Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (5/4)

[alnorth]

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS (12-13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
KC (15-11)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	10	0

Zack Greinke throws the 6th complete game, and the 2nd shutout of his MLB career. (3CG, 2SHO this season)

Zack Greinke is the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to have an ERA under 0.50 after 6 starts



Loss, (2-2) Bartolo Colon 5IP 3R 2ER 3BB 7K
Clayton Richard 3IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K

VS.



Win, (6-0) Zack Greinke 9IP 0R 0ER 0BB 10K

Starting Lineups

CWS

1. Chris Getz, 2B
2. Jayson Nix, 3B/RF
3. Carlos Quentin, LF
4. Jim Thome, DH
5. Paul Konerko, 1B
6. A.J. Pierzynsky, C
7. Alexei Ramirez, SS
8. Scott Podsednik, RF/CF
9. Brent Lillibridge, CF
9. Wilson Betemit, ph/3B

KC

1. Coco Crisp, CF
2. David DeJesus, LF
3. Mark Teahen, 3B
4. Jose Guillen, RF
4. Mitch Maier, pr/RF
5. Billy Butler, 1B
6. Mike Jacobs, DH
7. Alberto Callaspo, 2B
8. Miguel Olivo, C
9. Mike Aviles, SS

[petegz28]

I've been going to Royals games for almost 30 years and I don't think I have ever been to one where the pitcher threw a CG. Let alone a shut out. Zack is just ****ing sick-nasty.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Hootie

I'd say so...

Geez.

Talk about making baseball relevant again in KC...if he keeps this up, his starts are going to be the talk of the town...I bet next time he starts at home the K will sell out.

What are people waiting for? Greinke was pitching.

[ChiefaRoo]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Go play poker, putz.

And George hit three HR against the Yankees in 78. His great game against Toronto was game 3 where he homered twice, doubled, singled and threw Damaso Garcia out at the plate on the single greatest play ever made in Royals stadium.

Hell Bill, I was there. 18, full of f**king beer and Royals Stadium was as loud as late 90's Arrowhead that night. I had about 8 beers in me so excuse me if I don't remember Brett's homers exactly. They were beautiful and I believe they came off Doyle Alexander and the last one put KC ahead. Those were the days. I hope the Royals get that chance to be great again. I'll be there. That was the point I was trying to make but some of you guys are just buttholes.

[teedubya]

Great time at the K tonight... absolutely brilliant. Gorgeous weather... it was my 7 year olds first time at the New K... did the batting cages and Little K early on... then sat down and watched Greinke ****ing OWN the SUX.

I loved it. Greinke is unreal. Love this kid. So glad we didn't trade him or something stupid.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

Great time at the K tonight... absolutely brilliant. Gorgeous weather... it was my 7 year olds first time at the New K... did the batting cages and Little K early on... then sat down and watched Greinke ****ing OWN the SUX.

I loved it. Greinke is unreal. Love this kid. So glad we didn't trade him or something stupid.

I'm so glad Moore was able to rehab him after Baird about ruined him.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I'm so glad Moore was able to rehab him after Baird about ruined him.

Wha?

Hmm...yes he had to carry some heavy expectations, but...

I don't think Baird did anything to ruin the kid. Might have arrived a bit early, but he was awfully good that first year. Didn't seem like anything was too big for him.

[CHENZ A!]

Just got back from the game, and gonna be in LA to watch him beat the halo's ass this Sat too!! Big Zack is my dude! Hope Davies can rebound tomorrow and we can get a 2 game sweep. Break out tha brooms!



PS- WTF was billay doing flipping that shit with his glove? did it look as goofy/unnecessary on TV as in real life?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Wha?

Hmm...yes he had to carry some heavy expectations, but...

I don't think Baird did anything to ruin the kid. Might have arrived a bit early, but he was awfully good that first year. Didn't seem like anything was too big for him.

**** yes he did. He put the team on his shoulders in his rookie season. And doing good was probably the worst thing cause it reinfiorced what Baird thought was right. The best thing that happened to Greinke was Meche and some time in the pen where the kid could just pitch and the Ace title was on someone else he could learn from.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by CHENZ A!

Just got back from the game, and gonna be in LA to watch him beat the halo's ass this Sat too!! Big Zack is my dude! Hope Davies can rebound tomorrow and we can get a 2 game sweep. Break out tha brooms!



PS- WTF was billay doing flipping that shit with his glove? did it look as goofy/unnecessary on TV as in real life?

Yes.

Real athletic play by Greinke.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by petegz28

**** yes he did. He put the team on his shoulders in his rookie season. And doing good was probably the worst thing cause it reinfiorced what Baird thought was right. The best thing that happened to Greinke was Meche and some time in the pen where the kid could just pitch and the Ace title was on someone else he could learn from.

He's 25 and excellent.

Props to anyone and everyone who had anything to do with him being a Royal if you ask me.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

Great time at the K tonight... absolutely brilliant. Gorgeous weather... it was my 7 year olds first time at the New K... did the batting cages and Little K early on... then sat down and watched Greinke ****ing OWN the SUX.

I was there tonight, too. Amazing time.

CG shutouts are becoming the norm for Greinke. Scary.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Hootie

He's 25 and excellent.

Props to anyone and everyone who had anything to do with him being a Royal if you ask me.

I won't knock Baird's eye for some talent. But I will knock how he managed it.

[DeezNutz]

I give Baird and co. credit for allowing Greinke to find his way and not pressuring him when he was dealing with his personal issues. That's huge, really.

There's no question that the acquisition of some talented vets, like Meche and Riske, was unbelievably beneficial for Zack. But I'd imagine that all young pitchers need to have their mentors, so, the Royals were merely acting like a ML franchise. Which has been rare around these parts, I grant you.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

If I ever see Allard Baird, I'm going to hug him for not allowing ZG to fall of the face of the earth.

Buddy Bell too.

.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I give Baird and co. credit for allowing Greinke to find his way and not pressuring him when he was dealing with his personal issues. That's huge, really.

There's no question that the acquisition of some talented vets, like Meche and Riske, was unbelievably beneficial for Zack. But I'd imagine that all young pitchers need to have their mentors, so, the Royals were merely acting like a ML franchise. Which has been rare around these parts, I grant you.

But it more or less took Moore to manage it like a ML franchise. Baird as far as I am concerned induced some of Greinke's issues. And Moore managed Greinke the way he should have been from the start. As I said earlier, Baird had a decent eye for talent, just no clue on what to do with it.