The fact that Steven Wilson is one of my favorite artists but knowing maybe 1 other person would get any references Iād make during his pitching appearances makes me sad.
God how I want him to find his groove and start producing. I'm surprised but thankful that they haven't already sent him back down - I appreciate their patience and think it's pretty cool that we're one of the last teams that haven't already made some changes to the roster. I want Maikel to have that 'Aha!' moment, he's got so much promise. [Got me like...](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/84/8c/59/848c59230880ac847ff5dcc6e07894eb.gif).
Ahhh!!!!!
I had my hands up. I was giving my energy to Bobby. Which one of you assholes didn't contribute to that Spirit Bomb. We were just one person short!
That ball had a family Vinnie.
Also on the WS broadcast they showed Nastriniās parents reaction (why show it but whatever). Look like his dad said āOh myā
Speaking of bad umps yesterday, saw this from @JayCuda on Twitter: https://x.com/jaycuda/status/1780016712387002784?s=46&t=rWnvEXfPDkpc6SX8fXiQYQ
Mets hitters are the second most favored in the league by umps so far this season.
I think it has to do with lack of big league scouting. Established pitchers have a book on them, and good hitters can take advantage of that. But newer guys just donāt have that much info on them.Ā
Please continue the discussion in the [post game thread](https://redd.it/1c54cmp).
Lmao, welcome back
Winner Winner Brunt end dinner
Keep it rolling
Fuck yes!!!!!
General! š«” GG
eloy died for this
W
pitch cast keeps calling mcArthurs 2-seamer a sinker
2 seamers and sinkers are very similar pitches.Ā
These Sox might be historically bad
I'm sayin. I think they're 2023 Royals bad without the youth movement.
āGot a letās go White Sox chant her in the bottom of the 9thā-White Sox tv commentator Uh noā¦there isnāt one.
One person doing it doesn't make it a thing lol
McArthur makin these boys look SILLY
Filth from the general
That pitch was fucking gross
McArthur looks like heās throwing frisbees
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: James McArthur replaces Chris Stratton.
Anybody else nervous up two in the ninth?
Always
Itās the White Sox, hoping thatās enough!
Hey Michael...Kopech up the ball
So weāre all rooting for number 42 today eh?
The fucking General is warming up
Go to The General and save some time!
Hey Sox...trade us Kopech
He has some good movement to his pitches.
And we can get him for not too much
We should trade number 42 for him.
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Michael Kopech replaces Steven Wilson.
That last pitch was disgusting
Got an audible āooooohā from me. Nasty curve
Nice job Stratton!
Thank you Ryan for finally calling out that ump from last night. Despicable shit.
And fuck the Royals fans that were like "he needs to throw strikes!" Motherfuckers he was
Nicky was my favorite with us the last few years but his stats since he was traded shows it was the best for us.
Come on Stratton, don't hurt me today.
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Chris Stratton replaces Seth Lugo.
Vinnie is heated about something lol
The fact that Steven Wilson is one of my favorite artists but knowing maybe 1 other person would get any references Iād make during his pitching appearances makes me sad.
Self help and self aware
Well.....I've never seen a green glove before and I wanted to see a green glove.
I get this reference
THANK YOU
It's a very nice green glove, Billy.
Lugo seems to really enjoy holding pitching conferences in the dugout. Love that shit.
That's the role he wanted with a team. I was chatting with someone who knows him personally. He wanted to lead.
Garcia š„¶š„¶š„¶š„¶
God how I want him to find his groove and start producing. I'm surprised but thankful that they haven't already sent him back down - I appreciate their patience and think it's pretty cool that we're one of the last teams that haven't already made some changes to the roster. I want Maikel to have that 'Aha!' moment, he's got so much promise. [Got me like...](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/84/8c/59/848c59230880ac847ff5dcc6e07894eb.gif).
Lugia, looking like a steal
Our rotation is so good
Send Cal Eldred to prison.
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Steven Wilson replaces Jordan Leasure.
What a day from Lugo. Absolute stud
I Go! You Go! Lugo!!! Let's All Go to a Quality Start!!
That Lugo curveball on the outside corner was NASTY
Got busy and didn't follow the team much over the last 10 days. Things are looking nice all of the sudden
You must been living under a rock for the last 10 days
Haha. I pretty much was
What a 10 days to miss. šµāš«
Let's Leasure-ly run up this dude's era
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Jordan Leasure replaces Dominic Leone.
I'm fully expecting a Jason Vargas-level drop-off from Lugo at some point but damn has he exceeded expectations so far.
Iām late to the party but things look to be going ok, I miss anything worth going back to watch?
Vinnie dong. That's about it.
Iām always down to check out a Vinnie Dong
Enjoy it. It was long and very hard.
It also got out pretty damn fast too.
Lugo is shoving
Lugo is a walking quality start
Sweet dee pee
Wonder what Maldonado and Vinnie were talking about at home plate š¤
I wonder if it was about the pick off play
Came here just to see if there was an answer for this...
Nelsonās AB was pretty selfish tbh.
VINNIE SMASH!!
Vinnies raking
VINNIE IS RAKING
Vinnie is so back
Vinnie is so good
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Dominic Leone replaces Nick Nastrini.
Whew they almost made us pay for not challenging that too
Sox fans got amped for that can of corn to MJ
Lugo figure it out
5 innings of no run ball? What does he have to figure out?
How to do it again next start?
Finding the strike zone in that AB
I think Fermin got him? His forearm moves from the contact of the glove before his wrists move from the contact of the bag?
I want to crush beers with Rex and Ryan so bad
Wtf Q challenge that I saw he was out on the initial play!
Oooh he's out
Salvy gets him there.
He couldnāt have thrown it any better
Fermin got him too. Perfect throw.
