The problem is the Royals are dumb and didn't do ANY single game tickets at the box office like last year. Now there's 4000 tickets on Stubhub and the scalpers and shitheads trying to make a buck off actual fans are gonna lose money.

Serves both parties right.

Obviously I'm bitter because I got to see 3 playoff games last year simply by showing up at the K and plopping down my credit card when they went on sale.

Gordon batting 8th...ok, Ned...we all trust you and your mysterious voodoo.

Remember when he was 6th and everyone bitched about making him 1st? After a brief trial, Ned went the other way...

Watching BJs vs Texans, should I feel bad rooting for the blue jays? I really really want a BJ vs Royals ALCS.

Guthrie not on ALDS roster

Here is the Royals' ALDS roster:

Pitchers

Johnny Cueto
Wade Davis
Danny Duffy
Kelvin Herrera
Luke Hochevar
Ryan Madson
Kris Medlen
Franklin Morales
Yordano Ventura
Edinson Volquez
Chris Young
Catchers

Drew Butera
Salvador Perez
Infielders

Christian Colon
Alcides Escobar
Eric Hosmer
Kendrys Morales
Mike Moustakas
Ben Zobrist
Outfielders

Lorenzo Cain
Jarrod Dyson
Alex Gordon
Terrance Gore
Paulo Orlando
Alex Rios

Sounds like you can keep doing that if you want. Why bitter?

I haven't said much about the post season until today.

I had the honor of being the OP author of the Wild Card Thread last year vs. Oakland, for one of the most historic, if not the most historic game in Royals history. Certainly the biggest game in the last 30 years.

Now that we've won the Central a year later, I look at today with guarded optimism. I think there is some truth with long time KC fans that there is a great deal of battered wife syndrome lurking. I mean, look at me. My teams from childhood have been the Chiefs, Royals and Mizzou. Can you name a bigger Bermuda triangle of failure the past 40 years?

Today I'm just happy that we're in the dance, and we've got home field, although a home team has yet to win a game in this years playoffs.

It's a fact of life that the more you get, the more you want. Then I look at today, and think about those years when this team lost 100 games a season, and I'm grateful we at least have a fighting chance to do great things again this year.

If we lose to Houston in the ALDS will I be disappointed, sure, but I won't be crushed. I'm certainly not expecting us to sweep our way to the series again this year. That's why last year was so once in a lifetime; it just doesn't happen. I think we'll be in a bunch of dogfights this time. But when you really think about it, anything from this point is the good stuff in baseball, it's a reward for being a fan. The Royals have earned a chance to do something magical again, and that's all we can ask as fans.

So, Go Royals, thanks for this year, and let's enjoy the ride.

FYI David Price has a no hitter going.

Only 21 outs left :)

Well said, George

And just like that, the Rangers are up by 2.......lemme try one

The Broncos and Raiders are playing on Sunday and the stadium hasn't been blown up.

Weird! Most people thought they'd bring in Gomes instead of Gore because we already have Orlando and Dyson.

I guess we get to reset our playoff roster each round though, so if we make ALCS vs the BJs where runs will be scored more often, a batter would be of more use than a pure runner.

Also, for everyone who says this will be a dogfight, that's what they said last playoff. That's what Josh Vernier's theme this season was, 'The Fight'. Well it turned out to be not much of a fight from the central, and I fully expect the Royals to sweep the entire postseason.

Glass is not half full, it's a solid gold chalice overflowing with craft beer served to me by high end hookers.

How bad did the Beltre injury look?

Beltre's a tough dude. If he's coming out, it must be pretty serious, IMO.

Because these Alex Gordon Stats:

---------------------AVG OBP SLG OPS
September ------ .233 .306 .337 .643
Against HOU --- .182 .250 .182 .432

Once I and everyone I know who signed up wasn't selected, I made other plans because I expected the secondary market to be nuts. I was right up until yesterday.

Looks like we may get the Marlins Man.

Gore gets a roster spot just as a pinch runner?

Well yeah. That's literally why he's a baseball player right now.

Games are typically pretty tight in he postseason. He's potentially a huge weapon

He's actually a really cool/nice guy.

It's very valuable and allows them to use Dyson is a variety of ways, while also being able to PR for the DH or C.

I think they might use Orlando as a PR in some situations as well, when they have a key run at 2B (Rios or Gordon or Moustakas or Zobrist hits a 2B). He's almost assured to score on any hit to the OF, as long as he gets a good jump.

Toronto will break out the corked bats for the bottom of the 9th

He once scored on an infield hit.



From second base.

Did you watch the playoffs at all last year?

I don't get the hate for Marlins Man. I ran into him outside of The K in August after Cueto's home debut and the guy was nicest guy ever.

Marlins man is cool

A lot of injuries in the Texas/Toronto game.

Where ya at shitbricks, ya ****in knuckledragger?

Bummer

Texas wins!

So, are the Royals going to be the first home team to win a playoff game this post-season?

Here we go Royals here we go

Home teams 0-3 now.

Class envy

No mistakes tongiht boys.

Focus

In it to win it!

What the hell is Pete Rose saying? His mouth is moving but all I hear is Wushh shuoo shaa suhshuuu shwuushusheshaaa shera shuu shahsho shoo

Let's get this game tonight.

It really is that simple.

I'm ****ing pumped

Are you ready for this boys? I'll be here all night.

Was planning to be at the game, my buddy called me at 930pm saying he found 4 tickets for $59 a piece, but I didn't answer so he just bought two. That's what I get for being a lazy sleepyhead.

Let's do this shit!

That sounds like our Pete!

O/U Pete saying game over by the 3rd inning

https://youtu.be/2t2GgN_RC7M

SHOWDOWN TIME BITCHES

Is AJ gonna punch Vasgersian in the nuts?

THE TIME IS NOW!

Crowd looks good except for the expensive seats.

It's go time, bitches.

F*** you Altuve

I bet he steals early.

That isn't the start we needed...

That's the series right there

Let's do this.

If we let up no home runs, no way we lose. No way.

Got away with 1 there

Don't like that long at bat, this early in the game. Would like Ventura to go 7 so we can preserve some of our pen.

Couldn't finish him

this ain't good

Good at bat by Springer. Walk and tons of pitches. ****.

Definitely not what we wanted to see...

Well that sucks!

Overthrowing his pitches. Calm down son

he'll be fine.

You don't need to preserve the pen in the postseason

Man, STFU. He just walked a dude

You do for game 1 and 2.

Can't put them away

These ****s just fouling everything off....

****ing foul balls

QFT.

No you don't. They've had 3 days rest and they can go back to back days with a travel day Sat.

Looking at a 25 pitch inning....

Why? Game off after two games. You don't worry about the pen.

Trouble

Oh my

Ugh....

Holy crap, not the start we wanted to see...

They're having great ABs.

30+