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Since somehow (and for the first time ever) I managed to win the annual bet on the Royals with Swampy (and thoroughly enjoyed a nice bottle of bourbon), he is having me set the line for this years bet. He then gets to choose above or below. Last year the Royals won 86 games. So I am choosing that number as the benchmark. So Swampy, will the Royals do at least as well or better than last year (86 wins or more) or will the fall back and win 85 games or less???
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I say more than 86. But wager couldn't be liquor because of thos damned blood thinners I have to take. (actually I think the number will be about 90 games if Royals stay healthy)
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Ventura looks he could be the real deal. They best put him in the rotation. Moose is hitting .500 ... But it is only spring training..
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Man you guys are really trained to expect the worst.
Royals easily go past 90 and should land around 94 this year.
Click your heels 3 times and go for it Swampy...IIFID's giving away free Makers!!
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In a text to me Mr. Swampy chose the below 86 pick...
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Any professional team that would even consider Hoch as a starter does not deserve to win 55 games. As it stands in our rotation the number one is correct and that is about it. Bruce Chen should be in the pen. Ventura should be number two, Guthrie at the three, Vargas as our four and they should go find a dreg to fill in the number five hole. No depth in the middle of the infield at this time and two of the three middle guys have injuries. Just like at home and work, people don't like to hear my opinion 
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Just like at home and work, people don't like to hear my opinion
Seems to be a lot of that going around these days...................
and it ain't just you
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WU they just hate hearing the real truth without all the sugar coating. My wife quit asking me my thoughts years ago
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And that is opposed to having a wife that tells you what you oughta be thinking?
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halfie the wife gave up that quickly long ago. She even hates that the kids all give their opinions freely...lol
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after reading a bunch and listening to the radio experts, the Royals might be lucky to win 75 this year
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Wanna change the bet to 75 then ?
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Not an auspicious beginning. That is a game that a playoff team closes out and wins. Shrek had a heckuva game though. Swamp's nickname for Sal, no mine! LOL
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Still say 96 wins this year....and 34 pages to this thread by end of regular season!
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I am not a bourbonnaire....but I need to know what type of over/under you give me first?
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If they win 96 games I will give you 3:1 odds. Three sushi lunches purchased by me, if not I get one sushi lunch purchased by you. If they win 96 regular season games that will be awesome and I will be happy to purchase three lunches for you.
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If they win 96 games I will give you 3:1 odds. Three sushi lunches purchased by me, if not I get one sushi lunch purchased by you. If they win 96 regular season games that will be awesome and I will be happy to purchase three lunches for you.
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Dammit Tim do not throw a monkey wrench into my sure thing winning bet with Dabs.
Oh by the way. 0-2
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Maybe 36 pages if ole Nostra Dumbass stays around
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He gone!!
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They'll maybe sashay their way to about, oh...69 games.
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Yes, he is truly gone.
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Good grief!! Obama tactics in action----deleting posts?
Don't make The Royals any less Twinkle Toed, Contrail Out Da Azz, Gob Nobblin' Sissy La's La's though...
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AND, I wanna know, as does Jesse, and Al, why there ain't no Negro's in this joint?
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AND, I wanna know, as does Jesse, and Al, why there ain't no Negro's in this joint?
I be hera.
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Oh boy this thread has promptly gone to hell....
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It went to hell the minute it was posted.....it is about the Royals
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Maybe 36 pages if ole Nostra Dumbass stays around
My con(troll) panel keys say that he don't
Anyone with a throwaway email and using Imbecile as a user name probably figures he ain't gonna be around at the finish
unless he truly is a dumbass
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Um, not a baseball fan, at all, but I do have eyes. 
So, I'm flipping channels the other night and The Angels are playing The Astros, in Houston. It looked like there was about 500 people there, even the cushy seats behind home plate were empty.
Or, maybe it was a guy in a bear suit. Could have been.
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3-4.
Horrid offense and not capitalizing on bases loaded. Three frigging times!!!! Billy and Alex both hit moon balls and the rays did have a good stop by longoria that about ruptured his spleen. Billy got booed early for hitting into a double play. It took moose 7 games to even get a frigging hit!!!!
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The advantage definitely appears to be in your favor Toe-moss. Starting pitching has been stellar to this point...
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4-4, finally some damn hits when it counts.
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So far they are looking a lot more like the Bad News Royals of the last 25 years than the contenders they are supposed to be. Six wild pitches already and it is only 9 games into the season? A grand total of one home run? And I didn't think it possible, but The Hud is even more irritating!
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4-5 and they got hammered by the "whipping boy" of the Central. Guess what when you get beat that bad by a lesser team you are worthless.
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And I didn't think it possible, but The Hud is even more irritating!
You mean you are no fan of the "Wonderdog" ?
When he played for the Cardinals, my wife asked me why he was always diving to make a catch.......I told her---
he is too slow and too old to make the catch any other way
He is the stuff of legend with this little excerpt from Wikipedia
Rex actually earned his "Bug-Eater" moniker in St. Louis during a game when he picked up an enormous junebug off his hat and when dared to eat it by his Cardinal teammate, Tom Pagnozzi, got the players in the dugout involved and they paid him $800 to eat the junebug.
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Butler to the bench...Maxwell to DH for starters
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4-7, guess I missed little being off grid this weekend
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When your pitcher can't make a little league throw to the plate on a force out from 25 feet and your Gold Glove catcher isn't standing on the plate to receive the throw and then looks at the ball at the backstop instead of going after it and let a second run score...it is about the bottom of the barrel.
I feel sorry for the starting rotation. All be Chens blow out game they have looked good only to have an offense led by 95 percent infield ground balls and a piss poor relief staff is going to make this a really long two more weeks until they get it figured out.
They are going to have their May from last year in April of this year...my prediction is they trade for Miller in late April and get things straightened out!
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When your pitcher can't make a little league throw to the plate on a force out from 25 feet and your Gold Glove catcher isn't standing on the plate to receive the throw and then looks at the ball at the backstop instead of going after it and let a second run score...it is about the bottom of the barrel.
I feel sorry for the starting rotation. All be Chens blow out game they have looked good only to have an offense led by 95 percent infield ground balls and a piss poor relief staff is going to make this a really long two more weeks until they get it figured out.
Big Game James sucked on Saturday as well. Gave up 7 in the first two innings. Bullpen actually pitched well (for one game) and held the Twinkies scoreless after that.
And on the play at the plate yesterday, Wild Card Wade compounds throwing the ball away (should have been a DP) by not covering home so the second run could score. That was not Perez's fault.
This team has a whole litany of issues right now. Crow looks lost. Coleman got hammered in his one and only appearance. They might have the worst average in the league right now with RISP. And I think Ned makes bad in game decisions. I am beginning to believe that they won't ever go far with him at the helm. Not carrying a back up middle infielder is just plain stupid. They better get it back on track soon. They are looking a lot more like pretenders than contenders. 
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I am not always a Jack harry fan but this is awesome:
http://www.kshb.com/sports/jacks-smack/j...televised-games
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7 and a sweep. Now a home stand with a chance to get even the next three.
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8...and now above .500. First shutout of the year....Moose homered in the 6th to earn a lucky fan $1,500.00
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Believe it or not , you homer , but the rest of the state actually gets ESPN , news papers and internet. But deep down somewhere we really do appreciate a game by game recap of the Royals.
By all means , proceed.  
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Still bitter over the Masters deal I see
This, my hating lemming, is not for everyone else. It is for my benefit and you have been quick to point out in the last week or so that everything is about me :helmetsalutedude:
I suggest Mass, an Easter egg hunt and a deep breath
Oh...it is 5-4 Royals in the 6th right now in case you are not following on twitter, ESPN, flashtime or instagram
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well they did wake up a little or are just on a new cycle of untraceable roids.
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Take the rubber game in Baltimore for the series win and win #12....back at the K on Tuesday
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I will say this they can now play from behind and win. That has been an issue for them the last 30 years.
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Big early season series this weekend with the perennial front runners. Need two out of three this weekend..
Look for it to be the first and third game if it happens...word on the street is Duffy is starting in place of the injured Chen on Saturday.....that has disaster written all over it
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Appears the Royals are still the Tigers biatches...
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Anybody but me think Aoki runs poor routes to fly balls? At least two of the three doubles to right field should have been caught last night. He seems to want to go horizontal first and then try to go back towards the wall. When he does that he can't catch up with the ball.
Right now it seem the whole team is in a funk. Duffy can't throw strikes and the other team just waits until he has to come in with a fastball down the middle and then whack it.
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Right now the Tigers are hot as hell. Good pitching, hitting and defense at the same time.
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So the Royals can cough up not just one lead, not just two leads but three leads including one by your closer giving up a bomb to a guy hitting a buck seventy???
Suddenly a Tom Petty song is in my head - title... "Free Falling"..  How soon til they start trading players aka cutting salary??
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Did you hear Dayton Moore's comments before last nights game? When asked he said he was satisfied with where the Royals were at here at the almost quarter mark of the season. His answer was that he was satisfied!?! Really??? You are 18 - 19? A game under .500 and 5 games behind Detroit and he is satisfied? Might be the problem with this team starts at the top!
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Combined shutout by the pitching staff even though Holland tried to make it interesting.
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It didn't lose the game but someone should put a size 16 shoe up Dyson's ass for getting picked off second in the bottom of the ninth. Runners on 1st and 2nd, no one out and knowing that the sox were not wanting a ball to get through the infield to tie the game.....................what was their infielder doing standing only 10-12 feet behind Dyson without him knowing something was up. It turned the whole inning around. Dyson goes completely brain-dead at times. 
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Riddle me this Batman... Your lead off hitter singles to start the bottom of the ninth. He is supposedly fast and you've said what a smart base runner he is. So you pinch run for him with Dyson (your base stealing "weapon").. and then STILL bunt anyway??? In what convoluted way does that make any sense??? Sometimes I have NO earthly idea what Ned The BrainDead is thinking. It even makes less sense then leaving Vargas in to pitch to Konerko (who has something like a .400 career average against Vargas) especially when Vargas was off all night and had already given up two dingers??? Or as much sense as continuing to trot Mike the .150 hitter Moustakas out there and not sending him down.
I hope I am wrong but I do not see this team ever even making the playoffs much less winning with Ned the BrainDead as the manager...
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23...back to .500, which is not great but much better than this time last year.
Still a lost series even with the win tonight but a winning home stand...now to the left coast.
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It's being reported that the Royals FINALLY sent Moose down to Omaha. I hope a trip down to Omaha does the same thing for him that it did for Gordon and Butler...
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The Royals didn't lose last night! Yay!
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Missed #24...been a busy weekend - a loss yesterday put them a game under .500 but still on track to provide me sushi da trio based on standings last year at this time.
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WE NEED MOOSE! WE NEED MOOSE! WE NEED MOOSE!
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We need Seitzer back!!! Get rid of Pedro. But, we also need guys like Shields, Gordon, and Perez to get in guys' faces and tell them to start doing their job. Right now there are only 4-5 guys on the team that I would keep.
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Signs it's May in KC:
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated hard
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Memorial Day
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What's up with the Royals whipping the Blue Jays 2 in a row?!?! Swept by the worst team in baseball and then whack Toronto, the best in MLB? Nice to see a couple of dingers finally from Gordo and Cain... 
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27 on the other end of the State. Bats came to life some last night.
I am thinking they sent Moose to Omaha merely to have enough off time for his new tattoo to heal properly on his upper right arm.
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28...A sweep in San Louie.
Shields was pounded like a prom date on the mound but went 2 for 2 with a single and a double at the plate....Gordo yard for the second night in a row.
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If you played us more often my 94 prediction might actually happen.
Cards are reeling right now. Matheney's first real major test to get the ship righted.
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3/4 from the Cards! Me like.
Perez was a snow plow tonight....wish I coulda been that good when I played as a sprout.
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Good hitting, defense and pitching added up to the 9-5 win over the Indians tonight.
I know some of you guys just revel ragging on this organization...and they is back to .500 and for now, that's OK by me.
