Royals Defeat Angels on Kila Ka'aihue Walk-Off Home Run
by Freneau on Apr 2, 2011 1:10 AM EDT
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A perfect way for the first win of the season to end. Kila Ka'aihue is one of the few reasons to care about this team right now, and he just delivered in the most dramatic way possible. Longtime readers will know that we've been BIG Kila fans around here for quite some time. He's had an up and down Major League career thus far, one that had lacked a defining moment like this. Ken Harvey wasn't very good, didn't play that long, and I can rattle off like six different plays from his time as a Royal. Now, Kila has one.
I guess that was a mistake pitch that he blasted over the wall, right? Just a AAA bat, right?
The other good news from tonight is that Jeff Francis turned in a very good start, a 7 IP 1 run allowed performance reminiscent of his days as an above average pitcher for the Rockies. Francis walked just one, avoided too many hits, and even struck out four batters.
The Royals then followed that up with two scoreless innings of relief work (Tejeda and Soria), which set the stage of Ka'aihue's blast. The Spring Training speculation that the Royals might have an effective bullpen, thus far, looks well founded.
But really, tonight is about Kila. That was a Major League Moment.
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here we come!
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Apr 1, 2011 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
Thinking the same thing...
…and the BP looks nails.
If women only slept with nice guys...guys would only be nice. And they don't. And we're not.
by setupunchtag on Apr 1, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
yup, I'm liking this team so far
not giving up late in games … gonna need all the pitching and defense we can get, but just might surprise some people, including us
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
My radio record: 0-1, my television record: 1-0
Tomorrow I’ll have to listen to the game on the radio at work.
Anytime we allow a run, hit or Aviles lets a groundball past him feel free to blame me.
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
i said the same thing....
it was awesome…and i pride myself on my hatred of ryan
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I Was Like
Raaaaaawwwwwwrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife was walking in the door at that very second and I guess I was screaming,
Get the fuck out!!!! I thought she was gonna try to beat my ass.
I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.
by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
It also works when he K's
…that’s the great thing about ‘aloha’.
If women only slept with nice guys...guys would only be nice. And they don't. And we're not.
by setupunchtag on Apr 1, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You Say Yes,
I say no, you say stop, and I say go, go, go.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He Took A
Slider for strike one.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Good To Take
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
AAAA
If women only slept with nice guys...guys would only be nice. And they don't. And we're not.
by setupunchtag on Apr 1, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Good reaction by one of the Angels fans in the front . . .
grabbing his head with his hands in disgust.
Anyone notice how Kila just walked past the Yost hand shake
Reality is a crutch for people who can’t handle drugs
by where o' where has my underdog gone? on Apr 1, 2011 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
I've got to respectfully disagree with that viewpoint.
Watched the replay about five times. Kila gave Yost a high five. What is he supposed to do, hug Ned?
by kansasjohn on Apr 1, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Deep, Soulful Kiss
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ned, You Is
My woman.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He was just amped up.
I wouldn’t think anything of it. He could hardly talk to Joel after it.
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by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
So how many times did the Royals strand someone on third?
Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.
by KeepItCopacetic on Apr 1, 2011 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
I thought it was 4 with Billy's K in the 8th?
by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 1, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i think that was with 2 outs
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Apr 1, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Granted
But it was still stranding someone on 3rd (KeepItCopacetic didn’t specify the outs).
by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 1, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
3 with less than 2 outs
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by where o' where has my underdog gone? on Apr 1, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
A Fastball
over the plate, so much for “slider bat speed”.
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by BHWick on Apr 1, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
TWSS
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by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't think "quality" and "quick" necessarily went hand-in-hand for women
by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 1, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
TWSS
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Quality Is Quality
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup. Tonight was actually the Futures Game.
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
This Is Only
One possible past.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yost's reply when he asked him about Gordon's foul ball in the opener cracked me up.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
I always think Bukaty...
…is Butters from South Park, all grown up.
If women only slept with nice guys...guys would only be nice. And they don't. And we're not.
by setupunchtag on Apr 1, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, that's a pretty good comparison.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
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Does he look nervous to you in the postgame?
Stone cold baby, stone cold!
right now ... 100%
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
"We're still kinda used to Arizona air."
