Royals Get Absolutely Destroyed By The Twins
by Freneau on Jul 26, 2010 11:23 PM EDT
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PrintGreinke was bad. Texeira was worse. Marte was even worse.
The Twins had eleven extra base hits before the game was over. Eleven.
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pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeee
let there be some trades now
BOOM YOSTED!
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 26, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
At least we didn't get shut out.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Jul 26, 2010 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
That would have been embarrassing
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
How come
Gameday has a picture of Sean O’Sullivan in a KC hat, but they don’t have one of Alex Gordon?
by Trey Hillman's Chin on Jul 26, 2010 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
because one of them actually did something at the MLB level
this year and the other hasn’t?
The only measure of true success in the NFL is the Vince Lombardi trophy. Anything less is a rationalization.
Gordon did hit the winning HR once in a game.
She thinks she missed the train to Mars; she's out back counting stars.
by KeepItCopacetic on Jul 26, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
He Was A
More valuable player than Butler for two years.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
that's saying a lot
neither one of them were exactly what you’d call game changers.
In fact they STILL aren’t
The only measure of true success in the NFL is the Vince Lombardi trophy. Anything less is a rationalization.
And what is your arbitrary definition of "game changer"
RBIS? BA W/RISP?
by kcbottom9th on Jul 26, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
could either of them start for the Yankees, or Tampa
at the positions they play now? How about St Louis? San Diego?
The only measure of true success in the NFL is the Vince Lombardi trophy. Anything less is a rationalization.
Yes
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
bullshit
Butler over Tex? Yeah right. OR Pujols or Gonzalez?
And they’d actually start someone who couldn’t hit his weight in the outfield.
You’re done
The only measure of true success in the NFL is the Vince Lombardi trophy. Anything less is a rationalization.
You Asked If
They could start. Stupid question.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
"Alex Gordon sucks!"
nevermind all those objective statistics that prove he’s actually been a pretty good player when healthy in his career. oh how I hate facts.
"When healthy in his career."
Those three weeks were awesome.
Seriously, I’m not giving up on AG yet, but there is no objective way to avoid the fact that he has, so far, been a gigantic disappointment.
by Black and Gold on Jul 27, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Except for those first two years
he raked up a higher WAR than Butler. “Disappointment” sure. Failure? Not hardly.
is this supposed to be taken seriously?
in order to be game changers you have to be MVP material? Or do you just have to be a starter at 1B/3B/OF for NYY, Tampa, STL, and SD?
Are you saying Chase Headley is a gamechanger? Oscar Salazar? Chris Denorfia? Felipe Lopez? John Jay?
Or are you just saying Gordon couldn’t start over those studs of all studs? I’m confused.
and by the way, Tampa could very well take Butler over Pena, if I’m following your logic correctly.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 27, 2010 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions
My Lentil Soup
Kicks ass.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:29 PM EDT reply actions
Every cloud has a silver lining
That actually sounds really good to my sick, shivering ass.
by Soria's Unibrow on Jul 26, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry To Hear
That. I’d love to share.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
So does mine
I’m a vegetarian. After soaking lentils overnight, change the water, and put in a couple of cut-up potatoes, a couple of carrots, a few white radishes, an onion, some celery (key), and some garlic. Add can of crushed tomatoes, salt, and pepper, olive oil (key) and any herb you might like. Let it boil, then turn it down to simmer. Should be done in about 90-100 minutes.
If you are not a vegetarian then you can stick in some bacon or lard or whatever gross greasy stuff you all eat.
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" - Unfortunate cricket commentator
Guys, I have to be honest
This is all my fault. Our Greinke day ritual is to avoid watching, listening, or getting score updates during the first two innings. When we follow through, Zack usually pitched pretty well. Tonight, my wife flipped on the radio because it was too quiet. Bang, lead off double. I thought about turning it off, but thought, “It’s just a silly superstition.” As I thought this, Zack gives up a grand slam.
The boys never had a chance. I’m really sorry. My bad.
what is this collection of shit
going to look like next year? the only two guys I can think of that will come up and help are coleman and kaaihue, and we’ve got nothing solid for the rotation except greinke…not to mention not much $$$ to spend.
i fear the look of the 2011 royals…
BOOM YOSTED!
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 26, 2010 11:42 PM EDT reply actions
Parraz and Eddie Van Lucas
Bullpen dudes. Moose in June. Montero There’s a lot to dream on.
Yeah, Until The
Farm is ready to harvest we’re pretty screwed. I just hope Moore stays the fuck out of the second tier FA market.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm fine with an OF of Gordon, DDJ, and Jordan Parrazz.
