Willie Bloomquist Blasts Royals to Second Straight Win

by Freneau on Jul 28, 2009 10:35 PM EDT in Kansas City Royals News

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Papelbon blew a 3 run save against OAKLAND.

It is a good day.

by slayor on Jul 28, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

hahaha

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Love it

by kcbottom9th on Jul 28, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

The best thing I could have ever heard.

OK, second best.

Fuck This Team. Period.

The General Theory of Royaltivity

by kabrink on Jul 28, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

No, third.

Fourth?

OK, there’s a lot of better things I can think of but I hate Papeldouche anyway and love the FAIL.

Fuck This Team. Period.

The General Theory of Royaltivity

by kabrink on Jul 28, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

This

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

If this were hockey...

Our three stars would be…

Bloomy, Wright, Buck.

by KyleM on Jul 28, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

CATCHERS RULE TEH CLUTCH SITUATOINS

Buck: .362 WPA (leads game)

Wieters: .347

BUCK > WIETERS

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 28, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

Wieters

total bust

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow, Fulchio's Still

Pitching for the Stros. He has, however, given up the lead.

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

Fulchio=Fulchino=Pumpkinhead

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

OK GUYZ I THINK WE CAN ALL LAY OFF DAYTON MOORE FOR A WHILE

THE PROCESS IS VINDICATED

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 28, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

LOUD NOISES

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't hear anyone complaining about Willie's 3 HRs this year!!

Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed

by Top Ramen on Jul 28, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

It's gotta be roids

no other explanation

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Any Time A

Bloomers HR figures in a win the gods were smiling on you.

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Stat that if you had seen it on March 31, you would have said, oh *#&%, the Royals are going to blow...

Bloomquist has 3x the number of HRs that Alex Gordon has. (gulp)

by billexgordler on Jul 29, 2009 7:05 AM EDT up reply actions

and you would have been right

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

by benfunke on Jul 29, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

mind if I tweet a variation on this, or are you gonna?

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 28, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions

go for it

Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed

by Top Ramen on Jul 28, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

am I the only one who delets and redoes each Tweet 10-15 times to make it "perfect?"

I sure hope hash_royals doesn’t freak out

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 28, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions

So, is hash_royals a person who just re-tweets anything tagged as Royals

or is it done automatically?

Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed

by Top Ramen on Jul 28, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it's automatic

not really sure, though

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 29, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Billy Butler = Hideki Matsui

I feel it in my bones.

Turning Kool-Aid to Jesus Juice since 2009.

by Discodave on Jul 28, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions

I am happy for Billy's backside

That he is Hideki and Kazuo.

by kcbottom9th on Jul 28, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Lamey Wrong really did pitch quite well today...

perhaps him and TuhJayDuh have started a bullpen turnaround

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Jul 28, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions

it had to get better

those guys are bad, but not as bad as they were that homestand

by slayor on Jul 28, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

exactly

our bullpen isn’t outstanding, but what happened to them over that bad stretch is hard to comprehend. i think it’ll be a while before we see such a long, unexpected run of suck from our bullpen.

by 9il on Jul 29, 2009 2:37 AM EDT up reply actions

what happened is we lost like 4 games we shouldnt have due to our manager....

and another 3 or so due to our GM

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 29, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions

-1

for optimistic spin from Slayor.

by KCScuba on Jul 29, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

He Was Lucky

He didn’t hit a target all night, and he was wild in the zone.

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Wright today reminded me of April Wright

Groundball Master

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't care when or how

but winning sure is nice

Kansas City Royals - rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic since 1994.

by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 28, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

Especially when it's 2 in a row

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Can Such Things

Be?

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Well that was fun

Let’s do it again tomorrow!

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

Fucki Yeah! Rawrrrrrr!

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Wieters

will go down in history as one of the many great 6’5" catchers

and it sounds like stray cats are fighting in the background of the Jamey Wright 610 interview

Enough is Enough - Fire Trey Hillman

by BHWick on Jul 28, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions

That's the spaceship

Ready to take Jamey home.

by kcbottom9th on Jul 28, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

IT'S BLOMQUIST, ISN'T IT?

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 28, 2009 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

Just saying

Since we somehow got wins with Bruce Chen AND Jamey Wright, then I fully expect Greinke to get blown up tomorrow.

