Hillman Grilled as Royals Lose Ninth Straight

by Freneau on Jul 23, 2009 12:17 AM EDT in Kansas City Royals News

This was a very difficult game for the Royals to lose, but they found a way. You might not be the lead highlight on Sportscenter just for blowing a 6-2 lead in the 7th inning, but it's still a massive collapse. Team's up by four runs with nine outs to go have about a 96% chance of holding on.

The bullpen is completely in shambles. Shambles. We've come a long way to get back to where we started from, but here we are. Basically, it's 2005 out there. OK, Soria, and the 2005 Royals. Dayton Moore's regime rose and fell on the backs of relievers. He built some good 'pens -- by our pathetic standards -- in '07 and parts of '08, and the whole thing peaked with the Ram-Ram & Jack Soria combination. Now, Ramirez and Nunez are gone, and we're left with more Dayton guys like Mahay, Farnsworth, Wright, etc. who can't get the job done. It's an expensive, hand-picked collection of ineffective guys.
The amazing thing is, Jamey Wright has sucked since May, but he had like a good 10 innings to start the year, so now Trey would stake his life on a Wright inning. Wright's coup de grace was walking Reggie Willits, who heading into the game had a .233/.226/.233 line. He's Willie Bloomquist three weeks into a hunger strike.
I want to give Trey some credit for using Soria in the 8th. But really, was it any different than his patented down 10-2 appearances? The Royals had no one left essentially. The game was already tied, and the bases were loaded. I guess he could have brought in Cruz. So bravo.
I am not a Hillman fan, but Hillman is only a symptom of the problem. Remember that. Hillman's faults are that he's stubborn, incredibly conservative and bad it would seem on injury-issues and evaluating talent. He fits right in, and if Moore was to hire him, he'd likely try to find someone who was even more Hillman than Hillman.
Has anyone noticed that the Angels don't even play Angel-ball anymore. They have the third highest OBP in the AL, just behind the Yankees and Rays. Thank God we modelled our franchise after some vague idea of what they were doing six years ago.
For the first time this season, I feel like 100 losses is in play. As I wrote in the game thread, maybe it is better that way. A superficial drive for 79 wins does no one any good.
Apparently the post-game press conference was a little testy. It could be a fun day tomorrow.

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the whining about the media's scrutiny is pretty annoying

people spend money and time following the team. this pays his salary. the media is the avenue through which those who pay his salary evaluate his performance (which they have a right to do, again, because they his salary). so buck up and deal with it, tough guy.

/aware steinbrenner also pays his salary.

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 23, 2009 12:20 AM EDT reply actions

DESPERATE TIMES COME FOR DESPERATE MEASURES

Anyone wanna go grilling?

- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes

by JobDDT on Jul 23, 2009 12:20 AM EDT reply actions

I have a Weber

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Meccos Rule!

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Do they make grills?

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Do They Ever!

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Im basically rocking this guy

Older model, different shades of grey

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

I Like Charcoal

And an adjustable height. Sunbeam was my favorite, but that asshole Chainsaw Al came in and killed their patio division. He went to jail, very deservedly.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

I used to be a big fan of charcoal..

until I got my gas grill. I BBQ too much to not have one, and I can just say… Damnit I want to eat steak in 30 minutes and BAM!

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions

i do alot of grilling for myself....

and gas is the only way to go for that….but out at kauffman or if im having people over…its charcoal all the way

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Fair enough...

Also I have found if you spend the cash you can hardly taste the difference in gas and charcoal.

Im thinking about buying a little Weber Q portable gas grill… Works on those little Coleman propane canisters.

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

those things are a HUGE pain in the ass

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

hmmm...

scratch that then. Ive never used one

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

we werent sober either time....

but our group had charcoal grills as well…and the charcoal grills got food cooked more quickly

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn't cook a roast on one thats for sure...

but I would think hot dogs, brats, and those cheap mass produced burger pattys would do fine.

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed.

Charcoal’s such a pain in the ass.

If I want a brat, I want it now. Not in an 45 minutes.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Only time I use charcoal

is in the smoker with apple or hickory chips.

I like the taste that charcoal gives better for burgers, but I don’t want to wait that long.

Unless I'm wrong...

by Top Ramen on Jul 23, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Freel Reminds Me

Of my dog there, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions

I think reality is setting in over these last two days

Among everyone that the stonewalling about how the team is still on the right track is not flying anymore and we are probably back to square one in building a competitive team

by Olentangy on Jul 23, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions

I vow to never call Joakim Soria

“Jack” again because of Trey.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:24 AM EDT reply actions

I never did

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

I have always tried to use

Mexicutioner.

