Royals Win a Wild One
by Freneau on May 2, 2009 11:39 PM EDT
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PrintMaybe the game of the decade tonight.
Quoting "Fernando Vina School of Linguistics" on this game:
so....we need to compile a list of the craziness in this game
1. DDJ not seeing the ball in the dome….Callaspo can’t catch it
2. Coco throwing a ball over 3b and into the dugout
3. Olivo with a triple
4. Bloomy with a HR
5. Bloomy with two steals
6. Aviles tangling his feet on an error
7. Aviles cutting off a 100 foot throw from left field
8. Aviles doing a cartwheel after reaching to try and catch a pickoff throw
9. Bloomy and Aviles not covering 2nd base on a steal
10. Span getting “hit” by a pitch that looked like it hit his bat
11. Butler getting hit on the jersey and NOT being awarded first base
12. Punto bumping an umpire and NOT getting ejected.
13. Olivo trying to steal home
14. Casilla fumbling the easy grounder to give us the lead
15. DDJ, Punto with actual webgems….Guillen throwing a guy out
16. Minnesota walking four guys in an inning to blow the game
17. Minnesota having to bring in RA Dickey, a knuckleballer, with the bases loaded…but he couldn’t throw a knuckleball because Mauer hasn’t caught him…so he had to throw 79 mph two-seamers.
18. TPJ with a one-handed swing after he injured himself on an earlier swing.
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Oaklands unis on MLBnetwork are gross
except the socks of course
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Was filthy
Hatton on the deck twice before the final KO
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Manny is definitely the pound for pound champ
Floyd needs to fight Manny
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
I really hope Tony Pena Jr
is seriously hurt…
I say that somewhat tongue in cheek, but it would be the best thing for the team if he tore a ligament & went on the 60 day DL
BOOM! ROASTED!
Who'd the Royals bring up?
I’m smelling some Kila Kaaihuie action and moving Tehan to short. Why not? He plays everywhere else.
by sal fasano on May 2, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yea, I would think it would almost need to be Tug
Although, it would make more sense to me personally to forget about the “Willie Bloomquist is an Outfielder experiment” and relegate him to what he is, a U IF’er, and call up another OF that swings RH
BOOM! ROASTED!
-100 for rooting for a player to be seriously hurt
I don’t want TPJ on the 25-man roster either, but that’s just a serious injury (or really any injury) is a shitty thing to hope for.
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by Scott McKinney on May 3, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
-1,000
for completely ignoring “tongue in cheek”, but then again, it is 100% accurate of you to only read what you want to read
BOOM! ROASTED!
by GoBabies!! on May 3, 2009 6:25 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Boom! Roasted!
lol
The 2009 Official You Got Rocked by the Royals and Sent to the Minors List
1. Josh Rupe TEX April 17
2. David Purcey TOR May 1
3. Brian Burres TOR May 1
4. Bryan Bullington TOR May 1
by 306008 on May 3, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're complaining that he only read what he wanted to read?
Hypocritically amazing that you yourself only half-quoted your own words. Your full quote was “somewhat tongue in cheek” which implies that you were only somewhat joking.
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
by mazoboom on May 3, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Eric Chavez on the 15 day DL
That’s as surprising as the sun coming up today
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
it is surprising
just the 15?
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 2, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh ya good point...I'm sure it will be 60 day
rather soon
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
but onlyl $26M left on the deal through 2010!
Unless they pick up the option for 2011, in which case it will be about $35M
Not a shining moment in the Billy Beane scrapbook
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by Matt Klaassen on May 2, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
cautionary tale for the royals, no?
a reminder that there can be a significant downside to locking up your young players.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on May 3, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
good point
I doubt any of them would get a deal like Chavez. Not only is the market down, but, although it’s hard to remember now, Chavez was really good at a young age… sometimes you just get bent over by fate.
So to speak.
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by Matt Klaassen on May 3, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
And, sometimes you get bent over by
Everything.
