Open Thread - ST Game #2 - Royals v. Padres
I'm up for this again, and this time it's an MLB.TV broadcast. Who's with me?
By and large, this game is just as meaningless as the last one, perhaps even more meaningless considering that the opener versus the Rangers at least exposed how vulnerable Arkansas is to torn Texas-KC loyalties. As Will said, in time, it will be ours.
This game nevertheless holds some sentimental value for me as Nomomania will finally be coming to KC. When Nomo broke into the league with the Dodgers he was a baseball sensation with his tornado wind-up and killer split, not to mention a cool name and legendary status as the Japanese trailblazer. I can still recall donning my Nike Air Nomo cleats to take the mound during Pee Wee games, and while I tried to learn how to throw a split using one of those cheap color-coded balls with the different pitch grips, it never worked out.
Anyways, to get to my point: Being a KC fan as a kid was not that fun because it was precisely these types of sensations that the team, and we as a result, collectively "missed out" on. For those who grew up in the 80's you had Bo, and in the early 90's George Brett was still an icon, though an ageing one. But for those who came to be in the 90's, there wasn't much to go on. Hammer Hamelin was maybe the closest thing, and he only had one strike-shortened season in the sun.
So forgive me if I'm somewhat excited that Nomomania has arrived, albeit 10-15 years late. He may be washed up and have a .0000001% chance of making the 25-man, but just seeing him on the mound again will bring out the kid in me.
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lineup
David DeJesus - CF
Alberto Callaspo - 2B
Alex Gordon - 3B
Mark Teahen - DH
Justin Huber - LF
Ross Gload - 1B
John Buck - C
Damon Hollins - RF
Tony Pena, Jr. - SS
Pitchers:
RHP Gil Meche
RHP Hideo Nomo
RHP Joel Peralta
LHP Jimmy Gobble
RHP Joakim Soria
RHP Brandon Duckworth
Love Live Huber
I'm At Work
Never Mind
When I was a kid
As an Asian-American kid (although not Japanese), I thought it was cool that there was this Asian guy making it in MLB, and being successful.
NOMOMANIA!
the family that lived before had...
Agreed
Go Collo..
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:11 PM EST reply actions
1-0 good guys...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:13 PM EST reply actions
How did we do it?
by Scott McKinney on Feb 29, 2008 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
It's fun to watch Nomo pitch
Will take those bloops... go T.
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:14 PM EST reply actions
1-0 Royals
I like Callaspo already
Wow.... Hubes... look at the power ...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:16 PM EST reply actions
What Do You
by philofthenorth on Feb 29, 2008 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Well said
by Scott McKinney on Feb 29, 2008 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
You can't go wrong with that
by Scott McKinney on Feb 29, 2008 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
Gload will explode!!!!!
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:17 PM EST reply actions
All right ...Gloady....
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:18 PM EST reply actions
Hillman loves gload already
Estes Fears
Gload exploaded with a two run homer...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
gload
Wow... send in the waterboy to pitch...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:26 PM EST reply actions
I always enjoyed
6-0 good guys....
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:27 PM EST reply actions
More Adventures
Wow, that sounded like a tough play
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:34 PM EST reply actions
so happy the royals had a good start
by shawn4element on Feb 29, 2008 3:41 PM EST reply actions
Huber has wheels
Buddy was a genius for using him as a pinchrunner. Can't believe you guys doubted him.
nice gil
Over his head and he falls down...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:51 PM EST reply actions
Oh ya... now he makes a great play...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:53 PM EST reply actions
HEY...the first MODOT commercial of the
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 3:54 PM EST reply actions
Come on Dej. make it 3-3...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:00 PM EST reply actions
Hubes hit a run scoring double and Gload
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
Larry Johnson up the middle
Callaspo Looks Like
2009
2B Callaspo
3B Gordon
1B Butler
RF Guillen
DH Huber
LF Teahen or trade him and play Lubanski?
C Buck
SS Pena
The pennant is ours!!!!
Nomo gets his first K...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:10 PM EST reply actions
He hit that ball hard
by Sisquatch Kids on Feb 29, 2008 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, he did.
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Just some general MLB.TV advice...
You may find that the MLB.TV window is just too darn big, especially for work. You need to be able to work and watch your game in the corner of your screen. Unfortunately, at least in Internet Explorer, you can't change the size of the window because of the Media Player programming. Let's beat the system:
- Log into MLB.TV. Pull up a game.
- Make sure you're using the old mediaplayer. If you're using the new mediaplayer (with Silverlight), click the link in the top right to change to the old mediaplayer.
- Once the old mediaplayer has loaded, Press CTRL-N on your keyboard to open a new window (sorry MAC folks, I don't know the keystroke for you). It will open the mediaplayer in a new window - which is sizable. Take that MLB.TV.