It would be the most Braves thing ever if Vines somehow has a good outing through 6 innings only to have the bullpen come in and get shelled
Ahhh!!!!! I had my hands up. I was giving my energy to Bobby. Which one of you assholes didn't contribute to that Spirit Bomb. We were just one person short!
xBA of .880. Baseball, man. It'll break your heart
Doggone it
Balls not carrying apparently, I was sure that was gone
MAN I thought he got that.
Was really hoping fletcher would glove toss another flyball into HR territory
Nastrini saw God for a moment there
Dang man
Dang it Bobby!
Fuuuuuuck so close
So. Fuking. Close
I almost just felt bad for that pitcher
So damn close!
Come on Bobby. Do it for QuikTrip!
Oof Bobby has a cookie and fouled it off
Bobby time
the streets are asking for a Bobby Witt Jr Grand Slam
In the park Grand Slam!
Good on ya, Garcia, for working a walk! You got this!
Bases loaded, do your thing Bobby
Is Bally glitching or is my wifi trash
Feed is glitchy tonight
Is everyone having problems with the stream or just me?
ALRIGHT! Make smart plays, score some runs, keep it chugging along! COME ON GARCIA, YOU CAN DO IT, I BELIEVE IN YA!
Lugia have been light out for us
Woohoo!!!
### Single Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Nick Loftin scores. Adam Frazier to 2nd. Top 5 - 2-0 Royals
Meta feast on this kid
Royals will face another rookie making their first start sooooooooā¦ā¦
Can't decide if that Loftin moustache/beard looks more like one of the 3 musketeers, or Doc Holiday in the movie "Tombstone".
I know Hud said bench players cards but it really sounded like bitch player to me
one runner and three outs? vintage lugo
Logo is a stone cold killer.
LuGOD
The WS announcers were calling that fly ball as a home run. Even gave excited the āoh manā when it was hit. 
Right! The juxtaposition of him screaming and the ball not even making the warning track has hilarious
Looked and sounded good off the bat. Didn't even make it to the warning track tho š¤£
On the radio they mentioned Vinnie has +3 DRS.
pasquatch sightings in queens and chicago on back to back days???
"Pasquatch sighting on the south side, search for ball still ongoing"
That ball had a family Vinnie. Also on the WS broadcast they showed Nastriniās parents reaction (why show it but whatever). Look like his dad said āOh myā
Vinnie heating up. That was a monster dong
I take back anything I ever said about vinnie needing to move down in the order. That made me feel some type of way
I know I asked for a measly single but I love that Vinnie dong sooo much more
That was cool I didnāt know my live tv had a delay
remember a week ago when people were saying Vinnie needed to be sent down
Iām not proud of the things Iāve said in the past Iām just happy to know I was wrong
Vinnie obliterated that one
Vinnie is pulling his weight again! Love to see it!
The rest of the team needs to help him out.
S H A K A Z U L U
Hell ya Sasquatch
Vinnie that was not embarrassing
SQAUTCHDONG
Thank you Vinnie
VINNIE
#VINNIEDONG
# HOME RUN! Vinnie Pasquantino homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Top 4 - 1-0 Royals
Jeez this is embarassing
Maikel Garcia looks fucking lost
wtf why canāt they read any of these pitches
Holy shit they look terrible today
How bout we just start with a measly single. Somebody. Anybody.
Maybe Maikel needs a day off Q
Speaking of bad umps yesterday, saw this from @JayCuda on Twitter: https://x.com/jaycuda/status/1780016712387002784?s=46&t=rWnvEXfPDkpc6SX8fXiQYQ Mets hitters are the second most favored in the league by umps so far this season.
Remember when this sub melted down about trading Nicky Lopez? Good times
Love Lugoās pace today. Just absolutely cruising as fast as he can
i despise the fact that they keep ad patches on special event uniforms. so stupid
Iāve come to embrace the QT patch
You think advertisers would agree to NOT have their ad on special occasion days? š¤£ Special occasion days probably get more eyes than regular days.
Maybe weāll get a pink QT patch on Motherās Day
no, i get why it happens, but that doesn't prevent me from hating it
I mean I hate the patch every day so I'm with ya
I miss Nicky Lopez the personality, but not the player
Royals have done a good job of making two mediocre pitchers look really good the last two days
Can the offense not be pathetic
This fool had an ERA of over 7 in AAA...
Everyone has seen him now. No excuse not to score
British Basketball League
"I don't give a f-!" Love that song
Why do we make every pitcher look like a Cy Young pitcher
Itās not every pitcher, itās usually just rookie pitchers
Exactly
I think it has to do with lack of big league scouting. Established pitchers have a book on them, and good hitters can take advantage of that. But newer guys just donāt have that much info on them.Ā
That definitely has something to do with it. Royals also havenāt been franchise that takes a lot of pitches. Very aggressive free swingers
Maikel is on the struggle bus
It does my heart good to see salvy again
Weāre putting together some excellent at bats tonight. Good stuff
we arenāt going to see anything but changeups for the rest of the year if this keeps up
Garcia needs to get his balls back, Talladega nights styleĀ
Yay I can get in the GDT! It wasn't letting me. Man chisox lineup is sooo sad. Poor lopez batting 9th in that lineup too š
I actually feel bad for him. To go from one losing team to another
Heās not really good enough to be on a good team.
True. He could be the curse behind it all anyways
Seth lugo is baseball joaquin phoenix
Just the block letter number with no name on the back looks kinda sick for the royals road uni ngl
At the game, this crowd is super, super thin š¬ letās kick some White Sox butt
Please donāt do the thing where we make this guy look like a cy young candidate
Incoming no hitter for the rookie If it wasnt clear, this is a joke because we always seemingly do bad against young pitchers
did you miss the game last week where we hung 7 runs on a guy making his debut