Game 13 vs. Padres (3/17) - 3:05 CT
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 11:57 AM EDT
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PrintBig news of the day: Aaron Crow was optioned to NW Arkansas. I would suspect that, barring any serious issues, we'll probably see him for a September call-up if not sooner.
Late article by Dutton on the Royals left-handed options. Looks like Osuna and Hughes are the most likely candidates to make the roster, with Osuna getting a chance at starting Saturday against the Cubs.
Hoch takes the bump today with Soria, Cruz, Humber, and Rupe all scheduled to make an appearance. Clayton Richard will throw for SD.
Gameday here.
Lineup:
1. Pods - CF
2. Callaspo - 3B
3. DDJ - RF
4. Billy - 1B
5. Fields - DH
6. Maier - LF
7. Betemit - SS
8. Kendall - C
9. Getz - 2B
P - Hoch
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Aaron Crow
Don’t they realize they’re going to screw him up by leaving him down there? Don’t stifle the kid….he needs the limelight NOW.
Boot Fields
and put Kila in his place. That would be my easy solution. As Kila and Mitch have had what seem to be the best springs out of the whole group of position players (as seen in the good spring stats compilation here at Royals Authority), they might not get as much time in the lineup to get some good looks at the other players, since we know those two are playing well. Hopefully their good springs translate into a spot with the team, but who knows what they’ll come up with next.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I looked twice, but
I didn’t see Dukes in today’s lineup. what gives?
on another note, richard’s mound presence really bugs me.
"He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it felt...he lives vicariously...through himself- He is the most interesting man in the world"
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Mar 17, 2010 1:52 PM EDT reply actions
Just an attempt by Trey
To boost Yuni’s confidence by making him look better in comparison. That’s just brilliant managing.
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Too bad the one true groundballer on the staff is starting today
Luke’s confidence will be at an all-time low.
Trey will just have the entire left side of the infield
lay on their sides on the dirt. That way, Callaspo and Betemit will cover more ground.
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on Mar 17, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Former Brave > Former Mariner
They may long for the 2006 Mariners, but the heart eventually always turns toward home. Always.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 17, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
gotta find out about those 0-3 year guys.
Don't Stop Believing!
Fuck it why not...
Its not like this team will be good without him, or really any worse with him.
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
oops... Meant to post this on the Dukes post.
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
by averagegatsby on Mar 17, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
but one of our high profile prospects is!
Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.
And now for something completely different
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
What are you envisioning seeing today that could possibly top that?
by KCDovaRoyals on Mar 17, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
It IS St. Patrick's Day
While that is pretty funny, I’ve seen crazier/funnier things on this day.
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on Mar 17, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
My expectations have been lowered
Since I am working all day, and do not plan on going outside because of the massive reading waiting for me at home.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_03_17_sdnmlb_kcamlb_1
Forgot it above. Sorry about that.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
GODDAMNIT!!!
I can never get the audio to work
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
The Idea Of
Silent radio appeals to me on some sort of Zen philosophical level.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
If the Royals drop a flyball in a forest, but nobody heres it,
does it count against their team DER?
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
Yes, Everything Counts
Against this team.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Fields fits in so well
He knows the team motto: "When a KC better gets on, get him out with a double play.
Crow
I find this to be good news on two different fronts:
1) They consider him good enough to start at AA instead of high A
2) Even if he might be one of the best 12 pitchers right now – they see the value in letting him get some work in the high minors, especially since they want him to be a starter and not a reliever. In addition, service time and arb time get positive impacts from the decision
Best case scenario – he pitches in AA like he did in ST, gets bumped to Omaha in July, succeeds there, gets a cup of coffee in September, and goes to 2011 ST with the inside track on being the long reliever for 2011, with the plan to ease him into the rotation mid-season 2011
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
Definitely
I just hope that they’re smart enough to handle his development well. I’m worried they’ll push him too hard, though this start in AA suggests that they’re going to take it easy and warm him up first. Since I’m a believer in the “Alex Gordon was rushed and that’s why he has had a rough go” theory, I worry about how KC develops their players quite a bit.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Personally,
I’m rooting against Fields. Don’t want to see the Royals brass have any reason to do something stupid with Callaspo or Maier
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
by loyal2sdad on Mar 17, 2010 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They'll still find a way to do something stupid
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Hoch is just doomed with this defense behind him
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
I love that there have been four baserunners
and not a single hit. Awesome.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
He Fixed That
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He's building character
One blunder at a time
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
wow, what an inning
though, according to gameday pitch f/x the umpire has really fucked luke over on the strike zone today
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lukes got to realize what the ump isn't calling. He keeps throwing low and on the edge of the lefthand hitter side
he isn’t gettin that call.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
unfortunately, as a guy with a ton of sink on his fastball
that’s where he needs to pitch to be successful
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Either the pitch f/k strike zone is much larger than a real one...
or Luke is getting completely squeezed.
Luke gives up 5 runs, lowers his ERA
Go Royals!
Gameday Says 1.80
How can that be?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
No Shit? I'm
At work and missed it. Gameday has that obnoxious durable popup over the play-by-play again today.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Man the bottom of the lineup is going to be a gigantic sinkhole once Kendall sets foot in it
Getz
Kendall
Betancourt.
My drinking problem
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Don't worry, Kendall will bat 2nd
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
No One Ever
Walked out of Arizona.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
So, should we try to sign Elijah Dukes?
I mean, we already have a lot of outfielders, why not try and get one with upside.
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He And Hoagy
Would balance one another.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I have not yet learned how to use this sarcasm font
What is this upside that you speak of? I do not believe DMGM is familiar with the concept.
The world's first anal-rapist
It's what guys used to have when GMDM sign them
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
It's nice that Banni follows Sabermetrics but that also has to suck for him.
He doesn’t get the dream of contending for no reason like other players that don’t follow it have. He gets to wake up everyday with the knowledge of suckdom where as Farnsy can wake up and say hey its gonna be ’05 all over again.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
All right a DP when I get on board....
maybe the defensive gods will smile on us today. Hochy had his usual bad early inning. Lets stomp these friars….
I Wonder If
Callaspo would be better off just batting RH all the time.
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This is obviously all because of injuries
to Gordon and Ankiel
—Treyton
by swing and a miss on Mar 17, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
at least Trey is good at teaching the fundamentals
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
When does he start?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It All Happens Here
is really such an apt catchphrase for this team
by swing and a miss on Mar 17, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It's All Good
Is not.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Go Ugly Early
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Lubanski is in spring training with the Blue Jays
I hope he gets a better shot there than he got with the Royals.
"Humby?"
“Yes Trey?”
“What do you know about selling insurance?”
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Why, ya wanna buy some?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Six Of One........
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Kendall pulled awfully early even for a ST game
exhausted from all his mentoring of Luke today, I’m sure
by swing and a miss on Mar 17, 2010 5:35 PM EDT reply actions
Where'd Everybody Go?
It’s Paddy’s Day; it’s OK to be blind drunk enough to listen to this at this time of day.
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Had actual lab work to do.
Unfortunately.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I Have A
Suspicion Mitch might have run that one down.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
He Would Have
Been standing there waiting for it.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems like Humber is throwing alot of pitches.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
I thought that's what Hoch was doing.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
The Whole Staff
Is in on it.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Comeback Starts Now
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
We Need To
Find a new way to make an out.
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I'm sure Yuni will come in
to show us the new weak hit he’s been working on.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He's Resting Today
Sucking that hard takes a lot out of you.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Callaspo From The
Left side now. Gordon is screwed.
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Can Dyson Run
Faster backwards than Billy runs forwards?
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Maybe Billy should drive a Prius on the basepaths
That’d get him there fast.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I Love To
Watch him run, especially when he’s out by 25 feet. He tries to run harder and just goes nowhere.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Already have seen that
He ran through the first base coach’s signal at a Twins game and was out by about 10 feet. It was a pretty sad thing to see. Just one of the many disappointments (like giving up Mauer’s first homer on his first swing last season) that I was unfortunate enough to have to witness there.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Fields sucks pretty hard. DFA him and see if he gets thru waivers I think he would
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Bert needs the competition at 3B
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
So my Home town was on the Travel Channel last night...
Pittsburg Kansas… Yeah… I know when people hear the word travel, the first thing they think of is Pittsburg Kansas.
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
When did I miss that it's Rosenblatt's last year?
I apparently am clueless and missed the fact that AAA is going to a new stadium next year.
I read that KOK is building it...
So it should be nice, I believe its because of the college world series, but I didn’t know they were going to abandon Rosenblatt
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
by averagegatsby on Mar 17, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess its being demolished because of the zoo expansion...
I hear Omaha has a surprisingly amazing zoo.
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
by averagegatsby on Mar 17, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
My Church Always
Took us to the Swope Park Zoo once a year, and it seems like there’d always be a pair of elephants mating. That was surprisingly amazing.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Ive never been...
But a friend of mine took his girlfriend their for their anniversary.
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
by averagegatsby on Mar 17, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
How Were The
Elephants?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe They'll Blow
It up un a live internet video feed like they did the Kingdome.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Cunningham's Mouth Is
At about a 30 degree angle on Gameday.
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I know, he gets them out!
How lame is that? Put him in AAA.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Does He Have
Options left? He and Gordon can take turns driving and split gas money.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
KCSP makes me happy
They can pronounce his name.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd Love To
Hear Harry Caray take a run at it. After the 7th inning stretch.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Kila And Mitch
.381 and .455 respectively, 2 HR’s each. Who needs that?
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I'm Sure GMDM
Has carefully examined their advanced sabermetric stats and finds them inadequate. Slider speed bat and not enough slug.
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soria was throwing a new pitch there
short slider? 85, 86, maybe a true cutter
so i guess he really has 5 pitches
fastball
changeup
hard curveball (or slow slider) 78-81
slow curveball
hard slider / cutter? (83-86)
weird
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ahahaha nvm
gameday didnt update, that was cruz not soria
duh
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Frozen At Times
I’m listening, too, but I’m at work so I don’t catch everything. It’s over an inning behind at times.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Cody Clark?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
More of a generalization about how Spring Training games go
I actually am a fan of Clark’s, even though he’ll ever hit the bigs.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd Never Heard
Of him before today.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Gameday Caught Up
When Aviles fouled out.
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Hold 'Em, Joshie!
We must win this football game.
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They’re reading us in the booth
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
He Had No
Problem with their random MiLBers.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Incomplete Pass As
Time expires. Pads win.
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Are you sure that's the Royals game?
If we’re comparing to the Chiefs, it was probably an interception for seven runs.
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 17, 2010 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
They Didn't Score
On us, so maybe an INT as time expired.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 17, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
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