Zack is ridiculous. Too bad he plays for a steaming pile of caca of a team.

cmunic8r99: how, exactly, do you spell "KKKKKKKKKKKKK"

Just a guess, but probably:

"KKKKKKKKKKKKK"

robsul82: /congratulations, Zack
//just a matter of time before the joke stops being facetious and starts getting real

Probably as soon as his contract is up, if not sooner.

Sadly...

Wouldn't mind to see him out of the AL Central (Go TIgers!) but every player of note migrating to the moneybags in NY and Boston is simply not good for the game.

I can't really imagine Zack heading to NY or Boston - he has an anxiety disorder that almost forced him out of baseball due to the pressure. If he can't take the heat in Kansas City of all places, how would he survive in Boston or NY?

Dang, I almost went to that game. Then again, I always almost go to Greinke's home games. He's got a no-hitter in him and I want to watch it come out.

Dear Jerk: Dang, I almost went to that game. Then again, I always almost go to Greinke's home games. He's got a no-hitter in him and I want to watch it come out.

He'll get his no-hitter when he's on a different team, playing against the Royals.

I haven't been watching enough baseball apparently, because I was sure that when I clicked the link it would be about Greinke making horrifyingly racist statements, again.

That's RACIST!

/Yes, I know that K is for strike, that's good enough for me.

Zack rush, K K K K K

Do you hear that? Those footsteps are the Nats creeping up behind you in the standings. O crap we just fell over and lost 5 games in a row. Dammit, well you're going to hear some footsteps soon. O crap we just resigned Livan Hernandez and have decided to rest our young arms. Nevermind then. There will be no footsteps. Enojy your number 2 overall pick in the draft next year.


//Welcome to Washington Mr. Harper.
//did aaron crow ever sign with you guys yet?

Dear Jerk: Dang, I almost went to that game. Then again, I always almost go to Greinke's home games. He's got a no-hitter in him and I want to watch it come out.

Only one?

dragonchild: Zack rush, K K K K K

that made me smile.

"What's that other K for?"

"That's a typo"

Yeah, but you also have Yuniesky Betancourt. And you traded two decent prospects for the pleasure of having Yuniesky Betancourt. So they kinda cancel each other out.

Awesome, watched the game on a TV while I was supposedly on a date. The girl was not as interesting as the game. Like it's been stated above, he will get traded and the Royals, once a powerhouse (hey they have more recent WS wins than the Cubs) will make another terrible decision and I will have no reason to visit KC once again.

/Cards fan
//Cubs suck hard

jayhawk88: Cheops: Only one?

Pitchers without no hitters:

Roger Clemens
Pedro Martinez
Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine
Steve Carlton
Lefty Grove
Fergy Jenkins
Whitey Ford

Pitchers with only 1 no hitter:

Walter Johnson
Juan Marichal
Jim Palmer
Bob Gibson
Tom Seaver
Jack Morris
Brett Saberhagen
Dwight Gooden

I love cocaine.

/not really
//well kind of

Goose1701: Yeah, but you also have Yuniesky Betancourt. And you traded two decent prospects for the pleasure of having Yuniesky Betancourt. So they kinda cancel each other out.

Has he lit up the KC skyline with his majestic throwing errors yet?

Cloud: You're a Baltimore Orioles fan.

Silver Lining: You have a plethora of young talent.

Reality: It has been raining for 13 years!

Broktun

Contrabulous Flabtraption: Cloud: You're the Royals, Orioles, Nationals, Pirates, Padres, or the A's.

Silver lining: none.

FTFM

Bucs over .500 in 2010, WC contender 2011, division contender 2012-14. Book it.


/of course Bucs will blow it all up in 2015 when everyone's contract is due for renegotiation, but it'll be a fun ride till then

jayhawk88: zunkus: Dwight Gooden

I love cocaine.

It's kind of fascinating going down the Wiki list of no hitters/perfect games, and seeing the list of guys, as well as some of the circumstances. You forget how ridiculous some of them are. Hideo Nomo has 2? Ramon Martinez got one, but not Pedro? Jim Abbott got one? Tom Browning threw a perfect game against the '88 Dodgers? Jason Varitek has caught 4 no hitters? Good stuff.

