Royals Overcome by Oriole Onslaught, Lose Sixth Straight
by Freneau on May 15, 2009 12:03 AM EDT
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PrintThe Royals lost their sixth straight game tonight, falling 9-5 to Baltimore, extending their season-long losing streak.
- After being killed by their offense for five games, the Royals finally scored a little, tallying five runs against the Orioles. If anything, they should have had more. Kudos to Butler & DDJ for nice nights.
- Teahen assumed the DDJ role for this game, grounding into two double plays.
- For the third straight night, the Royals could not get anyone out. Thanks to a short, mostly ineffective outing from Gil Meche, the bullpen had another long night. Tejeda struggled badly, and by the time he was done the Orioles had blown ope the game. Mahay was also terrible, but managed to escape without further damage.
- Tejeda will not be on the Major League roster much longer. As I argued earlier this week, he was always the odds on favorite to be sent down the next time a move needed to be made, and that was before he started to allow runs every other time out.
- I don't know what is going on with Meche... its just been a strange season for him thus far. He really hurt the team tonight.
- Ty Wigginton could be a Royal. I see the whole package: trusted vet, HRs and nothing else, good ole boy name, no glove, and a terrible approach at the plate.
- It's a bummer that the game went so poorly. The Royals had a great crowd, and it really seems like there was a lot of buzz heading into this homestand. Still, all is not lost, as Greinke pitches tomorrow. Sorry for a short, pretty bad post, I've had a really busy evening (by my standards)... I'll have more tomorrow.
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wow...
still no comments
people are angry, but in a particularly apathetic way… or rather, the effect is apathy
just give me a sec
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
What are we supposed to say?
The team is losing, and it’s exhausting. I’m not off the bandwagon – now would be a pretty fucking stupid time to jump off, after sticking with the team for 21 stupid years – but there comes a time when I just get tired. Bumming around this site won’t make it any better; only a win or two or three will. It’s time the team beats the shit out of someone so we can forget for a while what losing felt like. If that isn’t tomorrow, some losers will fall off the bandwagon, but most of us will still be here. But I don’t have many* nice things to say, so I was just going to duck out for the night.
*I will say that Butler looked like a damn fine hitter tonight, and not at all like a baby.
WTF, self?
yeah, but the team still should have sent him down!
any time a hitter is in a slump for a few weeks, he should be sent down or benched, because players never come out of slumps without something like that to “wake them up” or “let them no there’s accountability” and somesuch.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes!
In fact, they should STILL send him down, lest he think he can get away with his slump!
WTF, self?
Make sure and clear all the Zebra cakes out from the clubhouse, too!
Are guys still making the minimum expected to buy supper for the team before they go back up like rehabbing vets do?
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
These type of streaks are why I follow the minor league teams and other prospects so heavily. At least I can divert my baseball attention somewhere else that is semi positive.
Like Discos Save and scoreless 1.1 innings dropping his ERA to 0.78 and Mooses HR (5). Hosmer is heating up as well 3-6 today with a double 3 RBI and a BB
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
by kcscoliny on May 15, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wiggy
not a bad extra body to have around. He’s slumping, but is probably as good a hitter as Guilen, and can probably play 3B as well as Teahen. He’s like a right-handed Mike Jacobs with some useful (if not great) defensive ability.
Tejeda… yeah, that would be too bad. Here are the pre-game tRAs of the Royals relievers (as relievers):
Juan Cruz: 5.42
Kyle Farnsworth 4.06 (!)
Ron Mahay 2.47
SIdney Ponson 5.37
HoRam 3.29
Soria 4.33
Tejeda 3.24
Waechter 10.84
Wright 4.11
Keep in miind those are on a RA scale rather than ERA. Obviously, those will change around, but Tejeda hasn’t been all that bad. I’ll take him over Wright, Frans, or HoRam in a second.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
i will argue with any stat that has ron mahay being our best reliever this year
Fire Hillman
by billybeingbilly on May 15, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that was pretty shocking to me, too
but FIP distribution is about the same. Let me whip up something else
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by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay, here's a little something
It averages straight up Win Probabillity with a neutral Leverage index
In more simple terms, it takes account of the etams win expectancy when the reliever comes in, and then when he leaves.
[For those interested, it simply averages a reliever’s WPA with his WpA/LI]
Cruz .435
Soria .38
Jamey Wright .215
HoRam .17
Tejeda .125
Waechter .06
Ponson -.055
Mahay -.25
The Prof -.61
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
ok...thank you...much better
Fire Hillman
by billybeingbilly on May 15, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
b/c mahay has sucked and farnsworth obviously has sucked worse
Fire Hillman
by billybeingbilly on May 15, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
i believe farnsy has earned himself the right to get back in for an important situation
and i fully expect him to blow that opportunity. but the fact he’s even earned that opp says something about the young whipper-snapper
where tpj used to happen but no longer does due to his current dl status.
by blue bandwagon on May 15, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
considering mahay has been shakey at best
tejeda has decided to start sucking, wright was never that good in the first place… farnsworth almost looks like a palatable option.
ROSA NOW
realistically speaking
i should also note that im currently intoxicated right now.
where tpj used to happen but no longer does due to his current dl status.
by blue bandwagon on May 15, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
As Opposed To
Being currently intoxicated at another time.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 15, 2009 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
well played
where tpj used to happen but no longer does due to his current dl status.
by blue bandwagon on May 15, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Depends on what he's drinking
Drinking too much tequila has been known to rip a hole in the space/time continuum. One of many reasons that I totally avoid tequila.
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel! - Homer Simpson
by aHorseWithNoName on May 15, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hammered During The
Renaissance?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 15, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions
he still sucks
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Ahhh, you gave it away!!
Damn, I was hoping that it would be a post about he’s secretly awesome. I mean REALLY secretly awesome.
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 15, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
But, But, But,
The Professor’s been perfect like 7 outings in a row!* That totally justifies his contract!
* Sure, it was in blowouts after the game was already decided, but he mowed down the 7-8-9 hitters the other night!
Actually, I think the "he sucks in high leverage situations" misses the point
I don’t believe in “clutch” as an ability any more for relievers than I do for any other player.
The problem is that relievers get limited outings anyway — a few perfect or hitless innings in a row isn’t that ipressive, especially when you pitch 1-2 at a time. And we can see how little it matters when a reliever has several perfect outings in a row and then get rocked — his ERA/FIP/ whatever shoots up.
The issue isn’t that he “can’t handle high leverage situations,” its that even if it’s “only” one horrible inning, given that a halfway decent reliever is almost always in a higher leverage situation than a starter, such innings have a higher impact.
I’m not saying you disagree with that, just pointing something out I see as a missed point.
Also note that those who say “reliever x has been really good if you take out those first couple outings he got rocked” are obvious cherry-picking, even moreso with the small sample sizes all relievers have.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
GMDM needs to make some moves on all levels
Letting guys like Yabuta and Newman get blasted in AAA when Nicoll and Hayes are both ready to move up and see if their statistics are for real is stupid.
Aviles or Hernandez/TPJ need to be sent down in favor of another bat.
The Olivo or Buck platoon is just a waste of a roster spot when you have two possible offensively productive catchers in AAA.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
do you get rid of the better player or zacks personal catcher?
Fire Hillman
by billybeingbilly on May 15, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I've said it all along
Buck is younger offers better value(whatever that may be) and is a liability in the run game(however small that might be) and IMO is a symbol of the past wrongs. Those are shitty reasons but good enough. I really think that Olivo calls a better, more aggressive game.
I’m probably overreacting but Bucks BS tonight giving calling breaking balls against Izturis when he was overmatched by the fastball really pissed me off. He couldn’t handle the fastball and with Meche and Tejeda he calls breaking pitches that he turns into hits and runs. DUMB
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Yes they
can but many just want to get the call and execute. Meche is probably a vet and is better than that. Idiotic calling on Meches part but I expect Tejeda to throw the pitch called.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Getting rid of players because they "are a symbol of past wrongs"
sounds like terrible way to run a franchise.