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.500 is OK with you? Really? You have been a Royals fan too long Mac. Maybe management thinks that way too. Probably should change their motto to "We strive for mediocrity!"
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33-32 now...The wheels will probably fall off with a days rest tomorrow but three good series in a row and the power outage seems to be going away.
Interested to see where they are at the All Star break compared to last year. They always seem to be a slow starting team.
I think we are just a productive DH and a solid right fielder from being a damn good team.
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.500 is OK with you? Really? You have been a Royals fan too long Mac. Maybe management thinks that way too. Probably should change their motto to "We strive for mediocrity!"
Nope, not at all Timmy! .500 for now is just OK, but we need a lot more of the bats to climb from up here. Just sayin' we are in contention, versus suckin' pond water like last year at this time...
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Next seven games are road games against Central Division opponents including the reigning division winner of the last couple years. We have not fared well so far this year in our own division. The Boys in Blue seem to be on a little roll right now. They are lucky they are missing Chris Sale in this series with the Pale Hose as he pitched last night. They come back from this trip with a winning record and they may have a chance.
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Win number 34
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Sweet!!! Rock on. Boys.
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Tic tac toe...seven in a row! Win number 35.
Now on to Detroit for a four game series. Against popular opinion a split there would be acceptable to me but would love to see them leave there taking at least 3 games.
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I'd take a split with Detroit at this stage of the season....
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#36...against the division leaders. Would love to see them take 2 of the next 3 and the way the bats are alive it just might be a reality.
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Shocking the way the laid the lumber to Mad Max tonight. I hope they keep it rolling. Fun to watch these days . Now in first in the Central. Hard to believe..
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Yep a close one today. Great pitching and we got 10-game win streak.cu
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Yes, win #39 today.
3 in a row from Detroit....lets go for the sweep there too!
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Hey Timmy, how does that crow taste tonight? LOL brutha!!!
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My bet with Swampy was that they would win 86 or more. I hope they do win! But I wouldn't cook that crow yet if I was you. Iffin my math is right they ain't even to the halfway point yet.. 2003 team (last one to be in first at this point in the season) was in first til the end of August.. Ian a Doubting Thomas til they prove otherwise!
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So when WAS the last time the guys in blue had a ten game win streak??
Fun, ain't it?
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I think it was 2003. Until they ran into Croatia.
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The home stand we all expected
I bet Infante is back at 2nd today.
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Last week, a streak. This week a skid. Baseball..
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Sorry I have not been keeping you updated Bubba - we are up to win 41 now.
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Now representing Jackie Robinson at 42!
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Ibanez is probably a decent gamble for some bat. Lord knows we're in need...
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Ibanez with the Halos this year - 57 games 166 AB's = .157 Batting average .258 OBP .265 Slug Three HR and 10 total extra base hits. Yep he'll fit right in.
Personally I have always like the way he played. The Royals screwed up letting him go before. I hope the Kaufman Stadium Fountains are like the fountain of youth and he hits like the 2001 - 2003 Ibanez!
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Yep, just bettin' on the come...
Miracles happen sometimes in baseball. Like to think we are about due for one!
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I am about ready to see Butler take a seat. His knack of hitting into double-plays is uncanny. Ibanez could not do much worse. 
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I heard MLB refused the Royals request to change Billy's number to 643..
Another good outing from Duffy last night.
So.. who (and how many) Royals make the All-Star game?  
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Gordon, Perez and Hosmer. Plus Holland, Davis and our starting pitching rotation!
If have 3 - 4 total present I would be satisfied. ..
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Raoul homered today. Oldest player in Royal's history to do so according to the stats keepers.
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2 out of 3 this series.....and win 44
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Just 4 more wins before the all star break and I am half way to menage a sushi
The history of second half season play says I should be on target with my 96 win prediction.
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And 4 of the 10 games left before the break is a home series against the Tigers....If they play them like the series in Detroit last month the KC Royals could be the division leaders at the break :wow:
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Colon's first major league game was awesome. 3 extra base hits no less!
Seems the new additions to the club are helping...
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Too bad today. Duffy got the ball up in the strike zone and the Indians hit a couple out of the park. That and great pitching and we drop 2 of 3. At least Butler didn't hurt us...
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Win #46 last night. Six more games till the break - hoping for 4 out of 6 at minimum on the "W" side of the board.
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Little trouble brewing in the clubhouse. Butler doesn't like hitting 7th with Hosmer still batting 2nd.
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Fork Butler!
Actually I hate to see it happen but when you are a DH and are not productive and also don't run to first base on ground balls and hit into so many double plays it probably isn't the best to try and shift the focus onto someone who actually hustles during his own slumps.
You don't have to be productive every time at the plate but respect yourself, the team, the game and the fans enough to be a ball player!
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Amen dabs.
I have been watching most of the games this season. Butler has to get real.
I will take 8 more players like Cain!
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Well -
Gordon flown back to KC for an MR I on his right wrist....calling it a sprain right now but can't swing the bat.
Moose throwing up in the training room while the game is going on tonight with what is reported as the stomach flu.
Vargas went to hospital this afternoon throwing up and reported to have appendicitis and will have his appendix removed later in the week and Chen will be stepping into his spot.
We need the all star break in a bad way.
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#47 last night with a come from behind Salvy dinger.
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Glad for the win but Vargas out for 3 - 4 weeks after an appendectomy. Gordon getting an MRI on a wrist so sore that he can't even swing a bat. Both of those really hurt the team. I could argue that Vargas has been our best starting pitcher. The Royals will really miss Gordon's defense along with his bat. Hopefully it will only be a week to 10 days but I am fearful it might be worse than that..
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We will see Saturday about Vargas....Chen might be able to hold his own although his fly out approach isn't best suited against Detroit power hitters.
Gordon is definitely going to hurt if he ends up missing a week or so...but although definitely not the same an outfield of Cain, Dyson and I bane isn't too bad of a line up.
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I quit watching after 9-2. There was no stopping Detroit last night.
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48-46 going into the break.
Definitely a disappointment in the last series.
68 games left after the break...they best be putting some W's on the board
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I need them to go 38 - 30 to win the annual bet with Swampy. I have high hopes but very low expectations..
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Only 48-20 for me.
I have very low hope and even lower expectations. :lol:
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Only 48-20 for me.
I have very low hope and even lower expectations. :lol:
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Yost blew that one last night. He even admitted it after the game; got outsmarted by BoSox mgr.
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48-50.
64 games left in season.
38-26 for TimBo to finish as the winner.
Doable for a team that wants to win. Funny article on Double Play Billy today that I read. He wants to stay and will renegotiate his 15million dollar contract for next season to stay here and play like a pile of crap.
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51-50 after last night. I was in the stadium for the first time last night. The play that Moose scored the unearned run on looked like something out of a Little League game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhptCuu9bEU
Every time they showed it the entire stadium was laughing. I almost felt bad for their left fielder.. almost.
They have to go 35 - 26 or better for me to win. That is a .574 win pct. Color me doubtful. They have the pitching and defense to do it but their offense is woeful..
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His salary will keep him from becoming a Royal. The Phillies aren't going to eat the amount of salary necessary to open Walmart's checkbook. Plus he really has declined over the last 3 years.
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Nice win tonight. I didn't think Billy could hit a ball that far anymore. And Raul legging out a triple at what age - 53?
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Got beat up early but battled back for win 53.
Homers two nights in a row for Butler....maybe he is going to figure it out??
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Got beat up early but battled back for win 53.
Homers two nights in a row for Butler....maybe he is going to figure it out??
Dabs I am not bashing on you with the following you are just spouting of media jargon.
Billy should not have to figure out hitting. Besides wearing a glove five times a year all he does is hit. He is a DH, a professional hitter, someone who wins games with a single swing. A DH drives sac flies all over the field to advance or score runners. His lifetime batting average is like a Sweeney BA. Inflated largely by hits that have no impact on the game itself. Robinson Cano was smart in not choosing Billy for the Home Run Derby, he knows Billy is a joke.
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Got beat up early but battled back for win 53.
Homers two nights in a row for Butler....maybe he is going to figure it out??
Dabs I am not bashing on you with the following you are just spouting of media jargon.
Billy should not have to figure out hitting. Besides wearing a glove five times a year all he does is hit. He is a DH, a professional hitter, someone who wins games with a single swing. A DH drives sac flies all over the field to advance or score runners. His lifetime batting average is like a Sweeney BA. Inflated largely by hits that have no impact on the game itself. Robinson Cano was smart in not choosing Billy for the Home Run Derby, he knows Billy is a joke.
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Toe-Moss,
You really didn't need to bash poor Dabacus twice. He has feeling you know..
Royals all season have played like, and continue to play like, a .500 team which will have them playing golf again during the playoffs. Folks the big turn around after the All-Star break last year was a fluke. They caught some lightning in a bottle. Those expecting it to happen again will be disappointed. Management will not make any moves today or tomorrow thus assuring yet another year the Roy-Marts will miss the playoffs.
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His salary will keep him from becoming a Royal. The Phillies aren't going to eat the amount of salary necessary to open Walmart's checkbook. Plus he really has declined over the last 3 years.
Here's something that I have not heard a single talking head, sports person talk about. With the crackdown on PED's everyone has seen a reduction of HR's and power in general. But what nobody seems to talk about is how some of these guys are going to chit much, much faster than anyone expected. There seems to have been a false sense that a guy could hit well into his 30's and it was normal. Now that PED's can't prop these guys up they have the double whammy of not having the PED's and having to deal with the problems taking them created (soft tissue breakdowns and joint problems).
I guess the only way you can talk about it is to bring up guys like Howard and none of them have the balls to even hint that some of these guys were users. In reality, the vast majority likely used PED's to some degree. And now we see the results...
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Got beat up early but battled back for win 53.
Homers two nights in a row for Butler....maybe he is going to figure it out??
Dabs I am not bashing on you with the following you are just spouting of media jargon.
Billy should not have to figure out hitting. Besides wearing a glove five times a year all he does is hit. He is a DH, a professional hitter, someone who wins games with a single swing. A DH drives sac flies all over the field to advance or score runners. His lifetime batting average is like a Sweeney BA. Inflated largely by hits that have no impact on the game itself. Robinson Cano was smart in not choosing Billy for the Home Run Derby, he knows Billy is a joke.
It was not a statement but rather a question....hence the ???
Now if we want to talk about media jargon.....well, you can say that again
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So it looks as if the Tigers will have made four separate deals to improve their team close to the deadline.
And the Royals? <crickets chirping>
I heard the Royals mentioned in nor fewer than 10 potential deals. Probably leaked so they can say that they tried...
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BTW Smart money has to be on the A's now, doesn't it?
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Bet you royals Koolaid drinkers are glad to see the "D" rotation...
Verlander, Scherzer and Price?
I dont know why they didnt pickup Kershaw too....
Not that Oakland didnt improve their pitching!
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Did you see the big trade the Roy-Marts made to improve the team??
Neither did I. There name was supposedly out there on all these supposed deals but did NOTHING. I am not sure that the Roy-Marts didn't leak those rumors just so Dayton "Stand pat" Moore couldn't stand up there yesterday and say that they tried.
And now Hosmer is gone for 3 to 6 weeks. They may not make it to .500 this year.
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Might I suggest another team for you to follow?
Just sayin
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Haven't reported in a few days and don't want the Braves reports to be more current.
Now 56-52 with 5 more on this road trip before coming back home.
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Win 57 and a series 2 of 3 from the hottest team in the league.
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Took 2 out of 3 from the best team in the majors. Not bad. A looooing ways to go.
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They played well Friday and yesterday. First home series loss for the A's since May.
They have to go 29 and 23 or better for me to collect from Swampy. That's a winning % of 0.558. Current YTD winning % is 0.518
Is it possible? Yes.. is it probable - no..
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With the win last night they win another series.
59 - 53 Now 3.5 out in the Central and .5 in the wild card.
I need them to go 27 - 23 over the last 50 games to win the annual wager. Possible? Absolutely! Probable - still not completely believing in this Jekyll and Hyde squad.. but hopeful.
