***Official KC Royals vs Detroit Tiger, August 4th, 2024***

[lewdog]

I haven't lost a gameday Royals thread this year. We need this one!

Royals
62 - 50
Tigers
53 - 59
Watch on: BSKC, BSDET


Wacha
RHP
8 - 6|3.58 ERA

TBD
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[suzzer99]

If the Royals make the playoffs, we'll look back at this game.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

If the Royals make the playoffs, we'll look back at this game.

Al Bundy will still be mad we won with Harvey on the mound.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Nice win, Harvey gave up a line drive that went right at someone. If that ball had been 5 feet to the left that game is tied. Harvey still sucks.

Willie McCovey hit a screaming line drive at Yankees Bobby Richardson with the winning run at 2nd base in the 7th game of the World Series.


Strangely enough, the Yankees did not give the trophy to the Giants.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Willie McCovey hit a screaming line drive at Yankees Bobby Richardson with the winning run at 2nd base in the 7th game of the World Series.


Strangely enough, the Yankees did not give the trophy to the Giants.

The point remains. Harvey has been a disaster and was bad again today. We just got away with it, thank god.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Willie McCovey hit a screaming line drive at Yankees Bobby Richardson with the winning run at 2nd base in the 7th game of the World Series.


Strangely enough, the Yankees did not give the trophy to the Giants.

Game 1, 2014 World Series. This is my memory of a long forgotten turning point in the series.

I was in the stadium as Madison Bumgarner was actually laboring in the early innings.

Bases loaded, 2 outs, Hosmer up to bat, and the dude hit an absolute screamer. 5 feet to the left, 5 feet deeper, or 5 feet to the right, and it’s very likely that AB has a similar impact on the series that Alex Gordon’s did against Familia a year later (especially how the Royals approached MadBum).

Unfortunately, Hos’ drive went straight at the Giants centerfielder, our second best chance to do damage off MadBum in the series went for naught, and it sent him on his way to shutdown the Royals for the rest of the series.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by BWillie

The point remains. Harvey has been a disaster and was bad again today. We just got away with it, thank god.

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[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Game 1, 2014 World Series. This is my memory of a long forgotten turning point in the series.

I was in the stadium as Madison Bumgarner was actually laboring in the early innings.

Bases loaded, 2 outs, Hosmer up to bat, and the dude hit an absolute screamer. 5 feet to the left, 5 feet deeper, or 5 feet to the right, and it’s very likely that AB has a similar impact on the series that Alex Gordon’s did against Familia a year later (especially how the Royals approached MadBum).

Unfortunately, Hos’ drive went straight at the Giants centerfielder, our second best chance to do damage off MadBum in the series went for naught, and it sent him on his way to shutdown the Royals for the rest of the series.

Same game. I think you may be remembering the screaming one hop mash Hoz hit and that ****ing Joe Panik dove headlong, snagged it, flipped it WITH HIS GLOVE, to Crawford who completed the DP. The Royals got one hit after that until the 9th. (When Gordon tripled)

[WilliamTheIrish]

https://youtu.be/RqJYVcTwCF4?feature=shared

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[PHOG]

So Baltimore finally decided to show up vs Cleveland, ahead 9-5 in the 9th. I guess they won yesterday also.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Same game. I think you may be remembering the screaming one hop mash Hoz hit and that ****ing Joe Panik dove headlong, snagged it, flipped it WITH HIS GLOVE, to Crawford who completed the DP. The Royals got one hit after that until the 9th. (When Gordon tripled)

I was actually remembering Game 1, but I had the wrong AB.

The AB I was remembering came in the bottom of the first. Hos got by far the hardest hit off of MadBum he did in the series. Really do wonder if it’s a different series if that ball lands and we’re able to get damage on Bumgarner early. (1:15 in this vid) https://youtu.be/zbu4Wu3EGVE?si=0as5SaCP3AmIB4QD

Hos would later come up to bat again with the bases juiced against MadBum in that game (we really had multiple shots at him in Game 1), but would ground out in this AB.

[ChiTown]

By the way, as disappointing as MJ has been this year, that sort of AB can help turn the 2nd half of his season around. What a clutch hit!

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

I was actually remembering Game 1, but I had the wrong AB.

The AB I was remembering came in the bottom of the first. Hos got by far the hardest hit off of MadBum he did in the series. Really do wonder if it’s a different series if that ball lands and we’re able to get damage on Bumgarner early. (1:15 in this vid) https://youtu.be/zbu4Wu3EGVE?si=0as5SaCP3AmIB4QD

Hos would later come up to bat again with the bases juiced against MadBum in that game (we really had multiple shots at him in Game 1), but would ground out in this AB.

Had forgotten that one. He smoked that.

[gblowfish]

Glad they came back. Last night's loss was brutal.

[dlphg9]

Really great to get the win today after that bullshit yesterday.

[TomBarndtsTwin]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Who else you going there in the 9th? Erceg and McArthur were unavailable.

I don’t know. How bout Bubic?

The guy who is a starter / converted reliever, only pitched twice in the last week, just 14 pitches yesterday.

If you’re gonna use him as a bullpen arm/weapon, that would have been a prime spot.