As I was watching the game last night I convinced myself that Brady has always had trouble escaping innings. I, as you did, looked up the stats on how he pitches with numbers of outs in the inning and realized I was wrong. But you talked about what I think was leading to me feeling that feeling: once things get rolling he lets them snowball real fast, or at least he used to, and he did last night.
When he gave up the single to Jeffers, I thought, "Man, good piece of hitting on a good pitch. That's OK. Get the next guy." but in the cold light of morning and with your thoughts reminding me, I realize I've thought that SO MANY TIMES with Singer. If he makes his pitch and they hit it, he's going to stop making good pitches for a bit. It's absolutely one of the most frustrating things I think I've ever felt as a sports fan to watch him in those moments. The only thing that comes close might be when Matt Duffy made that diving stop on a Hosmer groundball that seemed destined to tie Game 7 of the World Series in 2014.
I think if he could have escaped that inning having only given up four runs the Royals probably had a chance to get back in it but making it a four-run deficit just too much pressure on the Royals hitters and took too much off of López.
The people who have been complaining that the Royals can't beat moderately good teams are starting to wear me down. They're going to have to probably win a few of these if they want to go to the playoffs.
Will need to do that in the playoffs so it would be nice to start early on it. Frankly, teams that only beat bad teams don't belong in the playoffs. As a rule I mean. I prefer smaller playoffs vs bigger more mediocre playoffs.
I’m with you. Smaller playoffs. Will never happen, though. I will embrace this by openly rooting for a sub .500 team to not only get in the postseason, but make it all the way to the Series.
You play the schedule you're given and while I hear you, I love an underdog. So if we pummel the White Sox primarily to get into the playoffs; I'm all for it. We aren't the only team to play the Southsiders.
And let's not forget that in 17' and 19' we were playing MN and CLE and they powered over 100 wins. So some years you get the schedule breaks and some you don't. We also are the only team from the Central to win the WS in nearly 20 years, so why not us?
I think you hit on what was really the most frustrating out the second inning is those final two runs. There was a chance to reset after the home run by Martin to make it 4-2. Yet Singer couldn’t do it.
For some reason, I’m not phased by the Royals inability to beat “good” teams. They’re in most of these games. They rarely get blown out. And you’ve given me an idea to expand on this a little more. Stay tuned!
Not to steal your thunder, but I did a quick check and the Royals, despite a 29-35 mark against teams .500 or better, have a +10 run differential in those games (yes, a lot of that is due to beating up on a much different Houston team in April).
That’s kind of where I was going. These Royals are an interesting team. The bullpen is generally bad, but they hardly ever get blown out. That’s why I have this weird sense of confidence around them. They hang in there.
Me too. I mean, he was cruising... In general, I think he is more what we see this year and in 22', but he could be yet another Royals pitcher that only pitches well every year.
On another note, are Bowlan or Sisk going to get called up?
Sisk is striking guys out in Triple-A but would need a move to get him on the 40-man and the bullpen is already heavy with lefties. Bowlan could be a candidate but I don’t see it unless there’s some kind of injury issue on the big league roster.
I think Singer has long been a strong candidate to get dealt this winter. He’s at maximum value and will be—should be—coming off the best season of his career.
I wouldn’t be so harsh as to call it three poor outings in a row. He wasn’t great against the White Sox (and it’s the White Sox, so grain of salt and all that) but he did get through seven and didn’t walk a batter.
My concern is always along the lines of what we saw last night. That he reverts to his old form and falls into old habits and he ends up with his old results. He’s now allowed 10 runs in back to back starts. He also allowed 10 runs in back to back starts in June pitching against the Yankees and Dodgers. Last time he responded by allowing just four runs over his next four starts—granted against much weaker teams. With his next turns likely coming against the Reds, Phillies, Astros and Guardians, the pressure will continue to build.
As I was watching the game last night I convinced myself that Brady has always had trouble escaping innings. I, as you did, looked up the stats on how he pitches with numbers of outs in the inning and realized I was wrong. But you talked about what I think was leading to me feeling that feeling: once things get rolling he lets them snowball real fast, or at least he used to, and he did last night.
When he gave up the single to Jeffers, I thought, "Man, good piece of hitting on a good pitch. That's OK. Get the next guy." but in the cold light of morning and with your thoughts reminding me, I realize I've thought that SO MANY TIMES with Singer. If he makes his pitch and they hit it, he's going to stop making good pitches for a bit. It's absolutely one of the most frustrating things I think I've ever felt as a sports fan to watch him in those moments. The only thing that comes close might be when Matt Duffy made that diving stop on a Hosmer groundball that seemed destined to tie Game 7 of the World Series in 2014.
I think if he could have escaped that inning having only given up four runs the Royals probably had a chance to get back in it but making it a four-run deficit just too much pressure on the Royals hitters and took too much off of López.
The people who have been complaining that the Royals can't beat moderately good teams are starting to wear me down. They're going to have to probably win a few of these if they want to go to the playoffs.
Will need to do that in the playoffs so it would be nice to start early on it. Frankly, teams that only beat bad teams don't belong in the playoffs. As a rule I mean. I prefer smaller playoffs vs bigger more mediocre playoffs.
I’m with you. Smaller playoffs. Will never happen, though. I will embrace this by openly rooting for a sub .500 team to not only get in the postseason, but make it all the way to the Series.
You play the schedule you're given and while I hear you, I love an underdog. So if we pummel the White Sox primarily to get into the playoffs; I'm all for it. We aren't the only team to play the Southsiders.
And let's not forget that in 17' and 19' we were playing MN and CLE and they powered over 100 wins. So some years you get the schedule breaks and some you don't. We also are the only team from the Central to win the WS in nearly 20 years, so why not us?
I think you hit on what was really the most frustrating out the second inning is those final two runs. There was a chance to reset after the home run by Martin to make it 4-2. Yet Singer couldn’t do it.
For some reason, I’m not phased by the Royals inability to beat “good” teams. They’re in most of these games. They rarely get blown out. And you’ve given me an idea to expand on this a little more. Stay tuned!
Exciting stuff! Can't wait!
Not to steal your thunder, but I did a quick check and the Royals, despite a 29-35 mark against teams .500 or better, have a +10 run differential in those games (yes, a lot of that is due to beating up on a much different Houston team in April).
That’s kind of where I was going. These Royals are an interesting team. The bullpen is generally bad, but they hardly ever get blown out. That’s why I have this weird sense of confidence around them. They hang in there.
That Singer performance was so bizarre! He's fanning people left and right and then, blam and ballgame.
Thank you for the good work CB!
Thanks, Coach. It will be interesting to see how Singer responds to this. I’m strangely confident that he’ll be able to move past Monday. Weird.
Me too. I mean, he was cruising... In general, I think he is more what we see this year and in 22', but he could be yet another Royals pitcher that only pitches well every year.
On another note, are Bowlan or Sisk going to get called up?
Sisk is striking guys out in Triple-A but would need a move to get him on the 40-man and the bullpen is already heavy with lefties. Bowlan could be a candidate but I don’t see it unless there’s some kind of injury issue on the big league roster.
Some distressing facts about Singer's season:
* It was his 3rd straight poor outing.
* Of his objectively bad outings, all 7 have been against good teams or teams playing well at the time
and 6 of the 7 have been in important games.
* Of his objectively good starts (17), 11 have been against bad teams or teams playing poorly at the
time. Only 4 have come against good teams and 2 were against teams at .500 at the time.
What does all this tell at least me: Trade him in the offseason,, ASAP. He cannot be counted on in big
games.
I think Singer has long been a strong candidate to get dealt this winter. He’s at maximum value and will be—should be—coming off the best season of his career.
I wouldn’t be so harsh as to call it three poor outings in a row. He wasn’t great against the White Sox (and it’s the White Sox, so grain of salt and all that) but he did get through seven and didn’t walk a batter.
My concern is always along the lines of what we saw last night. That he reverts to his old form and falls into old habits and he ends up with his old results. He’s now allowed 10 runs in back to back starts. He also allowed 10 runs in back to back starts in June pitching against the Yankees and Dodgers. Last time he responded by allowing just four runs over his next four starts—granted against much weaker teams. With his next turns likely coming against the Reds, Phillies, Astros and Guardians, the pressure will continue to build.