Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins Game Thread (8/1)

[alnorth]

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<td>Final / 10</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> 10 </td><td> R </td><td> H </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td>KC (48-59)</td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 13 </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td>MIN (55-52)</td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 2 </td></tr>
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Brian Bannister 7IP 3R 3ER 1BB 2K
Win, (5-5) Zack Greinke 2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Save, (11) Joakim Soria 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 2K

VS.

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Boof Bonser 7IP 2R 2ER 0BB 4K
Hold, (11) Pat Neshek 0.1IP 1R 1ER 0BB 0K
Hold, (7) Dennys Reyes 0.1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Blown Save, (2) Matt Guerrier 1.1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Loss, (3-2) Juan Rincon 1IP 2R 2ER 0BB 2K

Starting Lineups

KC

1. David DeJesus, CF
2. Mark Grudzielanek, 2B
3. Ross Gload, 1B
4. Billy Butler, DH
4. Emil Brown, pr/DH
5. Mark Teahen, RF
6. Alex Gordon, 3B
7. Jason Smith, SS
7. Esteban German, ph
7, Tony Pena Jr, SS
8. John Buck, C
9. Joey Gathright, LF

MIN

1. Jason Tyner, RF
2. Jason Bartlett, SS
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Torii Hunter, CF
6. Jason Kubel, DH
7. Lew Ford, LF
8. Brian Buscher, 3B
8. Nick Punto, 3B
9. Alexi Casilla, 2B

[alnorth]

Top 1st

DeJesus lines out to pitcher
Grudzielanek reaches on an Error by 3B
Gload flies out to left
Butler strikes out (looking)

0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error

Bottom 1st

Tyner grounds out to first
Bartlett flies out to right
Mauer grounds out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

[petegz28]

Hey I started mine first pal!!!!

[petegz28]

Well seems the high strike is going to get called again tonight.

[Ultra Peanut]

Kinda surprised they're even playing right now. The bridge is right by the Metrodome.

[chiefqueen]

Kinda surprised they're even playing right now. The bridge is right by the Metrodome.

Ryan & Splitt hinted the authorities wanted to game to go on to keep the people off the streets so safety vehicles coukd manuver easier.

[petegz28]

Ryan & Splitt hinted the authorities wanted to game to go on to keep the people off the streets so safety vehicles coukd manuver easier.


WTF are you guys talking about? Someone blow up a bridge?

[alnorth]

Top 2nd

Teahen pops out to third
Gordon singles to right
Smith singles to right, Gordon to third
Buck strikes out (looking)
Gathright grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 2nd

Morneau doubles to left
Hunter flies out to right
Kubel grounds out to shortstop, Morneau to third
Ford grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 1 hit

[tk13]

Ryan & Splitt hinted the authorities wanted to game to go on to keep the people off the streets so safety vehicles coukd manuver easier.
That actually makes sense, gives them a few hours to figure things out.

[petegz28]

That actually makes sense, gives them a few hours to figure things out.


WTF happend?

[beer bacon]

WTF are you guys talking about? Someone blow up a bridge?

I am pretty sure it just collapsed.

[Ultra Peanut]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=166911

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[beer bacon]

Here you go Petegz28:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=166911

[beer bacon]

**** you Buck!

[petegz28]

Here you go Petegz28:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=166911


Ouch that has to leave a mark if you were on the bridge when that happened!

[petegz28]

I f**king hate dome baseball

[Demonpenz]

Wow good hustle retard gathright

[alnorth]

Top 3rd

DeJesus grounds out to first
Grudzielanek flies out to right
Gload singles to right
Butler strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 3rd

Buscher singles to center
Casilla singles to left, Buscher to third, Casilla thrown out at second 7-6-4
Tyner grounds out to first
Bartlett hits an infield single to shortstop, Buscher scores
Bartlett picked off 1-3, out at first

1 run, 3 hits

[petegz28]

Wow good hustle retard gathright


That's an optical illusion......he looked slow but was still running faster than Brown or Sanders would...

[alnorth]

Tomorrow's game at Minnesota has been postponed. Royals will get two days off before playing at New York Friday.

[alnorth]

Top 4th

Teahen bunts an infield single to third
Gordon flies out to left
Smith singles to left, Teahen to third
Buck reaches on a 6-4 fielder's choice, Smith out at second, Teahen scores
Gathright hits an infield single to third, Buck to second
DeJesus singles to center, Gathright to third, Buck scores
Grudzielanek grounds out to first

2 runs, 4 hits

Bottom 4th

Mauer doubles to left
Morneau grounds out to second, Mauer to third
Hunter grounds out to third
Kubel singles to center, Mauer scores
Ford strikes out (swinging)

1 run, 2 hits

[petegz28]

Gee and here I was getting slammed for hyping the bunt earlier....


SUCK IT BIATCHES!!!!!

