Game 77 Overflow Thread
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that sucked
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 1, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions
Mark Teahen with RISP, folks!
Some things never change.
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
but clutch is a figment of your imagination
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by averagegatsby on Jul 1, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He had something cooking
But honestly I thought Teahen and JoGui’s roles should have been switched. It was odd.
Eh, my sig needs a little time off
Gil Meche's second highest pitch outing comes today
Trey Hillman is insane
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by BHWick on Jul 1, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I'm not worried about Gil throwing 121, he'll be better in his next outing
/s/
Sam Mellinger
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lol....
he’ll throw a nono with 89 pitches.
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do we get another interleague game?
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129
Wait, he
got out of the inning with only like, 8 pitches? How can be?
$5
footlong..
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 1, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
3 outs on 7 pitches
Tejeda know how to get things done!!!
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by aHorseWithNoName on Jul 1, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions
Not impressed
/s/
Gil Meche
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haha........great analysis from FSN's own Jamie Quirk
re: James Shields…………“Isn’t he out for the year?”
Ryan just did the scoreboard and he mentioned how Shields is pitching today.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions
haha.......if he was a football guy, i might think you were on to something.
he confused him with Akinori Iwamura……..or maybe Jason Isringhausen.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Can anyone crunch some fancy numbers
and tell me who is having a better season: Mike Jacobs or Ross Gload?
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
Ross Gload
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Jacobs -0.1 WAR, .317 wOBA
Gload 0.3 WAR, .341 wOBA
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess that just shows
how smart we all were to advocate getting rid of gload…
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 1, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
great job guys.
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Russell Branyan, 2.8 WAR, .423 wOBA
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
.238/.336/.498 career line
I suppose that’s better than the current Jacobs, and I don’t know how he is on defense, but this year is an obvious outlier for BA and OBP.
his salary is less than half of Jacobs
nad he cost no talent
he’s always had patience and power, and can actually play defense
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
To me he's always been a strikeout or homer guy, mostly strike out.
That reputation probably hurt him a bit. AAAA type guy, like Jack Cust but can play defense. Proving it wrong this year, and probably until he signs a fat contract, and then he’ll return to his career line.
well, I thikn he'll do better than his career line
sporadic playing time before this year.
but, yeah, this is what good teams do: sign a guy cheap before his monster year (if he doesnt work out, no big deal, $1.5M, who cares), not after.
I’d be shocked if he hits .300 on the year, still.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Switch-Hitting Catcher = Gay Personal Ad Title
by Royal Revival on Jul 1, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Victor Martinez is not impressed
neither is Jorge Posada
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
i could watch that youtube video over and over........
but here’s my new favorite one——-someone needs to do a Treyball version of this
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Cue DP ball...
only question – Which fielder will it be hit too?
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by aHorseWithNoName on Jul 1, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions
wow
TPJJ hit it in the air – didn’t know he could do that!
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by aHorseWithNoName on Jul 1, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Bob Davis thought it was gone
He almost crapped himself before realizing that it was going to be caught
by Black and Gold on Jul 1, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
At least Jose can play Hockey Goon pretty well
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?
Did JoGui go in hard on a DP and break it up?
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twss
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't break it up, but may have injured Punto
That’s how JoGui rolez
Eh, my sig needs a little time off
by ratherfantastic on Jul 1, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh.. Lazer at least. That should increase the trade value.
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Isn't it fitting that a personal injury law firm advertises during Royals games?
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Good point
Maybe we can have them sue the Royals for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Exhibit A = TPJ
by Black and Gold on Jul 1, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
for intentional infliction of emotional distress they must have reason to believe their conduct will result
in harm to us, or, be so wanton and reckless as to constitute an intentional act.
i believe the standards are met.
so Gammons was making up the stuff about Teahen?
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Clearly
ESPN makes stuff up about the Royals just to fill air time.
by Black and Gold on Jul 1, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think I agree with you
Teahen hits about as well as DeRosa, is only slightly less valuable on defense, is younger, and is under club control through 20011
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey we've scored a run today....
One more outburst and I’m turning this
car around young man…..
I wonder if Dayton Moore actually watches this team?
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau left the game with an injured groin
Thats funny, I have an injured groin after every Royals game, too (its where Dayton, Trey and TPJJ line up to punch me in).
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
Wow, lots of Twins injuries
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are they going to start making tons of excuses like our Royals will/have?
i’m thinking no.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, but they lost NICK PUNTO
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember how we went into the crapper this year after losing TPJ?
middle infielders are JUST THAT IMPORTANT
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What do they need to make excuses for?
They’ve got a winning record and are in the pennant chase.
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
I keep forgetting he is still on the roster
Unfortunately, so does Hillman.
by Black and Gold on Jul 1, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
HE GONE
GRAB SOME BENCH
i hate hawk
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
by DCRoyals on Jul 1, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Anyone else a bit shocked to discover Robinson Tejeda is still on the team?
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us, too
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh.
Span SB.
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son of a....
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poor decision from Bloomy there....
no way you’re throwing him out… throw to second.
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oh yeah
like this move
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
i would much rather have a 3-run HR from Morneau than a 2-run bomb from Mauer
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
Morneau is out
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
nevermind
i’m a moron
forgot about the groin injury
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
happens to the best of us
you should keep your name, btw
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it better than
ATLRoyals? That’s the other option
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
Pretty sure that one's already taken...
but I can’t go any further with that due to a commitment I made earlier
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
wow.
I guess I’m the other guy in atlanta wearing the Royals hat.
(so many jokes... head exploding)
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Moving there in August
for law school
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
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John Bale and the Infinity Inherited Scoring Runners.
It’s the name of the band I’m going to start.
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that is awesome
can I join?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
you bet.
what do you play?
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guitar
and nose flute
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
nice. You've got a spot.
We don’t pay well. Only the MLB minimum. (or whatever John makes)
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
John Christian Bale
Oh shit
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Bianchi NOW
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that John Bale.....
he’s no Jimmy Gobble, nosiree..
AWESOME
Bale is AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Royal Masochism
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
talk about bad luck...my only chance to see a KC home game this year and it's Bruce F-ing Chen...
right between Meche and Greinke.
by Royal Revival on Jul 1, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
We don't have to understand the plan
We just have to know that the plan is being followed.
by Black and Gold on Jul 1, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
no... that's Colon.
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ugh. Why am I still watching?
D_F…. got an idea for our first song?
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Highway to Heck
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
OK. I'm going to need the lyrics on my desk tomorrow.
lol.
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wow
Oh well, back to work (or at least, back to pretending that I’m working).
Later!
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by aHorseWithNoName on Jul 1, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
So Craig Monroe got released.....
Maybe we can pick him up to pitch?
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Great
John Bale must be channelling Miguel Asencio.
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John Bale is pitching?
OHSHIT OHSHIT OHSHIT OHSHIT OHSHIT OHSHIT OHSHIT OHSHIT
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was that the new caption contest?
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Well guys it doesnt appear that ive missed much.....
Outside of the crappy game, How is everyone doing?
I feel a little under the weather, but Dr. Nick says I'm fine
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm good....
how are you?
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Godzilla's Fireworks is going out of business?
they seem to go out of business every year!
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lol....
new owners every year?
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can't wait until the bankruptcy auction
wonder who wins the inflatable Godzilla
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Let's get it and prank the Little K with it.
Or go to Trey’s house/hotel/place where he lives.
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d_f
do you know of any articles on park-adjusted strikeouts?
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is there such a thing?
Maybe a different batter’s eye?
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that's what i'm curious about, basically
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Interesting.
That is a good question.
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not exactly on that
Dave Studeman touches on different sorts of park-effects here
you might also look up some of Brian Cartwright’s stuff on component-park factors
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
many thanks.
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
hey, actually i did have a serious stats question for you
is there a way to “reconcile” for lack of a better word, the components of the team (the individual players’ WARP, VORP, whatever’s best) to the overall team record? i may be trying to compare apples and oranges, but what i’m getting as is, if we took the royals team and added up their “contributions” (i use that term loosely), what would be the result from a win/loss perspective? and, if there was a significant difference one way or the other between the components and the whole, what would that tell us about what the team is deficient in (holy shit, i may have just stumbled on the formula for “grit”!).
any ideas?
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, there is
obviously, they aren’t going to match perfectly, although they should be better the larger the sample. There are always deviations for various reasons (i.e., some hits are better "timed’ than others, you can do this stuff with WPA + and -, but most people don’t htink that represents a repeatable skill) and so on… no one thinks they are that perfect.
This is a long issue for a comment. The short version is that you can take the teams total WAR and add it to what you think a replacement level team would be over the same number of games (.300 is what a lot of people accept as a “replacement level” team — about 49 wins a season).
Like I said, one can’t expect an exact match, especially in this number of games. But it’s pretty good. If you’re interested, I can look up and find the link for a guy who is doing some expanded standings for all the teams this way. I keep meaning to for KC, but ‘m lazy and I’m not sure it’s worth the effort for me to do an inferior job.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
way to work the count, St. Grit
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I can explain this.
