*** Official Kansas City Royal at St. Louis Cardinals game thread 6-13 ***

[mr. tegu]

The game starts at 3:10 today!

[C3HIEF3S]

Our magical lineup is going to explode

[mr. tegu]

Can someone please fix the Royal to Royals in the title? I think autocorrect got me.

[MahiMike]

St Louis ranks #2 in violent crimes. Be careful guys.

[petegz28]

I don' care what the splits are on this guy...no way in hell do I pull Moose & Hos and leave Infante in the lineup...no way

[C3HIEF3S]

This is the first time we have worn our normal (not camo) royal blue alternate jerseys since the first week of the season.

[C3HIEF3S]

LoCain! Drive him in!

[Munson]

Cain doubles, then steals 3rd.

Nice!

[petegz28]

Okay, Rios...get him home

[C3HIEF3S]

Rios get your shit together here.

[petegz28]

just put it in play, ffs

[cosmo20002]

ok...WTF is this lineup

[baitism]

"Rios, you got to go (to Omaha)!"

[petegz28]

you have got to be fucking kidding me

[C3HIEF3S]

Bail the team out, Kendrys....again.

[KChiefs1]

Rios sucks.

[KChiefs1]

This lineup.

[petegz28]

:facepalm:

[baitism]

Career day offense.

[kc rush]

Pathetic lineup, pathetic effort (minus Cain)

[petegz28]

Rios has been a huge disappointment lately

[petegz28]

Ned Yost.."I'm gonna sit 2 of my best hitters and leave in my 2 worst hitters...that should work"

[baitism]

JFC

[petegz28]

and now the lucky bs starts already....

[KCUnited]

Classic

[kc rush]

Great start so far

[petegz28]

heads aren't in the game...again

[C3HIEF3S]

heads aren't in the game...again

I bet they just don't care!!!

[baitism]

Now we can watch how a good team gets a run home.

[petegz28]

LMAO...I almost said if they get an excuse me, RBI hit I'm done already....maybe Carpenter stole that luck from Peralta

[petegz28]

I bet they just don't care!!!

I don't know who said\started that but it's old

[petegz28]

Yes, that's a K..wtf are you looking at the Ump?

[C3HIEF3S]

I don't know who said\started that but it's old

Just like you overreacting to every fucking play.

[baitism]

Uh, ump. He missed that by three inches.

[petegz28]

Just like you overreacting to every ****ing play.

suck a lemon

[petegz28]

Uh, ump. He missed that by three inches.

dude was looking at the ump like..am i really out???

[petegz28]

way to pitch, GUTS!

[mr. tegu]

Guthrie looks pretty good today.

[C3HIEF3S]

Cardinals strand a runner on 3rd with 1 out.

Their heads obviously aren't in it.

[kc rush]

Nice job by J Guts

[baitism]

Dang. Guthrie's stuff looks good today.

[cosmo20002]

Ned Yost.."I'm gonna sit 2 of my best hitters and leave in my 2 worst hitters...that should work"

Yeah but now we have a deadly pinch-hitting arsenal. Evil genius.

[penbrook]

Guthrie has been in beast mode ever since the Yankees implosion

[cosmo20002]

Cardinals strand a runner on 3rd with 1 out.

Their heads obviously aren't in it.

They don't care either.

[Blankey]

Swing at ALL the things

[mr. tegu]

Guthrie has been in beast mode ever since the Yankees implosion

He was pretty good before that too.

[KChiefs1]

This lineup.

[baitism]

Our hitting coach needs to stop making excuses and teach these guys more plate discipline.

[baitism]

This ump is giving the low strike. Guthrie needs to use that.

[C3HIEF3S]

GORDO!!!!

[petegz28]

BOOM!

[duncan_idaho]

Tyler Lyons pitches out of a one-out, runner on third jam: Royals hitters suck and don't pay attention!

Jeremy Guthrie pitches out of a one-out, runner on third jam: Great job, Guthrie!

Must be a Chiefs Planet game day thread.

Nice shot, Alex.

[KCUnited]

Let that one hanging.

[kc rush]

Can't have any lefties in the lineup

[Munson]

Gordo!

[C3HIEF3S]

EXPLOSION!!

