Game 131 - 8/29/2007

Tigers 0, Royals 5

My brother and I were at the game last night. We were starting to feel bad for Andrew Miller, but then the Royals committed a major flub to help him out. With 5 runs in and nobody out, Joey Gathright struck out trying to bunt and Pudge threw Alex Gordon out after Gordon wandered off second. Miller still didn't get out of the inning though.

After that exciting first inning, the rest of the game was terribly boring, but at least they moved it along. Looking for the sweep this afternoon!

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 59-72
Expected Record 62-69
Runs Scored 595
Runs Allowed 627
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.473

Let's go get 'em

Game 130 - 8/28/2007

Tigers 3, Royals 6

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 58-72
Expected Record 61-69
Runs Scored 590
Runs Allowed 627
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.469

Let's go get 'em

Game 129 - 8/26/2007

Indians 5, Royals 3

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 57-72
Expected Record 60-69
Runs Scored 584
Runs Allowed 624
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.466

Let's go get 'em

Game 128 - 8/25/2007

Indians 9, Royals 4

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 57-71
Expected Record 60-68
Runs Scored 581
Runs Allowed 619
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.468

Let's go get 'em

Game 127 - 8/24/2007

Indians 1, Royals 2

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 57-70
Expected Record 60-67
Runs Scored 577
Runs Allowed 610
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.472

Let's go get 'em

Game 126 - 8/22/2007

Royals 7, White Sox 6

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 56-70
Expected Record 59-67
Runs Scored 575
Runs Allowed 609
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.471

Let's go get 'em

Game 125 - 8/21/2007

Royals 2, White Sox 5

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 55-70
Expected Record 59-66
Runs Scored 568
Runs Allowed 603
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.47

Let's go get 'em

Game 124 - 8/20/2007

Royals 3, White Sox 4

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 55-69
Expected Record 59-65
Runs Scored 566
Runs Allowed 598
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.472

Let's go get 'em

Breaking 100: Almost a Certainty

The Royals need to win only 8 of their final 39 games to avoid losing 100. Personally, I think they will succeed. The Royals are have a chance to enjoy their third straight winning month (the Royals are 8-9 in August and played above .500 ball in both June and July). They haven't had 3 straight winning months since 1994.

Overall, things are looking up for the Royals. All of this progress has happened in just 1 year, since Dayton Moore took over as General Manager. As a life long Royals fan, this is a fun time to watch the boys in blue!

Game 123 - 8/19/2007

Royals 1, A's 6

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 55-68
Expected Record 58-65
Runs Scored 563
Runs Allowed 594
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.473

Let's go get 'em

Game 122 - 8/18/2007

Royals 7, A's 3

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 55-67
Expected Record 58-64
Runs Scored 562
Runs Allowed 588
Projected Record 74-88
Pythagorean Record 78-84
Pythagorean Winning% 0.477

Let's go get 'em

Game 121 - 8/17/2007

Royals 9, A's 2

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 54-67
Expected Record 57-64
Runs Scored 555
Runs Allowed 585
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.473

Let's go get 'em

Game 120 - 8/16/2007

Royals 6, Rangers 2

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 53-67
Expected Record 56-64
Runs Scored 546
Runs Allowed 583
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.467

Let's go get 'em

Game 119 - 8/15/2007

Royals 3, Rangers 4

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 52-67
Expected Record 55-64
Runs Scored 540
Runs Allowed 581
Projected Record 71-91
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.463

Let's go get 'em

Game 118 - 8/14/2007

Royals 3, Rangers 5

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 52-66
Expected Record 55-63
Runs Scored 537
Runs Allowed 577
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.464

Let's go get 'em

Game 117 - 8/13/2007

Blue Jays 2, Royals 6

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 52-65
Expected Record 54-63
Runs Scored 534
Runs Allowed 572
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.465

Let's go get 'em

Game 116 - 8/12/2007

Blue Jays 4, Royals 1

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 51-65
Expected Record 53-63
Runs Scored 528
Runs Allowed 570
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 75-87
Pythagorean Winning% 0.461

Let's go get 'em

Game 115 - 8/11/2007

Blue Jays 1, Royals 4

Game 115 - 8/11/2007

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 51-64
Expected Record 53-62
Runs Scored 527
Runs Allowed 566
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.464

Let's go get 'em

Game 114 - 8/10/2007

Blue Jays 2, Royals 1

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 50-64
Expected Record 53-61
Runs Scored 523
Runs Allowed 565
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 75-87
Pythagorean Winning% 0.461

Let's go get 'em

Game 113 - 8/9/2007

Twins 0, Royals 1

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 50-63
Expected Record 52-61
Runs Scored 522
Runs Allowed 563
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 75-87
Pythagorean Winning% 0.462

Let's go get 'em

Game 112 - 8/8/2007

Twins 11, Royals 4

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 49-63
Expected Record 52-60
Runs Scored 521
Runs Allowed 563
Projected Record 71-91
Pythagorean Record 75-87
Pythagorean Winning% 0.461

Let's go get 'em

Game 111 - 8/7/2007

Twins 1, Royals 5

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 49-62
Expected Record 52-59
Runs Scored 517
Runs Allowed 552
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.467

Let's go get 'em

Game 110 - 8/5/2007

Royals 5, Yankees 8

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 48-62
Expected Record 51-59
Runs Scored 512
Runs Allowed 551
Projected Record 71-91
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.463

Let's go get 'em

Game 109 - 8/4/2007

Royals 8, Yankees 16

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 48-61
Expected Record 51-58
Runs Scored 507
Runs Allowed 543
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 76-86
Pythagorean Winning% 0.465

Let's go get 'em

Game 108 - 8/3/2007

Royals 1, Yankees 7

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 48-60
Expected Record 51-57
Runs Scored 499
Runs Allowed 527
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 77-85
Pythagorean Winning% 0.472

Let's go get 'em

Game 107 - 8/1/2007

Royals 5, Twins 3

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 48-59
Expected Record 51-56
Runs Scored 498
Runs Allowed 520
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 78-84
Pythagorean Winning% 0.478

Let's go get 'em

Game 106 - 7/31/2007

Royals 3, Twins 5

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 47-59
Expected Record 50-56
Runs Scored 493
Runs Allowed 517
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 78-84
Pythagorean Winning% 0.476

Let's go get 'em

Breaking 100: Should White Manage the Royals?

Let's get this out of the way quickly…

Frank White does not need to be the next manager of the Kansas City Royals. Yes, I know that White wants to manage in the big leagues (or, at least he did at one time. I'm not so sure that's still the case), and I'm sure many older Royals fans would love to see White in the dugout every day. But that scenario is nothing but trouble.

Look, I respect White as a person and as a player. He is truly beloved in Kansas City. I'm confident he would be a great manager. But he should manage somewhere else. Why? Think about it. What happens to every manager in baseball eventually? They get fired. What Kansas City GM wants to be the one to fire the beloved Frank White?

Let's not put Frank through that. Let's not have the talk radio shows buzzing every day second guessing a bunt or a pitching change. Let's just let Frank be Frank. He's a great ambassador for the Royals, and it should stay that way.