Kansas City Royals @ THE Boston Redsox 7/9

[MIAdragon]

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[JD10367]

Oh, cool! I get to watch this game in work tonight. Anything I need to know about the Royals?

[JD10367]

Brad Penny's pitching for us tonight. He's been playing okay lately, but he's not exactly a terror out there on the mound this season. The Royals should easily ring up 3 or 4 runs on him by the 5th, so it's just a question of how well you hold down the Sox hitters. Our bullpen's pretty decent, so this will probably end around 4-3 one way or the other...

[DeezNutz]

Oh, cool! I get to watch this game in work tonight. Anything I need to know about the Royals?

Yes, they suck impressive manhood.

[petegz28]

WTF??? We go to commercial right in the middle of the play? Aside from Frank White, is there anything about this team, including radio and TV that does not suck?

[petegz28]

1-0 Sox.....game over

[DeezNutz]

I love sinkerballers who lack an out pitch. Yeah, Hoch!

[petegz28]

3-0...game out of reach....

0-2=Double off the wall
1-2=RBI single off the wall
2-2=HR over the wall

[JD10367]

Yes, they suck impressive manhood.

LOL

Yeah, spotting the Sox a 3-0 lead at Fenway after one inning's not a great start.

Don't despair quite yet, though. Penny can easily melt down in a 5-run inning.

[petegz28]

LOL

Yeah, spotting the Sox a 3-0 lead at Fenway after one inning's not a great start.

Don't despair quite yet, though. Penny can easily melt down in a 5-run inning.

The Royals will be lucky to get 5 hits...

[DeezNutz]

LOL

Yeah, spotting the Sox a 3-0 lead at Fenway after one inning's not a great start.

Don't despair quite yet, though. Penny can easily melt down in a 5-run inning.

LMAO

You really haven't seen many Royals games, huh?

We *might* score 5 runs in the series, total.

[petegz28]

Fever....STFU about the shutout last year.....GOD DMAN you fucking moran......Lester isn't eve pitching you motormouth dumbass

[petegz28]

1st and 3rd 0 outs and Jacobs fouls out to 3rd base....

[ChiefsRoyalsMizzou]

:eek: we scored 2!

[ChiefsRoyalsMizzou]

make that 3

[petegz28]

Royals trying to mount a comeback...

[ChiefsRoyalsMizzou]

Going to bottom of the 4th Royals down 1! :eek:

[petegz28]

And Hoch comes right back out with a leadoff walk...which we didn't get to see cause FSN had the camera elsewhere on someone texting

[petegz28]

Fever is officially an idiot

[petegz28]

God damn it Hoch........

[petegz28]

Royals tie the game

[Sure-Oz]

Freel the firestartaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Sure-Oz]

DDJ BLOW THAT FUCKING BUBBLE GUM 2 RUN JOB

[petegz28]

Royals take a 2-run lead on a DDJ jack

[Farzin]

Wooooo! DDJ!!

[Sure-Oz]

thats a cool pullover that trey is wearing

[Sure-Oz]

Ram Ram :(

[Sure-Oz]

Billy run u fat fuck

[petegz28]

JAcobs is automatic to loom at strike 1 down the middle and then swing at shit no where near the zone. He is the exception to the rule of taking until you get a strike. He can't afford to look at strikes down the middle

[Mizzou_8541]

I'm going to go ahead and say it-Mike Jacobs is terrible.

[Sure-Oz]

Jacobs is pena with power

[petegz28]

Damn..Jacobs just swung at a pitch that was shouldr high and in left field for strike 3

[petegz28]

Wow I want a replay on that one...

[Mizzou_8541]

Damn..Jacobs just swung at a pitch that was shouldr high and in left field for strike 3

:D I'm not here to walk. /M. Jacobs

[Sure-Oz]

olivo promptly lets a ball get by him

[petegz28]

And the usual passed ball by Olivo

[DeezNutz]

We *might* score 5 runs in the series, total.

Epic fail, like Olivo trying to catch, or walk, or hit.

[Blankey]

Yooouuk

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[Sure-Oz]

you're so funny ryan

[Sure-Oz]

what a bs call

[Sure-Oz]

thats an airplane moon!

dont try to be funny like ryan.....

[Sure-Oz]

I hate ryans joking, good lord

[petegz28]

Mike Jacobs is the only one in the lineup without a hit...shocker

[petegz28]

Holy shit...the Royals have scored 8 runs.......we won's score more than 2 a game the next 3.....LMAO

[Sure-Oz]

LMAO on taco salsbury on his shitty slide having the ball roll away

[JD10367]

LMAO

You really haven't seen many Royals games, huh?

We *might* score 5 runs in the series, total.

Just wandered back to the computer. You were saying, LOL?

It's hard to explain but, even though the Sox are 2nd in the A.L. and leading their division, they haven't looked exceptionally good for a lot of the year, and they're maddeningly capable of both beating anyone and losing to anyone. If Beckett's not pitching, it's never a sure thing, even at Fenway.

[Chiefless]

Well..we shouldn't have to face ram-ram tomorrow.

[Sure-Oz]

So does Gordon bat cleanup when he gets back? since we dont have a real cleanup hitter

[Chiefless]

So does Gordon bat cleanup when he gets back? since we dont have a real cleanup hitter

My vote is to put him in at 6 and make him crawl his way up.

[Chiefless]

calling my shot...jacobs will homer in the next inning.

[Sure-Oz]

cmon cruzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[petegz28]

UGHHHHH....fucking leadoff walks....

[KCUnited]

Here we go.

[petegz28]

Cruz is handing out free passes left and right

[petegz28]

3 run game and we walk the first 2 guys .....we will lose this game yet

[Sure-Oz]

cmon DP right here

[Sure-Oz]

weird play teahen, couldve that been 2?

[petegz28]

Teahen with the brainfart

[KCUnited]

Damn, that was dumb.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Hell yes it could have been two. That was a real head scratcher type play

[Sure-Oz]

FUCKING BS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[petegz28]

JFC!

[WilliamTheIrish]

And that why you go 5-4-3 on the last play.

[Sure-Oz]

Our infield defense sucks so bad

[Deberg_1990]

calling my shot...jacobs will homer in the next inning.

He will either homer or strikeout. You have a 50/50 shot.

[petegz28]

back-back fuck ups on fielding for the Royals

[DJ's left nut]

Good clubs v. bad clubs.

Good club - 3b realizes with a 3 run lead in the 8th, you try for the double play there and it's not even a close call. The extra out is far more important than getting the lead runner.

Bad club - 3b strangely retreats to the bag to get the lead runner and takes the DP out of the equation.

Addendum: Bad club -- defensively deficient 2b doesn't take the sure out at 1b and instead tries crazy ass throw while falling into the OF across his body.

Fellas -- You're up by 3 runs late. OUTS matter far more than a run or even two, you have a hammer closer to fall back on. Get outs.

[DeezNutz]

I love having one of the best pitchers in baseball who, apparently, CANNOT pitch unless it's the 9th.

If we're not going to use Soria, he might as well be traded for a big return. Shit clubs don't need great closers.

[petegz28]

this don't feel good at all

[Sure-Oz]

good thing we got that extra run

[Sure-Oz]

Soria is coming in OMG GFFASSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

[DeezNutz]

I love having one of the best pitchers in baseball who, apparently, CANNOT pitch unless it's the 9th.

If we're not going to use Soria, he might as well be traded for a big return. Shit clubs don't need great closers.

Thank you for reading this post, Trey Edwards.

I'll let you know when you're needed again.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Cruz, though he gave up those two BB's, deserved better, Being a pitcher on this roster must make a guy eat Rolaids like they were f'ing Pez.

[DJ's left nut]

Sac fly -- Kiddos, that's why you take the MFing double play or the easy out at 1b.

The team sure seems to have poor fundamentals for a manager that's going to "pitch, play fundamental baseball and figure out how to score a few runs..."

We'll send you guys Joe Thurson free of charge. You could put him at SS and have an entire squad of braindead infielders. I kid you not, Joe Thurston is the dumbest ballplayer I've ever seen; dumber than Joey Gathright. He's a GD retard.

[DJ's left nut]

Cruz, though he gave up those two BB's, deserved better, Being a pitcher on this roster must make a guy eat Rolaids like they were f'ing Pez.

In fairness, if you walk the first 2 batters of an inning with a 3 run lead and 6 outs to go -- you deserve whatever horrible thing befalls you.

His defense failed him and failed him badly, but it all started with Cruz being an amateur.

[DeezNutz]

LMAO, Soria.

