r/KCRoyals • u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr • Apr 21 '22
Game Thread: Twins @ Royals - Thu, Apr 21 @ 01:10 PM CDT
Twins @ Royals - Thu, Apr 21
Game Status: Final - Score: 1-0 Twins
Links & Info
- Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 72°F - Sunny - Wind 11 mph, R To L
- TV: Twins: Bally Sports North, Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City
- Radio: Twins: TIBN, Royals: KCSP 610
- MLB Gameday
- Game Graphs
- Savant Gamefeed
| Twins Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
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| 1 | Buxton - DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .300 | .679 |
| 2 | Correa - SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .196 | .275 | .304 |
| 3 | Arraez - 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .375 | .444 |
| 4 | Urshela - 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .341 | .351 |
| 5 | Kepler - RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .195 | .313 | .293 |
| 6 | Sanó - 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .083 | .244 | .167 |
| 7 | Garlick - LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .455 |
| a-Larnach - LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .280 | |
| 8 | Jeffers - C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .133 | .235 | .133 |
| 9 | Gordon - CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .421 | .438 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Twins |
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| a-Singled for Garlick in the 7th. |
| BATTING: TB: Arraez; Buxton; Correa; Gordon 2; Kepler; Larnach; Urshela. RBI: Sanó (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Correa. SF: Sanó. GIDP: Correa; Urshela. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 6. |
| FIELDING: Outfield assists: Gordon (Benintendi at home). DP: (Gordon-Jeffers). |
| Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
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| 1 | Lopez, N - 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .324 | .361 | .412 |
| 2 | Merrifield - RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .136 | .174 | .159 |
| 3 | Benintendi - LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .359 | .419 | .487 |
| 4 | Perez, S - C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 | .256 | .537 |
| 5 | Santana, C - 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .069 | .206 | .103 |
| 6 | Dozier, H - DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .289 | .486 |
| 7 | Witt Jr. - 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .186 | .268 |
| 8 | Mondesi - SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .135 | .179 | .135 |
| 9 | Taylor, M - CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .314 | .323 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
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| BATTING: 2B: Witt Jr. (3, Smith, J). 3B: Benintendi (1, Ryan). TB: Benintendi 3; Taylor, M; Witt Jr. 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mondesi; Benintendi. Team RISP: 0-for-3. Team LOB: 3. |
| FIELDING: DP: 3 (Mondesi; Lopez, N-Santana, C; Lopez, N-Mondesi-Santana, C). |
| Twins Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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| Ryan (W, 2-1) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 85-57 | 1.69 |
| Duran, J (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 5.14 |
| Smith, J (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 0.00 |
| Pagán (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 2.25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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| Greinke (L, 0-1) | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85-49 | 2.25 |
| Speier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 0.00 |
| Clarke | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32-24 | 1.80 |
| Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Game Info |
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| Pitches-strikes: Ryan 85-57; Duran, J 15-10; Smith, J 16-11; Pagán 9-4; Greinke 85-49; Speier 10-6; Clarke 32-24; Coleman 22-12. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Ryan 1-6; Duran, J 0-1; Smith, J 1-1; Pagán 2-0; Greinke 4-6; Speier 1-1; Clarke 1-2; Coleman 0-0. |
| Batters faced: Ryan 19; Duran, J 3; Smith, J 4; Pagán 4; Greinke 20; Speier 3; Clarke 7; Coleman 4. |
| Umpires: HP: Junior Valentine. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Roberto Ortiz. |
| Weather: 72 degrees, Sunny. |
| Wind: 11 mph, R To L. |
| First pitch: 1:10 PM. |
| T: 2:43. |
| Att: 15,540. |
| Venue: Kauffman Stadium. |
| April 21, 2022 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Top 2 | Miguel Sano out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Gio Urshela scores. | 1-0 MIN |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Last Updated: 04/21/2022 08:23:23 PM CDT
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u/truthesda VinnieP Is All Right With Me Apr 21 '22
After spending months looking for a new job, I finally got an offer this morning! Treating myself to some Culvers and excited to watch Greinke keep our streak alive! The perfect day.
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u/stupidgnomes Jac Caglianone Fan Club Apr 21 '22
Congrats! Navigating finding a new job is a total nightmare.
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u/admire816 Salvy Enjoys Doubles, and should retire Apr 21 '22
Nicky Lopez is your favorite baseballs players favorite baseball player.
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u/Illbeanicefella Jac Caglianone Apr 21 '22
It’s cool that Michael Jordan wore number 23 out of respect for Zach Greinke
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u/NegativesPositives Apr 21 '22
At the game.
