Game 132 - Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals
by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 31, 2010 6:45 PM EDT
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Lee, Cliff (2-5, 4.50) vs O'Sullivan, Sean (1-4, 6.00)
Another useless poll for the evening.
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Go Cliff Lee
Fantasy title on the line baby!
Those were the good ole days... wait I wasn't alive then
No lawn, it's awesome
Driveway, patio, porch, garage. No need for a yard. Toss the pigskin or baseball around? Clearly that’s what a street is for.
I wouldn't say I do anything useful instead though
Stupid lack of voting options
Agreed.
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I hadn't had to mow since I lived with my parents in high school
It is the biggest waste of time and money. I would love to move back to AZ just to not have a lawn
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 31, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I vote for
Mowing Sucks, Do Everything You Can To Avoid Doing It
The only people who really know where [the edge] is are the ones who have gone over it.
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Aug 31, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Dutton
#Royals’ callups for Wednesday: RHP Gil Meche and 3B Josh Fields will be activated from rehab assignments; C Lucas May is likely, too.
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Does this still mean Brayan gets 1/3?
Or does this mean Lucas gets to cut in even more on Kendall?
Most likely everyone called up will DH for Kila (Meche included)
Brayan will likely be on the way out
next season
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Which if it happens will piss people off
since everyone thinks he’s the next Johnny Bench
I don't think people like him as much as they hate Jason Kendall
I’m pretty sure they would be begging just about anyone to be in the lineup over Kendall
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This.
When you compare mud to shit you’ll pick mud every time…unless you want fertilizer or have some weird fetish. Anyway, it’s all relative. Sort of like the recent discussion about Yuni (read: the Yunigma). He seems horrible, but, offensively, compared to the average AL SS, he’s not that bad. Relativity is the rule. Well, that and the fact that no catcher should start 92% of games behind the dish.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You have a very bad habit
of leaping to such conclusions.
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. -- Albert Einstein
by The Ol' Perfesser on Aug 31, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
indeed
I doubt anyone thinks hes the next Johnny Bench.
But we have all seen him handle the pitching staff well this year, show improved defense, and flashes of the offense he’s shown in the past.
Maybe not Johnny Bench, but when you would be substituting one of the worst players for an average(or likely slightly above average guy) it can sure feel like it.
"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.
I can spot a classicly flawed ballplayer as easily as the next guy
Pena is a career backup as a catcher at best.
which is still leaps and bounds better than what Kendall is at this point
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I make such statements
out of frustration from people taking Kila and Gordon (and whoever else) not playing all the time as a personal insult. I’m no baseball genius but neither is anyone else here. Go ahead and give them a shot, but sticking them in and leaving them regardless of the circumstances or results is absurd. Everybody is an amateur GM (me included) and we all suck at it.
"sticking them in and leaving them regardless of the circumstances
or results is absurd."
I agree – playing Kendall nearly everyday IS absurd.
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Aug 31, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that a rhetorical question?
Sometimes I can’t tell.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Aug 31, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
I really want to know what people think.
The game last night was tough to watch, but it was terribly funny listening to the Rangers commentators dance around how horrible our line up is.
I'd say there's about a 65% chance of getting shut out.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Aug 31, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
God every old school fan is going to be beggin for Moose by opening day
No Thanks
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Ugh.
I don’t think TPTB will cave, though. Odd to trust them to do the right thing…
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by The Ol' Perfesser on Aug 31, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
TPTB?
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The Powers That Be?
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
makes sense
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It will be near the same time Stanton and Strasburg were called up
We can keep him another year if we prevent him from being a Super 2
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 31, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
There are really two independent considerations -- free agency and arbitration
First off, the assumptions for the following scenarios are that (a) the prospect has no prior MLB service time and (b) the prospect never goes back to the minors (except on injury rehab).
Free Agency: To get the “extra” year out of the player before he becomes a free agent, the team would have to wait about two weeks into the season before calling up a player. This would prevent the player from incurring a full season of service time for 2011 (172 days = one year of service time) and thus delay free agency by a year. Evan Longoria is a good example here.
Arbitration: To avoid a player from obtaining “Super Two” status and being eligible for arbitration before the player has three full years of MLB service time, the team would need to wait until approximately June before calling up the player. This would prevent the player from incurring more than 125 days of service time for 2011. Historically, the earliest cutoff for Super Two eligibility has been two years, 125 days of MLB service time. Super Two status has no effect on when a player become a free agent, but just means the player will get paid more, as he would be arbitration eligible four times before free agency instead of the usual three. As you mention, Stanton and Strasburg are good recent examples.