I just moved from there. I spent my whole life there. I can state this with confidence:
Phoenix is 1117 feet above sea level.
KC is 882 feet above sea level.
STFU Yost.
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
The humidity this time of year in PHX hovers between 10-40%.
Right now there’s a less than 15% difference in humidity between PHX and KC.
I’m not trying to be a dick, but it’s not August, they were there in March.
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
Oh, a smartass huh?
Just kidding, I don’t know shit about weather.
It wouldn't have irritated me as much if it had been literally any other time of year.
But there’s not a great deal of difference between Phoenix and KC between February and April
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
No difference between KC and PHX in February?
Nick Swisher is handsome.
by ChrisCEIT on Apr 1, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, yeah, pull out the "snow" thing.
Disclaimer: I actually moved out of Phoenix in 99 and lived in Flagstaff for the next 11 years. It snowed in Flag through June some years. My memories of Phoenix and Flagstaff may be blending into one horrible weather event.
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
Flagstaff is a motherfucker.
Straight plow walls along the interstate for drunks sake.
When I moved out to KC, I made the drive in the U-Haul in March. I waited until June to get the camaro out.
Nick Swisher is handsome.
I would say that the temperature and wind
are much bigger factors right now than moisture and altitude
Is it 2012 yet?
I'll definitely concede the wind point.
I don’t know enough about baseball to understand how temperature affects the game when temperatures aren’t extreme (on factors other than the comfort of the players that is).
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
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Good to know and point gladly accepted. :)
I’ll quit being a drunk jerky Arizona homer now.
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"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
You said Arizone.
It’s back on now.
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"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
Only until the 4th quarter.
Then we’ll give it away and lose by 15.
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
Dude is a beast. I'm looking forward to watching him in the future
just as soon as he develops any other part of his game that doesn’t involve dunking.
Between being a fan of the Phoenix Suns & KC Royals, I'm used to disappointment.
"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
But like you know, being a Royals fan,
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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cold hinders hitters ...
which is why Cleveland and Chicago scored 24 runs between them
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
He's destroying Treanor in random smiles too.
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by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Kila learned it from Jacobs
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, did he have a pound of cope in his lip?
Guess I missed that
Speaking of Jacobs
Is he officially out of baseball yet?
by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 1, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually not sure
But Randy Winn just retired so he is available
minor leaguer for Colorado
saw him in ST. muffed a pop-up. Could see the cheek-bulge from 100 yards.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Good to know that as much as things change
some will always be the same…
by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 1, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
7 innings, 4 strikeouts, 15 groundballs
That’s a nice way to live for a starting pitcher.
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I wouldn't try to give one
In his career, he’s barely been an above average GB pitcher, so I don’t think he’ll quite keep that up.. And coming back from injury, who knows how he’ll pitch overall. He’s the kind of guy who could pitch like a #2, or a #5, or spend most of the year on the DL.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Bold Prediction, But
True.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd be happier with 20 and then a late July trade for a nice prospect
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Francis could do well for us if he's fully healed
if he pitches like this, he’s golden
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
The Easy Collar
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by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Francis, Gordon and Kila rocked tonight !
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Nice game for Aviles, too
is that walks two games in a row?
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
did he walk yesterday I don't remember. He seems to have his pop back
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I really like thinking about the team upgrading at two positions when Moustakas gets called up
Moose to 3B, Aviles to 2B. I actually think Aviles will be a better defensive 2B than 3B, where he doesn’t appear to handle the super quick reactions very well.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you DFA Getz or keep him on the bench
I don’t know if the dude can play anywhere but 2nd
Is it 2012 yet?
Good question
DFA either Getz or Betemit. Probably Getz and I think he’d clear waivers, so they could stash him in Omaha.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Early June
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Mid-April 2012
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
No
Just a little further along in minor league experience, and even if Hosmer is MLB-ready, I think they’ll likely wait until Mid-April 2012 so that they maximize his team control years.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And by "no", I meant "yes"
I’ve really got to start drinking heavily.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotcha, thanks for the information.
I don’t follow KC real closely but they’re kind of my adopted AL team.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
well done on this comment by the way
“He’d just have stuck it up his ass anyway.”
