*** Official San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals World Series Game 2 Thread ***
 

Kansas City wins Game 2, 7 - 2

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<tr><td> FINAL</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td>3 </td><td>4 </td><td>5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> SF </td> <td>1</td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td>1</td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td>0</td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 8</td><td> 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> KC </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 5 </td><td>0</td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 7 </td><td>10</td><td> 0 </td></tr>
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This Series is tied up, 1-1

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J. Peavy, 5.0 innings
J. Machi, 0.0 innings
J. Lopez, 0.1 innings
H. Strickland, 0.0 innings
J. Affeldt, 0.2 innings
T. Lincecum, 1.2 innings
S. Casilla, 0.1 innings


VS.

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Y. Ventura, 5.1 innings
K. Herrera, 1.2 innings
W.Davis, 1.0 innings
G. Holland, 1.0 innings


Home Runs

SF
Blanco,solo 1st inning

KC
Infante, 2 run shot 6th inning

Starting Lineups

SF
1. CF Gregor Blanco
2. 2B Joe Panik
3. C Buster Posey
4. 3B Pablo Sandoval
5. RF Hunter Pence
6. 1B Brandon Belt
7. DH Michael Morse
8. LF Travis Ishikawa
9. SS Brandon Crawford


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

Here's to a better Game 2 and no jitters!

Must win

According to Hootie and his numbers, this is not true...

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Just got home and still shaken from the brutality I witnessed.
In for game 2, from the safety of my couch.

Sorry that happened to you man.

Just got to town, ate some Gates, about to **** away the pain of game 1. In for the pretty damn close to a must win game two. If I see Sung Woo, I will hold him accountable for game 1.

I'm hopping a flight from Cali tomorrow morning to see this game. Don't worry guys, I got this.

****ing Koreans

More pine tar

Per Pedro Martinez

I love this song, and I share it with the KC #Royals...Donnie McClurkin, "We fall down, but we get up"

Royals have never won a game 1 or 2 in the World Series. Lets hope that changes tonight.

I blame Carl for that mess last night. Damnit Carl!!!!

Time to start a new 4 game winning streak!!!!

Let's go Royals. **** YOU JAKE PEAVY.

Wasn't just him. John Dorsey was also at the game

I haven't reached the Damnit Carl level with Dorsey yet.

Oh hell no...you two tampon assed mother****ers stick to screwing over one sport...

Let's win this one. Last nights outcome wasn't un-expected for me.

Rest of SF starters are not scary. They can win tomorrow

Agreed. The reality is 1 or tops 2 was gonna be all we could allow last night anyway. No need to Panik, just go win today.

In. Leaving for the game at 130

They should skip singing God Bless America tonight. That song sucks.

Go Royals!!!
hoping the strike zone is a bit more consistent tonight

I'll be there tonight. Don't worry, Chiefsplant brethren, I got this.

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Still got us in 6. Shields f'ed us last night though. What a disaster he is in the postseason. People are overreacting on twitter thinking every pitcher they have is a Bumgarner. We'll be fine. But Shields really f'ed us ugh that ****er.

It was an all around ****ing, but we are not hitting the ball. Let's hope we can start swinging the bats again.

In it to win it! Royals in 6. Heat those bats up boys! GO ROYALS!

Save for that first pitch tho...

I suppose if Bum is the only pitcher they have that they can beat us with, I guess we'll win this bitch in 6!

Yeah, the Giants set the tone early and took any chance of getting momentum away with fantastic defense in the first inning. Anxiety took over for the Royals hitters after that point. Let's hope they get back to feeling lax at the plate and doing what they do best.

Told folks at work yesterday we were going to lose last night (though I thought it would be something like 4-2) and not to get all pissy when it happened. Anyone who thought Bumgarner was gonna get taken to the woodshed was either fooling themselves or didn't have a clue.
Still thinking Royals take the series in 6, with another loss in game 5.

Just think, had we only stolen that base we might be in the drivers seat and up 1-0 in the series. #yosted

I've said more than once I was scared to death of this team losing even 1 game. Now that it's happened, I'm not. I think we'll be just fine. In fact, I'm way more concerned with this ****ing hangover I have and whether or not it's going to go away in time for the 1st pitch tonight. Definitely taking the day off from the Crown. Jesus...

We hit Bumgardner pretty hard, especailly early. His strikeouts with runners in scoring position and us hitting the ball hard right at people sucked. I thought Hoz hit a homer or at least a gapper early with Cain on, Butler drove the ball well. We just didn't find the holes last night. The type of contact we made usually gets us 3-4 runs through 7 innings.

We need Ventura to have a strong outing tonight. If he can go 6 while giving up 2 or maybe 3 runs I like our chances against Peavy. So far in the postseason having our #1 starter getting shelled hasn't hurt our MOJO too much, but we've been carrying him with the bats.

Yep, I thought Hosmer's shot was an easy double. Blanco showed Cain-like range getting to it.

Blanco was playing deep and shaded into the gap. That's how he got to that ball.

Did KC native get to you yet?
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Who threw out first pitch last night?

Cheers sir. We are in the same boat. My stomach and liver hate me this morning.

I was there and don't remember a first pitch being thrown out. Either way, Trisha Yearwood and her husband that went to Spring Training with the Royals can stay at home forever.

