Game 116: Royals at Tigers
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 15, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintKansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers, Aug 15, 2009 7:05 PM EDT
Luke Hochevar (6-5, 5.38) vs. 
Edwin Jackson (8-5, 2.79), 7:05 p.m. EST
I think Mario Impemba said it best during last night's post-game show on Fox Sports Detroit: There's no pressure on Edwin Jackson. He only has to follow two straight shutouts by his fellow starting pitchers. Hey, it's not impossible. Jackson has shut out the opposition in four of his starts this season.
But Jackson has had a problem getting to the fifth inning in two of his last three outings. Are teams beginning to figure out a game plan for him? Take pitches, foul off what they can't hit, and make Jackson run up a high pitch count that gets him out of there early. However, those two four-inning starts were both on the road. Maybe Jackson's a bit sharper at home? In 10 starts at Comerica Park this season, he's 5-1 with a 2.79 ERA.
Pitching for the Royals, Luke Hochevar is on whatever the opposite of a roll is. He's winless in his past three starts, having given up 15 runs and 25 hits over 18 innings. Hochevar hasn't faced the Tigers yet this year, but he was two different pitchers against them last year. In one start, he allowed no runs and four hits in six innings. In the other, he was rocked for seven runs and eight hits in five innings. Both those games were in Kansas City. In six starts on the road this year, Hochevar is 2-3 with a 7.41 ERA.
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lions are on
they’re losing…not helping…
i apologize now if i’m slightly negative today guys. girlfriend issues last night, this morning, and then i find out my grill got stolen by some drunk walking by last night…
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we should win
Jackson has a quality start in 8 of his last 10 games. That’s 6 IP or more with 3 ER or less in 8/10.
Heading to the pub
to catch up with some friends after being out of town working all week. Let’s hope that we don’t require late inning heroics!
"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"
note on facebook re: avila
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php?tab=3#/note.php?note_id=115861351723&ref=nf hope that works
Lineup
Granderson CF
Polanco 2B
Thomas RF
Cabrera 1B
Guillen DH
Thames LF
Avila C
Inge 3B
Santiago SS
Ugh
Watching gameday sucks. Anyone know where I can stream the game?
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Well frick
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
(missed the hr)
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
deepest part of the park
Is that about the deepest spot in baseball?
by 30% Stud - 70% Muffin on Aug 15, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions
Probably deeper in Safeco in Seattle
But yeah, that’s pretty much the suck.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
holy crap!
lions rallied and won on a last-second field goal! too bad it’s only preseason…
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Wait...
The Lions won something? Like a football game?
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
that's unpossible!
maybe they can win all four preseason games. That pretty much ensures a pretty successful season.
by 30% Stud - 70% Muffin on Aug 15, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Surely to goodness
We can beat up on Hochevar. It would be nice to make a pitcher with a 5.38 ERA look bad for a change.
catcher
Is anyone beside me excited to see Avila vs. the Pop-up machine?
by 30% Stud - 70% Muffin on Aug 15, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions
Dunno
If we need the D, I’d like to see G-Money in as a defensive replacement.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
newb
I’m kinda a newbie…don’t know much of the back stories :-|
by 30% Stud - 70% Muffin on Aug 15, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions
Heyyy
sorry I’m late to the party, I was out getting food. Not a great start, eh?
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions
I just went out and got pizza
lazy and few groceries in the house
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
you guys are way to mature for me..haha
by 30% Stud - 70% Muffin on Aug 15, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
Jeez
Why did he try for the extra base? His wheels aren’t what they used to be.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking at another Royal crush?
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I do too but I hope I don't have to come up with another name for my silly blog
which is titled ‘no run support’
ha
I hope Teahen behaves herself because I don't want to be thrown out of the teagarden.
I think the finger sandwiches are overloaded with Saltalamaccia.
There are two roads to take on "tastes like pierzynski"
One’s just over zealous vinegar use and the other is a major healthcode violation!
The bat could not contain His holiness
and shattered
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions
You guys are totally going to get hit by lightning
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Well, if we're going by the Avila = God meme...
… and we accept that I’m the resident prospect guru on BYB, then wouldn’t that mean I’m his prophet?
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Used to the whole martyr thing
Patron saint is Stephen.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
He swung and missed on strike 3
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Trainers out?
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeez
Just what we need, a hobbled 3B…
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
OT
does anyone know the name of that kid that’s been getting hype in the yanks farm system who pitches with both arms?
haha, no
Switch pitcher.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
the one who faced a switch hitter
and they danced for 20 minutes before the umps made them stick to a side?
Thats him
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
That's hilarious
I wish I could’ve seen that
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Pat Vendette?
Think that’s how you spell his last name. What about him?
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Wha?
I thought switch pitchers had gone extinct!
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He's pretty good
He’s got a dominant side that he profiles better at… I can get a scouting report if you want.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Kinda old
This report is pretty good stuff wise though.
His stuff isn’t particularly impressive, though his stats are and he offers amazing flexibility as a right/left pitcher- two arms means he can be used for more innings or multiple relief appearances in a row. Fascinating prospect.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't even have to do that...
He can switch arms every AB.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Not entirely sure...
