Stark: Buddy system working for Royals

Eleazar · 06-22-2005, 04:55 PM

We have been playing better baseball now, but I don't know how much less than 20 games proves. All it says to me is what I have suspected all year, that we were nowhere near as bad as the '62 mets comparisons people were making, but still not a .500 baseball team.

It takes a lot to play .500 ball in this league, at this level. In '03, a team that I would suggest was playing somewhat over its head only came out with 83 wins. Essentially the same team came out the next year and didn't even win 60.

Tells you, for one thing, how fickle the game of baseball is, and secondly, for all the things that went right in '03, how much talent/payroll is needed and how much has to go right for a team to win 90 or 100 or more.

We're playing better now fundamentally. Errors are down, pitching is better, timely hitting is more common. But we still have a long, long way to go.

06-22-2005, 04:55 PM	#9
Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	We have been playing better baseball now, but I don't know how much less than 20 games proves. All it says to me is what I have suspected all year, that we were nowhere near as bad as the '62 mets comparisons people were making, but still not a .500 baseball team. It takes a lot to play .500 ball in this league, at this level. In '03, a team that I would suggest was playing somewhat over its head only came out with 83 wins. Essentially the same team came out the next year and didn't even win 60. Tells you, for one thing, how fickle the game of baseball is, and secondly, for all the things that went right in '03, how much talent/payroll is needed and how much has to go right for a team to win 90 or 100 or more. We're playing better now fundamentally. Errors are down, pitching is better, timely hitting is more common. But we still have a long, long way to go.
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