I didn't see one either

A military veteran

They squared him up quite a bit (for Bumgarner) early in the game, just didn't find a gap or string them together.

I thought Hosmer had taken him out in the first (and he would have, had he gotten a fraction of an inch further under the ball... probably would have taken him to the fountains).

That one ended in the bottom 3rd/top 4th, when the Royals missed a chance to cut into the 3-0 lead and the Giants tacked on a few runs to blow it wide open.

Still like KC's chances in the next 3 games. Hopefully, Ventura is healthy and ready to go tonight. Need a big start from him!

Maybe we need some encouragement!
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We got our real Ace on the mound tonight

I'm damn nervous.

I was done being nervous after the 1st inning of last nights abortion. Now, I just want Ace to lock the SF bats down. We need a win.

Eh, Don't be nervous. Enjoy the ride, seriously. Playing with house money.

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Every time Ventura has been put in a spot where the Royals need an ACE-like performance out of him in the second half, he has responded. I think he will tonight, as long as he's healthy.

That's why I'm not worried about Shields walking (as long as Ventura is healthy next year). I think the kid has already shown he can handle any moment.

We aight. I didn't expect us to win 12 straight, and neither should you have. We got this shit, y'all.

First thing I'll look for tonight is how Ventura is carrying himself on the mound. Is he showing us that almost cocky swagger he has? If so - he'll do just fine tonight.

Not to harp on the Shields thing.... but have you seen his numbers this postseason? For his career in the postseason?

Just listening to Petro on 810, he says it's a fact that Duffy isnt healthy, but if he can give you 3 innings in Game 5, that has to be considered.

Yeah. He won the Rays first playoff game ever in 2008 and pitched pretty well (though a little luckily) in his WS start against the Phillies. But other than that, his postseason numbers are pretty bad.

I think he looks tired. Dude logs a shit ton of innings, and I'm guessing it has taken its toll on him. He'll be on a very short leash if there is a game 5.

ROFL

We're the narrow favorite tonight. Vegas likes Ventura over Peavy

SF: +104
KC: -114

This, I agree with. Yesterday, I did not.

I'm optimistic about Ventura tonight. The Giants' heart of the order looks to crush fastballs & they are some of the best in MLB this season at hitting 95mph+ fastballs, so Ventura can't rely on simply dialing it up to get a strikeout. But I'm optimistic.

I am sure they are figuring in the must win mentality the Royals must have right now as well. You don't want to have to win 4 out of 5 with 3 of those being in SF and most likely facing Madbum 2 more times.

Gonna get back in this thing tonight, everyone chill out.

... :bolt:

No Bumgarner should wake up the bats. Let's GO Rs!

In!

About to hit the road now. I won't be back here until well after midnight!

Not much of a Royals fan or baseball in general since David Cone stopped pitching but you guys really need to pull this one out tonight. If KC does I think they'll be fine. If they lose I think they're done.

Rooting for you guys either way.

Gordon
Salvy
Infante

I had a dream this weekend that we lost game 1 and ended up winning the series in 6.


So we got that going for us...which is nice.

Alright, Gents, I'm outta here. Headed to pick up my kids from School and we are off to KC for tailgate fun. I plan to bring home the W!

LETS GO RO-YALS!!!!!

If Bochy was going to pitch Bumgarner on short rest in Game 4, doesn't he pull him up by 7, with Bumgarner's PC sitting at 96 or whatever it was entering that inning? I believe Vogelsong has already been announced as the Game 4 starter.

That would put Bumgarner in as the Game 5 starter in San Francisco, again matching up against Shields, and on just two days rest for a potential Game 7. He probably is available out of the pen in that game, but not to start it.

MadBum isn't making two more starts unless Bochy slides Vogelsong out for Game 4.

In for the win...lets go Royals, even this series up! :thumb:

me too!!!
so excited I can't contain myself!!!

any CPers tailgating? i'll be good, bringing the wife!!!!!


gooooooooooooo royals!!!!

Hope I am wrong.....but I see Ventura giving up 4 or 5 runs in 5 innings before being yanked.

To all CP'ers going to the ballpark tonight...have fun! Hopefully the boys in blue give you a great night tonight.

I got to watch Ventura pitch in Anaheim for Game 2 of the ALDS and it was electric. Enjoy!!!

HATS FOR BATS!

I think that is a good take. The pen needs work. I think Bochy will have Voggy on a short leash. It will be fun to watch.

I'm out of here, bu had to post this first, pardon me for a somewhat lengthy post:

My son just called and a client he's worked with for some time came in and asked if he was a Royals fan.
Son: Sure
Client: You busy this evening?
Son: Nothing outside of watching the game
Client: Oh, you going?
Son: Laughed and said, "I wish"
Client gave him a pair of tickets in section 307 and said: "Have a good time"

Fast forward a couple of minutes
Son called me and asked if I could come pick him and give him a ride somewhere this evening (bear in mind I'm an hour and a half away)
Me: "Of course, but it will take me a bit to get back there, where you need to go"
Son: "I have an extra ticket to a game tonight I thought you wold be interested in....at the K....see you in a couple of hours"
Me: HOLY SHIT!!!! I'M ON THE WAY

That's incredible. He was worth it after all, eh!? =) enjoy it man! That's what life is all about!

Wow! That is every shade of awesome there is.