Smallball Flies Away in the Wind - Royals Outslug Angels

But Francouer looks like JP from Grandma’s Boy.

when is the last time we won a 4 game series against the Angels?

Thanks to MLB Extra Innings….. and the best game of the day! Congrats Royals fans.

…the Royals won’t be free-swinging all season.

makes it bearable to watch Baseball Tonight. If I still feel that way in June, I’ll be surprised but you never know.

Who’s the guy in the glasses on y’all’s post game show?

Watching Francoeur doesn’t seem so bad. I’m also becoming a fan.

but I don’t hear too much complaining about his three Ks!

Also, when the game was looking out of hand early on with a five-run defecit, he kept it close. Oh, wait.

/someonehastopitch

But, I have to say I’m loving me some Melkman! Yost is becoming quite legendary to me as well. He’s got a set of stones as big as boulders (which will cause problems in some games when the breaks don’t go our way) and he’s been getting it right in these 4. And, as always, Soria is straight up sick!

Still, am I the only one surprised by how unathletic he looks?

Had the same reaction.

…we clocked in at a little over 2000 comments today. Nice work, fellas.

and it wasn’t the walkoff, it was his interview earlier in the game. He seems intelligent and not all “grittmeister-rewind yourself” like You Know Who.

Aviles: Every hit of his has went for extra bases. He also has 11 outs in 16 PA and probably did not add to his reputation for batting eye with two argued strikeouts and a one pitch at-bat in the 9th.

Melky: Was good on opening day. 1 for 15 in the last 3 games. 0 for 7 with RISP. Will need to figure out a way to actually move a runner more consistently to be of value. Has a .250 OBP through his first 20 PA.

Gordon: Started slowly, had a good game today. Scored 4 runs today.

Butler: Has been superb with the bases empty. Doesn’t have a single hit with runners on base. Once he gets going with runners on, the offense will look a lot better.

Kila: More walks than hits. Showed off a bit of his power on Friday.

Betemit: Drew lots of walks today.

Escobar: The worst hitter amongst the regulars in the first series. Did draw walks today.

Pena: I’ll miss his bat when our catchers are “Kendall Classic” and “Kendall With Power”. Is Shane Stant busy?

Treanor: Seems to do everything positive Kendall can do, plus some more. Which probably means he has peaked in KC already.

Getz: Has hit like you’d expect for Chris Getz.

Dyson: Eventually he will bat, hopefully he remembers which end of the bat to use.

So the offense was average this weekend. One great wind-aided game, Two kind of frustrating games on offense. Butler improving his output will help the offense out a bit. If we could promise Melky some twinkies for moving baserunners, maybe he’d do it. Aviles as a leadoff guy is something they should have done last year, for the sake of experimentation. Gordon is flying under the radar because he had a good overall weekend and a segment of the fanbase will never give him the credit he deserves no matter what. Kila is doing what he’s always done, except it’s in KC this time. Francoeur has his natural limits, so he’s kind of our new Yuniesky. It’s weird to have catchers who can hit a baseball.

There’s more good things to note than complaints right now. Aside from Melky, who has been Melkendall in 3 of 4 games. Although from what i’ve noticed of Melky in the field, he’s faster than expected.

The thing about Matt Treanor is that we probably could have gotten him last year instead of Kendall and been better for it. What does Jason Kendall bring that Matt Treanor doesn’t?

Anyone have a feel for attendance so far this season compared to years past? 13k on Friday? 17k on Sat? Seems a little low to me, but it could be typical. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit if the Facebook fans have been driven away to some extent by the Greinke trade in particular, and to a lesser extent, Dejesus, and the deadline deals? I wonder if historically low attendance would have any impact on what Glass allows/demands GMDM to do….just hope it doesn’t mean silly spending for spendings sake. I get enough of that in my own household.

I can understand the media swoon.

I told you! That dastardly charmer.