Royals Complete Comeback, Stun Red Sox 12-9

by Freneau on Sep 22, 2009 7:38 AM EDT in Kansas City Royals News

And yes, I missed it. I felt terrible last night and checked out after Yuni was retired in the 5th to keep it at 8-5. For the first time since I was eight, I went to bed at 10:30. This ended up being a really bad decision, because, of course, I woke up feeling even worse, yet wide awake, at 1:00 AM. By 2:00 AM I gave up on sleeping and went into the living room to flip on ESPN/NFLN/MLBN to quickly digest scores (so easy to be a fan these days, I remember when you had to know when to time Headline News to get the sports scores), and I saw that the Royals won. It greatly improved what had been, and was, an otherwise terrible night.

When was the last time the Royals drew 11 walks in a game? I do not recognize this team. I haven't checked the numbers, but it sure seems like they're actually getting on-base via the walk quite a bit during this hot streak.
Billy Butler is good.
The Red Sox have had a terrible time holding runners all season and it was nice to see the Royals take advantage of that.
Bully for Alex Gordon coming up with a big hit.
Jamey Wright somehow thre two scoreless innings?
I'm actually starting to non-hate Josh Anderson a little. Am I wrong to feel this way?

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well, you've done it again, virginia

made another masterpiece while i was dreaming.

only 27.5 games behind Boston now. lookout.

I'm hiding out in the big city blinking.

by bludevil33 on Sep 22, 2009 8:25 AM EDT reply actions

And you are gonna lose again tonight

GREINKE TIME!

I actually have tickets. I think this will be the first or second time I’ve seen him pitch in person this year.

by AxDxMx on Sep 22, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Awesome comeback.

Maybe it’ll be enough to drag Rany out of his self-imposed hiatus.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 22, 2009 9:19 AM EDT reply actions

Was it fever, or was it the 9 exclamation points?

the comeback starts now!!!!!!!!!

by royalsreview on Sep 21, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

by 2X2L on Sep 22, 2009 9:36 AM EDT reply actions

I’m actually starting to non-hate Josh Anderson a little. Am I wrong to feel this way?

Some say all you need is non-hate, the what the world needs now is non-hate. Granted, non-hate is a many-splendored thing, but

CAN HE JUMP OVER A CAR???

by 2X2L on Sep 22, 2009 9:57 AM EDT reply actions

I think it is easier to non-hate a player if the other players around him are

playing well and the team is winning. He is a lot harder to take when the team is losing 7/10 games.

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Sep 22, 2009 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Exactly.

He still should have no place on an MLB roster, but right now, I don’t care.

by AxDxMx on Sep 22, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

.237 .276 .290

by sterlingice on Sep 22, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Meant to post more

But that line does kindof speak for itself

by sterlingice on Sep 22, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't even know what those numbers mean

therefore, they are meaningless to me. Q.E.D.

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Sep 22, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

There's no reason to really hate...

…any player on the field right now. There’s just no reason to hate anything about baseball—-except maybe a small percentage of jack @$$e$. – TL

by timlacy on Sep 22, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

Also, Will, when you write...

…more positive things about the Royals—-meaning more hopeful, less piling on, and less personal about players, manager, and the GM—-it’s much more fun to check in to Royals Review more often. – TL

by timlacy on Sep 22, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I bet you like watching World News tonight

With special glasses on that filter out the wars and dead people and stuff.

by kcbottom9th on Sep 22, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Good one.

Not true, but a nice play. – TL

by timlacy on Sep 22, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

He is pretty up beat, I would hate to see my comments.

Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.

by Jeff Zimmerman on Sep 22, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

About as upbeat as you could be with this team

I’ve seen plenty of real Negative Nancies, and Will is not one of them.

by awolfson on Sep 22, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

Tim, for as much as you complain about people beating dead horses and driving points into the ground around here, you seem to harp on this one quite a bit.

I can’t imagine there are many people in the world who could constantly update a Royals blog without leaning heavily towards sarcasm and negativity (which I would more accurately call realism, and is exactly the tone this team deserves in its current state).

Royals, NBA, Golden Hurricane, Hawkeyes, Chiefs, and KU basketball, in that order.

by Rowyal on Sep 22, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

It's because I can think of a prominent counter-example: ...

…Al Yellon of BleedCubbieBlue. Unlike Will, Al reports on the games, notes the positives and negatives, but doesn’t dwell on the latter. And Al is considered neither a homer nor a harpie. Considering the expectations for the Cubs this year (way higher than for KC, and a longer history of misery), you’d think they’d be just as much a candidate for the sarcasm and negativity as KC. But that SB Nation product has been less affected by downerisms (yes, a neologism).

So yes, until the editorship is a bit more even-keeled here, I’ll continue to chime in occasionally to point out when I think Will is doing a good job or not. Consider me the ombudsman for editorial moderation. :) – TL

BTW: Rowyal, we’ll never come to terms because of your Jayhawk loyalties. ;)

by timlacy on Sep 22, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, the irony

can you give us a “megadittos,” Tim?

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by Matt Klaassen on Sep 22, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions

who gives a shit about editorial moderation

this is a blog, not the AP wire

i don’t come hear to read bland game recaps, or a white washing of reality, that’s what we have dick kaegel for. not sure how anybody could accuse will of being too negative when we are in the midst of what is most likely the most disappointing season in royals history (depending on how you look at 2004)

by slayor on Sep 22, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs