ALCS gamethread Royals vs. O's

[Harry Hooper]

He was out. Ball did not move in the mitt, though the home plate ump wasn't looking for that anyway.

 

[nvalvo]

That's a big first out. 

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Royals are gong to blow this right?

Nope. They'll get a run. This is what they do.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

I want to go raise a barn, milk a cow and then surf FarmersOnly.com after watching this Chevy ad

 

[Sprowl]

squeeze play, right?

 
Again with the nipples...

 

[Kliq]

Seriously, how does Hosmer swing at that first strike? The ball was never close to coming over the plate, which is bad enough, but Britton hadn't thrown a strike in 13 straight pitches! Make him prove that he can throw a strike!

 

[soxhop411]

Do not swing at the first pitch.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Question, wouldn't it be smarter for the runner coming home to just sprint all the way through because the tag is irrelevant?

Exactly .. Probably beats it easily if he ran straight through

 

[soxhop411]

Nope. They'll get a run. This is what they do.

I will be shocked.

 

[rembrat]

Question, wouldn't it be smarter for the runner coming home to just sprint all the way through because the tag is irrelevant?

 
That would work if the runner were guaranteed path through and after the bag like what you get running to 1B. You try that at home and you risk the chance of injury. 

 

[nvalvo]

Bunt?

 

[FredCDobbs]

Oh no, DP comin!

 

[LuckyBen]

This ump is still awful

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Country Breakfast or Squandered Dinner?

 

[FredCDobbs]

Lotta good takes by the Royals this inning

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Bunt?

Butler has never had a sac bunt.

 

[Harry Hooper]

Do not swing at the first pitch.

 
Nah, let Billy rip it.

 

[HriniakPosterChild]

Butler has never had a sac bunt.

Shock factor

 

[soxhop411]

I will blow up a pillow if they blow this

 

[Greg29fan]

This is going to be a Matsuzakian Houdini act

 

[Madmartigan]

Hosmer really fucked up by swinging at that pitch.

 

[soxhop411]

Affhctvb

 

[Al Zarilla]

The A's approve of this squander. 

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

That sucked massive ass

 

[soxhop411]

Fuck!!!

 

[BornToRun]

Not even fucking surprised. This shit is on Hosmer.

 

[nvalvo]

They should have bunted. 

 

[HriniakPosterChild]

Fuck fuck fuck

 

[canderson]

Hello, Red Sox.

 

[FredCDobbs]

oooff

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

squander

 

[syoo8]

holy shit.

 

[soxhop411]

Should have bunted

 

[Sprowl]

SuperMegaSquander

 

[P'tucket rhymes with...]

Red Soxian.

 

[Harry Hooper]

No, Ernie, he didn't hold the bag. He came off and got back on it.

 

[LynnRice75]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I blame Hosmer for the ill-advised swing on the second pitch

 

[trekfan55]

This is going to be a Matsuzakian Houdini act

Yep. That it was. Amazing.

 

[mauidano]

Nut punch.  Yo can have the bags loaded with no outs and get nothing in the ninth. Fail. Welcome to our world.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Is Cruz due up? If so, that motherfucking roider is gonna walk this shit off.

 

[Rasputin]

I cannot fucking believe they got out of that.

 

[Al Zarilla]

They should have bunted. 

With the bases loaded? 

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

And somewhere in the bowels of the O's clubhouse, Zach Britton's sphincter just loosened with the power of 10,000 suns.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Why would the fucking Orioles be the fucking team of fucking destiny? It makes no sense. Nelli Cruz. Buck Shithead. Why them? Fuck them.

 

[HriniakPosterChild]

Is Cruz due up? If so, that motherfucking roider is gonna walk this shit off.

3d in the inning

 

[Al Zarilla]

Why would the fucking Orioles be the fucking team of fucking destiny? It makes no sense. Nelli Cruz. Buck Shithead. Why them? Fuck them.

Are you on Nelli terms with Cruz?

 

[FredCDobbs]

How much did Google pay for 2 seconds of Katy Perry?

 

[rembrat]

KC wins in extras. That's been the theme. We got them right were we want them.

 

[Stanley Steamer]

Davis looks much better than previous outings. He's bringing it.

 

[nvalvo]

35% WE swing on the double play.