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Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« on: May 21, 2013, 06:05:08 pm »
Here are your belated lineups;

Royals:

RFDavid Lough
SSElliot Johnson
LFAlex Gordon
DHBilly Butler
1BEric Hosmer
CFLorenzo Cain
3BMike Moustakas
CGeorge Kottaras
2BChris Getz
KC: Wade Davis (3-3, 5.98)

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CF Robbie Grossman
2B Jose Altuve
C Jason Castro
LF J.D. Martinez
1B Chris Carter
DH Carlos Pena
RF Jimmy Paredes
3B Matt Dominguez
SS Marwin Gonzalez
HOU: Bud Norris (4-4, 4.32)
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2013, 06:10:56 pm »
How many K's for Davis tonight?  He seems to whiff 'em or get hit hard. 
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2013, 07:30:04 pm »
No one else here?

Grossman works a full count before a P6, Altuve rips a liner that Gordon makes a great diving catch on in LF, Castro walks on 4 pitches, then JD whiffs on a chin-high 1-2 pitch.

0-0 going into the 2nd.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2013, 07:39:49 pm »
Bud walks Cain with one out, but gets a 3U and F7 to get out of the inning.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2013, 07:50:29 pm »
A Paredes 2-out single is the only action in bottom 2.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2013, 07:57:20 pm »
eventful 1-2-3 3rd for Norris as Lough hits a routine grounder to Marwin, who, not charging it, then has to fire it over and just barely nips him at 1st. You could read Bud's lips as he's getting the ball back from Marwin, going "Wow, he's FAST."

The next batter, Johnson, singles to CF and is juuuuuusssttt thrown out by Grossman trying to stretch it.

Seriously, no one else in the GZ tonight?
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2013, 08:02:03 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 21, 2013, 07:57:20 pm
Seriously, no one else in the GZ tonight?

Late to the party, what'd I miss?
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 08:04:57 pm »
Quote from: OregonStrosFan on May 21, 2013, 08:02:03 pm
Late to the party, what'd I miss?
The entire section behind home plate waved fake weiners around, but otherwise, not much...

Marwin leadoff 1B goes for naught as Grossman Ks and Altuve 6-4-3's.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 08:05:51 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 21, 2013, 07:57:20 pm

Seriously, no one else in the GZ tonight?

I'm just waiting for something to get excited about.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2013, 08:07:44 pm »
Alex Gordon looks exactly like that funny-lookin guy from Scream. Whatshisname.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2013, 08:08:14 pm »
Quote from: OregonStrosFan on May 21, 2013, 08:02:03 pm
Late to the party, what'd I miss?

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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2013, 08:09:26 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 21, 2013, 08:04:57 pm
The entire section behind home plate waved fake weiners around, but otherwise, not much...

Marwin leadoff 1B goes for naught as Grossman Ks and Altuve 6-4-3's.

Is this going to become a tradition?  Like the Brewers sausage race?
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2013, 08:16:31 pm »
Another scoreless inning by Bud, featuring a nice Marwin catch of an at-em ball hit by Cain for out #3.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2013, 08:23:12 pm »
Just turned it on to see Paredes turn on that high fastball.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2013, 08:24:34 pm »
Wade Davis does not want to learn.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2013, 08:25:18 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 21, 2013, 08:16:31 pm
Another scoreless inning by Bud, featuring a nice Marwin catch of an at-em ball hit by Cain for out #3.

That will help.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2013, 08:26:31 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 21, 2013, 07:57:20 pm
Seriously, no one else in the GZ tonight?

I'm working, then busy through Saturday. Sorry.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2013, 08:27:56 pm »
Wow, Paredes!
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2013, 08:31:15 pm »
Quote from: Matt on May 21, 2013, 08:23:12 pm
Just turned it on to see Paredes turn on that high fastball.
Looks like my feed is a couple minutes behind yours.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2013, 08:33:59 pm »
Quote from: Aussie Astro on May 21, 2013, 08:05:51 pm
I'm just waiting for something to get excited about.

Eating Indian at the Clay Pit, Austin. Gets me excited.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2013, 08:37:45 pm »
Norris starts a 1-6-3 to end the top of the 5th. Nice turn by Marwin, who had to do a little leap for Bud's throw, and then whip it to first.

