Going streaking!

The Royals have won six games in a row. No one in Kansas City has said that in a long time. Feels good doesn’t it? THE ROYALS HAVE WON SIX GAMES IN A ROW! And, they are in second place, and could catch the Douche-troit Tigers soon if they remain hot. It is a glorious time for Kansas Citians. For those of you with Boulevardia hangovers, THE ROYALS HAVE WON 6 STRAIGHT GAMES!!! We're going streaking! That should help your headache.

In addition to their timely winning streak, the Royals have some other newsworthy streaks. First, Alcides “Cramp Won’t Stop Me” Escobar has a 12-game hitting streak. He leads the Royals with a .290 batting average, which is insane to think about since he was statistically the worst hitter of all everyday major leaguers last season. COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love watching him play. He makes unbelievable plays every single game. VOTE HIM TO THE ALL-STAR GAME because he deserves it. By the way, he left the game on Friday night with a leg cramp, and those were the only 2 innings he has not played for the Royals this season. Iron Man and Iron Glove and Iron Bat. This guy can do it all.

Less glamorously, but more popular, Salvador Perez has his own 8-game hitting streak going. He has had an up and down season at the plate, but his defense is at about the same level as last year.

In other stats, Alex Gordon is ranked #7 in the MLB with 3.4 Wins Above Replacement (WAR), which basically means that he contributes enough to the team to provide 3.4 wins on his own. Or in other words, if he got hurt, an average player that replaces him would cost the Royals about 3 wins. And he is having sort of a down year statistically, so if he starts hitting better that number will rise.  

Team-wise, the Royals are fifth best in the MLB with 132 doubles, and fourth best with 52 steals. They rank in the top half of the league defensively, so fundamentally, they are playing smart and solid baseball. Now that their offense is scoring a bit more, you can see how complete they are. They are averaging about 5 runs per game since they moved Dale Sveum to hitting coach (they were averaging slightly under 4 runs per game before), and if they keep that pace, the playoffs will no longer be an unrealistic fantasy for Kansas Citians. They are still in last place with only 33 home runs (5 behind the Cardinals), but if they can continue playing the way they have lately, I could care less if they don’t hit another home run. Home runs are exciting but I would rather see a win. And perhaps more importantly, I want to see the stupid Tigers out of first place. And just in case you forgot (or did not know), in 2003 the stupid Tigers set the record FOR MOST LOSSES BY AN AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM WITH 119. Not even the (previously) hapless Royals have stooped that low! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA you suck Detroit.    

Oh, and currently, the Royals are tied for the last wildcard spot. They would get a play-in game for the playoffs if the season ended today! Happy Father’s Day to all dads, especially my late, but fashionably dressed father: