The Royals

[Cartierfor3]

Moose & Perez picking 'em up with two outs. Clutch hitting.

I was still pissed at Moose for that previous double play. NOW I'M HAPPY THOUGH.

People look stupid swinging at pitches by:

[Kat Kid]

i love it when the royals steal bases.  i'd be happy if they resigned bonifacio at second for that reason alone.

lol so true.  LOL at jtksu being amazed with utility players.  I bet he loved the scotty pods signing too.  Idiot.

[scottwildcat]

  hooked back you guys

[kso_FAN]

Just guessing, but 89 the last time the Royals finished with a better winning percentage than K-State football?

['taterblast]

Just guessing, but 89 the last time the Royals finished with a better winning percentage than K-State football?

i was going to say '04 but the royals were 58-104 (.358) that year 

k-state fb was 4-7 (.363)

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

Is my seat on the bandwagon open still? I got up about 2 weeks ago but I was just grabbing another round for all my buds. Lemme sit down again. Lets party!!!

[bones129]

4 games back in the wild card, with the WC the best we can hope for.  After Seattle clears town, the next 4 series are with Cleveland and Detroit. Ground gaining time, boys, ground gaining time. Now or never.

[DQ12]

Really having fun this season.  This is all I want from you, Royals.  You inept, lovable, pieces of crap. 

[Tobias]

Really having fun this season.  This is all I want from you, Royals.  You inept, lovable, pieces of crap.

The Word

[kso_FAN]

If you're cool, you've heard of up and coming hipster alternative hip hop artist Lorde from New Zealand. Her new song "Royals" (which you'll be hearing on the radio a lot in the next few months most likely) not only shares the name with the team, but was inspired by a picture of a former player of some sort:

“I had this image from the National Geographic of this dude just signing baseballs,” Lorde told us when we sat down with her recently. “He was a baseball player and his shirt said, ‘Royals.’” Lorde was so taken by the image and the word that she penned the song around that idea. ”It was just that word. It’s really cool.”

Coincidence?

I think not.

[SabiNation]

 

[mocat]

yeah the royals had a great race. had a pretty good start off the blocks, stumbled through the first turn, stayed middle of the pack on the far straightaway, made up a crap load of ground on the last turn, and then sort of ran out of gas in the last straightaway and fell about 10 feet from the baton hand-off zone, where CFB was waiting patiently. pretty entertaining. actually it was extremely entertaining.

after the royals got back up from their fall, they passed the baton to CFB, still around the middle of the pack. CFB tripped on its own feet however and promptly fell down as well. a loophole in the rules allows for the baton passer offer (royals) to retake the baton and run part of CFB's lap until CFB catches up.

[Cartierfor3]

Just guessing, but 89 the last time the Royals finished with a better winning percentage than K-State football?

2008:

KSU       5-7 = .417
Royals 75-87 = .463

[jtksu]

i love it when the royals steal bases.  i'd be happy if they resigned bonifacio at second for that reason alone.

lol so true.  LOL at jtksu being amazed with utility players.  I bet he loved the scotty pods signing too.  Idiot.

 

[mocat]

it's been a while since i updated the power rankings! 

ALPHA DOG STARRING JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
1. Detroit .963
2. Atlanta .952
3. Boston .939
4. St. Louis .933
5. Cincinnati .920
6. Pittsburgh .916
7. LA Dodgers .915

BRAVO TWO ZERO STARRING SEAN BEAN
8. Oakland .898
9. Texas .897
10. Tampa Bay .888
11. Baltimore .872
12. Kansas City .869
13. Cleveland .866
14. NY Yankees .859
15. Arizona .832
16. Washington .825
17. Toronto .812
18. LA Angels .803

CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE STARRING CRISPIN GLOVER
19. Colorado .794
20. NY Mets .791
21. Milwaukee .775
22. Chicago Cubs .775
23. Minnesota .771
24. San Francisco .764
25. San Diego .756
26. Chicago Sox .754
27. Seattle .753
28. Philadelphia .749
29. Miami .714

DELTA FARCE STARRING LARRY THE CABLE GUY
30. Houston .664

[mocat]

How did the Royals do vs all these teams, you ask?
Kinda reminds me of Frank's performance vs teams of various kenpom rankings. Pretty good at the top,  at average teams, and for the most part dominant over shitty teams

ALPHA DOG STARRING JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 15-13 .536
1. Detroit 7-6
2. Atlanta 2-2
3. Boston 5-2
4. St. Louis 1-3
5. Cincinnati ---
6. Pittsburgh ---
7. LA Dodgers ---

BRAVO TWO ZERO STARRING SEAN BEAN 24-35 .407
8. Oakland 1-5
9. Texas 1-2
10. Tampa Bay 6-1
11. Baltimore 4-3
12. Kansas City ---
13. Cleveland 5-8
14. NY Yankees 2-5
15. Arizona ---
16. Washington 1-2
17. Toronto 2-4
18. LA Angels 2-5

CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE STARRING CRISPIN GLOVER 29-16 .644
19. Colorado ---
20. NY Mets 2-1
21. Milwaukee ---
22. Chicago Cubs ---
23. Minnesota 15-4
24. San Francisco ---
25. San Diego ---
26. Chicago Sox 7-8
27. Seattle 2-0
28. Philadelphia 2-1
29. Miami 1-2

DELTA FARCE STARRING LARRY THE CABLE GUY 4-2 .667
30. Houston 4-2

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

best case scenario-

2nd wild card against the rays. win 15-0. win world series.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

worst case scenario-

miss playoffs

[Cartierfor3]

Really should've gone 6-0 against Houston. Not fair that the West teams get them so many times.

[mocat]

Really should've gone 6-0 against Houston. Not fair that the West teams get them so many times.

We can make up for it by going 7-0 vs Seattle. Would be incredible.

[PIPE]

  at all you people.  Thinking the royals actually might make the playoffs 

I was there earlier, with that glimmer of hope, and then they dashed it a couple of weeks ago.....

The script over the next few weeks:

they win some more games, get ever soooooooo close, only to tank the last 2 weeks.....lose 10 out of their last 14 games to settle for 500.  You watch....

[SabiNation]

I'm pretty darn excited to watch Taijuan Walker pitch in person tonight...hope we still win tho!

[Cartierfor3]

at all you people.  Thinking the royals actually might make the playoffs 

I was there earlier, with that glimmer of hope, and then they dashed it a couple of weeks ago.....

The script over the next few weeks:

they win some more games, get ever soooooooo close, only to tank the last 2 weeks.....lose 10 out of their last 14 games to settle for 500.  You watch....

I'm not 100% certain who has stated that they think the Royals will make it. All we're saying is we're hopeful and enjoying the ride.

Stop being cynical and enjoy the ride that is September baseball. Its a long shot, but hope is a wonderful thing. I'm enjoying these silly ol' Royals, and even if your prediction is right, we've had some fun nights with this team, and we can hope for even better things next year.

[sys]

yeah, it's fun.


not so scared of walker tonight.  who knows if he can do two in a row, and even if he can, he only pitched five innings last time.

[mocat]

yeah, it's fun.


not so scared of walker tonight.  who knows if he can do two in a row, and even if he can, he only pitched five innings last time.

the royals have been absolutely terrible when facing rookie studs this year