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CRTsports.com · 07-17-2008, 08:38 PM

Royals thankful its August

Talk about a punch in the gut. When the clock struck midnight on July 29th, the Royals were enjoying a nice four game win streak which included two wins against the Twins and two wins against the White Sox. Going into the last game with the White Sox in Chicago the Royals could have narrowed the Wild Card deficit to two games and headed home on a high note. But the baseball god's had a different idea.

Rookie pitcher Robert "Stinky" Shelor was on the mound for the Royals and he had a 2-1 record with a 6.81 ERA. Stinky had struggled so far this year adjusting to big league hitters but had managed to win a few games. This wouldn't be one of them.

In four innings of work he allowed 11 hits and seven runs, five being earned. "Clearly not my best performance and I let the team down. They depend on me to pitch well and help the club win but I just didn't get it done tonight. Its tough to look ahead but I can't wait for my next outing to redeem myself," stated Shelor after tonight's sub par outing.

And on top of that performance the bullpen was just as bad if not worse. The White Sox amazingly scored in every inning and even rattled reliever Joel Uriate who had been lights out this year. A recent free agent signing he had pitched nine and a third innings and only allowed one earned run but gave up four earned in two thirds of an inning last night. The White Sox went on to win the game 16-6 behind Samuel Ucelay's 5-5, 4 RBI game.

So after that deflating lose the Royals headed back to their friendly confines in Kansas City looking to rebound against the lowly Twins. Minnesota is the worst team in the league this year with a 32-67 record. It should have been an easy game for the Royals who are an impressive 30-19 at home in 2010.

With an already exhausted bullpen from last nights game, the Royals were in desperate need of a long outing from starter Vince Perkins. Perkins(1-5, 6.99) has been anything but lights out but they had hope coming off last nights loss. It couldn't happen again could it.

Perkins struggled out of the gates and upon facing Thomas Weaver in the top of the third he had already surrendered six hits and four earned runs. The Royals were down 4-1 at the moment. That's when things got entertaining. Perkins preceded to hit Weaver with a fastball and Weaver, none to happy about it, charged the mound. It resulted in a bench clearing brawl for both teams. The second such brawl for the Royals this year.

Weaver and Perkins were promptly ejected from the game after the dust settled. After that it was just downhill for the Royals. Their pen was already exhausted and it showed the rest of the game. They even had to use tomorrow's starter, Cleo Garrido, in the ninth inning. Cleo had just been called up from AAA Omaha for tomorrow's game and just got shelled.

With the Royals down 14-7 at the top of the ninth, Garrido was unfortunately brought in and gave up seven earned runs to the Twins. Royals manager Antonio DeLeon had this to say after the game, "Cleo's performance tonight was all my fault. It was either him or Brownlie and I went with him. He was not ready to pitch tonight and it showed but I had no one else to go to. Cleo is a smart pitcher and will rebound from this in his next start." Garrido currently sits at 0-0 for the year and has an absurd 63.00 ERA.

So its now August 1 and the Royals will be looking to put the last two games behind them. They still managed to have their best month of the season in July at 16-12. At the moment they are 12.5 games back of the Central leading Tigers and five games back from the Wild Card spot held by the White Sox. The Royals can certainly catch the White Sox but it will take a good last two months of the season.

NOTES: SP Vince Perkins learned after the game he will be suspended 10 games for the brawl. If he wouldn't have cold cocked Weaver he would have received a shorter suspension.....The Royals are in town for another nine games. Three versus the Twins(33-67), three against the Texas Rangers(40-60) and then a final three against the Devil Rays(59-42).

07-17-2008, 08:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
CRTsports.com Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hixson, TN Posts: 392 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5x in 5 posts	Royals thankful its August Talk about a punch in the gut. When the clock struck midnight on July 29th, the Royals were enjoying a nice four game win streak which included two wins against the Twins and two wins against the White Sox. Going into the last game with the White Sox in Chicago the Royals could have narrowed the Wild Card deficit to two games and headed home on a high note. But the baseball god's had a different idea. Rookie pitcher Robert "Stinky" Shelor was on the mound for the Royals and he had a 2-1 record with a 6.81 ERA. Stinky had struggled so far this year adjusting to big league hitters but had managed to win a few games. This wouldn't be one of them. In four innings of work he allowed 11 hits and seven runs, five being earned. "Clearly not my best performance and I let the team down. They depend on me to pitch well and help the club win but I just didn't get it done tonight. Its tough to look ahead but I can't wait for my next outing to redeem myself," stated Shelor after tonight's sub par outing. And on top of that performance the bullpen was just as bad if not worse. The White Sox amazingly scored in every inning and even rattled reliever Joel Uriate who had been lights out this year. A recent free agent signing he had pitched nine and a third innings and only allowed one earned run but gave up four earned in two thirds of an inning last night. The White Sox went on to win the game 16-6 behind Samuel Ucelay's 5-5, 4 RBI game. So after that deflating lose the Royals headed back to their friendly confines in Kansas City looking to rebound against the lowly Twins. Minnesota is the worst team in the league this year with a 32-67 record. It should have been an easy game for the Royals who are an impressive 30-19 at home in 2010. With an already exhausted bullpen from last nights game, the Royals were in desperate need of a long outing from starter Vince Perkins. Perkins(1-5, 6.99) has been anything but lights out but they had hope coming off last nights loss. It couldn't happen again could it. Perkins struggled out of the gates and upon facing Thomas Weaver in the top of the third he had already surrendered six hits and four earned runs. The Royals were down 4-1 at the moment. That's when things got entertaining. Perkins preceded to hit Weaver with a fastball and Weaver, none to happy about it, charged the mound. It resulted in a bench clearing brawl for both teams. The second such brawl for the Royals this year. Weaver and Perkins were promptly ejected from the game after the dust settled. After that it was just downhill for the Royals. Their pen was already exhausted and it showed the rest of the game. They even had to use tomorrow's starter, Cleo Garrido, in the ninth inning. Cleo had just been called up from AAA Omaha for tomorrow's game and just got shelled. With the Royals down 14-7 at the top of the ninth, Garrido was unfortunately brought in and gave up seven earned runs to the Twins. Royals manager Antonio DeLeon had this to say after the game, "Cleo's performance tonight was all my fault. It was either him or Brownlie and I went with him. He was not ready to pitch tonight and it showed but I had no one else to go to. Cleo is a smart pitcher and will rebound from this in his next start." Garrido currently sits at 0-0 for the year and has an absurd 63.00 ERA. So its now August 1 and the Royals will be looking to put the last two games behind them. They still managed to have their best month of the season in July at 16-12. At the moment they are 12.5 games back of the Central leading Tigers and five games back from the Wild Card spot held by the White Sox. The Royals can certainly catch the White Sox but it will take a good last two months of the season. NOTES: SP Vince Perkins learned after the game he will be suspended 10 games for the brawl. If he wouldn't have cold cocked Weaver he would have received a shorter suspension.....The Royals are in town for another nine games. Three versus the Twins(33-67), three against the Texas Rangers(40-60) and then a final three against the Devil Rays(59-42). __________________ Offline Solo League Kansas City Royals - (630-665)(1-3) -- READ ABOUT IT HERE!!! -- 2004 81-81 -- 2005 64-98 -- 2006 54-108 -- 2007 72-90 -- 2008 76-85 -- 2009 89-73 -- 2010 86-76 -- 2011 108-54 (1-3) Central Division Champs ---------- --Currently 2012 49-22 Last edited by CRTsports.com; 07-17-2008 at 08:41 PM.