Yes, real honest-to-goodness tickets. And parking passes.
Just makes it seem all the more real.
Rain or shine, since 1973
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The tickets are here
Yes, real honest-to-goodness tickets. And parking passes.
Just makes it seem all the more real.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Game 21 vs. Cleveland
This is the way the season ends. The regular season, anyway.
The Royals clinched the AL Central last night. On the plus side, that meant we got to see the official flag go up the pole for the first time. On the minus side, that meant Ned Yost opted to give the A Team the night off. So we got to watch Cleveland trounce the Storm Chasers.
I’m glad the guys got some rest time. But the game really wasn’t much fun to watch. Carlos Carrasco completely shut us down. Two walks and a weak single up the middle were the only things separating him from a perfect game. The closest this came to exciting were the two foul balls that popped into the stands unusually close to us.
And it was Buck Night. And there were no fireworks.
Thank goodness for the postseason. If I’d known it going to go this way, I might have skipped it and driven up to Des Moines the night before the regatta instead of going up the morning of.
The Royals clinched the AL Central last night. On the plus side, that meant we got to see the official flag go up the pole for the first time. On the minus side, that meant Ned Yost opted to give the A Team the night off. So we got to watch Cleveland trounce the Storm Chasers.
I’m glad the guys got some rest time. But the game really wasn’t much fun to watch. Carlos Carrasco completely shut us down. Two walks and a weak single up the middle were the only things separating him from a perfect game. The closest this came to exciting were the two foul balls that popped into the stands unusually close to us.
And it was Buck Night. And there were no fireworks.
Thank goodness for the postseason. If I’d known it going to go this way, I might have skipped it and driven up to Des Moines the night before the regatta instead of going up the morning of.
INDIANS (6) AT ROYALS (0) INDIANS AB R H BI ROYALS AB R H BI Jason Kipnis 5 0 2 0 Jarrod Dyson 4 0 0 0 Jose Ramirez 5 1 2 1 Ben Zobrist 4 0 0 0 Francisco Lindor 4 0 0 1 Alex Rios 3 0 1 0 Carlos Santana 2 0 0 0 Paulo Orlando 3 0 0 0 Lonnie Chisenhall 5 0 0 0 Jonny Gomes 3 0 0 0 Chris Johnson 4 1 1 0 Cheslor Cuthbert 3 0 0 0 Abraham Almonte 3 2 1 2 Christian Colon 2 0 0 0 Roberto Perez 4 1 1 2 Drew Butera 2 0 0 0 Michael Martinez 3 1 1 0 Francisco Pena 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 35 6 8 6 TOTALS 27 0 1 0 INDIANS 120 000 201 -- 6 ROYALS 000 000 000 -- 0 LOB--INDIANS 8, ROYALS 2. 2B--Jason Kipnis. HR--Jose Ramirez, Abraham Almonte, Roberto Perez. INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR Carlos Carrasco 9.00 1 0 0 2 15 0 ROYALS Edinson Volquez 6.00 4 3 3 2 7 2 Franklin Morales 0.33 3 2 2 1 1 1 Danny Duffy 0.67 0 0 0 1 0 0 Miguel Almonte 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Alexander 1.00 1 1 1 2 0 0 SO--Chris Johnson (2), Carlos Santana (2), Michael Martinez (2), Lonnie Chisenhall, Jason Kipnis, Alex Rios, Ben Zobrist (3), Jonny Gomes (3), Drew Butera, Jarrod Dyson, Francisco Pena, Christian Colon, Cheslor Cuthbert, Paulo Orlando (3). BB--Carlos Santana (3), Michael Martinez, Abraham Almonte, Francisco Lindor, Drew Butera, Christian Colon.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Game 20 vs. Minnesota
Our guys have been on a real losing streak lately. We blew all three games of a weekend series in Chicago, and then we lost the series opener against the Twins yesterday. Dropping some contests against the cellar-dwelling White Sox wasn’t the end of the world, especially if Ned needed the leeway to tinker with the lineup. But we need to beat Minnesota. We shave two games off our magic number every time we do.
And tonight we did. Edinson Volquez got off to a bit of a shaky start, but a double play rescued him in the top of the first. Then in the bottom of the inning we went to work, scoring the first four guys who came up against Kyle Gibson. Other than a brief Minnesota rally in the third, that was it for scoring.
We did get to see some impressive fielding, however. Alex Rios made an impressive snow cone catch to keep the lead batter off base in the top of the eighth. And in the top of the ninth Alcides Escobar made his nightly bid for the Web Gems segment on SportsCenter by twisting and firing from his knees to throw Joe Mauer out by a hair at first. Appeal overruled.
And tonight we did. Edinson Volquez got off to a bit of a shaky start, but a double play rescued him in the top of the first. Then in the bottom of the inning we went to work, scoring the first four guys who came up against Kyle Gibson. Other than a brief Minnesota rally in the third, that was it for scoring.
We did get to see some impressive fielding, however. Alex Rios made an impressive snow cone catch to keep the lead batter off base in the top of the eighth. And in the top of the ninth Alcides Escobar made his nightly bid for the Web Gems segment on SportsCenter by twisting and firing from his knees to throw Joe Mauer out by a hair at first. Appeal overruled.
TWINS (2) AT ROYALS (4) TWINS AB R H BI ROYALS AB R H BI Aaron Hicks 4 0 2 0 Ben Zobrist 4 1 1 0 Brian Dozier 3 1 1 1 Alex Gordon 4 1 3 0 Joe Mauer 4 0 2 1 Lorenzo Cain 3 1 0 0 Trevor Plouffe 4 0 0 0 Eric Hosmer 4 1 1 3 Eddie Rosario 4 0 0 0 Kendrys Morales 3 0 1 1 Torii Hunter 3 0 0 0 Mike Moustakas 2 0 0 0 Eduardo Escobar 3 0 0 0 Salvador Perez 3 0 0 0 Chris Herrmann 2 0 0 0 Alex Rios 3 0 0 0 Ervin Santana 1 0 0 0 Alcides Escobar 3 0 0 0 Byron Buxton 3 1 1 0 TOTALS 31 2 6 2 TOTALS 29 4 6 4 TWINS 002 000 000 -- 2 ROYALS 400 000 00x -- 4 LOB--TWINS 3, ROYALS 3. 2B--Joe Mauer, Kendrys Morales, Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer. HBP--Brian Dozier. SB--Byron Buxton. TWINS IP H R ER BB SO HR Kyle Gibson 8.00 6 4 4 2 4 0 ROYALS Edinson Volquez 7.00 6 2 2 0 3 0 Wade Davis 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Greg Holland 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 SO--Joe Mauer, Brian Dozier, Chris Herrmann, Byron Buxton, Alex Rios, Ben Zobrist, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer. BB--Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Game 19 vs. Detroit
Welcome to September baseball. In years past this would have been our golden opportunity to watch the Omaha Storm Chasers take the field as Bob Boone or Tony Muser got an early start on setting lineups for the start of spring training next year. Now of course it’s Ned Yost getting an early start on setting lineups for the postseason this year. Thus I was quite glad the iScore app did most of the work of keeping track of all the comings and goings.
It was a strange game even aside from the substitutions. Yordano Ventura hit Ian Kinsler with a pitch in the top of the first. Apparently Detroit thought hitting Sal Perez in the bottom of the second would be a good way to get payback for that. It was the first time in my recent memory when I’ve seen an umpire issue a warning to both benches.
Then in the top of the fourth Miguel Cabrera really let his temper get the better of him. After looking at strike three, he took considerable umbrage with the home plate umpire. Getting nowhere there, he ambled down the third base line (bat in hand) to take the matter up with the crew chief. Who promptly ejected him.
And then of all the crazy things, Cheslor Cuthbert ended up being player of the game. He was subbing for Mike Moustakas at third, where he made a couple of really solid plays (to the good-hearted cheer of “not-mooooooose!”). And in the fifth he hit his first major league home run. Of course at that point it was icing on an already substantial lead, but it was still a good moment for him.
I should also mention at this point that the Royals have a magic number for the first time since 1985. I remember back then that the Star would print it at the top of the front page every morning. Thirty years later of course one finds it in one’s Twitter feed mere moments after the games end. Still, it’s quite a feeling. Wonderful but disorienting, sort of like the postseason last year.
It was a strange game even aside from the substitutions. Yordano Ventura hit Ian Kinsler with a pitch in the top of the first. Apparently Detroit thought hitting Sal Perez in the bottom of the second would be a good way to get payback for that. It was the first time in my recent memory when I’ve seen an umpire issue a warning to both benches.
Then in the top of the fourth Miguel Cabrera really let his temper get the better of him. After looking at strike three, he took considerable umbrage with the home plate umpire. Getting nowhere there, he ambled down the third base line (bat in hand) to take the matter up with the crew chief. Who promptly ejected him.
And then of all the crazy things, Cheslor Cuthbert ended up being player of the game. He was subbing for Mike Moustakas at third, where he made a couple of really solid plays (to the good-hearted cheer of “not-mooooooose!”). And in the fifth he hit his first major league home run. Of course at that point it was icing on an already substantial lead, but it was still a good moment for him.
I should also mention at this point that the Royals have a magic number for the first time since 1985. I remember back then that the Star would print it at the top of the front page every morning. Thirty years later of course one finds it in one’s Twitter feed mere moments after the games end. Still, it’s quite a feeling. Wonderful but disorienting, sort of like the postseason last year.
TIGERS (1) AT ROYALS (12)
TIGERS AB R H BI ROYALS AB R H BI
Anthony Gose 4 1 1 0 Alcides Escobar 4 0 1 1
Ian Kinsler 2 0 0 1 Christian Colon 1 0 0 0
Rajai Davis 1 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist 2 2 1 1
Miguel Cabrera 2 0 1 0 Omar Infante 2 0 0 0
Andrew Romine 2 0 0 0 Lorenzo Cain 3 2 2 3
J.D. Martinez 3 0 1 0 Jarrod Dyson 2 0 1 0
Bryan Holaday 1 0 0 0 Eric Hosmer 3 1 1 0
Victor Martinez 4 0 0 0 Drew Butera 1 0 0 0
Nick Castellanos 3 0 0 0 Kendrys Morales 5 2 2 3
Tyler Collins 3 0 1 0 Jonny Gomes 2 1 1 0
Jose Iglesias 3 0 1 0 Terrance Gore 1 0 0 0
Alex Avila 3 0 0 0 Salvador Perez 2 1 0 0
Cheslor Cuthbert 3 1 2 4
Paulo Orlando 4 2 3 0
TOTALS 31 1 5 1 TOTALS 35 12 14 12
TIGERS 000 001 000 -- 1
ROYALS 121 530 00x -- 12
LOB--TIGERS 5, ROYALS 5. 2B--J.D. Martinez, Jonny Gomes,
Lorenzo Cain, Paulo Orlando (2). 3B--Anthony Gose, Paulo
Orlando. HR--Kendrys Morales, Ben Zobrist, Lorenzo Cain,
Cheslor Cuthbert. HBP--Ian Kinsler, Salvador Perez.
TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Randy Wolf 3.67 8 8 8 3 2 2
Guido Knudson 0.33 4 4 4 1 1 2
Buck Farmer 3.00 2 0 0 1 1 0
Tom Gorzelanny 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
ROYALS
Yordano Ventura 7.00 5 1 1 1 11 0
Franklin Morales 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Alexander 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
WP--Randy Wolf, Yordano Ventura. SO--Ian Kinsler, Miguel
Cabrera, Alex Avila (3), J.D. Martinez, Anthony Gose (2),
Nick Castellanos (3), Tyler Collins, Kendrys Morales, Jonny
Gomes, Drew Butera, Cheslor Cuthbert, Terrance Gore, Paulo
Orlando. BB--Nick Castellanos, Ben Zobrist, Jonny Gomes,
Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez, Cheslor Cuthbert.
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