Probably be his one and only start and then the AS break...the royals believe that he has no real future with team i heard somewhere. I hope he does well but apparently throws in the upper 80's

He better have pinpoint control or we're going to have dead fielders all over the place. Teahen better up his life insurance policy.

caught Trey after the game. You would surprised to know he took 0 responsibility for our loss

Rany with the historical perspective (www.ranyontheroyals.com):

Worst. Five Game Stretch. Ever.

It just keeps getting darker.

Maybe Disgruntled Reds Fan Caller was right. After bashing Cincinnati in three straight, and after Gil Meche threw a brilliant shutout (along with 132 pitches in sultry conditions) against Arizona on Tuesday night, the Royals looked like they were once again using NL competition as a springboard that would rebound their record towards .500.

Then they lost, 12-5, on Wednesday. Then again, 12-5, on Thursday. Then 10-5 on Friday; 7-1 on Saturday; and 12-5 yet again today.

The standard nomenclature in baseball deems a “blowout” to be a game decided by five runs or more. By that standard, the Royals have been blown out in five consecutive games.

These being the Royals, of course, you’d expect that this has happened to them before in the recent past. You would be wrong. The Royals had never lost five consecutive games by five or more runs. Hell, the Kansas City Athletics never did so.

The Royals are just the ninth team in the Retrosheet era – since 1954 – to lose five consecutive blowouts. With many thanks, as always, to the great Bil Burke at Baseball Prospectus, here’s the Hall of Shame:

Year Tm Dates Scores

1956 WAS 6/12-17 3-9, 4-13, 2-7, 0-7, 2-20

1957 WAS 5/02-06 1-6, 6-11, 2-8, 2-7, 2-8

1981 CHN 5/13-19* 3-8, 1-6, 0-5, 1-6, 1-6, 0-5

1983 STL 6/24-28 2-8, 3-10, 0-5, 1-6, 1-10

1994 FLA 6/18-24 3-11, 1-6, 2-7, 3-9, 0-9

1996 DET 5/16-21 3-8, 6-11, 4-16, 3-14, 1-7

2000 DET 4/18-24* 0-7, 0-10, 2-7, 6-14, 4-9, 4-10

2002 FLA 7/13–17 2-9, 3-10, 3-8, 5-10, 0-10

2009 KC 6/17–21 5-12, 5-12, 5-10, 1-7, 5-12

*: 6-game streak

Amazingly, three of these teams – the 1983 Cardinals, the 2000 Tigers, and 2002 Marlins – all finished the year a respectable 79-83. Then again, the 1996 Tigers lost 109 games, and the 1981 Cubs went 38-65 in the strike-shortened year (they started the year 5-27.) The Senators were 59-95 and 55-99 in 1956-57. I think it’s a nice touch that two teams on this list (the 1956 Senators and 1996 Tigers) played an extra-inning game during their streak. Think about it.

And just one other team – the 1983 Cardinals – managed to lose five consecutive blowouts while playing all five games at home. The Royals won’t get the chance to make it six straight at home, but they do have a chance to tie the overall record with six straight blowout losses on Tuesday in Houston.

Way to go, boys. In six weeks, you’ve gone from leading the division by three games to plumbing depths of incompetence that none of your famous forebears ever managed to reach. If this is progress, I’m the King of England.

Amazing isn't it? in other news my fantasy team went 14-0-0 this past week, wow, i've never dominated any team that bad before! with 4 major players injured :) sorry that just felt good!

I have defended Hillman.. b.c of the shit offensive talent that was assembled. At this point though you starting blaming management, because losing in this fashion is just pathetic.

Its a combination of both.

Mostly i blame Dayton though.

The fans of KC and media should be outraged. The problem is, the fans have been conditioned to just accept things as "same old Royals". "Its never gonna change" etc...

Unacceptable!

The team assembled this year is garbage.

Hillman has a lot of this on his shoulders. He has no idea what he is doing. His lineups and decisions of every game show that. Pulling Bannister after 86 pitches and only giving up 2 earned runs? Consistently running Jacobs out there in the #4 spot? These are things that lose the clubhouse for a Manager.

I agree with this completely. Fans should be outraged. Getting swept at home by the Cards is just flat out unacceptable. It's like the Chiefs going zero-for-AFC West at home. Can't have it, heads must roll.

26 years since a team has been blown out in five consecutive games at home, and only one other time since 19****ing54?

**** you, Royals. But no major changes are needed!

Tomorrow, Guillen better be batting cleanup with jacobs at #5-8 honestly...

No reason to keep a cleanup hitter that isn't hitting or getting on base. Guillen has 33 rbis in 54 games i believe, not bad considering...

Exactly.

He's so bad right now that it's imperative to limit his ABs as much as possible. #8 or out of the lineup.

Not sure what the attendence has been like these past 6 weeks or so at the "K" ??

Regime changes usually happen when $attendence$ drops right??

Agree 100% though. Heads need to roll.

If Hillman had not already lost the clubhouse, he did after this weekend. Personally I think he did Saturday but let's look at the Hillman highlights of the weekend.....

Friday Night....intentionally walk the bases loaded with 0 outs
Saturday...pulls a hot pitcher after only 86 pitches
Sunday...arguably reaps what he sowed last Tuesday from Meche's performance


I could add a few more that lie directly on him, like not calling for a bunt when the Cards entire infield was crashing the plate with a runner at 3rd 1 out and a less than stellar batter in Maier at the plate. I know is sounds funky but you put a bunt down either line, preferrably 3rd and the run scores easy and the "crashing" backfires cause people have to cover a base...instead we hit right into it.

I just think no matter what sport it is, the team reflects the attitude of the head coach.

I'd honestly bat him 8th or 9th at this point....

He is totally lost at the plate and is killing this team in key situations