Could it be worse than AnKKKKKKKKiel, Pods, and DDJ?
It Would Take
Some work, but Dayton is a hard worker.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 26, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
how long have we been saying this, though?
look at other teams with young players…brennan boesch, austin jackson, brian duensing, ricky romero, jaime garcia, david freese, gordon beckham…these are all young guys on contending teams whose farms are allegedly worse than ours, but they keep on cranking out young talent from the minors.
look at arizona and oakland for a cautionary tale about having a bunch of young kids filling your roster…it’s not guaranteed to work out by any stretch…you’ve got to have some veterans (i mean like butler and greinke) so the rookies have some protection, but IMO this team is still woefully short on quality players AND quality depth…we’ve got at LEAST 7-8 (including the rotation) spots to fill for next year, no prospects to step in, and no money to spend.
i’m tired of us bringing in bad retreads to fill out the bulk of the roster, when are we going to see the minor league guys up and producing enough to get us into contention?
BOOM YOSTED!
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 26, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
fastball command is not the big problem
the problem is throwing the same pitch 24 times in 31 pitches. Kendall sucks at gamecalling
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Thank You!
I’ve been screaming all year, for each of Greinke’s starts, all Kendall does is call fastballs in the first inning. He’s so bad.
someone should look into that
I know he did that vs. Cincy
there’s establishing the fastball, and overexposing it.
The Twins are good at hitting fastballs
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First inning had a lot of bad pitches. Repko, Casilla, and Grand Slam guy
all hit pitches that missed their spot by a lot. Game calling was (and has consistently been) terrible from Kendall. But Greinke’s gotta shoulder alot of the blame for this one.
Dear Alex Gordon:
I still think you will be awesome, but for the love of God, please stop getting hurt.
Sincerely,
RF
Zack has a Cy Young award.
Plus youth and the serious clout that comes with being one of the game’s best pitchers. He has to shake that old bastard off when his pitch calls are stupid (as they often are). If Zack isn’t willing to call his own game at this point, then he needs to grow a pair.
by Black and Gold on Jul 27, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
with the hype around Kendall catching 2000 games (1965 starts!)...
it’s hard to imagine any pitcher just telling Kendall to shove it.
Jason Kendall seems like he might go Mel Gibson if provoked enough. He looks the part.
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In that case
let’s send Lerew out one more time, just to shake Kendall off until he goes postal. Problem solved.
by Black and Gold on Jul 27, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Royals rely on their catchers to call all pitches
Always have. Always will…. shaking a catcher off isn’t just as easy as you guys think.
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at least Jason Kendalll got champagne after tonights game
“I’m flattered that the Royals gave me champagne after I called a game where we were down 14-0 when we left, and I’m gonna earn every drop of that champagne by playing hard all the time”
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We gave up 11 extra base hits...
considering we had Bloomquist and JoGui in the OF together… that’s not to bad.
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What is Ned thinking
Last Grienke start he gave him absolute crap on teh field behind him as well…. trade him and get something of value at least… sigh.
Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.
Ned hates Greinke.
It goes back to their army days.
by Black and Gold on Jul 27, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
a little while ago, i was at least a little bit open to the idea of trading him
now I am hoping for it. I would much rather watch him pitch for an actual major league team than the crap we trot out there each night.
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
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jul 27, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't help but think how much better would some of these guys be on other rosters?
Like Soria? Greinke? Butler? Yunieksy? lol… losing my mind now.
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remember the Mikey commercials for Life cereal?
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Tonight's bright spot
Betancourt was scratched at the last minute to tend to some urgent personal matter.
Ned responded by playing Aviles at his best defensive position, and playing Getz at his best defensive position.
PROGRESS?
(Plus, we can hope whatever it is keeps Betancourt out for a week or something. So there’s that)
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
Good Lord, we played worse without Yuni
than with him. Maybe he’s being deported back to Cuba for spying. That would be cool – “Royals Shortstop Secret Castro Agent.” Actually, being a pro baseball player would be a great cover for a spy because you’d have an excuse to travel all over the country.
Note: Check out a book called “The Catcher Was a Spy” about Moe Berg.
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" - Unfortunate cricket commentator
Wonder if there's any rule on player deportations
Like, if Yuni really did get busted for spying, would we get a draft pick or something? I’ve read there’s a procedure on what to do if a team is killed in a plane crash – they have the equivalent of an expansion draft and the show goes on. But what happens if one of your players is jailed or expelled for political reasons?
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" - Unfortunate cricket commentator
perfect pic
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