Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays Game Thread (4-16)

[alnorth]

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<tr> <td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> H </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> <font color = blue>KC (2-9)</font> </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 9 </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> <font color = green>TB (7-6)</font> </td> <td> 2 </td> <td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 1 </td><td> X </td><td> 9 </td><td> 14 </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
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<img border=0 src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/mlb/teams/1/80x60/kan.gif" />

Mark Redman 5IP 3R 3ER 3BB 3K
<font color = blue><b>Blown Save, (1); Loss, (0-1)</b></font> Steve Stemle 2.1IP 6R 6ER 2BB 0K
Jimmy Gobble 0.2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.

<img border=0 src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/v/mlb/teams/1/80x60/tam.gif" />

Jason Hammel 5IP 3R 3ER 3BB 4K
<font color = green><b>Win, (1-0)</b></font> Brian Meadows 1IP 1R 1ER 1BB 1K
<font color = green><b>Hold, (2)</b></font> Scott Dunn 1.1IP 0R 0ER 2BB 0K
<font color = green><b>Hold, (3)</b></font> Shawn Camp 0.2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Dan Miceli 1IP 1R 1ER 0BB 0K

Starting Lineups

<u><font color = blue>KC</u></font>

1 David DeJesus, CF
2 Mark Grudzielanek, 2B
3 Mike Sweeney, DH
4 Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B
5 Emil Brown, LF
6 Mark Teahen, 3B
7 Shane Costa, RF
8 Angel Berroa, SS
9 Paul Bako, C
9 Matt Stairs, ph
9 John Buck, C

<u><font color = green>TB</font></u>

1 Carl Crawford, LF
2 Jorge Cantu, 2B
3 Jonny Gomes, DH
4 Ty Wigginton, 3B
5 Travis Lee, 1B
6 Damon Hollins, CF/RF
7 Toby Hall, C
8 Tomas Perez, SS
9 Nick Green, RF
9 Joey Gathright, ph/CF

[alnorth]

I figured what the hell, its a Sunday afternoon and it may be our best chance at a win for a while.

[SCTrojan]

Why the heck not? Go Royals Maybe Redman can get us off the schneid.

[banyon]

Dejesus is back.

Do not F*** with DEJESUS!

(on Easter no less)

[Eleazar]

Hopefully Redman will turn out to pitch as well as Elarton has.

[alnorth]

Top 1st

DeJesus strikes out (swinging)
Grudzielanek flies out to center
Sweeney hit by pitch
Mientkiewicz flies out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 1st

Crawford singles to center
Cantu lines out to right
<font color = green><b>Gomes homers to left-center, Crawford scores</b></font>
Wigginton singles to left
Lee pops out to catcher
Wigginton picked off at first

2 runs, 3 hits

[Husky4506]

Roger Doern just got hit again

[alnorth]

Top 2nd

Brown walks
Teahen reaches on fielder's choice to second, Brown tagged out at second
<b><font color = blue>Costa homers to deep right, Teahen scores</b></font>
Berroa grounds out to third
Bako strikes out (swinging)

2 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 2nd

<b><font color = green>Hollins homers to deep left</b></font>
Hall singles to left
Perez sacrifices (bunt) to pitcher, Hall to second
Green walks
Crawford reaches on fielder's choice to second 4-6, Green out at second, Hall to third
Cantu walks, Crawford to second
Gomes grounds out to third

1 run, 2 hits

[JBucc]

We're gonna get swept by the D-Rays:shake:

[KevB]

Sweeney seems to be getting hit every game at this point, yet our pitchers do absolutely nothing in retaliation. Just a pathetic excuse for a "team".

[VonneMarie]

We're swept. :banghead:

[VonneMarie]

Costa is hot. :drool:

[banyon]

We're swept. :banghead:

We were swept last year too. But at least this isn't a 4 game series like that one was.

[JBucc]

tie game!

[VonneMarie]

COSTA TIE THE GAME ON A 2 RUNHOMER!!!!!!!

[JBucc]

Ooh three game hitting streak, watch out Joe

[VonneMarie]

I bet the D-Rays score 3 in the bottom inning.

[banyon]

We're swept. :banghead:

BTW here's an oldie but goodie (sorry to rub salt in the wound :))


TB is just as bad as we are and I don't see us getting swept by them this year either.

I can't agree with this.

They have put together a pretty decent lineup.

