Royals Alex Gordon...

**penguinz** · 07-07-2008, 02:34 PM

Every time I look at the box he is hitless or at most has 1 hit. When are they going to sit him or even send him down until he can learn how to hit MLB pitching?

CoMoChief · 07-07-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by penguinz

Every time I look at the box he is hitless or at most has 1 hit. When are they going to sit him or even send him down until he can learn how to hit MLB pitching?

No one can hit on the Royals. And he's at least 2nd on the team in HR's.

You can't send everyone down to AAA. Which is what needs to be done.

Mecca · 07-07-2008, 02:36 PM

If they do that at this point then he's a failure and goes on the bust list....it's pretty typical Royals to be honest, 4 guys come out as 3rd baseman, the 1 we have is the one who is not remotely living up to his potential..

Think of this..Gordon, Longoria, Braun, Zimmerman....Gordon had the most hype of any of those guys yet he's the worst one.

**Reaper16** · 07-07-2008, 02:36 PM

How Mike Barnett hasn't been fired yet is beyond me. None of the Royals know how to make adjustments at the plate; that's the fault of the hitting coach. Gordon has all of the talent in the world, but hasn't broken out the way that less-talented 3B players such as Braun or Longoria have. He needs the guidance of an actual hitting coach.

Mecca · 07-07-2008, 02:38 PM

When Ryan Braun has the stats he does, including last year, and is an all star, calling him less talented is pretty ridiculous, same for Longoria, those guys have been better in the majors from day 1 compared to Gordon.

Gordon was more highly touted in the draft that is all.

**penguinz** · 07-07-2008, 02:39 PM

Maybe he could do better if someone could convince to take some pitches. Every time I listen to a game on the radio he is swinging on first pitch.

bsp4444 · 07-07-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by penguinz

Maybe he could do better if someone could convince to take some pitches. Every time I listen to a game on the radio he is swinging on first pitch.

I would agree with this except with two strikes on him. How many called third strikes has this team as a whole watched go by? That's a sta I'd like to see and how the Royals rank. It's got to be significant.

**Reaper16** · 07-07-2008, 02:42 PM

If Gordon isn't more talented, that means that all of the scouts in the world cannot do their job. Their job is to rank talent, and they all thought Gordon was the most talented.

Anyway, Gordon, like Braun/Longoria/et al, put up great minor league numbers. Something's lost in translation. Looking at the lack of patience/approach at the plate/general ineptitude of Royals batters for the last many years, it's apparent that 1.) KC has no idea what a hitting coach is supposed to be doing, and 2.) player development in the organization is an alien concept.

SPATCH · 07-07-2008, 02:44 PM

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Mecca · 07-07-2008, 02:44 PM

I don't have any trust at all in the Royals scouts.....and we've seen guys miss before that were can't miss. It's the Royals luck that it would turn out this way...

Mecca · 07-07-2008, 03:07 PM

It's pretty shitty knowing if we had taken Braun and Lincecum our team would be in such a better spot.

Valiant · 07-07-2008, 09:35 PM

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It's pretty shitty knowing if we had taken Braun and Lincecum our team would be in such a better spot.

No, they would have sucked here and Gordon would have been a stud on the other teams..

**DeezNutz** · 07-07-2008, 09:39 PM

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No, they would have sucked here and Gordon would have been a stud on the other teams..

Now that's a Royals fan. True. Blue. ****ed Up Tradition.

Valiant · 07-07-2008, 10:55 PM

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No, they would have sucked here and Gordon would have been a stud on the other teams..

Heh.. I just think that the reason these other players are outplaying Gordon and others on our team is not because they are better skilled.. It is a combination of our staff sucking at development and not having any other major league talent around them..

It is easier to do well when your team can pick you up or play at a higher level, it raises that players ability..

Luckily Ithink the Royals are just a few FA acquisitions away from competing.. So hopefully next year we see improvement..

And get us a ****ing hitting coach..

Sure-Oz · 07-07-2008, 03:28 PM

Gordon really swings at alot of shit and is late on alot of pitches too. He should be doing better than .250, we need real coaches here....where the hell is his coach from Nebraska, bring him in

07-07-2008, 02:34 PM	Topic Starter
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Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2467050	If they do that at this point then he's a failure and goes on the bust list....it's pretty typical Royals to be honest, 4 guys come out as 3rd baseman, the 1 we have is the one who is not remotely living up to his potential.. Think of this..Gordon, Longoria, Braun, Zimmerman....Gordon had the most hype of any of those guys yet he's the worst one.
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Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2467050	When Ryan Braun has the stats he does, including last year, and is an all star, calling him less talented is pretty ridiculous, same for Longoria, those guys have been better in the majors from day 1 compared to Gordon. Gordon was more highly touted in the draft that is all.
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Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2467050	It's pretty shitty knowing if we had taken Braun and Lincecum our team would be in such a better spot.
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