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions

I, on the other hand, expect a 1-0 loss

I’m thinking positive ;)

by sterlingice on Jul 28, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions

true dat :D

Phase 1: Assemble expensive, below average players
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: CHAMPIONSHIP!
-RoyalsRetro

by ratherfantastic on Jul 28, 2009 10:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Watching Zito on TV tonight

I’m thinking Dayton can probably pick him up for no more than 2 marginal prospects and probably get a couple million back to cover part of the contract.

by 2X2L on Jul 28, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

With that contract a couple million wold be about 60 million short.

Isn't sure if I should be proud or worried that my 19 month old daughter asks to listen to the Royals games every night.

by Skirra on Jul 28, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

It's

only money.

by 2X2L on Jul 28, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

he's working the phones now

also hoping to get Edgar Renteria

I hope everyone Enjoyed Billy while it lasted

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 28, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

But where would Billy play in SF

now that they have Garko?

by 2X2L on Jul 28, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Garko will come back to KC

for Jeff Bianchi and Dan Duffy

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by Matt Klaassen on Jul 28, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

No way.

DM isn’t going to make anymore trades. He already picked up the 2 missing pieces, Yuni and Freel.

Fuck This Team. Period.

The General Theory of Royaltivity

by kabrink on Jul 28, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

The trade for a CF is coming since they're announced they're not bringing back Crisp

the only question is which all-defense/no-offense or past their prime player will it be?

Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed

by Top Ramen on Jul 28, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Podsednik

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Darrin Erstead

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jul 28, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Go Huskers!

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 28, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

he could mentor Gordon

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jul 28, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

So Could I

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

by philofthenorth on Jul 29, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

What were they the missing pieces to?

A cover band that only sings “Word Up”?

by AxDxMx on Jul 29, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

lets talk about the real reason why the royals won the game

the treyman’s moustache-less face.

by kevinf on Jul 28, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions

Trey should grow a chinstrap beard

Hey, it worked for Soria!

by Olentangy on Jul 28, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions

I'm disappointed that YBJ hasn't gotten off to a faster start

I was hoping to see him start with a .350/.342/.400 line for the first couple of weeks.

That way we could enjoy a few weeks of good play and righteous indignation coming from the front office before he tanked to his Berroa-esque levels.

Instead, we’re treated to sub-TPJ level hitting.

Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed

by Top Ramen on Jul 28, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I was actually expecting a mini hot streak from him.

Maybe he’s saving it for August?

He can get 4, NOT 5.

by Warden11 on Jul 28, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Saving it?

HA! Good one.

by AxDxMx on Jul 29, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

The 610 postgame says

HAIL BLOOMQUIST

Enough is Enough - Fire Trey Hillman

by BHWick on Jul 28, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions

I missed the game tonight - I was checking out the AAA club

I saw Farnsey – aka the Professor – put down three Iowa Cubbies – 2 K’s and a groundout.
I saw BJ Ryan – he looked a bit shaky
Kila walked – what is up with that?
Ducky got the win, but he didn’t look that great – they were hitting him pretty hard.
I can’t believe I paid $6 for a Coors Light

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jul 28, 2009 11:43 PM EDT reply actions

plus, they show OBP and SLUG on the scoreboard!

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jul 29, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

this has nothing to do with bloomy's dominance....

and its just a guys list of top 10 milb 1b guys….hosmer doesnt look too bad with respect to age/league/performance comparatively….smoak is not awesome as many on here would lead us to believe…the only guy on the list that i’d say is really outperforming Hosmer is Freeman

Rank name age level avg/oba/slug ABs BBs Ks Community Rank 1B and Overall

1. Freddie Freeman, 19, AA .306/.386/.457 324 30 46 (7-46)

2. Justin Smoak, 22, AAA, .288/.402/.443 271 50 57 (2-22)

3. Logan Morrison, 21, AA, .268/.419/.459 157 41 25 (5-38)

4. Yonder Alonso, 22, AA, .287/.360/.470 230 28 35 (6-44)

5. Chris Carter, 22, AA, .306/.408/.513 386 65 98 (8-51)

6. Ike Davis, 22, AA, .296/.384/.507 345 49 87 (N/A)

7. Lars Anderson, 21, AA, .260/.351/.389 339 47 90 (1-21)

8. Eric Hosmer, 19, A+, .255/.349/.376 306 46 74 (4-29)

9. Kyle Blanks, 22, majors, .283/.393/.485 233 39 63 (9-79)

10. Brandon Allen 23, AAA, .295/.368/.492 356 39 68 (N/A)

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 29, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions