**** Official Royals Vs Mets Opening Night Gamethread 4/3 ****

[SPchief]

Rematch of the World Champs vs the Mets.

Rematch X3 of Volquez Vs Harvey

Game 1 of the first title defense in 30 years.

Game 1 of hopefully the maximum of 173

Game 1 of being the best team in baseball.


Game 1 bitches.



Let's do this shit

[penbrook]

So who starts in RF? Fuentes or Orlando?

[cabletech94]

reporting for mother effing duty sirs.

let's do this.

#openingnight.

[eDave]

We meet again. Looking forward to another great season with you gents.

[Why Not?]

Can't believe we're back already! Reporting and ready for 2016! Oh and also Royals 5-0 since 2014 in games I've attended live, so we good.

[EPodolak]

Hard to believe it's that time again.

[big nasty kcnut]

I'm in it to win it! As your undisputed defending world series champions Kansas City Royals that going to take out the trash that is the mets

[threebag]

Let's Go Royals...

[New World Order]

Here we go royals here we go

[MTG#10]

Let's do it

[Munson]

Can't wait to witness the raising of the world championship flag, right in front of the shitbag Mets players.

[Unsmooth-Moment]

Reporting for duty. Go Blue.

[kstater]

I'm here for the gangbang

[KCUnited]

Worried about the banner raising being an unnecessary distraction.

[Simply Red]

Is this MLB's opening game?

[BlackHelicopters]

In for the long haul.
Let's go Royals!

[Simply Red]

never mind - I'll just look.

[Why Not?]

never mind - I'll just look.

No. There's a couple of day games.

[Kidd Lex]

Who's ready for some Royals domiNATION?! Cannot believe it's already go time!!

On the record for the Royals winning the central with 91 wins, and then returning to the WS for back to back World Championships.

I spell Dynasty: R O Y A L S

[Jerok]

In on the first page of a championship season!

[Red Dawg]

Such a strange feeling being the champs on opening night. Feels glorious.

[BlackHelicopters]

Ladies and Gentlemen
Your 2016 Defending World Series Champs
The Kansas City Royals.

[DJJasonp]

here we are over 5 months later - and i still dont think it's set in with me that we are WORLD CHAMPS!!

[Bowser]

This has been the quickest offseason ever. Let's do this shit.

[siberian khatru]

Excited to start the season, wistful that a glorious offseason of savoring every moment of the championship is over. Now comes the hard part of defending it!

[Dinny Bossa Nova]

I'm not a predictor of things, but if I were, I'd say the Royals win their first game of the season tonight against the Mets and will win their last game of the season in the last game of the World Series against the Cubs.

I'm not just saying. Or even saying. I don't do that kind of thang.

Dinny

[Chiefspants]

I'm not a predictor of things, but if I were, I'd say the Royals win their first game of the season tonight against the Mets and will win their last game of the season in the last game of the World Series against the Cubs.

I'm not just saying. Or even saying. I don't do that kind of thang.

Dinny

A four game sweep of the Giants would be Disney movie worthy.

[Strongside]

In!!!

[Simply Red]

No. There's a couple of day games.

thank you - that's very nice of you to reply.

[Why Not?]

thank you - that's very nice of you to reply.

No problem my friend. Interesting enough, out of the 8 teams in action today, the Cardinals and Royals both play. St.Louis kicks things off at Pittsburgh in about an hour and a half

[Art Vader]

best offseason evar
Go Royals!

[duncan_idaho]

In. Let's do this.

#DefendTheCrown

[penbrook]

Gave me chills saying only one team can start a dynasty and Cain saying this us!

[Chiefspants]

I may have made the ill-advised decision to put off a licensure exam to score my girlfriend and I tickets tonight.

I'm thinking it was totally worth it.

[Coach]

I'll be here for all season.

[TLO]

I'm in!

[Coach]

And FWIW, I'll be going to Tuesday's game.

[SAUTO]

I'm in. One of the first things I see every morning is hos sliding into home and those mets fans tears.

Ready to crush them again

[Coach]

I'm in. One of the first things I see every morning is hos sliding into home and those mets fans tears.

Ready to crush them again

Alex Gordon's Game 1 HR to send to extras. That's significant, in my opinion.

[penbrook]

I hope Hosmer can stay a Royal for life but who knows. Good thing about the Royals is they don't really have that star players. They have very good players at each position minus Infante

[Pitt Gorilla]

Feel like Duncan or Al should have started game thread. No reason to mess with juju/baseball gods/etc.