Woldn't Olivo be a symbol of the White Sox, Mariners, and Marlins past wrongs?
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I'm beating it into the ground
Dump the TPJs (Isince they’re fine w/ Bloomquist at SS if need be) in favor of bringing up Shealy or House to Platoon with Jacobs. as expected, the teams “platoon advantage” vs. LHP has disappeared. Using Buck as the DH vs. Lefties is stupid, and I’m a John Buck fan. Jacobs is even worse vs. lefties, probably, or just as bad. Neither House nor Shealy hits well enough to be an everyday 1B/DH, but as a platoon partner with Jacobs, they could help the team.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Using Buck as the DH vs. Lefties is stupid
Isn’t it classic Treyball though? He’ll make a smart move, but then undercut it in the same breath with something just borderline bizarre
yeah, it is
but slayor is right — he doesn’t have any better choices on the wonderfully thought-out roster, where there is always some third catcher or third shortstop that never plays. Talk about CONFUSION IN THE CLUBHOUSE.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
DHng Guillen and... (blank) can't be too hard
i know mitch can’t hit, but thats a pretty big d upgrade
yes, that would be the best idea
but baby steps
I holding out for an extended hot streak followed by a trade
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
here's the problem
You DH Jose, but now Mitch is in the lineup – another left handed hitter, so what have you really accomplished other then upgrade the outfield? It’s a lose-lose for Trey, and the blame goes to GMDM for carrying 2 identical catchers and a worthless backup shortstop that never plays.
realistically speaking
+1
It’s like, Trey realizes Jacobs shouldn’t bat against lefties, but has nobody to swap in for him.
As for the past 6 games, i’m sure everybody here knows my feelings on this turn of events. All I can say is….godspeed Zack.
realistically speaking
if the royals lose 1-0 tomorrow
the Kougar will burn
by Freneau on May 15, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If they can't score off Adam Eaton
then they should just pull a Baird and call up Cortes and Moustakas
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
I hate that name so much
seriously, Mellinger needs to apologize for it, but instead, he’s PROUD of it
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
kougar is one of the stupidest things i've heard this year
it invokes about as much rage within me as this goddamn losing streak
realistically speaking
by slayor on May 15, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
it's embarrassingly dumb
and “uncool” in its attempt to be cool
but if that isn’t bad enough, the Stadium ALREADY HAS A COOL NAME,
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm guilty of calling it the K occasionally,
but it’s usually just Kauffman.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
My favorite name for a sports venue
is the Jenny Craig Pavilion, where the U. of San Diego plays basketball. The university tries to make everyone call it the JCP, but everyone calls is the Slim Gym.
Just thought I’d throw that out there.
Kougar is lame.
by hippdoghipp on May 15, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
hahaha!
The “Slim Gym” – do people “snap into it”?
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel! - Homer Simpson
by aHorseWithNoName on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Even worse...
was the fact that they brought this “name” up on the MLB network broadcast (shame on you Victor Rojas and Dan Plesac)!
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel! - Homer Simpson
by aHorseWithNoName on May 15, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree completely............it's trashy.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on May 15, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Why are so many members of the local media so insistent on trying to come up...
with “cool” nicknames for anything and everything they can? STOP IT. That’s just NOT how good nicknames are created. Ever.
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 15, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
b/c of the mexicutioner...
so they are just bound and determined to find one for every decent player
Fire Hillman
by billybeingbilly on May 15, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
If he doesn't work out his shoulder issues
he’ll go back to just being The Mexican…
I've got crazy flipper fingers!
by labbadabba on May 15, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
especiallly one they didn't steal from the internet
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
wasnt the nickname traced back to here?
TXRoyal or something?
