Could it get any worse than this?
Just a week ago, we were excited that the Royals were within 1 game of .500, and just 2 games out of first place in their division.
Since then, they've been no-hit, and have had 3 (THREE!) grand slams hit against them. They've rattled off 8 straight losses, and it suddenly feels like another 100 loss season.
JoPo speaks about losing streaks, and wonders if Royals fans need to boo more.
I don't know if his theory is correct, but I wouldn't mind seeing a little more passion and a little less apathy from Royals fans. The only problem is that after 15 years of getting your head bashed in, you're inclined to simply walk away from the person swinging the hammer.
If Dayton thinks there's still a season to salvage here, I certainly hope he figures out a way to bring some power to this lineup.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Checking Out...
It's become painfully obvious that I just can't keep this blog updated every day.
So, I've decided to quit posting the daily updates. They don't really provide much value, and I don't have the time or energy to write the interesting and poignant commentary as I had intended.
Folks like JoPo, Rany, and Sam are writing incredible Royals content that I can't compete with.
I may continue to update the stats over on the right side of the page. It is kinda interesting to see how the Pythag moves throughout the season. But, don't count on very frequent updates.
I will continue to blog at my personal blog, but even there, the posts are few and far between.
I guess, as I'm getting older, I'm finding more valuable things in my life than writing random crap for blogs that nobody reads.
If you've been reading over the past few years, thanks.
So, I've decided to quit posting the daily updates. They don't really provide much value, and I don't have the time or energy to write the interesting and poignant commentary as I had intended.
Folks like JoPo, Rany, and Sam are writing incredible Royals content that I can't compete with.
I may continue to update the stats over on the right side of the page. It is kinda interesting to see how the Pythag moves throughout the season. But, don't count on very frequent updates.
I will continue to blog at my personal blog, but even there, the posts are few and far between.
I guess, as I'm getting older, I'm finding more valuable things in my life than writing random crap for blogs that nobody reads.
If you've been reading over the past few years, thanks.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Game 40 - 5/15/2008
Tigers 4, Royals 8
I'm glad I'm not a Tigers fan right now. I mean, as a Royals fan, I know what it's like to be supremely disappointed in a baseball team. But to go into a season with such high hopes as the Tigers had this year, and then to see them struggle so badly must be hell.
And to be honest, I don't see the Tigers improving much. They've invested too much in older players, and the pitching just isn't there.
The Royals are hanging in this race. I'm so used to being out of it by mid-May, that this season is a breath of fresh air.
The Royals now have an inter-league series against the Marlins. I'd love to see the streak continue, but I'm getting tired of inter-league play. I wouldn't mind a bit if it suddenly went away.
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 19-21
Expected Record 17-23
Runs Scored 146
Runs Allowed 169
Projected Record 77-85
Pythagorean Record 70-92
Pythagorean Winning% 0.427
Let's go get 'em
I'm glad I'm not a Tigers fan right now. I mean, as a Royals fan, I know what it's like to be supremely disappointed in a baseball team. But to go into a season with such high hopes as the Tigers had this year, and then to see them struggle so badly must be hell.
And to be honest, I don't see the Tigers improving much. They've invested too much in older players, and the pitching just isn't there.
The Royals are hanging in this race. I'm so used to being out of it by mid-May, that this season is a breath of fresh air.
The Royals now have an inter-league series against the Marlins. I'd love to see the streak continue, but I'm getting tired of inter-league play. I wouldn't mind a bit if it suddenly went away.
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 19-21
Expected Record 17-23
Runs Scored 146
Runs Allowed 169
Projected Record 77-85
Pythagorean Record 70-92
Pythagorean Winning% 0.427
Let's go get 'em
Game 39 - 5/14/2008
Tigers 0, Royals 2
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 18-21
Expected Record 16-23
Runs Scored 138
Runs Allowed 165
Projected Record 75-87
Pythagorean Record 67-95
Pythagorean Winning% 0.411
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 18-21
Expected Record 16-23
Runs Scored 138
Runs Allowed 165
Projected Record 75-87
Pythagorean Record 67-95
Pythagorean Winning% 0.411
Let's go get 'em
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Game 38 - 5/13/2008
Tigers 2, Royals 3
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 17-21
Expected Record 15-23
Runs Scored 136
Runs Allowed 165
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 66-96
Pythagorean Winning% 0.404
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 17-21
Expected Record 15-23
Runs Scored 136
Runs Allowed 165
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 66-96
Pythagorean Winning% 0.404
Let's go get 'em
Game 37 - 5/11/2008
Orioles 0, Royals 4
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 16-21
Expected Record 15-22
Runs Scored 133
Runs Allowed 163
Projected Record 71-91
Pythagorean Record 65-97
Pythagorean Winning% 0.399
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 16-21
Expected Record 15-22
Runs Scored 133
Runs Allowed 163
Projected Record 71-91
Pythagorean Record 65-97
Pythagorean Winning% 0.399
Let's go get 'em
Game 36 - 5/10/2008
Orioles 6, Royals 5
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-21
Expected Record 14-22
Runs Scored 129
Runs Allowed 163
Projected Record 68-94
Pythagorean Record 63-99
Pythagorean Winning% 0.385
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-21
Expected Record 14-22
Runs Scored 129
Runs Allowed 163
Projected Record 68-94
Pythagorean Record 63-99
Pythagorean Winning% 0.385
Let's go get 'em
Game 35 - 5/9/2008
Orioles 7, Royals 4
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-20
Expected Record 13-22
Runs Scored 124
Runs Allowed 157
Projected Record 70-92
Pythagorean Record 63-99
Pythagorean Winning% 0.384
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-20
Expected Record 13-22
Runs Scored 124
Runs Allowed 157
Projected Record 70-92
Pythagorean Record 63-99
Pythagorean Winning% 0.384
Let's go get 'em
Game 34 - 5/8/2008
Orioles 4, Royals 1
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-19
Expected Record 13-21
Runs Scored 120
Runs Allowed 150
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 64-98
Pythagorean Winning% 0.39
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-19
Expected Record 13-21
Runs Scored 120
Runs Allowed 150
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 64-98
Pythagorean Winning% 0.39
Let's go get 'em
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Game 33 - 5/7/2008
Angels 4, Royals 9
I'm beginning to think that this Royals team is actually blessed. Consider how terrible the offense has been, and yet they are still within 3 games of .500 and only 2.5 games out of first place. This is a tight division and if it remains that way, this could be a very exciting year.