I had a Baconater for lunch. :)
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Carlos Gomez, future Royal
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holy shit
nice swing Jose, you almost killed someone there
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Jumped to rob a homer... ball hit just above the track....
Missed it by |———————————————————————| that much.
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by 306008 on Jul 1, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
RA Dickey had no UCL story
drink
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Can't... drink... any.... more....
Ryan has me plastered already. Anymore and I’m gonna spew chunks.
lol.... All I've got is Powerade and water.
Oh, and some sweet tea. MMmmmm
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did Ron Mahay die or something?
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I was thinking that...
I was wondering but I didn’t post it.
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Time for Billy Butler
to call everyone else on the team “babies”
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by DCRoyals on Jul 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
that would make the season
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
reposted from above...
hey, actually i did have a serious stats question for you is there a way to "reconcile" for lack of a better word, the components of the team (the individual players’ WARP, VORP, whatever’s best) to the overall team record? i may be trying to compare apples and oranges, but what i’m getting as is, if we took the royals team and added up their "contributions" (i use that term loosely), what would be the result from a win/loss perspective? and, if there was a significant difference one way or the other between the components and the whole, what would that tell us about what the team is deficient in (holy shit, i may have just stumbled on the formula for "grit"!).
any ideas?
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 1, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I answered above
my computer is on the fritz
Actually, some of the discrepancy can be addressed by certain situational stats, but again, it’s hard to quantify what, if any of that, is skill
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
that was an ugly swing...
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YAAAAAAAAAY
grandma has a new hat
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RON MAHAY LIVES
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time for Ryan to talk about how Mahay used to be an outfielder
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MAHAY USED TO BE AN OUTFIELDER I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SURELY IT WASN'T FOR AN AL EAST TEAM
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
For example, did you know that parks can have a very large effect on strikeout rates? Here are the five best and worst ballparks for strikeouts:
Team K
Marlins 1.09
Mariners 1.09
Padres 1.08
Twins 1.07
Dodgers 1.06
-
Diamondbacks 0.93
Athletics 0.93
Orioles 0.93
Royals 0.91
Rockies 0.89
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Now what about walks? I’m fairly certain that sabermetric conventional wisdom is that the effect of parks on walk totals is minimal, if not non-existent. I found, however, that this was not really the case.
Team BB
Brewers 1.07
Mariners 1.06
Indians 1.05
Marlins 1.05
Diamondbacks 1.04
-
Yankees 0.97
Astros 0.97
Angels 0.97
Twins 0.96
Pirates 0.94
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One of the more interesting effects I found is that parks have a strong affect on the proportion of batted balls that are infield flies.
Team FlysIF
Brewers 1.15
Mariners 1.12
Marlins 1.12
Reds 1.08
Devil Rays 1.07
-
Phillies 0.93
Royals 0.93
Indians 0.92
Diamondbacks 0.92
Giants 0.90
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but the Royals walk total is significantly higher at the K than on the road
the spiffy hitting background lives
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This is a great article DF
Nice find.
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Where's the article?
Also, how is it normalized? Does it account for the fact that, say, Royals pitchers pitch half of the innings at Kaufman (I assume it does)?
DF posted it above....
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tpjj gets the gomez
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
is that like
a dirty sanchez?
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 1, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
hard hit dirty ball on the ground with a long toss out of the hole
naw, not like a dirty sanchez. not so much.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
oh man
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Gomez would be a perfect fit on our club.
High OBP, good OPS, low K, high BBs, great D
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Trey looks like Guido Sarducci now.
he needs a new hat.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
Bert, Brayan and Hernandez up in the 9th
Jacobs pinch hits for Hernandez with 2 outs
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yeah agianst a LHP
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
So, I have to work in the server room all afternoon...
…and i come back to this :(
And, uh, who was the overflow pic? I must be missing the reference or something
this just in...
According to ESPN the Mag…
Angels are sports best franchise
Chiefs are 106 (of 122)
and the
Royals are surprisingly 42
Nothing from Nothing leads to... Your 2009 Kansas City Royals
also...
Royals have the second best promotions in all of baseball (according to said magazine)
Nothing from Nothing leads to... Your 2009 Kansas City Royals
by averagegatsby on Jul 1, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i think Royals were #1 in terms of fans' opinion of ticket prices
i heard something like that on ESPN last night
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
value....
and wins per dollar spent are probably (well that and the promotions thing) are probably what get the Royals so high
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by averagegatsby on Jul 1, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
and we didn't have Mahay in the game last inning WHY?
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Trey forgot he was on the team
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because Trey had $100K on the over-under at 5.5 runs. Needed one more, and
figured the Royals couldn’t put one up.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
wow. I wonder if I should have made the bet today as well/
What’s he got tomorrow?
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Is it bad that I'm snickering at a guy because his name is R. A. Dickey?
Please tell me his first name isn’t Richard
“Hey guys, I was just reading my roster and I must have forgot that Ron Mahay was on the team”
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obviously tryin gto win me over by imitating one of my idols
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
B Pena
Where’s the base? Oh, there it is…. lol
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BPJ don't need a whole bat
to get a hit
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did you see him back up back to the bag
And miss by 3 feet? Lol… That’s amazing.
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love this Aviles quote............
“It’s definitely disappointing,” Aviles said, “but I know something’s wrong there because it wasn’t getting any better. When I got a second opinion, that’s when we found the tear. But it’s a double-edged sword. I’ll be healthy at the end of it, and I know what I’m capable of doing when I’m healthy.”
looooooooooooooove the fact it took a 2nd opinion to find a tear.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions
fire our medical staff!!
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Luis Hernandez!
it’s not like we’re trying ti win
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he can whiff as good as Jacobs
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yup....
Trey alreayd hit the showers.
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he was in the bathroom when it came to decide whether or not to PH
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
was he locked in there?
I remember hearing something about someone locked in the bathroom… was that in KC?
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i don't think so........it's in Tim Kurkijan's book
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Liefer, in a minor league game, right?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't remember off the top of my head......so i will smile and nod
in agreement. you’re probably right.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
never read the book, just remember some story about it
maybe that’s why Trey didn’t PH Jacobs
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Denny Matthews having flashbacks
to Luis Alcaraz and Juan Rios….
See Trey is gonna win, with that money on the OVER
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A BB?
DDJ time! Clutch hit!
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wow I heard a fan in the stands say "Sit Down Ron!"
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I heard that too....
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Stat question:
Does Nathan get a save if he gets one out? He wouldn’t face the tying run.
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Quirk said it was.
so did Ryan LicBeaver
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That's why I was asking.... the anouncers said so.....
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yes....tying run on deck when he entered
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 1, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
on deck?
that sucks.
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tying run on deck = save situation?
Gardenhoser to bring in the closer?
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Trey should take notes.
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Is that rule negated
if the on-deck batter is Willie Bloomquist?
"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"
Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split
shut up. almost. you're almost dead. shut up.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
you will be soon. shut up.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
counting on DDJ in the clutch?
yeah, this won’t work
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Royals Franchise ranking according to ESPN the mag
Last Year’s Rank: 51
Title Track: 65
Ownership: 73
Coaching: 70
Players: 53
Fan Relations: 50
Affordability: 2
Stadium Experience: 5
Bang for the Buck: 60
Nothing from Nothing leads to... Your 2009 Kansas City Royals
per win affordability would rank lower
where i'm "day-to-day" but i won't play again happens!
by blue bandwagon on Jul 1, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe thats where Bang for Buck comes into play
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by averagegatsby on Jul 1, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Jamie: "Ryan is just like Vin Scully"
WHAT?
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they both announce baseball games
where i'm "day-to-day" but i won't play again happens!
by blue bandwagon on Jul 1, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
neither has even been in my living room
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
mine either!
that has to be more than coincidence.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
Do you guys hear Quirk pouring out the sarcasm?
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
next thing you know we'll see Jamie Quirk on South Park
leading a quest to find the Man Bear Pig
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
Jacobs on deck?
You better get on DDJ! It’s Jacobs time!
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HA!
Mike Jacobs with HR power could tie this game… What a maroon
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it's a shame we won't get to see jacobs k with a chance to tie the game
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game....
over
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but at least David is still smiling
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Ron Gardenhire is not.
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sounds like this
Bud Selig (on phone) : Hey Dave, how about $650M for the team? we own you on the field and need a good AAA franchise
Dave : talk to George. He makes all the calls around here.
Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.
Run totals last 9 games...
2,4,4,3,2,3,4,1,1
yet won 4 of those games…
how many did Zack start?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 1, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm impressed we reached four runs on three occasions!
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by blue bandwagon on Jul 1, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
nice. 4-5 scoring 2.6666667 runs per game...
that’s just good managing. lol
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I'm going fishing see ya'all later.
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