Actually, it sort of does. This isnt a case of trying to prove God doesnt exist. In this case, we pretty much know everything there is to know about all the games that have been played for the last several decades. When you fail to find a correlation between catchers who supposedly "know how to handle pitchers" and good pitching performances, that pretty much disproves the link.

No one is saying catchers have NO impact on the pitcher whatsoever. They are saying that if there is an impact, it is so insignificant that its not worth mentioning. (aside from just basic competence, like a catcher who doesnt allow tons of passed balls and can throw people out)

or as Baseball Prospectus puts it:

I just bought 5 tickets..It was over the phone and included a $3 service charge but ended up only being 25 a person

Want some really promising news? Read Rany's latest update that provides analysis of Myers: http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/

Opening day? i tried calling and kept getting a ****ing busy wtf

I was only able to buy 1 (I may need another). I had 2 but could not enter all of the info in time. Sometimes it sucks having CP.

yep

Royals are getting an early start to the DL this season.

This just in a half hour ago: Alex Gordon is out 3-4 weeks (broken thumb). Anyone's guess whether he'll be available (or still too rusty) for opening day, but he's going to miss most of spring training.

heh......can we just drop this bum right now?? What a joke he has become.

At some point, probably sooner rather than later, it will be in the best interest of both the club and Gordon for them to part ways.

@Swanee54: 1st bad news of spring, Alex Gordon suffers minimally displaced frac. of rt. thumb. 3-4 wks. 3 minutes ago via Seesmic

Great start....

Jeesus, this guy make's Croyle's vagina look like tungston. What do you bet he displaced it on something in the dirt?

According to a Royals' BB he slid into 2nd head first & caught his thumb on the bag.

Ok cool, good to know, must of been hit by a pitch to get on.

I'm all right with releasing or trading Alice Gordon.
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:facepalm:

Great start to another season of fail

Adding additional wonderful news, Daniel Duffy has been shut down with a sore shoulder and Jeff Bianchi is out for the year with Tommy John surgery.

The season of "awesome" continues.

When did our epic karma start? Can't the Royals ever get a friggin' break? Please?

WTF? How? Why? When?

****. ****. ****.

WE had our break 25 years ago. Stop being so greedy. We won't get another turn for 15 or so years. Patience please.

Okay. That should seal a first round KO od KSU.

Enjoy the curse of Don Denkinger.

On Duffy, it's a sore elbow...not shoulder.

Royal pain

Someday I am going to stab you. I won't enjoy it but it must be done out of obligation.

Looking through an old nebraska Media guide "Gordon is a Left handed Mike Schmitt with more power and speed"

Unfortunately, the primary point of comparison was the fact that Schmidt also caught pop-ups at shoulder level.

hahah. they aren't any good anyway

LOL, amazing. Just fold this franchise already.

Bianchi seriously? that dude i thought mightve been our SS of the future, sounds like he may never make it to the majors

I feel bad, but I might actually root for failure this year. After a while. I get sick of getting pissed off, and it's just funny to watch this shitstain of a team every year.

no matter if the fans stop going to game it isn't going to send a message to the royals franchise. They luck out that there isn't another draw that gets people out there. if the royals had no "fans" go to games they would still draw decently of people just going there to get drunk and be together with other dueches.

someone needs to put alice gordon out of her misery

Exactly why they were smart to add in the outfield entertainment area.

You better watch it Slugger will slap you with his hot dog

I'm actually going to Royals game in KC this year. I can't even remember the last time I actually saw them play there - it may have been when I was in high school. Tried to go in 2003 but the game got rained out. Normally I see them up here, and normally they get the shit kicked out of them. Would be nice if they could actually win one goddamn game for me.

It's a solid game day experience, despite the awful product on the field.

We went last year on our annual summer vacation back home to MO and I thought the stadium renovations were really nice. The HOF was fantastic.

If the team were half as good as the stadium, it would be division champs every year.

But that was a once-a-year experience. I can't imagine going to lots of games and having to watch that shit. I finally canceled my MLB package on DirecTV this year because I didn't think I could justify the expense any more -- I just got tired of watching the team by June each year. When they convince me they're competitive again, I'll probably re-subscribe. But I've really dialed back my fandom, much as I hate to say it. I've been with them for 35 years, 20 years of losing have just worn me to a nub.

heh....u sound exactly like me.


Took my daughter to a game last summer and had a great time.

Its too bad the organization cant put a better product on the field for the fans.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/08/love-t...tive-disorder/

Love Triangle in Kansas City Baseball Case

Posted Mar 8th 2010 2:54PM by TMZ Staff
<!-- sphereit start -->An ugly love triangle made its way to court today between Rod Stewart's son, Sean Stewart, Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall and his estranged wife, Chantel.

TMZ was in court this AM as Kendall's lawyer made a bid to allow Kendall to take the divorcing couple's two kids to Kansas City for baseball season.

Chantel, who came to court with boyfriend Sean Stewart, is trying to block the move. There have been numerous accusations between Jason and Chantel of physical and emotional abuse.

Chantel has suggested in legal papers that Jason is overusing Adderall, which he says he's taking for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

The judge continued the case until March 18.

IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Farnsworth 1.2 6 5 5 3 2 1 27.00

Farnsworths Line from todays game- STARTER POTENTIAL!!!!!

Bianchi projects to be pretty mediocre even if he's not injured.

Not attempting to stir !@#$ here, but Bianchi had a shot at being a 4-5 year utility man in the league, but if he's your SS, you'd better have a HOFer somewhere else in your lineup to pickup the slack.

