****OFFICIAL**** Royals-Blue Jays Thread (4/11/07)

[chiefqueen]

Here it is, let's see if I can run my record to 3-0.

[Chief Chief]

Our G-men took control last night...

Now that the first homer's outta the way, let's hope Gordon will be a bit more relaxed at the plate and catch up on his hitting.

Greinke's on his way to the All Star game.

My pick to click tonight: Grudzy, who's hitting the ball solid now.

[ArrowheadHawk]

i predict Pena will triple

[sedated]

wow, managed to get the opponent AND date right.

[Coach]

Hopefully De La Rosa can keep it up like he did on Friday.

[Coach]

Lineup for the Royals

DeJesus CF
German 2B
Teahen RF
Sanders DH
Brown LF
Gordon 3B
Shealy 1B
LaRue C
Pena SS

[CHENZ A!]

Lineup for the Royals

DeJesus CF
German 2B
Teahen RF
Sanders DH
Brown LF
Gordon 3B
Shealy 1B
LaRue C
Pena SS

Why on earth would a DH (Sweeney) need a day off, especially this early in the year, when he only played about half the spring games, not to mention all he does is hit, or should I say try to hit. :shake:

[Coach]

Why on earth would a DH (Sweeney) need a day off, especially this early in the year, when he only played about half the spring games, not to mention all he does is hit, or should I say try to hit. :shake:

Well I think of it 2 reasons.

1. His health, and Bell has mentioned several times that he's gonna try to keep Sweeney healthy.

2. Playing on that surface in Toronto isn't a good idea for 3 days in a row, especially for a injury prone player in Sweeney.

[CHENZ A!]

Well I think of it 2 reasons.

1. His health, and Bell has mentioned several times that he's gonna try to keep Sweeney healthy.

2. Playing on that surface in Toronto isn't a good idea for 3 days in a row, especially for a injury prone player in Sweeney.

I know I know, he wants to keep him healthy, but c'mon, all the guy's been doing is swinging once or twice per plate appearance which is 4-5 times a game, then walking back to the dugout, or running to first then walking back to the dugout. He probably puts more strain on his back during BP then he does during the game.

[KChiefs1]

Why can't I watch this game in Jefferson City tonight???????????????

[Reaper16]

2. Playing on that surface in Toronto isn't a good idea for 3 days in a row, especially for a injury prone player in Sweeney.
The surface shouldn't matter -- he's a DH only...

[Coach]

The surface shouldn't matter -- he's a DH only...

Yeah, I know, but Buddy Bell being Buddy Bell.

[CHENZ A!]

Yeah, I know, but Buddy Bell being Buddy Bell.

LMAO "Buddy being Buddy" someone print the shirts.

[Coach]

Nice inning by De La Rosa

[Silock]

Maybe he's just prepping Sanders to be the DH?

I don't know what else it could be.

Good first inning for de la Rosa.

[supercoupe91]

Buddy Bell...always tinkering the lineup after a win. WTF is up with that.

Never mind, I just remembered that he is the 3rd worst manager in the history of baseball.

[Coach]

Damn, the batters are getting owned.

[Tactical Funky]

Gordon took one for the team...

If you can't hit 'em, well, get hit by 'em!

[Tactical Funky]

Strike out
Strike out
Batter hit by pitch
Strike out

Yikes.

[SPchief]

Looks like it's going to be another pitchers duel.

[JBucc]

Never mind, I just remembered that he is the 3rd worst manager in the history of baseball.
Yeah, but he's a baseball guy!

[Coach]

Goddammit! :cuss:

Glaus is a Royal killer, or so it seems.

[Silock]

Dammit, Alex.

[Tactical Funky]

Crapola.

[Coach]

That should be a unearned run for De La Rosa.

[Tactical Funky]

What exactly did Gordon do/not do?

I'm "watching" the game on Yahoo sports.

[Silock]

He bobbled a perfectly playable ball and was late on the throw to first that would have ended the inning.

[Tactical Funky]

He bobbled a perfectly playable ball and was late on the throw to first that would have ended the inning.
Damn - the kid just needs to calm the heck down...

[Reaper16]

What exactly did Gordon do/not do?

I'm "watching" the game on Yahoo sports.
Slightly bobbled a chopper down the 3rd base line, throw to 1st not in time.

You know, the play that Teahen was the best in the AL at making. [/critics]

[Silock]

I'm not being critical of him, per se. It just sucks to give up a run on such an easy play.

[Reaper16]

Man, Chacin always tears us up, iirc.

[Tactical Funky]

Slightly bobbled a chopper down the 3rd base line, throw to 1st not in time.

You know, the play that Teahen was the best in the AL at making. [/critics]
I liked Teahen at 3B, but Gordon will be fine once he adjusts to the Majors.

