Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Double-Header Game Thread (4/21)

[MeatRock]

FUCK THAT UMP!!!! /THREAD!!!

[Sure-Oz]

This is the most ive seen Physioc irritated...

[Nightfyre]

WTF UMP?!

[Pilsner]

Thank god.

[Strongside]

Whew. Now time for Holland to load them up and do it all over again.

[BlackHelicopters]

Whew. And HUD sucks.

[petegz28]

Ump certainly showed who he wants to win, heh?

[RedDread]

FUCK YOU UMP, FUCK YOU SOX.

[Raiderhater]

Sweating just a little bit on that one....

[Reaper16]

Crow's placement was superb. Fuck that ump for shrinking the zone like he did.

[cosmo20002]

Whew!!!

yeah

[stonedstooge]

PETE WE NEED YOU IN HERE!

[siberian khatru]

All that drama just to ground out to the pitcher?

[Sure-Oz]

Get Ready Holland, cmon lets win

[Strongside]

Ump to Saltalamacchia: "I tried."

[BlackHelicopters]

Ump must have the Sawx on the money line. JFC.

[arrowheadnation]

He better squeeze the shit out of Boston pitching this inning too....prick.

[HemiEd]

Wow, I thought the ump was going to squeeze the Royal pitching for another come back win.

[siberian khatru]

Whew. Now time for Holland to load them up and do it all over again.

Strike out, walk, strike out, walk, walk, strike out.

[MeatRock]

Ump didn't just shrink the zone, he didn't call strikes and wanted one down the pipe.

[Strongside]

Nice, we're going up against a kid in his MLB debut tonight.

[Al Bundy]

Fucking bullshit ump.

[Coach]

Gotta win this game. I just got a feeling that the Royals will get owned by this rookie in the next game....

[TLO]

Let's go Mike

[Shogun]

lol ump just called that a strike. was the same exact pitch as the 1st.

[RedDread]

Last half inning that was a ball you POS.

[KCUnited]

Fuck Garth Brooks for preventing me from laughing at Boston for singing Living On A Prayer.

[Strongside]

Gotta win this game. I just got a feeling that the Royals will get owned by this rookie in the next game....

Nah, I think we butt fuck that little shit and he's gone by the 5th.

[Nightfyre]

Maybe Gordon, Hosmer and Moose will eat up this AAA guy tonight. LMAO

[TLO]

Mike with the bloop single.

[Strongside]

hahahaha MOOOSE!

[stonedstooge]

MOOOOOOOSSSSSEEEEEEE

[Coach]

ROFL

I'll take it.

[SPchief]

Mooooooooooosssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bloops one to right

[Pilsner]

Ahahaha.

[lewdog]

Nice, we're going up against a kid in his MLB debut tonight.

Moose, Hoz and Frenchy should give him some good strikeout numbers.

[Dartgod]

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!

[alnorth]

Top 9th

Pedro Ciriaco remains in the game as the DH

Alex Wilson relieves Mortensen

Moustakas singles to right
Francoeur singles to right, Moustakas to second
Perez reaches on a 5-4 fielder's choice double play, Moustakas out at third, Francoeur out at second
Getz flies out to left

0 runs, 2 hits

Bottom 9th

Greg Holland relieves Crow

Middlebrooks strikes out (swinging)
Drew strikes out (swinging)
Gomes flies out to center

0 runs, 0 hits

Royals win, 4-2

[MeatRock]

Moose finally with a hit. ROFL

[-King-]

LMAO

[Sure-Oz]

Fail Nava

[Crush]

Come on Frenchy.

[Canofbier]

MOOSE CRUSHES A BALL INTO RF FOR A BASE HIT

[Pilsner]

Don't you dare hit into a double, you fuck.

[siberian khatru]

Moose about to break out

[BlackHelicopters]

Our problems are over Frenchy is up.

[Toadkiller]

I will take anything at this point. A bloop is better then a called strike 3. Now watch this double play by frenchy.

