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Article from the ESPN Grantland site. Read it while you can...ESPN just announced that they're shutting down Grantland. Too bad...they had some great long-form articles.

http://www.grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-playoffs-world-series-weekend-mets-royals-five-questions/ ↗

Man that's a lot to digest...thanks for the link... Only thing I'm not reading much of anywhere is that 4 ROYALS of the starting 9 have been nominated for Gold Glove Awards & that Lo Cain is not one of them. Neither was Moose at 3rd. All the stats on the planet can be hashed, re-hashed, & regurgitated over & over but a definite major advantage is that this defense can be as suffocating & as oppressive as a Louisiana bayou (this one's for you @brooksmd ) during a mid August cloudburst.. It's yet another critical dagger to go with their ultra efficient offense & lockdown relievers. Mets gotta take 4 of 5 & KC needs only 2 more monstrous wins & for the big parade. Man I can't wait to get this party started!

@globaljaybird Last nite is was Degrom or whatever his name was that was supposed to put the Mets back in the series. Now MLB is saying this guy Thor will get the W the Mets need. Wasn't that guy in game one also supposed to be their big gun? Well I'll take our starters and bullpen and guys that can hit the fastball for base hits any day. Let's get #3 tonite and put the Mets in the position of having to win 4 straight, 2 of which in the friendly confines of the K!!!

But we need a Cueto-like performance by Ace tonite if we're gonna put the Mets in a 0-3 hole. Ace only has 1 win in 4 post season starts, giving up 10 runs in 17 innings. Ear plugs and ear muffs to keep the crowd out of his head and a decent ump behind the plate would keep his head on straight.

Lets go Royals!! 👏👏 👏👏👏

Do all those long haired pitchers look alike?

Gotta hand it to Billy Joel on the National Anthem. Nice to hear somebody sing it instead of butcher it.

yikes. Just witnessed a guy get hit by a semi. Hope he's alright.

No doubt how Moose felt about the first pitch.

Shut up those announcers and fans, Thor my ass

Nice base running by Zo. Soon as he saw 3rd base was taking that grounder he was off to the races.

Pitcher tagged out doo dah

Nice start.

Okay Ace...time to shut the fans up.

@nwhawkfan Ace best not start out playin chin music.

Crap💩👎

@Crimsonorblue22 well, no ones gettin shut out tonight...

Thought the wind was blowing in.... guess it's from the first base dugout.

@Crimsonorblue22 where's gramps? Date night?

@globaljaybird probably at the concession stand!

@globaljaybird Right here ya old fart. Good heads up play by Zo. That's 2 biggies by him so far.

Lead off man on ... Lets go Royals, Let's go Royals...

Dink 'em to death...

All aboard the singles train!

Well, it's been fun.

I'm off to get something to eat. Hopefully it won't be a problem finding a table at a sports bar in Lawrence homecoming weekend with the Royals playing in the world series.

It's raining and cold, so that might help. :grinning:

@DanR Good luck !

Thor Thor Thor, bla bla bla!!!

So much for the Mets amazin starting rotation!

I'm impressed with the speed of Ace. He wasn't an easy out on that bunt. Hey Thor, keep tossing those fastballs. @globaljaybird that grantland article just drooled all over the Mets catcher vs Salvy. Hasn't impressed me any.

I'm o'd ing on Halloween candy!

@Crimsonorblue22 what kind?

Don't tread on KC !!! Up 3-2 Yeeeaaaah!!!

@Eric ate all the snickers yesterday, starting on butterfingers in honor of mets!😬

Hmm, it seems like Mr. Thor is vincible...

@Crimsonorblue22 said:

@Eric starting on butterfingers in honor of mets!😬

PHOF!!!

I think I have diabetes now! Lil butterfingers are so soft!

@Crimsonorblue22 LOL

Ace keeps the ball down and keeps getting that call he's gold.

Royals are so far up the Mets heads, they are scared to throw their best pitch.

I also bought babe Ruth's!⚾️

@Crimsonorblue22 Baby Ruth, 100 Grand, Payday and Twizzlers. Ump just blew that one.

That was a strike!

@brooksmd I got twizzlers too

That strike was the same you missed on last hitter. Open your eyes ump. I know they're coming fast but try and keep up.

2 down, 7 to go. Keep it going Ace. Gotcha covered after 7.

@Crimsonorblue22 Got some Russell Stover chocolate & caramel minis. Trying to support KC-based businesses when I can.

@nwhawkfan I love choc and Carmel

@brooksmd I just told my son that the article had Salvy ranked as the 28th best catcher & Darnol at 3rd Lol

@globaljaybird joke

That'll piss ace off!

@globaljaybird Ace let up on that pitch and he should've kept the heat on. Dumb when you got a pretty much gimme for a first out.

@Crimsonorblue22 I'm pissed at Ace.

Are you effin kidding me?

Yeah, you screwed up Ace.

@brooksmd dble pissed now

HR with a pitcher on base...

@Crimsonorblue22 Especially with the ump giving him that low pitch. Stupid.

Yo losing some velocity on his FB..

Defense still okay. Just need a few more runs.

@Eric More than likely the 2 hits messed up his head. Easily loses it.

Bats, please...again...

Guess Ace forgot to play D?

Good for Ned...now he can start using his pinch hitters when he needs to. Medlin, Morales & Madsen all get ready cause it's just the 4th. Still alota game to go.

