ALCS gamethread Royals vs. O's

[MakMan44]

Man, they showing this movie again?

At least they changed the ending this time. 

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

That out just killed Buck a little inside. That makes me happy.

 

[Al Zarilla]

TIE GAME! 
 
Still thinking about 2013 ALCS game 2. 

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Salvalamachia.

 

[MakMan44]

I understand that Sal Perez is a very, very good player but I can't think of a single positive thing he's done this postseason, so far. 

 

[luckysox]

Didn't he get the winning hit in the wild card game?

 

[E5 Yaz]

I understand that Sal Perez is a very, very good player but I can't think of a single positive thing he's done this postseason, so far. 

 
Drove in the winning run in the Oakland game

 

[MakMan44]

Didn't he get the winning hit in the wild card game?

 
 

 
Drove in the winning run in the Oakland game

Feels so long ago, but I stand corrected. 

 

[Ed Hillel]

GJGE Matt Winer.

 

[rembrat]

People keep pronouncing Rusty Kuntz' name wrong and it pisses me off.

 

[glasspusher]

What did I miss? Sweeping up the deck before the rain coming in, picking up my kid, I hate my life.

 

[glasspusher]

WOW WHAT A CATCH

 

[rembrat]

EAT IT DEREK JETER

 

[strek1]

Holy shit what a grab!

 

[uncannymanny]

Just saying that was insane.

 

[Sprowl]

Viva Moussaka!
 

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

The night Moustakas flew

 

[mauidano]

That was fucking awesome of the fans!  Moooooooooose!

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Home field advantage.

 

[glasspusher]

Fielder would have broken the railing

 

[William Robertson]

Wow that catch and those fans. And Sprowl, you just made me really hungry.

 

[trekfan55]

EAT IT DEREK JETER

Rick Sutcliffe actually said Moustakas wemt: "forget about my body, I'm Derek Jeter".

Fuck you.

It's SAP time.

 

[strek1]

Wow that catch and those fans. And Sprowl, you just made me really hungry.

 The Canadians are the reason us Americans are so fat

 

[54thMA]

Runs now please; put these assholes away already....................

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

And, queue track meet

 

[Lowrielicious]

And, queue track meet

Dyson is such a weapon.
 
Big steal threat, improves the defense big time. And isn't a disaster if/when he comes up to hit again either.

 

[Sprowl]

Cain's not able.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Darling is wrong.  Chen is what is keeping Dyson close.  He has a good move to first.

 

[glasspusher]

now we're talking

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

When this is all said and done, Hosmer will not have to buy a meal in KC ever again, will he?

 

[glasspusher]

damn that man can fly

 

[glasspusher]

When this is all said and done, Hosmer will not have to buy a meal in KC ever again, will he?

 
KFC?

 

[DJnVa]

Explain the "Pearce holding the runner on" thing to me.
 
By starting so far off, then moving back towards the bag on the pitch, isn't he actually in a worse fielding position than someone starting on the bag and coming off on the pitch?

 

[DJnVa]

HEY ANNOUNCERS, YOU CAN JUST SAY SHOWALTER IS AN IDIOT!!

 

[Seabass]

That's a balk!

 

[vadertime]

I though they made the fake pickoff attempt illegal?

 

[Sprowl]

Machado woulda blocked third base with his spikes.

 

[glasspusher]

Nice. He would have scored on a pop up

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Explain the "Pearce holding the runner on" thing to me.
 
By starting so far off, then moving back towards the bag on the pitch, isn't he actually in a worse fielding position than someone starting on the bag and coming off on the pitch?

 
I agree - the only thing I can think of is that its distracting to Dyson, but Dyson (and other KC runners) are so quick that they have an advantage getting back to the bag and with Pearce out of position, it strikes me as risking an errant throw.  But Buck is a mad scientist so it must be brilliant.

 

[MakMan44]

Hey look Butler did something other than ground into a double play

 

[DJnVa]

That's a balk!

 
No it's not.
 
The fake to third, throw to first is a balk.

 

[mauidano]

That graphic about the sac flies was timely and amazing. Lead!

 

[Al Zarilla]

LFer actually thought he had a chance? I guess if Dyson fell down and somebody held him down. 

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

a rested trio of Herrera, Davis, and Holland, it's all over.

 

[Sprowl]

When this is all said and done, Hosmer will not have to buy a meal in KC ever again, will he?

 
Only if he wants no vegetables in the meal. You can't get those for free in KC.

 

[mauidano]

LFer actually thought he had a chance? I guess if Dyson fell down and somebody held him down. 

It wasn't even remotely close.

 

[DJnVa]

The announcer says odd things.
 
On Hosmer's single to RF, he said "well hit to right" and well, yeah he did, but that's usually a call for a fly ball.
 
Then on the throw to the plate he said, "Dyson tagging...the throw...in plenty of time....for Dyson to cross the plate".

 

[Lowrielicious]

LFer actually thought he had a chance? I guess if Dyson fell down and somebody held him down. 

Middlebrooks isn't playing in this game.

 

[glasspusher]

away, away, away. How about going to left?

 

[Seabass]

 
No it's not.
 
The fake to third, throw to first is a balk.

 
Ahh, you're right. 
 
Doesn't make any sense that it's not, though.