The offense finds its two-out mojo, Bobby Witt Jr. commits grand larceny on the bases and Brad Keller shoves once again in leading the Royals to a smooth victory over the Rangers
Before this game, the Royals had been consistently heeding Hud's brainless advice to "GO UP THERE HACKIN'!" That seemed to be the main reason why they were so ineffective w/RISP.
So on Wednesday night it was definitely encouraging to see them find a way to be more selective while still staying aggressive. I'd like to see a whole lot more of that and a whole lot less of the Hud approach!
This was a badly needed performance. Hopefully, unlike after they did this to Toronto, they can build some momentum and get it rolling a little. Won't be easy with Atlanta coming to town though.
My thoughts watching Keller. It's only a few starts, and both Keller and Bubic have fooled me before, but for all this team's flaws, the starting pitching has been really encouraging. I've heard people comment that they should bring back Eldred just so they can fire him again, and that's a totally fair take.
But we all knew Eldred sucked. Well, most of us did anyway. But each time Keller or Bubic or any of the young pitchers outside Singer go out and have success with new pitches and other adjustments, it just reflects so poorly on Dayton Moore.
Don't get me wrong- I've never been a DM hater. I'll forever be grateful for the flag flying from 15, but we're only a couple weeks into this season, and it hasn't even been successful, but I find myself repeatedly wondering what the hell he was doing the last 5+ years. The Eldred thing is inexplicable, and only gets more embarrassing each day. And I know yesterday was only one game, but it was a stark reminder that they missed their window to trade Barlow for a max return, just like they did with Whit. Throw in the haphazard way the roster has been constructed ever since the championship core broke up, the proclamation that this team would be ready to contend in 21 (OMG), and a million other questionable decisions, and it's just a damning indictment of DM.
None of this is new, and the guy's been fired, so maybe I'm needlessly rehashing old stuff. But listening to Keller deal on my drive home brought all this up for me, and I had to vent. Apologies for doing it on your comment page, but if you've made it this far, thanks for hearing me out.
Before this game, the Royals had been consistently heeding Hud's brainless advice to "GO UP THERE HACKIN'!" That seemed to be the main reason why they were so ineffective w/RISP.
So on Wednesday night it was definitely encouraging to see them find a way to be more selective while still staying aggressive. I'd like to see a whole lot more of that and a whole lot less of the Hud approach!
This was a badly needed performance. Hopefully, unlike after they did this to Toronto, they can build some momentum and get it rolling a little. Won't be easy with Atlanta coming to town though.
My thoughts watching Keller. It's only a few starts, and both Keller and Bubic have fooled me before, but for all this team's flaws, the starting pitching has been really encouraging. I've heard people comment that they should bring back Eldred just so they can fire him again, and that's a totally fair take.
But we all knew Eldred sucked. Well, most of us did anyway. But each time Keller or Bubic or any of the young pitchers outside Singer go out and have success with new pitches and other adjustments, it just reflects so poorly on Dayton Moore.
Don't get me wrong- I've never been a DM hater. I'll forever be grateful for the flag flying from 15, but we're only a couple weeks into this season, and it hasn't even been successful, but I find myself repeatedly wondering what the hell he was doing the last 5+ years. The Eldred thing is inexplicable, and only gets more embarrassing each day. And I know yesterday was only one game, but it was a stark reminder that they missed their window to trade Barlow for a max return, just like they did with Whit. Throw in the haphazard way the roster has been constructed ever since the championship core broke up, the proclamation that this team would be ready to contend in 21 (OMG), and a million other questionable decisions, and it's just a damning indictment of DM.
None of this is new, and the guy's been fired, so maybe I'm needlessly rehashing old stuff. But listening to Keller deal on my drive home brought all this up for me, and I had to vent. Apologies for doing it on your comment page, but if you've made it this far, thanks for hearing me out.