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Game 122 Open Thread - Twins (59-63) at Royals (47-74)

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Aug 22, 2009 7:10 PM EDT


Kyle Davies makes another start.

The march to 100 losses continues.

Twins vs Royals coverage, Twinkie Town

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Alex's line the other night

                               AB R H 2B RBI BB SO AVG
Gordon, A 3B 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 .385

if anyone cares

That's the worst lookin' hat I've ever seen...

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions  

we don't... hehe

not until he’s called up in september.

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by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

No Willie in the lineup

which sounds like I’m describing the cast to a lesbian porno.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions  

WTF

I had those lined up perfectly…. Damn you Trey

That's the worst lookin' hat I've ever seen...

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 7:03 PM EDT reply actions  

As Good As

Anything we’ve seen lately; no Bloomers, anyway. How will we lose the DH tonight? Have we added any pitchers?

Minnesota
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. Span rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
O. Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J. Mauer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378
J. Kubel dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M. Cuddyer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
D. Young lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
B. Harris 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
C. Gomez cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A. Casilla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187
 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
D. DeJesus lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B. Pena dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B. Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M. Olivo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
A. Callaspo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M. Teahen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
M. Maier cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Y. Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J. Anderson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
 Minnesota
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
B. Duensing 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 5.09
 
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
K. Davies 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.58 5.92

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Awful

Quiet…..

That's the worst lookin' hat I've ever seen...

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions  

it seems like everyone has a life.

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 7:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Or

Finally jumped of the deck of the the Titanic

Your killin me smalls....

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Four strike outs, one home run

That’s an interesting line for the first two innings.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions  

obviously

didn’t want span to hit…. I guess

Your killin me smalls....

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Mommy, Why Did

Daddy let Bad Hiram come back? I’m scared.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions  

there’s so many hot chicks at royals games

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 7:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Well, we all deserve one.

No, two! We all deserve two of them, for putting up with this crap.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions  

More Joker Buntzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

This one worked!

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 7:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Shouldn't DDJ Bunt?

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions  

HBP! HBP! HBP!

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions  

That always hurts, back elbow.

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by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions  

went to the game last night and it was the first time I’ve seen the twins fans act like pricks.

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 7:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

really?

explain.

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by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m on a cell phone so it would take forever, but they were like cardinal fans. Pretty cocky and belligerent. there were a few nice ones, but a lot of douches.

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

and they are infecting our kids.

Sigh.

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Get them loaded for the baconator!

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions  

That's Ugly

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions  

grrr.... here comes the unintentional intentional BB to Billy

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

nevermind

0 and 2. What do I know?

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by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Soooo

I actually gave my 2 tickets for tonights game to my brother-in-law. Good call or not? I think its to early to tell.

Your killin me smalls....

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions  

bad call

you’re spending it in your mother’s basemetn.

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Actually

Grillin bacon wrapped chicken and drinkin some rocky mountain refreshment. With rr on laptop and game on the radio in garage…

Your killin me smalls....

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice work.

I just got done with hamburgers on the grill. Some sweet corn on the cob with (Sorry, can’t remember which RR members recipe) spice, some Mac-n-cheese, krispy kreme rasberry filled doughnut for dessert….

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Im hurt

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I <3 Billy Butler

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:00 PM EDT reply actions  

who needs a bat when you have Defense like that?

Wow Casilla.

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by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions  

This game seems pretty good... check out that Wil Myers guy

Burlington NC Royals.

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Shit, The Next

Time Callaspo does that will be the first.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm out... I'll catch the rest on the DVR.

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Aug 22, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions  

me too...

Im having dinner with some European girls

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh, I’m allergic to kansas.

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Fail

No european girls in Frontenac.

Your killin me smalls....

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

two questions…what country are they from? are they cute? if they’re cute why are you on RR? okay, that was 3 questions

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Finland and Germany...

I haven’t actually met them yet, I went to the same school as the girls from Germany, so I am kind of like an ambassador, and I am leaving in like 10 minutes

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

we here at RR will be requiring pics. good luck my friend…good luck.

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

oops

need a clicky

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

she has too much facial hair for my tastes, but the chick on the right is cute

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

ZING!

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Finns Are Different

Don’t call them Scandanavian, and offer to be their king. They have no royalty of their own and have kind of adopted the Swedish royalty as their own.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

I lived in berlin…german girls are slutty when it comes to americans…rock on

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

sweet…so I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know.

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

yeah...

to say I had a good time is an understatement… Of course if my German was better it could have been even more fun.

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn’t know any german either…which allowed me to never have an opportunity to put my foot in my mouth

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

I nearly got in a fight in Berlin because I was unable to talk my way out of a situation...

thankfully my crew of German friends helped me out

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was scared shitless everyday in berlin. everyone looks like a badass and the ghettos there are the ghettoest ghettos that have ever ghettoed.

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

I didn't get to the ghettos of Berlin...

My friend was from there (whose parents were loaded) so I was able to avoid the sketchy parts

Im hoping to go back in Late December/Early January

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 22, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

did you go over to amsterdam?

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

No but I did make it to Prague

Desperately hoping for Desperate Measures

by averagegatsby on Aug 23, 2009 3:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Ok

I’ll give ya that…. I guess

Your killin me smalls....

by royalblue69 on Aug 22, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

did anyone just hear frank slip and say “beat it off”?

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Lefties Working Douching

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions  

I dunno

about bringing Mahay in right here.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Okay someone explain

why in hell Trey DID bring in Mahay??