[Reaper16]

Power stroke!

[Coach]

DeJesus!

[Silock]

DeJesus ties the game with a homer!

Too bad no one on base :(

[Reaper16]

I liked Teahen at 3B, but Gordon will be fine once he adjusts to the Majors.
Yup.

[Tactical Funky]

Nice shot, DDJ!

[Coach]

Slightly bobbled a chopper down the 3rd base line, throw to 1st not in time.

You know, the play that Teahen was the best in the AL at making. [/critics]

Heh.

IIRC, didn't Teahen at one point, did go through rough times as Gordon is experiencing right now?

[Tactical Funky]

The bats are awakening again... :)

[Coach]

Come on Teahen. Hit a gapper to bring German home.

[Silock]

Why can't the bats come to life when we don't have 2 outs already?

[Coach]

Teahen walks.

Come on Sanders, show us what you can do.

[Tactical Funky]

Drill one for the Gipper, Sanders!

[Reaper16]

Heh.

IIRC, didn't Teahen at one point, did go through rough times as Gordon is experiencing right now?
Absolutely.

[Tactical Funky]

Why can't the bats come to life when we don't have 2 outs already?
Go figure, huh?

Ah well - better late than never... :hmmm:

[Reaper16]

heh, not so much.

[Coach]

Absolutely.

I thought so too. Gordon will be fine. Just us fans have to be patient. I didn't expect Gordon to be a all world beater right off the bat.

Sanders, you little.... :mad:

[Tactical Funky]

Dammit, Carl! :cuss:

[tomahawk kid]

Anyone else think that LeFeavre and Split make an awesome play by play team?

[Silock]

Well, they're not the usual boring announcers, so that's a plus. Split's inside knowledge definitely is a plus.

[Tactical Funky]

DLR = David Lee Roth?

Hehe...

Sorry Jorge - GAME ON!!!

[Coach]

HE STRUCK YO ASS OUT!

[Tactical Funky]

You jus' got served, beeeyotch!

[Reaper16]

Anyone else think that LeFeavre and Split make an awesome play by play team?
Lefebvre is awesome.

[Tactical Funky]

Finally, a leadoff hit! GJ, Lime...err, Emil.

[Tactical Funky]

Tough break, Gordo.

[Eleazar]

WTF is this Bob Davis on the radio garbage. I want to hear Denny, so I usually listen on the radio even if the game is on TV, but I don't want to hear Davis. I wish it were KU season for something...

[Tactical Funky]

We can't seem to advance any baserunners, so we have to go for the solo or two-shot homers from here on out...heh.

J/k, of course.

[Eleazar]

Yes!

That's what we need from a catcher... nothing flashy, just a timely hit every now and then.

[Coach]

WTG LaRue.

[Tactical Funky]

Yes!

That's what we need from a catcher... nothing flashy, just a timely hit every now and then.
Exactly!

Nice RBI by LaRue The New...Catcher! LMAO

I'm stupid tonight... STFU

[Tactical Funky]

Hit another triple, TPJ!

Hell, just hit it.

[Sully]

Just noticed...LaRue 2 games in a row?

[Coach]

Heh, I can barely hear the "Let's go Royals" chant in the background.

Damn. Almost.

[Tactical Funky]

Well, at least we're hitting the damn ball.

[Mr. Laz]

Pena already looks like a better hitter than Berroa

better eye, discipline .... quicker bat

:clap:

[Tactical Funky]

Pena already looks like a better hitter than Berroa

better eye, discipline .... quicker bat

:clap:
I concur. :)

[Coach]

Come on De La Rosa. Get your shit together....

[Mr. Laz]

if Greinke and De laRosa turn into legit starters the Royals have a real chance to show improvement this year.

[Coach]

Double play, please....

[Mr. Laz]

dammit ... get the ball down, De laRosa.

[Tactical Funky]

...and the Blue Jays' bats come alive as well.

HOLD ON, JDLR!

[Eleazar]

Pena already looks like a better hitter than Berroa

better eye, discipline .... quicker bat

:clap:

We friggin' fleeced Atlanta if this is the real Tony Pena.

A broken down A-ball pitcher... LMAO

[Mr. Laz]

need a lineout to an infielder

[Mr. Laz]

ok ... ok ... need a triple play now.

[Eleazar]

Is somebody working in the pen?

[Coach]

Dammit! :cuss:

[Coach]

Is somebody working in the pen?

Don't think so.

[Mr. Laz]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[Eleazar]

Well, good job by TPJ getting Glaus at least...

[Eleazar]

And if we get out of bases loaded/0 out with only 2 runs I guess that's not too bad.

[Mr. Laz]

nice fake by Pena to 3rd before the throw

:clap:

[Mr. Laz]

could of been worse

[Coach]

could of been worse

Yep. Could had been 5-2.

