Royals Blow Three Straight Leads As Joakim Soria Watches

"I'm right there with them," Hillman said. "I want Soria in the game, too. But I'm not going to sell my soul to the devil for a guy that's already had two major arm injuries in my estimation."  - Royals.com. That quote was offered after the Royals' Saturday night loss to Tampa Bay.   As detailed by Craig yesterday, the entire series was a calamity of bullpen meltdowns—none of which included Joakim Soria.   If you like sarcasm, you have to read Rany's column on Sunday—what makes it funny is that it comes perilously close to being plausible. At any rate, the bottom line of the Tampa series was Trey Hillman's absolute refusal to use Joakim Soria for "more than four outs."   Would this be a big deal if the setup men had managed to hold even one lead?  Maybe not, but the fact is that the rest of the bullpen blew three straight eighth inning leads coming out of the All-Star Break when fati...