I would bet its the younger ones that would be calling for him
Nothing wrong with letting him finish out the season in Omaha, putting him thru spring training, going back to Omaha and getting him up to KC (hopefully for good) around the first of July. I would think they’ve gotten off that rushing people to the majors fetish they had after they saw the results from doing it in the past.
I declined to answer the poll
Because I wouldn’t want someone to take my personal landscaping information and use it to steal my identity/organs.
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Not The Worst
I’ve seen; that might have been yesterday.
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Andrus, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Young, M, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Hamilton, DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359
Guerrero, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Cruz, N, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
Murphy, Dv, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Treanor, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
Moreland, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Blanco, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Blanco, G, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Aviles, M, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Butler, DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Betemit, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
Ka’aihue, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
Pena, B, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178
Gordon, A, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Betancourt, Y, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Miller, Ja, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lee, Cl 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26
Totals 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.87
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
O’Sullivan 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.96
Totals 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.03
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Gordon must be thinking
“I’m batting between Brena and Yuni. What did I do?
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Where should he hit?
do you flip him with Kila or do something else?
I always have a hard time knowing what to do with Brayan Pena
Batting sixth seems high, but with Kila above him I don’t know if I want to necessarily put Gordon there. I mean, I guess it’s about as good as it gets with who’s in the lineup, but I just don’t think I’d want to bat Pena sixth. Then again, the order of the lineup doesn’t matter that much blah blah blah…
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, I meant that as a smug Gordon type of comment
Just based of stereotypes of the guy.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This may be my favorite lineup of the season.
We’ve had a few that were similar except for the inclusion of K end all.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:09 PM EDT reply actions
Interesting.
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
Wonder if the Rangers will be able to get Frenchy into the game tonight just to rub it in Dayton's facce?
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God I hope so.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
They Got Francoeur?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Not...yet...?
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
Not sure if it’s confirmed yet, but it’s all over twitter
See http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/5076/rangers-looking-to-boost-outfield
Maybe he and Gordon can switch uniforms during the game.
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 31, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is there not a choice
for having a lawn but letting it turn brown before I have to mow it?
Or, in my case
doing it just often enough not to fill guilty about running down the property values in my neighborhood?
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 31, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
But creating a hedge maze in your yard might raise property values.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
fully fenced yard is the way to go
no neighborhood guilt
I Have Alders
In the summer and a snow berm in the winter. Spring and fall there’s nothing to block the view.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
even if the hedge is made from dandelions?
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 31, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Something tells me the Royals don't draw a walk tonight
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heh
doesn’t Less have like 5 on the year?
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
12
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Mitch Still Has
An inverse platoon split for his career. I can see them wanting to look at Miller, though.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Had one all through the minors, too
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 31, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No no-hitter!
Hoorah.
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
No DP, at least.
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what Lee "Jason Kendall is the Royals' best situational hitter" Judge
Thought about giving up the DH to hit for him in the 8th last night.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:26 PM EDT reply actions
Wilson Betemit
Single-handedly running up Cliff Lee’s pitch count.
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Wish I could.
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Sucky way for to end such a good AB, though.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
well you can’t win em all
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you kidding?
If we don’t score this inning…
I never know how to finish that sentence.
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Haven't watched a game in about a week....
….thought I’d tune in tonight. That inning might just chase me off to do something else. Also, sounds like there are about 300 people in the stadium tonight.
The only time I heard any sign of life was the Texas home run
so there are some Ranger fans in the house, I guess.
So I'm hoping for a rain delay in the third inning
Just long enough to knock Lee out.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
The Rangers commentators are having lots of fun with the Royals'
concern with Treanor, a guy who’s stolen two bases in his career.
Matt - When you do an ESPN piece, do you have to explain WAR or wOBA?
or does Cameron or ESPN do that part?
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Hmmm...
Depends on what the topic is. If it isn’t WAR or wOBA specifically, I’d put in just a brief sentence (something like “a stat that takes offense, defense, positoin and playing time combined” or “a stat stat the gives the correct relative value of all offensive events in the form of a single number scaled to OBP” and then include a link to a primer article — if there isn’t one at ESPN already, usually one at FanGraphs or Tango’s site.
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 31, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, I am looking at wOBA over the season and if it effects MVP voting.
It’s is kinda rough and getting the data is a pain (has to be done tonight).
