Eric Hosmer Doubles, Royals Still Lose. Big.
by Old Man Duggan on May 16, 2011 11:21 PM EDT
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In the bottom of the fifth inning, with nobody out and nobody on, Eric Hosmer took his warm-up swings and stepped into the box against Josh Tomlin - a soft-tosser who looks every bit the part of a young Greg Maddux, at least when he is playing the Royals. Despite the odds being against him, Hosmer reminded us all why he is a Golden God by poking a double into the corner in left field.
Unfortunately the men who came up after him were unable to plate him and the Royals' hopes died in the fifth inning.
Then in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and Hosmer in the on-deck circle, Vinnie Pestano plunked Mitch Maier setting up an epic face-off with the game almost on the line. On three straight pitches, the Crime Horse swung mightily. Not once. Not twice. But thrice he sent his bat bursting with potential through the zone but sadly failed to put the ball in play.
The Royals lost 19 - 1.
19 runs.
14 of those? Earned and charged to Vin Mazzaro in his two-and-one-third inning pitched.
He pitched, of course, because Kyle Davies left after recording one out in the first, allowing three base-runners via the base-on-balls before leaving with shoulder soreness. He is scheduled to get an MRI tomorrow.
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just not a good day all the way around
oh, and first.
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Talk about buring the lede!
Mazzaro made history tonight. If you’re going to lose, lose big! GO ROYALS!
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by RoyalsRetro on May 16, 2011 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Per ESPN;
Vin Mazzaro allowed 14 runs tonight (all earned). He’s only the third pitcher in the last 60 years to allow 14 runs in a game. The others were Mike Oquist with Athletics in 1998 and Bill Travers of the Brewers in 1977. The last relief pitcher to allow 14+ runs in a game was Tommy Warren of the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 30, 1944. He allowed 15 runs, 11 earned, vs. the Giants in the first game of a doubleheader. He only the fifth relief pitcher to ever allow 14+ earned runs in a game. The last was Les McCrabb of the Philadelphia Athletics on April 16, 1942 (14)
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by RoyalsRetro on May 16, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Kind of the point.
Good God, did I not want to write about this game…
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by Old Man Duggan on May 16, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
And people accuse RR of being overly negative.
Gotta have Duggan to remind us to focus on the positives!
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by RoyalsRetro on May 16, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I just figured since we're an Eric Hosmer blog and all...
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by Old Man Duggan on May 16, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I can only thing of one thing to say tonight.
If you can say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 16, 2011 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So I missed the game
What happened to Hiram? They released him in the middle of the game?
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by RoyalsRetro on May 16, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Shoulder injury
soreness or inflammation or something. MRI tomorrow.
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by Old Man Duggan on May 16, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Without Davies going down
Mazzaro would not have made history.
by Black and Gold on May 16, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Loaded the bases with no outs in the first.
Fans stormed the field, fed up with his frequent poor outings and brutally ripped his arm right out of the socket. Was very graphic but arousing at the same time.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 16, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Like a Passolini film
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by Old Man Duggan on May 16, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Well done....you ever see Teorama?
First reviews of Malick’s film are trickling out….have you found a review by a critic you respect? FWIW, I like Rosenbaum in the Chicago Reader, but I don’t think he working for them anymore, and Stu Klawans in The Nation. Reviews I’ve read have basically been baffled….typical for Malick film I think. I hope it comes to my homely burg.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on May 17, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I've seen parts of Teorema
I’ve seen Salo. Jesus.
I care little what reviewers have to say about Tree of Life and would prefer to know very little about the film going in. Generally, I only like to read a review after I’ve seen the movie, which is weird.
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by Old Man Duggan on May 17, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't seen Salo....have heard its gruesome
give Teorema a try….one of the fist foreign films I ever saw, benefit of a film class to help break it down, which helps, but I dug it. I hear you on the post review….helps deepen understanding of film sometimes. Directors I love could film absolute crap, but I’d like it anyway. Takes me some time and distance before I can digest it properly.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on May 18, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That is going to be
one hell of an MRI tomorrow.
by Black and Gold on May 16, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
So
We got our Plaza parade?
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by RoyalsRetro on May 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
games like this
happen…ugly all the way around…get ’em tomorrow.
why do the indians own us this year? i think they are ahead of us on the rebuild curve, but jeez we have just been getting absolutely pounded by them…are we tipping pitches or something? probably not every freaking pitcher, but they can’t be this good and we’re this bad…oh well.
