And they were giving you flack for it, as if they weren't thinking the same. WE ALL DID!

Right, hindsight, because people haven't been calling out that crap for a month.

It's not just here though, I've talked with a few people who think "it's just not in the cards this year".... well, baseball doesn't give a shit about your inability to accept randomness and the fact that shit doesn't follow the narrative that you've created to string together separate events. And most teams don't sweep their side of the playoff bracket, so a little adversity isn't anything to cry about.

Ned does incredibly stupid ****ing things at incredibly inopportune times; just like he did yesterday by hanging Madson out to ****ing dry.

And then everything works out perfectly. It's truly staggering.

I know of one person who said "it ain't over 'til it's over" and it's an Astros fan who sits next to me at work.

We all said it was over and rightly so. Down 4 with 6 outs to go and you've had a whopping 2 or 3 hits through 7 innings?

I mean this coming back from 4 runs down in the 8th inning of a post season game happens so much that we are the first team in history to do it twice.

Some on here want to play this game of they weren't calling it over or whatever but I think we all know that's BS.

The Royals are certainly the bizarro Chiefs in the postseason

http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-conten...t_eastwood.gif

I'm not surprised you don't understand it. That's just more #petethings.

I didn't think the Royals would win. I actually was kind of Kubler-Ross-ing my way through the game.

Denial that it was happening.

Anger that their fans were enjoying our demise.

Bargaining the we would get a couple runs to make it close.

It takes a few unbelievable things to happen just to move on. We got one.

It had nothing to do fat and happy. Or Ned's supposed not giving a shit. That's what's so Pete about you.

Hopefully COMO's thread starting abilities will be removed for a day or 50.

And they want to be right about it so bad. Amazing, after what this team has done.

Amen!

Yeah, that was an annoyance with those several innings yesterday, the chicken littles would have said it justifies all the doom and gloom for the past month.

Once again though, let's not lump this shit together... there were the chicken littles doing what they do when the Astros tied it and then were up by one, then those who gave into the thought that they weren't going to get it done once it was 6-2. Two different groups of people, completely different reasons.


Anyway, enough of that... looking forward to heading to the K for the first time in a couple months. Hopefully Cueto can hold them down long enough to get a lead, would love nothing more than a repeat of game 3 of the Angels series. Who knows, maybe Morales steals a base. :D

I've watched the 8th inning 3 times already.

Is the full half inning online somewhere? I've watched Hosmer's 9th inning home run about 20 times, but have just caught the highlights of the 8th, and they all start with the bases loaded.

I have all the games from last year, but haven't found anyone doing that this year.

Its human nature to feel doubt creep in but still hang onto to hope. I had doubt but I hung onto hope. I have seen enough this team this year that 4 runs with 2 outs on then isn't to much. I think many here have been Chiefs fans so long that we are full of doubt. The other side of that lot is nothing like these Royals. These guy have lion hearts and never give in till the final out is recorded. Do you think anyone in that dugout said game over after the lower half of the 7th. Heck I have seen in CP GDT game over calls after 1st inning and a run is recorded against us.

Don't have a good feeling about Wednesday.

Not that I know of. I have MLB.tv, however, the 8th inning started right when the Blue Jays / Rangers game was to start, so I recorded that... it's recorded perfectly. Right after the 3rd out of the bottom of the 7th, so it shows their fans screaming loudly... going into commercial break.

LMAO

Anyone else think the replay of Gore was ****ed up?

Nice job, Governor Abbot.

It was a game of what else can go wrong before everything went right.

I'm sure everyone thought that was ****ed up.

We've opened the can of worms with replay in baseball. I still generally like it and think it's a great tool; but that picky bullshit isn't what it should be about.

Well, yeah.

We've been conditioned to just accept that sports are pain, and that good things don't ever happen for our teams. Because Chiefs.

The Royals have players that feature both dick and balls. And they're just awesome to watch.

Has anyone seen definite proof of the McCullers throat stab? I have rewatched the 7th till the end and didn't see a anything. Some still in this thread showed his hand up on his neck but looked more like scratching.

It was at the end of the inning as he was walking off the mound... either 6th or 7th.

Nobody thought the Royals were going to win. Despair wasn't stupid. What was stupid was blaming the situation on players and Yost not giving a shit, being fat and happy, entitled, etc. That's just idiotic. This team plays with more passion and joy than any team I've ever followed. If they lose, they lose.

I thought it was after the sixth. Was it the seventh?

Also when did this alleged bench ripping by moose occur. It supposedly was so awesome it fired the whole bench up. But watching after 7th the camera panned to our bench and moose was sitting as always and some guys were standing hanging over the railing focused on game.

Your right after the 6th I will go back and watch it a bit. I thought he started the seventh gave a hit and was pulled. Memory is fadeing.