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weird
I remember him being hurt for years… but as recently as 206, he was really good, it’s “only” been 2007-present that he’s been missing significant time
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by Matt Klaassen on May 3, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure doesn't look like
Twinkie Town is a very active site.
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it really varies from one SBNation to another
althought RR, DM, and Beyond the Box Score are the only ones I really frequent, so I can speak of the others. DRaysBays, for example, seems pretty active (and is run by smart people). I’ve had good interactions with people from Lets Go Tribe, Camden Chat, Purple Row, Gas Lamp Ball, and Amazin Avenue, too.
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by Matt Klaassen on May 3, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Lookout Landing
is very active and seems to have some smart folks on there.
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right, right
can’t believe I forgot them. I had a nice email exchange with Graham, Matthew never emailed me back about some details about how Stat Corner calculates WAR, but whatever.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 3, 2009 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
so....we need to compile a list of the craziness in this game
1. DDJ not seeing the ball in the dome….Callaspo can’t catch it
2. Coco throwing a ball over 3b and into the dugout
3. Olivo with a triple
4. Bloomy with a HR
5. Bloomy with two steals
6. Aviles tangling his feet on an error
7. Aviles cutting off a 100 foot throw from left field
8. Aviles doing a cartwheel after reaching to try and catch a pickoff throw
9. Bloomy and Aviles not covering 2nd base on a steal
10. Span getting “hit” by a pitch that looked like it hit his bat
11. Butler getting hit on the jersey and NOT being awarded first base
12. Punto bumping an umpire and NOT getting ejected.
13. Olivo trying to steal home
14. Casilla fumbling the easy grounder to give us the lead
15. DDJ, Punto with actual webgems….Guillen throwing a guy out
16. Minnesota walking four guys in an inning to blow the game
17. Minnesota having to bring in RA Dickey, a knuckleballer, with the bases loaded…but he couldn’t throw a knuckleball because Mauer hasn’t caught him…so he had to throw 79 mph two-seamers.
18. TPJ with a one-handed swing after he injured himself on an earlier swing.
…..what am I missing? And by the way, someone who knows how to make a .gif, please do one for Pena’s swing with one hand.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on May 3, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
Buck going 0-6 (I think)
although, this isn’t really that weird in isolation, but is weird in this game.
Soria pitching????
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you're right
At least, I know he did walk in that inning, just don’t recall if it was for the go ahead or not.
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I CANT BELIEVE I MISSED THIS GAME!!!
It makes me want to grow a molestasche and kick and old lady.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway - An Onymous
by ratherfantastic on May 3, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
......
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway - An Onymous
by ratherfantastic on May 3, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
this thing is really disturbing
WTF?
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dont worry not real.
my gifs mostly come from movies and that sort of things.
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by ratherfantastic on May 3, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
add one more....Olivo getting hit by a pitch twice and NOT charging the mound either time
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on May 3, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
also, part 2
The game finally got weird enough that Ryan got distracted from ever mentioning U of Minn again after about 6 or 7 times.
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by kabrink on May 3, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The idiot on ESPNews said Roach was suffering from alzheimers
Atlas corrected him. What a tard
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Clint Robinson is killin the Carolina League
.380/.424/.658 10 doubles 4 HR
Bianchi is off to a great start too
.346/.433/.551 8-2b 1-3b 2 Hr 11 Bb’s. Good to see he is drawing some walks. I haven’t heard how well he is playing SS
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
good stuff. :)
The 2009 Official You Got Rocked by the Royals and Sent to the Minors List
1. Josh Rupe TEX April 17
2. David Purcey TOR May 1
3. Brian Burres TOR May 1
4. Bryan Bullington TOR May 1
It's like opening a birthday present
Tomorrow we have Gil going against a pitcher with a >9.00 ERA, and then Zack on Monday. We could be 15-11 Tuesday morning.
