****Official Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals ALDS Game 1 Thread****

[CoMoChief]

Game 1 SP: Collin McHugh vs Yordano Ventura

6:37pm cst @ Kauffman Stadium

TV: FSN1


It's finally game day, man what a long week. Time for the good guys in blue to put up or shut up. Put the Sept month behind them, eveything's led up to this point and anything less than a WS will be considered a disappointment. Personally I hope to eventually see a I-70 WS. GO ROYALS!!!

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Because they've played so well the past six weeks against inferior teams?

I get it.

It was with the division wrapped up resting players. That has nothing to do with tonight, but every game is it's own story. This team showed a lot of character last year and there's no reason why they can't find it again.

I will say in baseball it does seem like the team with home field in a 5 game is almost at an advantage. You take 1 of the 2 and you are rolling. It also seems to help when you have to fight til the end. Tomorrow is the season. Hopefully Cueto goes and gets it.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by tk13

He might, but this is really not based in any kind of reality other than just trying to emulate Pete.

Lol. Now, that was funny.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

We bought tickets and we're staying for Game #2 tomorrow afternoon. All in, bitches!

Cueto gets us even tomorrow. ChiTown, OUT!

Question? You concerned about the Astros NOW? Cuz last night you were talking all kinds of nonsense.

[MeatRock]

Originally Posted by okcchief

I get it.

It was with the division wrapped up resting players. That has nothing to do with tonight, but every game is it's own story. This team showed a lot of character last year and there's no reason why they can't find it again.

I will say in baseball it does seem like the team with home field in a 5 game is almost at an advantage. You take 1 of the 2 and you are rolling. It also seems to help when you have to fight til the end. Tomorrow is the season. Hopefully Cueto goes and gets it.

Hopefully our offense wakes the **** up.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

If prime Roy Halladay can lose a winner-take-all game at home, and Kershaw can get his teeth kicked in three playoff starts in a row, then Dallas Keuchel can lose at that shithole abomination of a stadium.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by tk13

Well then why even bother to participate? Why are you even here? It's over. You should probably go fishing. Because a two year sample size over 20 years of division series means it's over. You love stats but have almost no idea how to use them in an argument intelligently.

You can just go to the year before, 2012... two teams lost game of the LDS 1 at home and won the series in 5. And that was when the team with HFA got the final three games at home and played game 5 on the road. Will the Royals do that? Who the heck knows. But it's not like it's impossible. Down 2-0? Now yeah that's tough.

We are 0-4 all time losing game 1 of an LDS

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by TEX

Question? You concerned about the Astros NOW? Cuz last night you were talking all kinds of nonsense.

Wtf are you talking about?

[okcchief]

I think a good start would be banning Pete and prison bitch from all game threads. I really don't believe they even like the Royals or life for that matter.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Because they've played so well the past six weeks against inferior teams?

They won their last 5 games, outscoring their opponents 25-10, and the Twins were fighting for their playoff lives. They were on a nice streak entering the playoffs.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by tk13

He might, but this is really not based in any kind of reality other than just trying to emulate Pete.

This forum is a crackup.

The majority were to proclaim the Alex Smith era over before it began, only see him lead the Chiefs to a 9-0 start, an 11-5 record and a playoff berth his first season.

Yet Johnny Cueto still has a chance and Zobrist is really special, despite the 10-17 record in September and a drab playoff game.

This forum hasn't just jumped the shark, it's jumped ten megalodon's

[Prison Bitch]

They struck out 14x. And won

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

This forum is a crackup.

The majority were to proclaim the Alex Smith era over before it began, only see him lead the Chiefs to a 9-0 start, an 11-5 record and a playoff berth his first season.

Yet Johnny Cueto still has a chance and Zobrist is really special, despite the 10-17 record in September and a drab playoff game.

This forum hasn't just jumped the shark, it's jumped ten megaloden's.

Zobrist is a utility player and as Hamas said he was better here than in Oakland.

Cueto had pretty much the best culmative stats over the last 6 years. It's not crazy to think he could find his stuff for a game. He hasn't even faced Houston.

Alex Smith has always been an average to below average QB. I'm sorry but your comparison isn't in the same ballpark.

[Three7s]

Originally Posted by TEX

Question? You concerned about the Astros NOW? Cuz last night you were talking all kinds of nonsense.

I knew before this series even began that the Astros could beat us. They owned us in the regular season. I don't even know what you're talking about with ChiTown, but the fact is, while the World Series is the ultimate goal, the playoffs are just a crap-shoot. Get hot, get lucky, that's how you win and whether we get swept or whatever doesn't change how I feel about how good this Royals team is at all.

[okcchief]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

They struck out 14x. And won

That's what they do. Look at your graphs again.

[mr. tegu]

I am most disappointed in how we didn't really put up a fight, how we let them jump out to a lead, and that we conceded the second run in the first inning. That makes me very mad.