Spring Training Game 2 Open Thread
by Freneau on Mar 5, 2010 2:21 PM EST
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I'll be in the office doing nothing, so this is a wonderful opportunity for you to seek my unfounded opinion on things.
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I think Im going to steal that for a fantasy baseball team name
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
I Had 16
Ounces of apple juice this morning. I drink apple straight in the morning and grapefruit (Florida’s Natural) with vodka at night.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
A very regular, wild man
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
I like a mixture of oj and grapefruit juices in the morning
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Thanks Croow, didn't have to.
ah…..HUGS!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
On a Hotdog...
Mustard or Ketchup or both
Do Mayo or Hot sauce have a place on a condiment only dog? Or does the dog have to have fixin’s on it before you enter the strange condiment realm?
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 2:32 PM EST reply actions
mayo and hot sauce are fine
Mustard is pretty standard
Ketchup……get the f**k away from my hot dog stand
I'm pure mustard
I’ve thrown on some hot sauce before (like franks red hot stuff)
don’t do salsa on hot dogs, or pickles, or onions
mustard and cheese is my choice
WOW all the Ketchup hate?
What do you guys have against thixotropic non-linear fluids?
BOOM!! /physics roasted!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
I would have to agree with you
FUCK GRAVITY that’s why!!?!?
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
Side note...
Did you know Glass is technically a liquid, since it never stops flowing.
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
I have no time to be educated
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
YES!!!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
Ketchup, stadium mustard, onion and pickels please
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
by RoyalsRetro on Mar 5, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ketchup, Mustard, sour kraut, and cheese
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Both, No Mayo
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
ah a purest!!
excellent choice
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Sure, both
Gotta have your lycopene. Still, I’m only mildly content unti we get beyond condiments and get into the good stuff: chili.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 5, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
I was horrified
by the entire production, really. (Well, except for Eva Longoria.) That’s a one-and-done show for me.
"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 5, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Posnanski HATED the show
His blog post was, as usual, epic.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
i'm sure there's something on NBC.com
but don’t bother with it
althoug seinfeld’s cartoon wife was hot as hell
That show was awful
I thought it was just me, since I think Jerry Seinfeld is waaaay overrated, but apparently everyone hates the show.
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i thought the first episode was better than the second
watching people laugh at their own non-funny jokes is pretty boring. but i liked it in parts about as well as i disliked it.
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "[my most important sabermetric stats are] runs scored and runs driven in"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 5, 2010 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
Prediction:
Greinke throws nothing but googlies today and gets tagged for 2 HR in the first 2 innings.
perhaps that is the master plan
has to break him down so he can build him back up
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby
by MidTNRoyalsFan on Mar 5, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
I've got three questions
1. What is your name?
2. What is your quest?
3. What…. is the capital of Assyria?
If I recall
Babylon conquered Assyria
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Babylon the city
is about an hour south of Baghdad.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
and is currently being rebuilt by the Iraqi govt
Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.
666!
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Wasn't it Ninevah?
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Kila getting a start at 1B today
Butler DHing, Kendall is in the 2 hole again as knows how to produce runs.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:40 PM EST reply actions
Kendall is in the 2 hole again
TWSS!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
That's
the ONLY 2-hole he ever needs to be in.
"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 5, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
or else we are effed in the 2 hole ourselves
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Royals Lineup - Anagram style!
Thanks to Crooow and the contributors on the anagrams post!
My Hell Train pulls into the station with:
1. Noted Dick Spots – LF
2. ask lean J on DL – C
3. Jive-Ass D-Dude – RF
4. Liberty Bull – DH
5. Nail Kicker – CF (did I miss Ankiel in the anagram post?)
6. Ol’ Alpaca-Lobster – 2B
7. I Haiku a Lake – 1B
8. Newbie Slim Tot – 3B (Wilson Betemit)
9. Chez Grits – SS
Pitching (ok done with anagrams now) Greinke – followed by Brad Thompson, Blake Wood, Roman Colon, and Bryan Bullington.
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 2:41 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Anagram Rally starts now!!!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
DDJ, Billy, and Kila's
anagram names rock!
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
That's a real interesting group
of pitchers behind Zack’s three innings today.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
all good choices
I Haiku a Lake seems so appropriate in an abstract way
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "[my most important sabermetric stats are] runs scored and runs driven in"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
Try
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
There was one on yesterday's thread
So I went there and just skipped to the next day. Whoever found it yesterday was the ingenious one.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
from today's BP
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10157
They addressed the problem, swapping Nicks—trainer Nick Swartz “retired” and they brought in Nick Kenney from the Indians’ excellent medical staff. Now, Kenney will need to focus on prevention, one of the strong suits of Cleveland’s approach. Like the Mets, the Royals seemed to be hardest hit in terms of losing their highest-value players, veterans like Gil Meche and Jose Guillen. The new medical staff will need to get in front of injuries, dealing with them early rather than the “deny and hope” strategy that failed them the last few campaigns, typified by what happened last year with Mike Aviles. However, this might not be Swartz’s issue—things weren’t nearly as bad before Trey Hillman came in, though saying that the state of affairs was “average” isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of the Swartz era. Injury management isn’t just the province of the medical staff. We’ll see early if the Royals have really changed, since keeping an extended Zack Greinke healthy while bringing back Gil Meche will be key to any hope of improvement.
Soren really pressed Trey on the pitch count issue today
Also had a good interview with Banny on the subject.
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Dayton Moore and Hillman were once thought of as progressive thinkers, smart guys with a balanced approach, yet the medical results went down further than the field results, which tells you just how bad things got here.
when were Moore and HIllman thought of as progressive?
was that back when certain sites had saberemetric credibility?
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
I'll be ready to believe things are actually going to be better
as soon as I see all the “internally-circulated studies” that show that EqA is more “accurate” than wOBA
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
I remember reading an article
Way before Trey was hired, where he was espousing Earl Weaver strategies of OBA and home runs.
I can’t say about Dayton.
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Everyone pumped for my 4:00 EST post on Alexei Ramirez at Fangraphs?
Yeah, me neither. I’m so pathetic that I’m out of easy ideas after like 4 months
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For me, it might actually be harder to write for a "neutral" site during hte season
no transactoins, not much to say beyond “small sample sizes”
I try not to write about the Royals too much, but it’s hard to resist dong a post on hot having Kendall at #2 is a way of testing the sabermetric maxim that “batting order doesn’t matter all that much.”
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
suggestion
take a Royals post you want to do, say “look how crappy Kendall is as a #2 hitter”, and make it a post about MLB, such as “ranking teams’ hitters who bat in the most important batting order slot”.
you’re welcome (unless you already do this, of course) (and I don’t actually recommend that title, btw)
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "[my most important sabermetric stats are] runs scored and runs driven in"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 5, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
Matt Klaassen quote
It’s hard to resist dong
by Crooow on Mar 5, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
yes, thank you
What was that Alex Gordon anagram again?
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 6:10 PM EST up reply actions
sorry
that has to be green
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
i'm embarrassed about how excited i am for another ST game
and yet, this is the first time i haven’t had the luxury of a college schedule permitting me to be a sports super fan
okay... why aren't the gameday links showing up on the mlb.com page
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Dunno, was wondering the same…but here it is – http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_03_05_texmlb_kcamlb_1
yeah, not sure
i just manually altered the url
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_03_05_texmlb_kcamlb_1
On 3 pitches even...
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone else eager to find out the results of minda33's research?
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You got me thinking
Ankiel and Kendall seem like they would be ideal, bottom-feeding buddies
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
no way of knowing
Ankiel has more game, but is relatively poor
do you know Kendall has earned over 77 million dollars playing baseball?
wow... that seems like an awful lot
don’t get me wrong, he was really goow in the late 90s-early 00s. What was that contract like w/ Pittsburgh?
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
How is that possible since he spent time in Oakland
Sidenote… I remember thinking around 5 years ago that I would like to see him as a Royal… CURSES!!!
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
and by 5 years ago I mean like 7 or 8 years ago.
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
looks like pirates signed him to a fairly insane deal
6/60 in 2002
Small market teams just can’t compete!
I'm going to let Whitlock narrow it down to a top 10 list first
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
Probably Lesbian Seductions 14
It nicely setup the denouement of Lesbian Seductions 15
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1801294/
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damn
26 films in 2009. how does she fit it all in?
by 9il on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
[too easy]
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
I need easy jokes to be funny
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
with KY?
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
Obviously,
you need to watch her films to see how “she fits it ALL in”!!!!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
ZING!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
In case anyone is still wondering, I still dislike Michael Young
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he's just entering his Moorean Prime years
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
I can't wait to see what ugly stories Poz tells about Gordon when he hits 33 homers for the Rangers in 2012
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
Verlander has been great in the MLB 2K commercials...
Of course the asshole also threw a 50 some odd pitch perfect game against me in the season opener too.
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
Honestly...
Im thinking about starting over in MLB2k10 and somehow forcing a trade for Verlander just so I dont have to face him on opening day again.
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
unfortunately
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Are there people here trying to go for the CASH MONIES on this?
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Podsednick out on a fly to short stop
Go Royals!
An inspiring start from the All-Grit Team
at the top of the lineup.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:16 PM EST reply actions
Kendall with a grounder to the left side, got a good 1-2 girl slap going
at the top of the lineup
Go Royals!
Way to go Jive-Ass D-Dude!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:17 PM EST reply actions
DDJ
That’s why I should start everyday, coach
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:17 PM EST reply actions
The Butler did it
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions
The Liberty Bull strikes!!!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions
Whew. Good thing that didn't happen at the top of the order.
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
But that's not as cool as
Stolen bases, throwing errors and groundouts.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
The grittiness
of Podsednik and Kendall simply wore down Feldman.
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by TangledUpInRoyalBlue on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Pumped to see the Gordon/Betemit platoon in action this season
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Ankiel=
plate discipline
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:21 PM EST reply actions
nasty changeup to kinsler
mannnn, if zack could add a plus changeup…
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or, failing that, St. Louis
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
Big league team in Iowa?
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
by kcscoliny on Mar 5, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
is he going to focus
a majority of his ST innings on it like he did last year? has anyone heard anything about this?
from what i heard, he's going to actually try to pitch this spring
but yes, the emphasis is still on the changeup, and he’s already thrown it 5 times in 21 pitches
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Hey everybody – how does it make you feel to know that I’m a government employee, being paid by your tax dollars, following the game thread on the clock?
Let's just trust the process.
I am no one’s boss. Just a sheep in a cubicle farm.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe – what’s your agency?
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
dont' worry
we’re two weeks from the annual “March Madness Costs US Economy 77272828828282828837365515151 Trillion Dollars” story
which is so unbelievably dumb, yet will get run in every newspaper in the country, yay!
Sort of like the wife beating/Super Bowl hoax
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
thank Kendall I live in a socialist paradise
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly, most pitches are indefinable save for one description
AWESOME!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
He uses a samurai sword to doctor the ball – gameday can’t handle that.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
I guess that'd make Zack's pitches...
UFO’s!!!
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by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
21 pitches
to get thru 2 innings – nicely done Zack!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions
Will – have you ever eaten at Thai Old Town in Alexandria? The P’nang curry is epic.
Let's just trust the process.
I kind of like that area.
Thai Old Town turned me from “yeah thai food’s kind of good” to “thai food is edible awesome.” Of course I haven’t eaten there in like five years so maybe it’s bad now.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
True. I find an inverse relationship between food quality and ability to speak english. The better their english, the less authentic the food.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
BETEMIT
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Pods 2 starts in a row
Betamit starting at 3B
Josh Fields wondering “WTF”
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:34 PM EST reply actions
What's wrong with him?
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
From KC Star
Third baseman Josh Fields remains limited by a stiff lower back but appears on track to make his spring debut within a day or two.
"Losing is a disease..." - The Natural
Stiff lower back
Just send him out to throw 137 pitches and everything will be fine.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I hope he didn't hurt his back
helping out a KU alumn at the airport “with her luggage”
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I miss Eustachy
Seems like G. Brett would also bring that element to the Royals if he was an exec
MAKE IT HAPPEN DAVID GLASS
Outside of a legit big league GM, I think Brett would be the next best thing to happen to the Royals after maybe Bill Clinton
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
only if he's on the radio/tv for a 30 minute call-in show 2-3 times a week tho
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
wow
well played
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
It's his hair piece
That’s a fact.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
I love how things change
just a few years ago every smartass on the internet was all about their “bill self in the tournament” jokes… now I seemingly have not seen anything negative written about him in years
thats why I hate the clutch/choker thing… things change
not a KU fan...
but self is awesome…recruiter, awesome strategically, and he seems to not have had much of a problem convincing some of his 9 nba guys to spend some time on the bench
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Mar 5, 2010 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
he must be pitching against the Royals
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
I was getting worried
it seemed like he hadn’t struck anyone out in MONTHS
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Looks like not even trying that hard
Didn’t top 93. Free and easy.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
just playing catch Coach
just playing catch with Kendal
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
I wish the Royals tried to get Teagarden
I’m not even kidding. Seems like he has a Buck-ish bat, but with good defense. The Rangers seem to hate him (also like Buck in KC), why not try?
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That’s too pansy a name for a catcher. Tea-garden? How bout beer-jungle? That’s a catcher.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
hey!
Jazz was relevant as recently as 50 years ago!
Good thing we have people like Wynton Marsalis around to embalm it.
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
In Frank Zappa's words
“Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny.”
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Hells yeah it was
It was called Jazz Flute!!!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Rock N' Roll killed jazz
love all the self-aggrandizing white baby boomer jerkoffs who talk about their fight against racism (which was actually over but the shouting by the time they started caring) while they decided to but into the Beatles, Rolling STones, and Bob Dylan en masse while Miles, Coltrane, Ornette, etc. were in their primes.
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Of course, Miles promptly became a rock musician himself…
…not that that’s all bad… Bitches’ Brew was one heck of an album… and Tutu was amazing, too.
I even kind of like several tracks off of Doo-Bop.
I'm not sure I'd call it "ROck" exactly
but yeah, Bitches Vrew, Jack Johnson, In a Silent Way, three great, great albums.
That’s actually probably my favorite period — right before he got on heavy drugs again. Live Evil is also awesome, as is the (sort of) recently re-leased “It’s about that time.” Anything with the Corea/Holland/DeJohnette rhythm section is goo (I know it was Michael Henderson on Live Evil, so don’t bother reminding me). Even the later stuff like Dark Magus and the Japanese live albums are good
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 6, 2010 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
Never
diss the Trane. Trane is always relevant.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 5, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Sun Ship
Overrated: Blue Train
Correctly Rated: A Love Supreme
Underrated: Sun Ship
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I'll not disagree
Although I personally believe A Love Supreme is one of the best musical things to happen in the twentieth century, period.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 6, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
I agree that it's right up there
I just think that most real jazz fans recognize this
Ascension might also be underrated, but no one ever talks about Sun Ship.
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 6, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
I don't doubt it;
I’m only saying it stands up to anything, not limited to jazz, imho. And yes, I’d guess most jazz fans agree.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 6, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
Has anybody heard
the album that came out a couple years ago that is jazz interpretations of Pavement songs?
It’s cool. And it’s not done by slacker hipster douches either, it definitely has some Hillman grit w/ regard to jazz legitimacy.
Argh
Don’t get me started on Wynton Marsalis. Gakkk.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 6, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, me too
I hope my comment got that across
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 6, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Finishing the job
of killing off jazz that rock ‘n’ roll started.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 6, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
Calling it "America's Classical Music"
was well-intetioned, but just tells young people “Yup, it’s boring”
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 6, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
and that it's "history"
not a living music. Which, for most people who didn’t follow the lofts, etc., it isn’t
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 6, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know how much harm a guy like Wynton really does...
…in a world that includes Kenny G.
You’re more likely to hear that crap than anything real to begin with… Wynton doesn’t have to tell anyone that Jazz is dead or boring when guys like Mr. G. are constantly out there proving it. And, unfortunately, to your average human being, that stuff is “jazz.”
Wynton's damage
is more within jazz itself, I’d say. That whole Lincoln Center institutionalization thing does (to me) more harm than good. And I say this as more of a classical-music guy, who can see what institutionalization does to a musical genre.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 6, 2010 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
Does any of you guys
go to the Foundation at 18th & Vine (in KC MO) on weekends? I’ve gone a few times recently and it’s the cat’s meow, frankly. Too bad it’s hard for me to go out to a place that doesn’t open until 1:30am, otherwise I’d be a regular. It can get ridiculously awesome.
Everyone knows that Kenny G. is a joke
talk to working jazz musicians who don’t play pre-1964 revival stuff and ask if they think Wynton is good for jazz. He’s a great player, as a cultural arbiter… well, I think embalmer is the right word — yes it preserves it well, but it’s not alive.
Anyone who says Coltrane did “nothing” after Love Supreme is a problematic force. In Ken Burns’ Armstrong/Marsalis hagiography the one time they go out of their way to have a jazz musician “mocked” is when they drag Branford’s irrelevant face out to say that Cecil Taylor, arguably the creative force behind whatever might possibly be living in improvisation since the late-50s. That’s simply embarrassing and obvious.
It’s at least as worrying concerned about non-jazz fans hearing Kenny G. as jazz than actual jazz fans who think that Wynton and his ilk are at all on the level of Davies, Coltrane, Coleman, Taylor, Braxton, Mitchell, etc. Who is more confused, the non-jazz fans who don’t understand jazz, or the jazz fans who only think they do?
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 6, 2010 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Good thing it's not Beergarden
then again, the Royals HAVE looked at softball players.
This space for rent.
JJ Picollo had alot of good stuff to say about Kila yesterday
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Look for Picollo to be fired in May
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
actions speak louder than words
they’ve still buried him under crap
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the verbal praise could actually be the death knell
sort of like “we’re focusing on OBP”
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "[my most important sabermetric stats are] runs scored and runs driven in"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 5, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Zack
just toying with the Rangers. If they are only going to allow him to go 3 innings like I read, he’ll probably have to go out to the bullpen to get the rest of his work in. Only 27 pitches!!!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:37 PM EST reply actions
ryan busting a nut over podsy
as he k’s looking
ryan too is in midseason form
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He just gushed about Pods and Kendall's first inning yesterday
Apparently hits are overrated in Ryan’s world.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
If they hit in an inning in spring training
they should lead off all season
It is evidence that they can hit so they will always be good.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
They did score a run
I can see why Ryan got a bit befuddled.
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 5, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Kendall with 2 hits?
Is that right?
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Ground out in the first
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Cue vindictive Royals press release
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
DDJ
has no grit. Release him now.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:42 PM EST reply actions
stupid grin
messing up his grit levels
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
epic pointlessness fail
making minute changes to a novel that will never get published
I need to focus on the game more
If you don’t mind my asking, what is your novel about?
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
Just writing a novel is a huge accomplishment. Considering my super boring government career, I get really jealous of anyone who does anything remotely creative.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone can
But few people actually do. I think you should be proud that you took the time to do it.
Dylan lyrics describe Royals baseball at tangledupinroyalblue.blogspot.com. One masterpiece, one not-quite-yet masterpiece.
by TangledUpInRoyalBlue on Mar 5, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
Was at a seminar yesterday....
about parlaying a science degree into scientific writing career.
basically he said to just start writing, especially considering the blog-o-sphere…start writing what you like, what you know, and then try to get people to notice it.
That, and I would then have to go for another year of school to get training……forget that.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
I work for the Gummint as well..........
what level are you at, City, State, Fed? We just moved our offices to our local Co/City Bldg, and I’m a tad paranoid about dallying too long on RR via the intertubes……….
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 5, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Look out !! Behind you!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Federal in downtown KC.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
I turned around and noticed a small lense nestled in the undercarriage.......
of the fire prevention sprinkler. A soft whirr drowned out my gasp, as the lense contracted and focused in on my retina. By the way, “Nestled in the Undercarriage” is my favorite Henry Miller novel.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 5, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
KC MO. Social Security
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Cool.....maybe you should ease up on those SSI apps........
I’ve got dozens of substance abusers/mentally ill sob’s who need to shift from the local teat to the fed teat.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 5, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
SSI is handled at the local office. We don’t do anything with SSI at the cubicle farm. I did get to issue a $58,000 check today though.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
ohhhh.....Yes please!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately, said check was not issued to myself.
Tons of people have been arrested that do my job though. This one person, whenever a beneficiary died, instead of stopping their benefits, they just made it so that the dead person’s checks were direct deposited into the employee’s account. Dead person didn’t complain.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
oh wow that's pretty bad
isn’t that called something like—-FRrrrr—owww—eeedd or Fffrrr—-eeewww—-oooodd
Oh yeah, Fraud. That’s right.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Jesus....I feel like I've slipped on a banana peel.......
and fell into a monitoring visit. Keep those pernicious nitpickers from Omaha over in Iowa, would you?
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 5, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
devil_fingers /matt
can you do a fangraphs post on matt stairs vs. jose guillen as royals dh
LOL
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what brought that on? Stair's homer yesterday?
Stairs rules. He’s the REAL greatest Canadian.
Well, maybe after Iron Mike Sharp
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, after the home run one of my buddies texted me
“drunk matt stairs > jose guillen”
every once in a while we’ll get a matt stairs chant going in the midst of a royals blowout
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I despise Sidney Crosby
Winning goal or not. The most vastly over rated player in any major sport there is.
I can only agree with you more
if you also like poutine with multiple brown ales and malt vinager
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 6, 2010 2:52 AM EST up reply actions
The Brad Thompson era begins
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:44 PM EST reply actions
guess zack will finish out his 45 pitches in the bullpen
need to get brad thomson some innings baby
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JJ confirmed they asked Moose to move to catcher.
But it was a couple months after they drafted him. According to JJ, Moose didn’t say no they just had the talk about it so I think they could revisit the subject just going off what JJ said.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
i heard the interview
either he was telling the truth, or they seriously asked him to change, moose said no, and instead of pushing the issue they just dropped it to avoid a PR disaster
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Hope Moose likes sitting on the bench behind Michael Young in two years
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
in AAA
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "[my most important sabermetric stats are] runs scored and runs driven in"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 5, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Is it too late to make the switch? I might be a tough sell since it would mean that he’d be delayed by at least a year in making his pro debut.
His body type/skillset is much more suited to catcher than infield though. Didn’t he play some catcher in high school?
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
What? This org would never make a mistake in assessing proper positions for its players
Sincerely,
Billy Butler
3B
OF
DH
1B
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
by loyal2sdad on Mar 5, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
If somebody's listening to radio
Was Thompson throwing fastballs? Cause GameDay never had him topping 87.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:48 PM EST reply actions
yeah, that's his two seamer
GROUND BALL SPECIALIST!
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Does Billy get Baconators for ST games?
Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.
Maybe just BLTs, with extra bacon......
while trying to get into Baconator shape.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey Trey
CJ Wilson called, he’d like his mullet back
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Ankiel takes a ball
Cue Plaza parade
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:50 PM EST reply actions
The triple
less impressive than the ball
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Seitzer Wants Anky
To take more of a doubles approach than a HR approach. Uh, why did we get him?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yes; I Was
At the pool, thought this started at noon.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
don't you mean,
i was at the ice rink
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "[my most important sabermetric stats are] runs scored and runs driven in"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 5, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
That's Next Door.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Balboni
has compromising photos of Seitzer, so he has to turn all HR threats into doubles guys.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Grienke seemed lights out...
what was his pitch data?
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didn't throw any sliders that i saw
fastball 91-93, 5 or 6 changeups, couple curveballs, focus seemed to be on the changeup again
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he's waiting to release the
HOLY SLIDER! some other time then?
(capitalized words, sung by Dio)
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
heheheheh
Nice!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
2-0 Good guys.
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echo what slayer said
slowest pitch I remember was 72 MPH – consistently 91-93 on the fastball…
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
whoops - slayer = slayor
Sorry!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Did anyone go to Bark and the K? It was the last home game fo the year/Greinke’s last start. I went. My dog rolled in the bullpen before taking the field.
Let's just trust the process.
You can bring dogs to the K?
Awesome
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
Not My Dog
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
Would he/she bite Farnsworth?
‘cuz I don’t think they would kick you out for that!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
She's Unpredictable
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Part wolf?
Just asking cuz’ you’re from the north and all that….so everyone has to have pet wolves, and ride moose to work. Stuff like that.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Mostly Chesapeake, A
Little chocolate Lab, entirely indestructible.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
One Reason I
Never had the paper delivered. She’d fetch it, but she’d keep it.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
I've heard that about Chesapeakes
Like little freight trains, and they have that ability to withstand so much that they are a bit “independent”
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
She Is Solid
And very smart.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
I have a friend who has one
and she loves to drag the recycling bucket up the hill from the street. That dog is constantly in 4WD
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Sounds About Right
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
awesome
If you have things to do around the house, they’ll do it! Rain, Sleet, Hail, Snow, or nuclear Apocalypse
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Just for one game. It was sweet though. We walked from the bullpen, to the warning track, around the stadium, back through the bullpen. That HD screen looks, if possible, even bigger from the field.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
that is pretty cool
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Who?
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
JINX!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
who?
/jk
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
Kila, Omaha
Omaha, Kila
Actually, I think you two know each other already.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 3:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Rick Ankiel
would like everyone to take back the “He shouldn’t be in CF comments” now.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:01 PM EST reply actions
Ankiel with the assist?
What did Cruz do – round the bag to far at 3rd?
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 4:01 PM EST reply actions
Scroll up
and solve the anagrams
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
I Mean An
Interactive box score type thingy.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Try
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
CHALLANGE!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Thompson
is a RH junk baller really a good idea? I don’t know if he’s just limiting pitches because its the spring, but did he throw anything but the 2-seamer and curve?
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:07 PM EST reply actions
Hahah, I forgot we got Brad Thompson
He’s one of the most hilarious players in MLB. He’s a horrible pitcher, he looks 8 years old, and he cusses like a sailor.
by Soria's Unibrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:08 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I have is autograph
From Cardinals Winter Caravan. How jealous are you?
by Soria's Unibrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
By Some, Like,
Say, Brett?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
Betemit will be a nice addition to Omaha
hope he enjoys steak
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
If GameDay is accurate
Betemit got a little hosed there. I appreciated the approach.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:10 PM EST reply actions
Getz trying (and failing) on a bunt single
Ryan must be wetting himself right now.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:11 PM EST reply actions
a bunt - ooooh, a bunt!
I knew it was a good thing to get him!
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
ANyone else feel like the game is taking away from the thread?
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Indeed
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
3 AB for Pods
1 Ball
4 Called Strikes
1 Swinging Strike
1 Pop out
1 Fly out
1 K
That’s called leadership
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He'll Show Them
He’ll bunt next AB.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
That's only if you go 0-4.
So, he’s just a little ticked.