If you thought those couple of kids before sucked, get ready for a lot of them because I have to assume either a school trip or Little League thing is going on.
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u/admire816 Salvy Enjoys Doubles, and should retire Apr 21 '22
Nicky is a fucking gangster with that one
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u/NevaMO LOOKING FOR O'HEARN CARDS! Apr 21 '22
holy shit that was an awesome double play, Lopez was perfectly positioned
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u/WryKeg Shiny Royals Apr 21 '22
For those of you complaining about the send, have you seen our offense?
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u/methyo Maikel Garcia Enjoyer Apr 21 '22
Lol yeah, there was a less than 10% chance that Santana would have driven Beni in. Better odds to send Beni and hope for a bad throw
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u/mikealt Apr 21 '22
Agreed. I yelled, “Send him!” And as the CF ran closer and closer to home I thought, “Gotta send him with Santana up next, but it’s 50/50.”
I’ll live with it.
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u/methyo Maikel Garcia Enjoyer Apr 21 '22
Damn wtf Matheny actually moved Whit out of the leadoff spot for Nicky? I’m honestly just shocked. And BWJ to the 7 spot is exactly where I’d put him. Would rather Santana bat after Dozier but all in all I’m pleasantly surprised by this
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u/truthesda VinnieP Is All Right With Me Apr 21 '22
Semi serious: Is there a statute of limitations on Booing Correa? Was thinking about it last night. Like, will people get bored eventually or will he be boo'ed during every AB until the end of his career for like the next 12-14 years? I'm kind of shocked he's still getting boo'ed even now
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u/MagillaGorillasHat JAC Jack Apr 21 '22
cano got boo'd for snubbing billy butler for years
and we ain't even like billy that much
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
Things may look bad now, but it's always more exciting when you're blasting Japanese metal and making terrible, terrible sandwiches.
How is that supposed to help the team? man idfk i'm just some fucker on the internet
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u/Gnux13 QuikTrip Apr 21 '22
Our switch hitting 1B, batting .077... is trying to bunt.
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u/sneedo Apr 21 '22
I don't hate the move against that shift however I doubt Santana would be able to beat that shift with his slow running. q
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u/Equal-Razzmatazz1806 Apr 21 '22
I keep thinking everything is a double play, even with the bases empty
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
I had a Cal Eldred copypasta written yesterday but he didn't come out and I didn't get to use it, and because it was tailor-made for that game that means I can't use it today because then it would make even less sense than my Cal Eldred copypastas usually do.
Doesn't matter anyway because knowing Zack he probably just wanted to talk about some anime he watched or some shit so Cal wouldn't have anything to say.
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u/ArcticSkyWhale QuiklyKill me please Apr 21 '22
Yeah bunt your best fucking hitter. Genius Matheny.
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Apr 21 '22
9 hitter walks on 5 pitches
top of the order doesn't get a single hit or productive out
unbelievable
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u/truthesda VinnieP Is All Right With Me Apr 21 '22
Even Bobby's wild throws bounce back perfectly so a play could be made if needed lol
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u/stupidgnomes Jac Caglianone Fan Club Apr 21 '22
Nice play, Mondi.
Side note: any progress on that Designated Fielder proposal I made last week?
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Apr 21 '22
Greinke is in rare form today. Yelling at batters lol.
Dropping F bombs on every ball lol.
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u/Equal-Razzmatazz1806 Apr 21 '22
Watch Junior smoke a 420 foot rip his first time at 7. Also, watch him hit a home run
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
Shit, is that our first error?
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u/methyo Maikel Garcia Enjoyer Apr 21 '22
Jfc the double plays are actually just ridiculous at this point lol
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Apr 21 '22
The scorekeeper is supposed to be on our side. They should’ve known we’re errorless and tried to keep it that way
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Apr 21 '22
We may not provide our starters with any run support but at least we don't give up any errors! Forever Royal, baby.
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u/sneedo Apr 21 '22
For some reason I prefer the serial killer in the Minsky's ad to the Jungle Law bullshit "LET'S HAVE A SLICE"
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
I shaved. It is now time to score runs.
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u/littlecaretaker1234 KC Apr 21 '22
The booing is kind of exciting. Like ooh, a villain approaches bat. Kinda fun.
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u/amuller72 I'm married to the Cardinals, I just date the Royals. Apr 21 '22
It's fun to boo a heel when appropriate
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
Fuck you, Correa. How dare you be nice to people. Asshole.
