Royals 2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread - Page 350

duncan_idaho · 10:01 AM

Proposed 2013 Slogan: Tigers: They're what's for dinner
Actual 2013 Slogan: Come to Play
A better, more accurate, or alternative slogan: All in, no panic, we promise.

Dayton Moore has pushed all his chips in and is riding on King/Jack suited, hoping it comes together, he gets some good luck, and he hits the nuts by the river card. There's potential, oh yes, there's potential. There's also risk.

At the midway point, Dayton is left counting on the river card. The flop and turn didn't help him, and he's looking at the Tigers holding a pair of Queens and the Indians holding a pair of 9s. His 2013 plan hasn't failed - yet - but the odds are not in his favor.

Burning questions updates below.

Burning Questions for 2013:

1) Will the improve rotation be improved enough? Does James Shields pitch like a fringe No. 1 away from Tampa Bay? Does Ervin Santana pitch to his highest upside in his walk year? Can Jeremy Guthrie build on his strong performance as a Royal in 2012? Can Wade Davis bring his new mentality- and velocity - back to the rotation?

Midseason check-in: Yes, the rotation is certainly improved enough. Shields has pitched like a fringe No. 1 and Santana is having his best season. Guthrie has horrible peripherals but has continued to perform well at his home park and eat innings on the road. Davis brought neither his kick-ass mentality or improved velocity back to the rotation and is in Luke Hochevar/Hiram Davies territory.

2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door?
Midseason check-in: It appears, never, at this point. Hochevar has been solid in non-leverage situations, though pretty much every time he has been used with men on base in an inning, it has been a disaster.

3) Does Hosmer bounce back?
Midseason check-in: It took some time, but Hosmer's performance from June 1 on is probably the most encouraging thing about the 2013 season so far.
4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012?
Midseason check-in: Nope. Moustakas was god-awful, then great for about 3 weeks, then god-awful again. He has been better since he started working with Brett and Grafol but still has a long way to go.
5) Who regresses?
Midseason check-in: Welp, Alicides Escobar is not a surprising name here (though Yost's stubborn insistence on hitting him second is ridiculous). Billy Butler is a surprise. He isn't having a terrible year - still contributing a lot to the offense - but he's not hitting for the average or power he has displayed over the past several years.
6) Who plays 2B?
Midseason check-in: A whole bunch of people, and not that great. Gio is at least getting a shot, though he once again is not doing much with it.
7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level?
Midseason check-in: Hahahahahahahahahahaha
8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014?
Midseason check-in: Outlook uncertain. Probably still around, unless the team completely tanks in the second half and he does something foolish. My guess - he sacrifices Ned Yost this offseason and gets one more shot with a new manager in 2014.
9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse?
Midseason check-in: Yes. Velocity looks the same, and it looks likely he is the same guy as before.
10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers?
Midseason check-in: Doesn't look like it, does it?

Mama Hip Rockets · 05-31-2013, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Don't be silly. Detroit is on pace to win 92 and Cleveland 89. They are doing just fine.

The fact we are "only" 6.5 back is due to being only 1/3 the way in. We are on pace to finish over 20 back o Detroit. Don't be foolish.

There are currently 9 teams that are more than 6.5 games back in their respective divisions, so 6.5 is really not too shabby considering how terrible they've been the last few weeks.

SPATCH · 05-31-2013, 03:53 PM

Bump

(thread dropped off of front page, somehow.)

**gblowfish** · 05-31-2013, 04:08 PM

Have you guys been to this site?

http://www.royaleswithcheese.com/

Back when I was blogging the Royals a few years ago, I used to trade links with this site. It's pretty damn funny. Haven't checked it out for awhile.

TLO · 05-31-2013, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Have you guys been to this site?

http://www.royaleswithcheese.com/

Back when I was blogging the Royals a few years ago, I used to trade links with this site. It's pretty damn funny. Haven't checked it out for awhile.

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BlackHelicopters · 05-31-2013, 06:02 PM

No game thread?

