Game 48 Open Thread - White Sox (21-25) at Royals (23-24)
by Freneau on May 29, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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I think Richard's picture on Yahoo looks hilarious. He looks like a used car salesman on The Simpsons.
No way do I balk!
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
So
Trey will put Maier at leadoff because he wrote the rest of the lineup in pen and he can’t change it. Right?
I really hope picking up Alexi Ramirez doesn't haunt me this weekend
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Oh it will...
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
wow that took me a second...
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Richard
Richard is a pretty generic lefty groundballer — he throws fastballs and sliders to induce lefties into grounding out when they do not swing and miss (career v. LHP: 3.25 K/BB, 263/307/347 655 OPS), but without much of a changeup, righties can sit and mash his fastball (career v. RHP: 1.37 K/BB, 311/366/500 866 OPS).
If ever there was a game for Trey to go with the all-righty lineup (well, with the current roster, 8 right-handed hitters including switch hitters, plus DDJ or Teahen), this is it.
Tenth
Looking forward to this game tonight. Let’s get it on.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Sporqie=OBP=Leadoff!
W. Bloomquist cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
D. DeJesus lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B. Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J. Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M. Jacobs dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
M. Teahen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A. Callaspo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M. Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
L. Hernandez ss
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
On the day of his special KC Star interview? interesting.....
theverbs you rule for this
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Except it's not an interview
whoops
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
(sigh)
I guess Hillman didn’t get the memo that the .247 SLG over the last couple weeks is more the real Willie…and look, it’s Luis Luis!
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
If you have to play Bloomquist
the time to do it is against a lefty. Still no power, but he can work a walk or line a solid single against a lefty.
Exactly
but to be fair, Crisp is out for tonight, so aside from the other catcher, I am not sure Maier or Tug is a better option against LHP.
The grit got him on lead off spot
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 29, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions
It's the article
the power of the article
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
did anybody else notice that when we were lambasted for using FIRST...
we promptly went in the tank? i think we’ve found our achilles heel
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zomg jinx!
you shouldn’t have mentioned it!
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
That should be sufficient
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Question: do you think the Magic will close it out?
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
But I bet LeBron scores 40 in the next game also. I think he’s the best player in the league, but the Magic play a style that perplexes Cleveland for some reason.
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still wary...
live by the three die by the three. I have a stinking feeling there are outside forces trying their hardest to make a Cleveland/ LA Finals, all that jazz. I love the Magic and like the Nuggets ( Melo and Kleiza ftw!) and I’d like that Final more
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
not if the nba has any say in it
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by blue bandwagon on May 29, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm an Orlando fan
But if Cleveland wins, I’ll be alright with that. LeBron will win hi titles before all is said and done. I just didn’t expect this series to be how it is. Orlando arguably has outplayed Cleveland in every game, but LeBron has won two games on his own.
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Its really unprofessional...
for Michael J Fox to twist that much in that commercial
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
Rush Limbaugh finds it highly offensive
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this sarcasm?
You know he has a condition right?
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to continue this with...
something even more offensive, but will instead reply with a simple yes it was sarcastic
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It's hard to tell without the sarcasm text or /sarcasm
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
well, in all fairness...
nearly everything I say is sarcastic and that would get tedious
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
true, true
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
are we winning yet?
i hate the white sox
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I will only be happy if this game ends in a cage match between AJ and Hawk
We’ll use the old Navy rules. First guy to die, loses.
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
OT: I don't know if many of you like soccer
Especially the Wizards. But a few of you do reside in KC, so I’ll ask a question. The Wizards were going to build a stadium where Bannister Mall was, does anyone know if that is still coming along?
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
what the hell is that on banny's face?
hes been attacked by a rat…
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Grit
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who are we going to bean...
with no Carlos Quentin in the lineup
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still dont get it
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yes you do
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
you see...
there’s this part of the woman’s… never mind. I think you got it.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I once worked in a factory ...
where I had a friend who liked to teach Mexicans words they dont need to know… This one Mexican wound up going to everyone in the plant (including the women) asking what is (insert word about female genitalia that rhymes with bunt).
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Update on the Gritty article
now Bloomie’s played everything but pitcher and catcher at KC.