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 8:53 PM EDT reply actions  

mahay appreciation thread…GO!!!

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 8:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

The hell with Mahay...

let’s show some appreciation for the idiot who put him out there.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions  

You guys can have this

I am so tired of this crap. How they can’t get 5 runs off that stiff the Twins put on the mound is one thing, but removing Davies for absolutely no reason has wrecked it for me. Mahay? That jerk couldn’t strike me out. I give up unless Hillman gets canned. When EVERY decision you make proves to be incorrect you have got to go…

by stram#1 on Aug 22, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Yep, they suck to galaxic proportion this year

but at least we were able to pick up some important pieces for the future (Blomqvist, Anderson)

Much more optimism over at Arrowhead Pride.

Hopes fade once again from blue to red. Go New Chiefs!!

by kabrink on Aug 22, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ryan: "Well this move doesn't work out for the Royals"

Ummm, do they ever?

Hopes fade once again from blue to red. Go New Chiefs!!

by kabrink on Aug 22, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Davies Was Pulled

For no discernible reason.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 9:01 PM EDT reply actions  

maybe it was time for the medical staff to bleed him

Hopes fade once again from blue to red. Go New Chiefs!!

by kabrink on Aug 22, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey!

Get off those European chicks! Royals are back in it!
Sort of.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 9:15 PM EDT reply actions  

I can't believe the size of the crowd

KC has pretty great fans. We’re historically bad every year, and we’re still drawing 20,000+ for weekend games in late August when we’re 27 games under. Against the Twins. Impressive.

Lucky Glass.

by hippdoghipp on Aug 22, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions  

The Board Isn't

Updating itself and I can’t reply to anyone most of the time. I don’t know which end it’s on, but it’s frustrating.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions  

is it working for me?

by WhenWillDavidGlassDie? on Aug 22, 2009 9:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

It Works For

Me occasionally.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes WWDGD, It

Is. Still not for me.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Who do we have on the bench right now?

I dread the thought of Maier, Yuni and Anderson coming up in this situation.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Jacobs

What a gamble that would be. Kind of tempting, though.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

2 Suicide Squeezes?

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow!

That was a Royals way of giving up a run.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

they're trying to out-Royal the Royals

with this horrible relief pitching and defense…..sadly, they do not know what they are up against.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Aug 22, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow

Only 100ish comments thru the 7th :(

by sterlingice on Aug 22, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

The Board Has

Been glitching. That might have something to do with it.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry, planning a trip to San Francisco online

My wife has to go to Monterrey for a conference so I’ll be joining her once that’s done

by sterlingice on Aug 22, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

It'd be awesome

if we didn’t have to play against our own bullpen at the top of every inning.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Almost.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Daaaaaaaaayum

what’s-his-name was right. There ARE some hotties at the game. They’ve got beer, too. Of course, so do I.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice Shot, DDJ

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Hillman Signals To

Shoot yourself in the temple.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Pena

bunts well. But dammit, I’d like to see him hit more. This particular game hasn’t called for him it, I guess.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Yard, Manatee, Yard!

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Olivo's Up!

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll paint you the picture and you decide

-DDJ on third, the tying run
-Olivo up with 2 outs.

What do you think happens?

by sterlingice on Aug 22, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

royal pride happens

maybe olivo will K at a wild pitch

by Freneau on Aug 22, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

In order to K

You have to see three pitches, not one.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions  

is anyone here?

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 22, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions  

no

we start pretty late

in any case, I’m at the stage in my “studies” where semesters don’t matter (I’m not teaching at the moment — child care + proposal/comps work + not allowed to work outside of school in Canada + no undergrads at my instituition)

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 22, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't even read those entries for some reason

It just struck me that I can’t recall a single nice thing Poz has ever written about DDJ. I wonder why? Seriously…

Is it because Poz never got over Beltran or something?

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 22, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

there's no angle to DDJ

unless you just go all in on the “underappreciated” thing, which is really more of a blogger thing

Poz is pretty with it statistically and in understanding player value, but he still loves his stories

by Freneau on Aug 22, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Colon+Mauer=Joy

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Did Robinson Tejeda hit on Hillman's wife or something?

I guess Tejeda + Olivo would be a scary combo… for Olivo

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 22, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions  

where the f--- is Robinson Tejeda?

He better be hurt

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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 22, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Jamey Always Gets

A grounder before he blows up. This one worked nicely.

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by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions  

We Needed A

Few more players chasing that popup.

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by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Totally predictable

We need two more first basement and an extra right fielder.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Did I just say

“first basement?”
I may have had a cocktail.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

First basement

sounds like a new category for the Royals special place in the standings.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

I'll bet

Teahan has broken more hearts with his K’s, though.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Is Jacobs hurt or something

there is no excuse for letting Anderson hit otherwise. My grandma could have hit a routine grounder to second in that situation…

by stram#1 on Aug 22, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Seriously...

Trey decided Anderson was the best guy for the job there?

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

The Tao Of

Trey.

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

by philofthenorth on Aug 22, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Trey gets the loss

Yanking Davies in favor of Mahay? Doing nothing with the late inning batting options? We’re all astounded by his ineffectiveness as a manager.

by LaFLamme on Aug 22, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

My wife

who knows less about the Royals than Hillman does. Watched somebody step into the batter’s box with the tying run on first and said “That had better be Jacobs”. When my wife has a better baseball IQ than the guy running the team changes have to be made.

by stram#1 on Aug 22, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions  

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