Let me see if I can find a wOBA article at Fangraphs
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 31, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yuni!!
Being the team home run leader means a lot to him.
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
Take that, Jose!
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure
I mean BECOMING the team leader in HR. JoGui isn’t getting any more as a Royal.
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
I pick up what you're throwing down.
I was more asking that because the guys on tv keep saying he’s the HR leader, though I’m sure he will be eventually
Jose is like Rany
Persona non grata.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Myers hit a grand salami
During the grand slam inning. Someone won a grand.
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Keep in mind
That this game making it five innings is by no means a sure thing.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
So here is my take on Jai...
He has no power, he strikes out a lot, and is mediocre at best in the field… So why is he up, or am I missing something?
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I tend to agree.. he seems to be a fringe prospect at best
And brings little to the table other than perhaps slightly more power than Maier, which is easily offset.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Does he though?
Maier has power potential.
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I know there's more to judging power potential than this,
but Mitch, to me, just looks like he should have power. He looks like a pretty big dude to me.
That HR in Toronto was RIDICULOUS!
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Miller Looks Fast
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
For a Molina?
Oh, wait…
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love to see all three of those guys race each other
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I would have to place a bet on Yadier
Though after that triple, Bengie may be the swiftest…
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
It's Just A
Stupid Ryan thing.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hard To Say
What Miller has at the MLB level given his sparse playing time.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
His AAA minor league totals, over the last three years
Are marginally higher than Maier’s, but he’s also a chopper, making it a somewhat invalid comparison.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
HR total, that is
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
GET TO THE CHOPPA!
Sorry, had to.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Helicopter Pilots Hate
It when people call them that. If they’re chopping anything it’s not a good thing.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
True story.
Not a sound you would want to hear when you’re in a helicopter.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm 50' From
A running helicopter right now.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Wild.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I Don't Even
Think about it much. I’ve been doing this for 10 years.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Well this inning looks to be where things unfold.
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
So, last week I had no idea what those Silly Bandz things that the Royals were advertising for a promotion
But I’ve been substitute teaching this week, and confiscating them left and right. What’s the appeal?
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
I dunno...
But we sell them where I work, and the variety is staggering
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
They're colorful
they come in different shapes – kids can wear them, collect them and/or trade them.
My kids love the things as well.
I don’t know who’s the genius that came up with the idea to make a mint off of shaped rubber bands, but I wish I had that kind of vision.
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
Does anyone know how much you have to eat in the all you can eat seats to break even?
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Mark? Does Mangino
“Eater” or something like that? It well could.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
^Mean
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I was at a game earlier this summer against Chicago
Where I was about 50% sure he was sitting right in front of me.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
But when I had that in Camden Yards a few years back I had two hot dogs, nachos, peanuts, and three drinks. That has to be enough.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
$35
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Are They Good
Seats?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure; it just says "lower level"
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
The lines are likely going to offset any benefits
Especially since they limit you to 4 items per trip to the concessions for this promotion.
During one Buck Night this year, each line took about 3 innings to wait through.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
can you get your grub in bulk?
11 hot dogs, 4 nachos, 4 sodas, type of thing
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
We needed the help.
Thanks.
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BILLY
Halfway to a cycle.
"Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic."
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I don't even want to think about
What the guy in the sea lion/manatee photo was doing
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
or the guy holding on to the hot air balloon rope
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
the guy upside down with his foot caught in it is fantastic
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Died of old age, but DM is keeping him around anyway for his veteran nonpresence.
Killing time until time kills me
Weekend at Jason's?
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
If you strike Kendall down,
he will only rise a stronger, grittier, grizzleder, more bad asser veteran presence.
Lamb
Got his hitless streak to 9+ innings before giving up a couple in the 4th.
Even given the fact that OPS+ overrates slugging and
underrates OBP, Yuni is STILL not average.
"I DARE you to make less sense."
He has a higher WAR than Jeter....
that makes him good.
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Depends on which WAR you look at...
Jeter’s higher by 0.2 points using Baseball-References.
"I DARE you to make less sense."
aw...well that may very well be...
as of a couple weeks ago or so Yuni was .1 higher
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Silly rabbit.
Jeter is the best defensive SS in the history of whatever…
"I DARE you to make less sense."
Is that how they're spelling "Yuni" these days?
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I work with a girl who claims to be a Yankees fan...
