So, you send Davis back out right?

I'm not really talking about this play, I just wanted to make it clear that there actually is something to lose, hypothetically, if you challenge in the 9th.

Ned will have some bullshit excuse because he is never wrong.

Don't think Ned doesn't have any say in that because he does.

someone needs to ask. Its fine for dumb fans and ignorant announcers to not know the rules, but I'd expect the manager to know. If Ned says that his video guy told him not to challenge, then OK, if its as close as you guys are saying, then maybe the Royals need to fire their video guy.

I just got home. Is Davis pitching a second inning?
I smell walk-off.

But he isn't the one that makes the decision. Sure, he has a say, but Dayton is the one with the final say on roster moves.

Understood, in that situation though, there was nothing to lose

What do these guys (managers) have to go on to make their decision? In the NFL, there are coaches upstairs with access to the TV replays. Head Coach is basically relying on them to tell him what to do. I don't know what the situation is for MLB managers.

here we go, just like last night......game over soon

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If you pay for AtBat, the video is up

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ROFL

Andy's gettin' snarky

HOW DO YOU NOT CHALLENGE THAT NED YOU MORON

That's where I got my question on whether Andy will ask about it

Go listen to the 810 border patrol podcast of Andy and the BP guys

Every team has hired a replay guy with all the video in a room, and their replay guy is just a phone call away.

The procedure for a close play is usually manager makes a long slow walk, meandering to the ump, taking his time, he looks back to his bench coach who is on the phone with the team's replay guy, and he gets the thumbs up or thumbs down on whether to challenge it.

Royals fans are pissed because Yost didn't go through that procedure, so we don't really know if he heard from his replay guy or not. If he went out, talked to the ump, and walked back, at least then we'd probably think the Royals replay guy probably said not to challenge, but we don't really know because Ned never left the dugout.

Wade ****ing Davis

Tailor made

Nice outing, Davis....maybe our offense can squeeze out a run here......

Hos has to be due soon..

:D

HOSMER PUMPED

There you go Hos. NOW DRIVE HIM IN

Finally, Hosmer quits trying to pull the ball and looky looky

That OF totally thought that ball was gone. Look at how he turned and gave up on it, only to see it land short.

Holy shit... emotion.

Just judging by twitter, it seems like Esky was clearly safe. So, the Royals are probably hoping they score here and hold the lead to make this all moot.

He was placing himself for the bounce off the wall I believe.

****......

Alex I have no faith in you here.

Please make me look like an idiot.

Come on, Alice.....do something

thank you

w00t. HOSMER SCORES

Thanks Alex.

Thank God.

What a slide

Surprised Hosmer beat that lol

Did he break that bat?

Slow dribbler for the win

BILLAY!!

BELLY DOUBLES

And a hell of a slide by Hos.


BELLY

That was vintage Butler there. Quiet approach and drilling a ball to right center.

Billy ****ing Butler!!

Billy, nice...nice...I'm not convinced yet but you're doing better

Billy has been slowly, but surely coming on as of the last week or so.

OK, unless the Royals blow this lead, at best someone will half-heartedly ask about the 9th inning, not really get an answer, and the issue will be dropped there.

Blasphemy, trade him for some BP balls!

We HAVE to hold on to this one.

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Good mojo

So.. do I give up Brian Dozier for LaTroy Hawkins and Angel Pagan?

Which shouldn't be the case for this one. If GMDM wants to put quotes out there about holding people accountable, then the media should do their job. And this is coming from a guy who doesn't think we should fire Yost

Spot on.

Hopefully a few people in the Royals brass were alarmed enough about that 9th-inning no-challenge to fix this even if they don't have to answer for it.

Come Greg, it's time to get nasty!

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If anyone's keeping track, I think would be our first win with fewer than 4 runs.

We can hope

shhh

That was dumb

Salvi!

reerun.

Dumbasses

AM I LOSING MY MIND OR DO I KEEP HEARING A "GOLD-BERG" CHANT?!

Be Padre.

What a ludicrous decision by Venable

Down 2 and you're stealing? Just stupid

WINNAH

Royals win bitches!!

Yes!

Yay.

One step closer to .500 on The Road Back To .500: Part VII

I was hoping for a homerun so that dude will look like a dick bag. Go royals.

This would be such an epic meltdown right now if the roles were reversed. Trying to steal second in that situation was epic-level stupid.

I swear, in the 9th (or extra) inning when the usual baserunning rules are sometimes upended for logical, strategy reasons that many fans understand, professional ballplayers sometimes just don't get it.

Joel Goldburg was fit a couple years ago. Now he is fat as ****. Stress eating probably.

If I were a Padres fan, I would be livid

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2:40 pm game tomorrow.

So how many people thought Guthrie of all people would save the pen in this series?

That's what they get for the last out in the 9th .

I posted on like the second page that "Guthrie is the last person I want pitching tonight"

So, not me.