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2014 ALCS IST -- KC vs Balt

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I really hate the 'Big Game' moniker. He hasn't exactly been lights-out in 'big games' this year.

But it seems to have been surgically attached to his name, like 'all-important' has been attached to 'loss column' and 'iconic' has been attached to 'wooden cap'.


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Kansas City at Baltimore
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, October 10, 2014
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
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The Kansas City Royals are entering their first American League Championship Series since winning the World Series in 1985. The Baltimore Orioles, who host the Royals in Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday, are back for the first time since 1997 and are searching for the franchise�s first pennant since 1983. The Orioles and Kansas City present a contrast of styles but got to the ALCS the same way � with strong starting pitching and dominant bullpen work.

Baltimore led the majors in home runs and was last in stolen bases during the regular season while Kansas City was last in home runs but sat on top in stolen bases. The Royals do all the things well that teams need to do to win without hitting home runs, including playing great defense, but started to power up in the postseason with key extra-inning blasts from Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer. Even without Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Matt Wieters in the lineup, the Orioles pounded Detroit pitching in the ALDS behind a strong series from Nelson Cruz and consistent production from Nick Markakis in the leadoff spot.

TV:
8:07 p.m. ET, TBS

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Royals RH James Shields (1-0, 4.91 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Chris Tillman (1-0, 3.60)

�Big Game� James was bailed out by his offense after allowing four runs in five innings in the wild-card game against Oakland and surrendered a pair of solo home runs before earning the win over Los Angeles in his lone ALDS start. The free agent to-be�s big-game reputation outpaces the actual results as he is 3-4 with a 4.96 ERA in eight career postseason starts, including 0-2 in the ALCS. Shields picked up a pair of wins over the Orioles earlier this season, yielding a total of five runs and 12 hits in 14 innings.

Tillman battled through five innings against Detroit in Game 1 of the ALDS and held the Tigers to a pair of solo home runs in earning the win. The 26-year-old completed seven innings only once in his last seven starts but issued only one walk against Detroit while striking out six. Tillman had no trouble going deep into the game against the Royals on May 16, when he tossed a five-hit shutout.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Cruz owns 16 career postseason home runs, including eight in 12 ALCS games.
2. Kansas City DH Billy Butler went 0-for-9 with three walks in the ALDS.
3. Baltimore LHP Andrew Miller totaled 3 1/3 hitless innings in the ALDS.


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Lefty Specialist wrote:
I really hate the 'Big Game' moniker. He hasn't exactly been lights-out in 'big games' this year.

But it seems to have been surgically attached to his name, like 'all-important' has been attached to 'loss column' and 'iconic' has been attached to 'wooden cap'.


Apparently that moniker got hung on him back in the minors by some teammates which in turn got picked up on by ML announcers and now has become the required form of address.
I remember muttering 'Big game my ass' at my television on more than a few occasions over the past five years or so while watching him struggle against the Yanx.


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Edgy MD wrote:
I like pedestrian ballplayers with outsized nicknames for that they can't possibly live up to.


Like Taters Taveras?


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That would be a good one.

Super Joe is the most obvious. Gorfax is certainly another.

Maybe Anthony Recker needs an outsized nickname.


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Ravishing Recker.

Except he really is ravishing. Maybe not always ravaging opposing pitchers, though.


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A broken bat bases loaded triple! Jeeze.

4-1 Royals

OE: the guy says it was scored a double. I disagree.


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It sounds so much more dramatic as a triple.

O's answer right back,score one, look to score more, but a great diving catch Gordon ends the frame.


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5-1 KC.
Still an exciting game for some reason...so far. Yea, big hits, big catches, big pitchers...


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I'm getting a weird MLB.tv feed where I can hear the announcers following the game, but the visuals are exclusively one camera shot fixed on the Kansas City dugout.


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Thrilling game so far. Wow, crazy crazy


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oH NO. No, I didn't see this daylight they're talking about. His toe was there and the guy pushed him a bit. That's big, right there.


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Now in a real speed replay it looks like he got pushed off second.

The Royals are rattled.


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