[stonedstooge]

C'mon. Some insurance runs would be nice

[RedDread]

WALK YOU MOTHERFUCKER

[Strongside]

3-0 to French. Bet he still stikes out.

[SPchief]

"Frenchy is hard to walk"

[Dartgod]

Don't you dare hit into a double, you ****.

He'll strike out.

[SPchief]

Low and away coming up for the K

[Sure-Oz]

Ready for the golden sombrero for frenchy

[Crush]

Come on you French fuck!

[Dartgod]

3-0 to French. Bet he still stikes out.

:hmmm:

[Coach]

Jesus... he's just has no control over his swing. It's like he's aiming for the fences, and missing badly...

[TLO]

Woot!!!

[Pilsner]

:facepalm:

[Sure-Oz]

My god he swung at ball 4 and fucking got lucky

[RedDread]

Holy shit...he actually went the other way.

[stonedstooge]

Frenchy hits ball 4 into right

[Crush]

HOLY SHITSNACKS

[Coach]

Lucky hit, you dumb fuck....

on a Ball 4 pitch....

[Strongside]

hahaha. Back to back shit hits.

[Dartgod]

ROFL

[SPchief]

Well, I got the low and away correct. Frenchy actually got to it for a blooper

[BlackHelicopters]

Ball four. Lucky fucker.

[lewdog]

two on and no out.....Over/under 1.5 runs?

[DeezNutz]

Walks suck. /Hud and Frenchy

[alnorth]

ROFL

Bloop single on ball four.

Frenchy.

[-King-]

two on and no out.....Over/under 1.5 runs?

Under.

[Raiderhater]

Back to back hits by Moose and Frenchy...

Is thr world coming to an end?

[RedDread]

two on and no out.....Over/under 1.5 runs?

Over, Salvy with the jack here.

[DeezNutz]

Love to see him play racquetball with the Monster.

[stonedstooge]

Damn Salvy

[RedDread]

Fuckk.....

[lewdog]

Over, Salvy with the jack here.

Please share to optimism....

[Crush]

FUCK

[Shogun]

rofl, of course

[MeatRock]

Dammit Salvy

[Sure-Oz]

fuckign bs

[BlackHelicopters]

Jeebus

[Coach]

Damn.

[SPchief]

Wow, that would have sucked

[Dartgod]

Back to back hits by Moose and Frenchy...

Is thr world coming to an end?

Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.

[TLO]

Salvy almost hitting into the triple

[Pilsner]

****.

[Canofbier]

ROAYLZ BASEBALL Y'ALL

[Shogun]

Well we got Moose and Frenchys auto outs anyways

[lewdog]

That was so perfectly timed....

ROFL

[MeatRock]

How can this team be so unlucky year after year.

[Sure-Oz]

Great inning...this stupid fucking team

[Crush]

FUCK YOU GETZ

[SPchief]

Holland coming in

[TLO]

Let's go Holland!

[RedDread]

Wow that was a letdown.

Lets go HOLLAND.

[stonedstooge]

Gawd, Holland gonna get squeezed

[Coach]

Okay....

Here we go....

[DeezNutz]

Like to see a slow-mo of the play at second.

[OmahaChief]

Royals ard always so effin terrible with RISP

[Pilsner]

French and Moose should have never been on base anyway. It was the universe's way of correcting itself.

[cosmo20002]

Does anyone like Hudler?

[-King-]

Did you guys catch that insight by HUD there?

[lewdog]

Holland in to check if my bowels are working.

[MeatRock]

Gawd, Holland gonna get squeezed

Atleast the bases aren't loaded yet. Keep hope alive.

[siberian khatru]

You'd think getting Moose and Frenchy on in the same inning would portend good things, but these ARE the Royals

[Strongside]

Does anyone like Hudler?

I would like him better if his first name were Adolf.

[siberian khatru]

French and Moose should have never been on base anyway. It was the universe's way of correcting itself.

Good point

[God of Thunder]

"You can't sweep a double header, unless you win the first game."

