Game 19 - 4/20/2008

Royals 1, A's 7

The Hill Climb
Actual Record 9-10
Expected Record 8-11
Runs Scored 63
Runs Allowed 77
Projected Record 77-85
Pythagorean Record 65-97
Pythagorean Winning% 0.4

Let's go get 'em

Game 18 - 4/19/2008

Royals 5, A's 6

So much for that Bannister/Greinke magic.

Nomo is gone. It was nice to see him get another chance, but he was shelled and the Royals aren't going to put up with such a poor performance (unless your name is Pena or Guillen).

I'm anxious to see Hochevar's start today, but I will be on a plane to Pheonix for a conference. I'll miss today's game, and updates to the site may be slow this week.



The Hill Climb
Actual Record 9-9
Expected Record 8-10
Runs Scored 62
Runs Allowed 70
Projected Record 81-81
Pythagorean Record 72-90
Pythagorean Winning% 0.439

Let's go get 'em

Game 17 - 4/18/2008

Royals 2, A's 13

Ouch!



The Hill Climb
Actual Record 9-8
Expected Record 8-9
Runs Scored 57
Runs Allowed 64
Projected Record 86-76
Pythagorean Record 72-90
Pythagorean Winning% 0.442

Let's go get 'em

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 42 - 5/17/2007

Royals 7, A's 4

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 15-27
Expected Record 15-27
Runs Scored 164
Runs Allowed 214
Projected Record 58-104
Pythagorean Record 60-102
Pythagorean Winning% 0.369

Let's go get 'em

Game 41 - 5/16/2007

Royals 4, A's 3

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 14-27
Expected Record 15-26
Runs Scored 157
Runs Allowed 210
Projected Record 56-106
Pythagorean Record 58-104
Pythagorean Winning% 0.358

Let's go get 'em

Game 40 - 5/15/2007

Royals 4, A's 5

Sorry for the delays in keeping this thing updated. Work has become very busy and the Royals, frankly, haven't been very interesting.

We are now 40 games into the season. Earier in the year, Dayton Moore had said that he wouldn't make any judgements on any players until 40 games. A couple of things are pretty clear to me at this point:

Alex Gordon needs to go to Omaha. He still looks lost at the plate. Give him some time at AAA to get his stroke back, then call him back up. This is probably doing more damage than good right now.

Buddy Bell needs to be fired. I'm so tired of these inexplicible moves. Billy Butler was brought up to "play every day," and "spark our offense." He's been on the bench for a week. I'm sick of seeing players play out of position. We have catchers playing third, third basemen playing short and first, and infielders playing outfield. This all seemed to start back in the Tony Pena days when Desi Relaford was playing left field. I'm sure it's not helping the young players like Butler and Gordon to have to deal with changing positions while they try to learn to hit in the big leagues.

To make things worse, Bell does not know how to use his players. In last night's game - a close game in the late innings that the Royals tied in the ninth, we somehow ended up with our best hitter (John Buck) on the bench. Of all the players to sub out, he picks Buck? Buck is the only hitter in the lineup who is hitting the ball hard. And with two right handed hitters on the bench, Bell left the struggling, left handed hitter Gordon in the game to face a nasty lefty sidearm pitcher. It makes no sense at all.

It is frustrating to see the Royals players stuggle. Let's face it, we have some talent, but not as much talent as most other teams. But the stupid managerial moves are turning an 85 loss team into a 100 loss team. Bell's gotta go.

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 13-27
Expected Record 14-26
Runs Scored 153
Runs Allowed 207
Projected Record 53-109
Pythagorean Record 58-104
Pythagorean Winning% 0.353

Let's go get 'em

Game 39 - 5/14/2007

Royals 2, A's 1

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 13-26
Expected Record 14-25
Runs Scored 149
Runs Allowed 202
Projected Record 54-108
Pythagorean Record 58-104
Pythagorean Winning% 0.352

Let's go get 'em

Game 35 - 5/10/2007

A's 17, Royals 3

Oh boy. Has anybody else noticed how terribly the Royals play on get-away days? Sheesh!

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 11-24
Expected Record 11-24
Runs Scored 131
Runs Allowed 193
Projected Record 51-111
Pythagorean Record 52-110
Pythagorean Winning% 0.315

Let's go get 'em

Game 34 - 5/9/2007

A's 2, Royals 3

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 11-23
Expected Record 12-22
Runs Scored 128
Runs Allowed 176
Projected Record 53-109
Pythagorean Record 56-106
Pythagorean Winning% 0.345

Let's go get 'em

Game 33 - 5/8/2007

A's 6, Royals 1

The Bell Curve
Actual Record 10-23
Expected Record 11-22
Runs Scored 125
Runs Allowed 174
Projected Record 50-112
Pythagorean Record 56-106
Pythagorean Winning% 0.34

Let's go get 'em