Spring Training Game #9

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 12:33 PM MST in Rockpile

Ubaldo Jimenez gets the start against the Royals. Brett Tomko, hahahaha, takes the mound for the Royals. Gameday link.

Lineups

Royals
CF David DeJesus
LF Joey Gathright
3B Alex Gordon
C Miguel Olivo
1B Ross Gload
RF Mitch Maier
2B Alberto Callaspo
SS Tony Pena
P Brett Tomko

Rockies
LF Podsednik
SS Tulowitzki
3B Atkins
1B Baker
RF Spilborghs
2B Stewart
CF Fowler
C Iannetta
P Jimenez

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Royals... Rockies...

Guhhhhhhhhh.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 12:44 PM MST reply actions

Tomko!

This should be fun.

http://mvn.com/mlb-rockies: The best thing to happen to baseball since 1993.

by Rox Fan in TN on Mar 4, 2008 12:55 PM MST reply actions

Didn't he one-hit us in April

with the Dodgers? Holliday's double stopped it from being NO hits.

I might not be out from under the desk if that had happened. Well, yes I would. In any rate, we paid back the Dodgers in good kind in September.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 1:02 PM MST up reply actions

In six innings,

or did this not happen? You know, just as Ramon Ramirez never was knocked around by the Royals last season.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 1:04 PM MST up reply actions

Went over to Royals Review

to see what what being said about the game. Yeah, that damn USA Today article . . .

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 1:02 PM MST reply actions

Ugh

And they just throw out the link like they have it bookmarked especially for these situations. Why can't we be over it yet?

by oo_nrb on Mar 4, 2008 3:50 PM MST up reply actions

DeJesus gets on base

with an infield hit after Baker juggles the ball (no error, though).

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 1:10 PM MST reply actions

Olivo with a ball over the head of Fowler

to score Gathright.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 1:14 PM MST reply actions

Gload singles to center, scores Olivo, and

then advances to second on the throw to home.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 1:16 PM MST reply actions

Now two to nothing,

Not a good start by Jimenez, he's getting hit pretty hard today.

by Rox Girl on Mar 4, 2008 1:16 PM MST reply actions

It's the bad Royals juju

I hate those guys.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 1:20 PM MST up reply actions

Good way to end the inning

with the K on a back-door breaking ball.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 1:18 PM MST reply actions

Tulo homer!!!!!!!!

2-run homer after Pods had a single to lead off the inning.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 4, 2008 1:21 PM MST reply actions

Downside: U-ball getting hit hard

Bright side: Facing Brett Tomko.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 1:22 PM MST up reply actions

What did I tell you?

http://mvn.com/mlb-rockies: The best thing to happen to baseball since 1993.

by Rox Fan in TN on Mar 4, 2008 1:23 PM MST up reply actions

Wooot!!!

Way to go Tulo!!!

by Rox Girl on Mar 4, 2008 1:22 PM MST reply actions

At least when we lose this one

in the most grisly, agonizing way imaginable, it won't count. Take that, evil Royals.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 1:28 PM MST reply actions

There are those control problems again

2 BB in 1 inning and another run for the Royals. How is it that I can hate an American League team we barely play and who sucks (against everyone except us) so much? I'm serious. It's spring and I wanna beat some muthas.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 1:55 PM MST reply actions

I am moving to Kansas City this summer

Just in time to catch the Rockies play in KC. If you hear about a bunch of the Royals coming down with a mysterious illness, I know nothing of it.

by Blake20th on Mar 4, 2008 1:58 PM MST reply actions

We have to play them again?!

I'm pre-emptively forbidding those three days from existing.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 1:59 PM MST up reply actions

I'll be at two of them

but the other is on my wedding anniversery and my wife and I will be doing something else I suppose.

Anyone else lived in KC and know of cool places there?

by Blake20th on Mar 4, 2008 2:02 PM MST up reply actions

Haven't lived there

but you live in Texas at the moment, right? (I'm not sure). What brings you out to KC?

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 2:03 PM MST up reply actions

My wife's from KC

Right now she is finishing up her degree. We live in a small town in east Texas and we are both very tired of it. I'm from Albuquerque and we both just can't wait to move to a city! We had a really good deal housing-wise happen in KC. I plan on going to grad school and there isn't one around here so I'll probably end up being a Jayhawk.

by Blake20th on Mar 4, 2008 3:38 PM MST up reply actions

Been there

Arthur Bryant's might be the best barbecue I've ever had.

And, in my opinion, the KC Star has the best sports section in the country. They certainly have the best sports columnist (Pos). Enjoy reading him five days a week.

by arosenthal on Mar 4, 2008 3:38 PM MST up reply actions

I'll back you up on this.

It seems only right.

by Rox Girl on Mar 4, 2008 2:03 PM MST up reply actions

Vizcaino allows a two run HR

He's having a pretty bad Spring so far, I'm really hoping that changes as we get closer to March 31.

by Rox Girl on Mar 4, 2008 2:02 PM MST reply actions

He sure doesn't look

like a great stopgap at the moment, he looks like an evil scientist took the worst of LaTroy Hawkins and Brian Fuentes and cobbled them together.

It was probably the Royals.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 2:03 PM MST up reply actions

Guhhhh

Better get in practice...

VIZCAINO, YOU SUCK!

He's actually trying out there, right? Not just tinkering on some pitch? The inauspicious spring for a guy imagined to be a key member of our 'pen and a crucial link to Corpas is making me a weeeee bitty nervous. Not too much, not yet. It's still early, yes. But bears watching.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 2:11 PM MST reply actions

I was just about to point out

that we had only 2 hits and 2 runs against Tomko...

Now we have 3 hits. And 3 runs. Attakid, Baker. I'm starting to root for him to be the front-runner, and I swear that was before the HR.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 2:13 PM MST reply actions

He's definitely been showing the most

in game play. Nix hasn't had much opportunity lately, but I haven't seen or heard anything that makes me not want Jeff as our starter.

by Rox Girl on Mar 4, 2008 2:17 PM MST up reply actions

Well looky there

Brian Lawrence. Last year at this time, he was in OUR camp trying to win a job. I can't help but think, even with Kip Wells lurking in the wings, we are better off now than we were then.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 2:24 PM MST reply actions

How about Iannetta's spring?

Yet another double. He really seems to be emphatic about making the team. If he can carry this over to the regular season, we'll be just fine as far as our catchers go.

by Rox Girl on Mar 4, 2008 2:26 PM MST reply actions

I always think

that performing well in preseason reflects better on you, especially if you're a guy fighting for time, then does, you know, sucking. (Coughvizcainogilescough) This may seem self-evident, but a lot of times, people discount spring results as not mattering.

"Everyone was running up to me, saying, 'Manny! Manny!' I signed a lot of autographs and got to eat for free. It was bueno."

by Silverblood on Mar 4, 2008 2:28 PM MST up reply actions