Whatever. I think the point is that there hasn't been much of a dropoff since Seitzer was fired. Maybe their home field shades the types of players they dradft; I don't know. The K isn't exactly a home run hitters park so KC doesn't put home run hitters on their team. I looked at the number of hits per run scored and KC is dead last in the AL. It takes KC 2.23 hits to score 1 run. Oakland is the best at 1.82 hits/run. To equal the Angels Al leading 712 runs scored, KC would have had to have had an additional 290 hits on the season at their rate of hits/run. When management hands you a lineup of singles hitters, it's hard to get runs across the plate.
Royals are in first!
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This is exacerbated by the fact that they are singles hitters who don't walk either.
Went out to the K last night, it really sucked watching up fumble that game away. So many bad defensive plays by the infield, and so many runners left on base. Time for Yordano to come out and dominate tonight and get us back on track.
I'm usually not one of the knee jerk reaction types, but I think Ned deserves to be fired after today.
As bad as things seem right now, if they take two or three from Sox then the Detroit series will most likely decide the division.
Not very confident about Sox series with Ned's rationale for having Crow face Nava, which was absolutely negligent.
Not very confident about Sox series with Ned's rationale for having Crow face Nava, which was absolutely negligent.
We should always go to Herrera (or Davis) in that situation! Drives me nuts how many big league managers can't figure out to use the best reliever in the highest leverage situation. Here is a hint: bases loaded in the 6th is way more important than starting the 7th inning.
Offense is still brutal right now, did nothing after the 2nd inning. Need to turn it around, and fast. Pretty sure we face Sale during this series too, hate facing that guy.
Offense is still brutal right now, did nothing after the 2nd inning. Need to turn it around, and fast. Pretty sure we face Sale during this series too, hate facing that guy.
But... but... He PROMISED us he wasn't going to go all "Ned Yost" on us.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...y-royals-playoffs-milwaukee-brewers/14205039/
Ned's an old school guy and the old school is so freakin married to the "each reliever gets an inning" method of bullpen management that they just can't bring themselves to do things differently. Using your best relievers in the highest leverage situations is just common sense. But when you won't even deviate from the Crow = 6, Herrera = 7, Davis = 8 it's going to bite you in the *** sometimes.
Yep. I think there is some merit to giving guys set roles in the pen (and our late inning results have shown these guys to flourish in the roles) but in the final weeks of a race like this, we need to approach every singe game like a must win. Also, you should always bring in one of your studs when you are facing a situation with men on base like this, its automatically high leverage!
Interesting stats on CBS Sports today: both the Royals and the Tigers have had two insanely hot stretches. the Royals streaks were a 13-2 run and a 2406 run. The Tigers streaks were 17-4 and 11-2. Outside of those streaks, the Royals are a pitiful 45-61 while Detroit is 56-61. Detroit is simply the better team over the long haul while KC has parlayed being the "hotter" team for a few stretches to keep themselves in the running. It also asks the question "What if the Royals win the second wild card spot in the AL and lose a one-game playoff on the road. Will it truly feel like the playoff drought is broken?" For me, the answer is a pretty deflating "Close, but no."