Except for one small problem. The pitcher with a >9.00 ERA is Scott Fucking Baker, who owns our asses. Sigh.
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I was just going to say after reading your first sentence
But, you beat me to it with your second, ftw.
Totally. Meche typically gets ZERO run support from the white hats even without Baker. Add Baker and we’ll be no hit.
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I'm also worried about our side of the ledger
If Gil’s hurt more than he’s letting on, there’s some real cause for concern
Hey, be positive.
We finally got 5 runs off Slowey. Maybe we can break the curse of Baker also. After tonight’s game, anything’s possible.
by hunter s. royal on May 3, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
somehow, I suspect that Scott Baker will end up with something less than a 9.00 ERA on the season
I’d take him over Kyle Davies in a heartbeat
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by Matt Klaassen on May 3, 2009 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
by focs on May 3, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
WTF TPJ?
He swung with one hand? WHY?!
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by ratherfantastic on May 3, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
assuming he was hurt
but he remained in the game afterwards
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
OK
It feels really wierd missing this game. It’s like an in-joke you arent a part of. Very awkward
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by ratherfantastic on May 3, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
It was also weird
I pretty much had given this game up as lost in about the 5th or 6th inning but kept watching the weirdness play out!
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plus you had the great Salma pics
Those alone made the thread worth hangin around for
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
sometimes I get distracted by
…..uh, ….certain things
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"OK, boys, Kevin has to stop talking baseball and come to bed now"
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Well that sucks...
but I bet if I did catch the game my rotten luck would make it more normal.
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by ratherfantastic on May 3, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree.
I had given up on the chance for winning after the complete cluster where we gave them the 3 runs to let them initially go ahead. Banny really pitched well(including actually striking people out!) and when we only scored 2 after 6 hits in the first 2 innings it seemed over, and just a matter of sick curiosity as to how we would finally screw it up. It wasn’t strange all the weird things we did, but the fact the Twins actually outdid us in incompetence was astonishing.
by hunter s. royal on May 3, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
His pal Ryan assumed he was hurt;
But they sent him out to play D the bottom of the inning.
by hunter s. royal on May 3, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
We almost have to give him credit for the try at the plate if he really was hurt. But, Hillman is a bozo to send him into the field seems to me.
I sure don’t know how he got hurt though. If anything, he should hurt his rib cage with his huge over swinging rather than his hand/wrist.
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Though, in fairness
Who else did they have? Only other option would be Callaspo to SS, Teahen to 2nd and Bloomquist/Butler or Jacobs shaking out 3B and Outfield between them somehow. In otherwords, Nasty.
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true
plus 3 run lead
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Callaspo to 2nd base, Bloomy to SS, Teahen to 3rd
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Yeah. That would work
Exhibit A as to why kcbottom9th is not an MLB manager.
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Bloomy probably isnt a good SS
but hell he showed tonight he can do it all..
Im really liking what Bloomquist is doing for us.. at first i hated that we got him but he is a fundamental mastermind and i love that about him.. he can do things right when you need him to the most
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Ya he is makin it look like GMDM underpaid him
I’m sure that will change but it is great right now
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
I feel dirty for saying it
But I am starting to really like him. Still don’t want him starting every day, but he has been a pleasant surprise.
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I bet you could improve in time however.
Still not so sure about Trey.
by hunter s. royal on May 3, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, you would develop into a much better manager than Trey Hillman
Correction:
You would develop into a much better manager than Trey Hillman.
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by Scott McKinney on May 3, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
it looked like he hurt his hand in the field, when a twin slid into second his cleet/shoe caught his hand
and TPJ shook his hand like it got hurt.
