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  1. VivaBomboRivera!
    I think we should trade the people who think the Twins should trade Sonny Gray or Kenta Maeda...
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    Nice to see more empirical support for the aggregate offensive improvement since 30 June. We'll need more of this to lock-up the division (although Cleveland is looking like less and less of a threat) and become a true playoff contender. Strikeout rate remains a bugbear, and the recent decline in pitching performance is worrisome. Hopefully, a day off will give the lineup a chance to shake off that ugly 5-game stretch and give the arms some rest. We'll see if management can buy them some help and look forward to taking frustrations out on the Cards before things get serious with los Serpientes.
  4. VivaBomboRivera!
    No, it's showing where the improved production has come from.
  5. VivaBomboRivera!
    Don't waste time looking back. Bring on the Red Birds!
  6. VivaBomboRivera!
    Bitter taste, to be sure, but something _every_ ball club experiences at least once _every_ season. There is a time to throw in the towel, but that time has yet to arrive.
  7. VivaBomboRivera!
    Hard to take after a four-game win streak, to be sure, but the club is still 14 - 10 (.583) since 30 June and playing pretty damn good ball (when they're not getting clubbed like baby seals, anyway ☹️). Gotta be able to take the lows with the highs.
  8. VivaBomboRivera!
    Didn't want to post during a losing streak, but the Royals were not in the vein today. After 24 games it is fair to conclude that offensive production is decidedly up since the player meeting on 29 June. Runs per game - Up from just under 4.2 to just under 5.3 🙂 🙂 🙂 Batting average - Impressive 30 basis point gain 🙂 🙂 🙂 OBP - Somewhat less-impressive, but notable gain 🙂 🙂 Even the increase in sacrifice flies is something to smile about 🙂 Strikeout rate is an area of disappointment. At times, it has seemed as if the lineup cured themselves of some bad habits, but then the counts would spike again, and as of today they're right back to a noxious league leading 27% of plate appearances. Suppose it's always good to have room for improvement. ☹️☹️ It's fair to say that over the past four games it's the pitching that has been the biggest letdown, as runs allowed are much greater than where they've been for most of the season, and there's only an 8-run gap between R and ER. With 56 games to go and a pretty rosy schedule, it's reasonable to bet on a Central Division championship (however tarnished). Bound to be a few thorns along the way, though.
  9. VivaBomboRivera!
    Thank goodness for the White Sox, I suppose.
  10. VivaBomboRivera!
    Umpire wants his dinner, I guess...
  11. VivaBomboRivera!
    Time for a little Polanco clutch magic...
  12. VivaBomboRivera!
    Barlow? I smell another rally...
  13. VivaBomboRivera!
    Our hope now is in an atrocious Royals bullpen breakdown, 'cos their bats ain't stoppin'. Smalley - "That can't happen. Leave it there."
  14. VivaBomboRivera!
    Willi, you know better than that!!!
  15. VivaBomboRivera!
    Lordy, it's almost a ball game again!
  16. VivaBomboRivera!
    More than one thing can be true at the same time.
  17. VivaBomboRivera!
    What we're seeing is the maturation of some very potent young Royals hitters. They are not going to be this bad next year, and if they get some pitching they'll be dangerous.
  18. VivaBomboRivera!
    Last year is so last year.
  19. VivaBomboRivera!
    It does seem that some teams are learning that the way to beat a guy throwing over 100 is to make him throw the pill in the zone.
  20. VivaBomboRivera!
    Counter-propsal: Just win the damned Division and see how well you do in a 3-game series with home field advantage. Then take it from there. Some October is better than no October at all.
  21. VivaBomboRivera!
    Who's hitting .280, with an OPS over .800? I know a guy. Name starts with J...
  22. VivaBomboRivera!
    Most retrograde to our desires.
  23. VivaBomboRivera!
    Desperate for pitching, more like. At only two games back (currently leading the White Sox 5-3, bot 7), no reason for them not to think they can't still capture the flag.
  24. VivaBomboRivera!
    https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/guardians-trade-amed-rosario-to-dodgers-for-noah-syndergaard View full rumor
  25. VivaBomboRivera!
    https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/guardians-trade-amed-rosario-to-dodgers-for-noah-syndergaard
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