[penbrook]

Gordon is a lefty and just hit a home run

[baitism]

Colon already more productive than Omar.

[cosmo20002]

Colon auditioning for Omar's spot

[petegz28]

i think colon has more walks than infante has hits

[C3HIEF3S]

Yeesh.

[petegz28]

well he tried to hit into the dp

[Munson]

Omar got lucky with that bad hop.

[mr. tegu]

The pitcher doesn't seem to have the best stuff. They just need to wait him out and hit the pitch that stays up in the zone.

[Chromatic]

5-58 slump?! good god.

[cosmo20002]

He played that ball completely Wong.

[C3HIEF3S]

NL BASEBALL BABY!

[mr. tegu]

I would like to see Guthrie swinging.

[baitism]

Guthrie needs to park one.

[C3HIEF3S]

Give us some breathing room, Esky.

[petegz28]

He played that ball completely Wong.

LMAO okay that was funny

[baitism]

Escobar needs to get back to taking pitches to opposite field.

[petegz28]

5-58 slump?! good god.

5-59 now

[Chromatic]

5-59 now

At what point does Yost kind of say "Hey, yeah you're actively hurting the team. Maybe work it out in Omaha for a while."

[petegz28]

At what point does Yost kind of say "Hey, yeah you're actively hurting the team. Maybe work it out in Omaha for a while."

no point..won't happen..paying him too much

[petegz28]

guy just went oppo and we go shift....

[C3HIEF3S]

Not good LMAO

[Munson]

Nice throw, Colon.

[KCUnited]

Lol

[petegz28]

way to keep omar in the lineup, colon....you dolt

[mr. tegu]

Bad day to be playing in that spot on the field.

[Demonpenz]

That's the guy people want at second base lol

[KCUnited]

Colonreich

[petegz28]

of course if he throws it to esky at 2nd we turn 2

[cosmo20002]

Colon auditioning for Omar's spot

Reviews are mixed at this point.

[C3HIEF3S]

Good play, Guts.
Pitchers spot on deck.

[kstater]

I LOVE THIS STRATEGY

[petegz28]

Reviews are mixed at this point.

omar's defense vs colon's offense..which do you want?

[C3HIEF3S]

Had a rip there.

[suzzer99]

Lol pitchers batting. How do people watch this stuff?

[petegz28]

throw strikes, it's the pitcher, please

[C3HIEF3S]

This is like watching a WR play defensive line.

[kstater]

ITS SO EXCITING

[Bob Dole]

WTF is a "56MPH Eephus"?

[petegz28]

WTF is a "56MPH Eephus"?

seems like a redundant statement

[cosmo20002]

omar's defense vs colon's offense..which do you want?

Omar's O has just been so bad, I guess I take Colon and figure that horrid throw wont happen again for a while.

[petegz28]

yeah rios, that was a strike

[C3HIEF3S]

That's a perfect pitch. Have to offer at it.

[baitism]

Rios is awful. I miss the Asian.

[petegz28]

so far ned's strategy has backfired

[petegz28]

playing morales for hos is 1 thing..benching moose and moving rio to the 3 spot..yeah who didn't see bad news written on that one?

[ptlyon]

Aren't they still up 1-0?

[petegz28]

Aren't they still up 1-0?

yes

[petegz28]

Aren't they still up 1-0?

not for long though

[ptlyon]

yes

Then quit bitching

[petegz28]

Then quit bitching

no....now gfy

[cosmo20002]

Are they interviewing a convicted felon right now?

[ptlyon]

no....now gfy

ROFL

[penbrook]

Rios is terrible

[baitism]

Rios.....

[kstater]

Never run on ALEX!

[cosmo20002]

Good throw...but we dive for and catch those in KC, Rios.

[petegz28]

something tells me dyson or orlando get to at least 1 if not both of those hits

[baitism]

His hand never came off the bag, Hud...

[suzzer99]

Cardinals clearly haven't been watching Royals games - any challenge has a chance against us.

[petegz28]

His hand never came off the bag, Hud...

yeah i don't know wtf he was yapping about

[penbrook]

I miss Orlando

[cosmo20002]

His hand never came off the bag, Hud...

...not sure why he kept saying it did LMAO
I never saw him come off the base.