-Rex Hudler 4/21/2013

[shorman22]

Can't sweep the doubleheader without winning the first one lol

[Discuss Thrower]

Uhh

[SPchief]

Ummmm

[RedDread]

Christ Ump....

[Sure-Oz]

ball ball

tight fucking strike zone

[DeezNutz]

Throw strikes you motherfucker.

[Strongside]

Can't sweep the doubleheader without winning the first one lol

Woah, wait. Ump called a strike?

[petegz28]

There goes the tight zone again

[lewdog]

Just fucking close this please. I will go into a deep depression if we don't.

[SPchief]

Throw strikes you motherfucker.

He is

[stonedstooge]

Home plate ump making like the ball toss at the fucking carnival

[Sure-Oz]

sit down!

[Coach]

Sit your ass down.

[SPchief]

Sit down bitch

[petegz28]

On strike 4, the batter is out

[Pilsner]

1 down.

[Strongside]

TAKE YOUR WEAK SHIT BACK TO THE PINE, BOY.

[DeezNutz]

He is

Eh. Not getting the bottom of the zone. Dems de breaks. No excuses.

[lewdog]

High heat for these turds! Bring it.

[Coach]

Throw a off-speed.

[RedDread]

Now out of the zone.

[SPchief]

Filthy

[stonedstooge]

HOLLAND SMOKIN'

[siberian khatru]

4 straight Ks for Oranje

[Strongside]

Holland is back, boys.

[Coach]

Sit your ass down, bitch.

[Sure-Oz]

Stephen BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Sit DOWN!

[MeatRock]

Herrera should be closer/CP

[petegz28]

Eh. Not getting the bottom of the zone. Dems de breaks. No excuses.

Bottom? Deez, are you watching the same game as everyone else? :D

[TLO]

Holland pitching filthy.

[Pilsner]

2 down.

[DeezNutz]

Good morning, good afternoon, and good night, bitch.

[RedDread]

FUCK YOUR SHIT BOSTON

[Toadkiller]

Fuck yeah!

[KCUnited]

1 more out and we win. /hud

[siberian khatru]

5 straight Ks for Oranje

[RedDread]

Again, fuck you ump.

[Discuss Thrower]

Hah.

[Sure-Oz]

That was a strike god damnit

[MeatRock]

This ump really is terrible though..

[lewdog]

Where is Chiefshrink when Holland pitches well?

[Blankey]

This ump...

[SPchief]

Eh. Not getting the bottom of the zone. Dems de breaks. No excuses.

He didn't get the high end on the 2nd pitch of the first batter. How small is the zone right now?

[Pilsner]

Is it time for pitch cam yet?

[cosmo20002]

W

[Strongside]

NICE!

[Coach]

That'll do it.

Boom. Great win guys!

[stonedstooge]

THERE'S ONE

[Sure-Oz]

Fuck yes

[RedDread]

LETS DO THIS SHIT BOYS, TAKE 2.

[SPchief]

WINNAR

[Dartgod]

ROYALS WIN!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TLO]

Royals win!!!

[Reaper16]

Physioc trying out a lame new catchphrase.

[OmahaChief]

Nice close Greg and great start Santana.

[DeezNutz]

Back to the clubhouse to drink some beer and then time to finish off the series with these bitches.

[KCUnited]

Fuck Caroline.

[siberian khatru]

Back-to-back dominant outings by Holland

Really nice to win one in Boston, esp. after yesterday

Maybe we can steal the nightcap?

[Strongside]

Royals-4
Red Sox/Home plate ump-2

[Pilsner]

Frenchy and Moose need to give their check to Cain this week.

[SPchief]

We can now sweep the double header/Rex

[RedDread]

Now I got 6 hours of shit to do. Lets see if I can get it finished in 2.5, later all.

[Nightfyre]

Holland looked great despite ALSO being squeezed by the shittiest umpire performance I have seen this year.

[cosmo20002]

Good news: Win
Bad news: 9 more innings of Hudler

[TLO]

Physioc trying out a lame new catchphrase.