Need a longer bat for that one Esky.

This is the kid that took Gores roster spot...& he starts with a whiff.

@globaljaybird Never played higher than AA ball. Gore should be here.

@brooksmd Colon or Gomes made more sense to me than a double A ball rookie. This was likely not all Neds call.

Felt like it was to have a backup infielder in case Zobrist has to come home.

Johnny's west every tv is on the royals. hope to get some food in the next couple hours and score some runs

Luke looks sharp

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM DUDA, DUDA

Luke wit da whiff!

Finally!

Oh good, Colon in the pen...

Kids thrown 95 pitches, arm gettin weary

Nail one Gordo ...

I want Morales !

@globaljaybird u r getting him, the pitcher

@Crimsonorblue22 I wanted Kenrdrys to ph for Rios- not Franklin

@Crimsonorblue22 Mets PH came through.. Ned's a step behind Natl League ball...

That looked like Mets D.

@globaljaybird Yank him Ned

@globaljaybird I know

Simple dp play and didn't even get 1 out.

Annoyed

@brooksmd lil league

@brooksmd Zobrist whiffed the cutoff so lucky the ph'er didn't take 2 nd on the throw...

Ballgame.

Gotta be a 6 run comeback now...

Maybe no joy in Mudville tonight. ?

Ned might as well leave him out there and save the bullpen for tomorrow...

@nwhawkfan need runners, ain't givin up on these guys...but I am hittin the shower...

This is gonna be a gratifying win!

Think back to the first game at Toronto and about the same thing, Royals lost 11-8. But remember what happened the next game. Royals 14-2.

Two innings left for six runs... uphill for sure, but I'm not giving up yet.

Is it me or have all three umps strike zone been inconsistent for the Royals?

When Mother Earth clears her throat, we may have some doubt...

Okay, off to dinner. Get 'em tomorrow! Hope I can catch enough of the game in-between all the Halloween hoo-hah...

Hot - damn potatoe !

Dang they know all the words🎶🎶

Looks like Billy's livin the dream... It's OK guys- it's only for one night...

@nwhawkfan be like me and eat it all

@globaljaybird better just be one!

@Crimsonorblue22 Let me tell you my feelings about Joel. I was stationed at RAF Greenham Common in England back in the 80's when Reagan put in the Ground Launched Cruise Missiles there. Joel was doing concerts in London and as his protest against the GLCM system being installed, he refused to allow ticket sales to our base. So as far as I'm concerned, he can suck it!!!

Has Morales ever pinch hit ? Shoulda used him for Rios with 2 on & 2 out when were only a run down cause the pitchers spot was next & he changed pitchers & burnt the pinch hitter to start the next inning with no one on & down 4 runs...That's the way NL ball is so Ned best recall the brainwaves before the next game. JMO

These yahoo announcers couldn't be happier

With Chris Young on the mound tomorrow, I do not want to hear Billy Joel's "Only the Good Die Young"

@DanR ha!

@brooksmd Wouldn't have hurt my feelings about the tickets - never liked him anyway... Was more inclined towards country music than pop back then. I though a lot of pop music sounded way too flaky... Of course that's only my opinion. But I never have like Joel.

See ya'll tomorrow nite. Gonna turn off the lights and make like nobody home so won't be bothered by T-n-T'ers. Don't get many anyway cause out in the country and everybody on 2+ acre lots. Later......

I'm not a very good loser! We better get this one tmrw!

@brooksmd I might turn the lights off at gametime!

@Crimsonorblue22 Northeast bias. As KU fans we use to it.

@Crimsonorblue22 Yeah, like puppies with 2 you-know-what's....probably Rollin really high on grandiose expense accounts.

@globaljaybird ?

So after young who can pitch?

@brooksmd GN pops, I haven't had a TT-er for 11 years . But I still manage to keep the candy handy Only bout 10 homes in this mile section...& no street lites make it dark as coal... Door bell used to drive my poor pups batty. Don't miss it at all.

@Crimsonorblue22 If you don't know then I ain't tellin...

@globaljaybird u enjoy that!

@Crimsonorblue22 Yeah but it's not my line. It's from City Slickers... Now do you remember?

@Crimsonorblue22 Volquez will be up Sunday. And as far as relief, nobody broke a sweat tonite.

@Crimsonorblue22 Hochever & Duffy each went one inning so they should be good. They're both young guys.

@brooksmd @Crimsonorblue22 Reactions to 1st inning knockdown of Escobar video KC Star- "Very weak & unprofessional." ...to say it rather nicely.

http://news.google.com/news/section?cf=all&pz=1&topic=s&siidp=6c094fe9eb4dfcd020bcb0b6c0e1d8429987&ict=ln ↗

Tonight may be chilly in the 50's but wind should not be a factor with fly balls. I wouldn't' mind seeing Kendrys Morales in right field or maybe Hosmer there & Morales at first. A 100 rbi guy needs to be hackin away IMO.

@globaljaybird that really pissed me off! The fact that he said it too!😡

@nwhawkfan I just watched The Sandlot, one of my favorites, so I think we'll be good tonight.

@Crimsonorblue22 Agreed-throw at the body but not the head. Clearly they were trying to get in Ace's head. I guess taking advantage of a weakness is what it was, but the cheap & dangerous way to do it.