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**Official Royals vs. Phillies 4/7 Gamethread** AKA Vengeance Game (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=271842)

Gotta be honest here guys. Looking at the schedule early on I thought that coming into our home opener at .500 or better was going to be damn tough. Last night's debacle aside, we've played great offensively of late. I iz happy.

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Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop (Post 9564963)

Safe to on the sound, yet?

nope, Hudler is still a Royals broadcaster

Timmy Collins
v
Jimmy Rollins.

Collins appears to be a big fan of Brian Wilson.

Collins' beard accounts for approximately 1/16 of his total body weight.

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Originally Posted by Chiefshrink (Post 9564932)

Well WANTiNG the trust from your 'skip' and BELIEVING IN YOURSELF to GET that trust when you have already walked 2 only to walk a 3rd are 2 different realities here my friend. Pull him, he doesn't have it today. Anyone is better than a pitcher that gets the 'BB disease'. He may have been the best option in the beginning but after the 1st walk I'm warming someone up just in case because I have a F'N lead on the road and will not lose it to the 'BB disease' come hell or high water. The deeper question here is how do you allow yourself as manager to get your pitching staff into this situation where there are limited options only 5 games into the season?

You should probably stop.

One walk - on a borderline pitch that could have been strike 3 as easily as ball four - and the manager should be warming up one of his long relief/6th inning guys behind his closer?

Luke Hochevar is hot garbage, especially with men on base. He's not an option. Bruce Chen is not a strikeout guy and is not an option. JC Gutierrez has pitched in ONE game for KC in a low-leverage situation and isn't a major strikeout guy, either. Holland still was the best option at that point to get out of it with a win.

And claiming that the bullpen was mishandled is silly. 30/30 major league managers run that the exact same way yesterday.

HAHA. Collins made Utley his bitch

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9564981)

April Fans. It's been addressed ad nauseam. You can't have a reasonable baseball discussion with these individuals because they are too proud to admit they are wrong and won't stop to learn something along the way.

DET and MIN both losing. Yuss.

edit: Min winning.