Whom I think has never actually seen a baseball game… Anyway I made the mistake of calling Jeter overrated, only for her to berate me for half an hour for saying so… Yeah, shoulda just let that one alone
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Does she also like
The Patriots, Cowboys, USC, and Duke?
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
don't forget ManU
Tiger, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Phelps, Lance Armstrong and Rodger Federer
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
My ex girlfriend taught me how to keep score at a game... no joke
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this the fattest pitcher/ catcher combo in the bigs?
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Don't know
CC Sabathia plus any catcher is tough to beat. As far as P/1B go, the CC/Prince combo was unbeatable.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Anybody know Lee's pitch count?
ESPN hasn’t updated it for me since the 2nd inning
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:29 PM EDT reply actions
80
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
O'Sullivan inheriting Banny's HR/9 tendencies
by swing and a miss on Aug 31, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
To be fair, under reasonable weather conditions, that's probably a fly ball
I can’t say the same for the 1st inning shot though.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate my yard sometimes
But we have a good sized lot in town. Well, anyway, I mow it at like 4 inches when it rains a lot and in the summer I skin it and hope it dies… lol
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What I wouldn't do to be at Free State right now..
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Monday nights, with selected $1.75 pints
Is the time to go.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Sadly, Monday is Cici's day. I'm poor and I like pizza more than beer.
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x
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I am going to defend myself here.
1) Pizza is cheaper
2) Food > drink
3) Macaroni and cheese pizza
4) I grew up in Germany. American beer sucks.
5) I am poor.
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I like mac and cheese pizza more than I care to admit.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
Good stuff.
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I'll admit it.
That and the BBQ and the less than $4 are major selling points.
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Where at in Germany?
And I will agree with you to a point that most American beer is shitty, but there is good beer here, you just have to find it.
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I lived 20 minutes south of Dresden for a Semester
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I do to...
Time of my life, wish I could afford to go back, it was crazy for me. I did a Semester there and quickly attached myself to a group of friends all whom were going to my school the next semester… So it was quite a year.
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember the cheapest pizza in Lawrence
Being Pizza Shuttle, with $4.75 for a 10 inch one topping + drink
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by KeepItCopacetic on Aug 31, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I lived on Pizza Shuttle at K-State
can’t beat those Totino’s style pizzas.
That's changed now.
You can get all you can eat with drink (if you’re a student) at Cici’s for $2.99 on Monday’s at lunch.
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Ad Astra!
I can’t wait for those bottles to start making their way down here
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
http://freestatebrewing.com/beer
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Ouu, they say they're gonna start shipping regionally.
I only hope regionally covers Stillwater, OK. I’ll have to talk to te guys at Brown’s Bottle Shop about it.
I know its gonna make it here, but Im not in Oklahoma
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
How are we beating up on Cliff Lee?
What did I miss watching our school softball game?
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Cliff Lee error, led to a couple runs, and a Yuni HR
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
The same Yuni that is POY?
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The one and only
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
What I wouldnt give for a good young SS like andrus
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
Well, we had Ron Mahay...and he was the big name in that Braves/Rangers trade.
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Random funny youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/user/jonlajoie?blend=1&ob=4
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
Jon Lajoie is great
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He is great in The League
and his random videos are fantastic
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone struggling with allergies?
I’m dying here.
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I thought I was coming down with Vertigo earlier...
But not I think it might just be a sinus infection… So Yes.
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
Mine started up about a week ago. I always forget how much allergies suck.
Mine started three days ago at the local tractor pull
Walk through a field, park in another, trucks tearing everything up… late night. Woke up three or four times thinking I was drowning there was so much nasal drip.. I’m not joking. I got a bottle and laid on the couch and spit every 2 or 3 minutes. It was full.
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Mine kicked in a few days ago.
That’s later than normal, so I’m hoping it won’t be a bad year.
by hunter s. royal on Aug 31, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
That ball woulda killed Billy
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
Balls.
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Wow Vladi.
BOOOOOOMB>
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3 HRs in 4.3 inn....not good
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
Did you see Brayan turn and look at the dugout the moment it was hit?
BOMB.
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He could feel Kendalls death stare
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
that ball was about a foot and a half away from where Pena wanted it
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
did you see the Fox tracks?
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no I just watched the replay...
Pena had the glove low and inside, the ball was not low and inside
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Vladdydoddie he likes to party
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by chicks_love_chiefs on Aug 31, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
Interesting Story
Ever wonder what Mark Prior thinks about Strasburg’s injury.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2010/08/mark_prior_says_not_to_blame_t.html
"I DARE you to make less sense."
