Comments on: Rage, rage against the Intentional Walk

By: Dim

Dim — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:15:22 +0000

And it’s Pena Jr., again.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:38:50 +0000

Just read that Omar Vizquel was intentionally walked three times today. Three!!! Omar Vizquel!!! Granted, he was hitting in front of the pitcher, but still…managers are losing their minds.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:57:33 +0000

Would the two-point conversion be all right if the Coach did it every time–I’m still hoping some body with nothing to lose will start that. Sorry, I know this is late…

By: Aaron M.

Aaron M. — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:58:20 +0000

I hate to say it, but Hillman doesn’t have much to work with. You can’t pinch hit for someone every time they bat in a key situation, because, 1) it shows you have no confidence in them, and 2) who would you have hit off the bench? Now that Callaspo seems to be starting over Pena, or at least semi-regularly (hopefully), the only bat on the bench is German, and he’s done crap this year. Give the Royals another month. They didn’t play their best last year til May, and it lasted a whole 3 months where they played just over .500. A stretch like that this year would likely leave us in 2nd place to make a run at first.

By: Jeff Alou

Jeff Alou — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:32:06 +0000

Matt G-
The Royals are 3 games out of first!!! Let’s save “The Season Is Done Article” for when people aren’t paying attention anymore because there actually is no chance.

Let’s enjoy the AL Central’s horrid start in the meantime.

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:59:22 +0000

Forget about the intenional walk. What about letting Gload hit against a LH with 2 runners on, when he had 3 RH pinch hitters on the bench?

That was stupid. I said the day Hillman was hired it was a mistake, and he has done everything to prove it. The Royals need to cut their losses, cut Guillen, cut Tomko, cut Hillman, and actually try to be a successful franchise instead of pretending to give a crap.

By: skott daltonic

skott daltonic — Sun, 11 May 2008 11:22:00 +0000

not sold on the new look but i’m willing to give it some time…who won, peanut or plain?

By: Matt G

Matt G — Sun, 11 May 2008 06:22:55 +0000

Joe, I hate to say this, but…

Time for the yearly “Royals season is over” column. Do you honestly see anyone on this team approaching 20 HRs?

By: Devin McCullen

Devin McCullen — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:40:59 +0000

I should have acknowledged this in the first place. I happened to go over to Rany’s blog, and noticed a post where he mentioned that Hillman had only issued one IBB. So it’s really all his doing AFAIK.

By: Oh No Joe

Oh No Joe — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:09:16 +0000

Joe, What happened to your beautiful blog? Everything is so much, well, bigger now!