No TV today

Vipbox is usually pretty reliable.

Anytime you feel like an anti-freeze cocktail, you just let me know and I will gladly make you one

Hard to believe you would be one of the people overreact to the lineup.

He's right though


We just traded for a .250 hitter so we could pull a relatively young, productive .300 hitter out of the lineup.

On a team that struggles on offense.

Brilliant!!

I'm failing to see how any of this makes you less of a whiny bitch...

Says the guy who never hesitates to take the opportunity to bitch about someone bitching. :drool:

I don't really mind them playing Maxwell today, but I'm sure their reasoning is they don't like the lefty-lefty matchup with Lough, though his splits (limited sample) show he hits lefties just as well as righties.

The Royals have 3 days off from July 19th through September 19th. Every player is going to have a day off or two in that time span.

I'm sure if Maxwell gets even a single today all the baseball 'experts' will stand up an yell 'see,see ... that's how baseball works!'

not many things more pompous in the world than a baseball traditionalist

This post was funny.

Yost

Indians up 3-0 already.

Maxwell has a career .370 OBP vs. LHP. Lough's is .316. Lough's career MiLB OBP vs. LHP is .339.

Maxwell is, according to the stats, going to get on base MORE often against LHP at the major league level.

Don't be too old school in looking at this. Average is nice, but OBP is important, too. Especially for a guy hitting down in the lineup.

Jesus, amazing what the top 3 in the Central have been doing the last 2 weeks.

Go Maxwell...swing that silver hammer down upon the Twinkies head!

hah! It's amazing that the Royals have won 8 in a row, yet have lost a game in the standings to Detroit in the last 10.

Last 10 games:
Det 9-1
CLE 8-2
KCR 8-2

Remember when the Royals got blown out by the O's in the first game of that series and the season was over?

Jesus.

Are you ever right?

Maxwell hitting against a soft-tosser in Diamond is the right move. A baseball 'traditionalist' would ignore the platoon splits and play the hot hand; this is a 'new school' approach to it.

Maxwell gets on base better against lefties than Lough and hits with more authority against lefties than Lough. When a LHP is on the mound, Maxwell is a better option at the plate.

Could you have moved Lough over to CF? Sure - he'd have likely done a credible job and Lough isn't a complete liability against LH pitching (though a .320 OBP is pretty bad). But to argue that Maxwell's in the lineup merely to justify a trade is just stupid.

Maxwell's a legitimately dangerous hitter against lefties and a plus fielder. The Royals lineup is much better for having him in it against Diamond.

But please, go back to bitching about nothing.

Maxwell got an RBI Single. See,see ... that's how baseball works!

No, it's how probabilities work.

When you put a guy in to face a lefty that is statistically more likely to succeed against lefties than the alternative option, then one shouldn't be all that taken aback when he actually succeeds.

It's important to remember that Laz is routinely among the most ill-informed and irrational posters this board has to offer.

If he's any good, any chance we re-name the K "Maxwell House"?

Hey, I was thinking about this yesterday. We all have heard of the "Rule 5 Draft." What happened to Rules 1 thru 4? And what are those rules???

Rule 4 draft is just the regular draft in June.

My 11 yr old son is becoming a Royals fan.

Poor kid.

What are rules 1 2 and 3???

Maxwell - who again has a .379 lifetime OBP against lefties - also drew a walk and later scored against Diamond.

So the guy that hits lefties well, who's mere appearance in the lineup against a lefty today was a travesty and a sin against mankind, managed to get on base twice in his 3 ABs against said lefty, scoring a run and driving in another.

That's some seriously pompous, traditionalist bullshit right there.

Laz: Idiot.

That's child abuse!

Mods notified.

Yeah we got our kid hooked on Royals baseball. Ultra Peanut will be over later to discuss the birds and bees....we are proud of our little guy.

Some would liken cutting of your member with being a fan of the royals.

Harold Reynolds thinks the Royals will make the playoffs over instead of the Indians.

This morning before today's game, the playoff odds at baseball prospectus actually dropped for the Royals to win the division, but the odds of winning the wild card went up a lot.

We're now at 0.3% to win the Central, 2.5% to win a wild card, 2.8% overall for the playoffs. I imagine tomorrow we'll be somewhere over 3%. Our odds of winning the world series also went up, from 0.0% to 0.1%.

**** Harold Reynolds

Someone photoshop the truefan.gif with Royals gear!

NO! /intern

I got $20 at 20/1 at The Rio :)

Probably a waste of $20, but a man can dream, right?