[Sure-Oz]

Ass fucked, no lube

[petegz28]

SIT DOWN!

[KCUnited]

damn son.

[Sure-Oz]

It's safe to say soria was hurt before, im glad the royals didnt royally fuckup and make him play through it

[Reaper16]

Dr. Filthy McNasty has officially opened up his practice again. Wow.

[Mizzou_8541]

I hope Mike Jacobs is up this inning

[Pioli Zombie]

That was sick.
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[ZootedGranny]

Cliff's reaction to Soria's pitch:
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[petegz28]

In fairness, if you walk the first 2 batters of an inning with a 3 run lead and 6 outs to go -- you deserve whatever horrible thing befalls you.

His defense failed him and failed him badly, but it all started with Cruz being an amateur.

Agreed...he set the tone for the inning...don't walk the first two batters ...

[DeezNutz]

It's safe to say soria was hurt before, im glad the royals didnt royally ****up and make him play through it

They tried to, though. It was Soria who told them to go fuck themselves.

[Sure-Oz]

Guillen is our black jeff francouer

[Sure-Oz]

They tried to, though. It was Soria who told them to go **** themselves.

I remember that, Rany has such a fucking case

[DeezNutz]

I hope Mike Jacobs is up this inning

Bard's on your fantasy team, huh?

[petegz28]

Wow....hope Soria gets that outside call

[WilliamTheIrish]

In fairness, if you walk the first 2 batters of an inning with a 3 run lead and 6 outs to go -- you deserve whatever horrible thing befalls you.

His defense failed him and failed him badly, but it all started with Cruz being an amateur.

Give up two BB's and then get a Armani made DP ball that your 3b turns into a little league fiasco, you deserve better. I'm actually surprised that Teahan has the smarts to stop at the dugout on foul balls that land in the stands.

[BucEyedPea]

Go Red Sox!

[petegz28]

Wow...Teahen...that wasn't even close

[DeezNutz]

Give up two BB's and then get a Armani made DP ball that your 3b turns into a little league fiasco, you deserve better. I'm actually surprised that Teahan has the smarts to stop at the dugout on foul balls that land in the stands.

Quit talking shit on Mark! /Teahen's dog, tweet/

[petegz28]

JFC

[Sure-Oz]

Teahens dog can field and hit better than him

[Sure-Oz]

Quit talking shit on Mark! /Teahen's dog, tweet/

ROFL

[WilliamTheIrish]

Shut your pie hole Fever. What a tard.

[petegz28]

nice 0-5 night by Jacobs....

[Sure-Oz]

Usually your GF would wear your jersey...hmm
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[Mr. Krab]

The Royals just seem determined to blow this game. :cuss:

[Mr. Krab]

Go Red Sox!

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[Sure-Oz]

nice flyout MVP

[petegz28]

1 more guys.....

[petegz28]

I swear Fever must have wood for Lester...he hasn't shut up about him all night

[WilliamTheIrish]

Gamer.

[Sure-Oz]

haha fuck you sooooooooooooooooxxxxxxxxxxxx

[petegz28]

Game over...Jack Filthy with the save

[Sure-Oz]

Soria went 1.1 innings OMG TREYZzzzzzzzzz

[KCUnited]

woot woot

[Sure-Oz]

DDJ has been hittin alot more lately

[Pioli Zombie]

Playoffs!!!!!!!!!!!
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[Frazod]

That's great. Fuck Boston.

[Sure-Oz]

DDJ loves chasing balls

[petegz28]

Royals have won 4 of the last 6.....hopefully we keep this going

[Mr. Krab]

Boston can eat shit.

[DeezNutz]

DDJ has been hittin alot more lately

I wonder why that is? What has changed? Why is DDJ looking like the player he's always been?

Who could have guessed it?

[Sure-Oz]

Boston can eat shit.

Espy Teahens shit

[Sure-Oz]

I wonder why that is?

He must've swapped from juicy fruit to big red

[Mr. Krab]

I wonder why that is? What has changed? Why is DDJ looking like the player he's always been?

Who could have guessed it?
Because the season is flushed and there isn't as much pressure.

[Sure-Oz]

Mike Jacobs the only one without a hit, hell ryan freel had a hit

[DeezNutz]

Because the season is flushed and there isn't as much pressure.

Nonsense. His career numbers suggest otherwise.

