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Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:02 am
by Leawood
From work yesterday, just watching the espn up to data box score, I saw Matheny insert the pitcher as batter. Anybody else notice that.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:13 am
by jfish26
Leawood wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:02 am
From work yesterday, just watching the espn up to data box score, I saw Matheny insert the pitcher as batter. Anybody else notice that.
I hadn’t seen it, but I know he was a bit of a double-switch maniac in St. Louis. I suppose in the AL there may be a narrow sweet spot to give up the DH very late in the game, where the DH spot is unlikely to come up again (given the gimmicky extra innings rules).
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:09 pm
by Deleted User 865
jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:46 am
vega wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:48 pm
Detroit is terrible, but sweeping any MLB team on their home field, especially divisional, is a reason to get excited
Haven't swept em yet (getaway game at noon today).
Are the Royals going to go 102-60? They're not.
But it's more likely that they'll win 90 games now than 70, and it's enormous to keep stacking up these wins when you're still getting nothing/effectively nothing from Witt/Soler/Mondesi. And Dozier/Keller, to a lesser extent.
This is exactly the sort of thing you want to do - buy yourself a bit of a cushion - if you want to get to July and have really interesting decisions to make (on which prospects do you start the clock?; do you spin any prospects for lineup help now?).
Never heard of a Thursday to Monday Series. This is a thing?
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:11 pm
by Deleted User 865
Leawood wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:02 am
From work yesterday, just watching the espn up to data box score, I saw Matheny insert the pitcher as batter. Anybody else notice that.
He did something weird on Saturday's game, but it was to preserve Dyson as a possible replacement for Salvy if it went to extra innings to be the runner on second. My guess is this is something similar. Trying to line up the runners/line up for a possible tenth inning.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:23 pm
by Sparko
I believe it was forced due to DH position switched to the field. It was ho-hum because Brenz had gone two innings and the PH for him in the ninth.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:28 pm
by NewtonHawk11
vega wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:09 pm
jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:46 am
vega wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:48 pm
Detroit is terrible, but sweeping any MLB team on their home field, especially divisional, is a reason to get excited
Haven't swept em yet (getaway game at noon today).
Are the Royals going to go 102-60? They're not.
But it's more likely that they'll win 90 games now than 70, and it's enormous to keep stacking up these wins when you're still getting nothing/effectively nothing from Witt/Soler/Mondesi. And Dozier/Keller, to a lesser extent.
This is exactly the sort of thing you want to do - buy yourself a bit of a cushion - if you want to get to July and have really interesting decisions to make (on which prospects do you start the clock?; do you spin any prospects for lineup help now?).
Never heard of a Thursday to Monday Series. This is a thing?
Very rare but happens mostly early in the year.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:12 pm
by pdub
Stteeeeeerrriiiiike.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:33 pm
by NewtonHawk11
Nice bounceback for Keller after that triple and soft bloop single.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:35 pm
by NewtonHawk11
Roys killing it in small ball. Double, sac bunt to move runner, sac fly. Score a run. Like clockwork.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:50 pm
by NewtonHawk11
Not pretty but Keller is doing well getting out of jams.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:54 pm
by Deleted User 865
NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:50 pm
Not pretty but Keller is doing well getting out of jams.
That was the most uncomfortable 5 inning, 2 run baseball I've seen a SP have in a while. Lucky the Tigers are terrible.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:56 pm
by Deleted User 865
WTF, they are leaving Keller in there?
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:58 pm
by NewtonHawk11
I guess, gotta stretch him out at some point..?
10 pitch inning though. His cleanest inning of the game.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:12 pm
by Cascadia
Barlow walks first batter. Great.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:23 pm
by pdub
Steeeeeeiiiirrriiiiiike.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:24 pm
by Cascadia
Barlow with quite the inning there.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:42 pm
by NewtonHawk11
Got damn Holland. Nice inning after that triple.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:07 pm
by pdub
Game blouses.
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:08 pm
by Cascadia
Can't really ask for a better start to the season. 14-7 and a 4 game road sweep of a divisional opponent.
Crazy
Re: Royals
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:10 pm
by Deleted User 865
First four game sweep on the road since 1999. This is how you make for meaningful baseball in the late summer.