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that is a hell of a lot closer than they were 15 games ago.
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60-53...on a road game roll...hope they can keep it up.
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Make that 61-53 now as we take the first one from SF. Billy did his job again tonight... 
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Thank you Sungwoo Lee!!
Another win for the good guys. 62 wins as of today.
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My prediction is beginning to look better and better. Keep it up Royals.
And.........hide that Korean's passport so he can't leave!!!
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Josh Willingham.....will Aoki be the one who he replaces?
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Beat the A's again. Now the first place Royals. Right there is a different hero every night. Tonight it was Escobar and the pitchers.
Moore says Willingham is the full time DH until Hosmer comes back. Likely he will play OF after that..will they move Gordon to RF??? It makes the most sense..
Sounds like Verlander may be headed to the DL too..
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Congrats to the boys in blue!
Now nail it down!
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I heard on the radio that the last time the Royals had sole possession of 1st place in their Division was 2003 and it was short lived. Prior to that was the WS year 1985.
Fun to see them having some success. I hope the fans are packing the stadium and getting on board. Nothing juices a player up more (legally) than having a packed house of fans behind them.
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Beat the A's again. Now the first place Royals. Right there is a different hero every night. Tonight it was Escobar and the pitchers.
Moore says Willingham is the full time DH until Hosmer comes back. Likely he will play OF after that..will they move Gordon to RF??? It makes the most sense..
Sounds like Verlander may be headed to the DL too..
Will be interesting to see how it shakes out. I bet with this acquisition they send Hosmer to Omaha to get his swing back before he plays again.
But....it kind of nullifies the Ibanez deal somewhat and should give Aoki plenty of splinters.
If you add Willingham to the Gordon, Cane and Dyson trio I think that might be a solid outfield with some decent bats and two speedsters if they get on base.
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The Royals having decent choices is a nice problem to have, isn't it? Ibanez is now a left handed pinch hitter and that's about it. For the time being the outfield will be as it has been with a rotation based on Ned playing his "hunches"..
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65 - 54. Vargas was on point last night. Shutout, CG and only 97 pitches. Game over in 2 hours and 7 minutes? Dayum! Still in first in the Central.
21 more wins and i am drinking on Swampy - and I doubt he would mind..
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It got a little interesting in the end but another win nonetheless. 67 - 54 and the Tigers lost so Royals are now up 1.5 in the Central...
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I just saw Butler get 2 hits in the same inning.
Suffice to say he's stepping up in Hosmer's absence.
Fun to see the turnaround!. .
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68-55. One more with the Twins tomorrow and they guaranteed at list a split in their last 8 series as they have won the other 7 and up 2-1 in this one.
Keep on the roll!
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Oh...still 1.5 up in the Central. 3 homers today including an absolute blast by Willingham.
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69 - 55 Two up on the Tigers. Now on to play the Rockies..
Only 17 more wins to earn adult beverages from Swampy..
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70 - 55 Still up two on the Tigers.
In a lot of previous years for the Royals 70 wins was a season total!
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Too early to think(hope,pray,wish,beg) playoffs?
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O.K.,I'll give it 8more years.
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73-52
125 games played
37 remain
21-16 gives you 94 wins. Snap, just what I predicted.
Major fork up if ya'll miss the playoffs from here.
If not the Div Title, there's really only 3 teams in the WC hunt. Oakland or Angels are solid so it's a 2 team race for the one spot and the Royals have 2.5 game lead on both of them one of which is Detroit who if then gets the div you don't so then it comes down to a 1 on 1 WCrace with Royals still having the 2.5 game lead on Seattle.
Get 'er done.
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Guthrie wasn't real good last night but defense let him down when he should have been out of the inning before the grand slam ruined him. I thought that error could have gone either way. Tigers lost 1-0 today so that helps. KC is still motoring along. Need to win their next series in Texas.
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Ummm Didn't Duffy pitch last night?
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73-52
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21-16 gives you 94 wins. Snap, just what I predicted.
Major fork up if ya'll miss the playoffs from here.
If not the Div Title, there's really only 3 teams in the WC hunt. Oakland or Angels are solid so it's a 2 team race for the one spot and the Royals have 2.5 game lead on both of them one of which is Detroit who if then gets the div you don't so then it comes down to a 1 on 1 WCrace with Royals still having the 2.5 game lead on Seattle.
Get 'er done.
Ummm...what website are you looking at?
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15 over .500 and a 2.5 lead over the Tigers (who apparently decided to play a football game last night with the Twins and lost )
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72-56 now....3 1/2 ahead of the Tigers but it looks as if it will just be 3 at the end of the Tigers game tonight if they hold on.
One more with Texas tomorrow and then a 10 game home stand. Should not be many empty seats at the K...just hope they can hold it together for a few more weeks tto capture the division title.
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I forget already but whoever it was didn't get run support. 
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there won't be many empty seats with NY in town and all the Yankee fans filling the stands. Royals could have used the day off to rest up but maybe the heat will cause them to hit the ball today.
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Offense struggled again but a bloop and a blast for a walk off against their closer !! Could be huge. Sending out a call up vs the Twinkies best starter . Not the prescription for another W.
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Oh yeah they only need to go 13 - 18 for me to get free booze.  
Now 73-58.. How many wins will it take to win the Central ? 90? They would need to go 17 - 14. I hope they don't do what they done before this year - follow up a good run with a bad one..
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From the Post Dispatch Tipsheet column
"We're in a pennant race. We've been working hard to try to make our fans happy and make our fans proud of us for a lot of years, and we'd like them out here to enjoy a night like this with us, because this was a special night. A fun night. I just wish there could have been more out here to enjoy it with us."
Royals manager Ned Yost, after his team drew just 13,847 fans to their thrilling 2-1 victory over the Twins.
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From the Post Dispatch Tipsheet column
"We're in a pennant race. We've been working hard to try to make our fans happy and make our fans proud of us for a lot of years, and we'd like them out here to enjoy a night like this with us, because this was a special night. A fun night. I just wish there could have been more out here to enjoy it with us."
Royals manager Ned Yost, after his team drew just 13,847 fans to their thrilling 2-1 victory over the Twins.
Game was on fox sports here. Great ending.
Couldn't believe the sparse crowd.
Glad Yost called them out. Nicely.
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Another big comeback win tonight! Lots of fun to watch them. The Aussie kid threw way better than anyone could have even imagined. And the Tigers got spanked as well so the lead is back to 2.5. Sanchez had a setback in his rehab and might be gone for the year. D. Price gave up 8 runs in two innings tonight. A lot of baseball left but the Tiger Train could be getting ready to de-rail..
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I said 90 wins before the season started. Looks like they might do a little better than that the way they are playing. Looks more like 92 wins now.
Yost said on 810 radio yesterday morning that what he meant by the fans remark was that they are in a pennant race and he just wished more fans were able to experience the excitement. Really don't think he was intentionally dissing the fans. He's just not real good at speaking off the cuff sometimes.
Royals lead baseball with having 8 players with 40+ RBIs on their team. If you count Willingham, they have 9; but a bunch of his were with another team. Truly a team effort in their wins.
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And now for the rest of the story:
Speaking of strange ideas, Royals catcher Salvador Perez revealed that he wears ladies perfume during games, and even better, umpires love it. Now we know what's behind that AL Central surge by "HomeofToto" City.
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Why is Bruce "I can't break a pane of glass with my fastball" Chen even on this team?
When he came in to pitch last night, I knew what was going to happen, and turned the TV off. Glad I missed it - here was his line:1 inning 5 hits 6 runs all earned 2 walks 1 strikeout 36 pitches 16 balls-20-strikes
He now has a sparkling ERA of 7.45 and hitters are batting .343 against him. Again I say - WTF is he taking up a roster spot?
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It finally got down to Ned taking a couple too many gambles to win that game and Chen was all that was left except Scott Downs who had just come off DL. Bet you don't see Chen after September 1 call-up from the minors, etc. I also don't think he will be on the playoff roster (still assuming we get there). Everything Chen threw after the first batter was a lollipop up in the strike zone.
The series with Cleveland which starts tonight is pretty important since they are in the Division.
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Hopefully the lack of consistent offense lately does not portend another swoon..
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How the hell do you have 9 hits and 9 walks and only score two runs????
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How the hell do you have 9 hits and 9 walks and only score two runs????
By leaving 16 men on base. If KC ever learns to quit striking out on balls outside in the dirt more runs might score. Butler and Perez both did just that in the 1st with the bases loaded. A couple of others did the same thing later in the game.
BTW, looks like my 92 games won hope won't come to pass. Still hanging on to the 90 prediction right now.
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Win #76 last night. Only 10 more to free booze!
Offense still sucks - especially hitting with RISP. Not playing defense as well either. I hope they figure it out pretty soon. Basically in a tie for first with the Tigers.
Pretty cool that both MOMO teams are in first at the same time this late in the season!
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Offense still sucks - especially hitting with RISP. Not playing defense as well either. I hope they figure it out pretty soon
Hmmmmm...no offense or defense....whats left??
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77-61 after sweeping this series.
A day off and then 6 important ones on the road...3 against the Yankees and then 3 against Detroit.....hoping for 4-2 during this upcoming week.
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Another win - not awe inspiring against a last place team that pretty much has mailed it in. But a win nonetheless while the Tigers were losing.The SP for Texas tonight had played at Blue Springs HS and MU. A buddy coached him in HS and told me then that he thought he was good enough to make it to the bigs. Pretty cool seeing a local kid make good even if he was in the wrong uniform.
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Thank God that Gordon and Perez can still hit one out occasionally. Pitching/defense has remained pretty solid.
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Last night was a great game. Both starters went deep into the game and both only gave up three hits apiece. Unearned run tilted game to Royals 1-0. Now 17 over .500 for the first time in September in decades. BTW, Detroit lost to the Giants. Royals have 2 game lead in division going into today's game.
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The starter today sure didn't go very deep...One pitch. Sure hope that is not the end of Duffy ' s career but it didn't look good for him.
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True dat, dabs.
Royals have a good team. Strong defense, good pitching starting and relief. speed on the bases but spotty offense is the only gap. Hope Duffy os gonna be OK...
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OK, 2 of 3 from the Yanks. Now a flight to Motor City. Fingers crossed for the boys in blue! .
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I LOVE the fact the Royals beat the Spankees on Derek Jeter day!
Offense still almost non-existent but still took 2 of three from NY. The news on Duffy will be released today but this sounded encouraging:
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/"HomeofToto"-city-royals/article1852950.html
The offense better wake up the next three games because the last week of Tiger games makes it look like Cabrera and their offense is back going. Next three are huge. What is with the weird starting time (3:08??) today?
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Lost 2 to the Tigers thanks to a combination of poor fielding, atrocious base running goofs, and no hitting. Shields better find a way to win by himself tonight or we are in deep, deep manure. BTW, Yost is getting outmanaged also in this series.
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I said I hoped they went 4-2 on this road trip.....if they win tonight - which I think they will - they will be 3-3 going back home for like 10 games.
If you look at the game that Duffy pitched one ball and had to leave - that very well could have been the 4th victory in the trip....so,
I am agreeing they need to stop stranding 10-13 people on base during games and they could sure firm a few things up - but they are in the spotlight as a young team who has always been told they could and now they actually are....they are trying to figure it all out as they go.
A win tonight and 6-4 or better yet 7-3 during the home stand and I think we will still be in the drivers seat coming down to the last week....and then we will see where the chips fall.
Or...they lose the next 8 in a row and start making plans for October family trips
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Win number 80.
1 game lead in the division again and home for a while....time to make the best of it.
Start converting half of the left on base total over the last two weeks and they will be in good shape.
I would have liked to have seen 4 or even 5 victories on the road but 3-3 against the Yankees and Detroit is what it is.
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Whew! Avoided the sweep ! Only 6 wins til free booze! Offense still in slumberland. At least for now they are in the drivers seat. We will see how they end up dealing with the growing pressure.
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Tonight we suck. 3 errors tonight. 19 errors in 13 games
hit batters, too many walks for unearned runs. Beating ourselves... 
