Royals Win in 12, Yost is a Prophet and Bloomquist is His God
by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 25, 2010 5:08 PM EDT
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PrintThe Tweet world and even NBC was making fun of Bloomquist batting 3rd. Yost said he would get two hits. Well he sure did by hitting a HR in the 12th.
SOS pitched decent after having early problems. The bullpen held its ground and Willie came through. What a classic game.
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I for one
Am very excited about Bloomquist starting every game for the rest of the year. It’s alsways good to give youngsters a chance.
I missed most of this, was Kila’s HR a meatball down the middle of the plate, or a Slider?
I don't recall what kind of pitch it was, but I know kila had worked the count prior to the bomb...and..put a great swing on it.
he looked really poised at the plate today. very exciting to see him do that.
Okay, well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ri-tard.
by Clearly Ambiguous on Aug 25, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That's What It
Looked like to me, too. He looked like his old self.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 25, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a slider
I think all four (or maybe three of four) pitches in the at-bat were sliders
"....The complex has been made simple, the unfathomable has been made fathomable, chess has turned to checkers and bridge turned into pitch. I feel better about myself after reading your post. Smells are smellier. My pants are looser in the waist....Philip ****ing Fitzsimmons. You brilliantly named sonofabitch...." -- by Nighthawk at the Diner on Aug 15, 2010
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Aug 25, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The HR Was
An 85 MPH slider on the inside corner at the knees. Clearly a mistake by a RHP.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 25, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn that slider speed bat
…actually he’s about the only player on the team that can hit sliders…
by Soria's Unibrow on Aug 25, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Coming This Winter
Sporqie Bloomers, 5/15M.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Kila with a good game
2/4, 2 BB, 2B, HR. Although his season line is still horrible
Small Sample Size Shenanigans:
Yesterday was KK’s 20th game of the year, so, dividing his season in half…
Kila’s 1st ten games: .125/.176/.125
Kila’s 2nd ten games: .231/.302/.436
In other news, a 2 for 4 performance tomorrow would put him right on the Mendoza line (15 for 75) for the season.
I fear that Clearly Ambiguous will be right
Kendal #2, St. Willie #3 for the rest of the season
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
You watch
The team will go on some kind of freaky win streak to finish the season (like 25-10), and this will be used as “evidence” that hitting Kendal 2nd and Bloomy 3rd is a good thing to do.
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Aug 25, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Just think of it
as voluntarily starting at the bottom of the order. Wait, that doesn’t make me feel any better.
i take it back. I don't want to be the predictor of such things. that would be a giant hole of suck in the
- and #3 spots. But…man….would we have a time with that on the board should yosty every try that one. ***but seriously…i think it happens to every royals manager at some point. you get so run down by the bad baseball and you say…..“i got an idea. willie in the 3 hole. shit. who cares.”
Okay, well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ri-tard.
by Clearly Ambiguous on Aug 25, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
^ meant to say #2 and #3 spots..
Okay, well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ri-tard.
by Clearly Ambiguous on Aug 25, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry, a blog written is a blog played
it is kind of like GMDM and tools – once owned, owned forever
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
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"....The complex has been made simple, the unfathomable has been made fathomable, chess has turned to checkers and bridge turned into pitch. I feel better about myself after reading your post. Smells are smellier. My pants are looser in the waist....Philip ****ing Fitzsimmons. You brilliantly named sonofabitch...." -- by Nighthawk at the Diner on Aug 15, 2010
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Or Ned Yost
"....The complex has been made simple, the unfathomable has been made fathomable, chess has turned to checkers and bridge turned into pitch. I feel better about myself after reading your post. Smells are smellier. My pants are looser in the waist....Philip ****ing Fitzsimmons. You brilliantly named sonofabitch...." -- by Nighthawk at the Diner on Aug 15, 2010
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Aug 25, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to do a 13th warrior photoshop
where Antonio is teaching the viking to write, but instead it would be bloomy and yost, but I couldnt find the image
PROVEN today:
Bloomquist can handle the heat of the 3/4 spot in the lineup, while Kila flourishes when put in a lesser role lower in the batting order.
You know what
I’m happy for Willie. He got put in a tough spot by his manager and he stepped up and helped the team win. I hope I won’t see him in the 3 hole again, but congrats Willie. That was as great a game as anyone could expect you to have.
well said.
Okay, well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ri-tard.
by Clearly Ambiguous on Aug 25, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
If seeing Bloomquist in a ridiculous spot in the lineup
meant we no longer had to see Kendall in a ridiculous spot, I’d hold a rally in its support.