Don't get me wrong, I'd still trade the pile of !@#$ shortstop we drafted instead of Rick Porcello when our owners cheaped out on us in 2007 - Pete Kozma (they flat out admitted that they had Porcello ranked higher but liked Kozma's signability). Bianchi should see the majors someday, Kozma shouldn't even see AAA.

But he's not a guy I'd project out too far.

Must have been a pressure-filled first.

Good gawd, cut his ass already. Bad enough signing him in the first place, now trying to make him a starter?

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/i/6515/...1218659828.jpg

ROFL


PRINT THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Listened to the game on my way to class, in one inning the guy struck out 2, walked 2, and gave up a 2 run blast. You can't get a more accurate snapshot of this guy.

Yeah i thought he might be a SSOTF a few years ago but def. not now, he'll be lucky if hes a utility guy someday. too bad for the kid

:banghead:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4978634

The Twins are screwed, Joe Nathan tore his elbow. He's gonna try to rest for two weeks and tough it out, but experts are already saying that will have almost no chance of working out. He is probably gone for this year and part of next year for Tommy John surgery.

What makes this particularly bad for them is the fact that the Twins are massively overpaying him. Yes, he's a great closer, but you dont give him #2 starter money (11.25M, this year and next)

I realize that many might freak at this, but:

We need to explore what we could get in return for Soria. Are the Twins trying to make a push for anything? Trying to better position themselves to sign Mauer? If so, let's check on this.

FYI...Sneak peek at Greinke tonight on MLB network at 9:05PM...JFC....Friggin Royals...That is all...

We have to listen to Hawk Harrelson? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Podsednik's speed already paying dividends. Championship.

You were saying?

Picked off. ROFL

With a power hitter like Kendall up, just a horrible time to fall asleep.

Instead of 1st and 3rd with Butler up and one out, we have this.

alert wolf blitzer... breaking news...the royals suck dick hole

Cable or intrawebz for this game?

Sit down.

I see Ben Sheets gave up 10 runs in the first inning today. Good work.

Apparently Hawk is ripping the shit out of podsednik

Has Alex Gordon broke his hip yet?

No, broke his finger. Out 8 weeks.

Can't stand listening to Harrelson & Stone.

What channel is this on?

ahahhahahahhaha

i dont find it funny honestly, i want this ****er to do something this year, even if its a barely above avg season

I would platoon Butler and Gordon at first base based on the pitching match up, and then DH Butler over Guillen when a righty is throwing.

No, no, no. I completely disagree.

Butler plays 1B every single day. He just started to develop into an impact, middle-of-the-order bat. Leave him alone.

Don't start giving him the Teahen treatment, especially to try to get worthless shits like Guillen and (to a lesser extent) Gordon ABs.

Butler just got out of his ****up, definetly let him stay at 1b

FWIW
 

Wife and I have been in Surprise since last Thurs. Went to Sat. and last nights game. That was my ugly mug in the Hawkeye polo behind home plate. Been to a couple practices and minor league inter-squad games.

While I don't think the big league team is going to finish .500, I think they'll look like a Major League team. Defense should be better, and they seem to be finally grasping the importance of pitch selection and situational hitting.
Farns looked good Sat. His pitches actually had movement. We'll see if that, or his 1st game, was the fluke.

Jarrod Dyson probably won't break camp with the team, but he's been impressive. Maier looks like a guy fighting for his life. He finally seems to be swinging the bat with a purpose instead of just to make contact. He should win the 4th OF spot over Anderson.

But it's watching the minor leaguers that gives me hope. Moose is in much better shape that when I saw him play last year. The kid can flat out rake. Will Meyers looks like a man among boys in A camp. Hosmer didn't impress in either BP or fielding drills. Didn't get to see Montgomery or Melville pitch. Lou Coleman looked good in the game I watched.

If you ever get the chance to come down for ST, do it!

Report: Nats release outfielder Elijah Dukes

According to the Nationals' official Twitter feed, the club has released outfielder Elijah Dukes.
No reason was given. Dukes hit a disappointing .250/.337/.393 over 416 at-bats in 2009, but he's just 25 years old and was expected to serve as the Nationals' starting right fielder this season. On top of that, he was only going to require a $444,000 salary in 2010. It's not clear who will start in right field. Mar. 17 - 10:12 am et
Source: Washington Nationals on Twitter

Think we should try to get this guy, even though he's kinda looney to replace guillen

Crowe looking good so far. We got some arms...

We really do. A starting rotation of Grienke, Mesche, Crow, and Tejeda would be solid. Then I'd strongly consider trying Hoch and Banny in the pen since ours is so horrible anyways.

Royals' Anderson hits for cycle

Brian Anderson hit for the cycle in four innings and went 5-for-5 with seven RBI before being lifted from the Royals’ 24-9 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.
Incredible. Anderson doubled and tripled off Billy Buckner, singled off Chad Qualls and then hit a two-run homer off Clay Zavada, all before the fourth inning was over. He added another single in his fifth at-bat and then was removed for a pinch-runner before he could do any additional damage. The huge game made him 11-for-27 with six extra-base hits this spring. He was turning into the underdog in a battle with Mitch Maier for a bench spot, but he is the better player of the two. Mar. 19 - 7:41 pm et

Which would actually be an upgrade to what we're going to have in RF.

(This statement meant to indicate that DeJesus should be in LF.)

How is that possible? I'd think he could at least look good in warmups if not in a real game.

So both Hosmer and Moustakas have been disappointing up to this point?

fantasy baseball?
 

Anybody putting together a Chiefs Planet league this year? We've had the same core group it seems like for the last few years --- tk, Sure-Oz, Hootie....anybody interested?

What happened to Kyle Davies?

I'd play if extra is needed!