Wild Thing
The Twins play "small ball." The White Sox win games by bashing the ball out of the park (despite what Ozzie Guillen would lead you to believe. The Braves? Well, they've always relied on great starting pitching. As for the Royals ... well, if you aren't sure what the Royals are all about, the ninth inning of yesterday's loss should give you a pretty good idea.
As I mentioned yesterday, any game in which Mike MacDougal is called upon to protect a one-run lead immediately becomes a game in jeopardy. Right on cue, MacDougal walked Torii Hunter on four pitches to lead off the inning. That act alone is an unpardonable sin -- especially in the ninth inning -- but what occurred after the walk epitomized Royals Baseball of the past ten years. MacDougal had Hunter picked off first base, but freaked out and chucked a line drive towards second base with reckless abandon, only to see the throw sail into centerfield. A Lew Ford single and a Jacque Jones double later, the score was tied, and the Twins went on to win in 10 innings.
Anyway, I'm planning on going to the game against the White Sox on Saturday night, and I'm definitely going to take a lot of pictures at the K. Look for that on Monday, and in the meantime, please check out Warning Track Power, another good blog that focuses on the Royals. Have a great weekend!