Royals Fall Yet Again, Fail To Be Inspired By Jonas Brothers
by Freneau on May 8, 2010 11:27 PM EDT
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Royals wasted much good pitching tonight from Gil Meche. I'm amazed by his bizarre outing. Do we actually have a good defense?
I'm not hugely upset by 128 pitches, but it isn't exactly thrilling news either, given past histories and reasonable expectations going forward. I hate the leaving guys in to get a W thing. Its a selfish thing tied to a stupid stat. But other than that, its tremendous.
And he got to stay in and lose the game.
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best 610 postgame caller of the month
has to be the guy who suggested that Jose Guillen improve his defense by getting a medicaid-subsidized mobility scooter
I went to the Plaza and said "this is where the parade will be held when Dayton Moore gets fired"
i said it before,
but this treatment of meche seems like a fireable offense in and of itself. add in the fact that he has made a plethora of bad moves and that the team doesn’t seem to be responding to him, and i think it’s time for him to go. this team may be bad, but it’s not this bad. we keep finding ways to lose games that we could/should win.
"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 May 8, 2010 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
assuming he's handled ok the next few starts
its not a big deal
of course, this is the royals were talking about
He should be good for 135 in 5 days
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
by averagegatsby on May 8, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Worse than 128 is that he was left in to face Murphy after 127
He was lucky Murphy put the 1st pitch in play
She said "are you stupid or just apathetic?"
I said "I don't know and I don't care"
by Royal Kingdom on May 8, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
well....
I guess it’s not the 128 that bothers me as much as the 2 walks in the 8th and still leaving him in. and then leaving him in after the base hit. baffles me
And the fact that 128 was the first pitch to the batter
Luckily he swung at the first pitch…I think Hillman was still flabergased about his pussy ass tirade with the umpire…Meche’s pitch count was completely irrevelant to him, he was pitching for the win (god damnit!) imo.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on May 9, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
don't forget
the fact that he was in at that point to face the middle of the line up
by Professor Stephanie Willbanks on May 9, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
that's normally not a good thing when he's already thrown 120 pitches
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.
the bonheadery with Meche
overshadows the boneheadery of moving Guillen to right field late in the game.
Meche threw 120 in 5 2/3 on May 8th, 2009
Happy Meche Abuse Day!
I went to the Plaza and said "this is where the parade will be held when Dayton Moore gets fired"
by BHWick on May 8, 2010 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
At least Bulldawg Meche
got the walks under control
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I dont know what the hell is going on
I don’t think anyone does
is meche even healthy? why didn’t he do surgery? whose idea was what?
His next start could be interesting
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on May 8, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
a state of confusion
is probably the best way to describe this entire team right now
kila? what’s going on? who’s the short stop? who’s the second baseman? will pena ever catch again? how much longer will trey be here? what’s wrong with bannister? is meche hurt? is soria going to be okay? chris getz? whaaaaaaaaat
Meche is the core of this team
like all great recent Royals — Guillen, Olivo, Kendall — he knows his own body best, and knows he’s helping the team by staying out there, no matter what hte numbers say.
Hey, the guy was good in 2007 and 2008. It’s only pussies like DeJesus and Alex Gordon that are klling this team with their rests and hives.
Oh, and don’t worry, we need to be patient. Just because Moore spent $55 million to keep the guy here for five years TOTALLY DOES NOT mean Moore thought he could have the team winning by 2011. "cause if he did, he would have said something to Meche, something like “I want you to be here when the winning starts.” Or something like that.
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by Matt Klaassen on May 9, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
hahaha
"I want you to be here when the winning starts."
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on May 9, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
FYI
In case any other KC area guys waited until the very very very last minute for Mothers day…
http://www.parexsalonce.com/ – You can print off a gift certificate there for either a $$ amount of your choice, of Specific Spa services.
Geez, this team is so shitty, I make an appearance in a post-game thread to post a link to a rejuvenating spa. I think WE are the ones that probably need a rejuvenating massage after seeing the bonehead shit the org does to us on a daily/nightly basis.
BOOM! ROASTED!
thanks for the reference brother!
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 9, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
If you have no expectations you are never dissapointed
that’s the only way I am making it through. Sad that even that theory is being tested this year
Where does the talent of Royals prospects go? I imagine a man in Germany shouting "Why can I play baseball so well? WHY?" - Joe Posnanski
Trey Hillman + Dayton Moore = Dumb & Dumber
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on May 9, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Just quickly calculated Meche's FIP for this game
It was about 5.08
yes, that’s on an ERA scale.
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Bannister is fine. They already posted an article about the balls being rubbed differently than the ones he threw in his warm-up. He was in the clubhouse watching hockey (WTF?) and didn’t realize the inning would go so fast (surprise!).
Just watched the end of the game again, just so I can watch the postgame with some fury. Just curious, has Feliz hit anyone this year? The kid can hit 100 on the gun, maybe he can hit Yuni tomorrow? I’d be ok with him PH in the 9th just for that possibility.
by yourbassist on May 9, 2010 12:52 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ah, screw that. Get him hooked on weed or one of the codones
He’ll do far less damage if he sleeps through the final six innings of any given game.
FYI
I hate seeing clubhouses with CRT’s. I do AV for a living. These teams make how much money and can’t get flat panels?!
I missed this one to watch Iron Man 2
Good decision it seems. I don’t think they’ve invented a word that describes Scarlett Johnasson’s hotness. If they made a movie that was just Scarlett beating wholesale ass in tight clothing for 2 hours, I’d pay 20 bucks to see it.
god yes
she ruled in that movie. also, “the man who was not there.”
by andrewmiller on May 9, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Why hasn't Hillman been fired?
This sounds like a sarcastic question but it’s not. I don’t know the ownership there but it seems that any other organization would have canned him by now.
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
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Obviously you haven't caught on
any other organization
The Royals are in a league of their own.
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.
Holy... *sigh*
So, I was gone all day yesterday and didn’t get to see what happened. But, yeah, Meche finally has a halfways decent outing (other than the concerning walks) but he gets left out for 128(?!?). So much for Trey starting to learn from his biggest mistakes.
I mean, again, we had some good news. Kila started and Mitch started, tho Aviles did not. But at least Trey realized he was good enough to pinch hit for Getz in the 9th. I’m a little baffled by that defensive alignment to start the 7th. Unfortunately, I’m sure it will be a week before Kila gets to hit again since he went 0 for 3.
Dayton Moore on Jose Guillen:
The reason he’s changed a lot is because he doesn’t like change."
That’s a little out of context but it’s still a beauty.
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.
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