BOOM YOSTED!
by Home Run Tony Cogan on May 16, 2011 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They do happen
but not very often…and more often than not they seem to happen to us. Coincidence? Methinks not.
boras was in town tonight to watch bubba...thats fun
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on May 16, 2011 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
It's all in our hands now.
I’m fairly certain that they will both be well below what was predicted of them this year, but anything could happen.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 16, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that is the one bit of good news
Everyone else in the division except, of course, the injuns, lost last night as well.
by Prime2U on May 17, 2011 12:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Okay 1. More comment
Maybe with the impending roster moves we shoul send Hos to AAA to save his super 2 status and play Robinson. Bring up our studs mid June.
Teaford
Duffy
Monty
Hosmer
Moustakas
Cain
Thoughts…?
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by Mas Cervezas on May 16, 2011 11:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Happy birthday, More Beer
The Royals didn’t get you a win but you’ve got to admit, it was pretty damn unforgettable.
by LaFLamme on May 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Unforgettable ... Thanks brother... Happy 28 right!?
"Stay Classy Kansas City"
by Mas Cervezas on May 16, 2011 11:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
28....Man.....1983
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 17, 2011 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
So he was two when the Royals last made the playoffs.
I'm sure he remembers it fondly.
by Black and Gold on May 17, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope...
But there is YouTube!!
"Stay Classy Kansas City"
by Mas Cervezas on May 17, 2011 9:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
18 is 93 now.
It’s starting to make me feel old.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 17, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
It's Just Numbers
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 17, 2011 2:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Happy birthday
It was my birthday too on Monday. Always like getting a kick to the groin from the Royals for a present.
I really want to write a Fanpost on why this could be one of the toughest days ever to be a Royals fan.
With all the bad news and the meltdowns, I have more than enough material.
End of Line.
Christ, I'm at 500 words already and I feel like throwing it out.
It’s a bit too descriptive for a Fanpost and such. May have put too much of my personal feeling into it.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 17, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
+1 for "labile"
I’ll bet no Cards fan has ever used that in a sentence.
by Black and Gold on May 17, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm A Word
Guy and I had to Google that one.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 17, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright, first big entry I've done in quite a while.
Too much technical writing these days instead.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 17, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Per Bukaty...
Mazarro to AAA. No corresponding move. I got my money on Suppan.
Suppan
did pitch tonight, so he’s on the right time slot, but I’ld be surprised if they brought him up.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 16, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Because They Couldn't
Send him to the moon economically.
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by philofthenorth on May 17, 2011 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I would bet a reliever
Probably Kanekoa. SOS is pitching tomorrow, so the rotation should be good for a few games, but we’ll need a reliever for all the guys they burned.
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by RoyalsRetro on May 16, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Suppan coming up would send a strong message
just like when they brought up Hosmer.
Except, it would be the opposite message.
by Black and Gold on May 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
You're likely right
I wouldn’t mind bringing up a guy like Teaford for a long reliever slot. If Wood thinks he’s hurt, he can sit his ass on the 15 Day DL with Robinson.
Davies hurt,
who comes up? My guess is Teaford and they put Crow in the rotation for a few starts. Might not be surprised to see Maz go back down, or maybe join a monastery.
Crow isn't stretched out at all
Do you think they’d throw him into the rotation so that he could maybe pitch 3 innings (if and only if none of those innings have a high pitch count)?
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=310511110
whats happened since then that he’d have to be super efficient in order to go 3 innings? He wasnt efficient at all during that game and still went 3 innings.
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by billybeingbilly on May 17, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't think any of those innings had a high pitch count
51 pitches means he averaged 17 pitches per inning. So I suppose he could have one moderately high pitch count inning if the other two were very quick innings. It certainly appears that he’s limited to 3 innings, like every other middle reliever who only pitches 1-2 innings in 95% of his appearances.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah....