Prior seems a little bitter in that interview
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Im still nearly 100% positive Prior was on Steroids
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Not my theory
Ive read it and heard it many places. But from what I recall he went from zero injuries to lots of injuries, and i recall him losing a lot of muscle mass one year, but I could be wrong
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Hadn't heard that...
I think there is a very obvious reason why he started to get lots of injuries though.
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steroids?
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
or Dusty Baker?
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
he's a pitcher?
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At least that Vladdy HR was about to hit him like that one he hit earlier in the season
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
SOS
Seems less impressive every outing. Although considering this is a top offensive team… No. No, he still fails to impress.
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OT QUestion
I saw this quote
“You say one thing six months ago and then say another thing and then honestly or at least claim to believe it.”
Or three days later, then blame the internet for keeping a record of what you said and then, bang, you’re not an announcer anymore. As to Prior, for a guy who starts by saying he didn’t have much to add, he had lots of interesting thoughts."
Any idea what announcer this guy is refering to?
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Kendall sucking night after night
and now Pena coming alive. Come on, Yost. Do the right thing.
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See what "regular" playing time does for Bry-Guy?
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
Its really pissing me off on how the booth nimrods keep talking innings...
But haven’t said anything about pitch counts in any of those games.
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With a really nice slide to avoid the tag too
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Gordon comes through
Knocks out Lee. Love it.
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I am OK with Alex Gordon.
In case anyone cares.
by Black and Gold on Aug 31, 2010 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
The Clutchiest!
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
Gidget? That You?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Whew Bry-Guy was damn close there.....
Kendall is fading fast
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
Who?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Bry-Guy? Pena
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes Yuni....hit those ankle bitters
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
By fouling off pitches in the dirt
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Lefty For Yu-Bet?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
Holy crap....thats Yunis like 13th BB of the year
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
Huh?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
This whole series of events is mind-blowing.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
OMG
Yuni walked and Jai Miller drove in two….WHO IS THIS TEAM?!
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Jai F. Miller!
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Jai's wife must have just had a kid
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
This.
Rec’d.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
We will be reminded of this game during every rain delay next year.
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Damn i was too slow
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Two RHBs And
They get the lefty? That worked well.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Sweet Jesus.....weirdest inning ever...PH Kendall....he can hit his HR during this inning
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
1985
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Bloop Aviles!
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
And Butler is THAT guy
What the heck is going on??
by the way, pitch f/x was just show to be a fraud
only clocked Chapman’s first heater at 98 mph — that’s at least 10 MPH too low, right?
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uhh...
the third fastball was clocked at 102.5 by f/x
wow
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
how long before his arm falls off?
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
This is genuinely exciting
I knew this lineup had potential
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Amazing what a lineup can do when it doesn't have gigantic holes in it all over
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Exactly
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a Royals game
ergo, Jesse Chavez pitches
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by Matt Klaassen on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Chavez is in to keep it close.
Or make it close.
by Black and Gold on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
Chavez!
Ned is a gambling man tonight.
by hunter s. royal on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
Chavez? Again?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
See Yost? This is when you use Chavez....
When the inevitable HR doesnt cost us the game
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
On Cue
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
With all the things last inning that were surprising...
That i saw coming
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
Jesse Chavez looks kind of like
Luis Mendoza…
At least in his picture.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
And his pitching
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that four consecutive appearances with a HR given up for Chavez?
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
Saw Farnsy last night. He mahanged to hold back the Mets
when the Braves were up 9-3.
by RoyalCreole on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I could be wrong...
but I think Farnsworth is the only pitcher that does better in the AL than in the NL.
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He is intimidated by Pitchers
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, and the Braves were up 9-3 when he came in.
Forgot to mention that part.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
GMDM Says So
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Jai Miller sucks in the field.
No disguising that.
He's misplayed everything.
Balls go off his glove, drop out of his hands, he takes bad routes. Has he fielded anything cleanly?
Chavez must have a Bloomy-esque bonus to earn
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
get Jesse out of there, get Jesse out of there
rinse, repeat
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Is This A
Friendly?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
Chavez v. Hamilton will end badly
Mark my words
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
this bullpen is very reminiscent of the bullpen we started the season with
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
He Pitched Well
To 8, 9 and 1 two nights ago. 2, 3 and 4, not so much.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
is Yost trying to make the point that Chavez sucks?
pretty sure we knew that
Yost is terrible at bullpen decisions
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it too much to ask
to not throw belt high fastballs over the plate on a night like this?