I havent heard a good Jim Edmonds gay quip since i lived in stl
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He is without a doubt my least favorite player ever to play the game.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Could be
If so, option the hell out of him when Moose gets here.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
@@@Why@@@
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by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Low quality depth
At least he’s better than Arias and Zawadzki.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Zwad looked kinda promising this spring
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by Jojothebeachbum on Apr 1, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
what was the error yesterday?
i was too drunk to pay attention….the one today didnt seem to be about reactions as much as just a lack of technique
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
through the legs twice?
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I just remember a few plays where the ball got to him very quickly and he had a lot of trouble handling it.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i liked 3rd....
but that was probably b/c i was a headcase when it came to fielding…so the less time to think about how im going to fuck it up,the better
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
IIIIIIIII played right field
It’s important ya know
You gotta know how to catch
you gotta know how to throw
I once had hope...now I have Moore.
It Really Is
The “hot corner”. Reactions and disregard for personal well-being are huge.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I had a big sense of personal well-being so.....
2nd base was better for me
I liked 3B
I’d rather deal with a hot groudner or LD than a baserunner bearing down on me at the pivot.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That's not a TWSS
but it does sound kinda dirty
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Runners Coming Into
3B can be pretty vicious, but DP turns are worse.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
i had a guy slide head first into my knees at 3rd base the other day
in coed slow pitch softball…i wanted to spike the ball off of his head
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 2, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I played third in Little League
only because I could throw well enough to reach first base.
"America is a nation without a distinct criminal class, with the possible exception of Congress." --Mark Twain
No question.
Aviles can’t handle third. I just hope he doesn’t get used to butchering third so much that he forgets how to turn at 2B.
I still don’t know why Getz is on a major league roster.
And yes, I can’t wait for Moustakas to at least push Aviles back to 2B, where he’s serviceable. I guess I have to go tomorrow in order to check out Mous in a Storm Chasers uni.
Nick Swisher is handsome.
I never noticed the Y'Know thing until Minda posted that link.
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"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
...now I'll never not notice it.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Apr 1, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm trying to think of the NBA equivalent.
It might be “Both teams played hard”
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Sorry all....
Robert Ford (and others) and I have been mocking guys for it for a while, but I decided to start quantifying it, because I am a huge loser.
WTF, self?
I think it's awesome.
You need to find someone with some mad Adobe Flash skills and create a website for it.
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"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
It's gonna just be a feature on my own site...
I’ll pretty up here in the next few days. I have to stay in my building for work all weekend, so I’ll have time.
WTF, self?
ddj was the worst....
what an awful guy to hear speak….surely we dont have anyone else who’s that bad, right?
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Majority of people have a verbal crutch
And people tend to adopt a “group” one when they spend a lot of time together
I once had hope...now I have Moore.
id be interested to know what ddjs numbers wouldve been like....
and nick wright had someone on and they put together like 2 mins straight on ‘you knows’ from a single interview
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Great night
Royals win on Kila walk-off, Twins get humiliated by the Jays (not the team you just want to “throw strikes” against) including a botched rundown (the right way!), and the Red Sox lost.
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And the Pirates are in a tie for first place.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Apr 1, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Dogs and Cats living together, mass hysteria
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Biblical
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by philofthenorth on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
You're a Red Sox hater?
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently I am
apparently saying they have the best team in baseball and one of the best front offices and will be winning for a while isn’t enough. Maybe I should have said the Dropkick Murphys are totally awesome and not a band for douchebags or something like that.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
No I mean, you don’t like them? As in…enjoy them losing.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
meh, I don't care, really
I’m just kind of pissed off about the butthurt Sox fans from the other day. I should just laugh at it.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Sox fans really are horrible
Maybe even worse than Yankee fans and that takes some work.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
The Yankees' fans are just arrogant jerks
the Bostonians, I dunno, there’s an added layer for fratboy douch-ery to the whole thing.
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Aw, c'mon, they're all just baseball fans
And we’d have no MLB without them.
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There has to be more pink "B" hats than any other.
That tells me all I need to know.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
This pretty much sums it up
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 2, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
d'oh
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 2, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't think I'M a douchebag and I like the Murphys.