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
so far
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Ryan said this is Dye's 311 HR this year
drink
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
i'll probably get blasted for this...
but i think there are a lot of announcers out there worse than ryan
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by blue bandwagon on May 29, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
not the Hawk though
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
ill be listening to him tomrrow and sunday! weee
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
It's Dye
I expect it from Dye
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions
Must be the suspension
getting to Hillman’s head… /lineup gripe
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
NOT POSSIBLE
That was a very shiny play. Grit isn’t shiny it’s gritty!
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
A Home Run followed by a Web Gem
dang
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
I'm glad that
at this point in the game, our worst words used are “dang”.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't cuss regularly
but I do cuss
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm missing some of my keys
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Man this is an awful lineup.
yikes
realistically speaking
so um why is davvid batting 2nd against a lefty again?
…
realistically speaking
Because Willie is leading off
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh
Dye homered. That’ll happen sometimes. I still think we’d be winning if it weren’t for Bloomy in the lineup. :P
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Well that was good
woo hoo!
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions
seems like every baserunner we've had in the past month
has been with 2 outs
realistically speaking
There should be a stat for that
BW2O
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
We're afraid someone will look at our two-out hitting and declare us "not clutch"
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i booked my annual trip back to kc to watch the royals today...
i ws going to wait until august because i figured they’d be in a pennant race. i moved it up until june. still very excited though.
where tpj used to happen but no longer does due to his current dl status.
lefty
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yep, thats what i was saying. They might as well walk jogui, to get to jake
"I can resist everything but temptation." - oscar wylde
OT: well,
it’s official. I’ve watched too much Food Network. I tried something tonight, and I can only say I’m glad the wife isn’t around. Because this is not my best night of cooking.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:24 PM EDT reply actions
I may be able to cook every Italian meal known to man
Simply through watching “Cooking with Cleavage” in college
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know how you actually learned,
given how distracting she is.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
At least we made him throw 16 pitches?
Yeah, idk.
realistically speaking
That's the spirit!
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a good feeling about this game
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
looks like the white sox still own banny
realistically speaking
hopefully not like the way The Yanks own Banny though
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
we're going to win tonight
yay
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yes we are
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
well this is certainly going well
….
realistically speaking
Guillen has a powerful arm?
Is that true? I don’t seem to remember that.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
But... but...
he’s such a horrible fielder.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow this game thread is really lethargic and stuff....
are we all high?
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions
exactly
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm watching GameDay, so I might as well be
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
being full of angst hasn't really worked lately
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
well, a double play would be cool
realistically speaking
yes it would
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't worry
we wouldn’t have turned that DP anyway
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions
that would have been cool
if we had got the second out
realistically speaking
no sir
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
we're going to
lose a golf game. If that’s true, since we have the lower score, do we win?
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
he was sitting on that curveball so much it wasn't even funny
golfed it off his shoetops, way too predictable
realistically speaking
oh crap
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
god this team fucking sucks
when greinke is pitching
realistically speaking
I was gonna say...
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
they still suck when he is pitching too
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Might be an overstatement
But we’re kinda like the Blue Jays lite in that regard. When Halladay goes for them, they’re invincible.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
*sigh...
when does the NBA game start? I already need a distraction.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
soon
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
man, I just turned the game on
and Fields hits one off his shoetops and there is a single pounded off home plate
one of those days?
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
why didn't we turn taht double play again?
realistically speaking
Its okay guys
As Chris and Cowboy say, you EXPECTED a 10 games below .500 team, so to be disappointed and angry now is unrealistic.
610 Sports… THE FOOTBALL CHANNEL~!
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
Banny sucks versus the White Sox
I knew I shouldn’t have hoped
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
so he wouldn't
have to make the bad play?
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well.
This has quickly gotten completely out of hand.
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
Byah!
We’re winning this game! Byah!
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
I agree...
I actually still have faith
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
OK...
So, what’s everybody’s shopping list this offseason? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/12/2010-mlb-free-a.html
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The only guy on that list that I covet is Jason Bay
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Bay would be a godsend
Looks like he’ll have a pretty high price, though.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
No interest in Greene or Jack Wilson if his option isn't picked up?
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
not really...
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
So...
We stick with Aviles/TPJ/Hernandez?
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont know...
I think if Aviles plays to what we expected him to play at this year (not the abaration of last year) he is as good as those two guys
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Sucks that we don't have anybody worth trading.
