Mark Redman made his Royals debut, and pitched five "so-so" innings. He struggled with his control and it was obvious he was still knocking some rust off. In his five innings, he gave up 7 hits and 3 runs. He struck out 3 and walked 3.
Steve Stemle relieved Redman and was blasted for 6 runs. Stemle was easily the worst pitcher I saw in Spring Training this year, and I still don't understand how he made the roster over Joel Peralta or Steve Andrate.
To as injury to insult, Denny Bautista (yes, the one and only effective pitcher on our staff) was placed on the DL for a pectoral muscle strain.
We here at Breaking 100 usually look forward to April with such anticipation because it marks the beginning of another baseball season. We always feel so optimistic in the cold of January, February and March. But, alas, before tax day hits, we always end up with this sick feeling in the pit of our stomachs.
What does it take to get this team off to a decent start? Even somewhat respectable? Something better than sub-.200 baseball?
Happy Easter.
The Bell Curve
Actual Record: 2-9
Runs Scored: 45
Runs Allowed: 82
Projected Record: 29-133
Pythagorean Record: 37-125
Pythagorean Winning %: .231
Let's go get 'em.
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