Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Game Thread (4/8)

[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> KC (2-1) </td> <td> 3 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 10 </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> LAA (1-2) </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 11 </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
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Win, (1-0) Jonathan Sanchez 5IP 2R 2ER 3BB 4K
Jose Mijares 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Kelvin Herrera 1⅓IP 1R 1ER 0BB 0K 1HR
Hold, (1) Aaron Crow ⅔IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Save, (1) Jonathan Broxton 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 3K

VS.

http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/images/logos/80x80/ana.png

Loss, (0-1) Ervin Santana 5⅔IP 6R 5ER 2BB 2K 2HR
Hisanori Takahashi ⅔IP 1R 1ER 0BB 0K
Jason Isringhausen ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Kevin Jepsen 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Jordan Walden 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

Home Runs

KC

Billy Butler, (1) - Top 1st 2-run homer to dead center
Eric Hosmer, (2) - Top 5th 2-run homer to right

LAA

Vernon Wells, (1) - Bottom 8th solo shot to left

AL Central

Final / 11: BOS 12, DET 13
Final: TOR 3, CLE 4
Final: MIN 1, BAL 3
Final: CWS 0, TEX 5

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Alex Gordon, LF
2. Alcides Escobar, SS
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B
4. Billy Butler, DH
5. Jeff Francoeur, RF
6. Mike Moustakas, 3B
7. Lorenzo Cain, CF
8. Humberto Quintero, C
9. Chris Getz, 2B

LAA

1. Erick Aybar, SS
2. Howie Kendrick, 2B
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Torii Hunter, RF
5. Vernon Wells, LF
6. Kendrys Morales, DH
7. Mark Trumbo, 3B
8. Chris Iannetta, C
9. Peter Bourjos, CF

[Nightfyre]

FYI - this is the featured free game on mlb.tv today! That means you can watch without a subscription.

[Nightfyre]

On a side note, I watched Mazzaro dismantle the isotopes yesterday. It was a good outing for him. The rest of the team somehow scraped together some infield hits and converted them into runs.

[lewdog]

FYI - this is the featured free game on mlb.tv today! That means you can watch without a subscription.

Jesus, this means I will have gotten 3 Royals games in already this year!

[alnorth]

Minor Leagues yesterday

Omaha:

Giavotella - 2/3, 1BB, 1K

Northwest Arkansas:

Colon 1/5, 1K
Myers 2/4, 1K, 1HR
Arguelles 3.1IP 5R 3ER 2BB 0K

Wilmington:

Cuthbert 1/3, 1BB, 1K

[Nightfyre]

Mazzaro went 6 with 5 hits, 1 walk and 6 ks (0 Runs!)

[Paniero]

Let's get it!

[SPATCH]

Kinda went into this series hoping we got 1 win. I'd be ecstatic if we took the series today.

[alnorth]

OK, if anyone was thinking about using the ROYALS5 code for a papa john's pizza, it only works in the greater kansas city area.

However, there is another code valid only yesterday and today to get the same deal (half off your online order) nationwide. Use promo code EW50 (It works, I just placed an order)

[alnorth]

We're throwing a different lineup out there today. Escobar bats 2nd, Moose 6th, Cain 7th, and Getz is in batting 9th.

[alnorth]

Tigers are already beating the Red Sox again.

[Kidd Lex]

http://psychclassics.asu.edu/Fullerton/

For the classic baseball fans , here is an interesting article published in Popular Science in 1921 on "Why Babe Ruth is Greatest Home-Run Hitter".

I was watching Baseball Tonight and they showed Ruth highlights and his belly was just protruding Goodman style and I thought, how the hell was he so good? Rany's article "Dominated" mentions Alex Gordons crazy good healthy habits and that being a good sign for future metrics, and yet the best baseball player ever was overweight & liked his booze and cigars.

Yet another reason baseball is the BEST sport on Earth. The greatest player to ever play the game was a guys guy.

[DanT]

http://psychclassics.asu.edu/Fullerton/

For the classic baseball fans , here is an interesting article published in Popular Science in 1921 on "Why Babe Ruth is Greatest Home-Run Hitter".

I was watching Baseball Tonight and they showed Ruth highlights and his belly was just protruding Goodman style and I thought, how the hell was he so good? Rany's article "Dominated" mentions Alex Gordons crazy good healthy habits and that being a good sign for future metrics, and yet the best baseball player ever was overweight & liked his booze and cigars.