I think he’s at Hi A right now, but I don’t know if the Yanks are going to promote him aggressively with stocked bullpens at AA and AAA.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm def rooting for him
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
Think 21st rounder?
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, I'm a bit surprised he slipped.
While a fringe prospect the opportunity to have a switch pitcher seems too intriguing to pass up.
And yes
I am bored. Roommate/best friend are at band camp and I’m done unpacking.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Pair of clarinets
Best friend’s the section leader and roommate’s… well just a clarinet I suppose.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll make sure to pass along the positive sentiments
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I know nothing about marching band
Except that they leave every Saturday during football games (before telling me not to watch).
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
oh god
we’re not a marching band. we’re a scatter band. no tight formations and crazy cadences. we goof off. skits for halftime shows. an example: last year we did a guitar hero show where we had five people dress up like characters from the game and the band hid behind the bleachers and played. we started goofing up on “carry on my wayward son” and they had to use star power to get us playing well again.
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Oh jeez...
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotta love it!
Lets go Polanco! Get Type A status so we get a draft pick for you!!!
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Peace
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahahaha
Polly what the hell was that somersault?
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions
OT: Go see District 9
It’s a blast.
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I honestly haven't really heard about this movie
A brief description please?
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Or I guess I could just go to IMDb
durrr
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Alienz gotz weapons.
Dey lib in South Africa. We wantz der weaponz but dey say “No wai” And den dis one gaie startz mootating. We chase him.
Sure
Alien ship arrives over Johannesburg- full of starving alien refugees. 20 years later, they’re in a slum in the middle of the city, and a private corporation is trying to move them.
There’s a lot about racism and evil corporations, but the acting is really good, it’s intelligently written and you actually care about the main characters. Like, lots.
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh.
Sounds cool, I might check it out. Thanks!
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
groundout ok?
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't jinx it
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought the theory was that strong armed left handers were encouraged to pitch.
Helping with the non-existence of left handed catchers.
It sounds like that does happen to some people
I just never realized that there were no LH catchers (oversight I guess).
hello!
I sleepy and my nap ran over. But nice to see that we are winning!
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I'm getting there. :)
Late nights at the ballpark and needing to get up early today to drop off stuff led to a late afternoon nap.
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but I thought hoes didn't have hair to shave?
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
They, uh, are thinking of different hoes
*ahem
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
of course they were :D
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Good evening, all
Wasn’t quite ready to start typing at the computer after eating takeout Indian food.
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 15, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions
mmmmmm, Indian food
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sorry about your issues :(
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it happens
filed a police report, not expecting my grill back. girlfriend is doing better. she had a breakdown last night because she commented on how much i’m like her father, who passed away a few months ago.
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A grill is such a bizzare thing to steal.
And I’m so sorry about your girlfriend. Both my parents are alive and still relatively healthy (knock wood), and I can’t even imagine dealing with not being able to talk with them whenever I want to.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
this is the second grill that's been stolen in two years
and she’s in an odd situation. parents abandoned her, aunt and uncle raised her, dad came back into her life a few years ago, and she’s never talked to her mother. doesn’t help that she’s normally very emotional.
i can only sort of relate to that. steady parents, but my dad has been declared dead twice and had to be revived on the operating table due to some odd medical conditions he has.
phew…sorry. kinda deep for a tigers thread
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losing parents is hard
I lost my Dad years ago and sometimes things hit me for no reason I can understand. It’s even harder for her I’m sure
Craptastic
Gameday crashed- what happened?
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Polly flies out, no one scores
Clete up, two out
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Gameday back
Thanks guys!
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by David Tokarz on Aug 15, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
bases loaded with Tigers
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
a walk would be fine, too
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but a K stinks :(
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
the plus of taking a nap instead of sleeping late
Is that at least I was able to drop off a donation for charity, my recycling, some cute stuff for my niece and nephew, and go to the craft store and hardware store for stuff for a few new projects before it got really hot and I could hide in air-conditioning in the afternoon.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
Good!
I just always feel more productive when I get up earlier and then take a nap instead of sleeping late, although the latter tends to happen more frequently in my life.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
DITTO
It’s just too easy to hit the snooze and tell myself, “it’s Saturday, I have all day to get things done, so I can stay in bed a little longer” and then before you know it you get nothing done. I was determined not to let that happen today because it was going to be so hot this afternoon. :)
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
Exactly
I woke up a little earlier than usual this morning and just decided to go ahead and get up and feel less lazy by getting up earlier. Although the productive thing I really did today was go get my hair cut.
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
strong and accurate
That’s how I like them.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- Philo of Alexandria
Little Caesars is NOT the best value in America,
In fact, the best value in America is Edwin Jackson. All he cost was Matt Joyce, the baseball equivalency of a ham sandwich.
is bologna better or worse than ham?
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figured as much
so what exactly does that make E-Jax?
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if Joyce was a ham sandwich
then what is Jackson?
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now you're making me want ice cream
gotta run to a birthday party….kid’s parents better come through with the cold sweet stuff….
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mmmm.....ice cream
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I'm a bit confused
what exactly happened there?
by kendra.michelle on Aug 15, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
guy on first ran off the basepaths to avoid tag, got called out.
polanco finishes it by throwing to first
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