***OFFICIAL 4-30-13 Rays v. Royals Thread***
 

My first game thread.

Royals 13-10 (Big Game James 1-2, 3.09 ERA)

V.

Rays 12-13 (Cobb 3-1, 1.82 ERA)

Time to right the ship, boys!!

In the header, it should read, "Rays v. Royals". the home team is supposed to be listed 2nd.

Thanks, n00b.

Now Shields needs to halt this two game losing streak.

Gotta nip this losing streak in the bud.

Shields is going to do work tonight.

Last chance for great weather at The K tonight before the shit storm hits tomorrow/Thursday. Anyone ready for another weather postponement?

Shields also confirmed a report in the Tampa Bay Times that he has been in contact with Rays third baseman Evan Longoria regarding the latter’s recent comments.

Longoria previously suggested the Rays were in a “better mental state” without Shields and outfielder B.J. Upton because the two veterans often referenced their time with the club’s struggling years.

Upton departed the Rays in the offseason as a free agent who eventually signed with Atlanta.

“(Longoria) texted me a little while ago to apologize,” Shields said. “It didn’t come out the way he wanted. Everything is fine.”

So...no retaliation then?

“I’m not going to hit him,” Shields laughed, “but I’m going to pitch inside if I need to. I’m definitely not going to be scared to do that.

“Look, I’ve known him for years, and I’m not going to let something so little ruin what we’ve had in the past. I don’t care about the petty stuff, and I don’t have any room for drama.”

This is why we acquired Shields, to stop a losing streak.

I wonder if Big Game defriended longoria on facebook-lol I bet that stung-lol Even MLB players hate to be defriended.

In for the win PBJ

Good wind again today. These mother****ers better rake tonight.

It's warmer today as well, 3rd time through the line up and we should mash.

Gawt damn CJizzles. Supposed to be FOUR STARS in an official thread. Hope to hell you didn't jinx us. Shit

Beautiful weather for some baseball.

Need to stop that losing shit right here and NOW

Chicken tacos and Mali-dew on the menu tonight!

Going to be a great ****ing evening.

I'm conflicted....

Do I want to stay in and watch some Royals baseball? Or would I rather go out and hunt for some morels?

Man, I ate mushrooms for 3 days straight and found another sink full today. I'ma sick of them

will rep for extra morels

If you leave I will kill you.

seems kinda sad that Hosmer is still batting cleanup

HEY DUMBASS PUT THE TIME OF THE GAME IN THERE

WERE DOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shields, just plunk Longoria...just a simple **** you.

Gotta get the Billeh sig in there for good luck.

GAME OVER!

Annnnnd we're off

Okay, I've got a decent sized Margarita in me, and have a Latitude 48 IPA by my side. Let's do this shit!

Ump gonna be slow with the calls tonight it looks like.

Wow. ****

Jesus.

Welp...

:facepalm:

AND playing from behind again. 2-0

Welp, there's your game. I'll be outside enjoying the weather.

Game over

Rays capitalizing on the warm, windy weather.

Not too late to go look for some morels I guess. Games isn't over. Ill be checking back in later

hahaha

nice angle Frenchy

When Frenchy comes up the first time and strikes out I might throw the remote. Pretty tired of him and not in the mood to see him tonight.

getting our shit pushed in already

Damn Frenchy sucks in the field for everything but throwing the damn ball.

Frenchie thinks that being.. what, 28?.. means he can play lazy OF defense. WTF.

It'll be 4-0 here soon

Got to be a CP member sitting under the KC sign in the background

My god the weather is beautiful. We're supposed to be getting some snow here later in the week? This shit is unreal.

Had to order some more propane for the furnace today. Minimum 200 gallons. Shit

These games are reminding me of seasons past......

Shields looks pissed off.

Still a minimal chance for this lifeless Royals team to come back and win. However they got owned last night by a shit pitcher... Cobb is pretty damn good.

Well, that was bleh. Will our bats wake up tonight?

Time to get the bats going

Shields is fine. I don't like starting a game out like that, but I believe he's got the testicular fortitude to gut it through this game and give us a chance.

I hope the bats came to play tonight. The conditions are ideal.

let's just hope we hit the ball out of the infield before the 5th inning

Win or lose I'm not really concerned about the outcome of this game. I just want to see our offense take a step forward. These guys have to get out of their funk on offense.

I know it's early, but can we please stop staring at first pitch 90 MPH fastballs right down the plate?

time for Billay to tap one back to the mound

Tie it up Hosmer

We can't be letting Cobb get ahead of our hitters with fastballs goddammit.

Good crack, Bill.

<positive thoughts>

Hos will whiff

If it's inside

I will kill you too.

Be nice if Shields got those same calls

Bleh

Hope they show the pitchtrax on that one.

This.

The ump has blinders on when Shields pitches. Cobb getting low zone and inside calls.

Well CJizz not knowing how to setup a game thread is really ****ing us. Nice one Ned Yost 2.0.

At least my chicken tacos were good.

Now time to drink.

Hud just had me rollin' LMAO

not only was that a swing...that same pitch was strike 3 on Hos

I'm holding off until we show some life tonight. I hate being smashed when we're getting smashed.

It makes the pain disappear.

The Royals need more guys with stupid ****ing tattoos on the team.

From the fwiw department Cleveland has already put up a 10 spot on Philly.

**** YOU UMP!!!!!!!!