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i think that was aviles....when guillen threw crede out at second in the 7th
tpj didn’t come in until the 8th
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on May 3, 2009 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
For the record, TPJ clearly hurt his arm/hand in that at bat
Anyone suggesting that he swung with one hand after appearing to have injured himself on the swing before that one is either trying to be funny or just hates TPJ so much that they choose not to use their brains. (this wasn’t about Fernando’s post, just a general comment on the whole TPJ one-hand swing BS)
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by Scott McKinney on May 3, 2009 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I dont even understand what you just typed
Anyone suggesting that he swung with one hand after appearing to have injured himself on the swing before that one is either trying to be funny or just hates TPJ so much that they choose not to use their brains
How would they try to be “funny” or “hate him so much” just because they suggested he swung with one hand after inuring him self..
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Sorry if I wasn't clear
Some are suggesting or outright saying that TPJ wasn’t really hurt, that he’s just such an awful hitter that apparently sometimes he swings the bat with one hand. While he’s an awful hitter, he didn’t swing with one hand out of incompetence, he did it because of an injury during that at bat.
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by Scott McKinney on May 3, 2009 3:20 AM EDT up reply actions
That is incorrect, He was injured in the field
He clearly hurt his hand in the previous inning when someone slid into 2nd base and he was covering. If you see the replay he comes up holding his glove hand. I wasn’t sure until I saw the highlights last night on MLB Network, but you can clearly see his glove hand is injured on that ply.
zacKKKKK for Cy Young!
awesome!
still seems no good explanation for this nor him fielding immediately following
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haha thanks
hopefully i can make them faster if there is anymore epic moments like this
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
If TPJ is hurt
KC might wanna bring up Rosa since the BP is kinda hurtin and the Tugster probably can’t play SS anyway.
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haven't seen a thing
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Bloomquist
It’s amazing how many guys are starting to “really come around” on Bloomquist when dude is hitting .368/.468/.526. Rest assured, though, that line won’t last for long, and neither will the love affair with Willie.
I think you can add to the list
Trey Hillman bringing in the closer while the game is tied on the road.
I think I would have gone to him sooner than he did, but Mahay held long enough and it worked out. I think that alone is enough for me to grant hillman a temporary reprieve from my shit List.
Like I said somewhere above
hopefully Trey learned something from that. However, I think the tougher call was in 8th inning. He brought in Cruz, which is correct and we’d all agree with. We had a one run lead at that time. However, Cruz was very wild and all over the place and seemed frustrated and out of it or something. So, since you have Soria sitting there, with tons of rest, (but also worries about his injury), do you bring him in quickly for Cruz? It would have been a good, brilliant move and would likely have finished the game in 9. And, it would have saved my some real adrenaline with Mahay in there – but he got the job done.
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Soria should have come in in the 9th
And Teahen should have pinch hit for TPJ with runners two runners on and two out with the game tied (was that in the 8th or 9th inning?)
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by Scott McKinney on May 3, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm watching the DVR right now....
This game is UGLY
The 2009 Official You Got Rocked by the Royals and Sent to the Minors List
1. Josh Rupe TEX April 17
2. David Purcey TOR May 1
3. Brian Burres TOR May 1
4. Bryan Bullington TOR May 1
One thing to add to the list
After the walk to Buscher, Cruz fumbles the throw from Olivo and just watches it roll into foul territory, while Buscher is rounding first and Olivo has to frantically sprint after the ball so that Buscher doesn’t get a 2-base walk.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on May 3, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions
I'm not sure if someone said this, but
For me, the best part of this game, is that I never felt we were out of it. In previous years, a back-and-forth game like this always seemed to go against the Royals. In previous years, I would have given up after the Twins tied it at the end, but this game I felt no despair
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
I felt plenty of despair over the poor play
But in spite of that I agree: I never felt like it was inevitable that we’d do more than the other guys to lose, and that’s a nice change from other years.
Slogan for games like that one: Your 2009 Kansas City Royals: not consistently worse than the other guys.
by 2X2L on May 3, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugly game
But the kind that’s rage-inducing to lose. A win’s a win, no matter how many bizarre one-handed swings your back-up SS takes or how many times the infield defense takes an inning off. Good stuff. Wish I’d been around for the duration. Stupid life.
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