Although the guy who introduced me to them was definitely a total and complete douchebag. And so was the guy who peed on us from the balcony above during their last concert that we went to.
And if you haven't seen Johnny Damon's play in left
for the Rays, check that one out. Benny Hill would be proud.
Hating Zack Greinke irrationally since 2010.
by royaldaddy on Apr 1, 2011 11:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Jeff Francis.
He derps when he throws.
by Jack Marsh on Apr 1, 2011 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Few things on the internet make me actually laugh out loud.
You, sir, have contributed to that list.
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Don't unnaturally long and giant veins go hand in hand?
I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.
by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
the dude IS 6'5"
odd cam angle adds to the illusion
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
It looks like he threw his arm clean off
by BlueEyes_Austin on Apr 1, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
"thank you, Thing!"
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hi, Mo! 5 minutes!!!
Why the hell am I still watching FSKC?
They’re not even talking about tonight’s game anymore.
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"You know, what do we have to lose? Why not root for us?...For us, it's just going out there and having fun and balling." - Channing Frye
I have one hope
It is a faint hope, but I hope that Kila so mashes the ball and becomes such a fan favorite this year that there is no way DM can trade him…and as a result Hosmer ends up in right field.
by BlueEyes_Austin on Apr 1, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions
he has no future with the team...
I love Kila too and want him to prove Dayton wrong, but at this point it’s just a mnatter of if the royals give him away or not
It's a race to the bottom between him and Gordon
to see which one brings Juan Rivera to KC
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Or Michael Young.
You know that one of these WILL happen.
I'm waiting for my wave of talent to arrive.
by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
how will he prove dayton wrong?
if he’s proving anyone wrong its scouts for all 30 teams in baseball….teams havent been knocking down the doors trying to acquire kila
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
that clearly wasnt going to happen
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
who knows what has been offered or what other teams think
all i know is, he would have been a better option, especially as a long term plan, than Jacobs, or DHing Guillen constantly last year
its pretty apparent that they dont buy into his bat....
its yet to be seen if they’re correct about that or not, but i think that if the royals had received a good offer for him, especially this past offseason with hosmer coming on hard, theyd have taken it
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 2, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
but if you were another team
why would you make a good offer? its an endless chicken and egg argument I suppose
but when the royals loudly announce “WE DON’T VALUE THIS GUY” that pretty much becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
/i’m not sure we are arguing
i dunno...it comes down to how much another team would value kila....
if there’s a significant gap in how they view kila vs how the royals feel about kila you’d attempt to trade for him. If he gets DFAd, how far down the waiver list is he going to go? 2 or 3 teams at the most….if a team wants kila, they’d have to trade for him
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 2, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
At some point,
if Kila takes off the way many of us hope and think he’s capable of, do we consider trading Butler? Kila’s much cheaper, lesser known, and I would think that the haul for Billy could be substantial. I’d love to keep all of them, but one will have to go no matter what. I’m just saying that one would think we’d get a huge return on Billy.
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by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I realize that this is reactionary.
It’s one HR, but I do wonder…
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by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
What scares me the most about Kila is that I don't think he'll ever "take off".
He could hit .260, draw a ton of walks, and mix in some homers, something we all know is productive. Ned and GMDM will see the BA and throw him out.
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Rock Chalk Talk
I actually trust Yost's judgment on that score more than Dayton's
but, yeah…
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 2, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, Moore and Yost see 1B as a power position
While, Moore values BA in a standard, old school way, he also follows the old, traditional position profiles. And the traditional profile for a first baseman is tall (good target and reach), hopefully a good “picker”, and most importantly a power hitter. I don’t think the traditional 1B model includes a good batting average. As long as Kila hits a good number of HR’s (and don’t ask me what Moore’s threshold number is), then I think Moore would see him as a real positive.
Remember, Moore saw Mike Jacobs as a good get for 1B. He fit the power-on-the corner profile. For him, I don’t think a 1B needs to make a lot of contact and hit singles. He needs to hit for power, even if he strikes out a lot.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 2, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just having that discussion with my buddy on Facebook.