At least that anybody wants.
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Teahen's value has gotta be going up
I can see teams being interested in Meche as well.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
I dont want to trade Meche
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Right now
is a prime example why we need to keep Teahen, though, right?
And, not sure why anybody would want Meche right now… He’s really, really sucked lately.
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He's got the track record
and the DIPS stats that indicate he should rebound. And I’m not saying we SHOULD necessarily trade either one, merely that they both should have pretty good trade value.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
You lost me on French Onion or Sour Cream and Chives.
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
DIPS
= Defense Indepdent Pitchings Stats.
ex. K/9, BB/9, HR/9, etc.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Ah, got ya.
I’m one of those “non-stat guys.” But, not by choice. I just hate/suck at math.
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
You'd be just as well off waiting for
Aviles’s BA and LD% to come together. Wilson and Greene don’t hit all that much.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
But, both play exceptional defense at least.
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
He’s a gritty dude
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KCSP Craps Out
Again. First it sounded like someone plugging and unplugging an oldf fashioned phone jack, then a busy signal could be heard in the background, then just the busy signal, now silence. I was outside in the sun relaxing, now I’m inside fucking with shit. Every other feed works.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
i love how hillman put jacobs and teahen back to back
realistically speaking
At least Teahen is producing some hits
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions
Teahen's seeing the ball well, as of late. *last three-four games.
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since when does clayton richard hit 96
wtf, i remember the scouting report on him was upper 80’s to 91 with a good sinker
realistically speaking
juiced
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Teahen!
I continue to enjoy Mark Teahen, against decent arguments for the contrary.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
He is the best RF we have currently, and indispensible when injuries pop up like Gordon's
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
No News There
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
the pitcher
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
this team can do nothing right at hte plate
wow
realistically speaking
GG Bert
You’ve almost accomplished your below-.300 BA goal!
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
GIDP Fail
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions
olivo and luis hernandez lead off next inning
if that doesn’t excite you i don’t know what will
realistically speaking
they started the rally during the Greinke Game
if we’ve already forgotten
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I do
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Or...
Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway!
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright:
which is more eye-gougingly painful to watch: Royals batters or Big Momma’s House starring Martin Lawrence, currently three channels away. I’d say BMH. This is a relief in comparison to that.
by powderbluepower on May 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
I'm on Craigslist looking for cheap stuff to buy.
It passes the time…
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
if only we could score some runs
4 runs should not be an insurmountable deficit against clayton richard
…yet….
realistically speaking
Getz you bastard
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
man even when we hit it hard its not a hit
fail
realistically speaking
Getz is good
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
We really bring the best out in EVERYBODY.
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
i almost posted that
it’s almost like we’re trying to not score runs
dayton moore = FAIL at roster construction. sweet mother of fuck this roster is a disaster.
realistically speaking
I still like our pitching a lot
but the position players at their worst do make Moore like pretty effing bad.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
i mean seriously
JR House and Brayan Pena are both lighting it up in the minors, well Pena hit well up here when he got a chance, yet John Buck / Luis Hernandez / Ponson / Horam / Colon take up roster space while we brought up hulett, who is left handed, so now both our backups (hulett and maier) are left handed, making this roster a complete disaster
realistically speaking
At this point, you'd swap out Buck for Pena?
It’s not like Olivo’s been good either. I’d more likely to try and find a taker for Olivo this summer and then bring up Brayan. Luis Hernandez is pretty redundant – and hasn’t gotten enough PT to justify his spot – given that Bloomy and Hulett can allegedly stand around at short. Ponson really should be DFA’d….
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
you can't trade olivo as long as greinke is convinced he's the missing link
between him and superstardom. just, no way. so yes, I would dump buck, mainly because what is the point in keeping him on the roster? Ponson and ho-ram are garbage, hernandez and hulett are redundant, and making the bench suck.
realistically speaking
HoRam, at least,
might be able to get lefties. I see Ponson as having no place on the roster if he’s not in the rotation.
I think Greinke’d pitch well with or without one of the worst hitters in baseball – approach wise, at least – catching him. But I see the logistical issue, yes.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Yeah, I'm sure greinke could pitch fine without him
But when the guy is putting up historic numbers 1/3 of the way through the season, there is just no way you touch that combo. You’d have to be out of your mind
realistically speaking
wow
sweet mother of fuck
i’ve never heard that phrase before.
