*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox Game Thread (9/26) ***
 

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The Kansas City Royals clinch a Wild Card and their first playoff appearance since 1985.

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/logos/80x80/kc.png

Win, (13-11) Jeremy Guthrie 7IP 0R 0ER 1BB 6K
Hold, (33) Wade Davis 1IP 1R 1ER 0BB 3K
Save, (46) Greg Holland 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/logos/80x80/cws.png

Loss, (8-11) Hector Noesi 6IP 3R 3ER 2BB 5K
Maikel Cleto 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 3K
Matt Lindstrom 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Eric Surkamp ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Daniel Webb ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

Home Runs

none

Other Relevant Games

Final: MIN 11, DET 4
Final: OAK 6, TEX 2

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Jarrod Dyson, CF
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF/RF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Billy Butler, DH
5. Terrance Gore, pr/DH
6. Alex Gordon, LF
7. Salvador Perez, C
8. Omar Infante, 2B
9. Mike Moustakas, 3B

CWS

1. Adam Eaton, CF
2. Alexei Ramirez, SS
3. Jose Abreu, DH
4. Conor Gillaspie, 3B
5. Paul Konerko, 1B
6. John Danks, RF
7. Michael Taylor, LF
8. Adrian Nieto, C
9. Marcus Semien, 2B

ROFL

From the "baseball players are so superstitious, its hilarious" department...

Remember that mouse the players saw and were chasing in their clubhouse before the game? Well, apparently Liam Hendricks caught it, put it in a box, and took the mouse into the Royals bullpen before the game.

After they came back and won the game, the Royals players started calling it the "rally mouse".

Well, OK. In that case I hope they get a cage and take that mouse with them on Tuesday. I don't think the mouse has super powers, but if the players think its good luck, then thats probably a good thing for them to have with them.

Would Tuesday be the wildcard game vs. Oakland?

In for a playoff spot clinching win.

I believe so.

Its still mathematically possible that it could be KC vs Seattle or Seattle vs Oakland, or Detroit vs Oakland, or Detroit vs Seattle.

but, yeah it would be.

I'm not gonna start the Saturday game thread, but I will probably do Sunday. Also, I'm only going to start the Wild Card thread if its not in KC.

Any idea on the time KC would (presumably) play Tuesday? I have a meeting Tuesday night at 7 :(

In early. Go Royals! I BARELY remember what it was like in the early 80s. Please make this happen again. Side note: funny how sports make you forget about life's everyday issues!

NO MICKEY MOUSE OPERATION

There was quite a scene in the visiting clubhouse before the game. Royals RHP Liam Hendricks was on all fours while leading the charge to capture a mouse hiding in one corner. He eventually trapped it in a box and took it to the bullpen for the game, with the players dubbing it the "Rally Mouse."

Hendricks hopes to find the same mouse -- or another one -- before Saturday's game and keep it in the bullpen.

"Whatever works, man," manager Ned Yost said.

No, TBS is gonna take their sweet damned time to officially settle on a time.

The TV Listings are saying 7pm, but I don't know if that means anything.

(It makes sense though, when they have 1 or 2 west coast teams and no east coast teams, then they usually have it at night to maximize the ratings)

I'll pick ya up on any day you don't make. You planning on going to the game in KC if there on Tuesday ?

Both wild card games started at 8 PM ET last year. I think at worst... if the game is on the west coast, maybe it starts at 9 ET instead?

yup, I have tickets for the WC game and also game 3 of the ALDS.

If the Royals make it to the ALCS I'll probably sit out because these postseason tickets are so expensive, but if by some miracle they actually get to the World Series, then obviously it will be mandatory to go to at least one of those games.

Did anybody see Chris Sale yesterday? He was indicating that the Tigers' hitters were being tipped off pitch locations from centerfield.

900 posts! Go Royals!

**** the playoffs right in the pussy

If Detroit was, it didn't help. He gave up 1 run and had 10 Ks.

Chris Sale is crazy

The signs were not being stolen, and if they thought they were, it would have been easy for Chris and his catcher to deal with it using multiple signs.

Come on, let's get a royals win and tigers loss and make things interesting.

Great OP :clap:

Those other ones suck

Detroit can have that game, we can start our ALDS games on Thursday. But yeah, the wild card games for both leagues are Tuesday, and any tiebreaker games would be played on Monday it appears.

Actually, the NL Wild Card game is wednesday,

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=14

yep my bad

Baseball,Hot Dogs & Apple Pie, Awh Man Let It All Hang Out!
 

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Awh shit, I knew a girl back then that looked a lot like the girl at the :44 second mark.

Cute!

sweet jesus I laughed at this!!

Lets not get Yosted.

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Third-hand rumor I heard from a friend of a friend...

Apparently, Ventura told Sale to drill Victor Martinez, but then wouldn't back him up. So, Sale, being pissed, told the White Sox he wasn't coming to the ballpark the rest of the year, and spent yesterday at his house playing Xbox.

It's third hand, but it's fun/funny, and if true shows again what a terrible manager Robin Ventura is.

