Pauly didnt say that the were the wire to wire leaders though, just that they reminded him of the 05 team. With their SP and BP, and their ability to grind out close games, it isnt hard to see

 

Said every successful playoff team ever

Said every successful playoff team ever

 

Pauly only had the opportunity to say it once

Pauly only had the opportunity to say it once

 

Given the franchise's lack of playoff history, 2005 is the only comparison anybody has I guess.

Given the franchise's lack of playoff history, 2005 is the only comparison anybody has I guess.

 

everytime i reply, i am singing the chorus of "Im so fancy" and replacing fancy with salty

everytime i reply, i am singing the chorus of "Im so fancy" and replacing fancy with salty

 

I'm so salty

cause I only know

of one World Series

between Houston and Chicago

Hawk will be even more intolerable next year if KC wins it all.

Catching the ball and bullpen.

There, fixed it.

I'm so salty

cause I only know

of one World Series

between Houston and Chicago

 

This is awesome

Pauly didnt say that the were the wire to wire leaders though, just that they reminded him of the 05 team. With their SP and BP, and their ability to grind out close games, it isnt hard to see

He also said the '05 team won a crazy amount of 1 run games. KC is the same way. Probably what PK and Dye are seeing as well.

Edited October 16, 201411 yr by The Ginger Kid

He also said the '05 team won a crazy amount of 1 run games. KC is the same way. Probably what PK and Dye are seeing as well.

 

The Royals has a losing record in one-run games this year, they were 22-25.

 

 

The Royals has a losing record in one-run games this year, they were 22-25.

In general, outside of two hot stretches, weren't they a sub .500 team?

In general, outside of two hot stretches, weren't they a sub .500 team?

 

After the Sox beat them on July 21, they were 48-50, then they went on a 24-6 run. They finished the season 17-17.

After the Sox beat them on July 21, they were 48-50, then they went on a 24-6 run. They finished the season 17-17.

 

So basically, one hot stretch...

So basically, one hot stretch...

 

Well 2 if you count this last 9-0 stretch.

Well 2 if you count this last 9-0 stretch.

Reminds me of 2010 when we were unbeatable for about a 30 game stretch. We were pretty mediocre outside of that.

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 2h2 hours ago

 

The 6 previous teams that have swept a best-of-7 LCS have gone 6-22 in WS games ... There's a trend that screams good things for NL champ.

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 2h2 hours ago

 

The 6 previous teams that have swept a best-of-7 LCS have gone 6-22 in WS games ... There's a trend that screams good things for NL champ.

Why would that possibly be the case? Too long of a layoff is the only thing I can guess that actually matters on the baseball field, the only other possible reason would be "28 games in baseball is a very small sample and you're finding something totally not predictive of anything".

They came back against Oakland, but were they ever down against LAA? They seem to grab a lead and refuse to give it up. Winning so many close games. Not sure how the Giants match up pitching wise, but the home field advantage for KC will be big. Two WC teams in the WS.

Why would that possibly be the case? Too long of a layoff is the only thing I can guess that actually matters on the baseball field, the only other possible reason would be "28 games in baseball is a very small sample and you're finding something totally not predictive of anything".

 

I wanted to say that this just doesn't seem like something you would want to call a trend, considering that the teams are different year to year and there are so many variables in each series. I certainly wouldn't want to put money against the Royals because of this "trend"

I most likely would play the sample size card, but I could see more time off affecting hitters timing. It might be more useful to compare how their hitting and run scoring was affected vs how their pitching changed.