7/27: RAYS (61-42) at KC (46-59)
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals, Jul 27, 2008 2:10 PM EDT
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Pitching Matchup:
| IP | ERA | + | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | OPS | WHIP | G/F | P/IP | ||
| RAYS | RH A. Sonnanst. |
121.0 | 4.54 | 92 | 5.50 | 1.56 | 3.52 | 0.89 | .782 | 1.34 | 1.08 | 14.98 |
| KC | RH K. Davies |
53.0 | 4.58 | 95 | 4.75 | 3.57 | 1.33 | 1.02 | .845 | 1.60 | 0.92 | 17.77 |
GO RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Did anyone else realize the Sox and Yanks have been playing...
I dont think has mentioned it
I am stuck in an airport in Indianapolis
Lets win this F’ing game today so security doesn’t have to escort me out for some crazy rant.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
Kyle Davies is like a shitter sonny with no control
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
WHICH BLUE WILL WIN!#$!$!
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If you're in the southeast its Carolina Blue
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 27, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Everything he does...
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and God..
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too bad BJ did not hustle and beat that out.
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Hmm..
A fun fact from Kovacevic: “If the Pirates could have traded Nady and Marte straight up for Jose Tabata last winter, Huntington said, ‘We would have done it in a heartbeat.’”
Wow, so Neal Huntington is just as stupid as Dave Littlefield.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
nice
By the way… Xavier Nady career, including 2008: .281/.337/.456, 107 OPS+
For a mediocre fielding corner outfielder with a bad arm, that’s positively AVERAGE. Yippee, an AVERAGE player. Now, Marte has some value, so Huntington must love Tabata. Anyone found a good scouting report on him?
I don't have anything on his tools, but a scout told me he's got a piss poor attitude and work ethic
Put as much weight in those two as you will.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard he's an ideal Leadoff hitter and a dreat defensive CF
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
He's ythe chemo to the Yankees Cancer
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
There's just no excuse for ever letting any Royal hit a home run
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
Sonny better watch out....he pitches today like he has his past 4/5 starts he may be the one going to the pen
I read an article in SPT that said Reid Brignac was amoung the "untouchable". WHY?
Barty is not going anywhere anytime soon. And his offensive shortcomings are overshadowed by his unbelievable defense. I say include Brugnac an a trade for bullpen relief
He certainly didn't impress in his brief call-up.
Not like you can draw any conclusions from that, though.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
I think people are underestimating Brignac
I think he will be the starting SS next season. He is a very strong defensive player and a pretty solid bat
Bartlett is your starting SS next year.
And probably the year after.
Reason #1 Jarrod Washburn is not a good pitcher.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Reason #2: Jarrod. Washburn
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
The only good thing of mlb.tv is I don't have to see those shitty commercials.
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Royals announcers just got that BJ is from Bossman Junior
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Actually it stands for Badass Jr.
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by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 27, 2008 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
he just doesn't wanna swing
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BJ top 5 overall in BBs
http://www.hardballtimes.com/thtstats/main/index.php?view=basic_batting&linesToDisplay=50&qual_filter=1&season_filter[0]=2008&league_filter0=All&team_filter0=All&pos_filter0=All&Submit=Submit&orderBy=walks&direction=DESC&page=1
We should have the top three bat numerically, 1-2-3, after all that all bets are off
Except Carl, he can bat 13th.
Gabe Gross had a few Walk off hits. Hit him 4th
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
The Royals tv has shown the replay of the home run
at least 25 times.
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how come we can never hit a guy that we haven't seen before?
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by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 27, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck
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Quote from RJ on AIM
“BJ looks good in anything, or nothing, at all”
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"I think you earn the nickname bossman"
Royals announcers talking about BJ and his dad getting the nickname Bossman.
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BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJ
is the man
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God whoever took that pic has amazing skill.
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God whoever edited that pic has amazing skill.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
both above statements are true.
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I don't know
it is using a ton of bandwidth PLEASE MAKE IT SMALLER!
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 27, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
That is NOT funny.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 27, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
alright gettin it goin
imagine that when Craw gets a hit we have a chance to do something
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at one time we were questioning whether bringing him up early would have an
Alex Gordonesque affect. Looks like we made the right decision and it just comes down to the Royals managerial incompetence. I love out bosses.
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by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 27, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
cmon C-pain!
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isn't it nice to see our "best" hitters doing so well?
