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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[BWillie]

DM has David Glass wrapped around his finger. He must really be an influential individual. Somewhere Allan Baird is saying this is bullsh*t. Pretty sure Baird could of done a much better job if he was given the #15 ranked payroll in the MLB.

[Jerm]

Just looking at it logically...what has DM accomplished to earn an extension???

Nothing, seriously.
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[Sure-Oz]

We need 3 catchers starting in the lineup everyday, you know incase the other gets hurt they can just switch

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

DM has David Glass wrapped around his finger. He must really be an influential individual. Somewhere Allan Baird is saying this is bullsh*t. Pretty sure Baird could of done a much better job if he was given the #15 ranked payroll in the MLB.

I'm sure baird enjoys being a scout for the red sox, i bet he gets lots of boooooston chicks

[chiefsfan987]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

DM has David Glass wrapped around his finger. He must really be an influential individual. Somewhere Allan Baird is saying this is bullsh*t. Pretty sure Baird could of done a much better job if he was given the #15 ranked payroll in the MLB.

Who the heck is Allan Baird? I think you mean Allard.

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Jerm

Just looking at it logically...what has DM accomplished to earn an extension???

Nothing, seriously.
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on the major league level, he signed up a couple guys that we would have never signed in the past.

but he came in with his first priority being minor leagues. DM mentioned in his press conference that most of the minor league affiliates are in first place, including an A-ball suad that gets numerous compliments from pundits saying it is one of the best collections of talent they have seen in a while.

[Sure-Oz]

It doesn't mean crap unless they get up here and produce....i like how he is spending in the minor league level but its still a crap shoot...and lets hope it works in our favor.

the MLB level he has no clue wtf he is doing so far

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by sedated

on the major league level, he signed up a couple guys that we would have never signed in the past.

but he came in with his first priority being minor leagues. DM mentioned in his press conference that most of the minor league affiliates are in first place, including an A-ball suad that gets numerous compliments from pundits saying it is one of the best collections of talent they have seen in a while.

And he's also completely changed his approach to the minor league system. When he arrived, it was HS, high-upside players. No more.

Now, college is the way to go, with some HS players in the mix. Oops.

But trust the process.

DM is a complete ****ing idiot, and I would encourage everyone to check out Mellinger's blog and follow up on the links he provides in the middle of the blog: http://royalsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/437

Some great arguments made to explain exactly why DM is clueless.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

And he's also completely changed his approach to the minor league system. When he arrived, it was HS, high-upside players. No more.

Now, college is the way to go, with some HS players in the mix. Oops.

But trust the process.

DM is a complete ****ing idiot, and I would encourage everyone to check out Mellinger's blog and follow up on the links he provides in the middle of the blog: http://royalsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/437

Some great arguments made to explain exactly why DM is clueless.

the whole signing and trading for guys who cant get on base told me enough

[DeezNutz]

I have no clue how someone, anyone, isn't held immediately accountable for the circus that was last night's game.

Bale and Hochevar, congrats you ****ing scrubs! It takes a lot of effort to work one's way into the Royals Hall of Shit.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

the whole signing and trading for guys who cant get on base told me enough

Apparently the high upside for Hosmer is that one day he'll be able to see.

Solid!

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I have no clue how someone, anyone, isn't held immediately accountable for the circus that was last night's game.

Bale and Hochevar, congrats you ****ing scrubs! It takes a lot of effort to work one's way into the Royals Hall of Shit.

That throw from Bale was absolutely wince-inducing.

[Demonpenz]

i had the game on my second 15 screen tv and saw them throw the ball around the infield can someone describe better what went down though? I was playing battlefield 1943

[Reaper16]

From a commenter on Poz' blog:

"I nominate anyone who doesn’t pursue players based solely on how they performed against the Atlanta Braves. Gil Meche’s lowest ERA? Against the Braves. Betancourt’s highest OPS? Against the Braves. Jacobs’ most home runs? Against the Braves. Olivo’s most homers? Also against the Braves. Willie Bloomquist has an OPS of 1.100 against the Braves. Coco Crisp has an OPS of 1.016 against the Braves. There are only four teams that Jose Guillen has a better OPS against than the Braves. Kyle Farnsworth actually sucked when facing the Braves, but the lowest ERA he’s ever had? Yeah, that was while pitching FOR the Braves. Horacio Ramirez had few highlights in his big league career, but they all came with the Atlanta Braves, too."

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

i had the game on my second 15 screen tv and saw them throw the ball around the infield can someone describe better what went down though? I was playing battlefield 1943

Hochevar: Bloomquist's throw to the plate was off. Hoch was backing it up, but still let the ball get by him. There's now a runner on 2nd.

Hoch, puts his head down, doesn't pay a bit of attention, and the runner takes off to third. Solid camera work, as everyone in the park, sans Luke, sees the play developing.

Bale: 1st and 3rd, 1 out. Ball up the box, Bale makes a nice stab and turn to start a very easy DP, due to how quickly he received the ball.

Bale makes one of the most awkward looking throws one can imagine, think a combo of Orton and the black dude from Revenge of the Nerds, and misses 2B to the 1B side by about 20 feet. Amazingly poor throw.