High Mileage

Tuesday... Buehrle: L #4, 6.1 innings, 5 hits, 5 runs (earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA up to 3.45 Weaver: ND, 5 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs (earned), 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, 2 home runs. ERA up to 3.71 Bullpen costs Greinke another win... Wednesday... Greinke: ND, 6 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs (earned), 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA up to 2.08 Halladay: L #4, 7 innings, 11 hits, 3 runs (earned), 0 walks, 6 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA up to 2.68 Verlander: W #12, 7 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 0 walks, 13 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA up to 3.16

Monday... Beckett: W #12, 7 innings, 8 hits, 3 runs (earned), 1 walk, 10 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA up to 3.44 Hernandez: L #4, 5.2 innings, 11 hits, 7 runs (earned), 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 2 home runs. ERA up to 2.79

Saturday... Jackson: ND, 7 innings, 8 hits, 3 runs (earned), 4 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA up to 2.59

f*** Bud Selig. I take it with a grain of salt, though. Not sure where Gammons is coming from with the light revenues comment, as attendance is up significantly, meaning not just more in ticket sales, but more sales in everything. All the additions to the ballpark have to be absolutely bringing in the cash...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 02:12 PM) Do perfect games affect CYP other than the fact that he got 9 innings of flawless ball? There's no bonus for a perfect game, but the overall performance with a win, complete game, shutout, and lower ERA sure helps. CYP: In The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers -- co-authored by Bill James and ESPN.com's Rob Neyer presents a method, based on past results, to predict Cy Young balloting. This page provides an in-season snapshot of the Cy Young "race," as figured by the following formula: Cy Young Points (CYP) = ((5*IP/9)-ER) + (SO/12) + (SV*2.5) + Shutouts + ((W*6)-(L*2)) + VB (see below). VB: Victory Bonus is a 12-point bonus awarded for leading your team to the division champsionship (pro-rated based on the current standings)

Wednesday... Hernandez: W #11, 7 innings, 6 hits, 1 run (earned), 1 walk, 8 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 2.45 Thursday... Buehrle: W #11, 9 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 6 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 3.28 Weaver: 7 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs (earned), 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA up to 3.57 Friday... Greinke: L #6, 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 run (earned), 3 walks, 10 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA down to 2.04 Halladay: ND, 9 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 3 walks, 10 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 2.62 Verlander: W #11, 9 innings, 6 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 4 walks, 4 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 3.12

Monday... Millwood: W #9, 6 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs (earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 3.44 Tuesday... Beckett: L #4, 8 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs (earned), 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA up to 3.42

Wow, what a bunch of fools!

It just took a while to refresh...

Sunday... Halladay: W #11, 9 innings, 6 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 walks, 7 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 2.73 Jackson: L #5, 7 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs (earned), 5 walks, 4 strikeouts, 2 home runs. ERA still 2.52

If he hadn't been a Type B, Grudz would have been signed long ago. I really miss his defense here in KC...

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 12:26 AM) MB's still got an outside chance I guess. He'll need something to happen to Grienke, and for Roy to get traded to the NL though. And for Beckett's arm to fall off, and King Felix taking his annual second half slide...

Saturday... Millwood: L #7, 6 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs (earned), 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, 2 home runs. ERA up to 3.46 Weaver: W #10, 6 innings, 4 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 9 strikeouts, 2 home runs. ERA up to 3.22 Sunday... Beckett: W #11, 9 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 7 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 3.35 Buehrle: L #3, 3.1 innings, 10 hits, 8 runs (earned), 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 3 home runs. ERA up to 3.66 Verlander: W #10, 7 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 3.38 Friday... Hernandez: W #10, 8 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs (earned), 1 walk, 8 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 2.51 Saturday... Buehrle: W #10, 7.1 innings, 8 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 walks, 4 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 3.52 Greinke: ND, 7 innings, 9 hits, 1 run (earned), 3 walks, 7 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA down to 2.08 Verlander: L #5, 7 innings, 7 hits, 2 runs (earned), 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA down to 3.34 Weaver: ND, 3.2 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs (earned), 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, 0 home runs. ERA up to 3.48

Alex Gordon returns tonight...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 16, 2009 -> 07:33 PM) Didn't Pena have one decent year at the plate? 2007. QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 16, 2009 -> 07:38 PM) That was Esteban German. No wait. Angel Berroa. No... Rookie of the Year.

