Royals Drop Five of Seven in Homestand Against Baseball's Rich and Famous
by RoyalsRetro on Aug 21, 2011 5:25 PM EDT
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PrintIn the awful movie "Fever Pitch", Jimmy Fallon's character doles out his Red Sox season tickets to his buddies, but jokes one buddy can have the leftovers as punishment for his boorish behavior. That punishment? Red Sox versus Royals.
The Royals lived up that that joke this weekend, with only a great eighth inning on Saturday night to save them from a four game sweep. One day the Royals will be more than just a team to fill the schedule for the Yankees and Red Sox. Today was not that day.
Danny Duffy turned in one of his best performances as a Major Leaguer on Sunday. I have his Game Score as 55, the third highest total of his short career behind his seven inning win against the White Sox on July 19th (Game Score of 63), and a six inning loss to the Tigers on July 7 (61). Duffy was actually pretty efficient with his pitches against the patient Sox, throwing 62 strikes among his 102 pitches.
Johnny G. got some offense going in the seventh when he led off the inning with a gritty triple. Sal Perez followed with a gritty walk, battling from an 0-2 count to stretch Lester's pitch count and induce the free pass. Then Moose gritted through a two-strike count to lace a solid single off the lefty to put the Royals on the board. Ned then decided to play for one run instead of going for a big inning, and asked Alcides to bunt, which he failed to do, striking out in the process. Lee Judge immediately issued demerits and the Royals predictably ended the threat.
Then the bullpen imploded. Aaron Crow hung a fastball to bookstore-owner Carl Crawford and Louis Coleman gave up three in the eighth to pretty much put things away. At least Tim Collins got to pitch on his birthday. He also gets a free Krispy Kreme donut, so he has that going for him. Which is nice.
Those high-priced Red Sox did the Royals in. Darnell McDonald - released by six teams in his career - had three hits, including a home run. 2008 6th round draft pick Ryan Lavarnway also collected two hits, including an RBI double.
Meanwhile, the first five hitters in the Royals lineup with 0-18 with six left on base.
The Royals have dropped eight of eleven since promoting Salvador Perez. Save us Jason Kendall, you're our only hope.
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Well, if nothing else
It’s nice to see that Moose is finally (maybe) starting to get it
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by AlexGordonHRmagnet on Aug 21, 2011 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
hope he can bat in front of Perez soon too
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i was thinking the same thing
I just wish we could get everybody going together…
by MJRugger on Aug 21, 2011 6:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Encouraging performance by duffy
by Freneau on Aug 21, 2011 7:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Dude has had a fairly typical rookie young SP year, no?
Up and down, flashes of brilliance, possible (I’m not sure how I feel about the term myself) quality start machine. He’s really good – but he’s 22, right? Lots of guys who go on to start and throw lots of innings begin their careers with bad ERAs with reasonable peripherals at a young age, right? It’s an honest question.
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Rookie comps
Danny Duffy
5.66 ERA 7.5 K/9 4.5 BB/9
Clay Buchholz
6.75 ERA 8.5 K/9 4.9 BB/9
Odalis Perez
6.00 ERA 7.9 K/9 5.1 BB/9
Rick Vandenhurt
6.83 ERA 9.0 K/9 5.3 BB/9
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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 21, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah yes, Tim Collins
At least Tim Collins got to pitch on his birthday. He also gets a free Krispy Kreme donut, so he has that going for him.
I’m totally stymied by his walks. 0.1 IP 1BB 1K OH OER (etc.) Is he a guy who isn’t killing the Royals by walking dudes? I know, he blew a few games this year, but this wasn’t one, and this is starting to become typical. Is it possible he’s still really effing good even with the walk rate? I’m totally confused.
Nick Swisher is handsome.
the thing is...he hasnt been really good
he’s been below replacement level…his walks wont work unless he starts striking guys out like carlos marmol or something
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 21, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Just let McClure fix him!
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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 21, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
somewhere in that seventh inning
Bob Davis launched into his double in the gap all the runs will score oh wait no he caught it call. Yeah Bob, that was an exciting play wasn’t it. Unless you know how to read a fly ball.
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I have started to listen to the visitor's broadcast during Bob's innings
Just can’t stand him – of all the announcers who are qualified to broadcast, how can the Royals continue to have Bob Davis as an announcer? He is just awful.
i'm a ku fan
and i can’t stand hearing the guy’s voice anymore…everything is so goddamn drama-ridden…it gets old.
i realize the team sucks and it’s hard to sound good for that, but for god’s sake the man doesn’t know baseball at all.
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by Home Run Tony Cogan on Aug 21, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree
I still think he’s decent for college sports, but even college basketball games, he’s getting pretty annoying. There was some bad call in the Mizzou game last year where he sounded like a complete ass – and the Border Patrol used it as a drop-in for weeks in hilarious fashion. Bob has become kind of a parody of himself.
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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 21, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Bobby V just said “if a pitcher can field his position well and bunt well, he will win four more games per year.”
How stupid do you have to be to get some of these jobs?
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Bobby V also once said that Mariano Rivera is the greatest pitcher of all time.
Not Walter Johnson. Not Tom Seaver. Not Roger Clemens.
Mariano Rivera.
I watch all the teams. Nice to see competent organizations sometimes after watching the crap we have to suffer through daily.