[SPchief]

good damage control. That inning could have gotten ugly.

[Tactical Funky]

Wow, I thought we were gonna get SCREWED there, but JDLR buckled down and credit goes to Pena for the heads-up play.

[Eleazar]

Yep. Could had been 5-2.

I always noticed that we have a tendency if we get into a jam, either we get out of it miraculously (not often) or we let all the runners score. Good for us to be able to stop an avalanche in the middle there.

[Tactical Funky]

Ground out
Ground out
Ground out

Zzzzzz...

[Tactical Funky]

Keep it up, Jorge!

[Coach]

Note to Jorge. You don't win baseball games by giving up doubles.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Elsewhere Felix Hernandez is upstaging Dice-K in Boston. Hernandez has a no hitter through 5 and Seattle leads 3-0.

I'm enjoying it.

[supercoupe91]

Yeah, but he's a baseball guy!


LMAO

[Tactical Funky]

Shitty-shitty bang-bang...

[Reaper16]

DLR's double-fest is getting on my nerves. I think I'm going to mute this game and watch CM Punk heel promos from ROH in celebration of Punk's heel turn last night.

[Jenson71]

Elsewhere Felix Hernandez is upstaging Dice-K in Boston. Hernandez has a no hitter through 5 and Seattle leads 3-0.

I'm enjoying it.

I cringed when one of the announcers said something like "Matsuzaka did great against the Royals his first time out, but now he's facing a legitimate offense tonight."

The Royals are illegitimate! :(

[Tactical Funky]

DLR's double-fist is getting on my nerves. I think I'm going to mute this game and watch CM Punk heel promos from ROH in celebration of Punk's heel turn last night.
Fixed it for ya. :)

[Mr. Laz]

the difference between and starter and a legit starter....


.. a legit guy can still get guys out the 3rd time through the lineup.


just a starter gets hit harder and harder the more they see him.



dam ...... Pena with the bobble

[Coach]

:shake:

[Reaper16]

Craps.

[Mr. Laz]

rookie

[Tactical Funky]

More crapola.

[Coach]

2 runs IMHO should be unearned aganist De La Rosa. Both of them are easy outs.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

I cringed when one of the announcers said something like "Matsuzaka did great against the Royals his first time out, but now he's facing a legitimate offense tonight."

The Royals are illegitimate! :(
I've heard them refer to the Royals game a couple of times but I missed that. Figures though.

[Tactical Funky]

Agreed, Coach.

4 runs in 5 innings? Well, it could be worse.

Now, if we could just keep our bats warm...

[Mr. Laz]

De LaRosa is prolly gone


he's getting hit pretty hard now

[Mr. Laz]

double by sanders

[Tactical Funky]

'atta boy, Reggie!

[Coach]

De LaRosa is prolly gone


he's getting hit pretty hard now

Probably, but like I said, 2 runs were unearned IMHO. Both of them IIRC, were grounders/hoppers that should have been easy outs.

I give De La Rosa credit here. He at least kept the Royals in the game, despite the circumstances.

[Coach]

Come on Brown, you talk about being a good baseball player, and that you don't feel that you should be platooned.

Better put up, or STFU

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Hernandez no hitting Boston through 6 now.

[Coach]

Gordon might be just getting warmed up...

[Tactical Funky]

He's ALIIIIVE!!!

GJ, Alex.

[Coach]

Sac Fly by Shealy.

4-3 Toronto.

[Jenson71]

Yessss!

[Coach]

Damn. Picked off.

[Tactical Funky]

I'll take the sac.

Speaking of which, my sack itches... :(

[Tactical Funky]

Nice try, Gordy.

[Sully]

You know what?
The Royals are ****ing playing ball.
Too many times over the past few years I've seen this team lay down when the first 5 innings went this way... but this team is fighting. They've done all they can to stay in this game... pitching out of jams when it could've avalanched, great throws... and win or lose, this is the type of game we need to see them play.

[Tactical Funky]

You know what?
The Royals are ****ing playing ball.
Too many times over the past few years I've seen this team lay down when the first 5 innings went this way... but this team is fighting. They've done all they can to stay in this game... pitching out of jams when it could've avalanched, great throws... and win or lose, this is the type of game we need to see them play.
Win or lose, they come to freakin' PLAY. :clap:

[Coach]

De La Rosa back out in the 6th.

[Coach]

Hernandez no hitting Boston through 6 now.

How's that coming along now?

[Tactical Funky]

I'm all for DLR staying in a couple more - he's shown moxy today.

[Sully]

****

[Coach]

Brilliant Idea on sending him back out Buddy.

Buddy being Buddy. :shake:

[Coach]

I'm all for DLR staying in a couple more - he's shown moxy today.

Congratulations. You just jinxed him.

[Tactical Funky]

Nevermind...