3-0 Astros courtesy of a Paredes 3-run homer (on an 0-2 pitch).
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2013, 08:38:59 pm »
Quote from: Reuben on May 21, 2013, 08:31:15 pm
Looks like my feed is a couple minutes behind yours.

Judging by the posts here, I am 3 - 4 minutes behind most nights.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2013, 08:39:13 pm »
Btw if someone else can do PBP, be my guest. Not easy to watch the game and do this on a laptop.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2013, 08:42:02 pm »
Quote from: JaneDoe on May 21, 2013, 08:33:59 pm
Eating Indian at the Clay Pit, Austin. Gets me excited.

Eating Indian gets my stomach excited, but not in a good way.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2013, 08:45:17 pm »
I'm here, checking in while I work.  Thanks for the updates.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2013, 08:46:55 pm »
Quote from: JaneDoe on May 21, 2013, 08:33:59 pm
Eating Indian at the Clay Pit, Austin. Gets me excited.

Mmmmmmm.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2013, 08:54:09 pm »
Quote from: JaneDoe on May 21, 2013, 08:33:59 pm
Eating Indian at the Clay Pit, Austin. Gets me excited.

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« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2013, 08:55:31 pm »
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Eating Indian gets my stomach excited, but not in a good way.

You live in Perth? How many South Asians end up in Perth via Durban?
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2013, 08:56:15 pm »
Sweet play by Marwin there to end the 6th.
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« Reply #29 on: May 21, 2013, 08:57:03 pm »
Quote from: JaneDoe on May 21, 2013, 08:33:59 pm
Eating Indian at the Clay Pit, Austin. Gets me excited.

Nice! What are you doing up here? We've missed you.
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Nice! What are you doing up here? We've missed you.

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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #33 on: May 21, 2013, 09:04:06 pm »
Bud had another scoreless inning whilst I fed my dog (not Indian food). Now Davis exits after Paredes walks and Dominguez singles, none out in the 6th.
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« Reply #34 on: May 21, 2013, 09:06:13 pm »
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Bud had another scoreless inning whilst I fed my dog (not Indian food). Now Davis exits after Paredes walks and Dominguez singles, none out in the 6th.

Your dog eats Indians?
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #35 on: May 21, 2013, 09:07:34 pm »
Fuck, Marwin.
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« Reply #36 on: May 21, 2013, 09:08:29 pm »
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Bud had another scoreless inning whilst I fed my dog (not Indian food). Now Davis exits after Paredes walks and Dominguez singles, none out in the 6th.

You would't want to be cleaning that up...
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« Reply #37 on: May 21, 2013, 09:11:18 pm »
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« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2013, 09:14:20 pm »
End of 6, still 3-0. Paredes worked a walk (fouling off curves and FBs to get there), Dominguez singled, and then Marwin inexplicably pulled the bat back on a very buntable-looking strike, hanging Paredes out to dry at 2nd where he was easily picked off. Grossman singled before Altuve flied out to the RF warning track.
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« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2013, 09:16:39 pm »
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You live in Perth? How many South Asians end up in Perth via Durban?

Some - but you would have to join a cricket club to make an accurrate assessment.
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« Reply #40 on: May 21, 2013, 09:16:49 pm »
Hunh. Porter takes out Bud as he's getting ready to start the 7th. Clearly saw/heard something that made him worried about the back injury, though it looked like Bud tried to talk him out of it.
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« Reply #41 on: May 21, 2013, 09:21:19 pm »
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Some - but you would have to join a cricket club to make an accurrate assessment.
So, it's like, front-page news there anytime Blackley appears in a game for the Astros, right? Kinda like Ichiro in Japan?
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« Reply #42 on: May 21, 2013, 09:22:43 pm »
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Some - but you would have to join a cricket club to make an accurrate assessment.

Not long ago I found the park here where all the subcontinentals gather to play. There were hundreds out there.

Does Blackley get any media coverage down there?
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #43 on: May 21, 2013, 09:30:17 pm »
Durban?

If you live on the road, well there's a new highway code, you take the urban noise with some Durban poison. It's gonna lessen your load.
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« Reply #44 on: May 21, 2013, 09:32:51 pm »
Blackley exits with 2 on, 2 out, Clemens coming in for the RH PH.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #45 on: May 21, 2013, 09:37:07 pm »
I'm not sure we've ever had a Humble Pie reference around here. Although I guess you can say that just being an Astros fan is a continual exercise in humble pie.
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« Reply #46 on: May 21, 2013, 09:37:49 pm »
I don't think there's much MLB coverage in the Aussie press.
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« Reply #47 on: May 21, 2013, 09:39:48 pm »
Quote from: chuck on May 21, 2013, 09:37:07 pm
I'm not sure we've ever had a Humble Pie reference around here. Although I guess you can say that just being an Astros fan is a continual exercise in humble pie.