I mentioned this earlier, but I'll excuse this sort of thing in the heat of the moment or right after the loss. Some fans just do that to cope, and there's nothing anyone can do to discourage it.

The next day though, after everyone has cooled off and sobered up, the post-mortem of the season should be more reasonable. (unless it is the very, very rare case where a player or team actually did not care or did give up, in which case you need a hell of a lot of proof, and it should be a really huge story in the national media)

I'd like to have the royals radio calls for the 7th. If anybody has them I'd appreciate a file.

Saw the throat slash in real time, but didn't think too much of it. That kind of shit just doesn't bother me.

Don't want pitchers making that kind of gesture? Well, then ****ing kick their asses in the first place. It's the same logic about "running up the score" in football. **** that. Stop them, but don't whine because you cannot.

Please tell me that alnorth is starting the game thread tomorrow.

I believe it's CoMo. :D

alnorth is starting the game thread tomorrow.

yeah

It doesn't really bother many people from what I've seen. It's only a discussion topic because the players used it as a point of motivation, which I also don't have a problem with.

I agree, and McCullers is a pussy for denying that he did it.

I didn't know what the hell he was doing, but yeah, it doesn't matter... it's the cool thing now to do gestures whenever someone gets an extra base hit, which seems more planned/gimmicky than a pitcher showing some emotion at the end of an inning. :shrug:

That's fair, but if you're going to pull a stunt like that, own it. Also...you might want to finish your game instead of only being able to get through 6 1/3.

Absolutely. McCullers' backtracking is embarrassing.

I assume you meant the 8th. I stopped it after Gordo's hit and added the call for Hos' HR and the last out at the end of the file.

https://soundcloud.com/tmizzlemofo/royals

Thanks for this. I cracked up a little when they said the Astro's pitching coach is Brent Strom.

They changed it after the firefighters died - didn't want to cheapen tragedy.

I'm about 3 ahead of you.

If anyone wants a good read, the Royals Review game threads from yesterday are pretty hilarious. I laughed out loud about a dozen times.

http://www.royalsreview.com/2015/10/...-the-astros-of

http://www.royalsreview.com/2015/10/...yals-vs-astros

http://www.royalsreview.com/2015/10/...yals-vs-astros

**** you! I've watched it 9 times now!! ROFL

Dammit. I'm on a plane. I still have it on my DVR though - I will catch up. I recorded the BJs game right after the Royals game, so my recording happens to start right at the end of the 7th inning. Perfect start.

Hey, Governor of Texas...how's it hangin'?

I'm the one being bashed for conceding? Haha, whatever

LMAO, that's AWESOME! Rep!

And it was in response to "If Hosmer and Gordon never wear a Royals uniform again I'll be happy."... but, thinking they lost the game is absurd.

1moreTRich... You magnificent bastard...

"Drew Butera stepped to the plate in Salvador Perez's place after Perez and facing the Houston closer, gritted out a ten-pitch plate appearance before working the most improbable of walks in the history of mankind."


lawlz

Nobody is talking about it, but the fact that Madsen limited the damage is a huge deal.

he gave up 3 runs ... so I have a hard time giving him credit for anything

hell, he probably shouldn't even face the Blue Jays ... they own him ... and that change up, while nasty, if guessed upon right is a long ball every time

Yep, I'm in favor of slotting Hoch in his spot......whatever that spot is now.

What is the proper thread to express my extreme pleasure that the tampon birds are going home with shards of glass in their butts?

The Royals are still alive, and the Cardinals are not. This pleases me greatly.

Hochevar is a sinker ball guy right? So that seems appropriate for going against the Jays.

I trust Young and Medlen more than Madsen at this point. I'm not sure why Madsen just automatically gets that spot?

Ummmm. He came in with he score 3-2 and left at 6-2.

Do not trust. He came very close to being the goat

There's still a huge difference between 3 runs and what could easily have been 5 runs. I'm not saying he pitched well. Obviously he didn't. He did limit the damage, though.

It's like a golfer who hit two balls into the water and sinks a 30 footer for double bogey and one who hits two into the water and then three putts.

You don't have to "give him credit" to acknowledge that it was huge in retrospect for them to strand runners at second and third with only one out.

duffy for the 6th & 7th

I was listening to Ryan during the 8th while watching the game. I just remember he quoted Fred White before the inning started. Fantastic!

Thanks!

That's the reason I've been shaky on Madson. The Blue Jays lit his shit up a few times, and I've been anticipating that matchup. He's good. If they put him in I can't blame them, but I'll be very worried. After his few performances this series I don't want to see him tomorrow at all. The next series they'll have to use him to some degree obviously.

Agree

Hochevar throws a fastball, a curve and a cutter

I swear I heard a little Fred White in voice when he called Hoz's HR.

That's a shame Fred White sucked so bad. But was good for a nice snooze after a hangover.

Bump.