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The MUMPSorceress: Jan 6, 2012; ^SHTPSTS; Gary’s Answer

Looking forward to seeing how awkwardly MLB's attempt is to make Lorde KC's theme song for the world series. I'm hoping they have her appear on a stage for the opening with fireworks or something and nobody in the stadium has any loving clue who she is.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 15:47

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 13:04

The MUMPSorceress: Jan 6, 2012; ^SHTPSTS; Gary’s Answer

My lasting memory of Music+Baseball is Pitbull's awkward ASG performance where:

Nobody knew who he was
Nobody cheered
The announcers praised how well-dressed he was
He had like a 15-piece band that awkwardly mimed behind him as though there's actual instruments in Pitbull's music, but they were all like "so we've come to this" and nobody could even limply waggle their hand in time to the song.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 15:48

FairGame: Jul 24, 2001; Der Kommander

Um no the best Music+Baseball was in 2006 when John Cougar Mellencamp was trotted out to sing THIS IS OURRRRRRR COUNTRY before Game Two and the players didn't even bother to stop warming up and stuff.

There was a great picture of Placido Polanco and his ridiculous "it is only like 40 degrees out but I'm dressed like it's the Antarctic for some reason" outfit just looking quizzically at Mellencamp as he continued to warm up and toss balls and poo poo.

e: seriously, what the gently caress was up with Polanco and remotely cold weather? Guy would be so bundled up all the time!

FairGame fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Oct 15, 2014

# ? Oct 15, 2014 15:57

angrygodofjebus: Aug 25, 2005; Drink it up and hunker down

LeftistMuslimObama posted:

and nobody in the stadium has any loving clue who she is.

I don't know, that song was, like, super popular

# ? Oct 15, 2014 16:06

Ice To Meet You: Mar 5, 2007

FairGame posted:

seriously, what the gently caress was up with Polanco and remotely cold weather? Guy would be so bundled up all the time!

It's because you lose body heat through your head

# ? Oct 15, 2014 16:14

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

angrygodofjebus posted:

I don't know, that song was, like, super popular

Yeah pretty sure most people know who Lorde is.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 16:21

FairGame: Jul 24, 2001; Der Kommander

Alan Trammell posted:

It's because you lose body heat through your head

I wonder if Polanco has the biggest head:body ratio of any player in mlb history. Other than Eddie Gaedel, I guess.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 16:21

The MUMPSorceress: Jan 6, 2012; ^SHTPSTS; Gary’s Answer

MourningView posted:

Yeah pretty sure most people know who Lorde is.

Even old white people who can afford world series tickets?

# ? Oct 15, 2014 16:22

Scob: Jul 17, 2005

im sure they do in kc. i bet they beat people over the head with that song being about george brett or whatever.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 16:36

Kawalimus: Jan 17, 2008; Better Living Through Birding And Pessimism

Alman posted:

Guthrie wearing the "These O's Ain't Royal" shirt to post-game presser. Owns

edit: and Moose with the Moose Dinger shirt god drat

gently caress the Royals and any Orioles fan who supports them in the World Series.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 16:46

alpha_destroy: Mar 23, 2010; Billy Butler: Fat Guy by Day, Doubles Machine by Night

LeftistMuslimObama posted:

Even old white people who can afford world series tickets?

I would assume. Provided they're the same old white people that have gone to the ALDS/ALCS/Wild Card game, they've already heard the song played at the K over the PA.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:04

kiimo: Jul 24, 2003

MourningView posted:

Yeah pretty sure most people know who Lorde is.

Yep. Randy Marsh.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:30

Tony Phillips: Feb 9, 2006

Royals now the 3rd team to ever start a post season with 7 straight teams. (Granted, it wasn't possible until 1969)

Unfortunately (Actually, completely unrelated.) the last to do it was the 2007 Rockies. Gettin' ready for some Cards Magic / Even Year Bullshit.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:37

primaltrash: Feb 11, 2008; (Thought-ful Croak)

Orioles are in panic mode, lineup has Cruz in LF, Young at DH. save_us.PostseasonLegendDelmonYoung.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:38

Walked: Apr 14, 2003

armoredgorilla posted:

Orioles are in panic mode, lineup has Cruz in LF, Young at DH. save_us.PostseasonLegendDelmonYoung.

I'm okay with this. If we're going to lose I'd like to lose in a fury of dingers

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:39

Groucho Marxist: Dec 9, 2005; Do you smell what The Mauk is cooking?

Bringing in Delmon against a left handed starter is definitely the right move.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:40

primaltrash: Feb 11, 2008; (Thought-ful Croak)

Groucho Marxist posted:

Bringing in Delmon against a left handed starter is definitely the right move.

I actually agree, but you can be assured that the majority of bullshit singles will be landing in left field today.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:42

Akbar: Nov 22, 2004; Hubba-
Hubba.

Haha check out this rube

quote:

After the national anthem, players and coaches who were lined up on the field began returning to their respective dugouts. One player remained until the giant U.S. flag in the outfield was completely folded: St. Louis infielder Pete Kozma.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:46

FairGame: Jul 24, 2001; Der Kommander

Is Cruz actually better than Delmon in the OF? I agree that both should be in the lineup, but I always thought Delmon was the less bad of the two defensively.

e: Pete Kozma is the fuckin' best, but he's not as good as Joe Kelly and Scott Van Slyke having a staredown

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:46

primaltrash: Feb 11, 2008; (Thought-ful Croak)

Young has no business being on a baseball field with a glove.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:49

Whodat Smith-Jones: Apr 16, 2007; My name is Buck, and I'm here to fuck

Kind of surprised that Delmon_Dogg could never learn to be a serviceable first baseman since he's fat and can't move well

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:51

Some Numbers: Sep 28, 2006; "LET'S GET DOWN TO WORK!!"

