Hosmer and Moustakas are just the latest whipping boys. I'm sure the next time Greg Holland has a rough outing, he'll be right back there.

A discussion is fine but heat of the moment lets cut this player, demote this player crap is just crap especially in a sport like baseball where things generally play themselves out of the long course of a season.

Hosmer...who is rolling over the top of everything and hitting weak ground balls to second in the 2 spot? Sounds like a recipe for a lot of DP's to me.

I think the biggest issue with Moose so far is that he seems to fly open on nearly every pitch. It's a terrible habit and it's very tough to fix it quickly. He opens his shoulders and hips so much that his bat essentially is dragging through the zone and it's causing him to pop everything up. Hosmer has the same problem, but he has had the same swing since he's been called up. If he doesn't change then it won't be long until teams start to put the shift on him like teams do to Big Papi.

Moose will get it figured out but I'm afraid that it won't be until after the break. Hope I'm wrong, but his mechanics are horrible right now.

What does it hurt to discuss what is best for the team. We all have different opinions and that's what makes it fun. If we were in charge of a franchise we would all obviously see things in a complete different light.

Yes, because its doubtful anyone here could have ran it as successfully as the Royals have over the past 20 years.

Billy Butler played left field for a time.

I think this is the simplest way I can put it. You need to ask yourself this question: if (insert player name here) went 3/4 tomorrow with a double and a home run, would I change my mind about sending him down?

If the answer is yes, its probably too early. No one gets sent down in April, and its rare for someone to get sent down in May.

Right now, Moose is hitting .158/.226/.193. If he had that day described above, which is a good day, but not insane, his line jumps to .197/.258/.298. In one single day, his OPS jumps 137 points.

Exactly!

And what I'm saying with Hosmer is not that I'm happy with his current level of progress so much as that I'm ENCOURAGED by recent signs.

The fact he had 2 hits yesterday to the left side of the field (and also made a few more outs on balls hit to that side, one hit sharply) is a positive sign. Especially considering they were the result of a balanced swing focused on shooting the ball the other way.

As for turning over on the ball... yes, he has done that this season, but not at the same rate as a year ago, and he is showing signs of overcoming that.

He is being more selective at the plate, swinging hard at pitches he can drive, and trying to go the other way with two strikes/pitches on the outer half.

I hate off days!

Here's how much repect we get from ESPN...

We take 2 of 3 from the Red Sox, and 1 of 2 from the number 1 team. They move up 8 spots in the power rankings, and we drop 1. Uhhhh....

http://i.imgur.com/YLL9hsA.png

LMAO

Tigers moved up one as well. Makes sense.

I haven't been so pumped about a series in a long while. I hope we bury Detroit's dicks in the dirt.

at least we're there!