By far the single best part of the Royals season for me, screw Zack Greinke! Now I can begin to take my front office seriously again!

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 15, 2009 -> 01:06 AM) Why so far ahead in advance? Because this year was in StL? I thought we knew a year, maybe year in a half in advance. Selig promised the tax payers an ASG by 2014 if they approved the +$250M for the stadium renovations. I think he'd make an announcement for KC early so the city could do something about the area surrounding the stadiums, they are pretty much considered to be in the middle of BFE. QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 15, 2009 -> 06:15 PM) 2010 is Angel Stadium.... where's it gonna be in 2011? 2011 is going to be in Arizona, at Chase Field.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 14, 2009 -> 10:20 PM) How did their days off line up with the ASG? I can't say for Halladay, but Greinke would have started Monday if there had been a Royals game, so he had plenty of rest...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 02:16 PM) Teahen's a good player. He can hit 20 homers at the Cell. He does have more homers at the Cell than anywhere besides Kauffman... QUOTE (RME JICO @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 03:12 PM) Teahen has a 18.7 VORP, which would be second-best on the Sox behind JD (28.3). That would be a huge upgrade. Interesting, I had no idea. QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 03:56 PM) I remember when he was drafted the A's thought he'd be the next Jason Giambi. He was a guy whose power was supposed to come along with more development. It's never really happened, but he has turned into a very valuable guy. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 05:07 PM) There turned out to be a big flaw in projecting future power development based on how Jason Giambi's power developed. PED's.

Well deserved, although I am disappointed...

Friday... Jackson: W #7, 4 hits, 1 run (earned), 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, 1 home run. ERA down to 2.51

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 10, 2009 -> 03:17 PM) Did you guys ever give anything up for Pena though? Can't remember. I know he was a guy who was not going anywhere with the Braves and never went anywhere with the Royals either. Erik Cordier. He was coming off Tommy John Surgery when he was dealt. He's in A-ball with the Braves now. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 10, 2009 -> 03:45 PM) There's a lot of concern Teahen will be traded, that Aviles will never be the same player he was last year and that Pena will NEVER hit. I remember the Royals making a desperate move for Rey Sanchez when they had the same problem almost a decade ago....and then, of course, Berroa never solidified that position after the great rookie year. Wasn't Cortes listed by many publications as a Top 45-60 prospect in all of the minors not so long ago? Only the feeble fans are "concerned" that Teahen will be traded. I'd like to keep him, and I'd love to keep him if we could dump Jose Guillen. I won't be heartbroken if Teahen is traded. Aviles hopes to be back by Spring Training, but I agree there is concern that he won't be the same player he was last year. That concern was there before this season anyways. Cortes was our top pitching prospect coming into the season, our Minor League Pitcher of the Year last year, but was no better than our 4th or 5th best pitching prospect at this point. QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 10, 2009 -> 04:04 PM) Cortes was a nice prospect and they dumped him for garbage. I see no reason whatsoever for this move. If Zduriencik tried to do this on a PS3 it wouldn't let him. Tony Pena, Jr. is reason enough for this move. It could be a completely terrible trade in the end, but if it means no more TPJ, then it was well worth it.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 10, 2009 -> 02:46 PM) Good GOD that is a s*** deal for Kansas City! They gave up an asset for someone who sucks and is owed too much money? Yeah Seattle is going to pay some, but how much does it cost to sign an Adam Everett or Cesar Izturis every year? Wow, if Kenny made that deal he'd be roasted here. Attaboy, Dayton Moore! Three words: Tony Pena, Junior. QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 10, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) What did he do that was so bad he was no longer worth anything more than Yuniesky Betancourt? He got arrested for being drunk in public and urinating. After a game.