He said it’s too bad Kila will be gone before long. I gave him the old Lee Corso: Not so fast, my friend. Hosmer can still be put out in the outfield.
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by royaldaddy on Apr 1, 2011 11:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was a little disappointed by Ryan's HR call
He just said “Aloha!”. I would have preferred, “Aloha means GOOD BYE!”
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
ehh...i loved it...it seemed more spontaneous
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
EAT SHIT ANGELS!!
Would’ve been fine, too.
by Black and Gold on Apr 1, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
He could've yelled,
MiltonBradley!
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by mitchfreakingmaier! on Apr 2, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
so, cahill's got 7 ks through 4 and felix has 1....i dont understand
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
ive got both of them....
and the lines are about what i expected…only reversed
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Cahill did post much better
K/9(s?) in the minors. It’s not inconceivable that he figures out how to get MLers out via the K.
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by Old Man Duggan on Apr 2, 2011 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions
if that happens....watch out
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 2, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Have a good night everyone.
Need to go to bed so I can preemptively sleep off this hangover and rent people moving trucks in the morning.
Here’s hoping for another win tomorrow!
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are you a donkey?....transporting illegal mexicans?
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
It's hard being a Coyote in MO. Should have stayed in AZ, the business was better there.
Kidding.
Or am I…
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A mule is a drug runner
Never heard of donkeys involved in smuggling of people or dope.
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Francis's fastball velocity
Looks like he was sitting 84-87 (average probably a little under 86). But his FBv average from last season was a little over 87 mph. Has he lost velocity, or is he just not up to full strength yet?
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it looked like a shit ton of changeups to me....
is there really any difference b/w an 85 and an 87 mph fastball?….serious question
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
2 mph?
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by Jojothebeachbum on Apr 1, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't know really
My gut says yes.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
And his curveball
He threw a couple of curves that were under 70 and made hitters look retarded. Watch Livan Hernandez pitch. He’s the master of the mid-80’s fastball with just NASTY breaking pitches. I saw a lot of Livan Hernandez tonight which is a good thing for Francis.
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by royaldaddy on Apr 1, 2011 11:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My opinion....no
Whether I faced 85 or 87 I would prepare the same
yeah...the only real difference i can see
is if the velo of the off speed stuff didnt drop similarly…then it might make the FB and CH velo’s too close
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn't that also be true of 93 and 95?
And it seems like that difference is significant.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
93 and 95 are the same to me
I don’t see a difference until it’s at least a 4 mph difference
I'd love to see a study on this. You're suggesting it would be linear and that would surprise me.
Of course a study would be next to impossible because of location and sequence though.
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Not necessarily a linear relationship
But there have been a lot of studies showing a significant correlation between FB velocity and pitcher success. In short, there’s a lot of difference in terms of pitcher success between averaging 93 and 95 mph. Now, is there the same difference between 85 and 87? I’m not sure. Maybe when it gets down that low, the correlation is small or even none at all.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 2, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be an instrument calibration issue
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
FWIW, Jeff said it looked to be right last night, comparing pitchers to their prior averages.
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by Scott McKinney on Apr 1, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
jeff said something earlier about thinking the gun was a little bit slow....
how the fuck he could tell that after one game…i have no idea
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I just compared 5 pitcher's speeds
they were each about 0.25 MPH lower than averages last year.
I will do a full blown look here in 2 weeks
- .-. ..- … – / – …. . / .—. .-. - .. . … …
by Jeff Zimmerman on Apr 1, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
gotcha....i wasnt questioning your methods....
just pointing out that i was clueless on how to reach that conclusion
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
TWSS?
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by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
4 2/3 innings...fuck off trevor cahill
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
105 pitches...talk about efficiency
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
2000 tomorrow throughout the 21 innings?
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 1, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
SC giving some love to the R's tonight
Highlights actually lasted over a minute, and the anchor said “beautiful Kauffman stadium”
beats showing their precious Twins get beat down
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 1, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Sioux Falls had a distrurbing number of twins fans... saw lots of flags
and not a single R fan, ever
i never really had any bad experiences with twins fans
the ones out there tailgating were seemingly very friendly…and just excited to see outdoor baseball
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 2, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah...i pretty much refuse to watch sports coverage on tv anymore....
its so dumb….thank you skip bayless.
i can read pretty much any news/analysis i want to get
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 2, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't get the Twins hate
I’ve always kind of liked their organization, successful despite the cheap owner, and they’re another small-market Midwestern team. They’ve produced some fun players to watch, like Santana and Mauer, and I’ve never heard of any Farnsy-Guillén assholery going on there except for Piercynski.
