So much for hope...... Royals lose Game 1 (and game 2)

[TraceOneInfinite]

It's the second inning and the Royals are winning!   Gordon hit one out!  Mesh took the Sox down 1-2-3!  This has to be a good omen for the season

[Chamillitary Click]

your lucky the AL Central is wide open, maybe you can make a ridiculous push.

but i dont think they will reach the post season this year.

[TraceOneInfinite]

your lucky the AL Central is wide open, maybe you can make a ridiculous push.

but i dont think they will reach the post season this year.

Yep... everyone has a chance in the Central.  If the Royals were going to have a Cinderella season; now is their chance.

by the way, they are beating the Sox, it's in the 8th; if Royals can just get to the 9th inning then they can turn it over to Soria and it's lights out!

[Chamillitary Click]

LOL, easier said than done.

Gil should have just pitched 8 & then gave the ball to Soria.

Royals lost this.

[TraceOneInfinite]

LOL, easier said than done.

Gil should have just pitched 8 & then gave the ball to Soria.

Royals lost this.

Our manager is an idiot.  He always screws it up like this... He's the biggest obstacle in the Royals way this year.  Dude needs to go back to Japan and manage there.  He had 3 options on the table that would have been better...

-Leave Mesh In
-Bring Soria in one inning early (it's the first game of the year, it's not like his arm is tired)
-Bring in Jaun Cruz.  He was supposed to be our #1 setup man for Soria. 

...What the hell was Hillman thinking putting in Farnsworth?  This guy is known for giving up late game homers.  He's one of those all or nothing guys; homer or strikeout

[Chamillitary Click]

^he knows if he wants the division he cant always rely on bringing in Soria in the 8th & he needs a solid bullpen contribution to win.

i am not big on Royals baseball so i dont know if Jaun Cruz should have came in or not; but i would have left Mesh in.

i am big on leaving starting pitching in late in the game if your not too confident in the pen.

like i said, you cant bring Soria in early, because on a regular basis that isnt going to happen, so i guess that was a good move.

i had to deal with Kyle last year, it wasnt fun; but it's only the first game, they looked impressive up to the 8th, so dont lose the faith.

[Rick McCrank]

I understand being a Royals fan.... just don't have ANY hope - ever

it will be easier on you.... and more fun if they actually start winning

[Smash1]

F the royals

[herpes]

^he knows if he wants the division he cant always rely on bringing in Soria in the 8th & he needs a solid bullpen contribution to win.

i am not big on Royals baseball so i dont know if Jaun Cruz should have came in or not; but i would have left Mesh in.

i am big on leaving starting pitching in late in the game if your not too confident in the pen.

like i said, you cant bring Soria in early, because on a regular basis that isnt going to happen, so i guess that was a good move.

i had to deal with Kyle last year, it wasnt fun; but it's only the first game, they looked impressive up to the 8th, so dont lose the faith.

Juan Cruz came from the Dbacks.  He was lights out last season but no one wanted ot sign him b/c he was a class A free agent so no one wanted to lose a first round draft pick by signing a set up man.

[TraceOneInfinite]

^he knows if he wants the division he cant always rely on bringing in Soria in the 8th & he needs a solid bullpen contribution to win.

i am not big on Royals baseball so i dont know if Jaun Cruz should have came in or not; but i would have left Mesh in.

i am big on leaving starting pitching in late in the game if your not too confident in the pen.

like i said, you cant bring Soria in early, because on a regular basis that isnt going to happen, so i guess that was a good move.

i had to deal with Kyle last year, it wasnt fun; but it's only the first game, they looked impressive up to the 8th, so dont lose the faith.

Yeah, word is the Royals are paying Farnsworth like 9 million and basically nobody really even wanted him.  That's a pretty bad situation.   We have other guys in the bullpen that are solid, like Cruz, Ron Mahay is a strong lefty could of done well against Thome.  And I never understood the psychology behind a 9th inning closer.  My thinking is that rather than just being so concerned about pitching him in the 9th inning that it would be wiser to pitch him in the instance when your team is most vulnerable and clinging to a 1 or 2 run lead.

[TraceOneInfinite]

I understand being a Royals fan.... just don't have ANY hope - ever

it will be easier on you.... and more fun if they actually start winning

This is usually my philosophy, and it works well.  I just kind of pick a few players I like, like Mesh, Guillen, Soria, and then follow their progress; rather than focus on the team and wins/losses.   I kind of started to buy into the hype about the Royals turning it around this year, but I should get over that pretty quick.

[TraceOneInfinite]

Juan Cruz came from the Dbacks.  He was lights out last season but no one wanted ot sign him b/c he was a class A free agent so no one wanted to lose a first round draft pick by signing a set up man.

Exactly.  So you know about Jaun Cruz, then you should understand how stupid it was for our manager to designate Farnsworth as our #1 set-up guy going into the season; just based on him having a few good outings at the end of spring training.  Jaun Cruz should be our #1 set-up guy, his ERA is around 2 and Farnsworth is around 4 or 5 from last year; so clearly Cruz should be the guy. 

This reminds me of watching Herm Edwards coaching the Kansas City Chiefs, when he did things like designating Brodie Croyle to be the Chiefs quarterback of the future.

[herpes]

Juan Cruz came from the Dbacks.  He was lights out last season but no one wanted ot sign him b/c he was a class A free agent so no one wanted to lose a first round draft pick by signing a set up man.

Exactly.  So you know about Jaun Cruz, then you should understand how stupid it was for our manager to designate Farnsworth as our #1 set-up guy going into the season; just based on him having a few good outings at the end of spring training.  Jaun Cruz should be our #1 set-up guy, his ERA is around 2 and Farnsworth is around 4 or 5 from last year; so clearly Cruz should be the guy. 

This reminds me of watching Herm Edwards coaching the Kansas City Chiefs, when he did things like designating Brodie Croyle to be the Chiefs quarterback of the future.

The only thing I can think of is Juan Cruz signed pretty late in the off season so maybe Tillman doesn't feel comfortable putting him in that position just yet.

[herpes]

N Grienke better get his shit together b/c I have him on two of my fantasy teams lol.

[Twentytwofifty]

I am hoping Grienke gets rocked tonight, the Sox hit him well.  I put a unit on the Sox at -103.