Yet another reason baseball is the BEST sport on Earth. The greatest player to ever play the game was a guys guy.

Thanks for posting that interesting article!

[BryanBusby]

Tigers are already beating the Red Sox again.

The Red Sox are gonna be bad, real bad this year.

[alnorth]

Bob Dutton ‏ @Royals_Report

#Royals manager Ned Yost says he dropped CF Lorenzo Cain from second to seventh in lineup to protect 3B Mike Moustakas.

Bob Dutton ‏ @Royals_Report

Dropping Cain meant finding another RH hitter to bat second to avoid three lefties at top of order. Settled on Alcides Escobar.

Looks like we want to force pitchers to throw Moose a few more strikes.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

FYI - this is the featured free game on mlb.tv today! That means you can watch without a subscription.

Excellent thanks.

[Canofbier]

Interesting move, moving Escobar all the way up to second in the lineup. Let's hope he can keep his offensive performance at the level it was at the end of last year and spring training this year.

[WilliamTheIrish]

For those of you worried about Moose; while BP is not the greatest indicator, he seems to be just a touch off. But he is belting them today. One thing does worry me: he's laying down bunts in BP.
I hate seeing that.

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[WilliamTheIrish]

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[KCrockaholic]

Anybody else feel that Gordon at lead-off is just strange, and maybe he shouldn't be there...Maybe I don't understand why. Anybody care to give an explanation?

[WilliamTheIrish]

Happy Easter lads and ladies!100896

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[kstater]

Keep trying WTI.

[alnorth]

Anybody else feel that Gordon at lead-off is just strange, and maybe he shouldn't be there...Maybe I don't understand why. Anybody care to give an explanation?

Nope, he's a high-OBP guy, and has always been a high OBP guy. During his bad years, they were bad because of a lack of power, he's always taken walks. He may not have lightning wheels, but he's also our only on base guy who isn't too slow to lead off. He also has good baserunning instincts.

We'll see how it goes with Cain and Escobar, but right now, we've got no one who is obviously better to bat at the top.

[Deberg_1990]

Anybody else feel that Gordon at lead-off is just strange, and maybe he shouldn't be there...Maybe I don't understand why. Anybody care to give an explanation?

Because we don't have a a true leadoff hitter and I'm guessing he has one of the best on base percentage on the team?

[KCrockaholic]

Nope, he's a high-OBP guy, and has always been a high OBP guy. During his bad years, they were bad because of a lack of power, he's always taken walks. He may not have lightning wheels, but he's also our only on base guy who isn't too slow to lead off. He also has good baserunning instincts.

We'll see how it goes with Cain and Escobar, but right now, we've got no one who is obviously better to bat at the top.

Because we don't have a a true leadoff hitter and I'm guessing he has one of the best on base percentage on the team?

Alright. Thanks.

[Deberg_1990]

So what's the scoop on Sanchez? Was he one of our big FA acquisitions?

[Cephalic Trauma]

These GT's>>>>>The official Royals board's GT's

I don't know if this is a function of CP being legit or the royals board being lame. Maybe a little bit of both.

[Nickel D]

Let's go, Juanathon!!

[Three7s]

These GT's>>>>>The official Royals board's GT's

I don't know if this is a function of CP being legit or the royals board being lame. Maybe a little bit of both.
The Royals board is definitely lame.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

So what's the scoop on Sanchez? Was he one of our big FA acquisitions?

Yes.

edit... actually no, trade.

[58kcfan89]

So what's the scoop on Sanchez? Was he one of our big FA acquisitions?

Traded Melky Cabrera to San Fran for Sanchez.

EDIT: Dammit.

The Royals board is definitely lame.

There's a Royals board?

[lewdog]

So what's the scoop on Sanchez? Was he one of our big FA acquisitions?

Stop trolling us motherfucker!

[alnorth]

So what's the scoop on Sanchez? Was he one of our big FA acquisitions?

Sanchez is a crazy enigma. Very high potential risk/reward.

His stuff is supposed to be terrific and almost un-hittable, and he was a big part of helping the Giants win in 2010. His big tragic weakness is that he sometimes loses the plate and starts walking the whole lineup. 2010 is a prime example, where he was terrific for San Francisco with tons of strikeouts, despite leading the entire freaking national league in walks.

That is the challenge for our pitching coach, to fix his control problems that no one else has been able to fix. If we want to have even a slim chance at the playoffs this season, Sanchez has got to abruptly figure it out and turn into the world-beater almost-ace pitcher that many people had been expecting him to become for the Giants. If he doesn't stop walking people, his time in KC will be another sad chapter in his "what could have been" story.

[alnorth]

Oh yeah, Sanchez also narrowly missed a perfect game and had to settle for a no-hitter. That sort of sums him up in a nutshell, he is talented enough to get a legit no-fluke no-hitter, yet the Giants were still willing to trade him off for some offense because he walks too many people.

[Nightfyre]

Oh yeah, Sanchez also narrowly missed a perfect game and had to settle for a no-hitter. That sort of sums him up in a nutshell, he is talented enough to get a legit no-fluke no-hitter, yet the Giants were still willing to trade him off for some offense because he walks too many people.
I am hopeful that the royals targeted Sanchez because they saw something specific they thought they could fix.

[Bambi]

Lets get this one fellas!

[Kidd Lex]

Oh yeah, Sanchez also narrowly missed a perfect game and had to settle for a no-hitter. That sort of sums him up in a nutshell, he is talented enough to get a legit no-fluke no-hitter, yet the Giants were still willing to trade him off for some offense because he walks too many people.

I'm still mixed on the trade. I love that we acquired a legit #3, with potential #2 stuff, but losing Melky could hurt our run production.

I am all for Cain, but Melky was only 27 and had a huge year last year. I think I would have rather traded Cain and kept Melky for Sanchez, but that trade probably wasn't on the table. Cains defense is far and away better than Melky's, probably rendering my entire post pointlesss.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Sorry those pic didn't come through. Must be the phone. Gordon was just now cheesing for a smoking hot wench. She's wearing a very snug fitting Easter dress.

Holy mother of Og there are so many smoking hot women in this state. They are everywhere.

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[Captain Obvious]

Am I not going to be able to watch this game on DTV because it's the free game on mlb.tv? If so, that sucks.

[Three7s]

Traded Melky Cabrera to San Fran for Sanchez.

EDIT: Dammit.



There's a Royals board?
On the official site.

[cabletech94]

Sorry those pic didn't come through. Must be the phone. Gordon was just now cheesing for a smoking hot wench. She's wearing a very snug fitting Easter dress.

Holy mother of Og there are so many smoking hot women in this state. They are everywhere.

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pics or GTFO!!!!!!!!!!

:):):):):):):):):):):):)

[Nightfyre]

I'm still mixed on the trade. I love that we acquired a legit #3, with potential #2 stuff, but losing Melky could hurt our run production.

I am all for Cain, but Melky was only 27 and had a huge year last year. I think I would have rather traded Cain and kept Melky for Sanchez, but that trade probably wasn't on the table. Cains defense is far and away better than Melky's, probably rendering my entire post pointlesss.

Melky had one good season. Trading him was absolutely the right thing to do. Cain projects to be better than Melky at the plate anyway and has ridiculous defense in CF. Our OF is not a safe place to hit. Every one of those guys has range and a cannon.

[Captain Obvious]

Am I not going to be able to watch this game on DTV because it's the free game on mlb.tv? If so, that sucks.

Nevermind...finally became available.

[alnorth]

Melky had one good season. Trading him was absolutely the right thing to do. Cain projects to be better than Melky at the plate anyway and has ridiculous defense in CF. Our OF is not a safe place to hit. Every one of those guys has range and a cannon.

His BABIP also leapt over 40 points in 2011 compared to the prior 3 years.

I'm not saying he'll suck, but he had a career year, and we may have traded him off at the height of his value.

[stonedstooge]

Be a nice day to score early and score often for the Royals. Get it going Gordon

[alnorth]

Top 1st

Gordon grounds out to second
Escobar hit by pitch
Escobar steals second
Hosmer singles to left, Escobar scores
Butler homers to center, Hosmer scores
Francoeur grounds out to pitcher
Moustakas grounds out to second

3 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 1st

Aybar fouls out to first
Kendrick singles to center
Kendrick to third on a Wild Pitch
Pujols grounds out to third, Kendrick scores
Hunter walks
Hunter to second on an Error by P
Wells strikes out (looking)

1 run, 1 hit, 1 error

[Nightfyre]

Not exactly what you hope for out of a first at-bat... Only getting to see one pitch?