How VERY surprising that when he's put back in the leadoff spot, he starts performing as he always has. Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

[Sure-Oz]

Nonsense. His career numbers suggest otherwise.

How VERY surprising that when he's put back in the leadoff spot, he starts performing as he always has. Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

He's going to get back to his career #'s before the season is over. good to see him hitting honestly, it's a big boost, plus increase that trade value....

i expect a 1% increase on being owned on fantasy teams

[Sure-Oz]

Also, i believe he leads the team in rbi's now with 41? didnt expect that

[DeezNutz]

He's going to get back to his career #'s before the season is over. good to see him hitting honestly, it's a big boost, plus increase that trade value....

i expect a 1% increase on being owned on fantasy teams

I expect that he's already been snagged in some leagues, with Jason Giambi dropped. Just a guess.

[Sure-Oz]

I expect that he's already been snagged in some leagues, with Jason Giambi dropped. Just a guess.

ROFL just saw that i almost pulled the trigger but i have no one to cut really

[Sure-Oz]

Royals apparently watch baseball tonight, maybe going to watch their own highlights LMAO

[JD10367]

That's great. **** Boston.

Boston can eat shit.

Why all the Red Sox hatred around here? We're not even in your division, and didn't even make the WS last season. Geez. At least we're not the Yankees. :shrug:

[Reaper16]

Why all the Red Sox hatred around here? We're not even in your division, and didn't even make the WS last season. Geez. At least we're not the Yankees. :shrug:
You're worse than the Yankees in that you're winning recently. The real answer to your question is that you can find bandwagon Red Sox fans all over the place and they are often douchebags. Add on top of that actual Bostonian Red Sox fans who are 100% comprised of douchebags, and it makes for an unpleasant experience dealing with Red Sox fans.

[Jethopper]

Here's my favorite game. Ask people with boston redsox hats on who plays right field for them. Last saturday when I played they went 1 for 7.

[tk13]

Nonsense. His career numbers suggest otherwise.

How VERY surprising that when he's put back in the leadoff spot, he starts performing as he always has. Just a coincidence, I'm sure.
I could be out in left field on that. But I always thought that at least he was one guy who didn't pad his stats when the season was lost. He can at least take pitches and get base hits with RISP, etc.

[alanm]

Why all the Red Sox hatred around here? We're not even in your division, and didn't even make the WS last season. Geez. At least we're not the Yankees. :shrug:You may not realize it because you live on the east coast. And a lot of it has to do with espn. There are 30 MLB teams. But you would never know that based on espn showing either the Yankees or Red Sox 99% of the time. :cuss::shake:

[Frazod]

Why all the Red Sox hatred around here? We're not even in your division, and didn't even make the WS last season. Geez. At least we're not the Yankees. :shrug:

I hate to break it to you, but I seriously doubt if most people here make any real distinction between the Red Sox and the Yankees. I certainly don't - they're the YankSox to me. Whether it's the bloated payrolls, the endless media suckfest, the bandwagon fans, the arrogance, or the sheer inequity of it all, you won't find much sympathy here.

You'll just have to learn not to take it personally.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

wow nice job Royals, i swear we have to be 9-0 when i dont watch the game. We were down 4-0, and i had to go for the evening and we came back and won

[Dave Lane]

The fucking Yankmees can eat shit.

FYP

[teedubya]

Royals WON? WTF.

[teedubya]

This MLB app for the iphone... for $5 is one of the best apps EVER, btw... you get highlight videos for each game... there are 10 videos for me to watch of this game.... NIOCE!

[Pioli Zombie]

You're worse than the Yankees in that you're winning recently. The real answer to your question is that you can find bandwagon Red Sox fans all over the place and they are often douchebags. Add on top of that actual Bostonian Red Sox fans who are 100% comprised of douchebags, and it makes for an unpleasant experience dealing with Red Sox fans.
What about me? Aren't I a pleasant Red Sox fan? Hmmmmmmm?
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[Sure-Oz]

DDJ would be a hell of a player if he had speed and could steal. I project he'll finish around .285 or so and have 12 hrs and 75 rbis...atleast hes consistent.

[DeezNutz]

I could be out in left field on that. But I always thought that at least he was one guy who didn't pad his stats when the season was lost. He can at least take pitches and get base hits with RISP, etc.

I agree.