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by EspeciallyK on Aug 21, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
they just made a worse trade than any trade dayton has ever made
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 21, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and kyle lohse has provided 3.3 WAR for like 30 million....
such competence over there…or maybe its b/c they can spend $100 million and lucked into pujols
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 21, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
but hey, berkman's been a tad better than melky at 7 times the cost
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 21, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
at least their minor league system is stacked
wait
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 21, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are you sure that Pujols
wasn’t the result of the greatest scouts in baseball? I seriously just rec’d everysingle thing you said. You’re welcome.
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by mitchfreakingmaier! on Aug 22, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
i just couldnt let that shit stand...
jocketty did a great job…got lots of good guys on the cheap…carpenter, rolen, wainwright, etc…signed pujols to a very below market deal…mozielak has been awful…fellating him over his running of the cardinals is stupid mainstream media type bullshit. he hasnt been good…at all. there are countless organizations in baseball that are being run well, why point out one that isnt as a model?
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 22, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
The Cardinals worst season since the year 2000 is a 78 win season.
Until proven otherwise, they clearly fall under the category of “competent.” I didn’t say they were one of the best organizations in the game. I just put them in a category of organizations that at least do some things right. Sure, there are some things they do poorly as well..but their W-L record is still above .500 just about every single year. I’d trade places in a second.
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Also, I'm not sure in what universe the Berkman deal could be considered an argument AGAINST the Card's competence.
The deal was scoffed at by many of the “experts,” both mainstream and on the internet..and the deal has been a good one by a mile. No, it literally isn’t the best deal made in the offseason…but he’s been well worth the 1 year/8 million dollar contract. By your logic, every deal that doesn’t provide the value of Melky’s deal is a sign of incompetence? Lol okay.
Go ahead and think the Cards contend almost every single year just because of Pujols if you want to. It’s obvious they do some things right. Not the best organization in the game, but clearly one that provides its fans a consistent contender. Every member of this RR community would jizz their pants if the Royals experienced the Cards success over the past decade.
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yes...i think pujols and his 8 wins a season are the main reason they contend every year...
along with a crappy division and some very good moves made by the previous GM…and yes, when you’re comparing the Cards against the Royals, his ‘great move’ in berkman can be compared to a comparable move by the incompetent GM.
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 22, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
If Pujols were replaced by a 0 WAR 1B, yeah those 8 wins would be quite the difference.
I’ll assume they’d be able to make up some of those wins somewhere else if Pujols weren’t there..which is silly to talk about anyways b/c punishing them for having such a great player doesn’t make sense anyways.
Berkman was a good move. Melky was a great signing. I have no problem admitting that. You are the only bringing it up as a sign of the Cards incompetence by saying it wasn’t as good as the Melky move. I am pretty sure there can be more than one good move made per offseason. It’s clear your hatred of the Cards is blinding you here. They are a team that contends almost every single year. You trying to act like they are an incompetent is dumb. No, they are not the absolute best-run organization in the game..but they clearly are doing some things right. A bad move here and there that you pointed out doesn’t change that.
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by EspeciallyK on Aug 23, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
they just arent a well run team...
and havent been since Jocketty left town…thats all. There are plenty of examples of well run teams, but the Cardinals arent one of them. Just pointing that out. Unless you were a fan of giving away Rasmus, giving $60 million to Lohse and Westbrook, refusing to spend money on the minor league system, etc
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 23, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Some bad moves aren't enough for me to call them incompetent.
They win more games than they lose. You can find some pretty stupid moves made by just about every GM in the game. Doesn’t mean they are all incompetent. When the Cards start to be non-contenders consistently, then I’ll call them incompetent. Until then, I can’t call them incompetent because of some bad moves here and there. You could do the same with just about every single team.
The Red Sox just traded away prospects for Mike Aviles, a player you hated and a player that couldn’t even get playing time with the Royals. How is that 5 year/85 million dollar contract for John Lackey looking? Boy, Dice-K sure is panning out well. Guess the Red Sox are a dumbass organization.
How’s that AJ Burnett contract looking? How is massively overpaying for A-Rod and Jeter for the next few years (many years in A-Rod’s case) looking? Those are looking like pretty stupid deals. 12 mil a year for Rafael Soriano, a middle reliever? LOL. Guess the Yankees are just awful.
You could go through and play this little game for just about every organization in MLB I’d bet, with maybe a couple exceptions. I’m not ready to call all those organizations incompetent.
Yes, I agree the Cards have made some questionable moves..but so have the GMs of just about every team. Bottom line, the Cardinals are consistent contenders. That doesn’t qualify as incompetent to me, which is the only thing I said about them. I didn’t even say they were one of the best-run organizations, which is what you seem to be arguing against.
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the problem is...what good moves has mozielak made?
this whole discussion is really a moot point…mozielaks tenure is going to (rightfully) be judge on what he does with pujols. does he get him to sign a reasonable (7/180 or so) deal…or does he go crazy with 10/250 or something like that and cripple the franchise for the foreseeable future?
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by billybeingbilly on Aug 23, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I was camping in New Hampshire all weekend
Missed Sundays game, which I can live with, and also Saturday’s, which I cannot. That eight run sixth must have been magical. How the hell does that happen? And why can’t it happen more often?
So Aaron Crow is still falling out of the sky like a spent bottle rocket, eh? Wonderful. At least we have Sor… Holland.
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