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Ugh Kila kind of helped
homered to get us on the board, doubled off Valverde in 8th to get us within 1, scored tying run, walked twice, but Bloomy gets the headlines ok fair analysis
If it was the other way around and it was Kila that hit the game winner
while Bloomquist did the other stuff it would be the same. The Kila conspiracy theories are beyond tiresome. The guy is finally hitting the ball. Just enjoy it.
The fact that Yost said he was going to bench him today until he hit the homer last night
should be an indication that while the conspiracy isn’t there, the bigoted views of Kila’s slider speed bat still are, and as such he gets treated as somebody that shouldn’t be starting. It’s not a conspiracy, just really dumb, small sample size, idiot moves. Kendall has proven to suck in a large sample size and Yosty is still putting him in the #2 hole (fitting, as I think Kendall is a big steaming pile of #2). And Yuni’s small sample size confirmation bias over the last 10 days is ridiculous. I don’t put anything past these clowns.
He had the better game
it’s not a Kila conspiracy he had the better game of the 2 how can you argue otherwise? who was responsible for more runs? does bloomers bat w/o Kila’s production? no
just pointing out the facts of last hit doesn’t necessarily point to the headline- hating for hating is beyond tiresome- too lazy to look at a box score are we?
just gesticulate your way down to another post and try and say something useful
Are you really accusing this site of an Anti-Kila bias?
If so, that’s f’ng laughable.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
Pena
Did you guys see how well Pena called Humber’s innings? Tigers certainly walk off if Kendall’s strategy was back there behind the plate.
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
you know...this is a good point. And further...how much worse is pena than kendall behind the plate?
I ask that because…as we discussed at some length a few days ago (and posted by 306008), Kendall is absolutely horrible at receiving the ball. The ball constantly carries his glove out of the zone and we miss some calls. I didn’t see nearly as much of that from pena. Also…the one stolen base attempt was a very strong throw by brayan today and should have been a CS if Aviles would receive the freaking ball correctly. Tie this in with the fact that Pena can hit a ball over an outfielder’s head, and you have to wonder… I know going against kendall is an easy stance to take here…but…is his defense really that much better?
Okay, well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ri-tard.
by Clearly Ambiguous on Aug 25, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
He's Hardly Played
Enough to be sure, but what little I’ve seen of Brena looks better than Kendall, and he’s certainly better at the plate.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 25, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Has Kendall played enough to judge him?
by Steve Hovley on Aug 25, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And Damn Him
To hell.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 25, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Paging Jeff Z....can you take a look for us?
The ball constantly carries his glove out of the zone and we miss some calls.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
in addition to the analysis on this...do take a look the next game at how kendall never frames any pitches. it is actually bizarre.
Okay, well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ri-tard.
by Clearly Ambiguous on Aug 25, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I've noticed how he receives the ball after 306008 mentioned it.
He’s constantly dropping to a knee on about every pitch. I hate when catchers do that when I umpire legion/HS ball though I don’t know if it has an effect on MLB umpires. Maybe the pitch f/x can show something.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
One Of The
Guys I work with who hadn’t seen the Royals this year made that comment entirely unprompted by anything I said.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 25, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't have video of the glove placement
Let me see what I can do though.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 25, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just thinking location of pitches on pitch f/x against the called strike zones.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
Yea, someone at BtB ran it for last year. let me see if I can get the query from him.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Aug 27, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
saves
Royals wins: 54
Soria saves: 36
That’s exactly two-thirds.
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
That's quite an indictment of the offense.
I wonder how many of those games were actually won by more than 3 runs?
Looks like an indictment of Soria to me.
If he had 50 saves, the Royals would have 75 wins already.
by Black and Gold on Aug 25, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Trenchant Analysis From
Yahoo Sports.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=300825106
"I have a hard time thinking of two other players that are as good as Willie at that position, where you can play him anywhere and feel comfortable as if you had your starter out there," Yost said. "Third, short, second, left, right, center, first base. He knows how to play the game. He knows how to hit. He knows when to take advantage of situations. I just think he’s a great player for what he does."
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
For what he does
He is the best there is, there is no denying that.
If what he does was actually good, that we could celebrate.
I'm Very Familiar
With Bloomers from his SEA days, and when we acquired him I said he can indeed play all the IF/OF positions without totally shitting the bed, but he’s not really good enough to start at any of them on a regular basis. He is remarkably consistent in being a replacement level player on offense. I don’t think he’s ever posted an OPS that didn’t begin with a 6.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 25, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I just threw up in my mouth a little...