They also have an ace-quality pitcher in Scott Kazmir.

The only area the Royals have an edge is in the bullpen.

I think they wouldn't wind up with so many losses if they weren't in the AL east.

And they were missing two of their better hitters, Huff and Baldelli. :(

[VonneMarie]

****, Redman.

[VonneMarie]

BTW here's an oldie but goodie (sorry to rub salt in the wound :))



And they were missing two of their better hitters, Huff and Baldelli. :(
TB still sucks. TB should be thanking our BP right about now.

[petegz28]

Hey it's a walk! 2 HR's, 1 Walk and however mny more hits....SAD

[petegz28]

And another walk!

[petegz28]

I bet we walk in a run.....

[VonneMarie]

The Royals slogan this season: Swept Away.

[VonneMarie]

I bet we walk in a run.....
No. It'll be a basehit.

[petegz28]

lucky Teahan has a strong arm

[petegz28]

The Royals slogan this season: Swept Away.


REP

ROFL

[alnorth]

Top 3rd

DeJesus walks
Grudzielanek singles to left, DeJesus to second
Sweeney grounds into 6-4-3 double play, Grudzielanek out at second, DeJesus to third
Mientkiewicz walks
Brown flies out to right

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 3rd

Wigginton grounds out to third
Lee strikes out (swinging)
Hollins strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 0 hits

[VonneMarie]

OMG!

I want a Dejesus and Costa sandwich, now! :drool:

[CHIEF4EVER]

Well, at least we scored our obligatory 2 runs/ game before the massacre....er, I mean remainder of the game.

[petegz28]

I like Grudz, Sanders and Minke and DeJesus ...the rest need to play like these guys do

[VonneMarie]

Two on, no outs. Now score!

[CHIEF4EVER]

Rut Roh. Sweenster up to "bat".

[petegz28]

Ok Sweeney...2 on and 0 outs...what ya gonna do?

[VonneMarie]

Sweeney hits into a DP. WATCH.

[petegz28]

Methinks right now it was a bd idea to have Miekne batting 4th

[petegz28]

Way to go Sweeney you piece of shit!

[CHIEF4EVER]

Sweeney hits into a DP. WATCH.

Hey, cut him some slack. He got on base last time. Of course he had to get beaned first but he got on base.........

[VonneMarie]

Sweeney hits into a DP. WATCH.
I ****ing hate being right.

**** YOU SWEENEY!

[VonneMarie]

Hey, cut him some slack. He got on base last time. Of course he had to get beaned first but he got on base.........
He should be beaned in his sacks. :banghead:

[petegz28]

Why didn't Bell make Sweeney bunt???

[petegz28]

ok good at bat by Mienke

[VonneMarie]

E. Brown up...

[petegz28]

What a f*cking waste!

[VonneMarie]

... And nothing doing.

[VonneMarie]

WTF? Bautista is on the DL?

What happened?

[CHIEF4EVER]

OK, what's the over/under on Redman giving up another moonshot that hits the roof on its way to the upper deck?

[VonneMarie]

Redman coming around.

[petegz28]

WTF? Bautista is on the DL?

What happened?


Torn pec or strained pec...in other words Affeldt cried and they needed to make room for Redman

[alnorth]

Top 4th

Teahen hits infield single to second
Costa flies out to shallow left
Teahen to second on balk
Berroa flies out to center, Teahen to third
<b><font color = blue>Bako singles to right, Teahen scores</b></font>
DeJesus strikes out (swinging)

1 run, 2 hits

Bottom 4th

Hall walks
Perez singles to left, Hall to second
Perez and Hall both caught stealing, tagged out on 2-6-5-4 double play
Green pops out to second

0 runs, 1 hit

[petegz28]

Can we not take the first pitch?

[VonneMarie]

Costa, nothing doing.

[VonneMarie]

BALK!

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! ROFL

[VonneMarie]

Berroa, nothing doing.

[petegz28]

runner at 3rd 2 out for Bako

[petegz28]

Bako with the RBI!

[VonneMarie]

Tie game!

[petegz28]

Damn DeJesus K's swinging

[VonneMarie]

Dejesus fans on three pitches.

[petegz28]

And ANOTHER walk....

[VonneMarie]

Everytime we score, they score.

[petegz28]

well here is where the walk hurts us...again

[petegz28]

GREAT DEFENSE BAKO!

