GT: Red Sox @ Royals - Sept. 22
by Randy Booth on Sep 22, 2009 7:30 PM EDT
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PrintBoston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals, Sep 22, 2009 8:10 PM EDT
Time to rebound...
...against one of the best pitchers in the American League.
After losing a horrible game last night, the Sox face the Royals again. It won't be that easy though, as they will face the Royals' ace Zach Greinke. The Sox send out their No. 5 pitcher, Paul Byrd.
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Royals lead the series 1-0
| Mon 09/21 | WP: Yasuhiko Yabuta (2 - 1) SV: Joakim Soria LP: Daniel Bard (2 - 2) |
9 - 12 loss |
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Boston Red Sox Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009, 8:10 PM EDT Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 65. |
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Paul Byrd goes tonight
Against Zach Greinke no less
Split the series please?
DFA Beckett
by South Coast Ghost on Sep 22, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
Even if he had
Would we really be able
To predict results?
/probably screwed up
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Sean Casey brings nothing to the broadcast
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Wake not starting against the MFY Sunday
It’ll be Byrd.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
If KC can't fill the stadium when this guy pitches
They should move the team.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
They manage to get a lot more than they should considering the rest of the team.
Awesome park.
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When Greinke is on the mound there's a chance something special will happen
In his prime, Pedro starts were can’t miss events.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course.
But it’s still a weeknight, during football season, and the rest of team pretty much sucks.
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Then, they should move the team
Because the KC fans aren’t good baseball fans.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
They should rebuild the team.
Fire/release everyone except for a few players and coaches.
Of course, that means extend Dayton Moore. :/
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Did they tell Grienke to make a weird face for his profile pic?
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Let's see it
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Still better than Clay
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by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Skill or pic wise?
’Cause Clay looks baked.
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pic
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Oddly, Surviving Grady mentioned the probable pitchers' photos.
/checking RSS feeds
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According to Amica
2 of those fourr balls were strikes. I blame Rev Halofan. It’s a conspiracy!
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Let's make "some" changes NOW
In:
Reddick, Anderson, Baldelli, Woodward, Lowrie, Kotchman
This game is SO over
tRA is the real stat.
Thanks
For hitters which one you think is the best? I’ll go with wOBA
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
OPS is cool for me
easy and evreybody gets it!
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
The biggest problem with OPS...
is that it gives SLG and OBP the same value, when it’s not really that way in the game. Second biggest are the values it assigns to each event.
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Is the strike zone as
bad as gameday is making it out to be? Worst I have seen all year…(on the computer).
Hmm... let's check:
Looking like a yes:
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Heidi looks extra sexy tonight
I didn't like the old one very much. I didn't see the ball there very well. - Julio Lugo on the old Yankees Stadium.
Hey Boston,
I’m real proud of you, and Imma let you finish, but Yesterday’s was one of the Worst Games of ALL TIME!!!!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Hey Paul Byrd
I’m real proud of you, and imma let you finish, but when you took HGH, you were one of the best of all time!
I didn't like the old one very much. I didn't see the ball there very well. - Julio Lugo on the old Yankees Stadium.
Dammit, I JUST made that joke.
My sister was wondering why she got bugged for wearing a Youk shirt today.
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Geez, Greinke is getting a huge zone
Not that it really matters.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
At this point
I rather throw the game just so he has one more win so he can get the Cy. He deserves it and I really doubt he will win it.
I didn't like the old one very much. I didn't see the ball there very well. - Julio Lugo on the old Yankees Stadium.
What makes think that?
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
He plays on KC.
And his wins are only what.. 14 or 15? The voters tend to look at all the pointless stats. Petey last year was the exception IMO
I didn't like the old one very much. I didn't see the ball there very well. - Julio Lugo on the old Yankees Stadium.
Have every batter K intentionally.
So that he gets a perfect game.
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OK guys I'm out
One of those rare nights where I don’t see the need to stay this late! Go A’s!
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
G'night
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Now I get the
Die hard Red Sox fan and I can prove it!
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Keepin my eyes on it
But playing The Show while listening to the game. No real hope for it
I didn't like the old one very much. I didn't see the ball there very well. - Julio Lugo on the old Yankees Stadium.
I officially do not like Byrd. What are our other options....
Before the playoffs? If there are any….
What did you say to me paper champion?
-Mr.T
by CaliforniaGreen on Sep 22, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
Not any, really.
We just need to get the WC, then sit on it.
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I would like them to give Bowden 1 or 2 starts
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn't be a horrible idea.
See if he can fix his stuff.
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Once the Sox clinch the WC and are eliminated from the division
Anything is possible.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
This strike zone is feckin' ridiculous
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Agreed
I didn't like the old one very much. I didn't see the ball there very well. - Julio Lugo on the old Yankees Stadium.
Look. Here's Papi's last AB
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
do the umps think that Greinke need their help?
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
they wouldn't want to cause another anxiety attack now would they.....
What did you say to me paper champion?
-Mr.T
by CaliforniaGreen on Sep 22, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha
I don’t think so!
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Ouch.
Hey, we got him out after only 6 IP!
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Evening All!
Go Sox!
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
Good timing
Greinke is out of the game.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
"hello, I must be going"
I am out. Good Night All!
Drum up a rally!
"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."
( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)
I'm starting to lean that way after this year.
Horrible umps.
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The most frustrating thing about it
THAT IT’S ONE SIDED!!!
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
No! NO!!!!
I will not sacrifice home plate… They allow replay for homerun disputes, and we fall back. They replay entire calls, and we fall back. Not again! The Line MUST BE DRAWN HERE!!!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
Would you like to donate to the Blind Umpires Foundation of American Baseball?
Otherwise known as BUFAB?
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Wow, MDC got out of trouble
Wait ’til next inning …
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Ha
I meant he’s a bomb waiting to blow in our face!
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Reddick got a "ball" in the zone.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
MFY had the bases loaded in the 1st and didn't score.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Hmmm
Double steal …
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice and Clean
Let’s give 2 starts vs the Jays and the Indians maybe he shows up some good stuff and raise his value so we could package him for a big bat!
tRA is the real stat.
The ump is calling balls and strikes randomly
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
Maybe there's a pattern we're not seeing.
Non-conspiracy: different height zones messing with ump
Conspiracy: ump’s fixing the game to help out certain players
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He has been extremely inconsistent
Byrd really got squeezed, as did Wright.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Sep 22, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
so many strikeouts..
Youk Bay Tek Drew and Ortiz…every game, often multiple times..
I don't know about EVERY game.
But yeah, we have a lot of aggressive batters (Drew = passive-aggressive, I guess).
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we have a patient lineup
This is what good teams are! So yeah some times guys got behind in the counts and get k’d…I’ll take that over a team of free swingers!
tRA is the real stat.
by bloodysock04 on Sep 22, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, game.
Sad that we’re looking for a split with the Royals.
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