Royals 5, Twins 0: Ragans and Royals Shut Out Twins in First Game of Key Series

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15 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

  I could tell as he walked off the stage that he certainly had some hip discomfort.

People one-third his age should take notice.

Could he have played centre field, though? Buxton has to do more than walk off a stage. Age is not relevant.

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9 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

Royals were the better team last night. We have some great rookies but we are depending far too much on them. We have 3 rookie SP who we have put a heavy load on them. Martin has done very well for a rookie that's learning a new position. We have put him in the fire & a heavy load on him. We depend on him & Lewis for firing up the troops especially when Correa & Buxton are down. But Martin put in this situation is hard for him to maintain his production much less create that fire.

Fire is what we desperately need on this team right now. They have it into their heads that Lewis has to play 2B, when Lewis doesn't feel comfortable playing there. For some time they have pressured him to play there. How can Lewis produce on the field & that fire that we desperately need when he's unhappy & uncomfortable? This FO has weird ideas for putting players in certain positions & how to go about doing it at the detriment of the team. It would have been much better to coach Lewis better at 3B in how to improve his throwing than have him learn a different position he's not comfortable with in the middle of the season.

I applaud the team for trying to compete with other teams by improving their baserunning. But Watkin has no feel on how to coach that at 3B. The only thing he was good for before was to slap the players on the butt after hitting a HR.

Remember when Correa got hit by a pitch in 2022 , Lewis got called up to play shortstop  , we all thought he played the position well in Correa absence  ,  then the centefield injury and I'm not sure he has ever played SS  since ...

Why isn't he an option at shortstop  while Correa is injured  , who's better lee or Lewis  ...

I to believe , in a pennant race you shouldn't have a player learning a new position ..

We should be used to it by now , shouldn't we  ...

I'll answer that , NO ...

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13 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

It was a lose/lose decision. The Twins are not hitting which means Ragans just retires the next batter and Witt Jr. is super quick with a total power arm that is uber accurate. Can't win there unless something very unusual happens. So it goes. Seems like it was worth a try.

I agree. Especially with Watkins at third base coaching. Almost always a lose lose. 😇