- You can now right click on the video, and select Zoom > 50%. Now the video should be small enough to put in the corner of your screen. Resize the window, scroll till you have the small video in the small window.
- Combine your small window with ontop, and you have a 'work'able MLB.TV solution.
Thanks...
by Sisquatch Kids on Feb 29, 2008 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
All right, Gload... 2 for 3...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:25 PM EST reply actions
If this were a meaningful game,
Still say last season's Royals team, as it was composed, would have played .500 ball in the NL.
by loyal2s dad on Feb 29, 2008 4:28 PM EST reply actions
Hubes is doing his best to pad his meaningless
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Good play Butts... good to see Aviles and
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:30 PM EST reply actions
What does the
by MileHighKCfan on Feb 29, 2008 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
This guy is trying to make this team.
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:38 PM EST reply actions
Situational hitting ...that is something we
Way to take a walk DeJ... go Gator...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:41 PM EST reply actions
All right ... a double steal... we are running..
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:44 PM EST reply actions
We could put up stripper poles on top the
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I'm talkin about
by MileHighKCfan on Feb 29, 2008 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
My 2 year old stripped got on the dugout
by Sisquatch Kids on Feb 29, 2008 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Just getting on board today
Just getting on board today
Does anybody know
Way to take the walk... T.
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 4:51 PM EST reply actions
Time For Another
Berroa screws up a double play...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:01 PM EST reply actions
The Almight Johan
2IP 4H 3ER 1K
No, That's
by philofthenorth on Feb 29, 2008 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
gobble's a millionaire now, right?
From the looks of it
by MileHighKCfan on Feb 29, 2008 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
Berroa blows another DP....
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:11 PM EST reply actions
Can't believe how careless Berroa is at SS
Have We Tried
by philofthenorth on Feb 29, 2008 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
Berroa
by Royals Nation on Feb 29, 2008 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
Oh god...not Giron... I thought Soria was next.
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:13 PM EST reply actions
I went to school with Will Venable
Any Relation To
http://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&SPID=213&SPSID=3090
Jerry Venable
Drafted by Philadelphia in the sixth round of the 1970 draft, but instead played five seasons with the Harlem Globetrotters.
by philofthenorth on Feb 29, 2008 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
No, but his dad is Max Venable
http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venabma01.shtml
Giron
Probably just a AAAA pitcher, ultimately though.
by loyal2s dad on Feb 29, 2008 5:21 PM EST reply actions
Man the announcers
Would you mind endulging us?
by Royals Nation on Feb 29, 2008 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Not verbatim, but something like
And they're lauding the Royals
Smith's swing is so ugly
Berroa, better hit the ball. He can't do anything
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:26 PM EST reply actions
All right.... we got mentioned again on the air...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:39 PM EST reply actions
I'll Bet It's
by philofthenorth on Feb 29, 2008 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
Not a ghost town... just another speed bump
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
All right, that is the second run scored by
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:47 PM EST reply actions
BUTLER can mash
Crap... just a ground rule double...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:50 PM EST reply actions
175 comments... it was a good day...
by grudz69 on Feb 29, 2008 5:52 PM EST reply actions
Anybody else watching the game?
I'm Listening
by philofthenorth on Feb 29, 2008 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah -
4-3 Grounder
Another 4-3 Grounder
Or maybe he has the flu.
Jason Smith
by kcmonarch on Feb 29, 2008 6:10 PM EST reply actions
Off some guy that will
by MileHighKCfan on Feb 29, 2008 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Circle the 8
Did Chip Ambres really hit a triple
Duckworth covers the bag
Angel Berroa
I thought he was about to screw it up.
No gun
Nasty curve
First Padres 1-2-3 inning of the game.
Tupman
Butts is up,
Duckworth stays in the game
#68 gets a base hit to right field
thanks for the posts
Not Quite
Thanks for all the updates
Lubes error
So...
by MileHighKCfan on Feb 29, 2008 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah - although
Let's Go Padres chant...
Spoke too soon
Looks like McClure told Ducky
And it worked.
Swinging strike. 2 outs.
Bases are loaded, tieing run is at the plate.
Damn
Berroa grabs a nasty backhand
Save goes to Matt Wright.
And Hillman has a Cactus League win.
ROYALS WIN ROYALS WIN
And that's...
by howserfan on Feb 29, 2008 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Nice
wow!!!
would it be at all possible for those who listened to post a miniature box score at the end? mlb and espn dont seem to give much about pitching. something like
Meche: 0 ER, 2 hits
Nomo: 1 ER, 2 hits
etc. i know thats a fair bit of work, so of course no worries if not! i think it'd sort of make this site stand out even more as a go to place. once i have my mlb audio up and running, and i listen to some games, i'd be glad to do one.:)

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