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
We Have An
Andrew Bostick; is he Adam’s brother?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
what do we know about Adam Bostick
besides the fact that he is left-handed
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Not much
Bit of a journeyman, been through Marlins and Mets orgs…
Murphy was an optimist.
by The Ol' Perfesser on Mar 5, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Send in the scrubs!!!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 4:16 PM EST reply actions
They're already in!!!
oops…../alittle too loud perhaps
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
So
Maier, Pina, and Anderson come into the game. Anyone think we just might have improved our team?
yep, kinda
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 5, 2010 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
MITCH's Gameday pic looks like a pile of mashed potatoes with a face
Just throwing that out there.
by Soria's Unibrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Getz At SS
At least they’re willing to try it.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
If you can make that play once, you can make it forever
by Soria's Unibrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
Diving Is Important
Just look at Bloomers.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Diving wins Gold Gloves
Why even give a glove? Just call it the “Gold Dirty Pants,” since diving plays seem to be the only requirement for it.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
Bostick throws 6 strikes
and he gets on on catcher interference. That’s Royals’ baseball.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:18 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
If you were given the right...
…to make ONE move as GM that would be permanent and uncontested what would it be?
Let's just trust the process.
damn good question
for this team, I’d establish that meche was healthy, and package him and DDJ for as much as I could ger
That’s a good one. Hire Dave Cameron to the newly created position of Supervisory General Manager?
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, 2 K's
For Bostick; he’s ready for the rotation.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
Bye bye JoGui
His one OF start in an exhibition game is already one too many. his presence on this team can only hurt the team.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
If allowed only one move though? That’s the tricky part. Got to think long term l say.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
It moves Callaspo
to primary DH and gives more AB to Fields to see if he has anything. That helps the next three years.
There’s no other moves short of trading Soria that would give a future-impacting return. And I don’t know if I’m there yet.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
Moving Callaspo to primary DH is a bad idea
he’s a decent hitter, but not good enough to DH full-time.
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
im upset that i missed zack pitching, i like to adjust gameday when he pitches so it looks like its being thrown by god
batter nine you sucky
by marbotty on Mar 5, 2010 4:19 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
actually, being a royals fan isn't too far off from being like Job
batter nine you sucky
by marbotty on Mar 5, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I think you're thinking of Abraham
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
Jewish?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
job just lost his daughters right
which I think you need to have 6 of to equal a son
by Freneau on Mar 5, 2010 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nope, all his children
sons and daughters
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 5, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
God struck him out with the High Cheese
That’s Old Testament right there.
by Soria's Unibrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
It Is Being
Thrown, by God.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
I vote yes
Stuff is moving slow…..
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 5, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, big lag time.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
I'm Having Much
Less problem than last year.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Makes Me Misty
But it could be the chlorine from the pool.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
ya just to see what the new logo for overflow is
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Jail Is Cool
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Of course it will require an overflow girl
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Alissa Milano in Royals gear?
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Pants On The
Ground?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Sammy Ry Ry!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
or this
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/04/1790189/how-the-porn-star-got-her-great.html
batter nine you sucky
meh
hot girl gets something from a guy
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "[my most important sabermetric stats are] runs scored and runs driven in"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 5, 2010 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
Need to give sammy ry ry a looksy when I’m not on a work computer.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 5, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Just lucky
Not like Kendall’s blocked pitch yesterday, which, along with his RBI groundout, allowed Ryan to anoint him savior of the franchise yesterday.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 5, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's The 'Roids.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 5, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
I'm Going To
Construct a sandwich; wish me luck.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Make sure to toast the bread for a strong foundation
Also, a fried egg or two makes any sandwich better
by Soria's Unibrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
completely agree
egg over easy on top of a cheeseburger is one of the best things ever. i was skeptical at first, but it won me over.
Do you have to assume he's going to throw 106 every time?
Like you have to be pushing the swing button as he’s going into his motion or you’re screwed?
by Soria's Unibrow on Mar 5, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
although...
2 innings pitched with Greinke… 6 K’s
I love this time of year.... The Royals are always in first place!!!
by averagegatsby on Mar 5, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
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