Might want to forward that to Buster Olney. He was on 810 Thursday saying that if Sunday's game meant something in the standings, Sale might go to Ventura and ask to pitch, because he's super-competitive.

We hit 100% on baseball prospectus this morning. (so, some big number that rounds up to 100%.)

Oakland is at 98.8%, Cleveland 0.7%, Seattle 0.5%.

Lets wrap this up tonight.

Knowing the Royals, they'll probably make us sweat until Sunday. ;)

this
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb...14_BLD-002.JPG

Robin Ventura might be the biggest douche-bag in all of MLB. I wish Nolan Ryan would have crushed his skull

Will this be the last we see of Guts in a starting capacity this year? I hope so.

Right-handed slugger Josh Willingham has decided to retire following the conclusion of the 2014 campaign, according to a report from Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. According to Berardino, the 35-year-old Willingham has told people close to him that he is “100 percent retiring,” although agent Matt Sosnick tells MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes that “Josh and [his wife] Ginger haven’t made a definitive decision.”

Pretty sure Josh retired on some of his recent ab's

I don't know. I think at this point, if we advance past the Wildcard round, I'd prefer to see him over Vargas.

His last game was that miserable outing last Saturday. Wonder if he's healthy enough to be on the postseason roster.

Sad way to go out if that's it for him.

TBS is now saying 7pm central for the wild card game in the schedule on their web site.

I'm going to be travelling!!!!!!!!!! Gawdamnit!!!!!!!!

Flying? Want I should call in a bomb threat?*







*Attention NSA! This is a joke and I would never consider doing such a thing.

I land at 600, and then I have a late dinner meeting scheduled at 7pm. I am so pissed right now. I scheduled this about a 3 weeks ago.:banghead:

I'm very excited. 99% sure we're toast for the division, but I'll take any ticket into the playoffs. Got gotta crawl before you walk.

So is there a chance that the A's are forced to use Lester on Sunday just to try to get in? I know it's unlikely and would be on 3 days rest, but I was thinking about that today.

Even if they don't, I like our chances against Oakland or Seattle. Seriously, they're both choking on bags 'o dicks right now.

Look at this week, even the suspended game and the game we lost in Cleveland. The offense has improved a bit. They're putting up a nice fight every game.

What are our chances on the division? Or have we given up on that?

1 in a million

Magic number for Detroit is two. For us to get a 163rd for the division it would take a combination of 5 KC wins and Detroit losses over the weekend.

That scenario might just topple that dumpster fire of a city.

It's not happening, but that sure would be enjoyable.

And those Detroit losses need to come at the hands of Minnesota. Not likely at all.

Just for fun, I'll calculate a back of the envelope probability. I will use these rough assumptions:

P(Detroit loss) = 40% per game
P(KC win) = 55% per game

Given that, then:

P(we outright win the division with no 163rd game) = 1.06%
P(we tie and force a tiebreaker game on Monday in Detroit) = 7.41%

That is.... actually more likely than I expected.

OK, lets assume the Twins are mailing it in and they only have a 1/3 chance of winning each game, which is pretty bad.

P(we outright win the division with no 163rd game) = 0.62%
P(we tie and force a tiebreaker game on Monday in Detroit) = 5.21%

Still decent, considering I thought it was hopeless.

OK, I guess we have about a 1 in 20 shot, give or take, of the Tigers not clinching the division by the end of Sunday.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...ead1238179.jpg

For safety's sake...

OMFG That is awesome.

PLEASE win tonight

For some reason that pic gave me chills, lol

I just went from 6 to midnight.

Balls deep for the win

Just got the all clear to get tickets off StubHub for Tuesday night!PBJ

ROFL

That's called Fully Torqued

Someone was saying that if KC ties Detroit, there will be a one game playoff. How is that when Detroit clearly has the head to head advantage? What gives? Also, if KC has head to head over Seattle, why didn't we clinch last night?


That shit has been bothering me...

Because tiebreakers are only used in baseball to determine seeding/home field advantage.

Baseball doesn't use tiebreakers like that. They play an extra game.

I don't understand....

:rolleyes:

See the plastic wrap at the top of the lockers?

If that ain't a hell of a motivator.

AHHHH! Awesome...and LOL at my lack of awareness.

Lol...didn't see it.

It was a subtle suggestion to look up, haha

The reason why they are saying that is because it is true.

All ties for a division, or wild card ties where there are more teams than wild cards available, are broken on the field. (so if we tie Oakland, we're #1 since Oakland still gets to have the 2nd wild card. If we're tied with both Oakland and Seattle, we'll have to play some complicated tiebreaker games to figure out who gets eliminated)

edit: woops, double-beaten

That gave me goosebumps!!

I still can't believe that this is even possible.

You act like you've never been here before...........

Cool.

THAT'S GROOVY BABY, JUST LET IT ALL HANG OUT!

ill be rooting for yall tonight! good luck!

I came home early and this is torture. How can I kill all these hours before the game?

What happens if they lose? Do they sit around for 2+ hours waiting for Seattle game to be over? And then do you party even if its midnight and you have a game tomorrow that would have meaning (Oak and home field?)

I'm hard

Simple, don't lose