By All Star break, they'll be 30 games in the hole.
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« Reply #48 on: May 21, 2013, 09:44:14 pm »
Quote from: chuck on May 21, 2013, 09:22:43 pm
Not long ago I found the park here where all the subcontinentals gather to play. There were hundreds out there.

Does Blackley get any media coverage down there?

Baseball is pretty much underground here we dont get too much coverage in mainstream media, like cricket in the US?

Blackley plays for the Melbourne Aces (a most unlikeable outfit) so us Heat guys dont get too excited about him.  We have a local (Perth) pitcher at Quad City. Cameron Lamb, really hoping he comes along this year. Liam Hendricks is another Perth Heat pitcher on a ML roster.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #49 on: May 21, 2013, 09:46:06 pm »
Clemens allows both inherited runners to score on back to back singles, 3-2 Astros, bottom 7.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #50 on: May 21, 2013, 09:47:55 pm »
Dale chinito!
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #51 on: May 21, 2013, 09:48:35 pm »
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Dale chinito!
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #52 on: May 21, 2013, 09:51:25 pm »
The 3rd is here. How's everybody doing?
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« Reply #53 on: May 21, 2013, 09:52:10 pm »
Come on Carter. Rip one.
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« Reply #54 on: May 21, 2013, 09:53:19 pm »
It's good to hear Brownie.
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« Reply #55 on: May 21, 2013, 09:58:29 pm »
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« Reply #56 on: May 21, 2013, 09:59:53 pm »
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By All Star break, they'll be 30 games in the hole.

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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #57 on: May 21, 2013, 10:06:41 pm »
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I don't think there's much MLB coverage in the Aussie press.

True, but we get more games on tv than you might expect, pay tv anyway.  We will ge about 8 - 10 a week, problem is that most of them feature the yankees or red soxs.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #58 on: May 21, 2013, 10:09:06 pm »
I'm scared.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #59 on: May 21, 2013, 10:11:39 pm »
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I'm scared.

Why?  What can happen that we haven't experienced before?
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #60 on: May 21, 2013, 10:15:37 pm »
Fortunate call strike three. Looked pretty low.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #61 on: May 21, 2013, 10:16:42 pm »
The bullpen sucks
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #62 on: May 21, 2013, 10:17:22 pm »
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Fortunate call strike three. Looked pretty low.

Looked like ball five to me.

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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #63 on: May 21, 2013, 10:17:56 pm »
Crap, tie game.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #64 on: May 21, 2013, 10:19:01 pm »
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #65 on: May 21, 2013, 10:26:38 pm »
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Fortunate call strike three. Looked pretty low.

How accurate are the pitch trackers?  It didn't look like a horrible call on game day.
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« Reply #66 on: May 21, 2013, 10:27:02 pm »
I blame Brownie for this one. With 1 out and the bases still loaded: "...and wouldn't it be a huge blow for the Royals if they failed to score here?!?" or some stupid shit like that. Then it all unraveled, quite predictably.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #67 on: May 21, 2013, 10:29:21 pm »
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How accurate are the pitch trackers?  It didn't look like a horrible call on game day.
IT was close but many men have walked on that pitch.
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« Reply #68 on: May 21, 2013, 10:29:49 pm »
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I blame Brownie for this one. With 1 out and the bases still loaded: "...and wouldn't it be a huge blow for the Royals if they failed to score here?!?" or some stupid shit like that. Then it all unraveled, quite predictably.
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« Reply #69 on: May 21, 2013, 10:30:21 pm »
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I blame Brownie for this one. With 1 out and the bases still loaded: "...and wouldn't it be a huge blow for the Royals if they failed to score here?!?" or some stupid shit like that. Then it all unraveled, quite predictably.
It's not Brownie's fault that our bullpen sucks.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #70 on: May 21, 2013, 10:32:32 pm »
Whose defense is worse, Paredes in RF or Carter anywhere on the field?!?
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« Reply #71 on: May 21, 2013, 10:35:23 pm »
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Whose defense is worse, Paredes in RF or Carter anywhere on the field?!?
Paredes has 3 hits today, so, Carter.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #72 on: May 21, 2013, 10:41:29 pm »
Manufactured run
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #73 on: May 21, 2013, 10:43:04 pm »
What a fucking tragedy of a game. And the really shitty thing is, it's also taken way too fucking long. If the game had ended when a normal baseball game should end, time-wise, the Astros would have won.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #74 on: May 21, 2013, 10:43:16 pm »
I was just thinking about how long these AL games last. Then Brownie and Ash make comments about the length of the game. Now Ash is ragging on Castro for getting crossed-up yet again.
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« Reply #75 on: May 21, 2013, 10:46:09 pm »
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I was just thinking about how long these AL games last. Then Brownie and Ash make comments about the length of the game. Now Ash is ragging on Castro for getting crossed-up yet again.
Shit, I have to get up for work in just over 7 hours. Get ready for a very short game recap.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #76 on: May 21, 2013, 10:51:05 pm »
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Shit, I have to get up for work in just over 7 hours. Get ready for a very short game recap.