Not saying that’s a lot better, but I DO know it’s not Trey’s name for him.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I still want a ruling...

Did Manny Pacquiao get the label as Mexicutioner first?

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions

im pretty sure it started with landon donovan or something

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions

landon donovan=soccer

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Did he actually kill Mexicans?

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Who Hasn't?

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

something to do with a penalty kick or something....

my soccer friend was talking about it before i shut him up b/c i dont listen to people talk about soccer

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I didn't give a shit about soccer...

until I lived in Europe for a summer.

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

i might care then too....

no baseball….no football….and shitty basketball

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh you have no idea how bad the basketball was over there... Junior Varsity Girls Basketball bad

And I was there for the European Championship. And Germans care more about that than World Cup.

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions

When I was in high school, I was photographer for the year book

I had to take pictures of all of the sports teams, so one day I went to the JV girls basketball game.

The score was 8 to 6 at half time.

Unless I'm wrong...

by Top Ramen on Jul 23, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Okay maybe not that bad...

maybe Varsity girls bad.

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Why would Manny P be labeled as the Mexicutioner?

Because he dropped JMM?

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

He is just as Mexican as Soria...

and he is a bad ass also

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Really?

From the Phillipines means he is Mexican?

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh snap... Your right...

well then I have no idea why… You have rocked my world to its foundation… Unlike Royals management Im going to read up on the matter though

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions

no

you have eyes

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that's why I didn't get it.

I’ve never heard of him as the Mexicutioner. And if he earned that nickname from beating Mexicans, that as non-PC as it gets. Not that I have problem with that, but that makes it far from an accepted nickname.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

See below

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Here it is...

He got the nickname because he beat

Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez.

I think the name came after Soria.

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow Trey

I guess conservatism for Mr. “everything’s bigger in Texas except for baseball knowledge” Hillman goes right along with his racist pronunciation. Does he really have to call a Mexican (let’s not forget about immigration being a huge deal in Texas) an American name?

I have to be honest, Trey is bumblefuck RACIST for calling Joakim Soria “Jack”

Like does it hurt him to say “Jo-ah-kim” or “Wa-keem”? Both would be infinitely better than calling him Jack

by GobbleforCyoung on Jul 23, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Boycott phony Trey nicknames.

We must make a stand somewhere.

by hunter s. royal on Jul 23, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

This is where I start!

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

clinkscale is going nuts

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions

this is awesome

by slayor on Jul 23, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed.

He sounds like me after 8 beers.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

i have had no beers and this is how i'd sound on the radio....

with much more profanity

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, with 8 beers

I’d have GD’s and F bombs thrown in.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Clinkscale is a bit of a health nut

but he does it so he can drink more. My kind of compromise.

by hunter s. royal on Jul 23, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions

really?

thats awesome…

i, for a period of time stopped eating fast food, b/c i was drinking too much beer and my gut was getting huge

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I've heard a few stories.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

I Seriously Do

That.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

That's pretty much how I exercise.

Ride my bike 20 miles= I can drink

Run 3 miles= I can drink

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Me too.

Walk up the stairs, open fridge=I can drink.

by hunter s. royal on Jul 23, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

from out of your mother's basement?

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jul 23, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

a 9 year old might be smarter than trey

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:27 AM EDT reply actions

He liked the Jacobs deal though

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by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions

so did trey

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

so its a wash on that one

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

fair enough

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Quick shout out to Jamey Wright.........

for agreeing to do interviews after the game, when relief pitchers aren’t required to. Seems like a somewhat innocent victim tonight.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 23, 2009 12:28 AM EDT reply actions

yeah for fucks sake of course he told trey he could pitch

by slayor on Jul 23, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

He's Lied About

That for 20 years.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

Haha

true, he’s thinking, “oh shit, everyone else in the bullpen sucks an shouldn’t be in MLB, so i feel pretty secure, might as well live it up as a celebrity while it lasts”

by GobbleforCyoung on Jul 23, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions

ha ha....mailing them a crystal ball

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions

that was priceless

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

So Mellinger was part of the grilling?

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

ON EVERY SINGLE POINT OF THE GAME!

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 23, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

He Did The

Brats.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Annnnnnnnnnd.....

we got a trey defender

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:33 AM EDT reply actions

he's mad about the second-guessing!

you know what? That’s on Dayton Moore — the master scout

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions

damn straight

if he doesn’t get the blame for Howell, RamRam, Nunez, etc. he can’t get credit for Soria and Meche

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Trey is coming off as a bit of a clown who was not ready for the job...

but if we fire trey tomorrow, we’re still in the same boat with the same problems

by Freneau on Jul 23, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions

true true

and not awesome.

