Royals know how to win....

[Torridd]

...but do they know how to lose? Up to now, it's been peaches and cream for our young heroes, but can they take a bloody nose?

 

You don't know how a young team will respond to some adversity. Obviously, we need to win this game to give us a good chance of survival, but it would also be good to see if these guys can take a punch.

[bloodbrother]

They responded to adversity quite well against Oakland a few days ago. Coming back from 4 down, then coming back again down 1 in extras

[Oz27]

The notion of knowing how to win and knowing how to lose is, well, silly. It's a baseball game, you win by scoring more runs than your opponent. They did that last night because of our offensive ineptitude, a couple of nice catches, an incredibly lucky catch (that Aoki one where he ran in a circle about 400 times before finally deciding he should catch it) and a stupid decision to bring Salas in. We win tonight by not doing that stupid shit and actually having a couple of our hitters contribute this time.

[Kenny]

I wish the Angels didn't know how to pop up.

[Torridd]

They responded to adversity quite well against Oakland a few days ago. Coming back from 4 down, then coming back again down 1 in extras

But ultimately they won the game. I wonder how well they come back after a loss, if they do at all.

[Torridd]

The notion of knowing how to win and knowing how to lose is, well, silly. It's a baseball game, you win by scoring more runs than your opponent. They did that last night because of our offensive ineptitude, a couple of nice catches, an incredibly lucky catch (that Aoki one where he ran in a circle about 400 times before finally deciding he should catch it) and a stupid decision to bring Salas in. We win tonight by not doing that stupid shit and actually having a couple of our hitters contribute this time.

So you don't believe in resilience? Some players/some teams/some people give up quicker than others. That's life.

 

In a short series, it's possible that a young team with little playoff experience may crack under the strain.

[Blarg]

The Royals have far more experience losing the last 30 years than the Angels.

[ABC]

The Royals faltered at end of season to Tigers. Do the Tigers know how to win more than the Royals. But the O's know how to win more than the Tigers, I presume. 

[Blarg]

It is pretty obvious the O's know more about beating the Tigers than the Tigers beating the O's at this point.

[Angel Oracle]

The O's look like by far the class of the AL right now.

[The God of Runs]

No more what happens in the playoffs, the real winner is Beer. Drink it up, fools

[nando714]

No more what happens in the playoffs, the real winner is Beer. Drink it up, fools

Cheers

[ABC]

The O's look like by far the class of the AL right now.

 

Because they won two games?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I wish the Angels didn't know how to pop up.

 

I thought that it was Vernon Wells Tribute Night with all the infield popups.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The O's look like by far the class of the AL right now.

 

They have just shown what we pretty much already knew: Get into the Tigers' bullpen and you have a good chance to beat them.