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06-14-2022, 10:03 PM | #2266 |
Keep Camp Home!
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: St Joe MO
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ok i guess lopez was coming up but still
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06-15-2022, 08:11 AM | #2267 |
I’m a Mahomo!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mid-Missouri
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Cal’s Visits
A lot has been made of how the Royals fare after Cal Eldred comes to the mound for a visit when they’re struggling. And while I agree that he is wholly unqualified for his job and should have been fired about three years ago (or more), I do think the whole thing regarding his visits has gotten to be a little overblown. Think about the situations when a pitching coach would come to the mound. It’s never when a guy has a 1-2 count after getting the first two batters of an inning on seven pitches. No, he’s out there when a pitcher is struggling. Think of Singer on Monday night when he just couldn’t find the strike zone for a few minutes. That’s when a pitching coach heads to the mound. So it stands to reason that his visits are a lot more likely to precede something bad happening than at other points in the game. And I say this as one of the earliest adopters of calling him out for being a simply terrible coach. That doesn’t mean people aren’t right. I haven’t looked at other teams and how they do following a coaching visit because, quite frankly, it’s tedious and I’m not even sure how accurate it can be. If you comb through Gameday after a game, all you’ll see is “mound visit” which can be the catcher coming to the mound or the pitching coach or the manager. But where people are right is not that he’s telling his pitcher to do something stupid but rather that he’s incapable of fixing what a pitcher is doing wrong. I know I’ve gone to this well quite a bit, but I can’t get over how it took the Fenway Park camera angle for them to figure out Brad Keller’s mechanical issue last season. Eldred and company simply aren’t good enough or savvy enough to be able to diagnose what is wrong in the moment and fix it fast enough to stop the bleeding. So yes, he has to be fired and the whole thing about them giving up bombs after he visits the mound is funny in a depressing way, but I think there needs to be some context there as well. We can call this organization out for the terrible things they do and are and do it correctly! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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06-15-2022, 08:46 AM | #2268 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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.359/.483/.641 w/ 41 steals and a pretty pristine K/BB rate that suggests the approach and speed are definitely legit, even if the power probably isn't. Hard to believe he wouldn't be starting in CF right now for KC and really be a factor in that giant CF and be able to put that speed to use. That one stings a bit. |
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06-15-2022, 09:21 AM | #2269 | |
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Location: Kansas City
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I won't fault KC for going for it that year (the deal flopped badly, and they made it worse by giving Buchter away as part of some salary relief moves the next year). Had Cahill stayed healthy and performed for KC like he had been for San Diego, it would have been a big boost to that team and maybe enough to push them into the wildcard (or at least more into contention for it). But yeah. Could really sting. |
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06-15-2022, 10:14 AM | #2270 | |
The Insider
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06-15-2022, 11:10 AM | #2271 |
MVP
Join Date: Oct 2010
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I hate this organization
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06-15-2022, 01:38 PM | #2272 |
MVP
Join Date: Oct 2010
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So good ole boy Cal will seem to be with us forever. Ruining our young pitchers while slobbing Mike and Dayton's knobs.
Here's how the pitching staff has been during Cal's time here by ERA. 2018 - 29th 4.95 ERA 2019 - 27th 5.20 ERA 2020 - 14th!!! WOW AMAZING 4.30 ERA 2021 - 21st 4.65 ERA 2022 - 29th 5.17 ERA Why the **** is this trash ass organization and Sherman gonna just suck shit and let Dayton and his boys continue to run this franchise into the dirt. |
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06-15-2022, 04:35 PM | #2273 |
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MJ just hit two baller foul balls in the bay....Kayak Dave got both of them
the boy has got some power |
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06-15-2022, 04:37 PM | #2274 |
Life is changing..
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Location: NW Missouri
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Royals win?
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06-15-2022, 04:43 PM | #2275 |
Dazed and Confused
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06-15-2022, 04:54 PM | #2276 |
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Benni pinch hit double...trying to rest his ankle and could hardly run but manned up
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06-15-2022, 06:18 PM | #2277 |
I’m a Mahomo!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mid-Missouri
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Kansas City Royals Podcasts:
Minor League Clubs Struggle to Collect Wins | Royals Farm Report 6/14 on Podbean, check it out! https://www.podbean.com/ei/dir-dpbug-140c2eae Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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06-15-2022, 06:49 PM | #2278 | |
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06-15-2022, 06:57 PM | #2279 |
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win lose or draw, everyday is new grass on the field
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06-15-2022, 11:04 PM | #2280 |
I’m a Mahomo!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mid-Missouri
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From a fantasy baseball site:
Notable Hitters to Stash Last 30 days: Vinnie Pasquantino: .323/.383/.720, 9 HR, 13.1% K%, 9.3% BB%, 177 wRC+ Oneil Cruz: .309/.400/.617, 7 HR, 18.9% K%, 11.6% BB%, 165 wRC+ Jonathan Aranda: .282/.407/.506, 5 HR, 17.6% K%, 14.8% BB%, 144 wRC+ Call them up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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