"Hey Moose, life jackets are optional...."

You are in rare form tonight.

George you're killing it tonight

I found something he can use. While not a Coast Guard-approved life vest, it'll work for the intended purpose.

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...oG4aB9_17qEe8A

I heard someone mention it in post-game (I didn't watch the HR derby), but they didn't go into detail. Something like "for the 2nd year in a row, Cano was booed". I was shocked that they didn't say more about it, considering the bashing KC fans took last year when it happened. I even did a google search, the only results were articles about last year.

Of course last year we all said "if that happened in Boston or NY, no one would say anything about it". Turns out that was exactly the case.

Royals get the No. 5 pick in the competitive balance lottery. If they hold on to Santana all season and get a competitive balance pick, they will have three picks in the top 35 and likely 4 in the top 45 or so. Right now, they'd have the 12th pick in the draft. Would work out something like this:

No. 12
No. 28-32 (Santana comp. pick - depending on how many teams sign Type A FA)
No. 37 (competitive balance)
No. 50 (second round pick)

You know what it's about????? Dalla signs!

"From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell outta a f---- boat." - crash Davis

Busts

Alcohol and no life jacket. Perfect.

" Women get weary"

Our player development department will turn these picks into perrinnial (sp?) All Stars.

I hate people who get the words wrong...

BTW, the competitive balance pick is tradeable. So if they DO move Santana at the deadline and the team they're trading with is leery about including what KC wants because it doesn't receive compensation back if Santana walks at year's end, the balance pick could be included to sweeten the pot.

It's an interesting idea that no one has really pulled off yet. But it would be the equivalent of trading Santana and a Top 75-100 prospect, which should return a pretty good haul.

To my knowledge the Royals have never made 1 good trade deadline deal. So I'll assume they won't this year either.

Rick Ankiel/Kyle Farnsworth for Tim Collins (other pieces don't matter) was pretty solid, even though Collins has struggled this year.

Jon Broxton for Donnie Joseph is going to pay off as well.

Santana is also - by far - the best piece the Royals have moved at the deadline.