Ed Volquez gets the start for the Royals taking on Jon Danks for the Sox. First pitch abt 10 minutes away. Maybe a little more chatters on the site for this weekend. Good luck to our opponents board rats, but we hope to beat ya anyway...
@globaljaybird Not going to be an easy game against Danks. Only 3 Royals are hitting over .200 against him, and of those 3 only 2 are over .250. On the other hand, CWS hitters have a little better success vs Volquez. Royals lived on luck this past road trip losing 6 of 10, but still managed to put 2 games between them and the Twins, who at the moment are winning their game tonight vs Clevland. @Crimsonorblue22 has abandoned us tonight for a cheap movie. PLAY BALL!
@globaljaybird Nothing but love for Moose to field that ground ball cleanly with the big end of a broken bat flying at him.
Esky, that's the one you should've swung at, not the one down and out.
@Crimsonorblue22 would've loved the 3 bagger by LoCain. Two out and RISP with Hos up who first pitch fouls out.
Whatever happened to taking the first pitch? Especially first at bat. Oh well, guess that's why they're playing and I'm complaining. After 1 it's 0-0.
After 2 it's still 0-0.
At least the Royals aren't the only ones wasting base runners.
Didn't waste that one...
Royals break the ice in the bottom of the 5th with 2 outs. Moose on 1st and Rios lines to LF where the ball died under the wall padding instead of ricocheting towards the outfielder. There was no hesitation on sending Moose home who slid under high throw to the plate. Rios ended up at 3rd.
@globaljaybird Wasn't no hesitation sending Moose home either.
@globaljaybird Definitely. At first looked like it might sail over the catcher.
Crap Esky!
@globaljaybird You listening or watching?
Mrs Moose and Mrs Duffy pretty cute.
Wow what a play by da Moose.
Short lived lead by the Royals as CWS get 1. All tied at 1 all. If not for a great play by Moose it would've been 2-1. Off balance, out of bounds to get the runner at first.
@globaljaybird You the high bidder on the Brett deal?
@globaljaybird Nice to have some guys with some giddy-up.
@globaljaybird Time to send Danks to the showers.
Excellent by Hos. Take it to the open hole.
@globaljaybird I was hoping you was the high bidder so I could be one of your friends. :wink:
No one out-big inning time...
Kendrys missed his pitch twice...
@globaljaybird At least he didn't go for the :poop: pitches.
@globaljaybird A little later on that foul and that was 3.
This week is the 22nd anniversary of Nolan Ryan's beat down of Robin Ventura. I watched that & laughed so hard I almost whizzed my britches.
Our defense up the middle is about the best in the game...
@globaljaybird You see the play a few games ago where Infante grabbed what looked like a hit up the middle, flipped it from his glove to Esky who grabbed barehanded and fired to first?
Walkin Zobrist to face Cain maybe not a good idea.
He got lucky. LoCain almost beat it. After 7 it's Royals 3-1.
@globaljaybird said:
Our defense up the middle is about the best in the game...
Wouldn't trade any of the infield occupants.
Headed home, radio on
Fill me in
@Crimsonorblue22 We winnin 3-2
@Crimsonorblue22 You missed a lot of great D and some very timely O.
Zobrist got the official Salvy welcome to KC. And he stood there and took it like a man.
Amazing, it looks like nobody has left. Great fans.
@Crimsonorblue22 They offered them up showing the auction items. We may be old but doesn't mean we aren't appreciative. :wink:
@Crimsonorblue22 Think I was out with the kids and missed it. LoCain had a good catch at the wall.
@Crimsonorblue22 One of the key D plays was the one by Moose. If that ball had sailed over Hos CWS would still be running.
I heard pregame that zobrist said 2nd was his best position.
@globaljaybird Ok, plains why crowd not leaving. But I notice other games the crowd is slow to leave especially on a win. Ever see the fans at Dodgers games? Win, lose, draw, in first place or last, come the 7th inning they start leaving.
@Crimsonorblue22 That'd be tough. Infante has great D and Zobrist probably a better bat. Haven't seen him play 2nd so would have to see him in a couple of games to see what his D is like. But Esky and Infante is a combo I'd not want to mess with.
@brooksmd That's exactly why I had apprehensions abt bring Zobrist in. Up the middle-Salvy, Esky, Infante, Cain-we have absolutely the best defense in baseball. Plus Zobrist was 2nd baseman for the "no love lost Oakland A's" W/Lawrie at ss. I seriously doubt if he's on Esky's Christmas card list.
@Crimsonorblue22 I'd be more inclined to think Zobrist will be the guy to give an infielder an occasional day off, or maybe Rios in rf especially vs right hand pitching. Zobrist carries big lumber & our pitching is not near as stable as last year. We're already missing Finnegan comin outta the pen. Ventura is a head case, Hererra has been wild, Holland can't get the ball down in the strike zone, & Davis is nursing back spasms like is Chris Young. Unfortunately our pitching woes is why we gave up so much for 2 guys (Cueto & Zobrist) that'll be free agents after 2015 Plus Gordon is free also & I doubt if they'll have enough dough to keep Gordo & Zobrist both, however Rios only has a one year deal in right. Zobrist really would fit right in the right field. After all that schpiel I'm just counting on Cueto being gone cause he'll be asking for ridiculous money on a long term contract.