The Race is On!
by buddyball on Jul 8, 2009 10:27 PM EDT
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The Royals have an interesting situation that I am calling the Race for the K. It pits K monster Zack Greinke, K getter Gil Meche, and surprising K getter Brian Bannister vs. the hack-tastic line-up of regular players. As of tonight, here is how the race stands.
Player K’s
Zack 129
Gil 81
Jacobs 78 (247 AB’s)
Miggy 73 (213 AB’s)
Teabag 66 (296 AB’s)
Banny 55
I think Jacobs and Miggy will breeze past Gil. Zack is probably out of reach. Teahen is trying his best to catch up. Is this an indication of the hacktastic approach or an inability of our pitchers to strike people out?
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Great idea for a poll
I voted Miggy, but it’s a tough choice. I’m not sure Moore can talk himself into trading him, and he’ll whine if he doesn’t get his PAs….
Jacobs might just be bad enough to get benched, even Trey and Dayton have to see that. If Kila comes up and doesn’t anything…
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by devil_fingers on Jul 8, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i just figured out why he whines....
he’s got like 700k each year tied up in PA and starts bonuses…thank you cots
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Jul 8, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if that worked for G-Load?
maybe Esty didn’t bitch enough in the locker room, and that’s why he’s gone
Leave it to Ryan Freel to make me miss Joey G.
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by devil_fingers on Jul 9, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a fun poll
thanks for putting it together, this is fun and funny
soon to change name to, "The Not So Curious Case of Benjamin Bratt"
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jul 8, 2009 11:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and it is good and good for you!
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by buddyball on Jul 9, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"or an inability of our pitchers to strike people out"
Err, what?
Last year, the Royals pitching staff shattered the previous franchise record for strikeouts (1085 vs. 1006 in 1990).
They’re on pace to break it again this year (on pace for 1107).
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by jonfmorse on Jul 9, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
(Interesting aside)
The worst season in Royals history for K/9?
1976.
Go figure.
Inexplicably, despite that staff’s inability to strike anyone out, it was also the Royals’ best season in HR/9 (a mere 0.40) and ERA (3.21). WHIP, BB rate and defense don’t explain it either, as none of those stats were particularly awesome compared to other years.
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by jonfmorse on Jul 9, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm...
Once I get Rally’s dbase on my computer, I’ll check it out, if Jeff doesn’t beat me to it.
Briefly, on defense (1976):
Frank White had a great year +15
Brett above average +5
Mayberry +9
A.O. -6 (!)
Cowens +11
Patek +7
Poquette +3
Wohlford +9
I know this doesn’t exactly address your point, morse, but I thogut it was interesting. Good defense, although I don’t know how it compared to other seasons.
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by devil_fingers on Jul 9, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow the A.O. number is really surprising!
I’m in that generation where I compare all these young guys to these exact guys that will always be superheroes to me. I was 11 years old that season, and really starting to “get it” and these names are of men that I saw as Larger Than Life. So, unfairly, I will always have the mentality that there won’t be any players ever as good as they were.
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
by BillyMojo on Jul 9, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A.O. was till an outstanding player for KC
arguably the second greatest player in franchise history (he is Bill James’ favorite player ever).
Remember that defensive stats in general are far from perfect. Rally’s TotalZone (the number listed above) is probably the best Retrosheet-based system out there at the moment, and although he does really well with it, it’s not perfect.
A.O’s number go up and down during his KC years — he seems to have had some good years on defense, some not so good. He was an excellent hitter and baserunner though, and his 1978 season was especially awesome.
He was and is well-worthy of our admiration.
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by devil_fingers on Jul 9, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you saw him play
you don’t need me to tell you any of the important stuff
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by devil_fingers on Jul 9, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My first Rawlings glove
was the Amos Otis signature model
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
by BillyMojo on Jul 10, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Miggy
Has struckout nearly half the time.
I really love this team!
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by Peterman700 on Jul 9, 2009 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He Made Our
Last out last night; why did he get a chance to do that?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jul 9, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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