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I was there tonight and it was probably uglier in person than what was shown on TV. After Hosmer struck out looking in the first with runners on first and third and then let one go through his legs there was a chant of "We want Billeeeee!" The Sox weren't much better. It was like I went to an MLB game and a Little League broke out. Speaking of Butler..what is up? Is he in Nedtheheads doghouse? I mean no one on this team is hitting but most keep getting trotted out there. This team appears to be caving in in under the pressure. That includes the manager by the way - really you have Liam Forkkng Hendricks on the mound and you sac bunt in the first inning???? WTF???
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I think Butler really is in Ned's doghouse. Even Gordon is in a prolonged funk; he is hitting .097 for the last 10 games. I think Ned needs to move Gordon down in the lineup. The whole team seems tense and is pressing. We also still have no strike zone recognition; swinging at too many bad balls.
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Another loss and now out of first place..
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Win 81 only 5 more to free booze!
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....When are you available for Sushi Mr. Modin? It will be my treat.
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Dabs I had a very polite young man wait on me through the window of a drive-thru in Harry's town the other day. I hadn't seen him in a while and didn't recognize him at first. Man, he has grown up! A handsome young man - lucky he got his looks from his mama..
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The games aren't over todayand I truly hope that I am wrong but today could be that turning point in the season where you say the Royals lost the division. They had a 4 - 0 lead early and cough it up. The Tigers are down early and fight and scratch to get back into the lead. that is a microcosm of the difference in these two teams. Yep it's not over but..
I am afraid the Royals organization from the top to the bottom doesn't know how to finish and win. We used to call it the "Killer Instinct". The manager has never won as an MLB manager. This is starting to look like what happened in 2008 with him and the Brewers when he got fired in September with like 15 games remaining. Also very few of the players on this roster have won at the MLB level.
Like I said I hope I am wrong but they do seem to be caving in under the pressure of a pennant race while the tigers seem to have found the other gear that good teams do... 
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Dabs I had a very polite young man wait on me through the window of a drive-thru in Harry's town the other day. I hadn't seen him in a while and didn't recognize him at first. Man, he has grown up! A handsome young man - lucky he got his looks from his mama..
He said you came through the other night. He said he didn't recognize you at first either.
Hope he got your order right. 4 days left there and then it is on to something else for him. Bigger and better he says....least he won't come home smelling like a grease pit every night now.
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Last night's game was the most demoralizing of the season for me. It's bad enough that the team isn't hitting, but to have Ned say he was one out away from Herrera when Crow gave up the grand slam was another kick in the nuts. My God, it's the time to throw the book out of the window and do what's needed to get a win. Yost is so dogmatic in his handling of late inning pitching it is truly pathetic. I think Tim is right; this IS probably the type of thinking that got Yost fired in September from the Brewers. Dayton Moore and Glass ought to be in Yost's office this morning asking just what the hell is going on in his pea brain. And, they ought to remind him that he is the one responsible for firing Kevin Seitzer as hitting coach because he wanted more homers instead of singles and doubles. How many games would some of those singles and doubles won this season?
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14 games left. I have gone from hoping they win the division.. to hoping they can get a wild card spot.. to hoping they can win 5 more so I get free booze from Swampy! They are wound tighter than a 7 day clock. Their finishing kick is 4 -6 in the last ten games. Do I hear a little Simon and Garfunkel "Slip Sliding away.." in the background??
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Royals will win the Chisox series and will battle the Tigers even. We are playoff-bound. My prediction. ..
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Royals will win the Chisox series and will battle the Tigers even. We are playoff-bound. My prediction. ..
Fork dude.........I thought you got yerself straightened out!
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A true believer Foots does not let reality intrude!
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Every looney has a mindset, however deranged.
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Exactly. That's why I believe I'll have another tooney.
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Foots,
Obviously you have been grossly misinformed about my status. I am just as forked up as you, ya vodka slurpn' cuss.
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Just sayin. ..a win tonight works for me . Okie Dokie rocked!Kimi
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Four more til I score!!
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Hendriks is flat not cutting it. Bags loaded and no outs. This won't end well...
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Four more til I score!!
I am going to the hater side....after almost 150 games of being a Royal Lemming this year....
....good luck getting those 4 wins Timmy. I don't think they could beat the last place t-ball team from the kindergarten girls club at this point.
Wow - they have put the SU in SUCK these last two weeks.
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Three til free!!
Cain and Escobar go deep versus Sale?!?! Who'd have thought that??
Nori-San on base 12 or 13 times in three games. Now if only the Tigers will lose..
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Twinkies helped out and beat the Tigers 8-4.
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It's fish or cut bait time at #1 Kaufman Drive.
Wonder which team will show up the next three days
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Dabs,
Yer gonna look rather foolish bein' a hater. Royals are gonna bust the tiggers, and Timmie gets his jug. LOL!
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Then down 3 in the 1st inning I can almost taste the pond water! 
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10-0 in the 5th.
Well....I guess there is always the fireworks to look forward to.
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Isn't it obvious? It's all part of the Ned master plan! Now we have them set up -the Tigers are now obviously waaaay too over confident! We have them right where we want them! Today Ned gives them the Bluto Pearl Harbor speech and we roll!
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Really? I think I learned in tee ball that you have to tag up on a fly ball???
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Too many mistakes and errors lately. And, I didn't see bunting your hottest hitter in both the 1st and 2nd innings. Same result both times; Willingham and Gordon struck out. Gordon can't buy a hit and never liked the Willingham deal to begin with. Also, what real value has Ibanez given the team?
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Two more and it's booze galore!
Now if they can go at least two and six. I honestly don't know for sure if they can..
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Gave it a try but lost the suspended game. Figured they would but they made them nervous!
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Believe brutha. We gotta a shot so have a big drink on me! 
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How big are some of the games looking that we pissed away earlier in the season. Someday they'll learn that in the end they count just as much in April/ May/June as they do in September.
Royals win one more and I do score!
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Let's watch them "win out" the rest of these reg season games.
If we hit, we win. Pitching, defense and speed does a lot and we gots that...
IFID, yer spot on though. Lot of slack-jaw coaching early on.
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I admit to not thinking it would happen several times during this roller coaster season and so I only have one thing to say - free booooooooooooooooooooooooooooozzzzzzzzeeeeee!
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How many more games are they going to leave Moose at 3rd base making Legion Ball type errors every game?
Put Colon there!!!! Or, even though it is the last week and you are almost locked to the WC race and hoping for a stumble from Detroit in order to take the series - I like moving Infante to 3rd and giving Johnny G the chance to prove himself at 2nd.
The White Sox were soooo close to making it an even division race last night.
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Dabacus, Colon has a fractured finger. I think he is on the injured reserve or whatever they call it and isn't available.
I am not a Moooooose fan either but Johnny G. hasn't done anything in multiple chances. At this point they are kind of locked in to what they have. I HOPE that the middle of the offense may have woken up last night and do it for a few more days.
Detroit goes up against Chris Sale tonight so there is some hope.. If we end up in a tie with the Tigers we lose due to the head to head match up, right?
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Correct - head to head against Detroit we are a Wild Card.
As for Johnny G...I disagree. They have not given him a chance. I hate to see providing someone with the opportunity in the last week of the race - but each time they bring him up they will let him start a few games sporadically and pull him in the 6th or 7th inning and not give him the full chance. Or if they are winning leave him in the game but only play him once every 10 games.
I do not think he has seen any field time since the last call up almost a month ago. Moose, on the other hand, is making two + mistakes per game...hell, give it a roll and see what happens.
Either way - I just hope they can sweep tonight and keep in the games the rest of the week. IF they can do that and exert what energy they need to in a single game playoff wildcard lineup - then I like that chances of 3 or 5....but then I am a believer
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I admit to not thinking it would happen several times during this roller coaster season and so I only have one thing to say - free booooooooooooooooooooooooooooozzzzzzzzeeeeee!
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BwahahHahaha
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As for Johnny G...I disagree. They have not given him a chance. I hate to see providing someone with the opportunity in the last week of the race - but each time they bring him up they will let him start a few games sporadically and pull him in the 6th or 7th inning and not give him the full chance. Or if they are winning leave him in the game but only play him once every 10 games.
I do not think he has seen any field time since the last call up almost a month ago. Moose, on the other hand, is making two + mistakes per game...hell, give it a roll and see what happens.
Either way - I just hope they can sweep tonight and keep in the games the rest of the week. IF they can do that and exert what energy they need to in a single game playoff wildcard lineup - then I like that chances of 3 or 5....but then I am a believer
Dabs, at the risk of sounding like Dawg by quoting stats...
Here is Johnny G's stats for 4 MLB seasons:
462 plate appearances (about 2/3 of a full MLB season)
435 AB
.237 batting avg
.275 OBP
.333 slug %
103 hits 20 doubles, 5 triples and 4 HR
45 rbi
76 strikeouts/ 20 walks
I am not impressed. In addition to his below average defense, he has a low batting average, doesn't walk much, and doesn't hit for power. I think we already have a team full of those type of players, don't we?
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I am still a believer.......he is 37 points over the Mendosa line....where is Moose?
How many strike outs does Moose have?
How many errors?
I don't have the time to google...but I bet the switch I talked about raises the stats
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And one to grow on! A slim chance for a 90 win regular season. Wouldn't have thought it possible three years ago..
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Btw Oakland lost again. Looking more like the AL wild card game will be played in KC.
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I am still a believer.......he is 37 points over the Mendosa line....where is Moose?
How many strike outs does Moose have?
How many errors?
I don't have the time to google...but I bet the switch I talked about raises the stats
That is all!
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Dabs,
Just casual observation but 8 days ago you declared that you were a hater. "No longer a Royals lemming" or something..
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Still say 96 wins this year....and 34 pages to this thread by end of regular season!
Ummmmmmmmmm......With the win tonight that makes 88 on the season. Regardless of the next two they would have to do the following -
1 win playoff
3 win division series
3 win American League series
3 win World Series series
So...With nothing said about wins being regular season....only pages of posts in regular season in my original quote -
I declare myself still in the game for a three sushi treat from Swampy.
I BELIEVE!!!
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Sushi ugh. Bait.
We are in the post season again after decades in the turlet!
Told ya bastages...
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WE'RE IN!!!!! Now we can climb the next hill. One game behind Detroit with two to play. Now we will see if the Tigers have a little choke in them or if the Royals let last night's festivities cause complacency today.
THE CURSE IS DEAD!
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WE'RE IN!!!!! Now we can climb the next hill. One game behind Detroit with two to play. Now we will see if the Tigers have a little choke in them or if the Royals let last night's festivities cause complacency today.
THE CURSE IS DEAD!
I guess you guys have Denkinger on speed dial... just in case 
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WE'RE IN!!!!! Now we can climb the next hill. One game behind Detroit with two to play. Now we will see if the Tigers have a little choke in them or if the Royals let last night's festivities cause complacency today.
THE CURSE IS DEAD!
I guess you guys have Denkinger on speed dial... just in case
That was a classic wait for it moment.
Was glad to see it happen and especially liked when pretty much the entire team came back on the field to show their support to the large crows base in Chicago that traveled there from KC to support them.
But, with that said, if I was New I would have never allowed any of it. Yes, it is nice to see after 29 years they have clinched a wild card birth at minimum.
I would have let them have the celebration on the field....took them in the clubhouse and gave them a speech about that is not where we want to be....There is a division to win and the only way they can do that is to win the next two days and let the chips fall where they may. Go play the next two games like they are game 7 of the World Series and then we will celebrate whatever the outcome.
I am afraid they are going to be hungover for today's game from party time and skunk it up....giving up any chance at the division title.
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Dabs I hope your concerns aren'. warranted but who knows?
As you pointed out, the Royals fans at the game was remarkable!
Props to the Royals for a great season thus far!
Time to step up!
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Well chit.....Minnesota has done their part big time the last two days but the boys in Blue could not get it done last night to make the division a tie going into game 162....
