Royals Humiliate White Sox for 7th Straight Victory
by Freneau on Sep 17, 2011 10:19 PM EDT
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PrintMake it seven. The Royals got a serviceable start from Everett Teaford and another huge offensive night en route to another victory. I almost felt like a Red Sox or Yankees fan tonight: long innings, an endless string of hits, bottom of the order guys contributing with extra base knocks... wow.
- The Royals had an absurd eighteen hits on the evening. As three players had three-hit games (Melky, Moose, Perez) and three more managed two-hit games (Gordon, Butler, and Escobar).
- Moose's power surge continues, as he just got the ball over the wall for his fourth homer.
- Francoeur sent the game into laugher territory and sent his fans into ecstasies with a three run homer in the eighth.
- In a somewhat pointless start, Getz tripled.
- I said above Teaford's start was serviceable, but perhaps that is unkind. He allowed just four hits and walk, against four strikeouts in six innings. I suppose there is just a small part of me that thinks I could toss five decent innings against this sleepwalking Sox squad.
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2012 slogan:
“AWW, WHAT’S IN THE BOX!?”
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Sep 17, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Se7en correct?
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 17, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.
I watched a couple days ago
The ending freaked the shit out of me
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 17, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
this is what annoys me to no end about this move:
is the ‘v’ actually a ‘7’? Because if that’s the case, then the movie sucks.
"Gently thinking backwards on the psychedelic promises God made to me in the dark."
- David Berman
Sesevenen
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by Old Man Duggan on Sep 18, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I See My
Greatest typo ever still lives.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
SAL PEREZ
anyone pumped about this guy for the future?
Those were the good ole days... wait I wasn't alive then
Scott McKinney Isn't
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Sep 17, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
What *is* Scott excited about? Anything?
I can’t honestly answer that question.
Mike Kingery and Phil Hiatt’s major league starts excited the hell out of me. Now I try to be a bit more circumspect.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
That's weird...
I found a Phil Hiatt baseball card in the parking lot of the grocery store tonight. I had never heard of the guy. I was surprised to find out he played for the Royals back in the 90’s.
by Pointed Stick on Sep 18, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions
That's no bullshit.
Mike Kingery went nutty cakes when he got called up. Think Aviles times 5.
Ouch
A lifetime of seeing guys hit well for a while when they are called up and then doing nothing has given me some perspective. I remember the major league starts of Mike Kingery, Phil Hiatt and many others. I want to believe, but for a non-top prospect who all of the scouting reports said he’s got great defensive skills but meh hitting skills, I’ll believe he’s a pretty good MLB hitter when he shows for at least a full season.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
You thnk these remarks are cutting, Scott?
Thank goodness you never go into game threads.
by OnixConcepcion on Sep 18, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not really cutting
But yeah in my first couple of years here, I semi-frequented game threads and found them to be unpalatable. Emotional overreactions by fans are kind of a pet peeve of mine and that’s what game threads are all about. So I’ve avoided them completely for the past couple of years.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus
I find the game threads really cut down on observing the little things that happen in the game that make it an enjoyable experience. That’s the main reason I don’t drink when I watch sports, especially live.
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Tres Reasonable
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
i like him for our future
i dont think hes a 320 hitter though
by BeauJackson on Sep 17, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
If He's A
.250/.320/400 hitter he’s golden.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 17, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He's really young, but
the scouting report on him doesn’t really treat him like an offensive animal, or even a competent hitter. The Royals also pushed him quick. It could all be a mirage, but at his age, there really is room to develop new skills (like a hit tool). From accounts a couple of years ago, he was good catcher that was super raw at the plate. If something clicked for him this year, then he could have shattered the ceiling for his projections.
But alas, we will not know because the Royals will not reveal that type of information.
I will be on record as being excited in that I'm used to seeing Jason Kendall stink up the position
and at least having upside is exciting by comparison, though I don’t expect him to hit anywhere close to .300 in the future.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Sep 17, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
the new "golpe brothers"
as they both dont speak english, so theyre nickname is in spanish
by BeauJackson on Sep 17, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Moustakas doesn't speak english?
How does he tutor math?