i think 3-4 would probably be the max and this team doesnt need that right now. i just found it to be weird that you thought that 3 innings wasnt that likely of a scenario when he just did it without even being effective
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by billybeingbilly on May 17, 2011 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, like I said, he didn’t have any really high pitch count innings. So 51 pitches is doable. 60 would really be pushing it. And, endurance issues aside, I don’t want Crow to face batters twice any more than is absolutely necessary.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
yep...if they want to try him as a starter this year
Greinke 08 is the best plan of action….or sending him down to AAA for a month
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by billybeingbilly on May 17, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he'd need at least the rest of the year in the minors if they wanted him to work as a starter again
I think they’ve fully given up on that, despite Yost’s “we’ll re-evaluate at the end of the season” comment.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Crow
and Adcock are both starters by experience and we aren’t that far into the season, so not like either is ‘muscle programmed’ to go only three innings. Both are possibilities for the rotation at the moment, as is Teaford, having only relieved for a few weeks. Also possible Master Chen is over his strain, so can come back and fill one spot. Omaha doesn’t have two starters ready to promote at the moment and both Adcock and Crow have performed fairly well so far and don’t require moves or roster considerations or service time considerations. I suggested that Crow might be getting moved into the rotation after his three inning stint the other night, the rotation being the only possible reason for using the highest leverage bullpen shut-down man for three innings. Anything but bringing Suppan up at this point.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 17, 2011 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Except throwing more than a few innings consistently takes the right conditioning,
I don’t think last August carries over to now in that department.
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Rock Chalk Talk
Possible,
but not that big a leap to five innings, about what Crow threw last year in A ball. Not like they are trying to replace someone who averages seven or eights innings. They’ll probably go with Crow and Adcock what they do with Arguelles and Mariot, Noel goes four or five, Mariot finishes, a relay start. Do that for a few games, ease them both up to 60 pitches, then 70, cap them at 80, since neither has ever thrown that many innings, bide a little time, see if Crow has a 3rd pitch, see if Francis or Master Chen get traded and see if Duffy straightens back up.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 17, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Pitch counts for Crow this year, does it look like he's ready to throw 45 consistently?
19
22
24
18
25
16
29
17
3
22
8
5
14
18
51
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
and really, that 51 comes out of nowhere doesn't it?
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
Nowhere?
That 51 is what started discussion of Crow being transitioned to a starter. The current reality is that both the ace and the #3 starter on the staff are hurt, the options in Omaha are Duffy, coming off some weak starts, Montgomery, a walk machine, and Suppan. There are currently three recent former starters in the bullpen. Those three as three, four, five inning starters seems the obvious solution to what should be a temporary problem, use them the same way Arguelles and Mariot are being used, piggy-back complete games. If Crow shows he can get hitters out the second time through the order, then maybe he goes back to Omaha to finish the transition, as discussed before. The order of using the three isn’t critical and Teaford has started this year, so he may be first, then RHP sinkerballer Adcock second or flame throwing rightie Crow. Just a mix and match to get seven or eight innings.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 17, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Out of nowhere as in more than double his 2nd highest pitch total on the year.
Kind of scary that his 51 was 6 days ago and he hasn’t been used since. And the thought behind having him go up to 50 could have been to begin stretching him out but that seems like a hell of a jump to me.
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Rock Chalk Talk
Kind of scary that his 51 was 6 days ago and he hasn’t been used since.
He wasn’t used last night, either, yet Soria and Coleman were, to get a little work in. I doubt Crow was exhausted, more likely that he’s throwing pitches on the side with McClure trying to polish a 3rd pitch for a start. Only reason I can think of why he would have gotten the 51 in the first place, totally against pattern for the type of reliever that Crow is.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 17, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Crow and Adcock are both starters by experience and we aren’t that far into the season, so not like either is ‘muscle programmed’ to go only three innings.
You’re kidding, right? Regardless of a player’s history, if in the current season the pitcher has only been pitching 1-2 innings (and very rarely 3 innings), then he’s not stretched out enough to go more than that. That’s why in spring training, pitchers are brought along slowly, throwing two innings, then three, then four. That kind of endurance requires a build up. You can’t have a pitcher who has been throwing 1-2 innings and suddenly tell him to throw 5 innings. He’ll be gassed by the fourth inning. By the way, this isn’t some crazy theory of mine. This is baseball 101.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re kidding, right?
No. Still early in the season and Crow didn’t pitch long games in the minors. The target will be to get him up to five innings, then maybe six, more likely 75 or 80 pitches.
“By the way, this isn’t some crazy theory of mine. This is baseball 101.”