[SPchief]

NICE PLAY

[VonneMarie]

Sweet DP!

[petegz28]

Well at least the infield is playing with their head in the game

[VonneMarie]

Thanks for nothing, Grudz.

[alnorth]

Top 5th

Grudzielanek pops out to first
Sweeney strikes out (swinging)
Mientkiewicz grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 5th

Crawford lines out to right
Cantu singles to center
Gomes strikes out (swinging)
Wigginton grounds out to third

0 runs, 1 hit

[petegz28]

Mike Sweeney 3-30 on the season

[VonneMarie]

Damn it, Sweeney! :banghead:

[banyon]

Mike Sweeney 3-30 on the season

That's an even .100. :(

[petegz28]

Mike Sweeney.... .100 GP 8 1/3
John Buck.... .250 GP 9

Only Matt Stairs has a lower avg. than Sweeney!

[petegz28]

Redman through 4...34 Balls 30 Stirkes.....SAD!

[VonneMarie]

Only Matt Stairs has a lower avg. than Sweeney!
He's hardly played!

[petegz28]

I didn't watch last night did Elmer pitch?

[VonneMarie]

Cantu should be shot.

[petegz28]

Hopefully Redman can scratch through 6 innings

[petegz28]

Minke is awesome at 1st

[VonneMarie]

That was a sweet catch by Mientky!

[petegz28]

New pitcher for the Rays

[alnorth]

Top 6th

<i>Brian Meadows relieves Hammel</i>

Brown grounds out to third
Teahen triples to right-center
Costa strikes out (swinging), thrown out 2-3
<font color = blue><b>Berroa singles to left, Teahen scores</b></font>
Bako walks
DeJesus grounds out to first

1 run, 2 hits

Bottom 6th

<i>Steve Stemle relieves Redman</i>

Lee grounds out to first
Hollins doubles to right-center
Hall flies out to right, Hollins to third
<b><font color = green>Perez singles to center, Hollins scores</b></font>

<I>Joey Gathright bats for Green</I>

Gathright walks, Perez to second
<b><font color = green>Crawford triples to right, Gathright and Perez scores</font></b>
Cantu flies out to center

3 runs, 3 hits

[Sure-Oz]

Can't wait till we replace Emil

[petegz28]

Teahan with the triple!

[VonneMarie]

Teahen with a 3 bagger!

[petegz28]

Sac Fly please....

[VonneMarie]

OMG, Costa... wtf are you swinging at? :shake:

[VonneMarie]

Damn it, Costa! :cuss:

[petegz28]

Crap Costa...damn it what the f*ck goes through these guys heads? We have the go ahead on 3rd with 1 out and we strike out every flipping time!

[Sure-Oz]

wtf was that Costa

[petegz28]

TY Angel

[VonneMarie]

Berroa basehits takes the lead!

[Sure-Oz]

The last person i'd expect to come through does, 4-3 royals

[petegz28]

The last person i'd expect to come through does, 4-3 royals


No that would have to be Sweeney.

[VonneMarie]

Bako WALKED.

[VonneMarie]

Dejesus is due for a homer...

[petegz28]

Dejesus is due for a homer...


and he still is...

[Sure-Oz]

Or a groundout...

[VonneMarie]

Or not.

[Sure-Oz]

4-4 now....damnit

[VonneMarie]

Swept Away: The Story of the Royals.

[banyon]

could someone explain to me why this Stemle f*** is on our team? :shrug:

[Sure-Oz]

6-4 now....nic work STMELerprejlads

[Sure-Oz]

2-9 here we come...

[VonneMarie]

:shake: :shake: :shake: :shake: :shake: :shake: :shake: :cuss: :cuss: :cuss: :cuss: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[BucEyedPea]

Goooooooooooo Taaaaaammmmmmpaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! ROFL

[VonneMarie]

It dosen't hurt anymore. Happy Easter everyone!

[petegz28]

1 inning! we can't even hold a lead for 1 inning!

Sweeney 3-31

[alnorth]

Top 7th

<i>Scott Dunn relieves Meadows

Gathright comes in at CF

Hollins moves to RF</i>

Grudzielanek grounds out to third
Sweeney pops out to shortstop
Mientkiewicz walks
Brown pops out to first

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 7th

Gomes singles to left
<b><font color = green>Wigginton homers to left-center, Gomes scores</b></font>
Lee fouls out to third
Hollins grounds out to shortstop
Hall doubles to right
Perez grounds out to first

2 runs, 3 hits

[VonneMarie]

This games deserves two.