...can only hope for a 3 out of 4 games series from the Sox today and the rest is in the hands of Minnesota.
Sure would like to have a chance at a one game play off with Scherzer early this week.
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Wu..............we've asked Dinkinger to volunteer for your series.
We had our chances last night and didn't avail ourselves of them. The last homer against Collins was the nail in the coffin. Funny thing is that the guy who hit three homers against us the last two nights was hitting below .100 at the time. I think he is around .180 now. Duffy never had his stuff from the get-go.
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Mel, with regards to Ibanez, I see as much a coach as player with him. He can help with his confidence and experience. Youngsters like Gore and others benefit IMHO.
2-0 Royals bottom of the 2nd...!
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Welp, revert to Plan B.
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Welp, revert to Plan B.
Sure that isn't plan D as in Denkinger?
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29 yrs later and yer still hatin'. Bwwwwaaaaaa what a burden. Lol
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Fun to watch the bench go out and win the final game of 2014.
quite some talent and depth demonstrated. Great 89-win regular season.
BTW IIFID, just wondering if that Makers you got from Swampy was as sweet as I can imagine...
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Hey Timmy....did you see Johnny G?
nice hit down the line first at bat and then showed his base running skills by scoring from first on Colons double. Second time at bat taking it to 2-2 or 3-2 and taking one of the thigh....then stealing second, getting to third on a past ball and then taking home on a pitch that was ball four and sitting in the left hand batters box. Third at bat made contact but out at first.
I am telling you if given the chance he will shine. Only one defensive opportunity on the fly ball where he took it so Raul didn't have to worry about it.
Don't guess it would have mattered if they won last night or not being Detroit won today...home game Tuesday night I can't help but think the place will be electric.
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Great baserunning by Johnny G. He put on the pressure & is why Royals often win.
Pressure by base runners forces errors. Distracts pitchers and changes infielder locations. This facilitates base hits. Add great defense and pitching, and there ya go...
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29 yrs later and yer still hatin'. Bwwwwaaaaaa what a burden. Lol
sj dty
If pointing out what is considered one of the Top 10 blown calls in baseball history is hating.......
then guilty as charged
If having a bit of fun with the record of a team that hasn't been back to the playoffs in 29 years while the St Louis team seems to make a habit out of playing October baseball.......
then guilty as charged
Now the only baseball team that has been arse forked more than the Royals by Karma is the Chicago Cubs
You might want to make sure Steve Bartman never shows up anywhere near KC
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If Cardinals Karma had its way...........the grounds crew tarp would run over the entire Royals staring lineup before the game, there would be bad calls made in every inning, while a rally squirrel bit Ned Yost's balls..............after Denkinger was dropped from 50,000 ft with no parachute and landed on the Cardinals flag hanging above the stadium ass first before the first pitch.,..........not that anyone is still bitter about 1985.
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The Royals should have DD throw out the first pitch tomorrow night.. just sayin..
Perfect time for an airstrike then. Take out DD and the Toyals at the same time. I like the way you think.
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Let it go Cards fans. Y'all have won plenty since then. 
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I sure hope they can figure out a way to get to Lester tomorrow. He has owned the Royals in his career.
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I will be tuned-in tonight and pulling for the Royals. My long term wish is another I-70 World Series. MLB and the network would chit a meat ax. Not only would it not be the markets they want in the WS but it could prove to be the most boring WS on record (except for Missouri folks). It would be a bunch of 2-1 and 1-0 games...
I'm setting the odds right now at 1:100 for an I-70 WS. Any takers?
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Let it go Cards fans. Y'all have won plenty since then.
When the 1985 World Series trophy is returned and that banner is hung at Busch Stadium III we will let it go. Until then...........the beatings will continue. The Cubs had a goat problem. KC has a Cardinals problem
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I will be tuned-in tonight and pulling for the Royals. My long term wish is another I-70 World Series. MLB and the network would chit a meat ax. Not only would it not be the markets they want in the WS but it could prove to be the most boring WS on record (except for Missouri folks). It would be a bunch of 2-1 and 1-0 games...
I'm setting the odds right now at 1:100 for an I-70 WS. Any takers?
I wish the Royals were not up against the A's but I'll go homer city tonite.
Congrats to the Royals, Pirates and A's for winning with a salary roster well below average for the play off teams.
And we get to face the 216 million dollar tinsel town money show with the greatest fans in baseball.....between the 4th and 7th innings.
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They try to get there before the first pitch. Traffic is so bad they can't get there until the 4th inning..........and after 3 hits of traffic to get there, they leave early to get in bed before 2am with the traffic to get home. I don't blame them.........but I still hate them. 
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Anybody know what time the ballgame starts?
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Anybody know what time the ballgame starts?
Starts in september/ends in October
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Hell of a game!
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Gotta give props where props are due...
Way to go Royals !!!
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This team just never gives up. No matter how badly various parts are playing, the rest just keep hacking away. Once the A's catcher went out KC ran wild on the bases. I didn't agree with bringing in Ventura in that situation; no experience in a game of that magnitude plus he can be wild. Oh, well; all's well that ends well. Now on to Anaheim. GO ROYALS!!!!!
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"That what speed do"
Royals tied an MLB playoff record with 7 steals last night.
I think I heard a stat last night that the Royals had the fewest walks, fewest strikeouts and fewest home runs during the season in the American League. How do you do that??
If they had lost, Ned would have never lived down bringing in Ventura. WTH was that about when you have the best 1 - 2 - 3 punch in baseball bullpens in Herrera, Davis and Holland?
The job Finnegan did as a 21 year old with next to no MLB experience was amazing.
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"That what speed do"
Royals tied an MLB playoff record with 7 steals last night.
I think I heard a stat last night that the Royals had the fewest walks, fewest strikeouts and fewest home runs during the season in the American League. How do you do that??
If they had lost, Ned would have never lived down bringing in Ventura. WTH was that about when you have the best 1 - 2 - 3 punch in baseball bullpens in Herrera, Davis and Holland?
The job Finnegan did as a 21 year old with next to no MLB experience was amazing.
I don't recognize a single one of those names.....must be some kind of fantasy story people tell their kids to get them to shut up.
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Shut up!
Seemed to work well around my house.
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One helluva game last night. True fans of baseball watched it all and enjoyed that one. The outcome is never known and eventually EVERYTHING happens in this sport.
Royals have a lot of talent and character as demonstrated this season.
Just plain fun to watch!
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And could anyone look worse at bat last night than Perez?
Until the last ab that is.
The Shields move for Ventura? One lucky guy is who Ned Yost is.
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And could anyone look worse at bat last night than Perez?...
Yes, his name is Gordon
Both Perez and Gordon have picked a bad time to slump.
But...Nobody has heard of either one of them so it is expected!
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Yodaspeak that can I do.
Royals lucky they are. The Blue force must you respect Luke.
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Welcome to October baseball KC. Enjoy it. It might not happen for another 3 decades.
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True dat. Pizz on their season if you want Dog but we is in!
Regardless of haters like youse.
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I just said to enjoy the ride.......take it how you want.
I expect my team to be playing October baseball every year. It's what they do
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Royals take game one. There is a loooooonng way to go but there does seem to be something different/special about this team lately.. It's hard not to start hoping that they can make some noise.
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For those still keeping track....that is win 91 on the season....so,
2 more wins in the ALDS
3 wins to take the ALCS
Make it to the dance and it will be 96 wins....add 4 more wins there and it will be a 100 win season.
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Y'all look like you are riding the lightning
Your right fielder looks like he is on ice skates but he had a couple of wtf catches--- good thing they don't give style points
Short series -- hot team wins as long as their pitching holds out.
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For those still keeping track....that is win 91 on the season....so,
2 more wins in the ALDS
3 wins to take the ALCS
Make it to the dance and it will be 96 wins....add 4 more wins there and it will be a 100 win season.
It's actually still only win 89 on the season. And I hate to throw a monkey wrench in your math...........but it takes 4 wins to take the ALCS. I realize yall aren't used to playoff baseball...........but it's four wins to move from the ALCS to the WS. It's been that way since yall were a franchise.
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Huge plays by Aoki. He was on that gapper all the way and he got turned around then corrected himself on the right field shot. Not exactly an easy play.
Two great games so far. Taking game 1 away from the Angels pretty much evens out the home field advantage.
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For those still keeping track....that is win 91 on the season....so,
2 more wins in the ALDS
3 wins to take the ALCS
Make it to the dance and it will be 96 wins....add 4 more wins there and it will be a 100 win season.
It's actually still only win 89 on the season. And I hate to throw a monkey wrench in your math...........but it takes 4 wins to take the ALCS. I realize yall aren't used to playoff baseball...........but it's four wins to move from the ALCS to the WS. It's been that way since yall were a franchise.
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Looks like the Cards need to step up. down 4-1 in the 4th.
I am a Cards fan but Royals are my. #1 team...since before 1985.
Cards fan since 1965...
Ahhh make that 6-1 girls...
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Looks like the Cards need to step up. down 4-1 in the 4th.
I am a Cards fan but Royals are my. #1 team...since before 1985.
Cards fan since 1965...
Ahhh make that 6-1 girls...
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Holy Shiite Muslims! Does Rosenthal always need to make it that exciting??? Cards up 1-0!! 
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And stepped up the Cards did! I-70 world series??nm  
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Are the Royals a team of destiny? 3 extra inning wins in a row?? Going back home up 2-0! Never in wildest dreams did I see this.
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Dog you be a Royals hater ..read yer post again buckwheat.
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Dog you be a Royals hater ..read yer post again buckwheat.
Do you believe everything you read on the Internet.
You mean all those folks on Twitter #Ferguson are not telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth??
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Ok I don't think that even the most ardent of Royals fans could see this happening. Sweep the team with the best record in baseball? Dayum it's hard not to believe ...
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Awfully good baseball. Still remember all the fun it was to watch the speed and defense of the Cards in the 80's, this team reminds me of some of that.
The O's will provide another kind of challenge than the A's, should be a great series.
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No matter what the final outcome is, just sit back and enjoy the journey. This team has determination and tenacity to win. Savor the moment Royal's fans.
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Dats what speed do...even Butler
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Was fun to watch Butler hustle his arse home.
Congrats to the Royals for their remarkable run.
Makes for some great entertainment.
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I want to thanks the Royals for sending Pujol$ and crew home. He went to LAA to win championships..........and not for the money. :rollingmyeyes: Enjoy the rest of October baseball watching it from home. Too bad someone didn't put one in his earhole at least one AB during the series.
Maybe the Royals end up in be Series with STL. All the network execs would be jumping off a bridge with two Midwest teams in it again........and STL could get some payback for 1985. Maybe have Denkinger throw out the first pitch in KC for game one..........then trip and fall down the dugout steps on his way out.......living the rest of his life drinking food from a straw while someone wipes the drool off his chin
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I want to thanks the Royals for sending Pujol$ and crew home. He went to LAA to win championships..........and not for the money. :rollingmyeyes: Enjoy the rest of October baseball watching it from home. Too bad someone didn't put one in his earhole at least one AB during the series.
Maybe the Royals end up in be Series with STL. All the network execs would be jumping off a bridge with two Midwest teams in it again........and STL could get some payback for 1985. Maybe have Denkinger throw out the first pitch in KC for game one..........then trip and fall down the dugout steps on his way out.......living the rest of his life drinking food from a straw while someone wipes the drool off his chin
Come on ninja! Tell us how we really feel.
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I want to thanks the Royals for sending Pujol$ and crew home. He went to LAA to win championships..........and not for the money. :rollingmyeyes: Enjoy the rest of October baseball watching it from home. Too bad someone didn't put one in his earhole at least one AB during the series.
Maybe the Royals end up in be Series with STL. All the network execs would be jumping off a bridge with two Midwest teams in it again........and STL could get some payback for 1985. Maybe have Denkinger throw out the first pitch in KC for game one..........then trip and fall down the dugout steps on his way out.......living the rest of his life drinking food from a straw while someone wipes the drool off his chin
Come on ninja! Tell us how we really feel.