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« Reply #77 on: May 21, 2013, 10:52:03 pm »
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #78 on: May 21, 2013, 10:56:44 pm »
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #79 on: May 21, 2013, 10:57:32 pm »
I wonder if the people clamoring to get this horseshit show on TV really understand what they're asking for.
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« Reply #80 on: May 21, 2013, 11:00:08 pm »
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I wonder if the people clamoring to get this horseshit show on TV really understand what they're asking for.

yep - be careful what you wish for...
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« Reply #82 on: May 22, 2013, 08:20:30 am »
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #83 on: May 22, 2013, 08:35:23 am »
One thing I noticed at the game last night is how you hear the idiots more than before.  Normally, you only hear those right behind, in front of, or next to you but now you can hear the idiots in the sections next to you. 

Four hours was way too long for that game to have lasted.

I was glad to see the comment about Carter and his defensive.  A less interested player on the field I do not know that I have seen.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #84 on: May 22, 2013, 08:39:33 am »
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yep - be careful what you wish for...

I have no illusions, but I still want to watch.  Also, being able to DVR saves time.  Besides, just seeing a few promising ABs or innings pitched is what these games are apparently about anyway.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #86 on: May 22, 2013, 09:54:12 am »
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I was glad to see the comment about Carter and his defensive.  A less interested player on the field I do not know that I have seen.

His base running may be as bad as his defense.
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« Reply #87 on: May 22, 2013, 10:14:39 am »
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His base running may be as bad as his defense.

I hope this is not indicative of the type of player Luhnow favors.
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« Reply #88 on: May 22, 2013, 10:21:34 am »
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I hope this is not indicative of the type of player Luhnow favors.

I'm guessing he got him for those 'touch 'em all' skills and not so much for the other stuff.
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« Reply #89 on: May 22, 2013, 10:37:35 am »
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Paredes has 3 hits today, so, Carter.

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« Reply #90 on: May 22, 2013, 10:38:18 am »
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I'm guessing he got him for those 'touch 'em all' skills and not so much for the other stuff.

Well, sure. That's the only skill he has. I guess Luhnow figured that if some other skills developed to accompany the power he would have a bargain. Maybe he still will but he is looking like Dave Kingman at this point.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #91 on: May 22, 2013, 10:43:30 am »
I doubt they expected any other skills to develop, but if they could get Dave Kingman, they would be happy.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #92 on: May 22, 2013, 10:57:03 am »
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I doubt they expected any other skills to develop, but if they could get Dave Kingman, they would be happy.

Dave Kingman hit almost 450 home runs and would have exceeded 500 had he not been frozen out of the game. I saw Kingman. Carter ain't no Kingman.
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #93 on: May 22, 2013, 11:00:06 am »
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Dave Kingman hit almost 450 home runs and would have exceeded 500 had he not been frozen out of the game. I saw Kingman. Carter ain't no Kingman.

Ok. Bad example on my part. Why was he frozen out of the game?
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« Reply #94 on: May 22, 2013, 11:11:49 am »
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Re: Royals @ Astros May 21, 2013
« Reply #95 on: May 22, 2013, 11:54:42 am »
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Very fine work indeed. We have a writer on our hands.
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