Carry on My Wayward Kansas PREGAME THREAD
by Rev Halofan
on Apr 16, 2008 11:03 PM PDT
7:05 PM - Brett Tomko @ Jon Garland - FSNW
Two kinda lousy pitchers. This oughtta be a bash!
Pregame Guesses: Name 3 Angels who will score in the game tonight.
First off, how come the Angels get endless grief for their geographical moniker and nobody razzes the hell out of the Missouri Royals for representing a city named after a neighboring state.
I don't have a problem with it, but after years of suffering obtuse self-impressed internet screeds calling us funny permutations on our name, I have to point out that we are not the Arizona City Angels (Arizona City, California), which is how the Missouri Royals fans ought to be treated before they join the mass-hoo-haw lambasting LA of A. Of course, when the owner of the A's changes the team name to something ridicule-worthy, those fans (all 83 of them) will not be taken to task - even though Oakland's owner will be SELLING the name of the team's geography, not seeking out a loophole to benefit revenue (like Arte Moreno did) but rather taking revenue in exchange for the name - we call that selling out where I come from.
Anyway, on the excellent Royals blog ROYALS REVIEW here on SBN, a poster tonight gave us an outsider's take on a visit to Angel stadium that I thought was so even-handed, unique and somewhat accurate that I have to post it here:
saw KC play in Anaheim once...
place was seriously chock full of MILFs…that’s the OC for you I guess. Stadium was kind of cool but much like most of the MILFs there, it had some neat features that caught your eye but upon closer inspection you could definitely tell it was old and had had a major facelift.
by Royal Revival on Apr 16, 2008 7:14 PM PDT
SO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, I was impressed with the way that the Royals took advantage of a bullshit strike zone early and then exploited the home plate umpire wanting to get home early by widening to the size of an extra large pizza. If Cleveland gets three key injuries, Detroit gets two key injuries and the Twins lose Franciso Liriano before the All Star Break, the Royals could find themselves battling for 3rd place come September.
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Hey, that was cute!
If Cleveland gets three key injuries, Detroit gets two key injuries and the Twins lose Franciso Liriano before the All Star Break, the Royals could find themselves battling for 3rd place come September.
Condescension is fun, isn’t it! The same old tired “the Royals suck and always will suck and have no chance to be anything but one of the worst teams in baseball” schtick. Sure, it’s not original, but it’s tried and true. Love the trenchant analysis. Maybe if you actually looked at the players on this team, you’d see that we’re better than a team that has to have everything break just right in order to have a chance to battle for third place. Or I guess you could continue to act like you don’t really know much about teams outside of the AL West.
I probably disagree with you.
by NYRoyal on Apr 16, 2008 11:16 PM PDT 0 recs
i know what i saw
a home plate ump that wants free bbq next time he is in Kansas of Missouri (ha ha ha ha, stupid name ha ha ha)
by Rev Halofan on
Apr 16, 2008 11:37 PM PDT
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Same strike zone for both teams
The Royals took advantage of it a little bit better than the Angels did. The Royals have better pitching than the Angels, period. Condescend all you like. Enjoy it. Wallow in it while you wade through the one of the weakest divisions in baseball. And enjoy the Royals beating you too. I know I will.
I probably disagree with you.
by NYRoyal on
Apr 17, 2008 1:17 AM PDT
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oh man you're killing me
“The Royals have better pitching than the Angels, period.”
Good luck with that.
by yeswecan on
Apr 17, 2008 1:22 AM PDT
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That could be the dumbest thing I have read all season.
Sea-at-ha-ha-ha that's funny.
by hauldog on
Apr 17, 2008 12:02 PM PDT
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...like the hooker said...
...small sample size, kid…
by Rev Halofan on
Apr 17, 2008 1:44 AM PDT
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Take a look at your owner
He made his money off low prices always.
Once a cheapskate, always a cheapskate.
by Northwest on
Apr 16, 2008 11:38 PM PDT
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indeed, condescension is fun
particularly when KC is indeed a worse team than the Angels. see you in the ALCS—oh wait, nevermind. If the Royals make the playoffs and the Angels don’t, I’ll place a baby bonnet on a wild panther.
by yeswecan on
Apr 16, 2008 11:40 PM PDT
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Bitter fans?
You go into these baseball towns and like some baseball towns, the playoffs have been gone now for 20 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the McRae administration, and the Muser administration, and each successive manager has said that somehow these teams are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to George Brett jerseys or Bret Saberhagen bobblehead dolls or antipathy to team mascots who aren’t like them or anti-rally monkey sentiment or anti-Chief Wahoo sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
Ain't no stoppin' us now. We got the groove!
by Fan Since 1981 on
Apr 17, 2008 1:41 PM PDT
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figgy-hunter-ga
Mickey Hatcher; why art thou the shittiest hitting coach ever eth?
by calikraze on Apr 16, 2008 11:21 PM PDT 0 recs
Figgy - Torii - Kotch
Here's to another season of baseball! Angels in '08!
by b0rd3rline on Apr 16, 2008 11:37 PM PDT 0 recs
Figgins-Vlad-Iz
C’mon Iz, I need to catch up with the pregame guesses!
Your due.
Break the slump.
by vladtheimpaler on Apr 17, 2008 2:49 AM PDT 0 recs
By the way
I am very happy I finally don’t have to look at that AN nation recommended post every time I log on.
I think it was ruining my Chi and affecting (effecting) my guesses.
by vladtheimpaler on Apr 17, 2008 2:59 AM PDT 0 recs
kotchman figgy anderson
I am a fair weather fan so the Angels better win!
by Halo84653 on Apr 17, 2008 4:48 AM PDT 0 recs
My Humble Guesses
Figgy
Kotch
Aybar
"......and you can kiss it GOODBYE"
by Hapyorange on Apr 17, 2008 6:45 AM PDT 0 recs
figgins, hunter, vlad
Show 'em your a panther... Show 'em what you can do....
by stuck in Romania on Apr 17, 2008 7:17 AM PDT 0 recs
FIGGY, T-HUNT, KOTCH
Pleeeeazzzzzzze Frankie, close the games, don't make them closer!
by mamaz boys on Apr 17, 2008 7:36 AM PDT 0 recs
figgins hunter kotchman
Lamest poster of all-time.
by ineptituderunsamok on Apr 17, 2008 7:55 AM PDT 0 recs
Pix
Figgins, Hunter, Kotch
I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious.
by lightupthehalo on Apr 17, 2008 9:37 AM PDT 0 recs
Hunter-Anderson-Aybar
Northeastern University Huskies: Mediocre hockey, guaranteed.
by Carl Johnson on Apr 17, 2008 9:38 AM PDT 0 recs
Picks
Figgy
Hunter
Izzy
Jack in the Box and the Angels
My winning combination
by Erik121 on Apr 17, 2008 9:47 AM PDT 0 recs
Figgy - Hunter - Kotch
La verdadera medida de un hombre no la da su actitud en momentos de fortuna o bienestar, sino cuando se enfrenta a las adversidades de la vida.
by Maggots8 on Apr 17, 2008 9:56 AM PDT 0 recs
Hey Rev not quite...
understanding the part above above about the Royals taking the name from another state? They are the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City Missouri right?
I’m pretty sure the City in Missouri was named after the river and existed prior to Kansas becoming a state.
I could be wrong.
by Wytelitning on Apr 17, 2008 10:02 AM PDT 0 recs
The Kansa
I am pretty sure the river, state, and both cities have origins in the name of the tribe. Kansas City, MO predates Kansas City, KS by about 15 years, and was founded before the Kansas territory became a state (although not before it was named in any case, which was sometime in the 1500s by the French I believe).
by matthiasstephan on
Apr 17, 2008 11:41 AM PDT
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What if
the football Arizona Cardinals relocate to Needles, CA and Needles agrees to change its name to “Arizona City” and they become the Arizona City Cardinals.
Dumb name for a city – name it after the state right over there that you can hit with a rock. Imagine if East St. Louis, Illinois was named “Missouri City, illinois, or Gary Indiana were named: Illinois City Indiana.
Why do people give us shit about our team name’s geography and do not pick apart existing stupider place names?
by Rev Halofan on
Apr 17, 2008 2:44 PM PDT
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I am holding out for Fremont.
Hell I have already started
Sea-at-ha-ha-ha that's funny.
by hauldog on
Apr 17, 2008 2:49 PM PDT
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eesh...
that’s the worst question i’ve ever heard.
i’m gonna say Blythe
Bring up Wood!!!
by howiestheman on
Apr 17, 2008 4:20 PM PDT
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People give us shit...
Because they don’t understand marketing 101 and the value of “Los Angeles.” They read an article in Forbes and are impressed by how much the team is worth but never put two and two together.
The team was bought by a billboard billionaire and people still want to criticize the name change as if the guy was a moron. I can understand Anaheim being pissed, but higher value equals increased payroll and a better on-field product.
As fans we should care less what anybody else says.
by Wytelitning on
Apr 17, 2008 3:54 PM PDT
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I am never one to poke a stick in anyone's eye but....
The stadium the Royals play in was built by their local rich guy Kauffman, and the stadium was named after him. I guess after he croaked they shortened the name to K’ stadium which is a slang baseball term for strikeout. So now we have the Kansas City Royals of Missouri not Kansas at Strikeout Stadium.
Scioscia, "Roll the hole!"
by 44FAN on
Apr 17, 2008 5:30 PM PDT
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My Picks
Figgins
Guerrero
Hunter
Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, Glory lasts Forever!
by billhune on Apr 17, 2008 10:20 AM PDT 0 recs
i want to be a cowboy....couldnt make it as a punker
figgins
kotchman
torii
they are named after Kansas City because they play in kansas city…the city is in two states split by a river
by surfpunk on Apr 17, 2008 11:13 AM PDT 0 recs
vlad-kotch-figgy
C: Bengie Molina, 1B: Wally Joyner, 2B: Bob Grich, SS: Jim Fregosi, 3B: Troy Glaus, RF: Tim Salmon, CF: Darin Erstad, LF: Brian Downing, SP: Nolan Ryan, RP: Troy Percival
by NoDakHalo on Apr 17, 2008 11:21 AM PDT 0 recs
Figgy/GMJ/Torii
Kotch drinks your milkshake! He drinks it up!
by ReggieBullits on Apr 17, 2008 12:17 PM PDT 0 recs
garland
garland lousy?...i think he has pitched pretty well…i think its to early to start calling players out
by surfpunk on Apr 17, 2008 12:32 PM PDT 0 recs
Figgens-GMJ-Vlad
now if they score all on a GS by GA can I have an extra point?
ehhh nevermiond.
We take serious...comedically.
by Versolt on Apr 17, 2008 12:55 PM PDT 0 recs
Picks
Figgins
Hunter
Kotchman
The '56 LA Angels (PCL) cap logo...a classic.
by MurrietaMick on Apr 17, 2008 2:08 PM PDT 0 recs
CLASSIC
I saw a fellow walking through the stadium last night wearing a “hand-written” DeJesus jersey.
That’s some low-budget fan-age, but surely die hard.
by Downing Rules on Apr 17, 2008 2:40 PM PDT 0 recs
DeJesus loves me this I know.
Seen that on skid row. Person had no pants on.
by fudd on
Apr 17, 2008 2:46 PM PDT
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Where are my MILF's?
Old geezer doesn’t mind a MILF anytime. A MILF becomes one when she can’t move much. Arghh! Maybe too much BBQ.
GMJ, Vlad, Hunter
by fudd on Apr 17, 2008 2:44 PM PDT 0 recs
picks adjustment
Changing picks to
Figgins
Hunter
Anderson
by Deadend on Apr 17, 2008 2:45 PM PDT 0 recs
Hunter-Fig-kotch
I laughed at that KC fan’s observation; was at the game last night and had to laugh at how many 40 year old+ moms were wearing forever 21 and Abercrombie.
by shiftyeyedgoat on Apr 17, 2008 3:00 PM PDT 0 recs
Mine.....
Figgins
Vlad
Aybar
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Apr 17, 2008 3:12 PM PDT 0 recs