***Official GDT Thread - Royals vs A's 4/17***
 

Since nobody has started one.

Reporting in

We are giving the left fielder a work out today.

Nice play by Valencia.

I'm back from a mini-vacation.

Time to win.

Chicago and Cleveland both lost. The Astros are trying to blow a 5-0 lead to Detroit. They've given up three bombs in the last 2 innings. 5-4

Nice to see Billy Butler in the lineup today for the A's. I know he's declined a lot but I still like the guy.

Sure would be nice if Morales started hitting. He's been Billy Butler so far this season.

He leads the team in RBIs. I don't think you watch baseball

Gordo with the nice AB drives in Hosmer.

Get hot Gordon, you streaky bastard.

I'm wearing my Gordon jersey today. He is due.

I like how Cain always acts like he's pissed off the batter made him run to make the catch.

I like when I don't have to ask you what you're wearing.

Hawt.

11,000 future convicts in the stands today. Today's broadcast is brought to you by the Lyle Alzado Memorial Juvenile Detention Center.

That's a factor of where he hits in the lineup. He's hitting .238 with a .260 OBP.

Billy Butler sighting.

Belly!

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BILLY!

Poor Billy.

Hosmer is a stud.

Good ole Belly

Classic Billy!

Billy is going to ride the bench a lot this year.

Almost feel sorry for Belly

A's ball boy with the web gem.

Sign that Oakland ball boy to a minor league contract.

And then they boo him.

ROFL

Moose donger!!!! PBJ

Moose looks fairly good pulling that ball for homers this year.

Moooooose! Nice shot baby!

DONG

Ryan Lefebvre getting a little salty about the HR ball being thrown back.

Moose might scare Balboni's record this year.

Jesus, look at all those bugs flying around in the dugout. Must have shitwater pooling somewhere.

Hooter's big prediction was Moose to breakout this year.

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Really like the way Moustakas looks at the plate. Think he has found himself/his approach at the plate for The course of his career.

Related: Raul Mondesi off to a great start at Northwest Arkansas. Only 40 ABs, but he has 3 HR, 5 SB ... And most important, 5 BBs...


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Coco pulled some luck out of his ass.

Gordon has quite the K collection going.

Well, it was about time for a Gordon K.

Houston is about to gag this game away. They just dropped the throw at first for the last out in the 8th and then gave up a hit.

5-4 Houston with 2 outs in the top of the 8th.

...and they got out of it. Whew

We beat Felix with Blanton, didn't we?

Winner.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...01506220.shtml

Get out of this, Medlen!

Yep, he gave up 8 or 9 hit that were all singles. Death by 1000 cuts.

well that sucked

WTF was that, Sal?

Thanks Salvy!


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Belly going deep.


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When did this keystone kops bullshit return?

At least Butler still sucks.

Thanks Billah!!!

It's one passed ball. Calm down.

No on, two outs for Detroit in the ninth. 5-4 Astros

More bench time for Billy coming.

A PB is Keystone Cops bullshit? The ball dipped late and Sal misjudged it. Hardly a laughable display of D

Astros win

And the throw by Cain that was 10 foot high

couple of throws looked sloppy

our fielding just doesn't seem as sharp lately

We've been extremely sloppy defensively today. We're lucky that it only cost us once.

Moose made a bad throw that Hos caught and came down with before Butler touched first. Gordon nearly lost one in the sun. Cain misjudged one in center and nearly tripped. Medlen threw wild on a pickoff that hit the umpire or else it would have advance the runner. Sal's passed ball was the first one to bite us.

Damn, probably gonna need more than 2 runs.

Poor Belly and his 30 mil for hitting three times a week.

So, if Salvy is able to record the out at first on the passed ball strike out, does the run that already crossed the plate count?

Losing a ball in the sun is sloppy.

Gotcha...

No.

Let's bust this thing open

Man...I thought Gordon was going to come through there.

Good time for a bomb.

Sit the **** back down!

This is frustrating. It's ridiculous how inept we have been with runners on. We simply can't keep putting this much pressure on our pen.

Medlen is rolling. Lots of walks but he's managed this game extremely well. Id love to see him get through the 7th and hand it off to the Cyborgs

You mean in this game correct? The Royals have been above league average with runners in scoring position on this road trip.

This series

81 pitches for Medlen thru 6 innings.


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Bassitt pitched well against us today.

Bassitt will be an All-star this year.

Good game, KM.

I like going to Herrera here because of the situation. I realize Ned is only doing it because of the inning, however. Put out that fire Kelvin!