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04-14-2015, 08:33 PM | #796 |
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Less well thought out posts please. It's taking me forever to read through this thread to catch up!
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04-14-2015, 08:37 PM | #797 | |
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04-14-2015, 09:26 PM | #798 | |
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04-14-2015, 09:29 PM | #799 |
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Wow. This thread is hotter than an Alex Smith debate thread but actually interesting.
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04-14-2015, 09:31 PM | #800 |
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best thing about the Royals talk on this board is it's baseball, so most people still don't care! Keeps the trolls away
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04-14-2015, 09:49 PM | #801 |
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Billy Beane's been pretty good at evaluating individual players. Knowing when to add guys, cut bait, etc. And there has been some bad luck involved. I still think some of the issues they've had in the playoffs, and this is blasphemous I know... is that their philosophy is a little Martyball-ish. Don't make outs, take walks, hit homers. Walks and homers are often the result of pitchers making mistakes. You get in the playoffs, pitchers are elite and will be making less mistakes. At least in theory. It works a bit better when you're the Red Sox and other pitchers fear the middle of your lineup.
What Dayton's done is the opposite of that. He built a team that constantly applies pressure to the other team. Whether it's through speed, defense, or a bullpen that shortens the game to 18 outs. As much as I'd like us to take more walks... I think the contact philosophy is still a huge part of it. We had the fewest strikeouts by a HUGE margin last year. And so far this year, we still have the fewest strikeouts. Putting the ball in play causes havoc because almost everyone can run. And we are actually taking walks and hitting homers this year on top of it. |
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04-14-2015, 10:35 PM | #802 |
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04-15-2015, 06:12 AM | #803 |
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Baseball people are concerned that it has become a regional sport.
Meanwhile, baseball people don't like the Royals' antics. These "antics" are a team having fun and enjoying the game, and they are fun to watch. If more teams had the kind of fun that the Royals are having, baseball might be more fun to watch, which would start to attract more of a national audience.
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04-15-2015, 06:22 AM | #805 |
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Hate fuels ratings.
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04-15-2015, 06:33 AM | #806 |
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Have you guys seen this guys pitch delivery? It's weird.
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04-15-2015, 06:38 AM | #807 |
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Looks like a chicken hop from center field. Very odd.
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04-15-2015, 08:00 AM | #809 |
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Should be able to run on this guy.
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04-15-2015, 08:17 AM | #810 |
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Are the Indians going to be a total bust this year? They're 2-5 with 4 straight losses by 3+ runs. Brantley has ongoing back problems, Swisher is on the DL, Gomes is out 6-8 weeks with a knee injury, and they're 0-2 in Kluber's starts.
They could be 6 games back before their taxes are due. In the AL East and West, the last place teams are 3 games back (Yankees) and 1.5 games back (Astros). In the Central, the Sox, Indians, and Twins are already 4, 5, and 6 games behind us. Hell...all three of thise teams are farther behind the second place team in the division than any other AL team is out of first. Hopefully they keep it up. I want to see them all give up by the All Star break and start playing for next season so we can have a bunch of easy wins in August and September. /getting WAY ahead of myself
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