I get pm's stating I never say anything good about the Kansas City Royals.
Probably true.
So, I'll lead off stuff with a good thing from the Royals...
Billy Butler has a consecutive series hitting streak of 93 games. At least one hit in every series for 93 games.
The Royals record is 96 games by Willie Wilson.
The first year baseball formed a league, 1871, Levi Meyerle hit .492, that's right .492.
Nobody has come close since.
Meyerle could only hit and not field. No, really.
Teammates refused to play catch with him because of boredom that set in while Meyerle tracked down missed catches.
His fielding percentage in 1871 was .642
Ryan Braun is not having a first round year. He can take solace with this statistic though...
Most home runs- First four years
1. Ralph Kiner 168
2. Albert Pujols 160
3. Eddie Mathews 153
4. Mark Teixeira 140
5. Joe DiMaggio 137
6. Frank Robinson 134
7. Ryan Howard 129
8. Ted Williams 127
9. Chuck Klein 125
10. Ryan Braun 122
10. Orlando Cepeda 122
All of these players are either current and on their way to the Hall of Fame, or already in the Hall of Fame.
Every team in baseball has at least one complete game this year. Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh, and surprisingly, San Diego only have one.
Every team in baseball has at least one win from a rookie pitcher, the last coming yesterday from the Yankees 'Aldo' Nova.
Teams are hitting at least .280 against Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Kansas City.
Is there a stat that separates good teams from bad teams?
How about OBP?
The top four OBP teams-
1. Yankees
2. Twins
3. Braves
4. Red Sox
The bottom four-
30. Mariners
29. Pirates
28. Astros
27. Orioles
Seven teams in baseball have yet to hit 100 home runs. The PetCo Park dwelling, San Diego Padres are not one of them.
The Red Sox have less stolen bases as a team this year than Jacoby Ellsbury had last year.
In fact, Juan Pierre has more stolen bases than five major league teams, including the Twins.
The Mets have already exceeded their home run totals from last year.
As a team, the Angels are hitting nearly 30 points off of their 2009 batting average.
Carlos Gonzalez has more strike outs AND less walks than any other hitter in the top 10 in batting average.