Fire Hillman
by billybeingbilly on May 15, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I think so
but I don’t remember specifically…. time for a search
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i traced it last year to here
before Rany or anyone else got a hold of it
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on May 15, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
can't find it
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
here ya go....just search comments for 'mexicutioner'...it's on the last page
What about we take Mexican and executioner and make Mexicutioner for Soria. No ideas for Nunez.
by TXroyal on Apr 3, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on May 15, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It's just
their idiotic desire and love of defense that is hurting this team. Playing a late inning SS replacement can’t be more valuable than having a DH platoon partner/pinch hitter.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
it isn't
NOt that anyone should care, but I remember thinking adding it up. Even if you do buy TPJ as one of the best defenders in the game (I don’t, but just play along), we all agree he should NEVER bat, because that cuts into his “advantage” too much. Even if you do buy his awesome defense, and he only comes in in the 9th inning when the Royals are up and never bats, it’s about a 1 run advantage over the whole season for the Royals.
Using House or Shealy as a platoon partner for Jacobs isn’t a HUGe deal, but it would be 4-5 runs over using Jacobs or Buck as a Dh vs. LHP, or about half a win. Plus, with interleague coming up, pinch-hitters are actually useful…
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
With your post on how the difficulty of being a pinch hitter replaces most of the value
Any ideas on the difficulty of coming in completely cold to play defense?
Unless you’re replacing one of the worst fielders in the game (Jacobs, Guillen), I’d imagine coming off the bench cold would negate a lot of the value of a defensive sub.
Good question
Just to note that the pinch hitting issue doesn’t come up with pitchers, who are generally such horrible hitters that they should probably be pinch-hit for more often in the NL (especially #4 and #5 startets).
I’ve been wondering about the defense thing. I keep meaning to write The Book Boys about it.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks to butler, im still drinking!
almost time to head out… the ride is coming shortly! yay. drink.
where tpj used to happen but no longer does due to his current dl status.
Send Aviles to Omaha
and trade either Buck or Olivo for a fungo bat and a bucket of balls. Bring Pena up from Omaha as the backup to whomever is starting and bring up either fill Aviles’ spot with Hernandez until the other Pena has healed up. Neither TPJ or Hernandez can hit better than my sister but they can at least catch the ball. If I see Aviles with a bat in his hand I’ll find a cat to kick myself.
I keep forgetting about Bloomquist
he might do at SS as well. The total lack of depth in the organization is bewildering. There is NOBODY that can be called up for the middle infield.
Bloomquist might be able to play adequate SS defense
but you’d lose a lot of positional flexibility. That would essentially make Aviles the backup middle IF, relegate TPJ/Hernandez as absolutely useless (and therefore being sent down/DFA’d), and make Maier the only backup OF.
Before you start wishing for Bloomquist as some sort of anathema to the offensive woes at SS, just keep in mind that his start this year is probably just as much of a mirage as Aviles’ slump. Not that Aviles is likely to ever return to his performance level last year, but he’s better than this.
Oh, and whatever significance you might want to give to UZR, Willie’s UZR/150 through 115 games in his career at SS is -1.6 (compared to Aviles 20.1 and TPJ 17.6). And as far as bringing someone up to play either of the middle IF slots, Tug Hulett might be worth a look at some point this year (currently batting .293/.385/.423/.807 at Omaha, but his SS defense would probably not be very good).
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 15, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
For whatever it's worth...
Career UZR/150 at SS;
Aviles 20.1
TPJ 17.6
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 15, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Now would be a GREAT TIME
For GMDM to make some of thee suggestied roster shake-ups ya’ll have brought up on this thread. It would show fans & players that expectations are being placed on these guys and if they aren’t meeting them, they will find someone who will.
I’m all for…
Hernandez sent down in favor of Shealy.
The better option would be a RH hitting corner OF type, so Jose could move to a 50/50 DH/RF role. But since we don’t really have one of those in the system that is ready, Shealy would give Trey that DH option (not named .230 Buck) when there is a Lefty on the bump though. It would also give a defensive upgrade over Billy (No matter how solid he’s been, he’s still pretty raw over there).
