There we go! Could use a Jose bomb, it's been awhile

CONSECUTIVE HITS!!!

Good for Melky to put the ball in play against a hack like Guthrie. Going with the pitch can be fun.

Pitch one to Jose should have been hit a mile.

The Royals announcers are analyzing Rios from a technical standpoint in the outfield. It's not physical, announcers. Rios has been stealing money for years. He loafs, pure and simple. Man, he's stolen a lot of money from teams during his less than stellar career.

 

I feel you must love Saladino

Now its up to LaRoche. Work a walk man

Come on Adam, big at-bat here.

Wow Royals are headhunting again. Are they getting even for us bashing the ball up the middle off Volquez three times last night? You don't want to pitch to Abreu with LaRoche next even with men on base. LaRoche is that bad.

Wow Royals are headhunting again. Are they getting even for us bashing the ball up the middle off Volquez three times last night? You don't want to pitch to Abreu with LaRoche next even with men on base. LaRoche is that bad.

 

Most pitchers don't hit a guy to load the bases.

F off LaRoche. Still want Avi starting instead, I don't care about the pitchers numbers, I care about the hitters and how they are hitting

Damnit , big hits are so scarce for this team.

LaRoche...go away.

Laroche is terrible

Laroche is terrible

 

Yep, sucks that he still has another year left on his contract. At least Dunn hit homers.

When does LaRoche get good at baseball again?

F off LaRoche. Still want Avi starting instead, I don't care about the pitchers numbers, I care about the hitters and how they are hitting

LaRoche has had a lot of time off over the last few weeks, so it's not surprising to see him struggling right now. He'll need more consistent playing to get out of his funk, so we should definitely be playing him against RHP.

My favorite part of his atbat was when he took a pitch right down the middle and argued with the ump about it

LaRoche strikes me as a guy that just wants a comfortable landing spot for his family, and nothing more. Good teammate, not a dick, but absolutely no passion for the game. Kinda like another Adam that was here.

Most pitchers don't hit a guy to load the bases.

Exactly, but people used to walk Miggy in ANY instance. Same with Pujols in his prime. Would you want to face Abreu or LaRoche?? LaRoche is so bad it's laughable. I think he hit him on purpose. Also Volquez got beat up pretty good last night on those liners up the box.

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Well the Sox got Q his one run, but I'm expecting more. Guthrie isn't fooling too many guys.

Bad storms out to the north and west.

I think Sox are bad judges of talent. Before they signed LaRoche I wish they'd looked at the way he hits. That open stance is a joke. Even if he does hit the ball in play he's out because of the shift. His ONLY chance is a home run and he has no power. Anybody who studies his batting stance and his age would come to the conclusion "Don't sign LaRoche."

Alexei with a base hit. Stop the presses

Plant one, Tyler

Shuck missed a cookie there. Royals have a lot of average arms in the starting rotation. Great bullpen arms, though.