Yeah... ROFL

But it's so much more tollerable when the Royals win.

[MeatRock]

Can we now put to rest the "Holland is too mentally soft to be the closer" shit now?

[Strongside]

What time is first pitch? 6 or 630?

[DeezNutz]

I hope that we treat the next BoSox starter like the worthless n00b sonofabitch that he is.

[JoeyChuckles]

We got our swag back with that win.

[Pilsner]

Good news: Win
Bad news: 9 more innings of Hudler

I've switched to a stream of the Boston coverage. After the first few innings of flag waving and other sentimental crap, the cast has been twice as bearable.

[Sure-Oz]

I hope that we treat the next BoSox starter like the worthless n00b sonofabitch that he is.

Usually the Royals get clowned by a guy they never seen for 7 innings

[petegz28]

Ok, in a larger context we are 2-2 on the road against 1st place teams this road trip.

[Coach]

Nice to see Santana get his first victory.

[TLO]

:facepalm:

[BlackHelicopters]

Nice.

[MeatRock]

Ok, in a larger context we are 2-2 on the road against 1st place teams this road trip.

Could have been 3-1. You sonofabitch Herrera.

[Nightfyre]

I hope that we treat the next BoSox starter like the worthless n00b sonofabitch that he is.

Hey, AAA pitching - Maybe Hos and Moose will finally get some pitching they can handle.

[MeatRock]

Nice to see Santana get his first victory.

:LOL:

[Deberg_1990]

So the next games starts a like 6?

I wonder if they clear out the stadium then refill it again? Or do you get two games for the price of 1 if you had tix to the first game?

[Ceej]

Is the nightcap being televised?

Been jonesing for a game.

Damn work and damn this big sale!

[Three7s]

Hey, AAA pitching - Maybe Hos and Moose will finally get some pitching they can handle.
LMAO

[Strongside]

Didn't realize Holland was such a redneck.

[DeezNutz]

Hey, AAA pitching - Maybe Hos and Moose will finally get some pitching they can handle.

If Greinke were here, he'd post their AAA stats in their lockers to provide confidence.

[Crush]

Is the nightcap being televised?

Been jonesing for a game.

Damn work and damn this big sale!

Yes

[Ceej]

Yes

'ppreciate you.

[Hootie]

Good thing we replaced Holland as closer

[Pitt Gorilla]

Perez's hit was sick. Difficult pitch to hit, but he went with it and got the RsBI.

[DeezNutz]

Santana providing exponential evidence that there is no such thing as a bad one-year contract.

[RealSNR]

Bawhstan. Ya chowdah heads are a buncha loosahs

[DanT]

So the next games starts a like 6?

I wonder if they clear out the stadium then refill it again? Or do you get two games for the price of 1 if you had tix to the first game?

The tickets for Friday's postponed game will be honored for tonight's game.
http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/clubhouse_insider/2013/04/red_sox_schedule_day_night_doubleheader_for_sunday

Day-night doubleheaders are different from scheduled doubleheaders in that you need tickets for each game.

[Deberg_1990]

The tickets for Friday's postponed game will be honored for tonight's game.
http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/clubhouse_insider/2013/04/red_sox_schedule_day_night_doubleheader_for_sunday

Day-night doubleheaders are different from scheduled doubleheaders in that you need tickets for each game.

Interesting...so yea, they have to clear the entire stadium out, then let a whole new crowd back in...all in 2 hours....I'll bet traffic is a bitch there right now.

[AndChiefs]

Man that ump was screwing us.

[PunkinDrublic]

Angels have been beating the Tigers. We gotta take advantage.

[KChiefer]

props on beating the glove waggler. Can't stand that shit.

[DanT]

The Wikipedia entry on doubleheaders is pretty good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubleheader_%28baseball%29

If I remember correctly, it was fairly common for the Royals to have scheduled Sunday doubleheaders at KC Municipal. I was just 7 years old when they moved to the new stadium, so my memory might be bad, but it seems like there would be at least a few Sunday doubleheaders each season.