MAJOR LEAGUE (The Royals)
Rachel Phelps (Royals Management): I think he'll fit right in with our team concept.
Charlie Donovan (Royals Fans): That reminds me, I was going to ask you. What exactly *is* our team concept?
by Royals Medic on Aug 26, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
So Kila
has finally gone deep a couple of times. Doesn’t prove anything any more than the long dry spell did, but it’s satisfying nonetheless.
Was Pena actually effective? For whatever reason I can’t get a decent box score to come up for me anywhere I try.
I have no words for Bloomquist in the 3 spot.
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. -- Albert Einstein
by The Ol' Perfesser on Aug 25, 2010 8:07 PM EDT reply actions
I thought pena was very effective today. a shot to center for the double. a possible single (maybe not) robbed by an athletic pitcher...
and a nice job of pitch calling and receiving behind the plate. i was impressed.
Okay, well maybe we should tell that to Rain Man, because he practically bankrupted a casino, and he was a ri-tard.
by Clearly Ambiguous on Aug 25, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
SOS is going to need a good D behind him
which he had today. 7 IP, 1 K, 0 BB. Not walking anyone helps, and if he can limit the other team to 7 hits in 7 innings as he did today, he’ll be OK, but that is going to be largely predicated on the defense.
"....The complex has been made simple, the unfathomable has been made fathomable, chess has turned to checkers and bridge turned into pitch. I feel better about myself after reading your post. Smells are smellier. My pants are looser in the waist....Philip ****ing Fitzsimmons. You brilliantly named sonofabitch...." -- by Nighthawk at the Diner on Aug 15, 2010
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Aug 25, 2010 8:24 PM EDT reply actions
I'd take 7 hits in 7 innings w/ no walks from O'Sullivan every outing.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
it's the 1 strikeout that's the problem
"....The complex has been made simple, the unfathomable has been made fathomable, chess has turned to checkers and bridge turned into pitch. I feel better about myself after reading your post. Smells are smellier. My pants are looser in the waist....Philip ****ing Fitzsimmons. You brilliantly named sonofabitch...." -- by Nighthawk at the Diner on Aug 15, 2010
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Aug 25, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
no one said otherwise
he wouldn’t be on our team if he struck out a bunch of doods and had that good of control. but i’d much rather watch a performance like this than a 6 K, 5 BB one.
R.I.P. cwhitman412, Frederick0220, & Mets2k9
Everybody who took the mound seemed more in command
That could be wishful thinking or there could be something to it. I really wanted to keep this to myself but screw it, I’m going to just come out with it: I don’t care for that Jason Kendall.
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I like O'Sullivan so far
That horrific innings against the Yankees aside.
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Encouraging day, indeed
In addition to a fine day swinging the bat, Kila made a couple of nice pickups on hard hit balls. Definitely appears to be a better defender than Butler. (and I’m not worried about the small sample size to conclude that!)
Other very positive news, sort of lost in the shuffle:
O’Sullivan looked very good today. Outside of 1 bad inning, that’s probably a good example of what he can be at his best.
Humber looked decent as well. Really, he looked pretty good in the sport start last weekend – his line was sort of wrecked by staying in the game a couple of batters too long (forgiveable on Ned’s part, as we were playing a DH) and by some shoddy defense. What can he be? Well, at the least, he certainly is a bullpen candidate on this team, if not a rotation candidate – at least until the waves of prospects begins to arrive
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
O'Sullivan reminds me of (no racism or Irish profiling intended) Al Fitzmorris. Tpugh innings eater.
I think we could do with more tough innings eaters
So far it seems like Shamrock is at least good enough to be our #4 or 5 starter for a little while. He has been pretty consistent at keeping us in games that he starts, and that’s all you want out of the back end of the rotation.
by Soria's Unibrow on Aug 25, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
This kills me
I visited a friend in Detroit, and we ended up going to the Monday and Tuesday games. I left right before Kila’s HR in the 9th on Tuesday, and missed the game today. After watching us get kicked in the gut for to days, I did not have it in me to watch a third.
BTW, having now seen the new K and Comerica, and I most assuredly say that the new K is a more desirable (and less expensive) ticket.
you are now forbidden from watching Kila in person forever
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Not a problem
I get to maybe 4 royals games a year, living in Pittsburgh.
On a totally unrelated note, my buddy did think Yuni passed the eyeball test. I got a lot of “who is that guy,” “look at that,” and “why don’t you like him” comments the whole weekend. Too bad he is not a GM…
I've been out of pocket for awhile, but
are Yuni and Bloomers the new darlings of facebook?
Free Brayan Pena!
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