[kstater]

:rockon:

[stonedstooge]

Way to fight off that pitch Hosmer. RBI

[Captain Obvious]

Attaboy! Great baserunning by Esco.

[Nightfyre]

Nice!

[Kyle DeLexus]

Belly showing some power! Hudler still sucks.

[kstater]

Fuck yeah Billay

[cabletech94]

COUNTRY BREAKFAST!!!!!!!

[Nightfyre]

FUCK YEA

[Nightfyre]

I bet country breakfast gets a bruise and a free pass next at-bat. Deep hit!

[Toadkiller]

Hell yeah! SO excited to watch this team this year. Makes my special spot tingle.

[Saulbadguy]

:hmmm:

[alnorth]

Detroit might finally lose a game today.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

I love some country breakfast on Easter

[stonedstooge]

Looks like a nice place for another Pooholes double play ball

[Captain Obvious]

That's ok. We like to get Pujols to hit into double plays.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Damn.

[Nightfyre]

Damn you Sal Perez!

[Toadkiller]

Well it would have been a double play.

[lewdog]

Well Sanchez all over the place to start this game.

[Bambi]

Sanchez pretty disaster so far

[Bambi]

nevermind, nice K

[Captain Obvious]

Ugh...Not a good start for someone with control issues.

[alnorth]

well, thats Sanchez for ya. Take away all the walks, the wild pitches, and the occasional bad pickoff throw, and he'd be a damned good pitcher.

[Nightfyre]

well, thats Sanchez for ya. Take away all the walks, the wild pitches, and the occasional bad pickoff throw, and he'd be a damned good pitcher.

He's getting it all out of the way in the first inning. I have faith!

[Archie F. Swin]

Is Quintero a better defensive catcher than Pena?

[Three7s]

Ugh...Not a good start for someone with control issues.
Another thing I'm worried about is his fastball. He's not even hitting 90.

[Bambi]

well, thats Sanchez for ya. Take away all the walks, the wild pitches, and the occasional bad pickoff throw, and he'd be a damned good pitcher.

I just looked at Sanchez's career stats. I always thought they were a lot better than this.

I musta been looking at Lincecum and Cain the whole time by mistake.

[Nightfyre]

Is Quintero a better defensive catcher than Pena?

Based on his inability to block a freaking ball, I would say not.

[alnorth]

Is Quintero a better defensive catcher than Pena?

He's supposed to be, but Pena's bat is better.

[alnorth]

Top 2nd

Cain strikes out (swinging)
Quintero doubles to left
Getz flies into a 8-6 double play, Quintero out at second

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 2nd

Morales strikes out (swinging)
Trumbo lines out to shortstop
Iannetta walks
Bourjos pops out to shortstop

0 runs, 0 hits

[GoHuge]

I've got a buddy that is a huge Giants fan and he warned me yesterday about what a typical first game pitched of the year with Sanchez looks like. So far he's lived up to it!! You can't fuck up an inning much more that he did the first. Hopefully he got it out of his system.

[Captain Obvious]

He's supposed to be, but Pena's bat is better.

Not so far...

[Discuss Thrower]

Well fuck.

[alnorth]

Not so far...

I'm going to need a lot more than 3 games to buy Quintero's bat. Seitzer hasn't had enough time to work his magic. His hitting stats have not been merely bad, they have been hilarious.

[Captain Obvious]

He's supposed to be, but Pena's bat is better.

I hope his baserunning is better.

[Nightfyre]

I hope his baserunning is better.

seriously..

[Three7s]

I hope his baserunning is better.
Dumbass was greedy.

[Nightfyre]

Sanchez getting into a groove?

[SPATCH]

fucking rex hudler

[Captain Obvious]

Alright, I haven't been too annoyed with Hudler yet. And that was pretty cool.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

LOL at Hudler

[alnorth]

OK, we got the obligatory 2 walks, 2-base wild pitch, and error out of the way. Time to just start striking people out for 4 more innings.

[okcchief]

Belly! Belly!

[alnorth]

Top 3rd

Gordon grounds out to first 3-1
Escobar grounds out to shortstop
Hosmer grounds out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 3rd

Aybar strikes out (swinging), Aybar to first on a Wild Pitch
Kendrick doubles to right, Aybar to third
Pujols walks
Hunter grounds out to first, Pujols to second, Kendrick to third, Aybar scores
Wells strikes out (swinging)
Morales grounds out to shortstop

1 run, 1 hit

[KCUnited]

That Vinson Mortgage Group guy just made my 4 yr old cry.

[Archie F. Swin]

nice grab by the big man

[Discuss Thrower]

Jesus. 45 year old's got moves/

[Saul Good]

Glad to see that Alice is back.

[Bambi]

Rex Hudler is absolutely terrible.

The Royals announcers sound like the most generic team ever. I can't even tell who they are representing.

[Saul Good]

Ryan's good. He just sounds like he wants to hang himself every time Rex talks...which is always.

[Nightfyre]

Hudler likes to start talking right as the pitcher starts to pitch. and its always some worthless comment like hes just talking to talk. That annoys me.

[Bambi]

Hudler likes to start talking right as the pitcher starts to pitch. and its always some worthless comment like hes just talking to talk. That annoys me.

"Escobar is a good #2 hitter because he can bunt guys over and he has some speed"

ROFL

[SPATCH]

Rex Hudler is absolutely terrible.

The Royals announcers sound like the most generic team ever. I can't even tell who they are representing.

I wasn't really paying attention this offseason. Where did Hudler and Physioc come from? and what's going on with LeFebvre?

I'm completely out of the loop...

[WilliamTheIrish]

Not sure if the tv showed just how great that play was by AP. That ball hit a rock and jumped and he had the cat like reflexes to nab it

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[Bambi]

wow, this battery sucks.

[Saul Good]

If there's a way to let runners reach/advance, we're finding it.

[Discuss Thrower]

C'mon Humbert!

[Nightfyre]

Too bad quintero doesn't know how to block a fucking ball.

[Kyle DeLexus]

I wasn't really paying attention this offseason. Where did Hudler and Physioc come from? and what's going on with LeFebvre?

I'm completely out of the loop...

Hudler came from the Angels I think.

[Bambi]

I wasn't really paying attention this offseason. Where did Hudler and Physioc come from? and what's going on with LeFebvre?

I'm completely out of the loop...

They fired Frank.

LeFebvre is doing like half the games.

The other half are these generic sounding bores.

And Hudler is a weird born again type as well which I don't like. He's real preachy and shit.

[Saul Good]

Trying to throw another one into the right field corner/dugout?

[Captain Obvious]

Hudler came from the Angels I think.

So did the other guy.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Too bad quintero doesn't know how to block a fucking ball.

The game would look a lot better if Sal was catching.

[alnorth]

I wasn't really paying attention this offseason. Where did Hudler and Physioc come from? and what's going on with LeFebvre?

I'm completely out of the loop...

Ryan is going to do about 50/50 TV/radio, which is pretty much what he wanted. Physioc is going to do close to 50/50 also. He and Hudler came from broadcasting for the Angels.

[Bambi]

well this sucks

[Archie F. Swin]

strike out singles suck

[Reaper16]

I think I hate Quintero more than I hate Yuni, you guys.

[Nightfyre]

The game would look a lot better if Sal was catching.

Srsly. If Quintero gets his fat ass over the ball and his glove positioned appropriately, every one of those balls should stay in front of him.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Physioc got his start art Channel 13 in Topeka. Did ksu sports also. Then went to the west coast

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[kstater]

Why the fuck are we pitching to Pujols with 1st open?

[Kyle DeLexus]

I think I hate Quintero more than I hate Yuni, you guys.

Yep.

[Bambi]

Our broadcast team is flat out rooting for the Angels, haha

[Saul Good]

O/U on pitches that hit the dirt today? I'm going with 30.

[Reaper16]

Our broadcast team is flat out rooting for the Angels, haha

That's really weird for Yankees broadcasters to act that way. Hmm.

[Archie F. Swin]

LOL at Wells

[stonedstooge]

Wells with the good eye

[Discuss Thrower]

Sanchez stitched the clownsuit on Wells, wow.

[58kcfan89]

Ryan is going to do about 50/50 TV/radio, which is pretty much what he wanted. Physioc is going to do close to 50/50 also. He and Hudler came from broadcasting for the Angels.

The hell is Denny Matthews doing, then?

[Bambi]

That's really weird for Yankees broadcasters to act that way. Hmm.

Caught some of the Yankee game earlier. They look pretty bad. About to get swept I think.

Haven't been watching since the Royals game started so who knows.

[alnorth]

Tigers have tied the Red Sox

[alnorth]

The hell is Denny Matthews doing, then?

Mostly radio. There are two guys who broadcast in radio. One is mostly Denny and sometimes Davis, the other is Ryan/Physioc

[Archie F. Swin]

I almost feel sorry for Quintero....almost

[Kidd Lex]

To think this inning started with a strikeout...

[Reaper16]

The hell is Denny Matthews doing, then?

Mostly radio. There are two guys who broadcast in radio. One is mostly Denny and sometimes Davis, the other is Ryan/Physioc

Denny only does home games on the radio too, iirc.

[alnorth]

I'll take that.

[Al Bundy]

Good way to get out of that inning.

[KcMizzou]

Can't believe they got out of that only giving up one run.

[alnorth]

Denny only does home games on the radio too, iirc.

no, he does some away. He was on for one of the 3 games.

[58kcfan89]

Mostly radio. There are two guys who broadcast in radio. One is mostly Denny and sometimes Davis, the other is Ryan/Physioc

Gotcha. I only listen to radio when I have to drive somewhere while the game is on.


Nice job by Sanchez to limit the damage. If he can just get it under control.... (big IF, I know)

[Nightfyre]

Two runs because of two wild pitches that should have been stopped by Quintero.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

The way we're flirting with disaster it's amazing LAA only has 2.

[alnorth]

Top 4th

Butler walks
Francoeur lines out to third
Moustakas flies out to center
Cain walks, Butler to second
Quintero singles to right, Cain to second, Butler to third, Cain tagged out past second 9-6

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 4th

Trumbo grounds out to third
Iannetta flies out to right
Bourjos grounds out to third

0 runs, 0 hits

[Raiderhater]

That could have been a lot worse...

[Saul Good]

Nothing like kicking the ball all over the fucking yard to turn a 3-0 game into 3-2.

[Kidd Lex]

I was thinking at best we'd be down 1 after Pujols reached and Hunter scorched that laser foul....breathe.

[Saul Good]

Butler-Santana is must-see TV. Didn't read the whole thread. Does everyone here know their history?

[Demonpenz]

Sanchez is wild as hell and I thought he had better mph on fastballs. Oh well he's our #3.

[alnorth]

Keep on hittin', we're going to need more than 3.

[alnorth]

Butler-Santana is must-see TV. Didn't read the whole thread. Does everyone here know their history?

yep, they absolutely despise one another. Butler doesn't have a good batting average on Santana, but when he does hit it, he blasts them out.

[Archie F. Swin]

Watch out! Billay is deadly on the base path

[Saul Good]

Keep on hittin', we're going to need more than 3.

Our lineup with Quintero, Getz, and Alice playing instead of Perez, Gio, and Alex looks a lot different.

[Saul Good]

yep, they absolutely despise one another. Butler doesn't have a good batting average on Santana, but when he does hit it, he blasts them out.

Butler hit his first career HR against him, and he's thrown at him ever since. Hit him twice in a game once.

[alnorth]

Sanchez is wild as hell and I thought he had better mph on fastballs. Oh well he's our #3.

He doesn't throw fire, he's got a ton of pitches with a bunch of movement, but unfortunately, they often move out of the zone.

[Saul Good]

Hardest hit ball of the season there. FUCK

[Saul Good]

He doesn't throw fire, he's got a ton of pitches with a bunch of movement, but unfortunately, they often move out of the air.

FYP

[Discuss Thrower]

All aboard the Cain-Train..!?!?

[Saul Good]

Willie Mays Hayes at the plate circa Major League II. Falls in love with the Spring Training long ball.

[alnorth]

ok, hit another double you goofy non-blocking bastard

[Archie F. Swin]

wow...strike zone is tighter than a nun's asshole

[Discuss Thrower]

I feel a K coming.

[Al Bundy]

I see people in the crowd wearing San Fransisco Giants and Dodgers hats....

[Discuss Thrower]

WTF

[kstater]

JFC you retard. Fatass is right in front of you.

[Archie F. Swin]

well, shit cakes!!!

[Bambi]

This trade is not looking so hot for GMDM...

[Saul Good]

Unfuckingbelievable

[stonedstooge]

Cain with the brain fart

[milkman]

Dumbass

[Al Bundy]

Why did Belly stand on third instead of making the Angles make a fucking play?????

[GoHuge]

JFC :facepalm:

[SPATCH]

baserunning has been GHASTLY

[alnorth]

Rookie mistake. Cain forgot that Butler is slow as hell.

