tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post8416016215900991245..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: The Legacy Of The 2015 Royals, Part 3.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-42649187300672462262015-11-29T19:51:58.993-06:002015-11-29T19:51:58.993-06:00Even if you peg Hosmer's chance at scoring at ...Even if you peg Hosmer's chance at scoring at 50/50, the obvious question is, does your next hitter bat .500? Case closed...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224896646914084867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-43985554373795158472015-11-27T13:48:48.880-06:002015-11-27T13:48:48.880-06:00I'm not a Royals fan, but I do read this blog ...I'm not a Royals fan, but I do read this blog and comment occasionally (if you follow sabermetric stuff at all, you learn about the Royals. I was reading Bill James' stuff 30 years when he was openly pulling for KC), and I was watching and pulling for KC in the playoffs both seasons.<br /><br />I think you're both right in some respects about the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2014 Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025084603769153259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-41550585377309153172015-11-26T21:33:20.329-06:002015-11-26T21:33:20.329-06:00Perhaps you should watch it again. Bumgarner was ...Perhaps you should watch it again. Bumgarner was gassed in the ninth and lacked control, and the Royals let him off the hook. As dominant as Bumgarner was in the series, (and he was historically dominant) even if you don't know enough about pitching to see that he was gassed, about 15% of the batters he faced reached base, which is higher than the chance of Crawford or Posey making a KHAZADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625151001857035616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-55163788188174777452015-11-26T18:58:06.274-06:002015-11-26T18:58:06.274-06:00Did you even watch the World Series last year? May...Did you even watch the World Series last year? Maybe you need the dvd version so you can watch it again. <br /><br />Bumgarner was dominant the entire series. We did nothing while he was pitching. There was slim to no chance of us getting another hit off him to score Gordon. You know how confident we Royals fans are when Wade Davis is on the mound? Yeah, Giants fans felt that same way when GordonMichael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-91815743099739820302015-11-26T18:57:31.497-06:002015-11-26T18:57:31.497-06:00Did you even watch the World Series last year? May...Did you even watch the World Series last year? Maybe you need the dvd version so you can watch it again. <br /><br />Bumgarner was dominant the entire series. We did nothing while he was pitching. There was slim to no chance of us getting another hit off him to score Gordon. You know how confident we Royals fans are when Wade Davis is on the mound? Yeah, Giants fans felt that same way when GordonMichael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-27977211724249842592015-11-25T03:40:21.856-06:002015-11-25T03:40:21.856-06:00Thanks for the info rs. I almost didn't put t...Thanks for the info rs. I almost didn't put the qualifying "almost" when talking about the first baseman throwing home around a runner, as it is very rare, but I didn't know if it had actually happened. I do know it is not practiced, at any level, because it happens so rarely. 99% of the time, if a first baseman throws home, it is after fielding a ball, and in a situation KHAZADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625151001857035616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-57145202063322042642015-11-24T14:11:29.734-06:002015-11-24T14:11:29.734-06:00One more point about Hosmer's dash home:
On t...One more point about Hosmer's dash home:<br /><br />On the day after Game 5, Fangraphs writer August Fegerstrom posted an article “Let’s Build a Scouting Report on Lucas Duda’s Arm” in which he posted videos of every instance in which Lucas Duda has thrown a baseball to another base with the intent to make an out. He included all throws Duda made in 2015 plus all throws Duda has made to homershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736073616816641591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-60555918747768268322015-11-24T13:30:52.055-06:002015-11-24T13:30:52.055-06:00No matter what you're opinion is on the chance...No matter what you're opinion is on the chances of Gordon being safe last year, I still maintain those odds are still higher than the chances of them getting another base hit off Bumgarner last year. I still think he should have gone.Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-53965427121637040692015-11-24T12:50:41.440-06:002015-11-24T12:50:41.440-06:00No, YOU'RE crying at your desk after reading t...No, YOU'RE crying at your desk after reading this.jimkrunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483667388764136659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-88376051575428857692015-11-24T08:19:27.990-06:002015-11-24T08:19:27.990-06:00I am glad someone finally mentioned that Hosmer go...I am glad someone finally mentioned that Hosmer going was actually a smart decision. Analyzing the play the night of the game using my DVR, I actually decided (and still believe) that Hosmer is safe easily more than 50% of the time. I have been listening to people say he was meat with a halfway decent throw since, and they are all wrong.<br /><br />In addition to the factors you mentioned, no KHAZADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625151001857035616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52719159341620725972015-11-23T23:05:23.099-06:002015-11-23T23:05:23.099-06:00In one of the many postgame interviews after Game ...In one of the many postgame interviews after Game 5, Hosmer said that the scouting report told them if they got the chance to test the arms of Wright or Duda, take it. He said it only once. In every other opportunity to explain his mad dash from third to tie the game, Hosmer said they had to be aggressive with Familia on the mound and leading the series 3-1, or that he must have crazy (to Jimmy Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050050929965319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-18897889522240829572015-11-23T22:34:39.261-06:002015-11-23T22:34:39.261-06:00 Yost is still a moron and we won in spite of him.... Yost is still a moron and we won in spite of him. We have excellent horses. Yost Cost us 15 games in 2013, 15 in 2014 + 12 in 2015.Drew Milnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162161431695364959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-86032403623763759962015-11-23T12:54:05.981-06:002015-11-23T12:54:05.981-06:00So, reading this actually put a slight damper on m...So, reading this actually put a slight damper on my joy. (Well, not really since no matter what the Royals are still World Series champs.) I have bristled at anyone suggesting the Royals got lucky. "Focusing on our D when the other team signed a bat to play second isn't luck" I would say in defense of my team. "Putting the ball in play isn't luck!" But Hosmer, theAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530090166299351849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-11759547096540823022015-11-23T12:07:08.266-06:002015-11-23T12:07:08.266-06:00Awesome article, Rany! I appreciated your point o...Awesome article, Rany! I appreciated your point of view and read it with a smile on my face and happiness in this Royals fan's heart!<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495795036621665412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52976092181172422062015-11-23T10:40:24.513-06:002015-11-23T10:40:24.513-06:00It was right about early summer of 2014 that I tho...It was right about early summer of 2014 that I thought the only reason Yost hadn't been fired was that why would we let Moore hire his replacement when he was about to be fired as well.<br /><br />In summer 2014, Moose belonged in Omaha, Hosmer was averaging roughly 1 extra base hit a week, Colon looked like a poor man's Placido Polanco, and Bubba Starling looked like he might never make Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495981433892343291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-30062896177988915412015-11-22T20:59:04.955-06:002015-11-22T20:59:04.955-06:00I agree it's a shame that Sal couldn't be ...I agree it's a shame that Sal couldn't be on the field to catch the final out. On the other hand, I was very happy for Butera; after that walk he gutted out against the Astros, he earned his share of the glory. Given his career thus far, it's pretty safe to say that catching the clinching strikeout will be the highlight of his professional life, and that's something even a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649565568212743309noreply@blogger.com