****Official Royals @ Rays Game Thread 6/13****

[RockChalk]

Started my first game thread of the season in yesterday's win, so lets make it 2 days in a row.

Santana (4-5, 2.99 ERA) vs Hellickson (4-2, 5.18 ERA)

Kansas City
Gordon
Hosmer
Grown Ass Man
Butler
Cain
Lough
Tejada
Johnson
Escobar

Tampa Bay
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[sedated]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

are you guys ****ing reeruned?

Uh....its pretty reeruned to weaken 2 defensive spots just to get a career .249 hitter in the game. Dyson is not Cabrera.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

I agree that Dyson is ideally a 4th outfielder. In many respects, I think he's the most overrated player on the team.

However, we have absolutely ****ing nothing at 3rd and 2nd, and RF is worse still if Lough isn't playing.

For as much as ballwashers like Hud talk about depth, the Royals have absolutely none.

so wouldn't it be smart to AT LEAST TRY platooning Tejada and Gordon at 3rd, call up Dyson, and send down Moose?!

It's not ****ing rocket science.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

so wouldn't it be smart to AT LEAST TRY platooning Tejada and Gordon at 3rd, call up Dyson, and send down Moose?!

It's not ****ing rocket science.

No. We would be moving one of the best defensive LF's in the game to a position where he was merely mediocre.

For a power hitting LF, this move maybe makes sense.

But for Jarrod Dyson?

Nah, man. Just nah.

[CaliforniaChief]

Great way to start the series. Great win.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

so wouldn't it be smart to AT LEAST TRY platooning Tejada and Gordon at 3rd, call up Dyson, and send down Moose?!

It's not ****ing rocket science.

At this point, a bit of experimentation wouldn't be ridiculous. 3._ RPG isn't going to win over the course of the rest of the season.

Bats play. Period.

I realize that the Royals PR machine is fully hitting on "pitching and defense," but they're ****ing stupid, as usual.

Parlay this resurgence into a meaningful summer, no matter what it takes...

[Coach]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

well considering we already had the discussion and Duncan posted stats to prove how meaningless good defense is at LF if we're moving an .800 .OPS guy to take over for a .500 OPS guy

and gunned down?! How many people has he 'gunned' down this year?

I'm willing to bet it is less than 5.

God you're dumb.

Most of you are just so ignorant about baseball it scares me.

Try 7.

No, I'd say that you're so ignorant about baseball that it's kind of getting old. I'll be honest with you. We were having a really fun time talking about the Royals here, while they were beating the shit out of the Tampa Bay Rays, and guess when this thread started going downhill?

You. Yes. You. You are getting up there with ChiefsOrioles or whatever that's stooge's name is level. You don't weaken two defensive spots just to get another career .250 batter on the line up.

Firmly grab at the bottom of your ear, and pull at a downward motion to get your head out of your ass, and maybe you'll finally realize how of a narcissistic asshole you are towards everybody. Because if there's one good thing you are thus far, the only thing you have schooled anyone on is the finer points of being an insecure asshole.

So stop pressing your luck on here, because the way your luck have been going, if you won a pussy in a raffle, it would already have a cock in it.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

so wouldn't it be smart to AT LEAST TRY platooning Tejada and Gordon at 3rd, call up Dyson, and send down Moose?!

It's not ****ing rocket science.

Platoon Gordon? WTF?

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

No. We would be moving one of the best defensive LF's in the game to a position where he was merely mediocre.

For a power hitting LF, this move maybe makes sense.

But for Jarrod Dyson?

Nah, man. Just nah.

The numbers suggest that a gold glove LFer is worth about the same as an average 3B. Admittedly, I thought these wouldn't be equal, but they are. I thought the absence of "small ball" had mitigated the importance of 3B, but the numbers say otherwise.

Thus, we'd be best served to get the best offensive lineup playing, while retaining a good defense, which we probably would.

[siberian khatru]

There was a guy on KC radio a couple of weeks ago who called in, "I been in baseball for 45 years, and what we need to do is send Dyson to the minors for a month to learn to play 2B ..."

[MeatRock]

If you want to send Moose down, then play Tejada at 3rd with Johnson platooning. I would not pull Gordon from LF just so ****ing Dyson can play everyday.

What has Dyson done this year that has peeps gargling his nutsack?

[Coach]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

At this point, a bit of experimentation wouldn't be ridiculous. 3._ RPG isn't going to win over the course of the rest of the season.

Bats play. Period.

I realize that the Royals PR machine is fully hitting on "pitching and defense," but they're ****ing stupid, as usual.

Parlay this resurgence into a meaningful summer, no matter what it takes...

I'm not so sure that I would want to make those moves just to get a career .250 on the line up, to be honest with you.

Personally, the line up we have today was perfect for it. I'm more of wanting to get another bat, through trade for the 3rd base side. I can handle Johnson being the 2nd basemen over Getz. And Lough replacing Francouer.

While it's still terrible, it's still an improvement. If KC can get a 3rd baseman who can hit for a shit.....

[DeezNutz]

Devil's advocate says that Dyson's OBP is a ****ing wreck, and I still say that his baseball instincts are subpar.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by MeatRock

If you want to send Moose down, then play Tejada at 3rd with Johnson platooning. I would not pull Gordon from LF just so ****ing Dyson can play everyday.

What has Dyson done this year that has peeps gargling his nutsack?

That's what speed do.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Devil's advocate says that Dyson's OBP is a ****ing wreck, and I still say that his baseball instincts are subpar.

Well, he did have a hot streak going, which would inflate it.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by Coach

I'm not so sure that I would want to make those moves just to get a career .250 on the line up, to be honest with you.

Personally, the line up we have today was perfect for it. I'm more of wanting to get another bat, through trade for the 3rd base side. I can handle Johnson being the 2nd basemen over Getz. And Lough replacing Francouer.

While it's still terrible, it's still an improvement. If KC can get a 3rd baseman who can hit for a shit.....

I'd be good with this type of move, too.

We simply cannot keep playing Moose or ****ing ancient, non-juiced Tejada. Hell, I'd rather see Gio for the time being, while we try to look for something else, therefore giving Gio time to try to justify his spot.