5 outs on the bases in 5 games this year. You absolutely cannot challenge this Royals outfield, maybe the best throwing one in baseball.

LOL @ Pierre DHing.

Francis is just going to keep pushing that outside corner all day, and he just got one there. Neither of these starters can hit 90.

LOL @ Pierre DHing.

 

It won't cost us, don't worry.

I will say Alex Gordon looks like a totally different player. I wonder if KW ever explored.

c'mon boys - Jeff Francis is NOT a good pitcher

You can't bunt on MB, didn't you learn that in Chicago Getzy?

This is depressing...and the Rays started off so cold, you know they'll be ready for us, their style of play mirrors the Angels and Ozzie usually gets really obsessed with trying to outmanage and out-smallball.

 

Yes, only 3% of the season, I know, I know, but some of the fundamentals mistakes repeating year after year makes you wonder.

 

I'm sure an Ozzie/Cora "baserunning" in-season mini-camp isn't far away if this continues. Which will have virtually no long-term effect on the overall quality of play. I guess the team will get a pass for 10 days with Dunn out by some, but it's so important that we start off decently to have any significant walk-up support in April and May. .500 won't do it. 24-8 is expecting too much, but 18-14 isn't going to get anyone very excited.

This team is incapable of making adjustments. Melky Cabrera. Really?

This is depressing...and the Rays started off so cold, you know they'll be ready for us, their style of play mirrors the Angels and Ozzie usually gets really obsessed with trying to outmanage and out-smallball.

 

Yes, only 3% of the season, I know, I know, but some of the fundamentals mistakes repeating year after year makes you wonder.

 

I'm sure an Ozzie/Cora "baserunning" in-season mini-camp isn't far away if this continues. Which will have virtually no long-term effect on the overall quality of play. I guess the team will get a pass for 10 days with Dunn out by some, but it's so important that we start off decently to have any significant walk-up support in April and May. .500 won't do it. 24-8 is expecting too much, but 18-14 isn't going to get anyone very excited.

 

I'll take 18-14 to start the year, especially with no Peavy, Dunn being out a week, and a bullpen that has no rhyme or reason right now.

Pierre was 14/31 career coming into today against Francis....ofc, he's now 0/2.

29 pitches thru 3 innings for Francis. 15 outs before Soria boys!

That was an impressive inning.

 

How long will the bunt into the triple play hangover last. Can one stupid managerial decision in the third game of the season change the complexion of a team's season?

 

They are not taking the up the middle approach that they had against Carmona any longer.

I'll take 18-14 to start the year, especially with no Peavy, Dunn being out a week, and a bullpen that has no rhyme or reason right now.

I think the pen will figure it out, don't you?

This sucks.

29 pitches thru 3 innings for Francis. 15 outs before Soria boys!

 

 

At least it will save me one hour of sleep with Buehrle out there and the Sox new impatient offense without Dunn....3:43 am now, haha.

If we lose today, that's 2-3 vs Cleveland and KC...new year, same old s***.

That was an impressive inning.

 

How long will the bunt into the triple play hangover last. Can one stupid managerial decision in the third game of the season change the complexion of a team's season?

 

They are not taking the up the middle approach that they had against Carmona any longer.

 

LOL we scored 6 runs yesterday. If the offense has to score 6+ runs everyday we're not going to win much this year.

I think the pen will figure it out, don't you?

 

No idea what to expect from Sale...Santos looked great last night, but he needs to keep up the consistency and not hit the wall like he did last year.

I sure don't miss Wille Bloomquist

This team is incapable of making adjustments. Melky Cabrera. Really?

 

Like with that GIDP?

Another steller performance from the squad.

 

The out of the gate quickness lasted two days.

 

Francis will go seven and give up two runs on four hits.

If we lose today, that's 2-3 vs Cleveland and KC...new year, same old s***.

 

We could be 0-5, and it wouldn't change the outcome for the season. Doesn't matter who you beat or lose to right now, IMO.

That was an impressive inning.

 

How long will the bunt into the triple play hangover last. Can one stupid managerial decision in the third game of the season change the complexion of a team's season?

 

Lmao

 

 

I keep reading tweets that Ozzie said if the game is close in the 9th, we play see Dunn, who is trying to persuade Ozzie to let him play.

 

Seriously? Is this guy Jake Peavy?