Find a trade partner for Buck & call up B.Pena.
Pena won us a game this year. He only played in like 2. He deserved better than being the odd man out of a shitty catching situation. (This has about .001% chance of happening BTW).
Hochevar better be on a short leash
He’s got precious options left. GMDM better not hesitate to use them if he comes out anything similar to how he did in Oak. The lack of MiL options on this team is a new, frustrating, somewhat horrible experience for us Royals fans. Sending him back down is an easy spot for Waechter/Soria, whoever is ready first. I still have no idea what GMDM’s plan is when those 2 AND Bale are ready.
BOOM! ROASTED!
Why Am I Still Apparently The Only One
who thinks Gil Meche is not 100% healthy?
Damn I’ve been ranting about this for awhile.
Only because he pales next to Zack?
Morphine patches are not PED’s are they. Strategically placed, pain is masked. That’s a bad thing. Pain is an important message, telling the brain that something is wrong.
I’m seriously worried that something very bad is going to happen and the other three years at $11M each will be gone. I’m standing on a corner with a sandwich board sign warning of impending doom like a career ending ruptured disc requiring vertebra fusing.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
I hope not.
But Meche has been a 70/30 pitcher most of his time here. He had a bad month early 2008 and have another rough streak in August but the rest of the year he pitched well. I’m not too worried about Meche yet.
Royals need a win stat, this place is getting gloomy…
I've got crazy flipper fingers!
I'm worried too.
Although I’m not ready to stand on a corner with a sandwich board sign.
by hippdoghipp on May 15, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
The guys on the MLB Network
seemed to think that Gil’s back was bothering him.
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel! - Homer Simpson
by aHorseWithNoName on May 15, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there any website...
that has historical injury “reports” or DL-lists by team?? I’ve been looking but I can never find anything. I’d really like to do a comparison of the Royals injury history (especially for pitchers) versus the MLB average.
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 15, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
If Zack doesn't stop the bleeding
tonight who knows how long this could go on. I still believe that the Royals can be playing for something late into the season just because of being in the AL Central. But they have got to stop this losing streak now or I do fear this might turn into the all too familiar refrain from seasons past. All of the confidence they were getting early on will be gone if this turns into another epic losing streak.
And to top it off
That was probably the worst episode of the Office ever. I don’t think I laughed once and the “surprise ending” I saw coming from a mile away.
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
I liked Charles
congratulating Jim for waking up.
My problem with The Office used to be:
1. Michael Scott was the star of every episode. He’s good, but come on.
2. (Related), in most episodes, Kelly doesn’t get even one line.
Now my problem is:
1. The Jim-Pam thing is unbearably cutesy. I guess that’s the consequence of putting them together.
2. Kelly doesn’t get even one line.
More Ryan/Kelly/Stanley, less Jim/Pam cutesiness.
That said, I still think it’s a pretty good show, relative to, say, Two and a Half Men. Yikes.
by hippdoghipp on May 15, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah - It had good potential starting out
I really wanted to see how the volleyball game was going to end.
I've got crazy flipper fingers!
yup
They have no direction. Maybe a little bump of fun for a little while, but ultimately pointless. Insert your own Royals analogy here.
Best moment of the last few episodes was the “I’ve won an art contest” Prank by Dwight and Receptionist.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 15, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
the morning after
Well all, that was another strange baseball game, with yet another innovative way to lose
The Royals drinking game is the reason I ran out of beer and started drinking the wifes’ already opened bottle of wine, hence the two cups of coffee a liter of water, and four Alleves.
Let Zack be our savior, let the lineup hit some RBIs, dear baseball God, that is all I ask.
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 15, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions
The baseball Gods shined on us in April
just like in they did in September last year, the two months which have not mattered for us in a long time. I hope Zack can get us back on track, if we can score 3-5 runs we can probably win this ballgame.
Bringing the optimism to Royals Review, it's...
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