OFFICIAL Royals vs Indians Gameday Thread (9/25)

[AJKCFAN]

Coming off clinching the Division Championship at home for the 5th time in franchise history (1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 2015) on the third earliest clincher in Royals history

9/17 (1980) - Game 145
9/23 (1977) - Game 151
9/24 (2015) - Game 152
9/26 (1978) - Game 158
9/26 (2014) - Game 160
9/28 (1984) - Game 160
10/1 (1976) - Game 160
10/5 (1985) - Game 161

It's time to eye the other goals still in play for rest of Regular Season

2 seed Magic Number 5
Homefield Magic Number 9

Royals are going balls to the wall for it as they trot out this lineup for tonight:

1. Dyson - CF
2. Zobrist - 2B
3. Rios - RF
4. Orlando - LF
5. Gomes - DH
6. Cuthbert - 3B
7. Colon - SS
8. Butera - 1B
9. Pena - C
Volquez - P

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Have no fear - AJKCFAN is here!

So far 3-0 in Game Threads. Gonna have some fun putting perfection on the line....

It will be 4-0 when the night ends as KC makes it 3 W's in a row!

Who's with me?

[tk13]

If you win with this lineup, you are some kind of wizard.

[KCUnited]

Ned with a throwback to the mid-2000's lineup.

[siberian khatru]

ROYALS DEVIL MAGIC

[wazu]

Go Stormchasers!

[tk13]

Ned with a throwback to the mid-2000's lineup.

He could've started Gore and gone all Bob Boone on us. Dyson/Gore/Orlando at the top of the order.

[KCUnited]

He could've started Gore and gone all Bob Boone on us. Dyson/Gore/Orlando at the top of the order.

If I hit my head in 2005 and was just now waking up from a coma, I'd think it was 2006 looking at that lineup.

[tk13]

If I hit my head in 2005 and was just now waking up from a coma, I'd think it was 2006 looking at that lineup.

At best. Bob Boone used to change his lineup all the time. There were several times in 1996 he led off with Offerman/Tom Goodwin/Bip Roberts to get speed at the top. Bip Roberts had 0 home runs that year.

[big nasty kcnut]

In it to win it!

[tk13]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA199609100.shtml

There's a great example. A September game against Seattle. The Mariners had A-Rod/Griffey/Edgar Martinez/Buhner in the middle of their order. The Royals:

Offerman 2B
Goodwin LF
Roberts DH
Hamelin 1B
Nunnally RF
Sweeney C
Damon CF
Lockhart 2B
Stynes 3B

Now that's a lineup. Ned could learn a thing or two.

[big nasty kcnut]

our offical royals victory theme!

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[ChiTown]

Go Stormchasers!

LMAO

[srvy]

It will be an affair of the heart.

When I was young like these guys I would go out party pretty hard get little if any sleep get up at the alarm and go to work. Of course this is a game and not work. :spock:

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

SHIT ! We're gonna get our ass kicked with this lineup !

[big nasty kcnut]

You misspelled we going to kick their ass tonight! Hog farmer.

[petegz28]

This is what you call the "hangover lineup"

[cosmo20002]

Royals are going balls to the wall for it as they trot out this lineup for tonight:

1. Dyson - CF
2. Zobrist - 2B
3. Rios - RF
4. Orlando - LF
5. Gomes - DH
6. Cuthbert - 3B
7. Colon - SS
8. Butera - 1B
9. Pena - C
Volquez - P


Something tells me Ned isn't all that concerned with HFA.

Personally, I feel like he should do this shit on the road and not in front of 35,000 fans who paid to see a real team try to win a game.

[wazu]

Something tells me Ned isn't all that concerned with HFA.

Personally, I feel like he should do this shit on the road and not in front of 35,000 fans who paid to see a real team try to win a game.

Probably at least somewhat influenced by every starter under the age of 30 being too hungover to stand. I think Ned looked around last night and thought "let them party". Probably told tonight's starters not to go too far cause they would be playing.

[ChiefsCountry]

Well the starters are hungover as they should be. I'll see you guys later I think I'll check out local high school football tonight.

[Ecto-I]

We need Volquez to just be nasty on the mound today so that we don't have to actually hit anything.

[eDave]

This is what you call the "hangover lineup"

LOL. I like that.

[ROYC75]

Well, Ned is giving guys a day off or he wants to see the kids play a game of importance.

BTA, who knows, it's Ned Yost.

[wazu]

It would be just like the Royals to win tonight, with this line-up.

[jimidollar]

Royals win in a blowout. Duh.

[Dartgod]

Toronto and Tampa Bay tied 2-2 going to the 4th.

[SPchief]

So that isn't the actual pennant, so I'd assume they'll raise the real one if we don't win the AL or the WS

[Dartgod]

Bah!

[SPchief]

Go home Eddie, you're drunk!

[ROYC75]

Toronto and Tampa Bay tied 2-2 going to the 4th.

Go Tampa Bay!

[SPchief]

Butera>Hosmer according to Fangraphs/PB

[Coach]

Nice recovery after a solo shot.

Let's get that run back, Storm Chasers.

[Dartgod]

3-2 Toronto on a solo homer by Pillar.

[Al Bundy]

Zobrist with another top 10 worst at bats of the year.

[lewdog]

I feel bad that Volquez has to pitch hungover. We should have given this start to Guthrie since he doesn't drink.

[tk13]

Well this is going about as well as planned.

[SPchief]

Well this is going about as well as planned.

SEASON OVER!!!

[siberian khatru]

Magic number back up to 2

[tk13]

Magic number back up to 2

Twins lead 4-1.

[bsroyals54]

Welp, seeing all of our backups in the game shows me that Ned Yost does not care about HFA one single, solitary BIT

[penbrook]

Welp, seeing all of our backups in the game shows me that Ned Yost does not care about HFA one single, solitary BIT

Or maybe because all the starters are hungover as **** right now! Damn you're stupid!

[bsroyals54]

Or maybe because all the starters are hungover as **** right now! Damn you're stupid!

WHY IS VOLQUEZ PITCHING FUCKNUT, IS HE NOT A STARTER? STUPID.

[SPchief]

Mods, cleanup on Isle 6

[GloryDayz]

Welp, we need to get the bats going...

[cosmo20002]

Probably at least somewhat influenced by every starter under the age of 30 being too hungover to stand. I think Ned looked around last night and thought "let them party". Probably told tonight's starters not to go too far cause they would be playing.

Meh, I think that's lame. They're not actually hung over, and its a 7:00 game. Not trying to be a party pooper for them, but they clinched a division title we knew was coming for a couple months, and there are bigger expectations for this team. I honestly think running this lineup out there is a little insulting to the large crowd that paid to see a decent team. And there is still something else to play for. HFA is something.

[Dartgod]

We may get no-hit tonight.

[lewdog]

We may get no-hit tonight.

Go home Pete.

[SPchief]

We may get no-hit tonight.

SEASON OVER!!!!

[tk13]

Rangers are winning too. Still a longshot, but they'll be within 5 with 9 games to play if we lose/they win tonight. We need to knock off a couple more wins to kill them too. Jays are obviously the bigger concern.

[Dartgod]

Go home Pete.
Wrong. Pete would have said, "We may get no-hit tonight because of this fucking ump".

[lewdog]

Mr. Cuthbert is a badass.

[GloryDayz]

Mr. Cuthbert is a badass.

This....

[petegz28]

Go home Pete.

Left nut..

Wrong. Pete would have said, "We may get no-hit tonight because of this ****ing ump".

Right nut....

both of you can suck

4321

[penbrook]

Were gonna get no hit!!

[Ceej]

Were gonna get no hit!!

I'm confused.

Is this a tweet or no?

[petegz28]

Jays have hit 3 more HR's tonight

[petegz28]

it's nice to be losing and say "I really couldn't care less" for once

[C3HIEF3S]

I don't care if we get no-hit and I don't really care if we don't get HFA. Just give me the postseason already.

[srvy]

Ned don't care so nor do I. I took the night off from watching.

[SPchief]

No No, No Mo

[siberian khatru]

Good. Now I can go back to ignoring this game.

[ChiTown]

There's a game tonight?:evil:

[Dartgod]

There's a game tonight?:evil:

Someone forgot to tell the Royals.

Can we at least avoid the shutout?

[cosmo20002]

They should be ashamed that they took people's money for that game.

[Al Bundy]

Zobrist was as pathetic as any Royal has ever been tonight.

[baitism]

They should be ashamed that they took people's money for that game.

Every ticket stub should be good for a free game at a later date, either this season or next.

[SPchief]

They should be ashamed that they took people's money for that game.

Every person in the stands tonight got to watch something that hasn't happened in 30 years

[tk13]

It's still amazing to me that the Indians can't win with that pitching staff.

[KChiefs1]

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[KChiefs1]

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[ChiTown]

15 K'sLMAO

I bet most of those guys were still drunk

[WilliamTheIrish]

Last night was one of the most enjoyable games I've ever had the pleasure to attend.

Watching prospects, raising the division flag, sitting comfortably in my chair not caring about the outcome. The team in the dugout was smiling and happy, like every fan around me.

And then we have the pussies of chief planet.

[ChiTown]

Last night was one of the most enjoyable games I've ever had the pleasure to attend.

Watching prospects, raising the division flag, sitting comfortably in my chair not caring about the outcome. The team in the dugout was smiling and happy, like every fan around me.

And then we have the pussies of chief planet.

I didn't watch the game last night or the game thread, was it that bad?

[Deberg_1990]

They should be ashamed that they took people's money for that game.

Dude, all pro sports teams rest stars if they are afforded that opportunity.

[suzzer99]

I guess we're just conceding home field.

[GloryDayz]

I guess we're just conceding home field.

Not to mention that should our run fall short in the first series, there will be questions galore about the impact of too much time off and the rhythm being lost.