Naked
"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.
he's just that good
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This is fun! Go Royals!
by YouDon'tPhaseMeGobble on Sep 17, 2011 10:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Or june is more like it
by YouDon'tPhaseMeGobble on Sep 18, 2011 12:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Come on, good Septembers have always led to a good following season for the Royals.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I was originally going to comment to Wil above about how we basically did this in April.
But as I looked through the schedule I realized something.
We have a 7-game winning streak.
Our longest losing streak was 6.
When the fuck was the last time we ended the season with our longest winning streak being longer than the longest losing streak?
"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.
2005
They totally had a 20-game winning streak
by Steve Perry on Sep 17, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I love your work, man.
When are you going to get over your social anxiety and get back on the road with Journey?
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by Old Man Duggan on Sep 17, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck Steve Perry.
And fuck Journey.
Worst band ever.
by OnixConcepcion on Sep 17, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
what? creator of the greatest rock anthem ever in "dont stop believin"
REWIND YOURSELF!
by BeauJackson on Sep 17, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Of course, taste is subjective.
But they totally suck.
by OnixConcepcion on Sep 17, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
you're probably right
i’ll just put my nickleback cd back in
by BeauJackson on Sep 17, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
They suck, too.
Thankfully we’ve reached some sort of consensus.
by OnixConcepcion on Sep 17, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't even know anyone liked Nickelback to need a reaching of consensus.
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by Old Man Duggan on Sep 18, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
They sell a lot of CDs, well, they did when people bought CDs.
Why? I’ll never know
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by KeepItCopacetic on Sep 18, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Substitute "Steve Perry's voice" for "vuvuzela":
by Steve Perry on Sep 17, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think a stadium full of Steve Perrys
Is what it sounds like in heaven.
by Steve Perry on Sep 17, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
fuck yeah thats exactly what its like
with a parking lot of neal schons rapin there guitars
by Kansas City Keith on Sep 18, 2011 6:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Schon Is Banging
The blond who crashed the White House event with the arab dude, so there’s that. He was an ass when he was 16, but I don’t mind his playing. There are worse.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
You would be a total ass at 16 if you had already been touring with Santana when Santana was good.
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by Old Man Duggan on Sep 18, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
He Demanded To
Be THE lead guitarist.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Frankly, not a bad idea
Don’t get me wrong, Schon was out of line. How could he possibly think he was better than a dude that plays the same 5 licks over a super-duper secret chord progression for 40 years?
Making watching baseball as fun as doing your taxes.
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by Matt Klaassen on Sep 18, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
When The Band
Is called Schon, he can make that demand. Carlos is way overrated, but he does what he does well. His foray into “jazz” was ridiculous, but I still think Abraxas is one of the best of all time. Even Chris Getz hit a HR one time.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 19, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
U2 and Nickelback are far worse
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by KeepItCopacetic on Sep 18, 2011 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions
My dad loves U2
So he brought me to see them….Muse opened and were also far better
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 18, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought you were cool
thats dumbest shit you you could of said
by Kansas City Keith on Sep 18, 2011 6:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Journey owns.
Killing time until time kills me
by EspeciallyK on Sep 18, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Wheel in The Sky is so classy
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 18, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Answering myself here
Should’ve been obvious, but that 2003 squad put up 9 wins in their first 9 games and never lost more than 4.
"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.
and we all know what a rousing success 2004 was
its all coming together
by BeauJackson on Sep 17, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Good job, Royals!
Making hack sportswriters jobs that much easier. They’re already printing out those “young Royals found momentum at the end of last season” for the previews that will come at the start of next season.
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
by mazoboom on Sep 17, 2011 11:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I missed this one
Was at a party/watching Miami kick OSU’s ass….Is Moose good?
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 17, 2011 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
miami looked solid, good win for golden
by BeauJackson on Sep 17, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Largest crowd too
It sucks they don’t have a stadium on campus….It really is a small school theres only 9,000 undergrads and the stadium is 45 minutes away
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 17, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He's getting there.
Seems a LOT more comfortable and seems to be getting better swings at everything, even like the HR tonight, which was a near perfect pitch right at the knees.
"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.