Did you think the roster was a disaster when we were 18-11?
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
it was less of a disaster then
but it’s gotten worse and worse. and now that everybody is playing as terribly as humanly possible, the massive issues this roster has are really being brought to the forefront – as evidenced by this piss poor lineup we have been subjected to tonight
realistically speaking
yeah
but just b/c everyone is playing piss poor right now (as you said) doesn’t mean the roster is a disaster. I think it’s just a bad coincidence and probably not as bad as it seems right now (though it does seem pretty bad).
Is it hard to watch? Sure. Will the offense always suck balls like this? no.
They will have their moments and i’m still thinking we’re a .500 team.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
but the roster IS a disaster
ponson / ho-ram = both the same player, only one is left handed. Why are they burning roster spots?
bloomquist / hulett / hernandez – all the same player, only we signed 1 to a two year multi million dollar deal
buck / olivo = same player
guillen / jacobs = neither can play defense, making them the same player
When you have this redundancies, you get screwed out of having players you might actually need. Like, wasn’t it nice when we had Brayan pena, that switch hitting guy that could play the corners and catch? But no, we need to keep the three headed bloomquist/hulett/hernandez monter.
realistically speaking
*monster
+ numerous other typos
realistically speaking
I agree
there are some redundancies but how has the roster changed since the 18-11 start? Hulett and Hernandez up in place of Hochevar and Aviles? Is that really that big of a difference?
You make good points and I won’t argue with them too much b/c the Royals suck right now… but I don’t think this spell is anything more than a valley in a season fully of ups and downs.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
i would have gotten flamed for complaining when we were winning
but now the train has come off the tracks, and it’s a lot easier to be critical
realistically speaking
what are our other options?
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Good thing
we have Luis Hernandez (.258/.293/.294) starting over Tug Hulett (.216/.298/.294)
I bet Luis Hernandez didn’t cause any deaths in his childhood. Unlike that dirty dog Tug Hulett
If Hulett was given an extended look
I have very little doubt he’d eclippse Hernandez at the plate.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Well this is a massive ball of suck
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NBA game starting soon
Chauncy Billups is everything that is right with the NBA
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too bad those first 2 innings counted
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I see we got through that inning reasonably well
Cmon OFFENSE
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I have come to the sad realization that this team
is just as bad as I thought it would be at the beginning of the season. Sure, there are bright spots, but overall this team is composed of horrible defensive players who are career low-average hitters with KYLE DAVIES as their number three pitcher and a whole truck load of nothing behind him. Their bullpen is composed of washed up journeymen, and their two best players last year are hurt (Soria) and exploded (Aviles). This team is horribly composed and is filled with big, fat, failure turtles.
I need a break from the Royals. I’m coming back in a week. Please don’t miss me too much. Before I go, I have but one image to sum up the 2009 Kansas City Royals season so far:
(you won’t have to me spamming this image to kick around anymore!)
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
So you're gone? That's it?
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Tony Pena Sr. could've fooled me with that "faith" crap in 2003
I was 15 back then.
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
Now he's just showing off!
Cy Richard
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good to see david batting 2nd againt hte lefty
this is working well
realistically speaking
Jose's trying his damndest
this stinks
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Randy johnson on the bump tonight
54 pitches through 4 innings
how long till kevin seitzer gets fired because nobody on this team can hit?
realistically speaking
he's a big name
obviously he’d be a good fit for this job. with no hitting coach experience outside of 12 year olds in Overland Park
Or for the D-backs
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
It'd be a bit silly
I doubt Seitzer can teach Mike Jacobs not to look horrible at the play 70% of the time.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Of course it'd be stupid...
But which will happen first: GMDM admitting he completely and horribly overestimated this garbage offense he put together, or fire Seitzer in an attempt to make it look like he’s doing “something”?
realistically speaking
i doubt it too but
somebody is going to go under the bus
realistically speaking
Possibly Nordberg
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Figures
Banny getting Thome on strikes three times would be a bit much to ask for.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Hello All
Just registered. Always enjoy reading articles here and reading through game day threads. There’s some pretty funny stuff here. Hoping to kill the boredom at work from time to time. Go Royals!