[baitism]

Mute button engaged

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Rios is horrible at everything.

[KCUnited]

Respect Hrabosky but he's like listening to a Kenny Rogers 45 at 33 1/3.

[cosmo20002]

Did Ryan retire? Where's he been?

[kstater]

Nice attempt

[C3HIEF3S]

Did Ryan retire? Where's he been?

Works radio on some games, while Phys moves to the booth.

[baitism]

Noodle arm

[petegz28]

hos probably makes that play

[cosmo20002]

hos probably makes that play

Probably. Yosted

[KChiefs1]

hos probably makes that play


And saved a run. Yosted.

[petegz28]

christ..bunch of seeing eye hits....

[baitism]

Royals playing Heyward to pull is a major fail.

[cosmo20002]

Between the field and the booth, this 1/2 inning has been pure torture.

[kc rush]

Thankfully over. That was painful.

[petegz28]

have to think yosts mad science experiment has cost us 2 runs thus far

[petegz28]

Royals playing Heyward to pull is a major fail.

he has more hits to lf than rf but ned yost

[Jerok]

Our defense looking like crap. Colon and Morales and Rios, oh my.

[cosmo20002]

Between the field and the booth, this 1/2 inning has been pure torture.

And followed by the 1st girl in the majors commercial. Perfect.

[C3HIEF3S]

And followed by the 1st girl in the majors commercial. Perfect.

Where will you be?

[petegz28]

salvy!!!

[kstater]

DONGTOWN

[Munson]

Salvy homer!

[kc rush]

Thank you Salvy!

[C3HIEF3S]

Strategy just imploding.

[petegz28]

he has not called it the whole game

[Munson]

WTF?

Ump was chewing somebody's ass in the dugout.

[petegz28]

WTF?

Ump was chewing somebody's ass in the dugout.

us because we were bagging on him for calling a pitch a strike that was well out of the zone

[petegz28]

infante 5-60......

[milkman]

What's the score, inning and who's pitching?

[Bob Dole]

Gameday is useless today.

[Munson]

What's the score, inning and who's pitching?

2-2

bottom 4th

Guthrie pitching.

[petegz28]

greaaaaat..now vargas back on the dl

[petegz28]

What's the score, inning and who's pitching?

2-2
bottom 4
guthrie

[lewdog]

Fuck me! I swore this game started at 5 like last night! I have been home and then went grocery shopping. FUCKING SHIT!!!!

[cosmo20002]

Hoz probably gets that...

[KevB]

Well Guts, if you're just going to throw spinners up there in the middle of the plate, even pitchers are going to get hits.

[petegz28]

Hoz probably gets that...

most likely..

that's at least the 3rd time we have been yosted today

[KevB]

Line drives blasted to the outfield have been outs the last couple of innings, while the ground balls have found holes.

[C3HIEF3S]

Fuck me! I swore this game started at 5 like last night! I have been home and then went grocery shopping. FUCKING SHIT!!!!

Yosted.

[petegz28]

**** me! I swore this game started at 5 like last night! I have been home and then went grocery shopping. ****ING SHIT!!!!

sunscreen, brah

[petegz28]

texas just blew a load all over the twins

[zigbazah]

pardon my ignorance but do the royals only wear these blue jerseys on the road?

[C3HIEF3S]

pardon my ignorance buy the the royals only wear these blue jerseys on the road?

Yes.
Those jerseys are technically their daytime road jerseys.

[Molitoth]

pardon my ignorance but do the royals only wear these blue jerseys on the road?

I don't know but they are the best looking ones they have. Don't see them enough.

[Molitoth]

Just tuned in. What a shitty lineup.

Ned better do something with rios and infante. They fucking suck.

[C3HIEF3S]

The Royals uniform schedule is:
White- Night home games
Powder blues- Day home games
Grey- Night away games
Royal blue- Day away games

For whatever reason, the Royals have worn their grey uniforms often on the road during day games.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I don't know but they are the best looking ones they have. Don't see them enough.

I agree. I could be wrong but I think this might be the first time they've worn them all year.

[C3HIEF3S]

I agree. I could be wrong but I think this might be the first time they've worn them all year.