If that series should come to pass, we already have searchers out looking for Denkinger. Have a job open at first base.
I think you are correctomondo regarding the network execs. Would be a great influx of revenue for both cities, though.
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I was reading some crap today about how the Royals fans are the best in baseball......you know all 14,000 of you that go to the games. Said being loyal for the last 29 years makes you loyal......I think it makes you crazy, but call it what you like. The Bandwagon is full in KC right now. Full stadiums, merchandise sales....life is good. Its good for KC. I hope KC finally has learned something from the city on the east side. You keep your home grown talent, grow it and promote it to the big leagues, where you KEEP it. Only one of the starting 9 to open the NLDS was a free agent playing for STL. 5 were draft pick/farm players. 2 were traded for our minor league players/prospects, and one an outright trade years ago. Building from within is where its at.
Yes the Cardinals are usually around the top 10 in payroll or just outside of it, but they pay to keep the talent that they bring up. That's a must. Promote and Pay. Not promote and trade then start all over. Cards have 14th highest payroll. KC has 18th highest. Seperated by about 15 million. That's nothing in todays standards.
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I was reading some crap today about how the Royals fans are the best in baseball......you know all 14,000 of you that go to the games. Said being loyal for the last 29 years makes you loyal......I think it makes you crazy, but call it what you like. The Bandwagon is full in KC right now. Full stadiums, merchandise sales....life is good. Its good for KC. I hope KC finally has learned something from the city on the east side. You keep your home grown talent, grow it and promote it to the big leagues, where you KEEP it. Only one of the starting 9 to open the NLDS was a free agent playing for STL. 5 were draft pick/farm players. 2 were traded for our minor league players/prospects, and one an outright trade years ago. Building from within is where its at.
Yes the Cardinals are usually around the top 10 in payroll or just outside of it, but they pay to keep the talent that they bring up. That's a must. Promote and Pay. Not promote and trade then start all over. Cards have 14th highest payroll. KC has 18th highest. Seperated by about 15 million. That's nothing in todays standards.
Big thing about Cards long running success is as you say dog but plus the fact the Cardinals never really get saddled with huge dumb contracts.
Passing on Albert but signing Yadi. Genius. Passing on Beltran. Dishing Craig and his contract. Getting Grichuk with the Freeze deal.(Grichuk was drafted by Angels in front of Mike Trout in the same year.) Just to name a few.
In four short years Mozeliak has to be considered one of the best GM's in the league, as was his predecessor. Of course, the team scouts have a lot to do with his success as well.
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Game one to the Royals last night at the Yard!!!
Orioles have not lost 2 games in a row at home since June I hear....
Terrence Gore is simply a friggin' bullet on the base paths. Saw him take second and by the time the peg arrived he was dustin' himself off.
It is interesting that the Royals are beginning to get some long ball help. Good timing for sure...
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Btw last stand, one reason the Royals might remind you of the speed of the Cards. Like Ozzie used to back flip, and Dyson does the same...c.f.
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Orioles have not lost 2 games in a row at home since June I hear....
It is interesting that the Royals are beginning to get some long ball help. Good timing for sure...
WOW...guess they lost that streak-kinda wish I still lived up there
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The edge of my seat is worn slick!unbelievable.
Cards , we well may see you soon. Get 'rr done with S.F!
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We win agin!
6 straight post season wins. Can ya believe dat?
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Pitching, speed and D seem to always be there.
And then on top the new Royals offense is, well, astounding.
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Even if Dawg is a Royals hater the fact remains that they have won six playoff games in a row and are two games away from the World Series.
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We still callin' Yost "no Head Ned?" LOL
How many wins this year Mel?
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"Ned The BrainDead." That was the moniker earlier this season. Had to do a little research to find it. I still find that reference funny as hell.
Even funnier is how Ned has defied the criticism and taken the Boys in Blue this far. Home-grown speed, defense, pitching and some recent hitting. Awesome. Speed is stressing the pitchers, infield and outfield. Every hit or pitch is different because of the run pressure.
We'll see if the Royals can keep it up...
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Mac, 89 season wins; 6 playoff wins. Ned has pulled some bonehead dealios at times, but I think he has managed the pen really good this season.
BTW, congrats to the Cards for the walkoff win last night.
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Still say 96 wins this year....
For anyone keeping score at home tonight was the 96th win this year
I bet they actually break the 100 mark.
With that said....I am buying Swampy his sushi - but it is the 96th win.
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It's still only win #89 on the season.
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That's what the Tigers and whoever else is sitting is saying.
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fun ain't it?
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No Mel..........it's win 89. It's pretty simple actually. I know you DIEHARD Royals Bandwagon folks keep counting the games, but ithe record don't change no matter what yall keep track of.
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I hope yall sweep so another east coast bastard is sitting at home for the WS
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No Mel..........it's win 89. It's pretty simple actually. I know you DIEHARD Royals Bandwagon folks keep counting the games, but ithe record don't change no matter what yall keep track of.
So wins in post season don't count?
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Not in your win total. You win the ALDS you win it. Three wins. You win the ALCS that's 4 wins. Win the WS you get 4 win in the WS.
Just like all those hits, HR and great pitching totals don't xount in the stat book except the post season star books. They are wins just not wins on the season record. Yall are overthinking this........but a 3 decade drought will do that to a mind
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I researched this Dog.
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If they win 96 games I will give you 3:1 odds. Three sushi lunches purchased by me, if not I get one sushi lunch purchased by you. If they win 96 regular season games that will be awesome and I will be happy to purchase three lunches for you.
Turns out this was the new bet offered on 4/1/14. Prior to that when the bet came out on 3/10/14, there was no mention of only including reg. season games.
So it seems, Swampy was tryin' to change the wager some 3 weeks after the original bet for a jug, right?.
Good thing is that everybody is happy happy happy about how them Royals are doin'..
Let me know if I got this wrong...
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Win number 97 leads them to the American League Champions....now on to the Giants
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Well they didn't make my 90 regular season wins; they got 89. According to Dawg the Royals hater the others don't count. But, I don't care. A lot of other teams are sitting at home while the Royals go to the Big Dance. And, if the Cards don't wake up they will be sitting, too.
Looking back, this postseason run was probably forged in the games where the Royals were trying to catch the Tigers. That was probably the same as postseason pressure to the players. They learned how to really fight through adversity.
Oh, and one other thing; the 29-year curse is BROKEN!!!!
GO ROYALS!!!!
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I researched this Dog.
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If they win 96 games I will give you 3:1 odds. Three sushi lunches purchased by me, if not I get one sushi lunch purchased by you. If they win 96 regular season games that will be awesome and I will be happy to purchase three lunches for you.
Turns out this was the new bet offered on 4/1/14. Prior to that when the bet came out on 3/10/14, there was no mention of only including reg. season games.
So it seems, Swampy was tryin' to change the wager some 3 weeks after the original bet for a jug, right?.
Good thing is that everybody is happy happy happy about how them Royals are doin'..
Let me know if I got this wrong...
I'm don't care about bets, raw fish, or bottles of booze. I'm simply talking stats. The Royals won 89 games this season. They haven't won 97 nor will they win 101. They won 89 games. This isn't about whether or not someone has to buys some food or booze. Its about historical facts. Postseason stats are post sesason stats. Period. Just like the 8 straight post season wins to set a record. Its 8-0 in the playoffs, not 97-73 on the season.
I hope yall are on that bandwagon. Its been getting tighter every day, but with a WS berth......there won't be any room on it.
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According to Dawg the Royals hater
Please tell me where I said I hate the Royals. I HATE Don Denkinger. I HATE that yall won the 1985 WS title. I hate being in downtown KC. I hate KC roads. Do I root for the Royals all year long. NO Never have. I grew up rooting for winning teams. Teams with longstanding traditions. The Cardinals and the Yankees. I loved the old Yankees teams prior to 1970. I loved going to Yankees games in the early 90's even though they sucked ass. Today not so much. They buy players instead of developing them.
I'm happy for the diehard Royals fans. The ones with worn out Royals hats from years of use, or the ones who listen daily on the radio or watch the TC to catch their games.....or my buddies who have season tickets and have spent years watching miserable baseball and a damn near empty ballpark. I'm happy for those folk. The rest of the people are the fair weather fans who obviously just starting showing up.......hell with 2 weeks left in the season, and only 2 games back and with a wild card spot at that time held, 19,000 folks showed up for a Sunday baseball game......which is about the average crowd size for the season......with lots of empty seats the for 3-4 games before and after that Sunday. The fan finally stepped up the last homestand with sellouts. Where were those fans all year long.
Live it up. Maybe the bubble bursts....maybe it keeps on going. Enjoy the ride. I want paybacks for 1985
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Dog you go to Herculean lengths to split hairs on this topic. I hear ya but wins are wins. Just a casual observation...depends on the bet details which was what I was asking about.
Wins count...stop hatin' bro.
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Yes wins count. 89 wins in the regular season. 8 post season wins. How more simple is that. It's the same way baseball has been keeping stats since they started post seasons. Why change it now because KC is in for the second time in 50+ years
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Hatin........yall crack me up. Hating would be hoping your starting Center fielder gets arrested and misses the post season. Hating would be praying Billy Butler dies on the shitter while trying to push out his 7th trip to the buffet line for breakfast. But carry on anyway with yalls thinking.
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Hatin........yall crack me up. Hating would be praying Billy Butler dies on the shitter while trying to push out his 7th trip to the buffet line for breakfast.
Bro.......you KNOW you wish that!
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Congrats to the Royals and all that has happened so far. It is not over yet still 4 more games left to win. All the other stuff I don't even care. Finally just before all my kids are out of the house and gone I got to watch the post season with one of my boys. And then I get a call last night from the oldest away at college and all he screamed was you ought to see the party in the house tonight...... Go Royals. Happy night.
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Hatin........yall crack me up. Hating would be praying Billy Butler dies on the shitter while trying to push out his 7th trip to the buffet line for breakfast.
Bro.......you KNOW you wish that!
It would be funny as hell an Elvis chit for Butler would free up some money for next year also
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Congrats to the Royals and all that has happened so far. It is not over yet still 4 more games left to win. All the other stuff I don't even care. Finally just before all my kids are out of the house and gone I got to watch the post season with one of my boys. And then I get a call last night from the oldest away at college and all he screamed was you ought to see the party in the house tonight...... Go Royals. Happy night.
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Dis is wut speed do is followed up with Dis is what hop do!
The Royals made a special appearance last night at an NBA game played at The Sprint Center. They showed off the ALCS trophy and one thing led to another....
.....5 ft. 9 inch Jarod Dyson shows at the 53 second mark that he got hop! That is at minimum a 4 ft. 3 inch vertical :wow:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/26821272/royals-are-a-fan-favorite-at-nba-game
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San Fran in 6. It pains me to say it but I think the magic pixie dust has worn off. The layoff is too long and the Giants are just better. If they could have rolled right into Game 1, I might have picked the upset. But it seems like it has been a month since they played and they were rolling with a ton of emotion. Hard to keep that going with all those days off.
Anyone picking the Royals to win this thing?
(that ought to get the west-side boys going)
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Anyone picking the Royals to win this thing?
(that ought to get the west-side boys going)
Where is animated dealio with the gas can and a match when you need it?
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I agree on it being a 6 game series. Winner to be announced. But, that's why they play the game. KC has to beat Bumgarner at least once to have the upper hand. Shields hasn't been the "Big Game" lately.
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San Fran in 6. It pains me to say it but I think the magic pixie dust has worn off. The layoff is too long and the Giants are just better. If they could have rolled right into Game 1, I might have picked the upset. But it seems like it has been a month since they played and they were rolling with a ton of emotion. Hard to keep that going with all those days off.
Anyone picking the Royals to win this thing?
(that ought to get the west-side boys going)
Ummmm....if the Cardinals just played solid D they more than likely win that series. Even with the drought in the middle of the order.
Throw in on top of that good D a competent manager, who understands post season play is NOT regular season play and the series was a lock for the Cardinals.
I'll put my money on the Royals and risk a bad layoff period.