Obviously, you are not a golfer.
sweet, hope you still find this entertaining
even while the Royals look like…. well, shit.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome
No better way to kill boredom than cheering for/complaining about the Royals
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
NONSENSE!
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that the Big Lebowski as your avatar???
WELCOME FRIEND!
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Makes me laugh every time...
I haven’t seen that movie in forever… and by forever I mean like 9 months, and even then it was in German
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
TBL
Best. Movie. Ever.
Obviously, you are not a golfer.
by Kyled85 on May 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+ 1000000000
Who’d imagine at least 3 die hard TBL fans on RR?
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Lebowski Fest diehard?
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw it last in German..
and even though I dont speak German I understood every word, and it was still just as hilarious
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been laying of moving .gifs
Over at Rock M Nation it’s almost a requirement to post them, but most of the guys over here can’t stand them. Oh well/
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Looks like I may have to break out a Sam Adams to "help" me enjoy this
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
just one?
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
it always starts with one
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I've got a couple of those, but I'm saving them for the 7-5 victory celebration
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
richards is reallly going to shut us out. LOL
realistically speaking
How long's it been
since there’s been a Sesame Street picture posted in a Game Thread?
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
a while
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minus the mac and cheese
yus
realistically speaking
What are the Powerball #'s?
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
the teahen defense:
when will teams put all 8 defenders on the left-field side of the diamond?
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions
new nickname for olivo since he's so clutch
miggy the ribbie
realistically speaking
well nobody saw THAT coming
realistically speaking
this is fucking pathetic
wow
realistically speaking
Now The FSKC
Feed is “Temporarily Unavailable”. KCSP still off the air. WTF?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
mine is still working
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I Have All
The Sox feeds.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
is it maybe a NextDef issue?
try turning it off?
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I Dunno. I
Finally rebooted the player and KCSP came back. I’ve tried that before and it didn’t work, so it could be coincidence. NextDef didn’t seem to matter.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Note to Dayton
the Braves kept a shitty catcher for Greg Maddux, but he wasn’t the starting catcher like Miguel is
False, that's the *coldest beer
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Stag
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Guiness?
i know some people love that, and I hear it’s better from the draft… but yuck.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
but I'm a little bitch, so...
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It can double
as asphalt sealer. So that’s something.
by hunter s. royal on May 29, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Stouts are an acquired taste
Guinness is kind of generic stout, I like one’s with variance in the flavoring.
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Natch Light
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not your night when Brian Anderson doubles twice off you
Trey?
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
i like trey's strategy
once we got down by 2 he knew the game was over so might as well leave banny in there even if he gives up like 20 runs
realistically speaking
WTF cares?
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by Andy Edwards on May 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Splits Strategery
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
but hey, it's fun to watch baseball, huh?
How about that Wieters kid in Baltimore, huh? 0-3 so far
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions
Trade him NOW!!!!
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Total Bust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
totally
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i watched his 1st AB
and the crowd went NUTS on his pop fly to RF… they thought it was a HR or something.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
OK...
I’m watching the Lakers game. If we do something good… Idk, scream real loud or something.
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The Royals hitters understand the concept of lessening the pain
That’s why they get out so quickly. How come our pitchers don’t realize that losing a game 3-0 is much faster than 10-0?
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
LOL. Only good thing about streaming C. Richard against the Royals for fantasy baseball...
it kills the pain of just how bad the Royals hitters suck.
START PONSON NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where tpj used to happen but no longer does due to his current dl status.
Luckily Zack is a picture of health
and Meche and Davies (to some extent) should come around soon.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
hit someone! pitch inside, dammit!
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
well, hitting the umpire is good enough
… not!
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
the Royals really should hit someone...
maybe even like six straight batters to really get some bad blood flowing… this team could use a fire under their ass
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
what a disaster
can we jsut start throwing at sox players every Ab
realistically speaking
Im embarrassed that I introduced the Royals...
to my German friends.
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
Um what?
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
slayor, i think it's just you and me in here
hello? (ooo)… (oooo)…. (oooo)
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
the silent majority
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still around
but I can’t be optimistic all the time
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i feel like more roster changes are imminent
especially after we lose this series
realistically speaking
How do you think Jose would react
if we signed Bonds to take his place? That could be hilarious.
by hunter s. royal on May 29, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
whats up..
just dropped in to see if anyone jumped off a bridge yet?
