Willie Bloomquist hits game-winning homer for Royals, feeds Aaron a big serving of crow

Earlier this afternoon I mocked the Royals for putting out a terrible lineup against Armando Galarraga and the Tigers, giving them a particularly tough time for using Willie Bloomquist as their No. 3 hitter. As noted at the time, Bloomquist is a career .255 hitter with a .305 on-base percentage and .310 slugging percentage against righties, including .205/.221/.253 this season. He has been one of the worst hitters in baseball against righties. And so naturally he just hit the game-winning homer--off right-hander Alfredo Figaro--in the 12th inning. Seriously. Ned Yost may want to buy some lottery tickets tonight. The lesson here is either that I’m a doofus or baseball is a funny game. Actually, probably some combination of both. They’re not mutually exclusive, after all. Seriously though, Willie Bloomquist?!