[alnorth]

Just about to leave Des Moines now to see them raise the championship banner.

[eDave]

Feel like Duncan or Al should have started game thread. No reason to mess with juju/baseball gods/etc.

Al looks to be predisposed.

[alpha_omega]

Hard to believe it's that time again.

This.

[Simply Red]

And FWIW, I'll be going to Tuesday's game.

FUN!

[Chiefshrink]

Hard to believe it's that time again.

Yep ! Our ADD culture combined with technology is on warped speed no doubt which confirms even more that..."Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end the faster it goes".

[SAUTO]

Alex Gordon's Game 1 HR to send to extras. That's significant, in my opinion.

Agreed, but I don't have a picture of that framed sitting on my dresser

[Chiefshrink]

Alex Gordon's Game 1 HR to send to extras. That's significant, in my opinion.

Couldn't agree more. That HR psychologically screwed up the Mets for the rest of the series IMHO. Familia was on fire the whole playoff season until game 1 of the WS when AG literally with his bat said to the Mets, "We and I just beat your best, what else do you have?

[RollChiefsRoll]

Wish I could be at the K tonight. Raising a championship banner over Kansas City. Gotta say I never thought I'd see it.

[Coach]

Agreed, but I don't have a picture of that framed sitting on my dresser

I don't need a picture of that. Its seared into our memory. That's good enough.

[SAUTO]

I don't need a picture of that. Its seared into our memory. That's good enough.

True. Very true.

God I'm glad he's still a Royal

[penbrook]

Who's your favorite current Royal player?

[penbrook]

Fuentes starting in RF!

[Coach]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everybody Loves Reymond lineup: Escobar 6, Moustakas 5, Cain 8, Hosmer 3, Morales DH, Gordon 7, Perez 2, Infante 4, Fuentes 9</p>&mdash; Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) <a href="https://twitter.com/rustindodd/status/716696649473503232">April 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Anyong Bluth]

It's kinda surreal the season starts today. Feels kinda funny to see it starting on a Sunday night and on ESPN. I'm excited, but always have been a fan of the weekday day game for the openers. It just had a certain buzz about it and a great excuse to play hooky from work or school growing up.

[Anyong Bluth]

So is this year's tagline

#DefendtheCrown ?

[Coach]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s 5 1/2 hours before game time and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> parking lots already filled with fans partying and celebrating World Series title</p>&mdash; Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/716703928658714624">April 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Anyong Bluth]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160403/3dee5f37735239a27d818fc2a07df63c.jpg


.


In service at the pleasure of the Crown.

[BWillie]

i LOVE that Rey Rey is starting in right.

[Munson]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everybody Loves Reymond lineup: Escobar 6, Moustakas 5, Cain 8, Hosmer 3, Morales DH, Gordon 7, Perez 2, Infante 4, Fuentes 9</p>&mdash; Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) <a href="https://twitter.com/rustindodd/status/716696649473503232">April 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I hope Omar put in some serious off-season work to improve his bat.

And I don't know squat about Fuentes. But I'll go out on a limb and predict that he'll be an improvement over Rios.

[Coach]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is an empty flag pole waiting for something on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> Hall of Fame building. <a href="https://twitter.com/KCStar">@KCStar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals">@Royals</a> <a href="https://t.co/E1HQrLES8U">pic.twitter.com/E1HQrLES8U</a></p>&mdash; John Sleezer (@jsleezer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jsleezer/status/716714614742982656">April 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[penbrook]

I hope Omar put in some serious off-season work to improve his bat.

And I don't know squat about Fuentes. But I'll go out on a limb and predict that he'll be an improvement over Rios.

He was hitting .357 in spring training

[KCCHIEFS27]

A little less than 4 hours to go. Incredible.

[Why Not?]

Starting to get really hard. Bought an opening day jersey. Beat the shit out of a Mets fan I saw. Let's do this!

[Prison Bitch]

Beat the shit out of a Mets fan I saw. Let's do this!

You can't take your belt off and spank them

[RollChiefsRoll]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is an empty flag pole waiting for something on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> Hall of Fame building. <a href="https://twitter.com/KCStar">@KCStar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals">@Royals</a> <a href="https://t.co/E1HQrLES8U">pic.twitter.com/E1HQrLES8U</a></p>&mdash; John Sleezer (@jsleezer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jsleezer/status/716714614742982656">April 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It moved.

[RealSNR]

Jose Bitchtista dropped a deep line-drive fly out. Wasn't an easy pop fly, but he had the position, knew where the ball was, and got his glove on it. Just didn't collect it. Got an error.