I know it is the Royals but great series from all our big guys, CC only has 3 hits but the go ahead run yesterday….
im Patrick L. Kennedy @ mrprezzlovesther
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by SRQman on Jul 27, 2008 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
wow why do i even watch?
we freaking suck with the bats right now
discuss it with Pat
just message him at mrprezzlovesther
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BABY JESUS IS WEEPING.
HE’S DECIDED TO GIVE UP ON MANKIND.
YOU’RE ALL ON YOUR OWN.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
Baby Jesus has our only run today
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by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 27, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Hilariously Crawford's OPS+ is probably lower than everyone you want DFA'd
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
but he actually does good things
out of the group that needs to be dfa’d only gross does something marginally well, and that is play defense
you can say this in one post
OR reply to yourself.
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Where is yours?
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In the middle of A's and Texas numbers is what he'd be
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
So upper .800's, maybe .900.
I wish we could get C.J. Wilson thrown in, guy is death to lefties.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Funniest photo ever.
The bubblegum is the killer.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
Doesn't look photoshopped at all.
I’m saying real.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
"i can tell by the pixels..."
etc etc etc
by EminenceFront on Jul 27, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Bonds is better

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he is a veteran
therefore he has veteran presence!
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Seriously, every time I look at this photo I start laughing out loud.
The photographer got it at the PERFECT moment. The placement of ball plummeting behind him, the arms out in confusion, the flat-footed stance, the bubblegum, hell, even his facial expression.
This photo should’ve won a Pulitzer. No, a Nobel Prize.
I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.
OVERREACTION DFA LONGO SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
now i like how pena has been playing
but that is living proof that a strike out is worse than a ball in play out.
What if it was a double play?
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It would have been amazing
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
odds of a fly ball and htem gunning cc at the plate is very slim
odds of making contact and scoring a run is much higher
Line Drive to third CC doubled off third you waste of space/oxygen/oil/resources
"I'm like a retarded Adam Dunn mixed with Jason Bartlett" - R.J. Anderson
what if it was a pop up in the infield
or a liner to a SS and they double up at 2nd? YOU NEVER KNOW nor do I.
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it wasn't so
it doesn’t matter. quit bitching about what happened.
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you are quite the positive person
i usually don’t get happy when horrible things happen..ill try to work on it
honestly i didn't expect a hit
i expected them to be professional and be able to score 1 more run. it is absolutely pathetic baseball to have a man on third with no outs and not score.
thats the type of shit htat really pisses me off
frankly its a mental mistake in my book
No it is mental
cuz we can control if the other pitcher makes nice pitches, because our guys are just lazy and don’t give a shit. They definetly are not trying hard enough. DFA/Trade them ALL
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to me it is the same as throwing to the right base
you have to know what your job is and then execute. all either player had to do is hit a fly ball or a ground ball
I'm deferring to the minor leaguer here.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
im just getting tired of the consistently sucking with RISP
Especially with men on 3rd with less than 2 outs.
I'm pissed we didnt score more that inning also..
It’s bad baseball
I disagree
Neither Pena nor Aybar were trying to do that. THey both were going for a big hit. Sometimes you have to sacrifice oyurself to score a run.
How do you know what they were doing?
Aybar took controlled hacks, and Pena was swinging normal
Our OPS w/ runners on third with less than 2 outs
Is better than our overall OPS. THAT IS WORKING!
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you ask Pujols
To choke up and hit a groundball instead of going for a hit?
possibly in certain scenarios with 2 strikes
but pena isn’t pujols. and i didn’t expect him to essentially sacrifice himself on the first couple pitches. but when he was down 2 strikes he should have changed his approach. we were losing the game and the team is STRUGGLING to score runs. he knows that pretty much any contact will score a run yet he didn’t adapt. i don’t have a problem with pena, it is a team wide problem. pena has been playing fine lately. i think when the team is struggling like we are you need to start manufacturing some runs. we can’t rely on the 3 run homer. especially when we are losing
You would ask Pujols to change his approach?
Subthread over.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So does the team.
They hit better in this situation than any other. That nullifies your entire argument.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 27, 2008 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't expect every player to get it done 100 percent of the time
but our success rate is pitiful
it is happening way too much to this team
thats why i don’t want to single out pena, but something teamwide needs to change.
They executed better
therefore they got our guys out.
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They have not been getting it done for a while now.
Hopefully they can start to get it together.
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and aybar?
christ choke up on the bat and put the bat on the ball on the ground
and it sucks every time it happens
but we have to be leading the league in it. you should do how much research on how often we strand a runner on 3rd that gets there with less than 2 out.

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