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 23, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

no...we'll have a better manager....

and probably at least 2 wins since the break with 99% of managers

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

yup... scapegoat makes everyone hapoy for a few months

instead of hoping for 100 losses and Trey getting scapegoated and canned, hope that Dayton sticks with Trey so that Trey ends up being the millstone around his neck

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

can you imagine who Dayton would replace him with?

I think we all know how this story goes…

he’d find someone even more inflexible, more old-school, more reactionary, etc

by Freneau on Jul 23, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

that really might be impossible

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

we thought the same thing about

replacing TPJ

"The life of a (Royals) fan must be lived forward but can only be understood backward" -- Kierkegaard (more or less)

by benfunke on Jul 23, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions

"I never say it can't get worse."

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions

he's not worse....its just that he's not really any better at 5 times the price

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 24, 2009 6:02 AM EDT up reply actions

It probably be Gibbons...

Who I could never endorse, because of IBB’ing a certain TPJ

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

You Wouldn't Understand

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions

I guess not...

but then again no one understood that move… Really not even a joking matter.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Ooh, reminds me of another Trey postgame quote about his Soria use:

“To a man, I asked every coach in our dugout if they would have used Jack. They all said ‘no way’, I trust in my staff as baseball men”

That was a postgame quote from Sunday I think.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

if you answer any other way...

you get sent the way of jamie quirk during the tony muser era

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Dayton has said very similar things.

‘I don’t surround myself with yes men, but absolutely everyone working for me totally agreed with me!’

by hunter s. royal on Jul 23, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions

hahaha

Arbuckle is trying to get Moore canned “On yeah, Betancourt is totally the next Rollins, or, even better (holding back laughs), Yunel or Andrus!”

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm slightly exaggerating, but not much

and it was about the Betancourt deal. Dayton claimed everyone he knew in all of baseball thought it was a great move. Maybe he should have asked who it was a great move for.

by hunter s. royal on Jul 23, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Frankly, John Gibbons would be a decent choice

heck, the media would find him refreshing, for at least a few weeks the public would love his “tough with players” B.S. JoPo could write multiple articles about the TPJ IBB, J.P. and Dunn.. blah blah balh

At least people are ripping Dayton for his mistakes. It’s almost like some of us were right in the offsesaon. No, it’s the children who are wrong.

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Won't someone think of the children?

"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"

by NHZ on Jul 23, 2009 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Well if someone (Jacobs? Guillen) wrote the ship was sinking on the chalk board

Gibbons woudl challenge him to a fight like he did with Shea Hillenbrand

by GobbleforCyoung on Jul 23, 2009 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Don't worry, we can always hire Whitey Herzog to be manager.

That’s essentially what K-State did when they fired their first time, not ready to be a head coach Ron Prince.

Unless I'm wrong...

by Top Ramen on Jul 23, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

i'm extremely disappointed that jogui was in the hospital for the post-game tonight.....

if i was in charge of the star…i deinitely send a peon writer to get jose’s though

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:37 AM EDT reply actions

Is this the caption contest?

If so:

Royals outfielder Ryan Freel’s attempt to escape Kauffman Stadium during the 8th inning of Wednesday night’s game is thwarted by an armed guard.

by Black and Gold on Jul 23, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs

apparently an SEC football game was going on in the bullpen

by Freneau on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Onto a postgame comment,

I really (naively) believed that this game was in the books in the 7th inning.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions

So Did Ryan

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

when will you ever learn?!

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

i did too....

and i was correct

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Banny's fault

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes,

you wouldn’t think they’d be able to blow EVERY game.

by hunter s. royal on Jul 23, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions

It's A Repeatable

Skill.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 23, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

I blame MLB

7 innings is plenty long for a baseball game in today’s attention-deficit society.

by Black and Gold on Jul 23, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

clinksdale is pretty hilarious

my first time listening to him ever — he just made fun of the “jack” nickname

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions

he's on a roll tonight

usually he’s grating, dull, and uppity………..but tonight he’s on his game!

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 23, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions

agreed

V-card for me also….enjoying it

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions

That other team in Missouri is starting to look better every day

Oh wait, they just got swept by the ’Stros, nevermind.

by TheSmokingPun on Jul 23, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions

makes my cardinals fan friends more tolerable....

sometimes.

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

nope never

i got a Pujols picture taped above my work area today

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

i'm sure you got to hear all about the duncan trade

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 23, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

loved every second

even though I have Franklin on fantasy…worth it

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Lamey Wrong interview

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:45 AM EDT reply actions

Ok, FSN is showing the replay now

how did the cute blond on the RHB side of the plate not get brought up tonight?