**** YOU BULLPEN!

[Sure-Oz]

Sweeney proving he's a great captain, his ass needs to do something besides get hit by a pitch. And Emil really sucks.

[petegz28]

This has to be the worst team pitching I have ever seen

[petegz28]

8-4 Rays

[banyon]

Stemle is teh bomb!

[VonneMarie]

That's it! I'm a Cardinals fan, now. Go Cardinals!

[KcMizzou]

That's it! I'm a Cardinals fan, now. Go Cardinals!:$2500:

[petegz28]

This team should be embarrased to go on the field

[Sure-Oz]

That's it! I'm a Cardinals fan, now. Go Cardinals!
good, now we can stop seeing you in these threads.

[VonneMarie]

:$2500:

It's too late. I've converted.

http://images.mallfinder.com/Images/Store/cardinals.gif

Atleast the win occasionally.

[VonneMarie]

good, now we can stop seeing you in these threads.
Please go on somewhere.

[alnorth]

Top 8th

Teahen singles to center
Costa singles to right, Teahen to second
Berroa flies out to deep right, Teahen to third

<i>Matt Stairs bats for Bako</i>

Stairs walks, Costa to second

<i>Shawn Camp relieves Dunn</i>

<i>Error charged to Crawford for dropped foul fly</i>

DeJesus grounds into 3-6-1 double play, Stairs out at second

0 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 8th

<i> John Buck comes in at C</i>

Gathright grounds out to shortstop
Crawford walks
Crawford steals second
<b><font color = green>Cantu singles to center, Crawford scores</b></font>

<i>Jimmy Gobble relieves Stemle</i>

Gomes grounds into 5-4-3 double play, Cantu out at second

1 run, 1 hit

[Sure-Oz]

Please go on somewhere.
shut up cards fan :p

[petegz28]

Why didn't we just bunt?

[petegz28]

K DeJesus can tie this with a long one

[Sure-Oz]

Nice Job Dejesus, Camp is Cy Young vs the Royals

[petegz28]

Jesus Christ we f*cking SUCK!!!

[VonneMarie]

shut up cards fan :p
Atleast my team wins, you delusional Royals fan. :)

[Sure-Oz]

Atleast my team wins, you delusional Royals fan. :)
I'm going to donkey punch you :cuss:

[VonneMarie]

I'm going to donkey punch you :cuss:
Come over to the winners side...

[Sure-Oz]

Come over to the winners side...
Sorry, i'd rather say Pop than Soda, that is the deciding factor right there, F stlouis!

[banyon]

Nothing like following up Stemle time with...

YIMMY YOBBLE time!!!

[VonneMarie]

Sorry, i'd rather say Pop than Soda, that is the deciding factor right there, F stlouis!
I hate St. Loser too, but that baseball teams a real winner.


:D

[Sure-Oz]

Nothing like following up Stemle time with...

YIMMY YOBBLE time!!!
No idea why those 2 pitchers are on this team....Gobble hasn't looked half way decent since his rookie year, get rid of Malcolm in the Middle.

[Sure-Oz]

I hate St. Loser too, but that baseball teams a real winner.


:D
Banned from Royals threads, but then again if we do that who would actually start the game threads? ROFL

[alnorth]

Top 9th

<i>Dan Miceli relieves Camp</i>

Grudzielanek hit by pitch
Grudzielanek to second on fielder indifference
<b><font color = blue>Sweeney singles to center, Grudzielanek scores</b></font>
Mientkiewicz fouls out to third
Brown reaches on fielder's choice 5-6, Sweeney out at second
Brown to second on fielder indifference
Teahen grounds out to second

1 run, 1 hit

Devil Rays win, 9-5

[VonneMarie]

The ROyals can't even stop the bleeding. The rays have scored in every inning since the 6th. :shake:

[petegz28]

Holy Shit Sweeney got a hit AND an RBI.

As usual it comes when we are down by 5 in the top of the 9th

[Sure-Oz]

Reggie Sanders is hoping he gets traded by midseason back to the Cards.

[Sure-Oz]

Holy Shit Sweeney got a hit AND an RBI.

