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Post by redseat on Oct 25, 2015 9:16:27 GMT -5
Who saw this one coming?
Personally I wouldn't mind the Mets winning... But I would not shed a tear if the Royals won either.
Both have great pitching so this should be a great series!
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Post by bigddude on Oct 26, 2015 17:09:32 GMT -5
Who saw this one coming? Personally I wouldn't mind the Mets winning... But I would not shed a tear if the Royals won either. Both have great pitching so this should be a great series! I too am surprised by the pairing, and, am also on the fence as to whom I want to win. My heart is going for the Royals, as my mom is a fan, but, my head says the Mets, as I myself think they have quite an advantage pitching wise in this matchup. |
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Post by Mr mastodon farm on Oct 27, 2015 6:39:45 GMT -5
Salvador Perez: Over last 2 seasons, he’s caught 2,673 innings in the regular season, 518 more than the next-most (Yadier Molina 2,154 1/3)
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Post by Mr mastodon farm on Oct 27, 2015 7:22:18 GMT -5
"He's a very charismatic person, and he leads by example,'' Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. "His passion to play and desire to compete every night overcome a lot of those sprains, strains and contusions."
These are the qualities that stood out when Rene Francisco and Kansas City's Latin scouting contingent scoped out a 16-year-old Salvador Perez in 2006 during a tryout at a Venezuelan military base. According to one humorous account of the workout, a soldier at the base was holding a German shepherd on a leash, and the dog broke free and chased Perez while he was running the 60-yard dash.
Within hours of the tryout, scouts Orlando Estevez and Juan Indriago were at Perez's house, sitting across the table from the young catcher and his mother with an offer. The Royals were prepared to give Perez a signing bonus of $65,000 before sweetening the pot with an additional $5,000 to consummate the agreement.
It didn't take long for Moore to realize the Royals had hit the jackpot. Bill Fischer, a senior adviser with the team, picked up the phone after watching Perez play in the Arizona Rookie League in 2007 and told Moore, "I've just seen the Latin Johnny Bench.'' Fischer, the embodiment of the crusty baseball lifer, is not a man typically inclined to hyperbole.
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Post by Mr mastodon farm on Oct 27, 2015 10:40:33 GMT -5
jonny gomes not on the roster
raul mondesi jr is
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Post by NEW YORK on Oct 27, 2015 10:42:25 GMT -5
jonny gomes not on the roster raul mondesi jr is I told you this yesterday, first ever major league player, to make his ML debut in the WS Any other Royals news you need from me? |
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Post by Zig on Oct 27, 2015 10:43:48 GMT -5
Ken Rosenthal Retweeted
Royals @royals 3m3 minutes ago Kansas City, MO
Prior to setting the roster, the #Royals selected INF Raul Mondesi from NW Arkansas (AA), and designated RHP Joba Chamberlain for assignment
If Mondesi gets in a game he'd be the first rook to make his debut in a WS
I had no idea Joba was on the Royals lol
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Post by Mr mastodon farm on Oct 27, 2015 10:44:17 GMT -5
jonny gomes not on the roster raul mondesi jr is I told you this yesterday, first ever major league player, to make his ML debut in the WS Any other Royals news you need from me? it was just announced today mondesi was in the discussion with cuthbert yesterday |
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Post by Zig on Oct 27, 2015 10:44:22 GMT -5
Who saw this one coming? Personally I wouldn't mind the Mets winning... But I would not shed a tear if the Royals won either. Both have great pitching so this should be a great series! I too am surprised by the pairing, and, am also on the fence as to whom I want to win. My heart is going for the Royals, as my mom is a fan, but, my head says the Mets, as I myself think they have quite an advantage pitching wise in this matchup. yeah but pitching is only 85% of the game! |
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Post by NEW YORK on Oct 27, 2015 10:47:50 GMT -5
I told you this yesterday, first ever major league player, to make his ML debut in the WS Any other Royals news you need from me? it was just announced today mondesi was in the discussion with cuthbert yesterday I posted this yesterday if you cant find it, BigD had it deleted, he hates baseball |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 27, 2015 10:56:02 GMT -5
it was just announced today mondesi was in the discussion with cuthbert yesterday I posted this yesterday if you cant find it, BigD had it deleted, he hates baseball If Jr. can be anything close to the player that Sr. was, the Royals could really be onto something with this kid. And, while this would be a baseball first, the came close to doing this last year, with Branden Finnegan. |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 27, 2015 12:20:39 GMT -5
Possibly the end of the line?
Royals designated RHP Joba Chamberlain for assignment.
The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Raul Mondesi, who will be on the Royals' active roster for the World Series. Chamberlain signed a minor league deal with the Royals back in August and appeared in six games down the stretch.
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Post by gener8tr on Oct 27, 2015 12:30:36 GMT -5
Possibly the end of the line? Royals designated RHP Joba Chamberlain for assignment. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Raul Mondesi, who will be on the Royals' active roster for the World Series. Chamberlain signed a minor league deal with the Royals back in August and appeared in six games down the stretch. All kinds of talent ruined by the "Rules." That and an insect infestation he never fully recovered from. I still blame Torre for not pulling the entire team off the field during that fiasco. |
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Post by redseat on Oct 27, 2015 14:59:11 GMT -5
Who saw this one coming? Personally I wouldn't mind the Mets winning... But I would not shed a tear if the Royals won either. Both have great pitching so this should be a great series! I too am surprised by the pairing, and, am also on the fence as to whom I want to win. My heart is going for the Royals, as my mom is a fan, but, my head says the Mets, as I myself think they have quite an advantage pitching wise in this matchup. Yeah I am not so shocked about the Royals but I am about the Mets |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 27, 2015 15:06:23 GMT -5
Rain is in the forecast for Tuesday night's Game 1 of the World Series between the Mets and Royals. Major League Baseball hopes the game can be played on time and without interruption. But with a 60 percent chance of showers at game time, MLB is not 100 percent sure.
"My understanding of the forecast is that we have a challenge early in the day," commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday. "We're hopeful that by game time that we'll be able to play. That's our current view.''
The forecast calls for a 90 percent chance of rain with thunder during the day, according to weather.com, which predicts "periods of rain."
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Post by NEW YORK on Oct 27, 2015 15:24:23 GMT -5
Advantage Royals in the Rain
The last thing the Mets want is delays that cause them to go to Tyler Clippard or Bartolo in the 4th inning of any of these games
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Post by Zig on Oct 27, 2015 15:29:36 GMT -5
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Post by bigddude on Oct 27, 2015 15:34:41 GMT -5
Advantage Royals in the Rain The last thing the Mets want is delays that cause them to go to Tyler Clippard or Bartolo in the 4th inning of any of these games True. Very true |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 15:49:13 GMT -5
Advantage Royals in the Rain The last thing the Mets want is delays that cause them to go to Tyler Clippard or Bartolo in the 4th inning of any of these games They probably don't want health-challenged, over-worked Harvey pitching in a 45 degree drizzle either. |
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Post by Mr mastodon farm on Oct 27, 2015 16:13:43 GMT -5
"should the royals throw daniel murphy a strike?"
chris rose is a fucking moron
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Post by mrpickles on Oct 27, 2015 16:20:42 GMT -5
"should the royals throw daniel murphy a strike?" chris rose is a fucking moron Can Johnny Cueto still throw strikes? |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 27, 2015 16:50:19 GMT -5
"should the royals throw daniel murphy a strike?" chris rose is a fucking moron Can Johnny Cueto still throw strikes? Maybe they can find some meds to cure or calm all the quirks and ticks he has in his delivery now? |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 27, 2015 16:59:14 GMT -5
Very much understand. I myself know it is time for a cut, when I wake up in the morning, and I can't see.
But, I guess that is what happens when you only get it cut 3-4 times a year.
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Post by Zig on Oct 27, 2015 17:12:01 GMT -5
long over due myself D
I'm saving enough for a combover
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Post by Mr mastodon farm on Oct 27, 2015 17:24:24 GMT -5
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Post by gener8tr on Oct 27, 2015 18:09:06 GMT -5
Who wins tonight, Johnnie? I need to place a bet.
I'm trending toward Harvey, but KC has a bit of Yankees magic playing in that stadium of theirs.
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Post by Zig on Oct 27, 2015 18:55:55 GMT -5
dang this is awful
Source close to the Volquez family confirms to @enrique_Rojas1 and @espndeportes that Edinson Volquez's father died today in the DR
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Post by tigertowner 68 on Oct 27, 2015 19:19:34 GMT -5
Wow. An inside the park HR to start it off for KC.
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Post by Mr mastodon farm on Oct 27, 2015 19:19:45 GMT -5
what were the odds on that?
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Post by Otis B. Driftwood on Oct 27, 2015 19:43:54 GMT -5
Well... That's a nice way to start a World Series.
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