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

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

You can count on Greinke to buzz the tower at least once a game...usually twice against the Sox. Pitchers need to do that every now and then. It put's a little doubt in the back of a hitter's mind.

He picked the right guy to do it to also. Nobody gives a flip if Ramirez gets chin music.

And he laid him out. That should be screen capped. I'd love that as my avi.

[Nightfyre]

What are the details of Greinke's contract? We should compare him to Sabathia to get the bang for the buck comparison!

[wild1]

Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo

The fan base in KC has been decimated. I'd imagine there are Royals fans who will never get over the mental anguish from seeing the great Royals teams of the late 70's to the '85 season Championship Team through the laughingstock joke teams put on the field in the 90's through early 2000's.

Hell, when they traded away Johnny D. I washed my hands of the Royals because they truly had become the definition of a loser team with a slack ass loser management structure.

If they continue to play ball, pay their players and field a real team I'll come back to Royals stadium for the first time in over ten years.

I mean really, how can anyone go from watching George Brett in his prime, jacking three homers in the ALCS against Toronto and then watch more than a decade of shite!? I think they tried to kill the MLB market in KC and from reading some of the other threads some of you guys have bought into the "continuous rebuild" mentality which will never do anything but guarantee the end of a once proud franchise.

Go **** yourself

[beavis]

Originally Posted by wild1

Go **** yourself

This.

[Pioli Zombie]

What should get Royals fans more excited is that they won 2 road games in a row without Greinke. That tells me they can contend.
In 1999 Pedro Martinez went 23-4. Saberhagen won 10. Nobody else won 10. The Red Sox went 94-68. That's what a guy like Greinke can do. If Meche can win 13-15 and Davies gives them 10-12 they can make the playoffs.
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[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Thats a completely different era though.

Yes, it was.

Yes. But I believe that was the question. I don't think either of those guys wnr 6-0 with an era that had to be read by the Hubble telescope, but they were dominant pitchers with killer stuff.

[Hootie]

If Banny keeps it up...

How sick would a...

Greinke/Meche/Davis/Hochevar/Bannister

rotation be?

We're talking for the future, too.

[Chiefless]

Originally Posted by Hootie

3rd inning I believe...

Ramirez laid in the dirt for about 5 seconds...I don't think he wanted to get up and see the next pitch...

And he guessed fastball for the rest of the game...so Greinke threw him a slider every time and Ramirez was about 5 seconds early and looked ridiculous all game.

nice...Greinke plays head games on the mound I think.

[Chiefless]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

He picked the right guy to do it to also. Nobody gives a flip if Ramirez gets chin music.

And he laid him out. That should be screen capped. I'd love that as my avi.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

What should get Royals fans more excited is that they won 2 road games in a row without Greinke. That tells me they can contend.
In 1999 Pedro Martinez went 23-4. Saberhagen won 10. Nobody else won 10. The Red Sox went 94-68. That's what a guy like Greinke can do. If Meche can win 13-15 and Davies gives them 10-12 they can make the playoffs.
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Honestly, I don't know where I'd be without you telling me these things. We won two games w/o ZG?

Who knew?

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by Chiefless

nice...Greinke plays head games on the mound I think.

The guy did an amazing backward flop, with his knees bent backwards under him. He's got quick reflexes. It's a damned good thing, too... that could have been ugly.

[rrl308]

I have always loved this team, but right now I really,really, really love this team.

[Pioli Zombie]

Originally Posted by Hootie

If Banny keeps it up...

How sick would a...

Greinke/Meche/Davis/Hochevar/Bannister

rotation be?

We're talking for the future, too.

Exactly. If Bannister or Hochever pull it together you are talking about 2006 Tigers or 2008 Rays.
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[ChiefaRoo]

Originally Posted by wild1

Go **** yourself

"All great truths begin as blasphemies"














- George Bernard Shaw

[Pioli Zombie]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Honestly, I don't know where I'd be without you telling me these things. We won two games w/o ZG?

Who knew?

I see what you mean. On the other hand go **** yourself.
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