Bricks was saying earlier that the bad decision to throw to 2nd during the playoffs aside, he's an otherwise great outfielder.

[siberian khatru]

Jose Bitchtista dropped a deep line-drive fly out. Wasn't an easy pop fly, but he had the position, knew where the ball was, and got his glove on it. Just didn't collect it. Got an error.

Bricks was saying earlier that the bad decision to throw to 2nd during the playoffs aside, he's an otherwise great outfielder.

Plus he took a called third strike with men on in the top of the inning.

[Rasputin]

<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/Eric%20Hosmer" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i422/mlbgimp/HosmerCUT.png" border="0" alt="Eric Hosmer photo: Eric Hosmer HosmerCUT.png"/></a>


My favorite player Eric Hosmer.



Let's Go Royals

[C3HIEF3S]

My favorite cp members :D

[siberian khatru]

Marcus Stroman and Logan Morrison recreating the Yordano Ventura-Adam Eaton moment

[Munson]

On my way to the K, wearing my gold Salvy opening day jersey! :Royals:

[srvy]

Pretty sure Donaldson is sporting a man bun from what I saw under his batting helmet.

[kstater]

Is the ceremony gonna be on TV?

[srvy]

Confirmed man bun hat off in dugout. Even more to hate about that guy.

[siberian khatru]

Among ESPN's top questions for 2016: Will Royals make third straight World Series?

I just stared at that for a moment and let it sink in. It wasn't long ago we wondered if they'd ever make one World Series.

It's still incredible what we've done.

[Prison Bitch]

Before 2014, royals pre sold 10k/game. This year it's 21k

[stonedstooge]

HOW ABOUTS WE START THIS YEAR OFF LIKE LAST YEAR BITCHES!

[MeatRock]

Fuck the crying ass Mets.

[KCUnited]

Dallas Braden looks like John Snow's brown eye.

[lewdog]

I'm gonna get teary when they raise that flag.

[Raiderhater]

ESPN making Harvey relive that pitch by pitch was a complete dick move.

ESPN just went up in my estimation.

[KCUnited]

Enjoyed the Harvey interview, very candid.

[baitism]

Women's final four update? GTFO with this shit, ESPN.

[eDave]

Uniforms are puss.

[lewdog]

I love those uniforms. Awesome.

[lewdog]

I bet most of the players hate this shit.

[eDave]

WE WON THE FUCKING WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!!

[Spott]

Banners give me wood.

[lewdog]

This guy fucking blows.

[MotherfuckerJones]

Congrats again fellas. Fuck the Mets

[KChiefs1]

What a great moment but that dude sucked ass.

[big nasty kcnut]

I cried!

[lewdog]

I cried!

I did too.....at the anthem being butchered.

[C3HIEF3S]

Back to business.
Time to beat down these pansies once again.

[C3HIEF3S]

BTW, I wouldn't oppose the Royals adopting these gold-lettered jerseys as a full-time alternate. They look absolutely beautiful!

[petegz28]

BTW, I wouldn't oppose the Royals adopting these gold-lettered jerseys as a full-time alternate. They look absolutely beautiful!

yeah i really like them

[MotherfuckerJones]

BTW, I wouldn't oppose the Royals adopting these gold-lettered jerseys as a full-time alternate. They look absolutely beautiful!

They're very cool. If I were a royals fan, I'd want those. I even liked the hats they wore warming up with the crown above the KC.

[duncan_idaho]

Fuck. Yea. Let's do it.

[ChiefsCountry]

I wonder how the gold would look on the powder blues?

[kstater]

Did she say Kansas Royals? Get the skirt out of the booth

[tk13]

Yeah I've already bought one of those hats. I'm probably going to get sucked into a buying a jersey before it's over.

Technically I don't think they're allowed to wear them beyond the first two games. MLB allows gold jerseys for defending World Series champs at the beginning of the next year. The Giants had them last year.

[Fairplay]

Those Gold jerseys look sweet.

[lewdog]

I wonder how the gold would look on the powder blues?

If your erection lasts more than 4 hours.........

[petegz28]

kia jen is back....gonna be a good season, boys

[tk13]

Volquez is actually wearing the Spring Training hat. Wonder if he's gonna get fined for that. If this was the NFL he would, no doubt.

[petegz28]

still dont like the flatbill hats

[Unsmooth-Moment]

These uniforms are fucking awesome.

[journeyscarab]

Let's go ROYALS!

[siberian khatru]

Welp, all the offseason and pregame fun is over. Back to business.

