Under New Management

I guess he'll be hanging out a lot more...

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Finally a long awaited visit from the Good Guys (who aren't really that good currently). U-God came with the breaking news yesterday afternoon that our next opponent decided to take on Ned Yost and let go of Trey Dawg. Personally, I think it was a futile move, as the real problem lies much deeper in the organization, particularly in Dayton Moore, but also with the wallet of David Glass, but also Moore's ability to properly manipulate that budget he has in the first place. Nonetheless, despite the woes of their ball club, (yes the Sox still should play into the unsettled waters of the Royals home) but should also win on principal of playing against this historical caliber of a team. This type of trip is exactly what we need to set the wheels in motion for a coupla nice 10 game winning streaks.

Not that it completely matters as the Royals bullpen seems to completely give up whatever edge the starting rotation leaves them with, but one thing to look forward to is that  we will not be facing the anxiety ridden 1 and 4 Cy Young Winnder of yesteryear.

Having said that, there is no reason whatsoever that we should solely rely on one of 2010's worst bullpens with 8 blown saves to try and walk away with only our 2nd sweep of the season or at the very least a series win. No sir, as our starting rotation starts to round out to what they're supposed to be, our offense as a whole continues to live up to their expectations, just in a different manner a la the savior and Q. Also a big let down to date with Pierre makes all the haters wish we never let go of the comeback kid.

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To beat a dead horse into the ground, I found this graph which lists us about even at most positions, and only better wOBA wise at two positions (1B and CF), but dominated by KC at our weakest spot of DH. 

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Now I cant exactly tell if that is for this year alone or if it is a combination of this year and last, as the author just wrote that on May 6th, but refers to 09 several times. Anyhow, it seems about right, and something has to give with our bats!!!

Pitching wise, we definitely have the upper hand with Buerhle and an ERA just under 5 against Meche and an ERA over 8, on the first night. The second game will be a rebounding Peavy who has dominated his last two starts and coincidentally received his first W against the Royals nearly 2 weeks ago. Jake will have his work cut out for him unless our offense rights the ship, as Luke Hochevar will take the mound for the boys in blue, and seems to be a pretty consistent pitcher with a record of  3 and 1 so far this year, holding us to just 7 hits and 2 runs in his last outing against us the day after Peavy's non fluke start. The question on Saturday will be which #44 will get the W. Finally it will come down to Pretty Boy Floyd against Brian Bannister. They seem to be pretty well matched as they both enter Sundays game with a 1 and 3 record, and a slight edge will have to go to  Bannister with a an ERA almost 2 under Floyd.

I plan on attending at least two of these games, on Friday and Sunday. I hope that there is no question as to the turnout of this series, but should there be, Ill probly be found here

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by the bottom of the 9th either under it trying to crush my head, or in it taking hostages until we can get it right. BTW, Kauffman Stadiums Outfield experience totally sux...besides the bells and whistles of the carousel and a mini golf course(???), they totally charge for the kids hit n run field, and any other fundamentals courses. I think thats totally bs as the Cell offers those services free of charge for the kids with ADD.