Walked posted:

I'm okay with this. If we're going to lose I'd like to lose in a fury of dingers

They're playing in Kauffman Stadium.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:56

Groucho Marxist: Dec 9, 2005; Do you smell what The Mauk is cooking?

Delmon has a better arm than Cruz but this isn't RF, and Delmon is super terrible at every other aspect of fielding.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 17:59

DeepDickPizza: Oct 11, 2012; THREE TIME! THREE TIME!

The Royals have been using that Lorde song all season. "Be Royal" was their marketing slogan this season. Pretty sure enough people know that song that an appearance by her wouldn't be completely unwarranted even if grandpa doesn't like it.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 18:08

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here

If it's not Trey Parker in drag, it's not worth the time.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 18:15

Popero: Apr 17, 2001; .406/.553/.735

zakharov posted:

For gently caress's sake you don't assume you're going to win. This is baseball, crazy poo poo happens here LIKE THE ROYALS GOING 7-0 IN THE PLAYOFFS

A 3-0 lead in the ALCS isn't safe I don't think

# ? Oct 15, 2014 18:30

AlliedBiscuit: Oct 23, 2012; Do you want to know the terrifying truth, or do you want to see me sock a few dingers?!!

armoredgorilla posted:

I actually agree, but you can be assured that the majority of bullshit singles will be landing in left field today.

Cardinals fans owe a lot to Nelson Cruz's elite defense.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 18:34

Whodat Smith-Jones: Apr 16, 2007; My name is Buck, and I'm here to fuck

Cue the Benny Hill music any time the ball is hit to LF

# ? Oct 15, 2014 18:56

Grittybeard: Mar 29, 2010; Bad, very bad!

Whodat Smith-Jones posted:

Cue the Benny Hill music any time the ball is hit to LF

I can't shake the feeling Yost will see this as a challenge and put Ibanez in right.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 18:59

Gorman Thomas: Jul 24, 2007

Why don't MLB stadiums have house bands? Better yet, why don't MLB teams have bullpen bands?

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:03

Carlton Banks: Jan 5, 2004; "The Tigers' biggest obstacle to a championship will be keeping a straight face. The Tigers in three."

Akbar posted:

Haha check out this rube

He's no Joe Kelly

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:06

seiferguy: Jun 9, 2005; FLAWED
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Grittybeard posted:

I can't shake the feeling Yost will see this as a challenge and put Ibanez in right.

Much to my sadness, Ibanez did not make the playoffs roster for the Royals :smith:

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:09

Zythrst: May 31, 2011; Time to join a revolution son, its going to be yooge!

DeepDickPizza posted:

The Royals have been using that Lorde song all season. "Be Royal" was their marketing slogan this season. Pretty sure enough people know that song that an appearance by her wouldn't be completely unwarranted even if grandpa doesn't like it.

That's really bizarre, do they alter the song at all?

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:12

Whodat Smith-Jones: Apr 16, 2007; My name is Buck, and I'm here to fuck

The O's were so enjoyable to watch this year, and it's all coming down to an unfortunate end tonight after being poo poo-talked by a pinch runner who didn't really do anything this series and having to start Nelson Cruz out of necessity in a spacious outfield. Adam Jones will also record 3 strikeouts on 9 pitches that are not in the same universe as the strike zone.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:23

Tedd_Not_Ed: Feb 16, 2014; I've seen games go perfect for 12 innings all for naught. I've seen no-hitters pitched on illicit drugs. Homer streaks lasting eight games and 20 run losses. I've seen pennants won and seasons collapse. All these memories will be lost in time. Like tears in the rain.

Time to die.

Gorman Thomas posted:

Why don't MLB stadiums have house bands? Better yet, why don't MLB teams have bullpen bands?

They used to:

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:29

toadee: Aug 16, 2003; North American Turtle Boy Love Association

Zythrst posted:

That's really bizarre, do they alter the song at all?

Why would they? It was supposedly literally inspired by a picture of George Brett wearing a Royals jersey.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:35

kiimo: Jul 24, 2003

^^^^ beaten by one second.

Zythrst posted:

That's really bizarre, do they alter the song at all?

You know the story of the song right? That Lourde wrote it after seeing a picture of George Brett in a Royals uniform and then met the team earlier this year?

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:36

Zythrst: May 31, 2011; Time to join a revolution son, its going to be yooge!

toadee posted:

Why would they? It was supposedly literally inspired by a picture of George Brett wearing a Royals jersey.

"and we'll never be royals"

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:40

fknlo: Jul 6, 2009; Fun Shoe

So apparently people from Baltimore were so offended by Jeremy Guthrie wearing the "These O's aren't Royal" t-shirt last night that he felt the need to apologize during a press conference today? Get some thicker skin folks.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:41

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 13:04

ZenVulgarity: Oct 9, 2012; I made the hat by transforming my zen

fknlo posted:

So apparently people from Baltimore were so offended by Jeremy Guthrie wearing the "These O's aren't Royal" t-shirt last night that he felt the need to apologize during a press conference today? Get some thicker skin folks.

Play better or shut up.

# ? Oct 15, 2014 19:42

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