**gblowfish** · 05-31-2013, 06:52 PM

Cool story in the St. Louis Post Dispatch about how the umps decided to let the game continue last night:
http://tinyurl.com/lwcbc8x

**petegz28** · 05-31-2013, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

No game thread?

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...=273510&page=2

siberian khatru · 06-01-2013, 08:36 AM

You'll be on suicide watch after reading this:

http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2013/...is-happen.html

BlackHelicopters · 06-01-2013, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

You'll be on suicide watch after reading this:

http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2013/...is-happen.html

Grim outlook. Depressing.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 06-01-2013, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

You'll be on suicide watch after reading this:

http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2013/...is-happen.html

That was a helluva read. Thanks for posting.

**gblowfish** · 06-01-2013, 09:43 AM

Rany needs an editor. He always has great info. He just takes way too long to lay it out. My rant today is on the Royals playing Garth Brooks "I've Got Friends In Low Places" every home game. It pisses me off. You want your team to celebrate low places? Your team just dropped from first to the cellar in less than one month you ****ing morons. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY IN A LOW PLACE. Why do we have to celebrate it in song? If anything, I would play that goddamn clip EVERY INNING until they get out of last. I'd play it on a loop in the locker room. I'd play it on the plane during road trips. I'd make every player SING the goddamn song in the on-deck circle. I'd want to make this team hate that ****ing song so much that they'd do ANYTHING to stay out of last place. And the Royals PR wanks allowing that to be played just shows how clueless they are. I had a St. Louis buddy of mine come in last Monday. He said "That Garth Brooks song, it's like your fans have Stockholm Syndrome." Yeah, no shit. We embrace the suck. STOP GARTH BROOKS AND STOP IT NOW.

That's my rant for today.

BlackHelicopters · 06-01-2013, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Rany needs an editor. He always has great info. He just takes way too long to lay it out. My rant today is on the Royals playing Garth Brooks "I've Got Friends In Low Places" every home game. It pisses me off. You want your team to celebrate low places? Your team just dropped from first to the cellar in less than one month you ****ing morons. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY IN A LOW PLACE. Why do we have to celebrate it in song? If anything, I would play that goddamn clip EVERY INNING until they get out of last. I'd play it on a loop in the locker room. I'd play it on the plane during road trips. I'd make every player SING the goddamn song in the on-deck circle. I'd want to make this team hate that ****ing song so much that they'd do ANYTHING to stay out of last place. And the Royals PR wanks allowing that to be played just shows how clueless they are. I had a St. Louis buddy of mine come in last Monday. He said "That Garth Brooks song, it's like your fans have Stockholm Syndrome." Yeah, no shit. We embrace the suck. STOP GARTH BROOKS AND STOP IT NOW.

That's my rant for today.

Good rant. Ever been to Bentonville?

**gblowfish** · 06-01-2013, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

Good rant. Ever been to Bentonville?

I've been there many times. My Mom lives in Arkansas. I've burned up US 71 Highway (Now I-49) dozens of times. Been to the Wal-Mart Museum, then spent the next few hours steeped in self-loathing for spending time and money to visit THE FREAKING WAL-MART MUSEUM. I hate my life as a Royals fan.

Al Bundy · 06-02-2013, 04:27 PM

“@DurhamBulls: Wil Myers triples in the 4th, and he's now a just a double shy of the cycle. Bulls 7, Srant'n 1”Wil Myers is a STUD!!!

**gblowfish** · 06-02-2013, 07:33 PM

If they made Moose sit for a few days with a mystery quad injury, maybe they can sit Frenchy for a couple weeks with "restless bat syndrome." Or maybe we can put a hit out on his grandma, and he can go on bereavement leave for a week.