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has more to do with how they are covered in the national media (the Right Way!), I think
gotta admit that Gardy is a genius, though
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by Matt Klaassen on Apr 2, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey - woooo
I am a Royals fan in Sioux Falls. And I have two brothers who are Royals fans. So there are at least 3 of us. Actually Sioux Falls is about 100% Twins/Vikings. And to make things worse the assholes who run the local TV station think Sioux Falls in Denver Broncos territory. Talk about stuff that makes you want to go postal… Okay, sorry, off topic. Blood pressure under control. Most of the Sioux Falls-ians go to the twin cities to shop and catch a ballgame. I grew up going to KC for those things. Life long Royals/Chiefs fan.
Kila with a Hawaiian Punch!
talk to me, Johnny...
the royals are on the radio in yankton and belle fourche, I think
but i had sworn there were no Royals fans in sodak
glad you are there
the Royals are on radio out of Rock Valley, IA
which is plenty close to Sioux Falls to catch on the FM! dial.
talk to me, Johnny...
Sioux Falls is a great city...
not flashy but really seemed like a great place to live, lots of nice neighborhoods
one of the things my brother always says...
Sioux Falls is a great place to live, but I wouldn’t want to visit there. True.
talk to me, Johnny...
Topeka Seems Like
That to me.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions
After the 9th beer
Or the 5th shot of Wild Turkey.
by Black and Gold on Apr 2, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
And I freaking missed it
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Opening Day is March 31st!!!
somewhere sad jayhawk...
is happy jayhawk (or so i suspect).
where's ross gload to explode the process?
I drafted his ass, but I was worried
They all called me a homer in our league (I also drafted Escobar. Yeah) but they can all suck one tonight!
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by royaldaddy on Apr 2, 2011 12:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually
What’s hideous is that the attendance at tonights game was slightly over 13,000. On a Friday, 2nd game of the season, pretty pathetic. I would have loved to have been out there tonight.
I don't know why this would surprise anyone
no one is going to want to spend money on a team when all they have been told all offseason is that they are going to be terrible
Is it 2012 yet?
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by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
actually, rumor has it the actual gate numbers were just above 8000...
Seriously… Fireworks Friday and Buck Night, right? What happened?
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by Royals Medic on Apr 2, 2011 9:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Have we settled on an official Kila nickname yet...
I really like Ghost Face Kila
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What About Micah?
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by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
"The Killer" is the obvious one
If he continues to kill the ball, he’ll earn it.
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I missed the "Ghost Face" story.
What’s that based on?
by Black and Gold on Apr 2, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Ain't nothing to fuck with
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by averagegatsby on Apr 2, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So many options
Shot of Te-Kila
Kila Monster
Ghost Face Kila
Hawaiian Punch
I once had hope...now I have Moore.
Kilahola
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by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
3 GIDP for Pujols yesterday...thats fun
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 2, 2011 12:47 AM EDT reply actions
and then Holliday with the appendectomy today
maybe they snakebite is shifting to the east slowly, slowly
Is it 2012 yet?
by Gantz9 on Apr 2, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Facebook conversation about this game is amusing
Lots of arguing about who is better, Kila or Billy. Obviously Kila because he has infinity times as many home runs as Billy has this year.
And someone claims that their cat can hit more home runs than Alex Gordon.
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by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Sighted West Of
Columbia, heading east.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Apr 2, 2011 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions
If my cat were six-foot-two and weighed 200 pounds
and had opposable thumbs, it would pound the living crap out of the baseball and circle the bases in like 1.3 seconds, not to mention play some awesome centerfield. Intelligence wouldn’t be a factor, since your standard cat is likely to be brighter than José Guillén, and look how much dough he made.
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by Juancho on Apr 2, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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