I know that you have all be aching for me to devote more blog-space to the Royals, so for your reading enjoyment, a quick summary of their season to date.
They are playing about as they were expected to. They are several games under .500, in a division, the American League Central, which has no team really establishing itself as dominant. Their hitting is wildly inconsistent. The bright point on the offensive side of things is that, for the most part, their young, and (hopefully improving) players are having good years. The pitching is, for the most part, a bright spot. Zack Grienke is looking like a legitimate ace. Brian Bannister, while hit pretty hard the last couple of times out, is strong. Gil Meche had an outstanding outing last time out and appears to have put his early season struggles behind him. Rookie Luke Hocheaver has made three starts and looks ready for the majors. The bullpen is outstanding, especially now that Hideo Nomo has been dropped from the club. Closer Joakim Soria is 8 for 8 in saves and has yet to allow a run. The opportunity for the Royals to have a strong season is there if they grab it. I think the next month will be pivotal in determining if this is yet another "growing" year with disappointing results, or if, perhaps, the Royals will turn things around and actually contend late into the summer.
Go Blue, go Royals!
1 comment:
I saw the blog title and got all interested...only to see what it was really about. You are silly!
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