[Deberg_1990]

The Wikipedia entry on doubleheaders is pretty good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubleheader_%28baseball%29

If I remember correctly, it was fairly common for the Royals to have scheduled Sunday doubleheaders at KC Municipal. I was just 7 years old when they moved to the new stadium, so my memory might be bad, but it seems like there would be at least a few Sunday doubleheaders each season.

I remember seeing a day/night doubleheader at the K back in the 80s but we only had to pay once. But there was only like 30 minutes between games.

[DanT]

Yeah, it looks like the Royals did have a lot more doubleheaders back when they first started.

http://kcbbh.blogspot.com/2012/08/painfully-useless-royals-doubleheader.html

In the 1972 season, they had 8 doubleheaders at home, and 7 of them were played on a Sunday.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1972&t=KCA

[alnorth]

KC's Game 2 lineup is already out.

Same lineup as the first, except Kottaras in for Salvy, and Johnson in for Getz

[Sure-Oz]

The 2nd game on tv?

[DanT]

I remember seeing a day/night doubleheader at the K back in the 80s but we only had to pay once. But there was only like 30 minutes between games.

Yes, that may have been what is called a twi-light doubleheader. I don't remember there being more than two or three doubleheaders being scheduled in any given season at Royals Stadium, but when the Royals did have one scheduled, it seemed to me that they favored twi-lighters. Those would start at something like 5:05.

[alnorth]

I remember seeing a day/night doubleheader at the K back in the 80s but we only had to pay once. But there was only like 30 minutes between games.

yeah, thats not a day/night doubleheader.

[petegz28]

Lmao

Going into commercial, espn shows nothing but Boston highlights

I don't mean boston\royals but Boston, in a losing game

[Crush]

Cleveland currently leading Houston 5-4 with bases loaded and 1 Out in 9th on MLB Network.

[Crush]

Fuck

Castro grounds out and the Indians win.

[BlackHelicopters]

Doubleheader sweep would be oh so nice!

[Crush]

Tigers-Angels currently on MLB Network.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Royals have ended a 10-game winning streak and a 7-game winning streak in the same week. So awesome.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Could have been 4-0. You sonofabitch Herrera.

Fixed your post. Herrera blew both of those games.

[KChiefs1]

Royals should be 4-0 on this road trip.

[Nightfyre]

It's ridiculous to say that. That's like saying the Royals should be undefeated this year. Baseball is played on the thinnest of margins. You will lose heart-breakers over the course of the year. It is a part of the game.

[siberian khatru]

Let's not get ahead ourselves. Herrera's meltdown in Atlanta came in a tied game. He didn't blow a lead. I don't how you can say we should've won that game. Could've, sure, but Atlanta has a pretty good bullpen, too. So even if Herrera goes 1-2-3 in that inning we have a 2-2 tie, and you can't assume we score that run in the 9th because the Braves might be pitching differently with a tie game instead of a 4-run lead.

We blew a late lead Saturday. We were closer to being 3-1 than 4-0.

[arrowheadnation]

The 2nd game on tv?

Fox Sports KC

[Prison Bitch]

Golf buddies today said they heard Royals post-game where the host (or the callers) were saying they were "OK" or actually even happy for Boston that they won yesterday. I found this hard to believe. Is that true? I'd never root for my team to lose any game so this surprised me.

[siberian khatru]

It's ridiculous to say that. That's like saying the Royals should be undefeated this year. Baseball is played on the thinnest of margins. You will lose heart-breakers over the course of the year. It is a part of the game.

That too.

Honestly, as bad as our hitting has been, I'm tickled to be 9-7. I'm surprised we're 9-7.

[siberian khatru]

Golf buddies today said they heard Royals post-game where the host (or the callers) were saying they were "OK" or actually even happy for Boston that they won yesterday. I found this hard to believe. Is that true? I'd never root for my team to lose any game so this surprised me.

**** that shit.

[lewdog]

I like that he isn't shuffling the lineup much besides to obvious Salvy and ok with the bench of Getz. We have to have these young guys smash this debut pitcher and build some confidence.