As usual it comes when we are down by 5 in the top of the 9th
Sweeney is clutch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's won 1 or our 2 games!!!!!onewon!

[VonneMarie]

Reggie Sanders is hoping he gets traded by midseason back to the Cards.
It's a shame we let him go. :shake:

[Sure-Oz]

It's a shame we let him go. :shake:
You need to change your sig btw. :mad:

[VonneMarie]

You need to change your sig btw. :mad:
See, I hate the 85 Cards. I'm just a fan of the Cards untill the Royals get their act together. I'm tired of all the losing.

[alnorth]

See, I hate the 85 Cards. I'm just a fan of the Cards untill the Royals get their act together. I'm tired of all the losing.

Ya know, normally when you are a blatantly casual bandwagon fan, thats the sorta thing you wanna keep as a secret.

[Sure-Oz]

See, I hate the 85 Cards. I'm just a fan of the Cards untill the Royals get their act together. I'm tired of all the losing.
You cardinal whore :mad:

[CHIEF4EVER]

You know it's bad when we get swept by one of the WORST teams in the league.

[VonneMarie]

I'm taking a vacation from the Royals.

[ImAWalkingCorpse]

Good lord, way to pay the Jackson County tax payers back for giving you 250 million dollars. Glass gets 250 million and we get 2-9. What an embarrassment.

[Sure-Oz]

You know it's bad when we get swept by one of the WORST teams in the league.
Technically we are the worst, so they are better than us, hence the sweep.

[VonneMarie]

You cardinal whore :mad:
ROFL

[Sure-Oz]

I'm taking a vacation from the Royals.
I better not see a single post in a royals thread from you, unless it's pimping your mighty cards! :rolleyes: biaaatch :p

[VonneMarie]

I better not see a single post in a royals thread from you, unless it's pimping your mighty cards! :rolleyes: biaaatch :p
Scouts honor. :)

[VonneMarie]

Good lord, way to pay the Jackson County tax payers back for giving you 250 million dollars. Glass gets 250 million and we get 2-9. What an embarrassment.
25 more years!

[CHIEF4EVER]

Technically we are the worst, so they are better than us, hence the sweep.

That's why I said ONE of the worst. They just suck a bit less than we do. Right now, I wouldn't like our chances in a 3 game set against a Japanese Little League team.

[Sure-Oz]

Scouts honor. :)
haha right....you can't hold out all season from bitching or cheering during game threads.

[Sure-Oz]

That's why I said ONE of the worst. They just suck a bit less than we do. Right now, I wouldn't like our chances in a 3 game set against a Japanese Little League team.
Their lineup is much better than ours, other than that I don't know.

[VonneMarie]

haha right....you can't hold out all season from bitching or cheering during game threads.
No. Just while I'm taking my vacation from the Royals.

[banyon]

Buddy Pell post game comments should be under 2 min's today,

[CHIEF4EVER]

Buddy Pell post game comments should be under 2 min's today,

Yea. Something along the lines of: "As you can see, we suck. Oh, BTW, thanks for the 250 mille. End of statement."

[Sure-Oz]

No. Just while I'm taking my vacation from the Royals.
How long is that now?

[VonneMarie]

How long is that now?
A week for now. Then it depends how they do for that week that will decide If I need a longer vacation.

[Sure-Oz]

A week for now. Then it depends how they do for that week that will decide If I need a longer vacation.
So by vacation you can't check scores and not know if they won or loss unless by accident.

[banyon]

Yea. Something along the lines of: "As you can see, we suck. Oh, BTW, thanks for the 250 mille. End of statement."

That about sums it up. :)

[VonneMarie]

So by vacation you can't check scores and not know if they won or loss unless by accident.
Of course. I have the Royals update service thingy on my phone. :)

[Sure-Oz]

Of course. I have the Royals update service thingy on my phone. :)
You can't check the scores dork regardless if its on your phone, or that's not a true vacation from the Royals, i say watch your card's and check their highlights, maybe if we're lucky we won't see you back in the Royals threads. :p

[VonneMarie]

You can't check the scores dork regardless if its on your phone, or that's not a true vacation from the Royals, i say watch your card's and check their highlights, maybe if we're lucky we won't see you back in the Royals threads. :p
Fine I will. Then by the end of the week I will look back at he games and decide.

