2009 Kansas City Royals Repository.

[WilliamTheIrish]

All Royals All The Time!

After consultation with others who peruse the game threads we decided to create this as a repository for all things Royals. Minor league news, AL (ahem) Central (thanks Vonne) news and anything Royals can be found here.

alnorth will continue the game threads as usual. But if you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

If a big story breaks, you can still start a thread about it. There is merely an all inclusive thread that will make a easy for us all to keep up with all things Royals.


Welcome! "Grab a Brew... don't cost nuthin"...[spills beer on feet]


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[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Buck > Pudge, Barajas & Kendall. Sadly.

Buck is the whipping boy for the ill-informed Royals fan.

[Chiefless]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Buck is the whipping boy for the ill-informed Royals fan.

You have to admit tho, that he can be mighty frustrating to watch. You are probably right tho, if KC had a legit 1-6 his presence would be much more tolerable.

[Mecca]

The Royals should trade Meche, they basically abused this guy and his arm is probably about ready to explode.

[CHENZ A!]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Buck is the whipping boy for the ill-informed Royals fan.

I base my opinion of him from seeing him play, not from getting some second hand information. I've seen or listened to enough games in that bum's Royals career to know that he isn't very good most of the time.

The people that want us to keep Buck are the same misinformed Royals fans that think Teahen and DeJesus are average ML players.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by CHENZ A!

I base my opinion of him from seeing him play, not from getting some second hand information. I've seen or listened to enough games in that bum's Royals career to know that he isn't very good most of the time.

The people that want us to keep Buck are the same misinformed Royals fans that think Teahen and DeJesus are average ML players.

Buck is an average ML catcher.

And Teahen and DeJesus are viable ML players.

[Archie Bunker]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10491164

Catcher Kendall eyes Royals — 7:39 a.m.
Free-agent catcher Jason Kendall is focusing on a possible contract with Kansas City.

There is a gap in the financial discussions, but the Royals offer what Kendall wants most -- a chance to play every day.

Kendall, 35, has appeared in at least 130 games in 13 of his 14 big-league seasons, including each of the last 10. He is a career .290 hitter, but the grind of a heavy catching load has begun to show. He has a composite .243 average in the last three seasons, including back-to-back years with Milwaukee in which he hit .244. He split the 2007 season between Oakland and the Chicago Cubs before signing with the Brewers for the 2008 season.

The Royals have a definite need for a catcher. Miguel Olivo, who led the team with 23 home runs last season, is a free agent, and the Royals are expected to non-tender a contract to John Buck prior to Saturday's deadline to offer players on the 40-man roster contract. --Tracy Ringolsby

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Archie Bunker

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10491164

Catcher Kendall eyes Royals — 7:39 a.m.
Free-agent catcher Jason Kendall is focusing on a possible contract with Kansas City.

There is a gap in the financial discussions, but the Royals offer what Kendall wants most -- a chance to play every day.

Kendall, 35, has appeared in at least 130 games in 13 of his 14 big-league seasons, including each of the last 10. He is a career .290 hitter, but the grind of a heavy catching load has begun to show. He has a composite .243 average in the last three seasons, including back-to-back years with Milwaukee in which he hit .244. He split the 2007 season between Oakland and the Chicago Cubs before signing with the Brewers for the 2008 season.

The Royals have a definite need for a catcher. Miguel Olivo, who led the team with 23 home runs last season, is a free agent, and the Royals are expected to non-tender a contract to John Buck prior to Saturday's deadline to offer players on the 40-man roster contract. --Tracy Ringolsby

Oh no. No. No. No.

Kendall is awful.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

It was also rumored that the Royals and Cubs are in negotiations to swap Meche and Milton Bradley.

who was the guy we almost traded for Bradley lst year? Nunez?

[MVChiefFan]

Originally Posted by Archie Bunker

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10491164

Catcher Kendall eyes Royals — 7:39 a.m.
Free-agent catcher Jason Kendall is focusing on a possible contract with Kansas City.

There is a gap in the financial discussions, but the Royals offer what Kendall wants most -- a chance to play every day.

Kendall, 35, has appeared in at least 130 games in 13 of his 14 big-league seasons, including each of the last 10. He is a career .290 hitter, but the grind of a heavy catching load has begun to show. He has a composite .243 average in the last three seasons, including back-to-back years with Milwaukee in which he hit .244. He split the 2007 season between Oakland and the Chicago Cubs before signing with the Brewers for the 2008 season.

The Royals have a definite need for a catcher. Miguel Olivo, who led the team with 23 home runs last season, is a free agent, and the Royals are expected to non-tender a contract to John Buck prior to Saturday's deadline to offer players on the 40-man roster contract. --Tracy Ringolsby

This surprises me. For some reason I always pegged him as injury prone. Once again I prove that I'm an idiot.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by sedated

who was the guy we almost traded for Bradley lst year? Nunez?

Yep. In '08.

[Reaper16]

Dayton Moore: once again ignoring anything statistical. This catcher thing is already farcical and we haven't had to suffer the in-game consequences yet.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by MVChiefFan

This surprises me. For some reason I always pegged him as injury prone. Once again I prove that I'm an idiot.

It's not the injury prone that I'm too worried about. It's his production, and a noodle arm. Baserunners will be running wild on the Royals if they sign Kendall.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

It's a sad sad day for Royals fans...

Kansas City Fails To Pick Up Option On Royals

KANSAS CITY, MO—In an expected move Wednesday, the City of Kansas City declined to pick up their 2010 option on the Royals baseball club, ending the team's 41-year tenure with the Missouri municipality. "It was time to move in another direction," Kansas City mayor Mark Funkhouser said at a press conference. "There were some vested incentives that would have automatically kicked in if the Royals had finished higher than last place, or won more than one championship in their existence. But we just couldn't afford to make another mistake like that 18-year extension back in 1991." The Royals have generated some mild interest from other cities, including Portland, OR and Copenhagen, though the Danish capital is said to be leaning heavily toward acquiring a public pool or parking lot.

WTF? Can someone explain this to me, is this true?

[Sam Hall]

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

WTF? Can someone explain this to me, is this true?

I would advise you to re-read every word.