Until I hear her

http://people-equation.com/wp-conten...lady+sings.jpg

33 years ago this Summer was the last time KC started a road trip 6-0,I guarantee I was too stoned to remember.

Ever since Miguel Tejada has been starting at second base we have been on a winning streak. We didn't need a second baseman, We got Tejada.

Yeah, I think the whole "wear down" thing for a position player is bullshit. There have been some major fat asses play an entire season with no problems.

6.5 games back in the division. 4.5 games back from a wildcard spot. 9-1 in last 10 games and those 9 wins have all been consecutive. It'll be amazing if we make it 10-0.

It's more an age issue than being in shape....day to day grind would be a struggle at 37. However, he may be able to suck it up for the rest of the season since he's played inconsistently to this point.

He is going to have to.

He'll be alright, ask him.

C'mon Wade, let's have another performance like your last. :Royals:

He's 39.

When Detroit and Cleveland plays each other next week, are they going to figure out a way for them both to win every day just to spite us?

lulz

Good winning streak guys, good to see.

Keep it up and run those ****s down.

Good shit fellas!! I been keeping an eye on the Royals lately. not bad. keep it up.

I just got back from Minnesota...went out to the series opener at Target Field on Tuesday night.

I know KC isn't far from Minneapolis, but it seemed like there were quite a few Royals fans at the game, the MOA, and all over my hotel.

Just love how Santana put down the gauntlet promising to own the 2nd half and backing it up like he has. I'm a little worried about the Mets, and I honestly don't know why. NL? No Billy? Either way, let's win that series and at least come home with an 8-1 roadie.

Well, Dangit. Indians, Orioles, and Rangers all won. At least the Royals gained half a game on the idle Tigers and Yankees.

The Red Sox just scored 6 runs in the 9th to beat Seattle. Seems like the teams that are hot right now are completely unstoppable.

The Mets have good mojo going as a franchise right now, but you guys should and hopefully well get through them.

Nelson Cruz will get the axe and that will be the end of the ranjerks

Dude there is NO WAY the Royals are snagging a WC spot.

The only chance the royals have is if this ped scandal hits teams hard.

I'm worried about the Mets because Wade is starting tomorrow.

Hah.....Verlander....Cabrera...POOOF gone.

God that'd be some funny ass star-aligning kinda shit.

I'd put $100 down on the Royals winning the WS if that happened.

Wanksta Wade bitches!

Just saw this on Royals Corner. Hosmer and Moose are leading the Royals in OPS for July at .847 and .831 respectively. I'm assuming some still wish to send them to AAA?

Only idiots who draw conclusions after a month or two of AB.

Fangraphs has some great data on what the Royals are doing.

Offense: #26 in weighted runs created. 13% below MLB average.
Pitching: #10 in fielding independent pitching (ERA).
Defense: #1 in defensive runs saved. #3 in outfield arm efficiency. #5 in double play runs saved. #1 in range. #1 in ultimate zone rating. #1 in ultimate zone rating per 150 games. (Highest MLB rating in past 5 years)



I think it's pretty clear why we have a winning record this year.

Yep. James Shields

Uh. Okay.

Wow.

To be fair, Moose was going on almost a full year straight of awful hitting going back to last season. I'm not sure he's out of the woods, but I'm excited by his resurgence. Always seemed like a guy who's easy to root for.

Looks like Joe's bet in Vegas is going to pay off.
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/2013.shtml

Do you think there's something to the fact that of the six oldest roster members, four are starting pitchers? Perhaps some quiet (save for Shields) leadership taking place on the bump?

PS: I simply can't believe T Collins is only 23.

Being an optimist, maybe the Royals planned this all along. Limit Tejada's playing time in the first have so he'll be fresh in the 2nd. Could have the same opinion about Chen. The dude is pitching great. But if Tejada does start to wear down, Colon is have a good run at Omaha.

"Second baseman Christian Colon and first baseman Ben Broussard both extended hitting streaks as the Storm Chasers won 4-2 at Tacoma.
Colon was two for five and is batting .385 (15 for 39) with three home runs in a 10-game hitting streak."

The only problem is Colon is not on the 40 man roster.

Duncan, I think its time for a new 2013 Repository

The Royals are 4.5 back of the wildcard with 57 games to go.

The Royals have played 65% of their schedule. In football terms, the first quarter of the 10th game has just ended. In football terms, the Royals are basically only a half game back of the last wildcard spot. There is still plenty of baseball left to play.

it is fantastic to be excited about the royals in early august!!!

let's go royals!!!!

On a 9 game winning streak?!?!??!

Are you crazy?

Wade Davis knows nothing of this Repository