They wore them during a day game vs the Angels in the first week of the season.
Also a variation of it was worn on Memorial Day (Guthrie's implosion in NY)

[lewdog]

Just looked at the lineup. Just when you think, yes, Colon is in!!!....you realize 0mar is still playing.

:facepalm:

[KevB]

Esky just completely lost right now. I'd honestly like to see him go up there and take every pitch one at bat. I'd be fine giving away the out.

[petegz28]

Just looked at the lineup. Just when you think, yes, Colon is in!!!....you realize 0mar is still playing.

:facepalm:

ned yost

[lewdog]

wait, 2 runs on 2 homers?

[duncan_idaho]

Honestly can't believe that Lyons was the lefty they decided to sit guys against. Soft-tossing junkball guy is not going to be tough on Hosmer and Moustakas 2nd and 3rd time through ABs.

They're also being very passive today. Taking a lot of fastball strike ones and then chasing the junk for strikes 2 and 3.

Need to start jumping on that first-pitch fastball a little more often, especially if it comes middle in.

[cosmo20002]

So, Guthrie done after this inning, no matter what...right?

[petegz28]

wait, 2 runs on 2 homers?

gordon and perez

[Munson]

wait, 2 runs on 2 homers?

Yup. Gordon and Perez.

[kstater]

Hamas said that only the newb Royal fans cheer like it's a home run on a routine fly ball.

[petegz28]

So, Guthrie done after this inning, no matter what...right?

i'd say yes but ned yost

[cosmo20002]

wait, 2 runs on 2 homers?

Yep.
3 hits total

[petegz28]

Yep.
3 hits total

all xtra base too

[KCUnited]

BFIB doing the wave.

[cosmo20002]

darn it, guts. I was really pulling for you.

[petegz28]

and just like that ......

[Bob Dole]

They are just beating the cover off of Guthrie's pitches.

[petegz28]

darn it, guts. I was really pulling for you.

rios' 1st inning performance kinda hurting us right now

[cosmo20002]

Fucking Rios

[petegz28]

and rios gets another error

[kc rush]

Come on Rios, get your head out of your ass

[kstater]

derp

[lewdog]

Rios can't do anything right. What a turd sandwich.

[KChiefs1]

I want Aoki back.

[Munson]

Rios has been hot garbage all day.

[KevB]

Yost needs to have a talk with Rios. He's a fucking joke right now. If you aren't going to hit at all, don't be a lazy ahole on defense. I've never like the guy because he plays lackadaisical.

[petegz28]

Rios can't do anything right. What a turd sandwich.

yeah im ready to see orlando or dyson out there

[Molitoth]

I'm done with rios for now. Bring back Orlando.

[Bambi]

Rios is kinda garbage no?

[lewdog]

yeah im ready to see orlando or dyson out there

I'm done with rios for now. Bring back Orlando.

I'd hate to bring up the Turd Sandwich vs Giant Douche comparison but.........

[cosmo20002]

Aoki .330 avg, .398 OBP 12 SB
0 errors

[petegz28]

I'd hate to bring up the Turd Sandwich vs Giant Douche comparison but.........

at least dyson and orlando will give you some defense...rios isn't doing anything....and is looking ver bad at it

[KCCHIEFS27]

Remember when Rios started the season playing great ball? And then he got hit in the hand..a hand injury also hampered his entire year last season. Doesn't look good for the team.

[cosmo20002]

And now the fucking rain...right after they pull ahead

[lewdog]

Get home and rain delay.

AIDS

[petegz28]

Get home and rain delay.

AIDS

you're kinda bad luck today.......

you ever been to alice coopers?

[lewdog]

you're kinda bad luck today.......

you ever been to alice coopers?

Yes I am.

Yes I have. Why?

[petegz28]

Yes I am.

Yes I have. Why?

wife and i are going to go there and split a 3lb hot dog....

[lewdog]

wife and i are going to go there and split a 3lb hot dog....

ROFL

Like lady and the tramp style?

You going there tonight in KC?

[petegz28]

ROFL

Like lady and the tramp style?

You going there tonight in KC?

no, when we come down to phoenix..we don't have one here

[lewdog]

no, when we come down to phoenix..we don't have one here

You coming down soon? I went there before a Dbacks game once. It wasn't bad.

[baitism]

I don't even see rain on the radar there? More STL shenanigans?

