*** Official Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (8/11) ***

[alnorth]

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET (54-59)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1
KC (68-44)	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	X	6	9	1

Yordano Ventura ties his season high in strikeouts and his career high in walks



Loss, (10-10) Anibal Sanchez 5⅓IP 5R 5ER 1BB 4K 3HR
Neftali Feliz ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Al Alburquerque 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Tom Gorzelanny 1IP 1R 0ER 1BB 1K

VS.



Win, (7-7) Yordano Ventura 6IP 0R 0ER 6BB 8K
Franklin Morales ⅓IP 1R 1ER 1BB 0K
Save, (1) Luke Hochevar 2⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 3K

Home Runs

DET

none

KC

Eric Hosmer, (12) - Bottom 1st 2-run homer to left
Lorenzo Cain, (12) - Bottom 6th solo shot to left
Mike Moustakas, (11) - Bottom 6th 2-run homer to center

Starting Lineups

DET

1. Anthony Gose, CF
1. Rajai Davis, ph/CF
2. Jose Iglesias, SS
3. Ian Kinsler, 2B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. J.D. Martinez, RF
6. Tyler Collins, LF
7. James McCann, C
8. Jefry Marte, 1B
9. Andrew Romine, 3B

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Ben Zobrist, 2B
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Kendrys Morales, DH
6. Mike Moustakas, 3B
7. Salvador Perez, C
7. Drew Butera, C
8. Paulo Orlando, RF
9. Jarrod Dyson, LF

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

I'm going to wait until this comes out in the English version before I fully respond ......

Need Ralphie's Ovaltine decoder ring from A Christmas Story".

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

@ Steinbrenner's reaction - he had Mike Ferraro (Yankees 3B Coach) fired shortly after that



Also, I think Wilson may have been going for Brett all along. It was a perfect throw to him

I remember that like it was yesterday. I had WS dreams after that game.

[Lickerman]

Originally Posted by The GMDM Hypothesis

Has the camera focused in on the blond yet over the righty batters shoulder - looks smoking but the cameras blurry

I happen to be Facebook friends with the dude who sat directly in front of her. He posted a pic after I mentioned to him that people where talking about her on a Royals message board. I can't post it because it says I have to meet certain criteria before posting an image. She is pretty hot.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

I remember that like it was yesterday. I had WS dreams after that game.

Not me. I was scared to death we were going to get swept in New York. And I swear I saw Brett say several years ago that if they had lost Game 3 they probably would've lost the next two as well because of the past trauma with the Yankees. Thank God they swept those bastards.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Not me. I was scared to death we were going to get swept in New York. And I swear I saw Brett say several years ago that if they had lost Game 3 they probably would've lost the next two as well because of the past trauma with the Yankees. Thank God they swept those bastards.

But we had never been up on the Yankees 2-0 before. I remembering splitting in NY in 1977 & then winning the 3rd game. I still remember that heartbreak because that 77 team will always be my favorite Royals team.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

But we had never been up on the Yankees 2-0 before. I remembering splitting in NY in 1977 & then winning the 3rd game. I still remember that heartbreak because that 77 team will always be my favorite Royals team.

That's the Team that won 102 Games and had a 16 Game winning streak toward the end of the Season. Dennis Leonard was a machine. I was so heart broken when they got beat by the Yanks....again. Gave up 3 runs in the 9th to lose that game.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Whitey ****ed that game up.

With help from Joe Burke.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Before everyone freaks, that was hit too soft to turn 2...that's not on Zobrist

I just got a huge kick out of this statement. Pete, urging other to remain calm.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Whitey ****ed that game up.

With help from Joe Burke.

He went to Leonard and Gura in the 9th - and neither were ready to pitch. Mark Littell was a train wreck that year, and Whitey was nervous to use him. Mittell lost the 76 series and his ineffectiveness and unreliability cost the '77 series as well.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

But we had never been up on the Yankees 2-0 before. I remembering splitting in NY in 1977 & then winning the 3rd game. I still remember that heartbreak because that 77 team will always be my favorite Royals team.

The 77 loss is still the worst moment of my sporting life.

But because of those previous series, that's why I was spooked in 80 even being up 2-0. I wasn't daring to let myself dream at that point.


Of course, I'm also the guy who, up 38-10 vs. the Colts, actually told my wife, "We're finally gonna win a playoff game!"

[WilliamTheIrish]

Doug Bird should have been used. He didn't flame out until the following year when he gave up the HR to Munson. (Who had not hit a HR in 3 months)

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

He went to Leonard and Gura in the 9th - and neither were ready to pitch. Mark Littell was a train wreck that year, and Whitey was nervous to use him. Mittell lost the 76 series and his ineffectiveness and unreliability cost the '77 series as well.

He also in the 8th let Bird face Reggie as a PH, who promptly singled to make it 3-2, and THEN he brought in Mingori to face lefties.

And then the next year ****ing Whitey let a shitty Bird face Munson even when he finally had his "closer" in Hrabosky.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

He also in the 8th let Bird face Reggie as a PH, who promptly singled to make it 3-2, and THEN he brought in Mingori to face lefties.

And then the next year ****ing Whitey let a shitty Bird face Munson even when he finally had his "closer" in Hrabosky.

Exactly. Munson had hurt his shoulder and was barely a shell of himself when he blasted that ball into the monuments. I mean, that was a towering moon shot.

That ****head.