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
nothing's up...
pretty much everything is down.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF??? a pitch inside where Thome had to move?
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
I'm warming up in the bullpen
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
I don't know which pic sums this season so far up
or…
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both made me laugh out loud. Awesome
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Bright spots in this game:
realistically speaking
I assume Greinke has said some pretty hilarious stuff to his teammates about not failing
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok honestly
Sidney has to be DFA’d now doesnt he?? HE JUST HAS TOO
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Hoagy moving like a dump truck
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
how long would it take him to get into full stride? 3 minutes?
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
why the fuck are we using farnsworth here
realistically speaking
Why the fuck not?
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
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Off topic but...
can Zack Greinke be the new Dos Equis Man? He is the most interesting man in the world.
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And his popularity is spreading faster than the universe
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i think that's very on topic
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure someone could take his interviews and create a commercial about that.
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
We're back to embarassing ourselves with huge losses. Sweet.
The beginning of the season was a mirage.
it happens.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
More often then not lately
there is something to be said for that
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
maybe Farnsworth will hit some foos
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
Someone make a "Ponson to the rotation" agrument, please :P
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Roomier bullpen
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone make a "anyone other than Zack" to the rotation argument please
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Can I make A Pedro Martinez to the rotation argument?
Well, I could have if we were contending.
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
This season will be a complete failure if Farnsworth doesnt get in any fights at all
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
agreed
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
im afraid we may not..
but we do have meche and greinke the next two days dont we?
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Oh boy, Meche
weeeeeeeeee
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And we will see .500 again
I guarentee it
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I think we will and if I weren't completely broke, I would bet on it.
I think we’ll hover just slightly below .500, and one interleague series we may crack it again.
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with you. We'll finish 82-80
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
HA!
That blunder will surely come back to haunt the Sox.
by hunter s. royal on May 29, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not even mad about the 11 runs
Its the 0 on offense that pisses me off. This team for the last 3 weeks has looked completely different than it did in spring and to start the season. Not taking walks, pitches, flayling at everything close
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
You can lead a cow to water, but you can't make it lay off breaking balls
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by Joseph Landis on May 29, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i wish there were words to express my hatred for
AJ Pierzinski (or however you spell it)… but laughing at a dumb mistake like that is helpful.
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
If the score stays the same KC will have the worst run differential in the division.
That’s a sign of things to come probably. WE ARE SELLERS GMDM
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
I really had a lot of hope that Dayton Moore was the man but I think at this point
it’s clear he’s not.
If not for a miracle resurrection of Greinke this year, we’re the Washington Nationals. Seriously. Guillen is junk and we’re paying him more than we paid Mike f’ing Sweeney. Everyone in baseball knew Guillen was sh*t but we went out an overpaid for him. Meche is aight but he’s no ace. He’s what Seattle thought he was an up and down 4.25 era pitcher prone to implosions. Coco Crisp was a decent pull but the fact that we have both Olivio and John Buck (F*CK YOU BAIRD!) on the roster is ridiculous. Aviles was a fluke last year and Jacobs has been good but is a horrible splits guy. This team is trash from top to bottom. I can’t think other than Greinke and Soria any team would want any of our guys at the prices we pay them.
Hey some dude won some Cash good for him
and Billy continues to crush lefties
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Way to go Billy Buttlerbean
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Buttlerbean
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Can Ryan please go back to doing Sonic Slam thing
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
i like how the telecast
graphics said it was Mike Jacobs 10th HR as Ryan says “Butler’s 4th HR this season”
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by CollininCalifornia on May 29, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
Billy is easily my favorite player on the team. Even when the team is playin like
dogshit I tune in to see what Billy is doin
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Butler with the dinger
At least it’s no shut out, and Billy hitting well always makes me happy.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
Hey we did something!
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sorry
Tinypic is frustrating
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Just click the subject text
that’ll solve it
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Just joking.
Messing with this thread is no big deal.
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Still
it’s a reasonably sized pic on MS Paint and then it gets triple sized on Tinypic
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Hosmer 3-5 12b 4 rbi tonight
brings his avg up to 262 with a 764 OPS
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Now where did I put my DeLorean?
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tell me about it
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by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
EIGHTY EIGHT MILES PER HOUR!!!