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What in the world did you west-siders do to piss-off Frank White? I just read the Yahoo article and I am more confused than before I started reading.
Yahoo article about Frank White and the Royals
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What in the world did you west-siders do to piss-off Frank White? I just read the Yahoo article and I am more confused than before I started reading.
Yahoo article about Frank White and the Royals
Told him that the Royals only have won 89 games this year!
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What in the world did you west-siders do to piss-off Frank White? I just read the Yahoo article and I am more confused than before I started reading.
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Awful quiet in here this am
Just the observation of a "hater"
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I heard some squawking about the umpire's strike zone and how it hurt Shields. Something ironic about KC fans complaining about umpiring in a WS game...
There are pivotal moments in most games that define the game. Last night's 3rd inning was one such moment. Getting no runs with runners on 2nd and 3rd, with no outs was just heartbreaking. Then, to have SF come back in the top of the 4th and add 2 runs, well, it sure felt like the game was over... I was in bed by the 7th inning.
I think KC was going to lose this game regardless. Bumgarner has been simply unbeatable on the road, in these playoffs. Shields has not been clutch lately. Throw in the time off and the odds weren't good. It is a 7 game series and KC can still pull this off but a win tonight is almost a must.
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On the time off thing, wasn't it just one day more than the Giants?
Give Bumgarder his due. He's real good.
But the Royals better figure out the magic so far is one thing but it's 3 rounds to win the WS.
Get your game back off Peavy or this thing might get ugly.
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Been going full bore all day...they were bound to lose sooner or later.
I would have rather seen a win...but sure would have preferred a loss without the errors and misplayed balls that happened. It looked like the May Royals.
Hopefully they gathered themselves last night and have it figured out tonight for a win. It will be hard to bounce back from a 0-2 series going to the three game away segment that is for sure...but they have been down 0-2 in the World Series before and came out winners.....When was that?
In ending...you do have to give props to Baumgardner...He did look good. If they could have converted a couple runs in the 3rd it might have changed the momentum.....but it didn't happen so we won't know. Props have to be given to Hannibal Lect....I mean Hunter Pence too....that dude is the most unorthodox player I have ever seen in my life...He plays hard.
I am back in my lucky chair for the game tonight so my prediction is Royals 5-3.
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Well Timmie your estimate of 34 pages on this thread is also within reach bro!
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Well Timmie your estimate of 34 pages on this thread is also within reach bro!
It'll never make it to 34. I'm gonna have griffin delete the whole thread if it gets close, and you what that means. The whole forkin board might disappear.
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Well last night sure helped the boys in blue. Guarentees that the series will come back to KC. Doesn't mean we'll win but it can't hurt. That ump last night didn't seem to be giving anyone the edges or calling high strikes from what I could tell. He sure like the low ones though. Good to see Gordon finally get a decent swing on a ball.
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And that makes 99 wins for the year. One more and it will be 100!!
Don't know if I agree with Ned leaving Herrera in to bat with a runner on base that might have provided an insurance run with a PH....but maybe not either?? It worked out though.
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Play solid D, make them earn every run.
Do that and I believe you guys will win your first WS.
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Play solid D, make them earn every run.
Do that and I believe you guys will beat San Francisco in six instead of the seven game series when you beat the Cardinals for the last WS title.
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Congrats on win number 89.
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Let's hope that last night was the Royals' really, really bad game of the series. Sure showed why a couple of those pitchers will possibly be missing from next year's roster. Think Hunter Pence could outstare and scare Dracula? Looks like a madman in the hitter's box. Did get a kick out of Herrera's first at bat in his entire major league career.............comical. Also funny was Vargas heading for first on a 3-2 count.
Tonight is the most critical game of the series IMHO. If the team comes back to KC down 2-3 in games, I don't think two wins in a row is a viable outcome as Bumgarner would probably pitch game 7. They need to find a way to beat him tonight.
GO ROYALS!!!!
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Hunter Pence is a dead ringer for "Marv" in the movie "Home Alone. "
Yeah, he's freaky!
I think his name is Daniel Stern and is one crazy dude in that movie series..
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I am going to be traveling both Tuesday and Wednesday nights with two guys, both Royals fans, from KC. We are going to be in Birmingham Tuesday night and Ft. Lauderdale Wednesday night. I don't see much sleep on this trip...
Bumgarner is just about as good as anyone I have EVER seen in a post season. You can heap all the awards to want on Kershaw. I'll take Bumgarner any day of the week over him or anyone for that matter. And the dude is only 25!!!
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Twice in the same year I find myself agreeing with you sptsman. Bumgarner is the real deal for sure. The Royals got beat last night and that happens....
....it is the Saturday game that pisses me off. To go up early with a decent lead and then make little league errors like they did and let the Vagiants come back and make them look that bad took the air of their sails and inflated the home town team and crowd.
Just hope coming home to close the end of the Series can do the same for the Royals.
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The only thing missing from Pence's looks is to have him foaming at the mouth in the batter's box.
I think it is a tough row to hoe for the home team now.
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The only thing missing from Pence's looks is to have him foaming at the mouth in the batter's box.
I fear that guy at the plate more than any other SF Giant. If there were 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, you needed a clutch hit and you could pick one guy out of that lineup, he would be my choice. He is a Royal('s) pain-in-the-arse...
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For me it's Panda. But I've always liked Pence and his ways.
Don't want to hear the whining from the west side on losing Saturday.
You guys got the win you needed in game 3, the one the Cardinals gave away on a silver platter.
So you got back home.
Pretty simple, win Tuesday night and the momentum swings. Bumgarder on 3 days rest will not be the same as 4.
It's all you got, but no where near crazy.
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If Ventura can handle his emotions (and to this point he has done so) I think the Royals might actually have the advantage in the pitching match up tomorrow night. I admit to being a doubter earlier but the way this team has battled for the last six weeks makes me think there is still hope.
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The rook's problem (the last couple times I've watched) is he pitches up in the zone too much.
If he throws 98 at the knees, consistently, the giants will dig a crater in front of the plate hitting grounders.
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Last Stand...........whine? Royals got further than anyone ever expected. No whining called for over here! Lots of other teams sitting on the beach while KC is still playing. Take your meds and chill out.
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Fair enough........my real point has more to do with frustration on the way the Cards blew that series.
As far as "further than expected"? Well hell, we managed that.
It ain't worth a hill of beans.
bwaaaaaaaaaa
Since 1982, 88% of WS games 6 and 7 have gone to the home team.
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For chrissakes.....baseball season is over, move on.
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For chrissakes.....baseball season is over, move on.
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After tonight, It could be over for one of the last 2 teams. One team will still be sittin on win 89 too, no matter what the outcome is
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For chrissakes.....baseball season is over, move on.
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After tonight, It could be over for one of the last 2 teams. One team will still be sittin on win 89 too, no matter what the outcome is
Even with an 8-0 lead in game 6 of the World Series it is still 89 wins
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2 more innings and it will be win number 100
All the while in 2 more innings the Cardinals season will have been over for 2 weeks
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For chrissakes.....baseball season is over, move on.
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For chrissakes.....baseball season is over, move on.
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After tonight, It could be over for one of the last 2 teams. One team will still be sittin on win 89 too, no matter what the outcome is
Even with an 8-0 lead in game 6 of the World Series it is still 89 wins
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This playoff win total is real confusing for some on the west side Wu...............when you only talk about it once every 3 decades......you tend to forget some things.
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2 more innings and it will be win number 100
All the while in 2 more innings the Cardinals season will have been over for 2 weeks
Crow on rooster Crow on. I realize it hasn't been that long ago when yall counted to 100 on the other side of the win total. Back to back to back. Foots wasn't even alive the last time the Cardinals had one of those years 1907.
One more win from a championship you didn't have to cheat to win. Honestly it will be an accomplishment. You will have matched the Cubs WS title totals........and they have been at it since 1876. Just 9 more to go to catch STL.
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2 more innings and it will be win number 100
All the while in 2 more innings the Cardinals season will have been over for 2 weeks
Crow on rooster Crow on. I realize it hasn't been that long ago when yall counted to 100 on the other side of the win total. Back to back to back. Foots wasn't even alive the last time the Cardinals had one of those years 1907.
One more win from a championship you didn't have to cheat to win. Honestly it will be an accomplishment. You will have matched the Cubs WS title totals........and they have been at it since 1876. Just 9 more to go to catch STL.
Let's be honest about it.
10 more to catch St Louis.
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2 more innings and it will be win number 100
All the while in 2 more innings the Cardinals season will have been over for 2 weeks
Crow on rooster Crow on. I realize it hasn't been that long ago when yall counted to 100 on the other side of the win total. Back to back to back. Foots wasn't even alive the last time the Cardinals had one of those years 1907.
One more win from a championship you didn't have to cheat to win. Honestly it will be an accomplishment. You will have matched the Cubs WS title totals........and they have been at it since 1876. Just 9 more to go to catch STL.
but...but...but...google says my teams penis was bigger than your teams penis in the past
Hope all them high paid Cardinal players gather tonight to watch the game......
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Cardinals lost this year because they let Pujols walk. Wasn't he the greatest thing since sliced bread? 
Tsk,Tsk. 29 years of bragging and being haters. Personally, I was looking forward to another I-70 world series. Too bad it didn't happen.
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Yep. Too bad it didn't happen. Can you imagine I-70 this past weekend ? WS game would have been in St Lo, Lambs playing the Chefs in KC and MU Homecoming in Columbia. I-70 would have been beat down to a dirt road
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Cardinals lost this year because they let Pujols walk. Wasn't he the greatest thing since sliced bread?
Tsk,Tsk. 29 years of bragging and being haters. Personally, I was looking forward to another I-70 world series. Too bad it didn't happen.
I agree.
And maybe the games would have been better than this series has provided.
One good one so far. I mean, if you're counting.
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2 more innings and it will be win number 100
All the while in 2 more innings the Cardinals season will have been over for 2 weeks
Crow on rooster Crow on. I realize it hasn't been that long ago when yall counted to 100 on the other side of the win total. Back to back to back. Foots wasn't even alive the last time the Cardinals had one of those years 1907.
One more win from a championship you didn't have to cheat to win. Honestly it will be an accomplishment. You will have matched the Cubs WS title totals........and they have been at it since 1876. Just 9 more to go to catch STL.
but...but...but...google says my teams penis was bigger than your teams penis in the past
Hope all them high paid Cardinal players gather tonight to watch the game......
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...at Don whats his names house.....anybody remember his last name?
I don't need google to tell me how well my team has done. I don't Jump on the bandwagon every post season. Yes we are sitting at home for the WS this season. You know how that feels. Yall do that every season.
Yall sucked as the KC Athletics..............and you have been pretty irrelevant as the Royals. Wait until the 2-3 week of next years season. All 17,000 of you loyal fans will pile into the stadium. Yall will fill the stadium eventually.........like when the Cardinals come to town
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Cardinals lost this year because they let Pujols walk. Wasn't he the greatest thing since sliced bread?
Tsk,Tsk. 29 years of bragging and being haters. Personally, I was looking forward to another I-70 world series. Too bad it didn't happen.
Yall too bad..................for Pujols. 3 straight NL Championship series for STL and a WS trip. He left for Championships and playoff baseball..........to sit at home and not even make the playoffs. Wasn't he in the Royal backyard before the Cardinals snatched him up.
29 years of winning and hating is way better than 29 years of losing 100 games a year while being a Yankees farm organization.
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be better if all of the MoMo teams just lost every year, then maybe we would just have MDC to biatch about...well, and the current admin...oh, and on-line scouting...and mojodeeks...
nevermind....Cards suck!
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the 101st wiN of the year for the worlD champion ks city royals!! plEase Keep the lucKy streak INtact as we Go ahEad foR good
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Saying its the 101st win.........is like saying you saw a pair of singles, saying you say a female duck, or you have a bunch of clips full of shotgun shells for your AR15
Please carry on with your 89th win. Maybe yall can have another umpire save your season..........just in case the players need help
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griffin has already said he will frag this entire thread if it gets close to 34 pages.......which means there is a good chance of waking up to a board that no long exists. Be careful what you wish for.