At least your version of it. I explained above how they would handle it, not that big a challenge and not like they’re trying to replace someone who eats a lot of innings with Joachim Soria. With Crow, Adcock, and Teaford they have former starters who have been pitching relief for less than six weeks, so any of them should be capable of stretching out and any two of them together should be a more than adequate replacement for Davies, four innings each, then the closer. You might prefer Suppan. Opinions vary.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 17, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
So he’s ready for 5 innings now? That’s ridiculous, and baseless. No, that isn’t my version of Baseball 101. That’s reality. You don’t understand stretching a pitcher out. The way you explained above is unrealistic and foolish.
And, of course, you were wrong about this goofy plan. They aren’t going to use Crow as a starter here. They just promoted Duffy.
Honest question: for how many adult years have you been following baseball?
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Kind of like a big crowd
standing around to watch a burning building.
by Black and Gold on May 16, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like a car accident on the highway... Your compelled to stop and stare
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by Mas Cervezas on May 16, 2011 11:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's My Team
I look for any sign of good in the mountain of trash. I take Hosmer’s 3 pitch K as a “let’s get the fuck out of here” move.
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by philofthenorth on May 17, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
mazz to AAA
tonight was bad…really bad…just not acceptable at this (or any) level.
BOOM YOSTED!
by Home Run Tony Cogan on May 16, 2011 11:42 PM EDT reply actions
Quote from one of the commentors
On the bright side, at least he didn’t take the loss.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 17, 2011 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
You guys can talk all the shit you want, Mazarro's gonna turn it around.
That DeJesus trade was one hell of a move by GMDM.
SEE YA AT PLAZA PARADE 2011, BITCHES!!!!!!!
What would Mazzaro have to do from here on out
To gain 1 WAR?
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by RoyalsRetro on May 16, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Pitch exclusively to Getz three times every day for the rest of the season
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 16, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I went to that train wreck of a game tonight.
Pretty funny when the crowd gave Mazzaro a standing ovation after getting the last out of the 4th. I can’t believe he came back out for the 5th.
Choo just missed 3 homers. They could have scored 30.
Stuck following the Royals since 1976.
David Holtzman reports Teaford is coming up.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT reply actions
Everett Teaford =
Most British-sounding player in baseball until Nigel Titsworth gets called up.
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by RoyalsRetro on May 17, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
What's wrong with talking about birds?
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 17, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I Like Tits
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by philofthenorth on May 17, 2011 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Titsworth... That has to be Duggan's favorite prospect
Hey Duggan! You sure got your Titsworth outta the overflow girls tonight!
by Prime2U on May 17, 2011 12:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, I did
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by Old Man Duggan on May 17, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor Vin is taking a beating on SportsCenter
First pitcher in the modern era to allow 14 earned runs in less than 3 IP.
Over the last 25 years, I can’t believe a few other KC pitchers didn’t achieve that feat.
by Black and Gold on May 17, 2011 12:10 AM EDT reply actions
In fairness, it is only the MODERN era
I’m sure some dude gave up more than 14 earned runs in less than 3 IP in the 1800s when they didn’t wear gloves. So its not THAT big a deal.
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by RoyalsRetro on May 17, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure Charlie Brown gave up more at some point, too.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 17, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Guesses
1) the org realized that they shouldn’t DL Davies until they had an MRI. Professional.
2) Vin Mazzaro got himself demoted after the game with how he handled being thrown into that situation. You don’t just demote a guy who could be needed to make a start unless he forced your hand.
3) They start Adcock and Teaford instead of Montgomery and Duffy this weekend as they unoffically concede that they’re not going to make a run and overtake a Cleveland team that is better than them in pitching and hitting.
4) Also, the “can’t DFA anybody, 40 man roster” stuff will slow down those sorts of moves. Gotta keep Pucetas and Jesse Chavez on the 40 man roster
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Gotta keep Pucetas and Jesse Chavez on the 40 man roster
Pucetas has been pitching well.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 17, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
How long do you expect Pucetas to last on the 40 man after Montgomery/Duffy are added?
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But you
But you can't give up on a non-prospect who has had a good month-and-a-half in AAA!
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Does
it matter? Just pointing out that Pucetas has been pitching well at Omaha.
by Jim Fetterolf on May 17, 2011 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s nearly valueless roster filler chum.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, man.
That’s gotta suck. He won’t be able to open a newspaper, turn on a TV or surf the web without hearing all about it. Little wonder why baseball players drink like poets.
No kidding.