12-11-2012, 09:59 AM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $-1899692	2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread Proposed 2013 Slogan: Tigers: They're what's for dinner Actual 2013 Slogan: Come to Play A better, more accurate, or alternative slogan: All in, no panic, we promise. Dayton Moore has pushed all his chips in and is riding on King/Jack suited, hoping it comes together, he gets some good luck, and he hits the nuts by the river card. There's potential, oh yes, there's potential. There's also risk. At the midway point, Dayton is left counting on the river card. The flop and turn didn't help him, and he's looking at the Tigers holding a pair of Queens and the Indians holding a pair of 9s. His 2013 plan hasn't failed - yet - but the odds are not in his favor. Burning questions updates below. Burning Questions for 2013: 1) Will the improve rotation be improved enough? Does James Shields pitch like a fringe No. 1 away from Tampa Bay? Does Ervin Santana pitch to his highest upside in his walk year? Can Jeremy Guthrie build on his strong performance as a Royal in 2012? Can Wade Davis bring his new mentality- and velocity - back to the rotation? Midseason check-in: Yes, the rotation is certainly improved enough. Shields has pitched like a fringe No. 1 and Santana is having his best season. Guthrie has horrible peripherals but has continued to perform well at his home park and eat innings on the road. Davis brought neither his kick-ass mentality or improved velocity back to the rotation and is in Luke Hochevar/Hiram Davies territory. 2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door? Midseason check-in: It appears, never, at this point. Hochevar has been solid in non-leverage situations, though pretty much every time he has been used with men on base in an inning, it has been a disaster. 3) Does Hosmer bounce back? Midseason check-in: It took some time, but Hosmer's performance from June 1 on is probably the most encouraging thing about the 2013 season so far. 4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012? Midseason check-in: Nope. Moustakas was god-awful, then great for about 3 weeks, then god-awful again. He has been better since he started working with Brett and Grafol but still has a long way to go. 5) Who regresses? Midseason check-in: Welp, Alicides Escobar is not a surprising name here (though Yost's stubborn insistence on hitting him second is ridiculous). Billy Butler is a surprise. He isn't having a terrible year - still contributing a lot to the offense - but he's not hitting for the average or power he has displayed over the past several years. 6) Who plays 2B? Midseason check-in: A whole bunch of people, and not that great. Gio is at least getting a shot, though he once again is not doing much with it. 7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level? Midseason check-in: Hahahahahahahahahahaha 8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014? Midseason check-in: Outlook uncertain. Probably still around, unless the team completely tanks in the second half and he does something foolish. My guess - he sacrifices Ned Yost this offseason and gets one more shot with a new manager in 2014. 9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse? Midseason check-in: Yes. Velocity looks the same, and it looks likely he is the same guy as before. 10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers? Midseason check-in: Doesn't look like it, does it? Last edited by duncan_idaho; 07-15-2013 at 10:01 AM..
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06-01-2013, 09:43 AM	#5246
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	Rany needs an editor. He always has great info. He just takes way too long to lay it out. My rant today is on the Royals playing Garth Brooks "I've Got Friends In Low Places" every home game. It pisses me off. You want your team to celebrate low places? Your team just dropped from first to the cellar in less than one month you **ing morons. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY IN A LOW PLACE. Why do we have to celebrate it in song? If anything, I would play that goddamn clip EVERY INNING until they get out of last. I'd play it on a loop in the locker room. I'd play it on the plane during road trips. I'd make every player SING the goddamn song in the on-deck circle. I'd want to make this team hate that **ing song so much that they'd do ANYTHING to stay out of last place. And the Royals PR wanks allowing that to be played just shows how clueless they are. I had a St. Louis buddy of mine come in last Monday. He said "That Garth Brooks song, it's like your fans have Stockholm Syndrome." Yeah, no shit. We embrace the suck. STOP GARTH BROOKS AND STOP IT NOW. That's my rant for today.
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06-02-2013, 07:33 PM	#5250
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	If they made Moose sit for a few days with a mystery quad injury, maybe they can sit Frenchy for a couple weeks with "restless bat syndrome." Or maybe we can put a hit out on his grandma, and he can go on bereavement leave for a week.
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