****Royals at Detroit 4/25 Gamethread****

[SPchief]

Yes, it's draft day.
Yes, it's gonna be cold.
Yes, it's Verlander.
Yes, Shields is on the mound.
Yes, I'm 1-0 in gamethreads


Good break before the draft for this place. Game starts at 12:08.

[Strongside]

So pumped about this team. Especially if the bats keep heating up.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by SPchief

Yet somehow, he leads the team in RBI's

right now it's a statistical anomaly because he hits behind Frenchy and Getz.

If you don't understand that RBI's occur when runners are on base (unless you drive yourself in), I don't know what to tell you.

Escobar and Hosmer are going to get on base far more than Getz and Frenchy.

You want to have your guys with big slugging percentages hitting behind guys who get on base.

That's just baseball 101.

[Hootie]

Kudos to Shields for another solid, long outing.

Dude has been every bit as good as advertised.

220 innings and 200 K's with 3.3 ERA is ACE material. He's not as flashy as Greinke but he's a flat stud with a much better demeanor.

[kcjayhawks5]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

Kudos to Shields for another solid, long outing.

Dude has been every bit as good as advertised.

220 innings and 200 K's with 3.3 ERA is ACE material. He's not as flashy as Greinke but he's a flat stud with a much better demeanor.

He's a machine!

[Pepe Silvia]

I'm really excited for you guys, your team is avoiding the long losing streaks so far this year, if they lose a game they've bounced back. Hopefully that keeps up its crucial to your season because thats killed ya'll in the past. Good Luck!

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

could you imagine how many RBI's a guy with a slugging percentage north of .500 would have if he hit in a run producing spot in the lineup?!?!

He'd have 4 less RBI's.

[bsp4444]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

There is not one thing I've said in any of these threads that is trolling.

I think Gordon should hit 3rd because the %'s suggest he'd hit more with runners on base and he slugs at a .525 clip.

I thought Holland should continue to save games because he proved in 2012 he could successfully do it and 1 blown save wasn't anything to be worried about.

I know 3rd base is more important defensively than left ****ing field (he also said catcher didn't mean shit, too...which is laughable).

and I realize that defensive WAR is different than offensive WAR. A -.6 in defense is jack shit when your offensive WAR is 5+

JFC you @#$%ing girls, just celebrate an awesome win over a divisional opponent, will ya?

[duncan_idaho]

I won't argue too much with the idea of putting Gordon in the 3 spot, but if Hosmer continues to hit out of the 4 spot, I think it becomes a moot point.

Basically, if Gordon is moved to the 3, that means you have Escobar and one other person hitting in front of him. Escobar is not an OBP machine (currently at .321 despite a .290 average, which is not very good).

Cain and Hosmer are the two best OBP guys available. I wouldn't argue with an alignment that put Cain/Hosmer/Gordon/Butler, but I also like the current alignment.

At 1, Gordon gets as many at-bats as possible. That's a positive.

If by moving Gordon to the 3 spot, you have the same guys hitting in front of him that he gets when hitting out of the 1 (i.e. Getz or Dyson is moved up there), I don't see the net gain.

Besides... it's all going to be a moot point when the Royals add Chase Utley to the lineup in a few months, anyway.

Gordon
Escobar
Utley
Butler
Hos
Cain

Yes, please. (and SP... be prepared to throw pitches. Lots of pitches. At least until you get to Moose, Perez and Frenchy)

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

Kudos to Shields for another solid, long outing.

Dude has been every bit as good as advertised.

220 innings and 200 K's with 3.3 ERA is ACE material. He's not as flashy as Greinke but he's a flat stud with a much better demeanor.

Shields is an upgrade. He's less flashy, but he's a better, more consistent SP. And he's a hell of a lot better teammate. That much is obvious.

[Ceej]

Anyone with a gif or link to video of the grand salami?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

I won't argue too much with the idea of putting Gordon in the 3 spot, but if Hosmer continues to hit out of the 4 spot, I think it becomes a moot point.

Basically, if Gordon is moved to the 3, that means you have Escobar and one other person hitting in front of him. Escobar is not an OBP machine (currently at .321 despite a .290 average, which is not very good).

Cain and Hosmer are the two best OBP guys available. I wouldn't argue with an alignment that put Cain/Hosmer/Gordon/Butler, but I also like the current alignment.

At 1, Gordon gets as many at-bats as possible. That's a positive.

If by moving Gordon to the 3 spot, you have the same guys hitting in front of him that he gets when hitting out of the 1 (i.e. Getz or Dyson is moved up there), I don't see the net gain.

Besides... it's all going to be a moot point when the Royals add Chase Utley to the lineup in a few months, anyway.

Gordon
Escobar
Utley
Butler
Hos
Cain

Yes, please. (and SP... be prepared to throw pitches. Lots of pitches. At least until you get to Moose, Perez and Frenchy)

If we get Utley, I'm MORE than fine with Gordon at leadoff. Hosmer needs to hit with more pop, the way he's going now he's an ideal #2 hitter. With Utley:

1. Gordon
2. Hosmer
3. Utley
4. Butler
5. Cain
6. Perez
7. Frenchy
8. Moose
9. Escobar

[SPchief]

Alex Gordon trending worldwide

[Hootie]

Without Utley:

1. Cain
2. Hosmer
3. Gordon
4. Butler
5. Perez
6. Frenchy
7. Moose
8. Getz
9. Escobar

or

1. Escobar
2. Hosmer
3. Gordon
4. Butler
5. Cain
6. Perez
7. Frenchy
8. Moose
9. Getz

[Hootie]

Escobar is an ideal #1 or #9 (9 to reset the lineup after our one lineup hole)...

Hosmer, the way he's taking walks and hitting singles, is a perfect 2 hitter to set the table for Gordon and Butler.

[Hootie]

and for everyone that is SO MAD about me talking about the Royals lineup I'm just posting ideas on how to MAXIMIZE RUNS for our team.

Good lord.