Also get owned lmao
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u/barriguscanreddit Water Spectacular (SD) Apr 21 '22
Friendly padre coming in
Does anyone know if the Royals will be doing custom jerseys this year? I really want to snag a Greinke one, and they don't seem to be offering his, nor a customizable option. Thanks!!
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u/sneedo Apr 21 '22
They offer them at the stadium. Not online?
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u/barriguscanreddit Water Spectacular (SD) Apr 21 '22 edited Apr 21 '22
Not that I’ve seen on the MLB.store. I’m located in Florida, so not necessarily an easy trip.
But the K is my favorite Stadium in baseball, so I gotta get out there.
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
Ah cool it's gonna be one of those games
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u/droopdawg48 I wasn't even here for 2014/15 Apr 21 '22
Maybe I will get some work done today
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Apr 21 '22
Luckily I’m here at work. Getting paid to sit and watch the game. 2 hours from now I’ll go to lunch. Then back to work to sit around for 4 hours lol.
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u/clutchsometimes Pasquatch Alert Apr 21 '22
Joe Ryan looking absolutely locked in today, hopefully it's just the first time through the order blues we've been having
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u/ScroopyDewp Already excited for next year's disappointment! Apr 21 '22
Fuck yeah Beni!
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u/ScroopyDewp Already excited for next year's disappointment! Apr 21 '22
And.... Fuck no, Beni
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u/methyo Maikel Garcia Enjoyer Apr 21 '22
Honestly with Santana up next I’d rather have us try to force an errant throw there anyway
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u/bcoates26 Quad Cities River Bandits Apr 21 '22
Thrown out on the bases for the final out two innings in a row. That’s how Ryan is keeping the pitch count low and it’s us giving gifts
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u/BIGlikeaBOSS Occasional Creator of Poorly Made Royals Memes Apr 21 '22
I wonder how many flashbacks Greinke is having to his first stint with the Royals.
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u/ArcticSkyWhale QuiklyKill me please Apr 21 '22
I have no reason to believe this, but I'm calling it now. Dozier is going to get on in the 8th via a walk and Bobby is going to hit his first homerun to put us ahead. Bullpen shuts the door.
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u/Mannifestdestiny Vinnie Pasquantino Apr 21 '22
Been a frustrating game offensively for sure, but also really indicative of how goddamn hard it is to hit these days. Pitching has gotten so good. Like, a 96 mph splitter? On what planet is that even fair?
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u/FuckingLoveArborDay Don't play for Honor; Can't hit for Power Apr 21 '22
lol Ryan complaining about Correa owns.
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u/cleenclaf Ken Harvey Appreciator Apr 21 '22
And mondi lazy fly ball first swing. This game makes my stummy hurt.
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Apr 21 '22
Bobby Witt gets a 2B. Mondesi flys out to shallow right.
INTENSE SCREAMING
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u/Repulsive-Photo-798 Pasquatch Apr 21 '22
Lol…why…he just walked a guy and Nicky is the best hitter on the team right now…why…
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u/clutchsometimes Pasquatch Alert Apr 21 '22
Matheny had it right for two games on Santana and now he's back in the 5 hole. Figures. At least we moved Bobby down and took the pressure off him. One thing at a time I suppose
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u/admire816 Salvy Enjoys Doubles, and should retire Apr 21 '22
Glad I forgot to take today off and go to the game, didn’t know it was school day
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u/ScroopyDewp Already excited for next year's disappointment! Apr 21 '22
Seriously, glad to see Booby draw a walk, stop swinging at everything
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u/RichardBeharry Daniel Lynch IV Apr 21 '22
At least he’s learning a lot of really valuable lessons. They’re just all happening at once.
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u/methyo Maikel Garcia Enjoyer Apr 21 '22
Looks like it was ruled an error on Mondi. What do you guys think? Seems like a tough play to call an error
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u/Equal-Razzmatazz1806 Apr 21 '22
Is team about to have TWO STARTERS with sub 2.5 era's and no wins?
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u/amuller72 I'm married to the Cardinals, I just date the Royals. Apr 21 '22
Royals need some runs in a hurry.
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u/amuller72 I'm married to the Cardinals, I just date the Royals. Apr 21 '22
To paraphrase Bob Eucker "No runs one...two hits. That's all we got? Two God damn hits?"
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u/truthesda VinnieP Is All Right With Me Apr 21 '22
Game of inches on the barrel man that could've been a moonshot
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
Good job walking our worst hitter, bozo.
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u/jrodx88 Right In The Schmeck Apr 21 '22
Nicky's due today, good time to get it.
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
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Apr 21 '22 edited Apr 21 '22
YOUVE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!! You have to be kidding me. FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCC
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u/themarkster09 Just Do Witt Apr 21 '22
other than getting hit on the fingers that’s probably the worst thing that can happen on a bunt
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u/methyo Maikel Garcia Enjoyer Apr 21 '22
That is just so unforgiveably fucking stupid. Shit like that makes me want Matheny canned if for no other reason
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Apr 21 '22
I SWEAR TO GOD. I’ve never been more fucking irate over a one run game in my life.
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u/FuckingLoveArborDay Don't play for Honor; Can't hit for Power Apr 21 '22
I can think of one that was worse.
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u/amuller72 I'm married to the Cardinals, I just date the Royals. Apr 21 '22
Bunt with your best hitter? There's that boneheaded managing from Matheny. Had to put up with that too much while he was managing the Cardinals.
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u/Mozilla_Fennekin "My friend, hope is a prison." Apr 21 '22
Oh shit Buxton's back.
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Apr 21 '22
There are quite a few people there for a Thursday afternoon 😳
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u/PissLikeaRacehorse I <3 Small Balls & Huge Dongs Apr 21 '22
It’s the school day at the K event. Usually brings in 3x more people
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u/droopdawg48 I wasn't even here for 2014/15 Apr 21 '22
Sigh.
Though I would rather that than trust Santana. 😖
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Apr 21 '22
Oh yes. Let’s hear what the greatest pitching coach in the world has to say to a future Hall of Fame pitcher.
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Apr 21 '22
Every time I hear Coco Crisp’s name I think of that walk off that hit off a bird. That still makes me mad to this day
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u/Unhappy_Result_5365 Apr 21 '22
Why the hell would you send him there? He's trying gain confidence, not lose it.
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Apr 21 '22
just wanna see Witt good already. been getting a bit too excited about him and I needa chill 😓
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u/droopdawg48 I wasn't even here for 2014/15 Apr 21 '22
Hud has never seen an error he couldn't justify as a hit
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Apr 21 '22
Has the team been reading Reddit the last week? Pitching to Contact, Bobby moved down in order. Nicky Leading off.
Matheny, I know you’re in here!
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u/sneedo Apr 21 '22
I feel like Matheny is the kind of dude if he saw people asking for it he wouldn't give it to us. Unlike his Toyota which he allowed someone to take.
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Apr 21 '22
Rex jinxed it on Twitter. he should’ve said nothing about our defense not getting an error in first 10 games smfh
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u/bcoates26 Quad Cities River Bandits Apr 21 '22
There are about 4 hitters in our lineup that are almost automatic outs every time they’re up
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u/ScroopyDewp Already excited for next year's disappointment! Apr 21 '22
Isn't it nice to have Carlos back in the lineup?
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u/ScroopyDewp Already excited for next year's disappointment! Apr 21 '22
Nice call scorekeepers - the error-less streak continues!
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u/God_11 Alec "Jonathan 'The Tank' Heasley" Marsh Apr 21 '22
yeah hud it's not like the old days where guys just did stuff for no reason
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Apr 21 '22
This is the most boring game I’ve watched this year lol
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Apr 21 '22
This is the most boring game you've watched this year so far. The season is young.
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u/amuller72 I'm married to the Cardinals, I just date the Royals. Apr 21 '22
Time to stretch folks. Let's get some runs.
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u/FirebirdIX bing bong big dong bobby baseball Apr 21 '22
Please don’t make me watch Santana for two more months
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u/ArcticSkyWhale QuiklyKill me please Apr 21 '22
Seems like he's adjusting to the off-speed stuff a bit.
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Apr 21 '22
I wish I could say I didn’t think that throw out at home was gonna be a game losing decision lol
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Apr 21 '22
How we doing? Just finished up with the Mets games... looks like BWJ is finally being disciplined at the plate, maybe moving him down in the lineup helped take the nerves off. I saw the highlight of him getting tagged out at home, what happened? Another bad send by 3B coach?
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Apr 21 '22
Gotta convert here. 9 hitter gets on and the pitcher looks rattled? Top of the lineup up? Tie it up or end it here at home!!!
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u/havertyj Bobby Witt Jr. Apr 21 '22
Been in meetings all day.... Tuned in now to watch the end of the game. Bring him home!
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Apr 21 '22
please just an outfield single and we tie this up
come on boys
that bunt was atrocious... i understand the logic behind choosing to bunt but if you're gonna do that, your leadoff hitter has to convert that bunt there. absolutely awful that he didn't
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u/KCRoyalsBot Kevin Jr Apr 21 '22
Please continue the discussion in the post game thread.