Doc Ellis throwing a perfect game on acid? I agree with everything you said, I suck at baseball but it is a fun game to play.

Ponzholio: Silver Lining: It's football season

Cloud: Chiefs football season...

Long as we improve over last year....

zunkus: jayhawk88: zunkus: Dwight Gooden

I love cocaine.

It's kind of fascinating going down the Wiki list of no hitters/perfect games, and seeing the list of guys, as well as some of the circumstances. You forget how ridiculous some of them are. Hideo Nomo has 2? Ramon Martinez got one, but not Pedro? Jim Abbott got one? Tom Browning threw a perfect game against the '88 Dodgers? Jason Varitek has caught 4 no hitters? Good stuff.

Doc Ellis throwing a perfect game on acid? I agree with everything you said, I suck at baseball but it is a fun game to play.

A no hitter. Ellis walked a bunch of guys because he wasn't sure where the catcher was.

Zack, stay a Royal. Teams like that need players like you. Don't be just one more Yankee or one more Red Sock. The other 28 teams need players too.

jayhawk88: Cheops: Only one?

Pitchers without no hitters:

Roger Clemens
Pedro Martinez
Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine
Steve Carlton
Lefty Grove
Fergy Jenkins
Whitey Ford

Pitchers with only 1 no hitter:

Walter Johnson
Juan Marichal
Jim Palmer
Bob Gibson
Tom Seaver
Jack Morris
Brett Saberhagen
Dwight Gooden


Assuming Greinke doesn't destroy his arm prematurely, I really do expect him to get 1+ no hitters during his career. He's a shutdown pitcher who can work the strike zones incredibly well, can keep the count low, and has the stamina to go deep into games.

Of course, half of a no-hitter is your defense, so it's entirely reasonable to suppose that the current Royals team couldn't help Greinke hit that milestone.

Verlander is better.

It helps a lot when you're pitching against the Cleveland IndiAAAns.

I'd say the silver lining is you play in the AL Central, what a disgusting division right now - if they can keep some players (big if) then next year and the years coming they could be in this thing.


/White Sox fan
// Bitter?
/// You Betcha

Cheops: Of course, half of a no-hitter is your defense, so it's entirely reasonable to suppose that the current Royals team couldn't help Greinke hit that milestone.

You'd have thought the same thing about the defense behind Mark Buehrle for his perfect game.

GQueue: Cheops: Of course, half of a no-hitter is your defense, so it's entirely reasonable to suppose that the current Royals team couldn't help Greinke hit that milestone.

You'd have thought the same thing about the defense behind Mark Buehrle for his perfect game.

Perhaps, but baseball is known for its flukes. That particular perfect game was saved by outstanding defensive play in the 9th inning. Without that play, Buehrle loses both the perfect game and the no-hitter.

Cheops: Perhaps, but baseball is known for its flukes. That particular perfect game was saved by outstanding defensive play in the 9th inning. Without that play, Buehrle loses both the perfect game and the no-hitter.

Of course, that play was made by a guy inserted in the 9th inning only because of defense (about the only thing Wise is good at), moving the lousy defensive CF to left.

you have pee hands: zunkus: jayhawk88: zunkus: Dwight Gooden

I love cocaine.

It's kind of fascinating going down the Wiki list of no hitters/perfect games, and seeing the list of guys, as well as some of the circumstances. You forget how ridiculous some of them are. Hideo Nomo has 2? Ramon Martinez got one, but not Pedro? Jim Abbott got one? Tom Browning threw a perfect game against the '88 Dodgers? Jason Varitek has caught 4 no hitters? Good stuff.

Doc Ellis throwing a perfect game on acid? I agree with everything you said, I suck at baseball but it is a fun game to play.

A no hitter. Ellis walked a bunch of guys because he wasn't sure where the catcher was.

You are right, it was a no hitter. My apologies.

Zack is perfect for KC. Watching him do an interview, you can tell he is not comfortable with it. He refused to do a photo shoot for Sports Illustrated earlier this season. That would be a crime if you were with one of the large market teams. Let's just hope the Royals can surround him with major league talent. I'm starting to have my doubts about Allard...errr Dayton Moore.

enjoy him while it last, you are a mid market team, if he has any future at all it will be with someone else.

/see Sabathia, Lee, Indians, etc., etc./