Series Thread: ALDS: Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

[mr.hockey4242]

Lol. Using keuchel in the 8th when down.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Should be a great series. Two best teams in the AL going at it.

This matchup has been in the making for 2 months. It's going to be incredible.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

So.....that's how Keuchel's /Asstros' season ends??

Maybe now he gets rid of that strange looking growth from his face & neck......

 

[Xulu Bak]

Lol. Using keuchel in the 8th when down.

First Fiers, then that...

IDK what he's thinking, but I'll take it.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I still think yanking McHugh was a huge mistake by Hinch.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

I still think yanking McHugh was a huge mistake by Hinch.

Royals were still coming away with a 3-2 lead at worst anyways.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Davis at this point is such an exclamation point.

That guy is probably hung like a horse too

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Royals were still coming away with a 3-2 lead at worst anyways.

Disagree. McHugh was killing them- as he did every other time he has faced them. Not his fault they have an, imo, asinine OF shift to give Gordon a free double.

 

[da55bums]

I vote the top pick, that nobody voted on.

 

[da55bums]

Royals have been idiots not to bunt on that shift crap, they were killing it at the beginning of the year.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Disagree. McHugh was killing them- as he did every other time he has faced them. Not his fault they have an, imo, asinine OF shift to give Gordon a free double.

Royals were putting everything in play and a lot hit hard. Move the runners and score. He didn't have to be pulled. But he wasn't getting out of that inning unscathed.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Royals have been idiots not to bunt on that shift crap, they were killing it at the beginning of the year.

They keep trying to beat the OF shift instead. So frustrating to watch. We got gifted two games because of Houston's OF alignment, imo.

 

[Xulu Bak]

I still think yanking McHugh was a huge mistake by Hinch.

IDK. It might have been a little premature, but if you're gonna pull him there (mid-inning), you gotta go with a regular bullpen guy, not a starter that hasn't played in ~2 weeks.

 

[Xulu Bak]

Royals were putting everything in play and a lot hit hard. Move the runners and score. He didn't have to be pulled. But he wasn't getting out of that inning unscathed.

Eh? Morales had a well-hit flyball and Gordon's double was hard hit; although, as has been pointed out, that's probably an out too if Springer wasn't playing in for some mysterious reason (I would love to hear an honest explanation on that one!). I didn't think his control/stuff was as good as it was in game one, but he was still getting mostly "soft contact."

 

[Xulu Bak]

They keep trying to beat the OF shift instead. So frustrating to watch. We got gifted two games because of Houston's OF alignment, imo.

I wouldn't go quite that far. Cueto had a lot better stuff than McHugh tonight, so we were getting into that bullpen eventually.

 

[Xulu Bak]

Couple random thoughts...

1) Aside from the double-error "hit," it was nice to see the defense come through with some big plays. That was such a big factor last year, but not as much in this series because of the Astros "style."
2) Cueto, Morales, Rios, and Zobrist: 8 fairly dominant IPs, 8K, and 6 of 7 RBIs

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Eh? Morales had a well-hit flyball and Gordon's double was hard hit; although, as has been pointed out, that's probably an out too if Springer wasn't playing in for some mysterious reason (I would love to hear an honest explanation on that one!). I didn't think his control/stuff was as good as it was in game one, but he was still getting mostly "soft contact."

Talking more in game 1 with the line outs. But actually soft contact speaks to my point even more. Can't get the guy at home on "soft" contact. And every fly out was hit well out there.

Just no way mchugh survies that inning with zero strike out stuff.

 

[TheRangerDude]

Congrats Royals... I'm hoping for Royals vs Cubs WS

 

[BUD]

Who's going to start the KC vs Toronto game thread. I want to see what the fans have to say. Are there very many Jays fans on the SportsHoopla?

 

[bksballer89]

Who's going to start the KC vs Toronto game thread. I want to see what the fans have to say. Are there very many Jays fans on the SportsHoopla?

I nominate you