Are you telling me Jesus Christ cant hit a curve ball?
by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Does this game deserve an overflow?
We’re up over 400 comments….
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
OT, but man, never visit Third Quarter Collapse (Orlando Magic) game threads
They never use overflow and comments can get up to 2000+. I clicked on one and it took years off my life trying to get out.
Bringing the optimism to Royals Review, it's...
by ratherfantastic on May 29, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
How many times has GameDay used the word soft to describe a White Sox hit?
"It’s not about the guacamole itself," Greinke said. "I just don’t want to let them win."
But BUTLERBEANS was a moonshot
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I was talking to my German friend on the phone...
when he called we were loosing 5 – 0 and when he hung up we were losing 11 – 2
I really do feel bad for making him a fan
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You should
thats worse than hijacking his vehicle
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
The last time I talked to him...
I was excited that we were winning, and now I he had to talk me off the ledge
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
It was more like rocking a table back and forth with a noose around my neck...
ala Shawshank
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He should understand Nietzsche.
What does not kill us makes us stronger.
by hunter s. royal on May 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I prefer...
the sweet aint as as sweet without the sour
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
So
would a drive-in restaurant where the main meals all involved macaroni actually work?
Mac and Bacon, $4
Mac and Beef, $4
Mac and Spam, $3.50
Mac and Eggs, $3.50
Mac, $3
Heart Surgery, $6150
Anything with Bacon works
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd eat there
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
They have cereal restaurants,
so I think that would work.
by hunter s. royal on May 29, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm thinking more of a drive-in
you can take an abandoned car lot, enlarge the main building to actually fit a kitchen in there, and you have enough parking to fit cars in
or you could just open a Mongolian Grill, because those are teh awesome
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
In a town about 35 minutes from me there was a...
Mexinese restaurant… A Chinese/Mexican buffet
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
just when I was getting ready to watch the Soup too
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
waaaaaaait a minute
so we pitch every pitcher but ho-ram? more puzzling bullpen management
realistically speaking
we pitched Cruz?
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's bring in another reliever!
Seems like it would be more efficient to just have let Sir Sid finish this game out.
by hunter s. royal on May 29, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
bale continues to look good dating back to last year
bullpen feels a lot stronger with him back there, now we just need to get soria back
….and remember how to score
realistically speaking
yeah, can't wait for TPJ to come back
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Instead he throws out Jacobs...
whose kryptonite is the Loogy
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh shit...
that was a Tug sighting?
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Rangers brodcast just called Greinke
Josh Greinke
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
Just talking about the game score in KC
and said the royals are struggling but they are the best team in baseball when Josh Greinke is on the mound
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
If Yimmy goes 1-2-3
on 8 pitches I will kill myself
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pinch hit the lefty
yessssssssssssssssssssssss
realistically speaking
well, now we just have to win the next 2 games
how many times have we been saying that this season. oh man
realistically speaking
he got jobbed on that one
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by averagegatsby on May 29, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
and on and on it goes
realistically speaking
Good god Luke Scott
5 homers last 3 days
I just dropped him after his 2 homers yesterday and he hit 2 more today.. Good for me!
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
questions for Dayton Moore
oh.. they won’t have the drunken patrons in the bar asking questions. Boo.
I'm sorry I missed the splendid
final notice that “yes, everyone is regressing” game tonight. Jacobs OPS is now .810. Bloomquist fails in his attempt to help Mellinger save face by being Bloomquist. Banny being Banny. Ponson being HoRam. Awesome.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
note to Trey
please, please, please put Bert back in the #2 slot.
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
at least against LHP
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 29, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
this is getting comical
no way the team is this bad, but what can you say? night in and night out, other than the odd win once every few games or so and whenever greinke pitches, this team has just not even been a part of the games. i mean, we can sit here and say that they’re not this bad, but they’ve still got to go out and score runs and pitch and actually get it done. i don’t know, it’s a long season etc. but man this is just no fun at all to go through right now.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on May 29, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
I think the answer
is not just playing Willie B. every night, but giving him more PAs than anyone else. When he isn’t available, put Mitch up there.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on May 29, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
don't forget about luis hernandez
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on May 30, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Who's winning the guess Sidney Ponson's IP contest?
I think you might be close to declaring a winner.
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