GameChannel said he struck Glaus out looking! :hmmm:

[Reaper16]

I'm all for DLR staying in a couple more - he's shown moxy today.
Booo! :p

[JBucc]

Anyone know when Ichiro moved to CF? I noticed the last couple games he's been in center. I thought he always played RF. Maybe it's been like that for a while, I don't exactly keep up with the Mariners.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

How's that coming along now?
heading to bottom of 7th

[Tactical Funky]

Alright - time for a pitching change, eh?

[Mr. Laz]

I'm all for DLR staying in a couple more - he's shown moxy today.
how's that working out for ya?

:mad:

[Coach]

I think it's time to call it a day on De La Rosa. He's gonna get lit up eventually soon...

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Raul Ibanez keeps no hitter alive with diving catch in the outfield. First ball out of the infield in the game for Boston.

[Tactical Funky]

how's that working out for ya?

:mad:
Hey, it showed that he struck out Glaus initially on GameChannel...

So sue me! :p

[Coach]

Come on, one more out please. Keep the damage to the minimal.

[Mr. Laz]

as far as i can tell, Bell doesn't even pay attention to how a pitcher is throwing.

that starter gets to 100 pitches then they come out.

Pitcher gets completely shelled, then they come out.


we need someone that can anticipate a little bit.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Hernandez strikes out Manny... no hitter through 7.

[Jenson71]

Cmon get outta this inning

[Tactical Funky]

Stop the bleeding!

Ahhhh!!! Heh...

[Coach]

Aww shit.... Wellemeyer?

[Tactical Funky]

I can't watch.

[Coach]

Struck your ass out!

[Tactical Funky]

Whew...

THANK JEEBUS!

[Tactical Funky]

Gound balls, pop outs and bears...OH MY!

[Tactical Funky]

DDJ double, German up.

[Jenson71]

Nice job DeJesus! You can't spell DeJesus without spelling...oh nevermind.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Nice job DeJesus! You can't spell DeJesus without spelling...oh nevermind.
us?

[Jenson71]

Nice job German! You can't spell German without spelling Germ. That's the interesting fact of the day.

[Coach]

HEIL GERMAN!

1 run ball game now. Come on Royals!

[unothadeal]

LETS GO BLUE JAYS

[Tactical Funky]

German singles to send DDJ home...

KEEP THE INNING ALIVE, BOYS!

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

J.D. Drew singles on first pitch of 6th... no no over in Boston.

[eazyb81]

Sidenote: King Felix just lost out on a no-hitter in the 7th against Boston.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

LETS GO BLUE JAYS
:moon:

[Sully]

You are both high... it was the 8th.

[tk13]

David Ortiz just hit a 13th inning homer to beat Seattle!

[Jenson71]

Manny just hit a homer in the 12th to beat Seattle!

[Coach]

Come on Sanders, you old flea bag.....

Do something, dammit!

[Tactical Funky]

C'mon Reggie!

[Sully]

Can anyone else hear the kid just hitting puberty trying to heckle Sanders?

[Coach]

GODDAMMIT! :cuss: :cuss: :cuss:

[Tactical Funky]

Way to get some RBIs, Sanders

[Mr. Laz]

looked like strikes against Glaus to me

[Coach]

looked like strikes against Glaus to me

Could have gone either way, but I agree.

[Tactical Funky]

I thought so too.

[Coach]

Come on Wellemeyer. Stop sucking for once, will ya?

[Tactical Funky]

Great time for a wild pitch, Todd. :(

[Jenson71]

oh boy

[Jenson71]

:deevee:

[Tactical Funky]

Lovely, just lovely.

[Coach]

Jesus, way to suck Wellemeyer.

Seriously, when is the Royals gonna let him go? Wellemeyer never was good, and more than likely never will be.

[PunkinDrublic]

Can the Royals stop winning just one game per series :cuss:

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Hernandez 1 hits Boston... 3 zip final.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Wellemeyer never was good, and more than likely never will be.
At least not until we release him and someone else picks him up.

[Coach]

A day and a dollar short there, Buddy Bum F**king Bell. :shake:

Wellemeyer should had been taken out the last at-bat.

[Coach]

At least not until we release him and someone else picks him up.

I doubt it. His career WHIP is a brutal 1.62, and I never seen any improvement from him, when he pitched for the Cubs.

[Tactical Funky]

Wellemeyer basically cost us the game...

One run down, now three down? Ugh.

[Silock]

Ugh.

UGLY.

Dammit.

[Eleazar]

Man, we need some middle relief help like crazy.

[Sully]

Man, we need some middle relief help like crazy.
Maybe when Hudson gets back we can put Perez in the pen.

[chiefsfan987]

Can the Royals stop winning just one game per series :cuss:


If they did that they'd get swept. ROFL