[Sure-Oz]

Fine I will. Then by the end of the week I will look back at he games and decide.
hahaha....somehow i doubt you can actually do that....there is no way i'd know either. The only way i'd know is if you didn't post in any of the game/royals threads all week. If they do start to win, please don't come back cause you might be the cancer. ROFL

[VonneMarie]

hahaha....somehow i doubt you can actually do that....there is no way i'd know either. The only way i'd know is if you didn't post in any of the game/royals threads all week. If they do start to win, please don't come back cause you might be the cancer. ROFL
Ok dipshit. You do what you got to do and don't worry about me.

[Sure-Oz]

Ok dipshit. You do what you got to do and don't worry about me.
I'm just joking, jeez you women get upset so easy. ROFL

[BigMeatballDave]

These guys suck ass! And to think I blew $2 on a cool KC wallpaper for my cell.

[Sure-Oz]

KFFL:Apr 16 Kansas City Royals SP Denny Bautista (pectoral) has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, because of a sore right pectoral muscle, according to the Associated Press.

[Hammock Parties]

Rangers scored 4 in the top of the ninth and Francisco Cordero got the save as they beat the A's again. Just a game out of first.

SUCK MY BAWLS, BUNNYTRADER!

[BigMeatballDave]

KFFL:Apr 16 Kansas City Royals SP Denny Bautista (pectoral) has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, because of a sore right pectoral muscle, according to the Associated Press.They should all be on the DL for a ruptured sphincter...

[sedated]

I thought this team would get better when we got back Redman, Grinke, MacDougal, and Hernandez

but this team is just pathetic.

Buddy Bell has proven he cannot handle a bullpen.

he kept Hudson is there too long last night, then did the same today with Stemle.

his sh!tty handling of the 'pen has been the story of the season so far

[Sure-Oz]

Stemle sucks anyway, im glad he stayed out there proving he sucks and shouldn't be pitching.

[tk13]

I thought this team would get better when we got back Redman, Grinke, MacDougal, and Hernandez

but this team is just pathetic.

Buddy Bell has proven he cannot handle a bullpen.

he kept Hudson is there too long last night, then did the same today with Stemle.

his sh!tty handling of the 'pen has been the story of the season so far
Buddy hasn't handled the pen perfectly, but I think a large part of that has to do with our starting pitching bombing out. It's put a strain on the pen for sure, he's having to leave guys out there to die because we're overworking everybody and running out of arms. He's really not left any of our starters out to die.

[sedated]

I agree, tk, but this team needs to get some wins early.

What is he saving those arms for?

Running out of arms is not a problem if we are mathematiclly eliminated by the end of April

[tk13]

Well, I'm guessing he thought the bullpen was our strength, so if the starters got in trouble he'd go to that. He's been pretty quick with the hook on starters, and slower on the hook with relievers. It definitely hasn't worked out so far.

[Sure-Oz]

I'd make the starters fight their way through, Affeldt starts tuesday for Bautista....see how that goes.

[OmahaChief]

Wow, another game another flame out by the bully. We might as well not even let these pieces of crap come in. I really thought this year might be a bit different but at this rate it is more of the same old sad sack Royals. Lots of season left and I am not giving up but when we have started like this in the past it has started a trend of losing.

[Sure-Oz]

Wow, another game another flame out by the bully. We might as well not even let these pieces of crap come in. I really thought this year might be a bit different but at this rate it is more of the same old sad sack Royals. Lots of season left and I am not giving up but when we have started like this in the past it has started a trend of losing.

Atleast it is early still and we are 4.5 back right now, it could be ALOT worse, we just need a W, bad. There is no chemistry so far on offense and zero pitching, things can only go up, just a matter of when and is it too late.

Next year is what I am really looking forward too, this year is just a springboard and hopefully good things will happen during the season.

[sedated]

the good news: we get Mac back soon

the bad news: the easy part of our early schedule is over, and we got swept

[Sure-Oz]

the good news: we get Mac back soon

the bad news: the easy part of our early schedule is over, and we got swept
Greinke sometime too.

[Pitt Gorilla]

The losses piss me off, but I still like this team. In fact, I just purchased mlb audio so I can hear all of the games (losses) of the boys in blue.

[VonneMarie]

The losses piss me off, but I still like this team. In fact, I just purchased mlb audio so I can hear all of the games (losses) of the boys in blue.
You would've been better off throwing your money in the trash. MLB audio sucks. :shake: