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[Duane Cunningham]

Shit, I thought Bruce Chen stopped playing in the bigs, like, five years ago.

Heh, depending on your view on the Royals, that may be true.

EDIT: Haha, Askani and I (the only two regular KC-ians in here) answered the same way.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

He's in KC, so that's pretty much true.

lol

 

[Macattk15]

White Sox stadium is such a damn bandbox. I hate playing there.

 

[Dominican Power]

Dat Astros pitching.

 

[Askani]

Heh, depending on your view on the Royals, that may be true.

EDIT: Haha, Askani and I (the only two regular KC-ians in here) answered the same way.

*internet bro-fist*

 

[zulux21]

yay not all of the runs are scored via solo home runs...
now it's just all 5 runs are scored via home run >.>; 3 solos and 1 two run :/

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

My god fantasy baseball is so much better than football. I am so stoked.

 

[Windu]

Francisco and Gattis in the lineup tonight.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

ESPN did some creative surveys of 110 anonymous players:

Which player do you think will be a breakout star in 2013?
-- Anthony Rizzo 12.1%
-- Starling Marte 8.8%
-- Bruce Rondon 7.7%

Normally, you don't want a rookie closer. But Rondon is scary nasty. He's as good as the legends about him throwing 104.

Do you know of any gay players?
-- No 94.6%
-- Yes 5.4%

Yes, but that's as far as I want to go, even if this is anonymous.

Which team is the hottest mess in baseball?

-- Miami Marlins 43%
-- Houston Astros 38%
-- Boston Red Sox 10%

It's not close; the Red Sox will be a disaster. And I bet the pressure builds as the team spirals too.

New team, new owners, new league -- the Astros are a complete mess.

What the Marlins did is a disgrace. I've talked to other players. That will be remembered by free agents for a long time.

Who is the last player you'd ever want to add to your clubhouse?
-- Alex Rodriguez 28.4%
-- A.J. Pierzynski 14.9%
-- Ryan Braun 10.8%

I'll go with A-Rod, and I love saying it. For the money he makes, he brings nothing but headaches.

Nobody likes Braun. He cheated, and the only reason he got off is that the old owner of the team is the commissioner.

Who has the most creative infield chatter in MLB?
-- Brandon Phillips 25.8%
-- Orlando Hudson 24.7%

It's very close. I'll go with Phillips because he's so creative that I don't even know what he's talking about. With both guys, though, it's just a bunch of words.

Which player has the worst potty mouth in baseball?
-- Grant Balfour 21.4%
-- A.J. Pierzynski 8.9%
-- Kevin Youkilis 8.9%

Which non-playoff team from 2012 will surprise the most in 2013?
-- Toronto Blue Jays 29.8%
-- Los Angeles Angels 18.3%

Which 2012 playoff team is most likely to not make the postseason in 2013?
-- Oakland Athletics 28.6%
-- Baltimore Orioles 16.7%

In your opinion, what percentage of players are still taking performance enhancing drugs?
-- 9.2% (average answer)

Have you ever been dishonest with a trainer about a potential concussion?
-- No 93.3%
-- Yes 6.7%

If your team was out of the playoffs, which team would you root hardest against?
-- New York Yankees 41.1%
-- San Francisco Giants 15.3%

If your team was out of the playoffs, which team would you most root for to win the World Series?
-- Detroit Tigers 9.6%
-- Atlanta Braves 8.4%

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9126106/searching-truth-baseball-hottest-topics

 

[rando14]

Thanks for posting that enigma. Lol everybody hates pierzynski.

 

[acheron_xl]

My god fantasy baseball is so much better than football. I am so stoked.

Once I started playing fantasy baseball, not only did I stop playing fantasy football, I stopped caring about football entirely.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Okay great, our new #2 is a meatball factory, and Rex Hudler has already spaced out of the game in the 5th inning and is ignoring the action, telling an excruciatingly long story about eating a bug.

The Royals season is officially underway!

 

[zulux21]

Okay great, our new #2 is a meatball factory, and Rex Hudler has already spaced out of the game in the 5th inning and is ignoring the action, telling an excruciatingly long story about eating a bug.

The Royals season is officially underway!

well he did average giving up 2 home runs per 9 innnings last year, so it shouldn't be too surprising.

 

[Joe]

Can anyone recommend MLB At Bat 2013 for listening to radio broadcasts? iTunes reviews are bad

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Can anyone recommend MLB At Bat 2013 for listening to radio broadcasts? iTunes reviews are bad

Yeah, it's fantastic! I'm surprised it has bad reviews, what are they saying?

well he did average giving up 2 home runs per 9 innnings last year, so it shouldn't be too surprising.

Yeah, guess not. That was the talk when we signed him. He just throws a ton of strikes, dang.

 

[The Elite]

Can anyone recommend MLB At Bat 2013 for listening to radio broadcasts? iTunes reviews are bad

I had to switch to Shoutcast to get it to work well. It drops every so often but it's really good.

 

[Joe]

It's all over the place. Audio cutting in and out, app crashing, radio not working at all on some phones.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Hmm. I listen to it constantly (including right now) and it's usually great. Now and then it crashes, but that's usually because I jump on Live Looks as soon as they pop up so it has to switch around a lot. I'm on a 3GS, too.

 

[Joe]

Hmmmm I might have to take the plunge!

 

[CygnusXS]

Hmmmm I might have to take the plunge!

As a user of the Android app, I can't really comment on the stability of the iOS version, but the radio quality has always been great with no drop outs for me.

 

[Zep]

Oh my. It's Joe.

 

[CygnusXS]

AL Champ: Rangers
NL Champ: Braves
World Series: Rangers

Now we see where your loyalties truly rest.

 

[rekameohs]

iOS app has worked great so far with me.

 

[zulux21]

an error and 3 relievers later manage to get out of the 7th without giving up a run @_@

another run another solo home run
god I hope it's not one of those years where all the runs come from home runs, they tend to lead to very dark times when the power goes into a slump :/

 

[Duane Cunningham]

WOW. Good old Hoch. Now he's in the bullpen, but great to see nothing has changed.

 

[Askani]

Two games, two bases loaded situations, multiple outs to give up both times...score no runs.

Hoo-ahh! Royals baseball ya'll!

 

[CygnusXS]

So Tyler flowers is pretty dumb.

 

[J-Roderton]

MLB TV worth the price? Looks like I might be pulling the trigger. It's on Apple Tv.

 

[Enron]

nice catch Carter!

Now we see where your loyalties truly rest.

I've been telling ya'll that for years.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Man, some Sox fan is talking amazing shit out there, I just heard "MOVE YOUR BELLY OUT OF THE WAY, FAT ASS!" when Billy Butler was up.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

 

[Duane Cunningham]

And you know his first name, right? That's 1st base coach...

Rusty Kuntz. Not kidding.

 

[zulux21]

Man, some Sox fan is talking amazing shit out there, I just heard "MOVE YOUR BELLY OUT OF THE WAY, FAT ASS!" when Billy Butler was up.

every game seems to have at least one loud mouth jerk with a potty mouth no matter where you are.

Personally I really like billy butler, I've been watching him since spring training 2007 when it caught my interest while I was watching a white sox spring training game. he is just a joy to watch bat.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Is that Al Michaels doing the Twins game?

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

.

Is that Al Michaels doing the Twins game?

Sounds just like him.

 

[Dominican Power]

Ogando : )

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Well, that's that! GG, Zul!

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Reds have announced Ryan Ludwick will be out until the All-Star Break with his shoulder injury

 

[zulux21]

Well, that's that! GG, Zul!

It was quite fun having a white sox royals game being discussed while it was going, both teams tend to be ignored ><;

Odds are you will have a win tomorrow... I feel that floyd is the weakest (specialty early in the year) of the white sox rotation and if guthrie can even remotely be in the form he was against the white sox last year after 6 innings it should be something like 5-1 KC.

Though to be fair I had expected KC to sweep the white sox coming into this series. KC has had the white sox number the last few years, tends to start off hot, and had a good spring. The best part about baseball though is it's hard to predict how any one series will go.

Either way I wouldn't mind one bit if KC went on fire for the rest of the month after leaving the white sox, I don't mind them at all and they have some tough teams coming up that I would like to see them beat (phillies, jays, braves, tigers, and rays this month)

 

[Jive Turkey]

If your team was out of the playoffs, which team would you root hardest against?
-- New York Yankees 41.1%
-- San Francisco Giants 15.3%

Haha I like these guys.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BG8vxzJCEAA-4li.jpg

Now that's pretty funny.

 

[jakncoke]

ESPN did some creative surveys of 110 anonymous players:

Which player do you think will be a breakout star in 2013?
-- Anthony Rizzo 12.1%
-- Starling Marte 8.8%
-- Bruce Rondon 7.7%

I sure as fuck hope so

 

[Parch]

That poll must have been taken a while ago considering Rondon isn't in the majors.

Still a fun read. They should do these anonymous polls more often.

 

[darkside31337]

Kazmir going back to Cleveland for an MRI.

comeback player of the year bid already derailed

 

[vas_a_morir]

I'm such a child. This had me giggling. Reminds me of:

 

[jakncoke]

lol fail vas

 

[The Frankman]

The Apple presents Mets Opening Day 2013 "It's Time"

 

[Syrinx]

Was this before the game? The place is deserted.

 

[Lambtron]

Perkins is filthy. Too bad he's never going to get to save games this year.

 

[zulux21]

Was this before the game? The place is deserted.

it was a 1pm start on a weekday against the royals... it was destined to be empty for the white sox.

heck even if it was against the cubs i doubt it would be sold out.

Perkins is filthy. Too bad he's never going to get to save games this year.

now now if the astro's can lead the league in wins at any point this season there is always hope that perkins will get a few save chances

also man... phil coke is the tigers closer... I wonder if the games blown by the closer will be over 10 this year... i know I wouldn't want coke as my closer.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

How many Phillies fans are holding their breath on Halladay right now?