[Mr. Laz]

hit and run that finally was executed correctly ....... wow.


hey look ...... we are a major league team afterall!! PBJ PBJ

[beer bacon]

Preemptive **** you Buck.

[SPchief]

whew, that bobble got us the run.

[Saulbadguy]

JFC.

[Eleazar]

Gathright showing those superior defensive skills tonight.

[alnorth]

Top 5th

Gload strikes out (swinging)
Butler grounds out to second
Teahen grounds out to first

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 5th

Buscher walks
Casilla lines into a 4-3 double play, Buscher out at first
Tyner grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits

[petegz28]

Gathright showing those superior defensive skills tonight.


I guess you are going to slam Teahen for BUNTING in the 4th inning?

[alnorth]

I guess you are going to slam Teahen for BUNTING in the 4th inning?

He'll probably do that right after you criticise Buddy for the hit and run in the 4th

[alnorth]

Top 6th

Gordon flies out to right
Smith flies out to left
Buck pops out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 6th

Bartlett flies out to right
Mauer grounds out to third
Morneau flies out to center

0 runs, 0 hits

[alnorth]

Top 7th

Gathright grounds out to first
DeJesus singles to center
Grudzielanek flies out to left
Gload grounds out to pitcher

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 7th

Hunter doubles to right
Kubel singles to right, Hunter scores
Ford reaches on a 5-4 fielder's choice, Kubel out at second
Buscher flies out to left
Casilla strikes out (swinging), Casilla reaches second, Ford to third on a dropped third strike and Error by C, Ford out at home 4-2

1 run, 2 hits, 1 error

[petegz28]

He'll probably do that right after you criticise Buddy for the hit and run in the 4th


Did he do a hit an run with Teahen at the plate and Grudz on base?

Damn if you are going to be a smart ass please do a better job


See your problem is I wasn't slamming the hit and run. I was slamming the hit and run with Teahen and Grudz.

[alnorth]

Did he do a hit an run with Teahen at the plate and Grudz on base?

Damn if you are going to be a smart ass please do a better job


See your problem is I wasn't slamming the hit and run. I was slamming the hit and run with Teahen and Grudz.

The batter in the situation in the 4th strikes out far more often than Teahen ever dreamed of. Try again.

[petegz28]

The batter in the situation in the 4th strikes out far more often than Teahen ever dreamed of. Try again.


Huh? Teahen is leading us in K's....the closest to him is Gordon and Teahen has him beat by 11


I will give you Buck and Teahen have about the same ratio

Although Buck has a higher SLG

And you didn't have a guy coming off knee surgery on base

[petegz28]

ok now their fans are being a little rude

[Demonpenz]

put a ****ing tent on this circus

[SPchief]

Bizzare

[alnorth]

Casilla strikes out (swinging), Casilla reaches second, Ford to third on a dropped third strike and Error by C, Ford out at home 4-2


Thats my best guess. I dont know how the hell the scorer writes this one down.

[alnorth]

Top 8th

Pat Neshek relieves Bonser

Nick Punto replaces Buscher at 3B

Butler singles to center

Emil Brown runs for Butler

Teahen sacrifices (bunt) to pitcher, Brown to second

Dennys Reyes relieves Meshek

Gordon flies out to left, Brown to third on an Error by 3B

Esteban German bats for Smith

Matt Guerrier relieves Reyes

Brown scores on a Wild Pitch
German singles to right
Buck grounds out to catcher

1 run, 2 hits, 1 error

Bottom 8th

Zack Greinke relieves Bannister

Tony Pena Jr replaces German and comes in at SS

Tyner grounds out to catcher
Bartlett strikes out (swinging)
Mauer flies out to center

0 runs, 0 hits

[Demonpenz]

Did gload get a glove on that throw to first? I guess it wouldn't matter but sometimes they will put 2-3-4

[petegz28]

TIE GAME!

[alnorth]

Good God, that was a busy half inning. Think I'm finally caught up.

[KcMizzou]

Damn... Greinke's nasty tonight.

[petegz28]

Damn... Greinke's nasty tonight.


Grienke is always nasty. I have such a new fondness for him and his bird watching since he moved to the Pen

[petegz28]

If we made Grienke a closer, and I do not want that, but if we did I think he would out-do Papplebon, Rivera, Nathan...all of them...provided he keeps going the way he is

[alnorth]

Top 9th

Gathright fouls out to left
DeJesus singles to right
Grudzielanek grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, DeJesus out at second

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 9th

Morneau flies out to center
Hunter fouls out to second
Kubel pops out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

[petegz28]

DD starting toi look like the DD I expect him to look like

[alnorth]

Please dont send the runner. DDJ doesnt have the wheels

[petegz28]

I wll be glad when the twins get their new stadium....now if Tampa would get out of their indoor crap .....

dang it grudzy

[SPchief]

Should have hit and run

[petegz28]

Please dont send the runner. DDJ doesnt have the wheels


Hello? What was that????

