Probable Pitchers:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers.jsp?c_id=min

Let's go you god-awful worthless Royals. You haven't made the playoffs in over 20 years.

Why not make this your fuckin' World Series?

Ok. Liriano pitched well his last start. But he was rocked the start before that. Sometimes he can get wild. He's good. But he's not the dominate guy he was before his surgery.

Kinda scary thinking you gotta rely on the Royals

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Sox win and they don't have to worry about the Royals. Although, a Royal win or two would be much appreciated.

Royals have a bunch of slap hitters, like the Twins, that can ping-pong the ball around that dome. It sucks the Royals scratched Grienke. That guy is good. Which game was he suppose to pitch? I think it was game 3. Just want to see if the Twins lose that game anyway.

It's baseball. "On any given night..." You know rest of the saying.

Scary and kinda sad, but they need a lil help now. I wouldn't count on getting any tonight. Getting 1 0f 3 is about what I would expect from the Royals, playing in the Twins home park. Liriano probably wins tonight.

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4-0 royals

Final score 8-1 Royals

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Todays' game is interesting - Meche has been very good this season since April.

April ERA: 7.81
May ERA: 3.65
June ERA: 3.13
July ERA: 3.05
August ERA 3.49
September ERA: 3.96

He did get killed by Minnesota, but that was back in April...Also, KC's lineup does look a lot better with Ryan Shealy, Mike Aviles, Jose Guillen, and Billy Butler in the middle of that lineup.

Minnesota has Perkins going today, and he's given up at least 4 runs in 8 of his last 10 starts.

I think the Twins need to get to Meche today with Perkins wearing down.

Yeah. Royals gave Meche a lot of money. One of the few free agent guys that they signed. He can be good.

This is a 2:55 FOX game. Our market will get the Cubs game however. I tried to see if I could "Pirate" it on Channelsurfing.net. It doesn't list the game on today's schedule. Guess I'll have to follow it on line.

Twins have Perkins pitching today. The guy has a fine 12-4 record. But the SOB has a 4.50 ERA. That ain't good. Shit. This guys record is clearly the product of excellent run support.

Yeah, they gave him a lot of money. Then they tried to trade him and his big money contract, for a bag of peanuts for the month before the trading deadline. Nobody wanted to take on the contract. the Cubs had tried to sign him, when he was a free agent. He got a bit more money to play for the Royals. The Cubs then signed Lilly and Marquis instead. He's been a bit of a disappointment to KC, but he is still a legitimate starter, who gives KC a chance to win, more often than not.

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April ERA: 7.81
May ERA: 3.65
June ERA: 3.13
July ERA: 3.05
August ERA 3.49
September ERA: 3.96

On the year he has an ERA just over 4 and he has refused to pitch, when his arm was sore. It had management more than a bit peeved, after they gave him such a large contract. Plus, going 9-13 last year, was not probably what they were hoping for. But yes, he has the ability to throw a gem, now and then and you have to hope that today is one of them.

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I hate waiting!!!!!!

God. It seems like the clock is just a slow drip. Let's get to 2:55!!!!

The good thing is this game will lead right up to the Sox game. So that will occupy me!!!!!

My prediction today:

Minnesota 6
KC 4

Anybody know another boot-legging site besides channelsurfing.net? They don't have this game.

I've tried to google shit but I don't think you'll find it that way. I'm an idiot. Nobody is gonna want to advertise "Illegal free streaming".

These sites are all just hit or miss....

http://www.myp2p.eu

http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports/baseball?kind=live&order=hot

It would be great to add to this list...

Thanks. Doesn't look like those sites will have it.

It is a FOX game. I tried to go to KC and Minneapolis's local FOX site to see if they are streaming it. Doesn't look like they are. MLB locks that up good. Why not? They sell all the games on MLB.com.

MLB looking to next year for live local streaming

Major League Baseball hopes to launch local online streaming of live games next season after it failed to come to an agreement with Comcast on a potential test of Chicago Cubs and White Sox games earlier this year, marking the latest entry in what has long been a growing and divisive issue within baseball.

The MLB-Comcast talks first occurred in the spring, weeks before the start of the season. MLB Advanced Media and the cable giant came close to agreeing on a structure that would have seen them stream live White Sox and Cubs games online for free. The only people that could access the games would be the 4.5 million subscribers to CSN Chicago, the local regional sports network co-owned by Comcast, the two ball clubs and Chicago Bulls.

Industry sources said Comcast and MLBAM would have split ad sales revenue, and geo-tracking technology was in place to ensure that the game would only be available only to the CSN Chicago subscribers.

But talks for the test to occur in the 2008 season remain deadlocked after they broke down over several issues, including whether the games would be available on MLB.com or the CSN Chicago site. Both sides want to house the game on their respective sites in order to control the user experience and generate traffic numbers.

Still, MLB President Bob DuPuy said he “expects to renew discussions for the 2009 season.”

The MLB-Comcast talks are important on several levels. As the quality of video streaming continues to improve, the application of local market streaming has taken on new prominence in recent months. NBA executives recently disclosed plans to stream games locally starting next season, a first for a major U.S. sports league. That will likely set up a battle between the league, the individual clubs, regional sports networks and cable operators.

In baseball, the issue has become even more fractious, particularly with regard to its internal politics. MLB Advanced Media, which manages the interactive rights for all 30 clubs and acts as a key source of revenue sharing for the industry, has for years successfully sold live streaming of games through its MLB.TV out-of-market package, a product that applies local-market blackouts like its TV counterpart, Extra Innings.

But a group of clubs, including the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, have been pushing hard for changes to MLB policy to allow for in-market streaming as a means to supplement coverage on club-owned regional sports networks. The clubs believe they can gain some valuable insight into market viewership, generate revenue from the digital offering and, ideally, help promote their local broadcasts.

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig nearly a year ago proposed a revenue-split between individual clubs and MLB Advanced Media to “break the logjam.” But the financial terms of such a split remain in dispute. And the issue has been further complicated by the recent renegotiation of the digital rights deal between ESPN and MLBAM in which ESPN’s Sunday night and Wednesday night games will be streamed on ESPN360.com.

“Our concern is simply that of protecting local media assets and local rights holders,” said John Henry, Boston Red Sox owner.

Executives with several MLB clubs, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that while ESPN is a valuable partner and lucrative source of income, the new deal grants the network rights far in excess of what’s available to individual clubs and regional outlets.

Furthermore, there is concern among some clubs that the MLBAM Constitution, approved by owners and revised on numerous occasions, remains overly broad and has not sufficiently contemplated the power and extent of current and emerging technologies.

“This is all a very, very complicated matter,” said one club official. “Who really has these [digital] rights and how do we best bring them to the marketplace? That’s the big question. And though we’re in sort of a holding pattern right now, it’s no doubt the single biggest economic issue our industry is facing.”

MLB was fighting Sling Box. That box allowed people to see their local MLB team when they were out of town. I don't know how that turned out. Sling Box just allows you to see your personal television channels while on the road.

By the way, I remember this last year, Comcast gave us the MLB package on the last day of the year. I remember watching the Rockies game last year.

Why not? It's the last day of the season. You got all the subscriptions you are gonna get. Might as well give it out free at that point. I checked today. Games aren't there today.

So check for that tomorrow. Might be able to see the Twins/Royals.

For Comcast the MLB package is 460-479.

The mark of desperation: trying to see the Twins and Royals game

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Right. Shit. We have more interst, in Chicago, in the Royals then the people of KC. Few in KC will watch today. Nobody will be watching that game tomorrow in KC. Not with the NFL going on.

It would be nice to be able to see the game on some alternative Fox channel today. It's a big game for White Sox fans obviously.

Yeah. They could put it on FX. Their cable station. They did that for the playoffs a couple of years ago when they had 2 games going at once.

http://www.stoogetv.com/player.html

Should be playing on a channel, if not they supply links, just watch the chat area to the right of the screen for links

Where do you get this bullshit?? Refused to pitch?? Meche hasn't missed a start since he's been in KC. He made 34 starts and threw 216 innings last season and he's making his 34 start today and has thrown 204.1 innings this season. Am I going to have to quote Captain Obvious for you again?

Hey!!!!! It worked. I got it. Thanks R&B. Nice site. You're right. People request on that chat board and they link you up to games. Nice!!!!!

What's the link to the game?

I don't know. People ask for games on that right hand side on that chat scroll. Then, in yellow, sombody supplies the link.

I just clicked on it when I saw it. But it's long gone now. Wait for somebody else to request it. Or register and request it yourself.