Is this to make sure Soria gets his work in?
Jesse Chavez should pitch the HR Derby
it would never end.
An epic match between him and Mendoza
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Why bring Robby back if we're not gonna use him
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
Ask and you shall receive.
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Cocksucker.
So much for the good feelings, huh? O’Sullivan should go punch Yost in the nuts.
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Its infuriating how long this organization will stick to purely awful pitchers
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Did Ned fall asleep on the bench there?
by swing and a miss on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
At least he mixes his shitty fastball
with shitty off-speed shit. Shit.
by Black and Gold on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
Yea good job Ned....
wait til Chavez blows the lead before pulling him
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
nothing like leaving a shitty right handed pitcher in against a left handed hitter who feasts on shitty right handed pitchers
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Very sporting of Ned
to give the Rangers a mulligan by bringing in Chavez.
by hunter s. royal on Aug 31, 2010 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
This game is awful....
unless you like offense.
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Or terrible bullpen decisions
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That's just nasty all the way around
If your the starting lineup, you gotta think: what the hell are we working hard to score runs for? This idiot just keeps giving the lead back.
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its ridiculous how shitty he is, and yet how much better he is than Mendoza
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Ned Hasn't Learned
About Tejeda and inherited runners.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
Bringing in Chavez
was a shitty thing for Ned to do to his staring lineup, to his starting pitcher and to his fans. Everybody down to the casual fan knew what was going to happen.
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Do we have time to call Rupe back up to even the score again
once we score 3 more runs?
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
I have a sneaking suspicion we are done
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Whats the Tim Collins? You want a Sept call-up but youre not on the 40 man roster?
I think I may have found you a spot….
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
that*
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Mo Was Kinda
Jogging there.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:29 PM EDT reply actions
Sonic Slam Inning contestant
Is named Georgia Brown.
Think she’s the “sweet” one that inspired the Harlem Globetrotters’ theme song?
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
I Worked With
Ginger Rogers. She was 17 years old and from Alma, KS.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Congrats Texas
Francoeur has told at least one fellow outfielder that he is headed to Texas.
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I hope he bought a plane ticket.
God knows he won’t walk.
by Dadunca on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cmon Bry-Guy....another hit and you might see the field again this year
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
You don't see too many double ear hole batting helmets in the majors
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TWSS
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by MinnesotaRoyal on Aug 31, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
never thought about it but do most switch hitters have two?
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Apparently, Callaspo at least does
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Do The Rangers
Have any RHPs?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
See? Kendall...thats how you catch popups
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
Bad Pitching Fest
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by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Royals score 9 give up 9
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by kcscoliny on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
PANDEMONIUM!!!
broken sun clocks a dog's ass every twice and again --- Crooow
by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Bad Pitching, wacky 5th, F*ck Jesse Chavez
We're just one good team away from being back in this thing!
by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Again...why wouldnt you bring Tejada in instead of Chavez last inning....I mean cmon Ned
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
It seems to me that GMDM is calling some of the shots in regards to bullpen use, because
guys he acquires get used a lot.
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by averagegatsby on Aug 31, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
You know that wooden dummy from Major League
that gets his head knocked off by Charlie Sheen? Thats what I would use Chavez for
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be a evaluation issue
They had been putting Holland in quite a bit too, as they have to make a choice about the 40-man.
Chavez was clearly a throw in when we traded for Blanco and Collins — if this means they cut him in the offseason, I’m OK with watching him implode.
I fear they might actually like him.
The point isn't to win games this year.
It’s to get a better draft pick. Jesse Chavez is going to single handedly improve their draft picks by at least 2-3 slots per round.
I kind of wonder about that
It’s just easier to spout off about Ned while the game is on. Lazy man’s tantrum, I’ll admit.
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If He Was
Gonna use Tejeda, 0 on and 0 out would have been the ticket.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The better Tejada does
The more irksome it is that Yost marched Chavez out there last inning. Yeah. What Jojo said.
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Anybody feel like using Soria for the "Hanes Comfort Zone"
has jinx written all over it?
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by Jojothebeachbum on Aug 31, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
Overflow Thread Up
http://www.royalsreview.com/2010/8/31/1662094/game-132-overflow-thread#comments
Bloomquist HR pick brought back for a little luck
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 31, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
This Guy Throws
Hard for a submariner.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 31, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
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