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Why yes it is funny....LMAO Yall almost had another Don Denkinger type bad call at first base. Good thing there is replay. Congrats on win # 10.....wait yall didn't win.
Great 89 win season Royals. Maybe yall can get back there again next year.
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Well it ended at 100...which doesn't mean anything without the 101st.
Now to prepare for the run in 2044
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Great season for the Royals!
Woulda been fun to win but Baumgartner prevailed.He has to be the Series MVP. Wow!!!
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Great season for the Royals!
Woulda been fun to win but Baumgartner prevailed.He has to be the Series MVP. Wow!!!
Just think.....if not for replay, you might very well have won, just like in 1985......oh......wait.
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No, the really big play was made by Joe Panik at 2nd when he snagged Hosmer's grounder headed for center and turned into a double play. Otherwise, first and third with no one out. Hell of a play.
BTW, I don't know anyone who doesn't think Iorg was safe in '85. It was a bad call. I just like to needle because I know Dog will always rise to the occasion.
I'll leave the game victories count argument to someone else. Dabs can irritate on that one.
I think KC had a great season. They accomplished far more than anyone had dreamed in their wildest dreams. Do I think they should have sent Gordon? Yes, but I also believe if a good throw is made to the plate, he would have been out. It was a gamble either way; Perez has poor strike zone recognition and with him basically playing on one leg I would have considered pinch hitting for him. Any way you cut it, Bumgarner was just too good to overcome.
So, let's just sit back, enjoy the team's accomplishments, and get set for next year.
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I read today that some fillusional KC bandwagon fans thought that was the BEST World Series eVeR..........I guess when you only watch 2 since 1969, you might have missed one or two other good ones.
I was also told when comparing STL greatness to KC greatness......one must only count since 1969. Somehow 15 trips to the playoffs is worse than only having 7 trips. Plus 7 WS trips only winning 3 is considered floundering I guess if that's floundering, I'd hate to see what they call have 3 straight 100 loss seasons
Be careful jumping off the bandwagon next year fellas, it's a long jump and you might pull a hammie.
What happened in 1985 Mel?? I guess I missed something. The only thing I remember is the fastest man in baseball couldn't outrun the infield rain tarp.
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Should have had Dekinger throw out ceremonial first pitch last night for some mojo.
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The World Series is only approximately 28 years and 356 days away for the Royals
Fixed it for ya dabs.
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The World Series is only approximately 28 years and 356 days away for the Royals
Fixed it for ya dabs.
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I take some consolation us Royals fans being a lot classier about losing the Series than all you haters from 85!
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The World Series is only approximately 28 years and 356 days away for the Royals
Fixed it for ya dabs.
Thanks footsy. Maybe by then Joe Buck will be retired.
I just wonder who the Cardinals will be playing?
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I take some consolation us Royals fans being a lot classier about losing the Series than all you haters from 85!
Classier than those KC Chiefs fans in the first round of the playoffs or worse??
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Dawg, you do have a way with words. I love arguing with you because neither of us takes it seriously or personally. This guy never jumped off the bandwagon. I had predicted 90 wins and got 89 so I'm satisfied. If we had got that last run in who knows what would have happened. It might have become a memorable series game seven. But they didn't so it's over. Getting as far as KC did is a testament to their tenacity as a team and bodes well for the future.
So, now it's GO CHIEFS!!!
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Mel........I realize some on here are not bandwagon fans............while some others Have been quiet during the bad years and suddenly prouder and louder now.
Just a casual observation.
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For those fans who have stuck by their team through good and bad, I wish KC could have won it all for them. It's been a long time coming. I hope the casual fan catches crabs from his new Royals gear As long as the Cubs never win another title, I could care less who does once the Cardinals are out.
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...I could care less who does once the Cardinals are out.
This is not at all a pointed post at you Jeff....it just happens that you said it above and I think it is a sentiment shared by most Cardinal fans at least....maybe most of the country for all I know.
I was in the St. Louis area during game one. Went to Buffalo Wild Wings at Boones Crossing in Chesterfield thinking it would be a happening place to watch the game. I don't like the food there but plenty of televisions and sports atmosphere.
They did have the Series on the main television but the crowd was more interested in watching soccer, minor league hockey and volleyball.
I wasn't expecting to walk in to a sea of Blue and bottles of Billy Butler bbq sauce all over the place but there was one person I saw there wearing a Cardinals shirt....you would have thought nobody there had ever seen baseball....which I know is not the case because I was in the area the month prior and someone wanting to go there and you could hardly carry on a conversation because of the fans on the edge of their seats for every play during a regular season Cardinals game.
It just must be different. In this area it is an event...The World Series. It was great to see the Royals in it but....yes, we are used to them not being there....I watch every game of the World Series regardless of the teams because it is the Series....just like the Super Bowl...and usually the Stanley Cup finals.
I am a Royals fan and have been for years....but I am also a baseball fan.
Just happen to be a fan of the most liked team in baseball instead of the most hated
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WTF do the Chiefs have to do with Royals fans?
Dog you just luv to squid away on the subject. To explain, a squid shoots a cloud of dye then scoots away...seen it before dude.
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...I could care less who does once the Cardinals are out.
Just happen to be a fan of the most liked team in baseball instead of the most hated
Well it would be weird for you to be a Yankees fan living in KC.
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WTF do the Chiefs have to do with Royals fans?
I realize this might confuse you but they both play in a place called "HomeofToto" City. I'll let you take it from there. If it's over your head..........well that wouldn't surprise me. No pun intended.
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WTF do the Chiefs have to do with Royals fans?
Dog you just luv to squid away on the subject. To explain, a squid shoots a cloud of dye then scoots away...seen it before dude.
That's a new one for me. I don't recall posting and then running off.........please do continue with your posts. I'm trying to figure out how deep in a bottle you are.
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You like to avoid the topic dog. I got yer number...
Card fans like you on hera lack class IMHO...but season is over...
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H2ODOG said:
...I could care less who does once the Cardinals are out.
This is not at all a pointed post at you Jeff....it just happens that you said it above and I think it is a sentiment shared by most Cardinal fans at least....maybe most of the country for all I know.
I was in the St. Louis area during game one. Went to Buffalo Wild Wings at Boones Crossing in Chesterfield thinking it would be a happening place to watch the game. I don't like the food there but plenty of televisions and sports atmosphere.
They did have the Series on the main television but the crowd was more interested in watching soccer, minor league hockey and volleyball.
I wasn't expecting to walk in to a sea of Blue and bottles of Billy Butler bbq sauce all over the place but there was one person I saw there wearing a Cardinals shirt....you would have thought nobody there had ever seen baseball....which I know is not the case because I was in the area the month prior and someone wanting to go there and you could hardly carry on a conversation because of the fans on the edge of their seats for every play during a regular season Cardinals game.
It just must be different. In this area it is an event...The World Series. It was great to see the Royals in it but....yes, we are used to them not being there....I watch every game of the World Series regardless of the teams because it is the Series....just like the Super Bowl...and usually the Stanley Cup finals.
I am a Royals fan and have been for years....but I am also a baseball fan.
Just happen to be a fan of the most liked team in baseball instead of the most hated
Dabs you twice picked a place to watch a game that sits in the middle of a 5 mile long strip center. The mecca of suburbia, chain food and super sales.
Not sure what tree you're trying to bark up about "fans" but find another place to have a beer.
bwaaaaaaaaaa
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H2ODOG said:
...I could care less who does once the Cardinals are out.
This is not at all a pointed post at you Jeff....it just happens that you said it above and I think it is a sentiment shared by most Cardinal fans at least....maybe most of the country for all I know.
I was in the St. Louis area during game one. Went to Buffalo Wild Wings at Boones Crossing in Chesterfield thinking it would be a happening place to watch the game. I don't like the food there but plenty of televisions and sports atmosphere.
They did have the Series on the main television but the crowd was more interested in watching soccer, minor league hockey and volleyball.
I wasn't expecting to walk in to a sea of Blue and bottles of Billy Butler bbq sauce all over the place but there was one person I saw there wearing a Cardinals shirt....you would have thought nobody there had ever seen baseball....which I know is not the case because I was in the area the month prior and someone wanting to go there and you could hardly carry on a conversation because of the fans on the edge of their seats for every play during a regular season Cardinals game.
It just must be different. In this area it is an event...The World Series. It was great to see the Royals in it but....yes, we are used to them not being there....I watch every game of the World Series regardless of the teams because it is the Series....just like the Super Bowl...and usually the Stanley Cup finals.
I am a Royals fan and have been for years....but I am also a baseball fan.
Just happen to be a fan of the most liked team in baseball instead of the most hated
Dabs you twice picked a place to watch a game that sits in the middle of a 5 mile long strip center. The mecca of suburbia, chain food and super sales.
Not sure what tree you're trying to bark up about "fans" but find another place to have a beer.
bwaaaaaaaaaa
Exactly.........that's yuppyville personified.
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H2ODOG said:
...I could care less who does once the Cardinals are out.
This is not at all a pointed post at you Jeff....it just happens that you said it above and I think it is a sentiment shared by most Cardinal fans at least....maybe most of the country for all I know.
I was in the St. Louis area during game one. Went to Buffalo Wild Wings at Boones Crossing in Chesterfield thinking it would be a happening place to watch the game. I don't like the food there but plenty of televisions and sports atmosphere.
They did have the Series on the main television but the crowd was more interested in watching soccer, minor league hockey and volleyball.
I wasn't expecting to walk in to a sea of Blue and bottles of Billy Butler bbq sauce all over the place but there was one person I saw there wearing a Cardinals shirt....you would have thought nobody there had ever seen baseball....which I know is not the case because I was in the area the month prior and someone wanting to go there and you could hardly carry on a conversation because of the fans on the edge of their seats for every play during a regular season Cardinals game.
It just must be different. In this area it is an event...The World Series. It was great to see the Royals in it but....yes, we are used to them not being there....I watch every game of the World Series regardless of the teams because it is the Series....just like the Super Bowl...and usually the Stanley Cup finals.
I am a Royals fan and have been for years....but I am also a baseball fan.
Just happen to be a fan of the most liked team in baseball instead of the most hated
Dabs you twice picked a place to watch a game that sits in the middle of a 5 mile long strip center. The mecca of suburbia, chain food and super sales.
Not sure what tree you're trying to bark up about "fans" but find another place to have a beer.
bwaaaaaaaaaa
Exactly.........that's yuppyville personified.
The Denny's in Ferguson was already full up
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You like to avoid the topic dog. I got yer number...
Card fans like you on hera lack class IMHO...but season is over...
Dude.........the only number you have a firm grasp on is the proofing in that bottle of Irish Whisky............and nothing else.
As for what you honestly think Mike.............I don't really care. I don't have your number to call you. We don't hunt together. We don't exchange Christmas cards. We don't get together for dinner or BBQ's. I'm a classless hater as you say. Your a drunk midget. Either way I'm sure we both sleep just fine at night not worrying about the other. I'm perfectly fine with that.
You probably think I'm an asshole for just writing what I did.........which brings me back to the place that I don't care.
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Just to remind everyone....we are getting closer to another page with every heartfelt, loving post that is made
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Dog,
You'll always be my favorite hater.
If we lived closer, things might be different.....
Then agin, I doubt it!
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Free Todd Gurley !!
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Free Pete Rose. Todd Gueley is free in 2 more weeks. Until then he is screwed.
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3 Gold Glovers and an AL defensive player of the year...
...not a bad week for awards in a small market team.
And....just maybe an AL Manager of the year by next week (only if they base it on the last three months of the season/year)
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Unfortunately for Yost the voting for Manager of the Year takes place before the playoffs start. According to most he was pretty dumb then.. you know not a genius like Showalter or Scioscia...
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I feel worse for Lo Cain. I believe voting was before the playoffs as well. And I really think that because he split time between Center and Right that it cost him a Gold Glove
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Gordon also got the platinum glove later. I agree on both Cain and Yost as being deserving.
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