OT
Mike Aviles 3-4 rest of the Sox 4-26……Never should've traded him
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 18, 2011 12:05 AM EDT reply actions
Correction
Never should’ve traded him.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
He was decent
His helicopter batting stance almost made me kill myself
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 18, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Aviles was exciting in 2008
Since then, he’s just been “a guy”
by YouDon'tPhaseMeGobble on Sep 18, 2011 1:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He was exciting in 2008 and pretty damn good in 2010. But he got picked off too many times in 2011, so out the door with him!
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
He was alright in 2010
2008 Mike Aviles was special though
by YouDon'tPhaseMeGobble on Sep 18, 2011 1:45 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd Take 2010
Aviles at SS next season over Eskie.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I really do wish I could find where I originally read the claim that bat speed decreases fast with age..
I don’t think it was the link I found last time this came up. I don’t even remember if it was a reliable source.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Sep 18, 2011 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Kidding?
So Scott you can’t make yourself get too wound up about Sal Perez, but wish they still had Mike Aviles? Take a breather, man. Get away for a few days.
by Rufus R. Jones on Sep 18, 2011 11:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Traded a 30 year old Aviles for a 23 year old Aviles with a better glove.
I don’t really see how we lost out on that trade?
Go Royals!
We Probably Win
In the future, but Navarro has no real track record in MLB.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I Like It
But Aviles doesn’t deserve the animus.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
“23 year old Aviles” hasn’t shown anything in the majors. Aviles has a pretty good track record.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you get “wound up” about every rookie who has a hot start? Even if all the scouts say he’s not much of a hitter? Still seems like the real deal to you and really winds you up? I guess it doesn’t take much data for you to believe a guy is “for real.” How long have you been following baseball? Really.
Yes, I wish the Royals still had Aviles. Ever looked at his stats? Do you understand that stats beyond the current year are meaningful too? I’ve said many times, that even though I wish the Royals had Aviles, I’d have Gia be the starting 2B for the remainder of the season and to start 2012. Give him and his upside a chance. I’d just like to have a legit backup plan. Getz and Navarro aren’t that. Aviles is. Again, check the stats. And look beyond pickoffs.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 18, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I don’t get wound up over every rookie that gets off to a hot start. And I don’t claim to be right on every opinion I’ve ever had. To answer your question, I’ve been following baseball for about 30 years. My guess is, just as closely as you have.
I actually look at things very realistically and with a level head. I have disagreed with most moves they’ve made in the last 15 years. I do happen to agree with most of the organizations major decisions this season.
by Rufus R. Jones on Sep 19, 2011 2:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am a big believer in a lot of the statistical analysis that we have at our disposal today. I also happen to believe a lot of it is useless, over thought-out bullshit. And when a move or a player does pan out, whether I agreed with it at the time or not, as a fan, I’m still glad it worked out. My ego and sense of self-worth is fine with being wrong occasionally. So I guess if that makes me a naive, optimistic embecile, then that’s me.
by Rufus R. Jones on Sep 19, 2011 2:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm often wrong
And perhaps Sal Perez was called up at exactly the right time. I hope he was. I think one place where you and I differ is that you think Perez has already “panned out.” I, on the other hand think that this amount of data doesn’t prove anything (just has the long stretch of bad hitting for Moose didn’t prove that he’s a bust).
I apologize for the tone of my post, but it was in reaction to what I took to be a condescending statement that if I thought the Royals should have kept Aviles and if I wasn’t excited about Perez, then I’m off my rocker. In reality, my feelings about both of those players are based in sound analysis. Now my analysis may be off and my conclusions may be wrong, but it is reasoned, thoughtful analysis, not the wild ravings of a loon. If someone disagrees with or doesn’t understand my analysis, that’s cool. But to write it off as goofy nonsense rubbed me the wrong way.
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by Scott McKinney on Sep 19, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Random fact: 2 out of Adam Dunn's 4 hits against lefties this year were against the Royals.
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by KeepItCopacetic on Sep 18, 2011 3:43 AM EDT reply actions
Is KU worse than the Royals?
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by tiquanunderwear on Sep 18, 2011 9:19 AM EDT reply actions
They Should Play
A home and home between the Royals and KU football team. One baseball in the K, one football at Memorial. It would be fun.
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by philofthenorth on Sep 18, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
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