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-18
Expected Record 13-20
Runs Scored 119
Runs Allowed 146
Projected Record 74-88
Pythagorean Record 65-97
Pythagorean Winning% 0.399
Let's go get 'em
I'm beginning to think that this Royals team is actually blessed. Consider how terrible the offense has been, and yet they are still within 3 games of .500 and only 2.5 games out of first place. This is a tight division and if it remains that way, this could be a very exciting year.
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 15-18
Expected Record 13-20
Runs Scored 119
Runs Allowed 146
Projected Record 74-88
Pythagorean Record 65-97
Pythagorean Winning% 0.399
Let's go get 'em
Game 32 - 5/6/2008
Angels 5, Royals 3
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 14-18
Expected Record 12-20
Runs Scored 110
Runs Allowed 142
Projected Record 71-91
Pythagorean Record 61-101
Pythagorean Winning% 0.375
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 14-18
Expected Record 12-20
Runs Scored 110
Runs Allowed 142
Projected Record 71-91
Pythagorean Record 61-101
Pythagorean Winning% 0.375
Let's go get 'em
Game 31 - 5/5/2008
Angels 4, Royals 0
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 14-17
Expected Record 12-19
Runs Scored 107
Runs Allowed 137
Projected Record 74-88
Pythagorean Record 62-100
Pythagorean Winning% 0.378
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 14-17
Expected Record 12-19
Runs Scored 107
Runs Allowed 137
Projected Record 74-88
Pythagorean Record 62-100
Pythagorean Winning% 0.378
Let's go get 'em
Game 30 - 5/4/2008
Royals 2, Indians 0
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 14-16
Expected Record 12-18
Runs Scored 107
Runs Allowed 133
Projected Record 76-86
Pythagorean Record 64-98
Pythagorean Winning% 0.392
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 14-16
Expected Record 12-18
Runs Scored 107
Runs Allowed 133
Projected Record 76-86
Pythagorean Record 64-98
Pythagorean Winning% 0.392
Let's go get 'em
Game 29 - 5/3/2008
Royals 4, Indians 2
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 13-16
Expected Record 11-18
Runs Scored 105
Runs Allowed 133
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 63-99
Pythagorean Winning% 0.383
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 13-16
Expected Record 11-18
Runs Scored 105
Runs Allowed 133
Projected Record 73-89
Pythagorean Record 63-99
Pythagorean Winning% 0.383
Let's go get 'em
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Game 28 - 5/1/2008
Question: Where the hell did all that offense go???
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 12-16
Expected Record 10-18
Runs Scored 101
Runs Allowed 131
Projected Record 70-92
Pythagorean Record 61-101
Pythagorean Winning% 0.372
Let's go get 'em
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 12-16
Expected Record 10-18
Runs Scored 101
Runs Allowed 131
Projected Record 70-92
Pythagorean Record 61-101
Pythagorean Winning% 0.372
Let's go get 'em
Game 27 - 4/30/2008
Royals 9, Rangers 11
The Royals' offense is finally starting to produce runs after struggling for much of this young season. They've scored a season-high 9 runs in two straight games.
While scoring 9 should be good enough for a win, it wasn't last night. Brian Bannister, who had looked dominant in earlier starts, struggled mightily. He gave up 7 runs while throwing 90 pitches in 3 innings.
I've always worried about Banny. He's a very intelligent pitcher who gets by on location and trickery. He doesn't not have overpowering stuff. We can only hope that he has more tricks in his bag.
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 12-15
Expected Record 10-17
Runs Scored 100
Runs Allowed 129
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 61-101
Pythagorean Winning% 0.375
Let's go get 'em
The Royals' offense is finally starting to produce runs after struggling for much of this young season. They've scored a season-high 9 runs in two straight games.
While scoring 9 should be good enough for a win, it wasn't last night. Brian Bannister, who had looked dominant in earlier starts, struggled mightily. He gave up 7 runs while throwing 90 pitches in 3 innings.
I've always worried about Banny. He's a very intelligent pitcher who gets by on location and trickery. He doesn't not have overpowering stuff. We can only hope that he has more tricks in his bag.
The Hill Climb
Actual Record 12-15
Expected Record 10-17
Runs Scored 100
Runs Allowed 129
Projected Record 72-90
Pythagorean Record 61-101
Pythagorean Winning% 0.375
Let's go get 'em
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