How does a guy recover from this? I’d think it would be career killing for a lot of guys. Hope he bounces back.
by Black and Gold on May 17, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhaTQseKTQ
Nick Swisher is handsome.
Is Teaford going to start?
Because in the 27 days between his last start in Omaha and Sunday when Davies spot is up he will have pitched just 9.2 innings if he doesn’t pitch again before then.
I would guess probably Adcock
With maybe Teaford coming in after that and stretched out to a few innings. If they can get 7 innings out of those two, that would be fine. I mean the Royals likely wouldn’t win the game, but it wouldn’t destroy the bullpen.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
we have two open dates right now
the Davies spot on Friday, the Mazzaro spot on Saturday
so we need more than just Adcock there
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Short answer:
He’s the Hosmer of pitching.
by Black and Gold on May 17, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
well it's short
yet not at all accurate
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Time to call up the Anagram machine for Teaford
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Rat Fevered Tote
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 17, 2011 12:33 AM EDT reply actions
I'll just call him "Rat Fever" for short
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Never give up. Never surrender.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Adcock, Mazzaro
and whose the third?
by Black and Gold on May 17, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He didn't use Crow
progress!
I think using the only lefty down 18 runs is ridiculous. Ned can’t think on his feet, it seems
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As for Soria, Ned doesn't like to let him go more than five days without pitching
So he was probably going to go regardless.
There was no reason not to let Maier or somebody pitch the 9th, though.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 17, 2011 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
but, but...
that it was the heart of their order in the 8th that Soria faced.
Nick Swisher is handsome.
b/c his shitty ones were awful
i dont know what he really couldve done….starter went 1/3, adcock was awful….mazz was awful and he left them in there as long as he possibly could….
what would you guys have done?
I just dont see a better option or way for ned to have handled it. everyone thats good or goodish is available for tomorrow if necessary.
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by billybeingbilly on May 17, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Pitched Mitch Maier
What was to lose there?
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by RoyalsRetro on May 17, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
ehh...i dont like doing things like that...
he didnt overuse anyone good…they’re all ready to go tonight…im fine with that. if there was one flaw in ned’s strategy, it was pulling adcock so quickly
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by billybeingbilly on May 17, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
The Catholic method.
if there was one flaw in ned’s strategy, it was pulling adcock so quickly
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Rock Chalk Talk
by Warden11 on May 17, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There goes the run differential
The Royals had something like the 4th best run differential in the AL going into that game. Now they are at -5, tied for 9th. Are we still in contention guys? When can we give up on that?
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 12:58 AM EDT reply actions
If the org was still gunning for contention, they probably would have called up Duffy..
The Teaford callup struck me as a bit of a white flag.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 17, 2011 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
they're white-flagging contention when they announce who's starting on Friday/Saturday
pretty much having 2 random dudes and O’Sullivan in one of your best drawing series of the year is going to send a great message and is certain to keep the K blue.
The Indians repeatedly kicking the shit out of the Royals should be enough of a sign that it’s not meant to happen this year.
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So if the Royals quickly move out of contention
(or at least look out of it by mid-June) how will the people here at RR feel about Moustakas, Duffy and Montgomery getting called up to the majors sometime this season? Will they say “hey, those guys were MLB-ready, so definitely call them up. Service time issues are for suckers!” Or will they think a year of service time was wasted on a crap season? Just curious.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I would be okay with it if it were designed to maximize team WAR in 2013.
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by KeepItCopacetic on May 17, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
No, they're going to call everyone up before the end of this month
because Dayton reads Scott’s posts and does exactly the opposite.
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Now it's all starting to make sense
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Rany made the point on his podcast...
That maybe mismanaging service time for one player…. you can get away with it. But if you did it for 5 or 6 guys, it would be too cumulatively risky.
Then I look forward to Rany’s very muted criticism of Moore later this season, followed by a long description of the many positives of calling these players up.
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by Scott McKinney on May 17, 2011 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
It'll all become totally clear in 2014
when Hosmer’s arbitration deal blocks the Royals from signing Tim Lincecum to a 12 year $500M deal.
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What bothered me
Was the pinch hit appearance of Chris Getz. I know there was probably some sound logic to it. I know it likely served some purpose. But seeing that flaccid bat out there when Ned refuses to pinch hit the other way for Getz, well… it ruined what was otherwise a very pleasant night of baseball.
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