I didn't think Getz would drive them in, but it would have been nice not to lead him off the 5th.

[Saul Good]

They strikeout and come around to score. We get two walks and a hit and get thrown out on the bases again.

[kstater]

Why did Belly stand on third instead of making the Angles make a fucking play?????

Hunter could throw out 70 percent of the league there. No way fatass could make it.

[Archie F. Swin]

if we lose this, there will be a lot of video evidence as to why. Christ on a cracker

[Bambi]

Why did Belly stand on third instead of making the Angles make a ****ing play?????

Yea, when he was just standin there I thought it meant there was only one out.

He shoulda at least tried to go home or something with 2 out.

[Sannyasi]

Billy made the right decision. Cain fucked up.

[Saul Good]

I know the Royals are destined to always suck, but can't we at least not be a fucking clown show just once?

[Saul Good]

Billy made the right decision. Cain fucked up.

Once Cain was hung up Butler has to run.

[Bambi]

Rookie mistake. Cain forgot that Butler is slow as hell.

I didn't think Getz would drive them in, but it would have been nice not to lead him off the 5th.

Cain's a rookie?

[Kidd Lex]

Yea, when he was just standin there I thought it meant there was only one out.
He shoulda at least tried to go home or something with 2 out.

I think Fat Ass thought so too. He gets paid millions of dollars to know better.

[alnorth]

Yea, when he was just standin there I thought it meant there was only one out.

He shoulda at least tried to go home or something with 2 out.

Getz is not a great hitter, but he would have had at least a 1 in 5 shot. Butler's chance of making it home against Hunter is almost zero.

[Reaper16]

Luckily for Dayton Moore and Ned Yost, today's Groupon is for remedial baserunning school.

[alnorth]

Once Cain was hung up Butler has to run.

Cain hung himself up, Butler is not expected to look backwards

[Canofbier]

This baserunning failage has to end, it's awful.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Getz is not a great hitter, but he would have had at least a 1 in 5 shot. Butler's chance of making it home against Hunter is almost zero.

I think they are meaning when they were running down Cain, Butler should have went home to have them make a throw instead of just stand there and let the last out happen.

[KCUnited]

The ghost of Dave Owen.

[Demonpenz]

I hate Billy Butler

[Saul Good]

According to Rex, the idea for a pitcher is to not throw the ball in the strike zone. Interesting theory.

[Discuss Thrower]

good inning by, dare I say it, the Sanchize?

[alnorth]

oh hey, a quick no-drama inning by Sanchez. We need one more of those. He's up to 79 pitches.

[Al Bundy]

Hunter could throw out 70 percent of the league there. No way fatass could make it.

I was talking after Cain mad the initial boneheaded baserunning mistake.

[Saul Good]

Cain hung himself up, Butler is not expected to look backwards

The runner should be aware of what's going on. That wasn't hard for him to see. He was standing there watching it.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Alnorth said it when I was asking.

[58kcfan89]

Good inning for Sanchez. I'll be honest, I like what I've seen from him thus far. Yeah, he's wild, but there's definitely talent there.

But we're gunna need more than 3 to take this one...

[Bambi]

I think they are meaning when they were running down Cain, Butler should have went home to have them make a throw instead of just stand there and let the last out happen.

yes. It probably wouldn't have mattered but at least do something.

oh well

[Bambi]

Good inning for Sanchez. I'll be honest, I like what I've seen from him thus far. Yeah, he's wild, but there's definitely talent there.

But we're gunna need more than 3 to take this one...

for a number 3 starter he's okay.

Especially after seeing that opponent's BA stat. Didn't know that about him.

[alnorth]

The runner should be aware of what's going on. That wasn't hard for him to see. He was standing there watching it.

eh, you are technically correct, but I'm not going to freak on that. We'd go from a 1 in 1,000 chance of them somehow screwing up the Cain rundown, to a 2 in 1,000 chance of them screwing up the throw home. Its just a nice easy standing toss to home from the hole.

Its about the same as not running out a lazy fly ball. Technically you are supposed to sprint, but they don't always do that.

[Archie F. Swin]

getz some!