I don't think I would run against the Twins anyway, their catchers are too good

[petegz28]

Should have hit and run


With DeJesus on and Grudz at the plate yes I would like a hit and run with that combo....DD at least gives you a chance to beat it out should Grudzy whif

[petegz28]

OMG Buddy is letting Zack pitch more than 1 inning?

[alnorth]

Hello? What was that????

?

Dont understand your cryptic response. Should I type without acronyms?

[petegz28]

98 at the knees just has to suck if you are a hitter

[petegz28]

?

Dont understand your cryptic response. Should I type without acronyms?


nothing it was a terrible attempt at being a smart ass

[alnorth]

Top 10th

Juan Rincon relieves Guerrier

Gload strikes out (swinging)
Brown singles to center
Teahen strikes out (swinging)
Gordon homers to right, Brown scores
Pena Jr grounds out to third

2 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 10th

Joakim Soria relieves Greinke

Ford walks
Punto strikes out (swinging)
Casilla strikes out (looking)
Tyner flies out to left

0 runs, 0 hits

Royals win, 5-3

[Hammock Parties]

Well, lets hope bell keeps greinke in there for a while, lol.

[petegz28]

what a cheesy swing Gload

[petegz28]

GORDON!!!!!!

[Mr. Laz]

Gordon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SPchief]

ALEX ****ING GORDON!!!!

[KcMizzou]

ALEX FRIGGIN GORDON!

PBJ PBJ

[Mr. Laz]

Mrs Watson has a rack :)

[petegz28]

Damn who is the hottie next to Watson?

[KcMizzou]

Damn, that was cool.

[SPchief]

Hottie sitting next to Watson

[Demonpenz]

From what they said on the radio. Gordon hit one off of tom watsons wife's tits.

[ChiTown]

Damn who is the hottie next to Watson?

That's his wife

[Hammock Parties]

my word, when Gordon lays into one, the ball just seems to go and go and go, dayumn!! What a shot

[SPchief]

my word, when Gordon lays into one, the ball just seems to go and go and go, dayumn!! What a shot


No kidding, it hit off of the footbal pressbox.


And here is our new closer

[petegz28]

Ok where was that pitch?

[Hammock Parties]

blown ****ing call on the strike there, then he pitched the same exact spot and got the strike finally...

[petegz28]

Damn it Soria

[Hammock Parties]

my god, that umpire is entirely too inconsistent...

[SPchief]

Did Dotel give Soria advice on how to make the save interesting on his way out of town?

[Hammock Parties]

Damn it Soria

wasnt sorias fault...

[Mr. Laz]

dam ump is squeezing Soria


4321

[Hammock Parties]

dam ump is squeezing Soria


4321

thats the truth. Hes been very inconsistent all night long.

Swing and a miss for our new closer.

[ChiTown]

Tonights pitchers for the Royals - their ages & era:

Bannister - 26 (the old man) 3.45 era

Grienke - 23 - 4.22 era

Soria - 23 = 2.42 era

Amazingly good stuff.

[SPchief]

Nasty

[KcMizzou]

Another K... nice.

[Hammock Parties]

what a beautiful ****ing pitch!!! God, im loving soria as our closer!!!

[Mr. Laz]

dammit ..... ump, that was a strike too

[Mr. Laz]

game ...... Royals win, Royals win PBJ PBJ

[SPchief]

PBJ PBJ

[KcMizzou]

Woot! PBJ PBJ

Young guys won that one.

[Hammock Parties]

GAME!! Great game all around, except for gaithright... He looked pathetic out there.

[SPchief]

GAME!! Great game all around, except for gaithright... He looked pathetic out there.


I think that the lights affecting him.

[ChiTown]

Woot! PBJ PBJ

Young guys won that one.

and our 23 yr old 3b hits the game winner.

I'm excited for the future of this team - I really am.

[Demonpenz]

jeez gordon finish's his swing like #5

[petegz28]

Nice win...great come back!

[KcMizzou]

jeez gordon finish's his swing like #5I was just watching the slo-mo replay on the post game. Damn, that was pretty.

[petegz28]

jeez gordon finish's his swing like #5


You know Gordon looks more like Brett than Damon ever did.....yes I can remember when Damon was supposed to be the next Brett.

Gordon is damn near perfect replica

[Demonpenz]

Gordon has a bigger leg kick and doesn't lean back but the way he spins and let the one hand fly off looks like it.

[Demonpenz]

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[petegz28]

Gordon has a bigger leg kick and doesn't lean back but the way he spins and let the one hand fly off looks like it.


Yes but his swing, and the fact he plays 3rd, and first for that matter, is a line drive hitter with slightly above average HR power

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

My obligatory OOOYYYYYY! post following a win.

[noa]

We won and its the 100th post!!

PBJ PBJ PBJ

[BigRock]

So... with no game tomorrow, if the Yanks take another one from the White Sox, that puts the Royals all alone in 4th place.

Right?

[tk13]

That is correct.

[BigRock]

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