Royals 2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread - Page 623

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?

Deberg_1990 · 08-12-2013, 12:57 PM

Plus, of course Atlanta, New York and LA can still draw big crowds even in the televise everything era. Much larger group of people to pull from.
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-King- · 08-12-2013, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

We couldn't even get 30K on a beautiful friday night for Boston's only trip to KC, them leading MLB in wins and us on a major hot streak. This market is questionable at best supporting MLB

A lot of people wanted to stay at home and watch the Chiefs or go to a bar and watch both.
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Blindside58 · 08-12-2013, 01:12 PM

Location location location

mr. tegu · 08-12-2013, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

We couldn't even get 30K on a beautiful friday night for Boston's only trip to KC, them leading MLB in wins and us on a major hot streak. This market is questionable at best supporting MLB

I suppose that had nothing to do with the Chiefs playing.

And it was only about 500 being short of 30K.

penbrook · 08-12-2013, 01:22 PM

Per Bob Dutton

Nothing official from #Royals but hearing 2B Chris Getz is on his way to Kansas City. Suggests he's likely to be activated tonight from DL.

BigCatDaddy · 08-12-2013, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by penbook

Per Bob Dutton

Nothing official from #Royals but hearing 2B Chris Getz is on his way to Kansas City. Suggests he's likely to be activated tonight from DL.

Muther **** You Dayton Moore!

WhawhaWhat · 08-12-2013, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by penbook

Per Bob Dutton

Nothing official from #Royals but hearing 2B Chris Getz is on his way to Kansas City. Suggests he's likely to be activated tonight from DL.

Bye Bye Elliot.

Fansy the Famous Bard · 08-12-2013, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Bye Bye Elliot.

At this point, i'm ok with Getz over EJ.... with the assumption Mr. Getz is GONE when Tejada returns.

siberian khatru · 08-12-2013, 01:38 PM

Kansas City Royals ‏@Royals 2m

#Royals announce roster moves: INF Chris Getz activated from 15-day DL, while INF Irving Falu and LHP Will Smith have been optioned to AAA.

penbrook · 08-12-2013, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Kansas City Royals ‏@Royals 2m

#Royals announce roster moves: INF Chris Getz activated from 15-day DL, while INF Irving Falu and LHP Will Smith have been optioned to AAA.

I wonder who's dick Johnson is sucking? Yost or Dayton

Three7s · 08-12-2013, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by penbook

I wonder who's dick Johnson is sucking? Yost or Dayton

I'm sure he has no trouble fitting both in his mouth at once.

Prison Bitch · 08-12-2013, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -King-

A lot of people wanted to stay at home and watch the Chiefs or go to a bar and watch both.
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If the people here would rather watch a worthless preseason game where the starters play 1 meaningless series instead of seeing the best record in MLB on a perfect night outside.....then I stand by my point: not a baseball town.

WhawhaWhat · 08-12-2013, 01:51 PM

Three Red Sox Players Spent Their Off Day At The Blue Jays Game

Quote:

You would think that three professional baseball players—who are forced to spend a good chunk of their lives in baseball stadiums—would find somewhere, anywhere else to be during one of their precious off days. Not Jonny Gomes, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Dustin Pedroia. Those bros just can't get enough baseball.

You'll notice the three Red Sox players in the upper left-hand corner of the screencap above, just taking in the game like three guys playing hooky from work. If nothing else, this is a savvy PR move for them, as some Boston Globe columnist is bound to pick up on this and point to it as evidence that these guys have a real thirst for the game.

And yes, they did treat themselves to some giant hot dogs.

This made me laugh

**Bowser** · 08-12-2013, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Kansas City Royals ‏@Royals 2m

#Royals announce roster moves: INF Chris Getz activated from 15-day DL, while INF Irving Falu and LHP Will Smith have been optioned to AAA.

penbrook · 08-12-2013, 01:55 PM

Per Bob Dutton

#Royals vs. Mia RHP Koehler: Lough 7, Hosmer 3, Butler DH, Perez 2, Moustakas 5, Maxwell 9, Getz 4, Escobar 6, Dyson 8 and Davis 1.

12-11-2012, 09:59 AM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $-89692	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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penbrook LEGEND! Join Date: Feb 2013 Casino cash: $10033840	Per Bob Dutton #Royals vs. Mia RHP Koehler: Lough 7, Hosmer 3, Butler DH, Perez 2, Moustakas 5, Maxwell 9, Getz 4, Escobar 6, Dyson 8 and Davis 1.
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