the whole idea of the town wearing blue on the night the team comes home from a road trip is pretty silly to begin with. In an article mainly poking fun at a Royals marketing executive comparing Kansas Citians innately knowing you wear red on Fridays during the Chiefs season to kittens innately knowing how to use a litter box, Paul Lukas gives a pretty good explanation why this part of the team's campaign just won't work: Red Fridays work because you do it on Friday, every Friday during the Chiefs season. Some homestands start on Thursday, others Friday, and some earlier in the week. I quickly counted 12 homestands through April-October. Fox 4's story on the Royals #BringOuttheBlue campaign compares it to Red Fridays during the Chiefs season. The part that I don't think will work is flooding the Kansas City area with blue any time the team starts a homestand. Kind of like the Cubs running up a "W" flag for a win, or the "L" flag for a loss a top of Wrigley Field's iconic scoreboard. It's one of those quirky traditions that if the team sticks with it, could become unique to the Royals. I can get behind the big "home" banner in center-field and lighting up the back of the scoreboard in blue when the team is playing at home. The team wants fans to flood Kansas City and the surrounding area with blue on opening day at the K, and any time the team starts a homestand. The backside of the Crown Vision scoreboard (along with the "home" flag in center-field) will be lit up in blue when the team is in town.The Royals will be flying a huge banner in center-field during home stands with the word "home" on it to signify the team is in town.The Royals #BringOuttheBlue campaign for 2022 contains three big things according to KMBC: So it's a good season to try and lure fans back to The K. Salvador Perez is solid, and Bobby Witt, Jr. Maybe this year will be different, Zack Greinke's back. And when the Royals seem out of contention the fans don't show up. And frankly, aside from some bright spots and players, there hasn't been a whole lot to cheer about. They're off to a decent start though, with a 1-1 tie in the NLDS against the Dodgers.And that's not a bad thing, that 2015 World Series has faded greatly. The Padres have their work cut out for them, facing the best team in baseball that thoroughly and easily handled them throughout the season. San Diego Padres - Bullpen and Closers News Jose Alvarado and Brad Hand should see high-leverage work as well. Dominguez has pitched 2 2/3 postseason innings so far, allowing just one hit while striking out five. While the Phillies were using a committee to wrap up the season, they may move to just Seranthony Dominguez in that role now that Robertson is hurt. The Phillies lost one of their key bullpen pieces when part-time closer David Robertson had to be left off the NLDS roster due to a strained calf he suffered while celebrating in the Wild Card round. Philadelphia Phillies - Bullpen and Closers News Featured Promo: Want a free RotoBaller Premium Pass? Check out these sports betting promo offers from the top sportsbooks! All new sign-ups get a free bonus offer on their first deposit, and a free year of RotoBaller's Premium Pass for all sports ($450 value)! Sign Up Now! They're updated daily, or sometimes even more often in this wild 2022 baseball season. Let's go.īe sure to also keep an eye on our RotoBaller Fantasy Baseball Closers and Saves Bullpen Depth Charts. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about baseball in 2022.Last week, we checked on all the playoff bullpens, this week we'll look at the bullpens of the teams that are left. The other four have some sort of committee approach to their closer role. Of those eight teams left, four have a solid, every-ninth-inning closer. The Rays, Cardinals, Mets, and Blue Jays saw their seasons end, leaving us with eight teams still competing for a World Series Championship. Well, we all (or at least a lot of us) complained about all the changes to baseball, but I'll go right ahead and admit it: the Wild Card round was a lot of fun and exciting even though my team didn't make it anywhere close to it.
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