[stonedstooge]

Getz with a hard single

[Saul Good]

Of course

[Discuss Thrower]

"First hit will be a homer?"

jfc

[alnorth]

Top 5th

Getz singles to right
Gordon strikes out (swinging)
Escobar lines out to center
Hosmer homers to right, Getz scores
Butler grounds out to shortstop

2 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 5th

Aybar singles to left
Kendrick lines out to shortstop
Pujols singles to left, Aybar to second
Hunter called out (infield fly)
Wells grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 2 hits

[Saul Good]

It's a RHP, so he'll roll over a pitch to 2B. LHP would mean a K.

[stonedstooge]

Hudler predicts a home run by Gordon?

[Bambi]

Back to the old Gordon.

[Saul Good]

Rex just called that "a pretty good AB". WTF? Took to strikes and swung through 86 MPH down the middle.

[58kcfan89]

HOLY GOD HOSMER

[Archie F. Swin]

Hosminating!!!

[Saul Good]

Fucking shit. Wow

[Bambi]

FCKING SUPERSTAR

[SPATCH]

D00D. Hoz

[milkman]

That'll work.

[Discuss Thrower]

FUCK

[Old Dog]

BOMB!!!

[kstater]

WIZARD OF HOZ

[Saul Good]

Butler better not dig in.

[KCUnited]

Cha Ching

[Kyle DeLexus]

Love me some Hosmer!

[Raiderhater]

Hell to the yes!

[Archie F. Swin]

god himself doesn't have a swing that sweet

[Three7s]

And boom goes the dynamite.

[Archie F. Swin]

The right fielder just stood in awe

[Kyle DeLexus]

god himself doesn't have a swing that sweet

Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

[Saul Good]

Dude's got 3 RBI today and 4 on the season so far. If Gordon can figure out how to get a hit before the end of the season, Hoz is going to drive in 120.

[Paniero]

Hosmer ain't no joke..

[Reaper16]

I love Eric Godsmer so much.

[Nightfyre]

Color me Hosmerized.

[alnorth]

Comment from an Angels fan on another board:

Fuck off Hosmer

[Saul Good]

Are you saying Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?

Let's not start a holy war now.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

and its official, im buying my 1st royals jersey and its gonna be a Hosmer Jersey

[Captain Obvious]

That sound off the bat....damn.

[Kidd Lex]

I love Eric Godsmer so much.

This.

10 years 90 million is going to look like a deal by seasons end.

Get it done GMDM.

[Saul Good]

I love Eric Godsmer so much.

A couple thousand years ago today, Jesus went into Hoz mode.

[Archie F. Swin]

the only thing I love more than Hosmer is my ticket oak

[Saul Good]

This is likely going to be the last inning for Sanchez.

[Bambi]

This.

10 years 90 million is going to look like a deal by seasons end.

Get it done GMDM.

Double that and maybe he'll listen.

[alnorth]

This is likely going to be the last inning for Sanchez.

yep, even if he gets a double play right now, he's done.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Double that and maybe he'll listen.

20 years for 180 million?

[milkman]

DP ball here would be nice.

[Nightfyre]

20 years for 180 million?

Just do it!

[Saul Good]

Quintero blocked one?

[alnorth]

Double that and maybe he'll listen.

10/90 would be insulting for a free agent like him, but its not completely out of whack now because Hosmer is doomed to earning below-market or way below-market for the next 6 years.

Basically subtract out what he'll get the next 6 years, and one could estimate how much we're paying for the 4 free agent years.

[58kcfan89]

20 years for 180 million?

At least he'd retire a Royal....

[stonedstooge]

Quintero blocked one?

And Hudler had an orgasm

[SPATCH]

btw.. I'm pretty homo for hosmer, guys.

[Al Bundy]

btw.. I'm pretty homo for hosmer, guys.

I think we all are.

[58kcfan89]

10/90 would be insulting for a free agent like him, but its not completely out of whack now because Hosmer is doomed to earning below-market or way below-market for the next 6 years.

Basically subtract out what he'll get the next 6 years, and one could estimate how much we're paying for the 4 free agent years.

10/90 was the number ESPN supposedly got from a bunch of agents around the league. Mentioned it on Friday's broadcast... Just sayin.

[Kidd Lex]

20 years for 180 million?

Why not double that? Fuck it!!

[milkman]

With the contracts that these big bats at first base have signeed recently, that 10/90 to Hosmer is a joke.

[Bambi]

Vernon Wells is a disaster.

[Saul Good]

I love Escobar.

[Nightfyre]

Whats bets on what a 15 year deal would cost?