yankees do get the calls because they’re the Yankees.
I'm worried about Butler.
Not just right now, but in the long term. I don’t think he’s going to be what we hoped.
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Gordon is above average already
no, he’s probably not going to be David Wright or whatever, but he’s a good player. 25 is still pretty young, too.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Butler is one of those guys who's a Minor League All Star but a Major League disappointment.
Then again, dude’s only 21.
Billy Butler
Probably shouldn’t be hitting cleanup.
Just a thought.
(Though with the way everyone else is hitting, maybe TPJ or BPJ should be hitting cleanup)
Farny being Farny.
some dude i the Yankees booth (not Cone)
is talking about playing catch with TPJ and TPS when TPJ was a kid
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Oh man...
Am I glad I missed this whole game…
Offense looks great, good thing we paid so much for Jacobs
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
Jacobs wasn't the problem.
More like the whole team.
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true
we expect Jacobs to contribute in many other ways
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
So I went out and mowed my yard until it was to dark to see...
I was hoping for some miracle when I came in….
Everyone's recruits look better than ours.
did anyone just hear the drunk fan state:
“i fucked your wife” to matsui?
the YES guys are trying to avoid it, but are saying "wow, when the crowd thins out, you can really hear individual hecklers"
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
he’s been yelling sh*! to all the Yanks
by new_2_bball on Apr 11, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, it's Easter
As good a time for miracles as any
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Dick Kaegel reports
Royals third baseman Alex Gordon left Saturday night’s game after five innings because of tightness in his right hip…. Gordon’s availability was listed as day-to-day.
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YES guys report that Posada's heckler got thrown out
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good
he’ll be freed up to fuck Posada’s wife
by BHWick on Apr 11, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
now they can't shut up about the three Penas
+ TP Senior
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This game made me mad at the back of my cotton swab container
“Uses around the house: … use as a disposable paint brush”
Me: How bout you shut the fuck up and stick to cleaning the shit out my ears!
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Apr 11, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
Hilarious
But man, that’s not a good sign
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
it that KC's first walk?
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I think he took a ball
so he’s up on Olivo
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
According to Denny he "launched one to fairly deep left"
If it’s only fairly deep, is that launching?
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, don't question the HOFer.
Blown Save
I thought it was a decent shot
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
The crowd got excited
All joking aside, I’ll take hard contact
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Rally cap time?
Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Apr 11, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
Cone talking about how he was just happy to have got 21 HoF votes
and how he doesn’t think he should get in
Makes me want to to a WAR retrospective. I’m guessing he’s compares well to Jim Rice
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Why hold the runner?
We have literally nothing to lose
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
But then you see
Tony Pena Jr and Willy Ballgame on deck, good times
by RollingWave on Apr 11, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome
YES: “The lead isn’t unsurmontable, the Yankees have to lock it down here… here’s Tony Pena, Jr.”
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I'm feeling a TPJ start tomorrow
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
he's due
Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Apr 11, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe he'll hit a triple
Mourning Guy Carbonneau...
Royals obscure player to watch in ST: Lenny DiNardo
by playingwithfire on Apr 11, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
hey
at least we got Swisher out once
Mourning Guy Carbonneau...
Royals obscure player to watch in ST: Lenny DiNardo
by playingwithfire on Apr 11, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
the YEs guys are talking about the Royals' top 3 starters
one good month and last week puts Davies on par with Greinke and Meche, apparently.
later
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Leave it to Bloomquist to end the game.
Fitting.
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he got mixed up
he’s supposed to make outs on defense
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
We had 7 hits?
How (and when) did that happen?
Blown Save
Looks like every 4th and 5th game should be
Bullpen games
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
A lotta people will say we lost this game...
but really, it’s Johnny Damon who should feel empty on the inside.
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Apr 11, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
All this could have been yours, Johnny
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
The keys to the kingdom...
But no, you threw it all away, and for what?
A historic World Championship, a string of endlessly hot women and empty relationships, a chance to rock out with alter bridge, throwing water balloons at unsuspecting bystanders with fly-by-night super models while grooming yourself like a latter day Jim Morrison, millions more dollars, a chance to throw all that fake credibility away again?
That’s right, YOUR kingdom, your kingdom for NOTHING.
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Apr 11, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
And there can't be any good BBQ in NY
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
there isn't
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 11, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
If this hip thing gets worse and Gordon goes on the DL
We might see Travis Metcalf way earlier than we thought
by Soria's Unibrow on Apr 11, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions
nah, let's go the Detroit Tigers' route
call up Moose to play 3rd
Mourning Guy Carbonneau...
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by playingwithfire on Apr 11, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
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