DeJesus is a "soft" player, both physically and mentally, IMO, and he's a guy that needs the pressure of being in the leadoff role to force him to assume the mentality of being patient at the plate. Last year, for example, the broadcasters (Fever, I believe) pointed out that David had NEVER swung when he was up 3-0 in the count.

Despite was DeJesus might say about where he bats "not mattering," everything about his demeanor suggests that he's not strong enough not to let things like this bother him.

[Mr. Krab]

I hate to break it to you, but I seriously doubt if most people here make any real distinction between the Red Sox and the Yankees. I certainly don't - they're the YankSox to me. Whether it's the bloated payrolls, the endless media suckfest, the bandwagon fans, the arrogance, or the sheer inequity of it all, you won't find much sympathy here.

You'll just have to learn not to take it personally.
This.

[JD10367]

You're worse than the Yankees in that you're winning recently. The real answer to your question is that you can find bandwagon Red Sox fans all over the place and they are often douchebags. Add on top of that actual Bostonian Red Sox fans who are 100% comprised of douchebags, and it makes for an unpleasant experience dealing with Red Sox fans.

I can understand the bandwagon thing. There are a lot of pink-hats in Red Sox Nation. On the other hand, there are also a lot of Northeast transplants, so you'll find a lot of Floridians, Californians, and Arizonians who are Sox fans but actually came from New England.

As for douchebags, and "actual Bostonian Red Sox fans who are 100% comprised of douchebags", that's just an ignorant statement to make. Have you ever even been to Boston? I was born there and spent my first 27 years there, and I can say with complete accuracy and certainty that a MAXIMUM of 75% of them are douchebags. :D Seriously, though... There are plenty of douchebag fans and non-douchebag fans for every team. Red Sox fans think Yankee fans are the biggest douchebags in sports, and I'm sure the Yankee fans feel the same way about Sox fans. I'm sure you think every Oakland and Denver fan is a douchebag, and they probably feel the same way about Chiefs fans. Of course, the douchebag fans are more prominent, 'cause they're the ones hooting and hollering and getting drunk and going on the road to fill other stadiums.

Of course, I don't really care that much, 'cause I'm not a die-hard baseball fan. I watched the Sox when I was a kid in the 70s and can still recite that lineup (Butch Hobson, Rick Burleson, Jerry Remy, Carl Yazstremski, Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, Fred Lynn... can't remember that 1st baseman, though...). And I was happy they finally won a WS after 86 years. But I find it hard to get too worked up about baseball for two reasons: 1) they play 3,875 games a season so one individual win or loss doesn't matter that much until around mid-September, and 2) I find it hard to take MLB seriously without a salary cap. When teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, and Mets have three players who equal the entire payroll of a small-market team, that's just bullshit. It's one of the things that irritates me most about Yankee fans. "Woo hoo! We rock! We've outspent every team in baseball for the past 15 years!" How the hell can you be truly proud of a team that wins like that, when their payroll is $200M and an opponent's payroll might be $20M? That's why I enjoy football: with a salary cap, it's up to your owner to hire the right coach, and for the coach and GM to design the best organization, draft the best players, sign the best free agents. Aside from the odd bounce of the ball, and the odd crappy official, a Kansas City, Jacksonville, or Carolina is just as set up to win as a New York or a Los Angeles. The Red Sox are leading the A.L. along with the Yankees: big freakin' surprise, they also spend the most. Whatever.

[JD10367]

You may not realize it because you live on the east coast. And a lot of it has to do with espn. There are 30 MLB teams. But you would never know that based on espn showing either the Yankees or Red Sox 99% of the time. :cuss::shake:

I can understand that... but, again, as in the ESPN thread, those teams also win, so they're the first ones mentioned in the sportscasts. :shrug:

[JD10367]

I hate to break it to you, but I seriously doubt if most people here make any real distinction between the Red Sox and the Yankees. I certainly don't - they're the YankSox to me. Whether it's the bloated payrolls, the endless media suckfest, the bandwagon fans, the arrogance, or the sheer inequity of it all, you won't find much sympathy here.

You'll just have to learn not to take it personally.

That all makes sense. It's the same stuff that irritates me. But, up here, the Boston and New York fans hate each other with an unrivaled passion. Hell, the citizens of those two areas hate each other with an unrivaled passion, LOL. You guys probably have some of that with, say, St. Louis maybe, I dunno.