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:45 AM EDT reply actions

Geez -- Jamey Wright pitches 3 games in 2 days and also has to be the bullpen's spokesman?

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:45 AM EDT reply actions

they said it was his choice;

pretty admirable

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

I think I am going to lay off on him for a while

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

gotta respect that

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions

he also cooks and rubs the mud on the baseballs

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

He's obviously the fall guy.

Trey has taught him well. Always fall on your own sword.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

bullpen guys don't have to be available for interview

but he decided to grant interviews today.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 23, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions

he'll probably start doing HIllman's, too

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions

as long as he isn't asked any baseball questions

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jul 23, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

well...espn banned the NY Post for running the Erin Andrews pics....

and then theres this generations zapruder film….

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/nba/07/22/lebron_dunk/index.html

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:46 AM EDT reply actions

I've seen the videos

It’s her, no doubt.

by TheSmokingPun on Jul 23, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

definitely her....

but i meant the lebron dunk that was confiscated by nike….not really a big deal…until nike made it one

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Never watched the video.

Honestly, didn’t have any interest. If I want to see a naked girl online, there are many better places and women to look at.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, but

It’s more of the fact of many wanted to see her neekid for so long, but not in this way. Somebody went way too far.

by TheSmokingPun on Jul 23, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions

it's going to turn out verrrrrrrrry well for her....

i read about a situation like this with someone completly unknown…and they ended up winning a $150 million lawsuit

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by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Uh oh

$150 million? NO! SHE WON’T NEED TO WORK!

by TheSmokingPun on Jul 23, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

no shit....good thing for her...bad thing for us

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Really?

She’s pretty, but very replaceable. I guess that’s why I was never caught up with the idea of a video of her changing.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions

she wasnt really changing....

she was just standing around doing her hair naked and checking her ass out in the mirror every 10 secs

she might be replaceable in the looks department, but i think she’s actually legitimately good at her job…i mean, as good as sideline reporters go

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions

I miss Melissa Stark

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

she marry a rich guy and get sick of working?

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions

according to Wikipedia...

she works for NBC, I guess she covered a lot of the Olympics.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions

ahhh...nbc...that explains her disappearance

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I missed the Olympics last year

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Did you REALLY miss them?

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah...

I missed all sports last summer, the only thing I saw was the European soccer championship.

I spent the entire summer in Germany. Got back the day Phelps won his last gold medal.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm just saying that-

she’s a lot better at her job because she danced at Florida and worked for ESPN.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

There was a rumor not too long ago

About a video of her having carnal relations w/ David Wright

BOOM! ROASTED!

by GoBabies!! on Jul 23, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions

i wouldnt feel the least bit bad about that getting out

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 24, 2009 6:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Okay the video was lame...

and I need to know about these Erin Andrews pics

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions

I read to not look for the video

worm and virus writers are having a field day off of fake videos

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions

by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

by BHWick on Jul 23, 2009 12:58 AM EDT reply actions

michel ynoa just was turned into michael inoa last summer

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 23, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I blame Teddy Roosevelt,

he started it all with the fight for Cuba.

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Look

if you can’t find a player to give Trey a vote of confidence on the record, then that’s a sign that these guys don’t like the thin-skinned waffler that is Trey Failman

Enough is Enough - Fire Trey Hillman

by BHWick on Jul 23, 2009 1:04 AM EDT reply actions

Wow, Trey Failman just seems a little too easy.

doesn’t it?

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 23, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions

these guys don't deserve our full creative effort

Herm Hillman, Trey the Genius, all too complex for this gallery

Enough is Enough - Fire Trey Hillman

by BHWick on Jul 23, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Herm Hillman

I love it

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 23, 2009 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions

by averagegatsby on Jul 23, 2009 1:30 AM EDT reply actions

Interesting blurb

I don’t think we can reach that “worst decade” ever but I think we’ll pass all of the other teams.

by sterlingice on Jul 23, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions

time to forget the game with awesome music on YouTube

Living Colour steps up first

Enough is Enough - Fire Trey Hillman

by BHWick on Jul 23, 2009 1:39 AM EDT reply actions

This one is a testament to the power of losers without a life

enjoy

Enough is Enough - Fire Trey Hillman

by BHWick on Jul 23, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions

semi-old school!

I wonder whatever happend to Muzz Skillings (no I’m not looking it up on Wikipedia)

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.

by Matt Klaassen on Jul 23, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions

This is a magnificent analogy:

Wright’s coup de grace was walking Reggie Willits, who heading into the game had a .233/.226/.233 line. He’s Willie Bloomquist three weeks into a hunger strike.

by Decatur on Jul 23, 2009 2:43 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs