That Shields never could shake off the "loser's mentality" of the old Rays.

(Which contradicts everything that Dayton said about wanting to trade for Shields because of Shields' makeup, so I don't really believe Longoria. I was just making a wry comment)

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I blame Ned Yost for trading for Shields and for not putting Chen in the game already.

Thanks

I expect shields to be an ace. The royals traded 6 prospects for this idiot.

Evan Longoria said that? That's a pretty strong statement to make about a former teammate.

Okay, caught up to real time. FFFFFFFFFFFFF

Let's get a couple here

Listening to Hud when we're losing is like nails on a chalkboard.

Then Yost's instinct sucks as to when pitchers are off and need to be replaced. Hell, you can even look at the 2ks Holland got weren't his doing but more hitters being so damn hungry to devour this pitcher who they knew was in meltdown mode thus they became undisciplined going after bad pitches thus Holland gets lucky. If those batters were disciplined Holland literally walks in 2 runs.

With Hamels dealin today this ass raping is really going to make last night's abortion sting even more.

He lumped Upton in with Shields as well.

He allowed one run his last start and had a very unlucky inning to start the game. Unbunch your panties and have a beer.

The funny thing about that is you could make an argument Shields was right. Longoria's comments made it sound like Shields used to be the guy saying don't take this for granted, things used to be a lot worse here. And that was right, really.

either grinding an axe or it's true.

hope you don't mind, I had to change it

Same shitty little chip hits off the Royals bats. I swear, the Royals hitting sounds worse than any other team ever. It's never solid contact. Ever

I'm not going to panic based on that inning, and you shouldn't either. Lot of luck involved for the Phillies (mostly in setting up ... first 3 hits were all helped by placement).

I'm not sure why everyone is so concerned about the pitching in here. I mean it isn't very good but the hitting is pathetic. As per usual.

Reminds me of when Brett played for Philly. /Hud

So you pull your named closer in his second outing of the year for him? Name me one manager who would have pulled him there.

Oh yea, no one. You pull him there, he gains nothing but the idea that a manager doesn't have confidence in him. He goes on to lose, he now learns what he needs to work on. Last thing you want is a closer who feels on a short leash early in the season. If it happens a few more times, then you look at other options. But not in a closer's second outing.

I mean really, do some of you even watch baseball for an entire year?

Royals pitching actually led the AL in fewest runs allowed coming into today. It's been solid so far.

Who is the bigger idiot, Ned Yost or the guy that takes his coach speak at face value?

**** you for presenting facts!!!

We are here to have knee jerk reactions to games 5-6 of the year. F off!!!

I agree, seems like hitters with the exception of Cain and Frenchy just seem to be going up there trying to make contact.

Shields has great stuff this inning

That'll work

This, exactly this, 100 times this.

There we go. 1-2-3, world series

Holland's 2 K's were his doing goddammit. They swung at slider's. They didn't just get themselves out. JFC some people overreact and talk out of their ass.

Memo to Christian Mingle: your audience for this game is mostly male.

Just FYI...

GETZ BUNTING FOR MORE POWER

Hahaha, Getzy bunting it to the fat man at 1B. Good jerb!

"So much strategy involved here... " -- says dumbass NL fan.

Lets go Gordo, 2 bagger.

This Ump has the best strike zone of any in the series so far.

Not hard to do, but there's that.

Make him throw strikes Alcides

ALCIDEEEEEEZZZ NUTS!!!!

ESCOBAR IS CLUTCH

Nice hit Esky

w00t. Alcides drives in 1. 4-1

Come on Country Breakfast!!!!!

Gotta get at least 1 more across this inning.

LOL @ Hudler: hit for, hit for, hit for, well **** it, who am I kidding?

Billy's pressing. At least we got 1.

Billy is ****ing slumping early this year.

Billay with the sacrifice. 4-2

Every grandma and grandpa needs life alert.

Don't **** this up Belly.

Lets see if Salvy can come through with something clutch.

esky with a bag, nice.

I missed the first two games and part of friday's game, but I haven't seen Billy really hit one on the nail, alot of putzy swings.

Guys, look at it like this..

At least we didn't make a run for Dickey.

He has been TURRRRRIBLE today.

Welp, cut the lead in half. Good inning

Agree. Dickey is ****ing horrible

Yep, cracked open a beer. I hate drinking during a game where we're getting our asses handed to us. Drunk and depressed....never a good combo.

3rd inning man. Far from over.

I didn't want the guy in the first place. I'm not sure it was a coincidence the guy suddenly became a superstar when he moved to the NL.

I am very happy to see the Royals respond when they get down.

Utley needs an AIDS infested bat for his AIDS infested ass.

Utley just killing it. Hopefully Howard continues to suck.

We need to score at least 6 more by the 9th to avoid a Greg Holland appearance.

I didn't either. But I seem to remember a poster or two wanting to make a play for him.

Holy shit Moose...FFFF

Best thing to do is get Holland right back out there honestly.

I'd give him an inning no matter what the score is today.

sonofabitch.

For ****s sakes Shields. Nibble a little jesus.

Hosmer gets that ball.

Billy got like 8" of air there.

I believe Hosmer would have had that one if he was in the same position Butler was

Lets throw a 0-2 fastball right down the middle.

Seriously, what manager keeps his so-called named closer in for 3 straight walks in the last inning with only a 2 run lead thus loading the bases(with no outs), ON THE ROAD, knowing(obviously he doesn't) his team has an already weak ass psyche(that is not strong enough to get past a weak start) coming off the previous year/years sitting at 1-3 knowing at this point, WINS (no matter how ugly they are) are A MUST thus a 'conservative' managerial strategy IS ESSENTIAL AT THIS POINT until the team can fly out of the nest psychologically(not to piss on their own shoes when adversity hits) on their own.

Holland needs to produce or be gone. There is no time for coddling the psyche to the point of losing when it didn't need to take place ESPECIALLY for a very weak ego team that needs all the confidence early on it can get. The Royals don't have that 'winner's moxy' ego yet to afford and endure 1 player pissing it all away just for the sake of learning what he needs to work on ? Seriously ??

Yost is not reading the psychological context of his team correctly here and 'thinks' he has the team ego that can afford to go 1-4. WRONG !!!

Great pitch

SITDOWNBITCH

Yost is turning into a Pioli!!

JFC :facepalm:

wtf? fundamentals are always missing when you are losing.

I have no ****ing clue what stupid argument you are making because the first paragraph is all one ****ing sentence. ROFL Nice work reerun.

And since you seem to watch sooooooooooo much baseball, you probably know that we actually have two wins. We are 2-3 you dumbass. Get back to the DC, you don't know shit here.