[lewdog]

Can more than double your money by betting the money line for the nightcap.

[CoMoChief]

This team should be at least 11-5 if it weren't for this team's inability to hit "extra base" hits or the long ball.

I mean John fucking Buck is even tearing the cover off the ball. I'm gonna shit my pants if that guy ends up with over 30 HR's. John fucking Buck.

Hosmer and Moose are one trick ponies at the plate. If it weren't for their good play in the field I'd almost want to send their asses back down to AAA. Big league pitching has figured them out and they're unable to lock onto a pitch and hit it out of the park.

If they don't figure it out this season, then it's time to find a reaplacement for at least one of them next season.

[arrowheadnation]

Detroit had the bases loaded but didn't score any in the top of the 9th. Now going to the bottom of the 9th tied with the angels 3-3....Go angels!

[teedubya]

Hey alnorth, can you put some of teh header in a [ spoiler] tag until the game is over? That is one long OP thread now.

[JoeyChuckles]

Another state trooper national anthem. Not to be insensitive, but I think the bombing just jumped the shark.

[Prison Bitch]

Hate to do this but one of my buds asked if the national media cared this much about the 100 killed in the Hyatt tragedy as the 3 killed in Boston. Obviously both are terrible, just passing along this comment. I don't recall the media back then.

[Old Dog]

Can more than double your money by betting the money line for the nightcap.

I got it at +133
$30 to win $40

First game was even better....got them at +145

[Canofbier]

Hey alnorth, can you put some of teh header in a [ spoiler] tag until the game is over? That is one long OP thread now.

I second this suggestion.

[JoeyChuckles]

Looking at the batting order, if Butler, Hosmer, and Moustakas were batting anywhere near their potential, we would be 12-4.

[lewdog]

I got it at +133
$30 to win $40

First game was even better....got them at +145

I have slightly better, +137.

[stonedstooge]

Kid looks scared warming up

[KCUnited]

This is a fuckton of Hud for one day.

[Old Dog]

This is a fuckton of Hud for a lifetime.

FIFY

[stonedstooge]

This is a ****ton of Hud for one day.

Makes you want to put a drill bit through your brain

[Nightfyre]

See, I am not getting the Royals broadcast on MLB.tv. It is weird. I am not getting NESN, but I am not getting FSKC either.

[siberian khatru]

Hate to do this but one of my buds asked if the national media cared this much about the 100 killed in the Hyatt tragedy as the 3 killed in Boston. Obviously both are terrible, just passing along this comment. I don't recall the media back then.

The Hyatt was huge news, but it was an accident.

It also happened way before the Internet, obviously, and in the early days of CNN (and no Fox).

It was like a tornado is today.

But I think it matters when one is a intentional, an attack, especially after 9/11.

[lewdog]

See, I am not getting the Royals broadcast on MLB.tv. It is weird. I am not getting NESN, but I am not getting FSKC either.

Yea I am not sure what I am getting even though I clicked the FSKC link.

[lewdog]

So this kid was from the Beckett trade? Mid 90's fastball?

[Dartgod]

Detroit had the bases loaded but didn't score any in the top of the 9th. Now going to the bottom of the 9th tied with the angels 3-3....Go angels!

Bottom of the 10th. Trout, Poo Holes and Hamilton due up.

[Canofbier]

See, I am not getting the Royals broadcast on MLB.tv. It is weird. I am not getting NESN, but I am not getting FSKC either.

The two video feeds are different, and the FSKC one is definitely Royals-centric, but it gives us the Boston audio on both feeds. Very annoying. Let me know if it gets fixed at any point, because I don't want to watch the other city's feed.

[Old Dog]

Welcome to the bigs rook

[Nightfyre]

Bottom of the 10th. Trout, Poo Holes and Hamilton due up.

Trout is on first, Pujols batting. no outs.

[alnorth]

welcome to the show, kid

[stonedstooge]

Haha. Alex doubles