The Royals

[mocat]

Today marks the one year anniversary to the last time we lost after taking a lead to the 7th

well here are 3 that took about 1 minute to find

http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?id=340525103

http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?id=340916107

http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=350424104

[steve dave]

good try emawmeister

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

maybe he meant 8th? those games were all 7th inning.

[mocat]

well he posted it last night and edited this morning and it still says 7th

[ksupamplemousse]

It's been a year since the Royals have lost a game where they led after seven. I think he just phrased it incorrectly.

[Powercat Posse]

Last year, our starting pitcher ave 6.10 innings.   Our main 5 guys (who started 151 of 162) ave 6.21 innings

2015, our starters ave 5.77 innings per start.   

So that is almost exactly 1/3 of an inning less per start so far this year

I think the 5.77 will improve.  Not sure if we will get to 6.00 by year's end ( we would have to ave 6.04 rest of the way to do that) but I think we will be very close if we dont

[steve dave]

Last year, our starting pitcher ave 6.10 innings.   Our main 5 guys (who started 151 of 162) ave 6.21 innings

2015, our starters ave 5.77 innings per start.   

So that is almost exactly 1/3 of an inning less per start so far this year

I think the 5.77 will improve.  Not sure if we will get to 6.00 by year's end ( we would have to ave 6.04 rest of the way to do that) but I think we will be very close if we dont

good stats. I'd be curious how the average IP of starters correlates to success recently (because in the olden days all starters went 8 or 9 innings and were weird)

[Powercat Posse]

Last year, our starting pitcher ave 6.10 innings.   Our main 5 guys (who started 151 of 162) ave 6.21 innings

2015, our starters ave 5.77 innings per start.   

So that is almost exactly 1/3 of an inning less per start so far this year

I think the 5.77 will improve.  Not sure if we will get to 6.00 by year's end ( we would have to ave 6.04 rest of the way to do that) but I think we will be very close if we dont

good stats. I'd be curious how the average IP of starters correlates to success recently (because in the olden days all starters went 8 or 9 innings and were weird)

I was a Braves fan growing up, so I looked back 20 years ago at the 95 Braves that had good starting pitching staff and won the World Series.
Atl went 90-54 (shorter season coming off strike year).  Their starting 5 was Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Avery, and Kent Merker.
Those 5 started 141 of 144 games.   They ave 6.50 Inn per start.  Their combined ERA in those starts was 3.24 (Royals main 5 starters were 3.41 last year in those 151 starts)

[Cartierfor3]

Last year, our starting pitcher ave 6.10 innings.   Our main 5 guys (who started 151 of 162) ave 6.21 innings

2015, our starters ave 5.77 innings per start.   

So that is almost exactly 1/3 of an inning less per start so far this year

I think the 5.77 will improve.  Not sure if we will get to 6.00 by year's end ( we would have to ave 6.04 rest of the way to do that) but I think we will be very close if we dont

good stats. I'd be curious how the average IP of starters correlates to success recently (because in the olden days all starters went 8 or 9 innings and were weird)

I was a Braves fan growing up, so I looked back 20 years ago at the 95 Braves that had good starting pitching staff and won the World Series.
Atl went 90-54 (shorter season coming off strike year).  Their starting 5 was Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Avery, and Kent Merker.
Those 5 started 141 of 144 games.   They ave 6.50 Inn per start.  Their combined ERA in those starts was 3.24 (Royals main 5 starters were 3.41 last year in those 151 starts)

Man. Also, the MLB Runs per game was 4.85 in 95, 4.07 last year. I know that the Braves are an NL team but damn that's a good staff

[steve dave]

Last year, our starting pitcher ave 6.10 innings.   Our main 5 guys (who started 151 of 162) ave 6.21 innings

2015, our starters ave 5.77 innings per start.   

So that is almost exactly 1/3 of an inning less per start so far this year

I think the 5.77 will improve.  Not sure if we will get to 6.00 by year's end ( we would have to ave 6.04 rest of the way to do that) but I think we will be very close if we dont

good stats. I'd be curious how the average IP of starters correlates to success recently (because in the olden days all starters went 8 or 9 innings and were weird)

I was a Braves fan growing up, so I looked back 20 years ago at the 95 Braves that had good starting pitching staff and won the World Series.
Atl went 90-54 (shorter season coming off strike year).  Their starting 5 was Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Avery, and Kent Merker.
Those 5 started 141 of 144 games.   They ave 6.50 Inn per start.  Their combined ERA in those starts was 3.24 (Royals main 5 starters were 3.41 last year in those 151 starts)

Man. Also, the MLB Runs per game was 4.85 in 95, 4.07 last year. I know that the Braves are an NL team but damn that's a good staff

yeah, good stats, but it was a completely different game then. when I say recent I mean in the last 5 years.

[kso_FAN]

Last year, our starting pitcher ave 6.10 innings.   Our main 5 guys (who started 151 of 162) ave 6.21 innings

2015, our starters ave 5.77 innings per start.   

So that is almost exactly 1/3 of an inning less per start so far this year

I think the 5.77 will improve.  Not sure if we will get to 6.00 by year's end ( we would have to ave 6.04 rest of the way to do that) but I think we will be very close if we dont

I'm guessing starters IPS are generally lower in April/May, but I don't have numbers to back that up.

[bones129]

Holland activated. Pino to Omaha.

[8manpick]

Last year, our starting pitcher ave 6.10 innings.   Our main 5 guys (who started 151 of 162) ave 6.21 innings

2015, our starters ave 5.77 innings per start.   

So that is almost exactly 1/3 of an inning less per start so far this year

I think the 5.77 will improve.  Not sure if we will get to 6.00 by year's end ( we would have to ave 6.04 rest of the way to do that) but I think we will be very close if we dont

I'm guessing starters IPS are generally lower in April/May, but I don't have numbers to back that up.

For 2014 across the league, average for April / May was 5.875, June-Oct 5.992 IP / start, so it is lower, but only by an out for every three games.

[yoga-like_abana]

 

[Phil Titola]

Ballpark should be primo tonight....possibly back to last year weeknight May attendance...not packed in like sardines like last night's tshirt/Cinco event.

[mocat]

ah yes, the classic THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE AT THE K post

[Phil Titola]

ah yes, the classic THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE AT THE K post

It's already a classic? Sometimes a bro just wants to kick up his legs across the seat in front of him and arms on both sides.

I'd NEVER complain about too many people out there BTW

[bones129]

Welcome back, LoCain. Great throw.

['taterblast]

i do kind of miss being able to go to a week night and walk up to behind the dugout with no concerns.

we should go back to being bad.

[AppleJack]

jfc Duffy 

[star seed 7]

go away duffy

[bones129]

Rough for Duff so far.

[TownieCat]

We are going to lose this game 8-2.

[bones129]

Stir the 'pen, Ned.

[Rage Against the McKee]

OMFG