[Kman34]

Let's go Royals!!!!#

[ChiefsCountry]

Marlins man is back.

[GloryDayz]

Checking in....

GO ROYALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anyong Bluth]

Go time, boys. Nice start Edison to Cain for the OUT

[tk13]

Volquez still hitting 97 on the gun.

[petegz28]

1
2
&
3

[ChiefsCountry]

1-2-3.

[siberian khatru]

Now let's get some runs

[kstater]

Twins update?

[Archie F. Swin]

SO, thoughts on this batting order? Did Morales start last season hitting 5th?

[Sannyasi]

If Volquez can keep that velocity up all year its going to be another good season for him, perhaps even better than last year.

[siberian khatru]

Ha

[tk13]

Twins update?

We're already two games back. Ned needs to quit screwing around.

[Toby Waller]

Gotta sell that Royals merchandise with 2 caps on the field

[ChiefsCountry]

SO, thoughts on this batting order? Did Morales start last season hitting 5th?

It's the same as last year, expect Moose in the 2 hole and Gordon and Salvy move up 1.

[kstater]

LMAO

[siberian khatru]

HAHAHAHAHA

[journeyscarab]

Moose!

[MotherfuckerJones]

ROFL

[tk13]

There's your defending American League gold glove left fielder!

[siberian khatru]

Gold Glove my ass

[Dartgod]

LOL, we're still in their heads.

[kc rush]

MVP

[ChiefsCountry]

Cespedes the give that keeps on giving.

[tk13]

At least he didn't throw his hands up and try and call that a ground rule double, I guess.

[siberian khatru]

Mets picking up where they left off

[journeyscarab]

Dark Knight my ass.

[duncan_idaho]

Fuck Cespedes and his bullshit 2015 AL Gold Glove.

Also: Feeling a Hosmer bomb here.

[petegz28]

that wasnt a strike

[kc rush]

Woot!

[petegz28]

way to make them pay

[stonedstooge]

MAKING THEM PAY BOYS. w00t

[tk13]

Keep the line moving.

[siberian khatru]

This all looks familiar

[kstater]

Boom!

[duncan_idaho]

Or, that will work.

For Mets fans, this has to be like a bad dream that keeps going.

[ChiefsCountry]

that wasnt a strike

First one of the season.

[Dartgod]

There we go. First run/RBI of the season.

[Dartgod]

First one of the season.

He's in mid-season form.

[Archie F. Swin]

okay, can we keep these batting helmets forever?

[petegz28]

commentators crying already...wow

[duncan_idaho]

Also: Marlins man sure does love the Royals now.

[Pablo]

It's like we've seen this before or something.

[kc rush]

okay, can we keep these batting helmets forever?

This. Love them.

[petegz28]

First one of the season.

ump called it a ball commentators were crying....yeah so yeah

[ChiefsCountry]

Also: Marlins man sure does love the Royals now.

Went from everybody hating him to a folk hero.

[siberian khatru]

Ned better chew Kendry's ass

[lewdog]

Ned better chew Kendry's ass

ROFL

Made it 4 pages before we went to it!

ROFL

[petegz28]

commentators crying about calls again....

[duncan_idaho]

Went from everybody hating him to a folk hero.



Well...
The stuff he did for the firefighters' families made him pretty tough to hate, I think.

[petegz28]

wow...ring him up, ump

[Dartgod]

ROFL

Made it 4 pages before we went to it!

ROFL

4 pages? Change your settings man. All the cool people are on page 2.

[Deberg_1990]

Marlins Man sighting!

[MotherfuckerJones]

Royals did very well with those uniforms

[lewdog]

4 pages? Change your settings man. All the cool people are on page 2.

I didn't know there was anything over 50 posts per page.

Thanks!

[siberian khatru]

Gift

[lewdog]

Is Pete mad that the ump is helping us?

[petegz28]

high strike getting called...

[Archie F. Swin]

ump in preseason form

[stonedstooge]

Ump has an autistic strike zone

[ChiefsCountry]

Better bring in Wade Davis. 7 2/3 innings save.

[petegz28]

cant let the 2 out walk score

[Dartgod]

Hos probably should have had that.

[Archie F. Swin]

EV no throwing where SP wants him to

[siberian khatru]

Better bring in Wade Davis. 7 2/3 innings save.

Day off tomorrow, so ...

[petegz28]

MOOSE!

[siberian khatru]

Moooooose

[tk13]

Moose flashing the glove.

[Dartgod]

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSEEEE!!!!