[Munson]

Rios gets lucky with the shitty throw to 1st.

[kc rush]

Lol. Nice job D.

[lewdog]

Nice fucking read tool bag!!!!!!!!!!!!

[petegz28]

:facepalm: twice we've stranded a runner at 3rd with 1 out....

[ChiTown]

Does Rios make make that if he breaks on contact? I don't think so.

[cosmo20002]

Colon going to make his case for playing time right here...

[suzzer99]

Just cut Rios now - he can't hit, can't field, can't run the bases.

[Munson]

Does Rios make make that if he breaks on contact? I don't think so.

Probably not.

[suzzer99]

Does Rios make make that if he breaks on contact? I don't think so.

It's worth the risk.

[cosmo20002]

Does Rios make make that if he breaks on contact? I don't think so.

Def. not a sure thing. They are going on about it too much.

[Munson]

Wow. What a shitty at bat.

[lewdog]

Does Rios make make that if he breaks on contact? I don't think so.

It's closer than you think.

[ROYC75]

Damn, wasted opportunity!

[cosmo20002]

Colon going to make his case for playing time right here...

oh...ffs
awful ab

[suzzer99]

Fucking hell man if they're going to get those calls all day we have zero chance.

[duncan_idaho]

Absolutely indefensible to not use Moustakas as the PH there.

[ChiTown]

Get em on get em over and strand them at 3rd. Nice job, douchebags!

[petegz28]

2 fairly easy runs we have left on 3rd base this game....

[petegz28]

Absolutely indefensible to not use Moustakas as the PH there.

Ned Yost....saving him for.....for......for ......fuck I don't know wtf he was saving him for?

[ROYC75]

Colon going to make his case for playing time right here...

:doh!:

[petegz28]

and NOW you put in Moose???? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME NED?

[kc rush]

WTF

[Jerm]

Don't use Moose to PH but put him in for the bottom of the 6th....JFC...:facepalm:

[ChiTown]

Absolutely indefensible to not use Moustakas as the PH there.

Now he's playing 3B. You have got to be fucking kidding me! Ned is a gawdamn retard

[Discuss Thrower]

That's fucking aggravating

[Strongside]

I'm watching from Rome. It's 12:22 am. I'm now going to bed, as I can't handle that much stupid.

[suzzer99]

It is kind of ridiculous that we're trying to be selective up there and every pitch until 2 strikes is either a) just on the corner or b) just off and gets the call. Hell even if Colon swings at either of those first two pitches it's doubtful he does anything with them. Same goes for Salvy, Esky and pretty much everyone else in our lineup today.

We're not batting well obviously, but we're also running into a buzzsaw of bad luck in the # of absolutely perfect pitches we've seen the last 2 games with umps who are obviously enthralled by Cardinal pitching/spite calling because of our jawing.

[ChiTown]

First off, Ned should be relieved of his duties for having Rios bat 3rd. That is a ginormous WTF!?

[KChiefs1]

Absolutely indefensible to not use Moustakas as the PH there.


Yosted.

[lewdog]

First off, Ned should be relieved of his duties for having Rios bat 3rd. That is a ginormous WTF!?

It will help him break out of his funk. See Moose in #2 spot all year.

/Ned

[cosmo20002]

Amazing we're only down a run. It "feels" like we're getting crushed.

[GloryDayz]

5-60. He sucks! Blind fuck!

[BigRock]

Do people seriously think Moose would have seen a single pitch if he'd batted for Colon? There was a base open and Infante was on deck.

[petegz28]

5-61..Omar....Omar

[cosmo20002]

I think Omar just went to .200.

For his own good, rest him Ned.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Don't use Moose to PH but put him in for the bottom of the 6th

WHY?!!??!

[penbrook]

I think Omar just went to .200.

For his own good, rest him Ned.

He's been playing injured for awhile now

[ChiTown]

Omar has got to go. He's fucking done

[gblowfish]

Omar's got a problem.

[Al Bundy]

Moose made it easy for Choad there.

[KChiefs1]

This offense is pathetic. I'm sure I could shut them out.

[ChiTown]

Our offense is a POS right now. Completely unwatchable......:Lin:

[gblowfish]

Rios has been total shit on this trip as well.