[lewdog]

Saved!

[duncan_idaho]

There's that 70-grade arm flashing

[ChiefsCountry]

Moosetacos.

[KCUnited]

There it is.

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

Mooose!

[lewdog]

There's that 70-grade arm flashing

ROFL

Now that your kids are...older....are we going to be seeing more Duncan in game threads this year?

[siberian khatru]

It's good to be the kings

[ChiefsCountry]

Damn our team is a bunch of goof balls.

[lewdog]

I think Salvy had that tattoo done on the streets of Venezuela.

[journeyscarab]

Damn our team is a bunch of goof balls.



I kind of like that!

[ChiefsCountry]

I kind of like that!

I do too. They are a bunch of characters.

[ChiefsCountry]

Where's Prison Douche at? Infante is like gays and MU posts, calling meter.

[duncan_idaho]

ROFL



Now that your kids are...older....are we going to be seeing more Duncan in game threads this year?



Considering they're both asleep before first pitch of most games? One can hope.

[Archie F. Swin]

What do you guys think will be the most HRs Hoz will hit in a season?

[siberian khatru]

I still think he's got 30 in him

[ChiefsCountry]

What do you guys think will be the most HRs Hoz will hit in a season?

A shit ton next year.

[petegz28]

overthrowing a lot

[siberian khatru]

Pull it together, Ed

[petegz28]

2-2 out walks causing some stress

[petegz28]

finish him, eddie

[siberian khatru]

HOS

[petegz28]

Hos! nice....

[stonedstooge]

Jesus lady shut the fuck up

[ChiefsCountry]

Another routine play by Hos.

[Dartgod]

So Moose and Hos have both saved runs tonight.

[siberian khatru]

Blah

[MotherfuckerJones]

I don't like the lady commentator at all.

[KChiefs1]

Went from everybody hating him to a folk hero.



Kinda like Ned Yost.

[petegz28]

man we are not getting the borderline calls

[tk13]

Yeah I bet we see Herrera and Davis rest a lot early in the season. They've pitched a ton of innings the last two years because of the deep postseasons.

[KevB]

Ump gave Eddy some calls in the 1st, but not many corner since. Tough guy to ump.

[GloryDayz]

Let's do this Mr. V..

[kc rush]

man we are not getting the borderline calls

The announcers aren't complaining anymore.

[ChiefsCountry]

Yeah I bet we see Herrera and Davis rest a lot early in the season. They've pitched a ton of innings the last two years because of the deep postseasons.

We got a ton of good arms. Hocheaver and Soria could close for a bunch of teams.

[Demonpenz]

I love the lady commentator she at least do research.

[petegz28]

The announcers aren't complaining anymore.

kinda noticed that...they were crying hard when it was going against NY

[ChiefsCountry]

I love the lady commentator she at least do research.

penz you dirty dog. ROFL

[petegz28]

shot!!!

[siberian khatru]

WOW

[ChiefsCountry]

Omar Gold Glove.

[Fairplay]

Wow

[petegz28]

great fucking tag, omar!

[GloryDayz]

Sit down dude..

[KChiefs1]

Salvy from his knees!

[Nightfyre]

Dem Royals

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

Not the best throw, but holy crap, way to stay on the tag! Great play.

[redfan]

FUCKING NAILED 'EEM

[Demonpenz]

Gunned

[stonedstooge]

ATTA BOY OMAR

[Nightfyre]

The runner had such a huge jump. It's a miracle Salvy even made it close.

[Dartgod]

Let's score a few here.

[Demonpenz]

Yost did some pit crew shit for Dale Earnhardt.

[TimBone]

That was a nice play.

[siberian khatru]

Steal

[ChiefsCountry]

And now we go.

[Demonpenz]

FucKing Royals and their ballons. Act like you been there before.

[ChiefsCountry]

A fountain shot would be nice.

[siberian khatru]

Train engaged

[kc rush]

There you go

[petegz28]

get him home, kendrys!!

[stonedstooge]

DUCKS ON THE POND BOYS

[Fairplay]

90 feet away

[Demonpenz]

Let's go Royals

[siberian khatru]

Cain thought about scoring on that

[TimBone]

I guess I'll avoid my homework for another night and watch this game with you guys.

[siberian khatru]

Jeez, Kendry's

[ChiefsCountry]

Cuban Breakfast going for it all there.

[petegz28]

that'll do....

[tk13]

That works. Morales RBI'ing it up.

[kc rush]

Mr RBI

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

Way to drive that deep, Kendrys! 2-0 Royals