Billy Butler Hate Thread

[MrGiggity]

I have been a big Billay supporter throughout his career, even going as far as buying his BBQ sauce and t-shirt. However, I am at my breaking point with this fat ****. Your only job is to hit and you can't even do that. You have more DPs than an Asian Hooker. You're slow as dog shit and field as good as Yuniesky Betancourt. Your work ethic has always seemed to be questionable and your wife is fugly. **** you Billy Butler. You have officially joined the ranks of Ned Yost in my books.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/04/13...ly-butler.html

ROYALS NOTEBOOK
Royals sticking with Billy Butler despite early-season hitting slump


MINNEAPOLIS — A few days ago, as Billy Butler ventured deeper into an early-season funk, Royals hitting coach Pedro Grifol approached him with a suggestion. Grifol instructed Butler to back up off the plate so he can better combat inside pitching and cease producing a slew of ground balls.

Butler can be stubborn in defending his mechanics, but he was open to the suggestion by Grifol.

“I have to be able to hit the inside pitch, too,” Butler said. “And whenever I stand too close to the plate, I can’t. It locks me up.”

Butler blames himself for inching too close to the plate during spring training. He considered it an unconscious consequence of his desire to hit balls to the opposite field. Grifol was merely moving him back to his natural position at the plate.

Butler has only six hits in 39 at-bats this season. He has yet to produce an extra-base hit. Heading into Sunday’s game, he was hitting the ball on the ground 70 percent of the time when he put the ball in play. He grounded out in his first two at-bats on Sunday, then struck out in his latter two.

The Royals still believe Butler will flourish as a hitter this season. But manager Ned Yost did not sugarcoat his struggles thus far. When asked whether he saw positive signs with Butler, Yost laughed. “Not really,” he said.

Still, Yost does not intend to shuffle his lineup. Butler will remain his No. 4 hitter, sandwiched between Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon, with catcher Salvador Perez still batting sixth.

“Of course I’ve considered it,” Yost said. “But it’s too early to do it. Way too early.”

Yost then added, “It’s more of a groupwide thing. Than it is one guy that you move down in the lineup, or two guys. It doesn’t much of an effect, in my opinion, when you do that type of stuff. It’s just a matter of time before these guys get going.”

In time, Butler and team officials believe, his hits will come. Butler insisted his mental approach was fine. But his mechanical approach needed some maintenance.

“It’s all timing,” Butler said. “And if I’m hitting the ball on the ground like I am now, my timing is not where it needs to be yet.”

LOL @ the headline. "STICKING" with Billy Butler. Suggesting that the Royals would consider benching him. Never in a million years would they do that. 39 freaking at bats. THIRTY NINE. Every single player in the majors goes thru a 39 at bat slump. Good grief.

[Demonpenz]

I've heard Billy ask the hitting coaches "How many Major League hits did you get your way? Before... He has a point.

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by BWillie

If Billy Butler bats under .280 for the year, and gets at least 570 at bats, I'll give someone all my casino cash. The hate is so strong for Billy. The dude is like 4th in hits in the last 4 years of baseball. You don't do that by not being any good. And trading Billy is asinine because Billy is more valuable to the Royals then about any other team in baseball. If you get rid of Billy, what are you going to do? Put Maxwell there everyday? If he has to face both right and left handed pitchers everyday hes going to bat like .235. You can't put Perez there because you have no real effective back up catcher. So basically your only option is Danny Valencia, who also is a guy that has to be platooned to be effective at all.

PB's idea is to platoon Maxwell and DYSON. I'm not joking

[Sure-Oz]

This should be more of a "Royals offense hate thread" imo.

Most of our players are AVG to below average...Gordon and Butler don't look like 40+ doubles guys anymore. Hosmer is the only guy that remotely could be a star at this point,

Moose, ****ing toast.

Most of this lineup has underachieved including Billy but atleast he has a solid body of work in the majors.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

This should be more of a "Royals offense hate thread" imo.

Most of our players are AVG to below average...Gordon and Butler don't look like 40+ doubles guys anymore. Hosmer is the only guy that remotely could be a star at this point,

Moose, ****ing toast.

Most of this lineup has underachieved including Billy but atleast he has a solid body of work in the majors.

Butler is 27 years old. He's in the prime of his career. I would expect him to have a career year. Gordon might be one year past his prime, but I doubt his production will be any worse this year than it was last year.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Butler is 27 years old. He's in the prime of his career. I would expect him to have a career year. Gordon might be one year past his prime, but I doubt his production will be any worse this year than it was last year.

I agree that he should put those #'s but def disappointing if he does. He should be excelling and leading the charge, i still think it's dumb to hate him.

[tk13]

Butler is the Dwayne Bowe of the Royals.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

This should be more of a "Royals offense hate thread" imo.

Most of our players are AVG to below average...Gordon and Butler don't look like 40+ doubles guys anymore. Hosmer is the only guy that remotely could be a star at this point,

Moose, ****ing toast.

Most of this lineup has underachieved including Billy but atleast he has a solid body of work in the majors.

I thought I read someone say Gordon is on pace for 60 doubles this year...
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[GloryDayz]

I LOL'd when I heard the stat that says the Astros have 15-times more HRs then the Royals... Billy should take that personally...

[MrGiggity]

Fat ass still doesn't have it quite figured out.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by tk13

Butler is the Dwayne Bowe of the Royals.

Heh,somewhat but with butler the hate is more justified. There are alot more variables involved as to why a WR has poor stats. Baseball is basically a 1 on 1 matchup hitter vs. Pitcher. and Butler is technically only half a player.
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[Fairplay]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

I agree that he should put those #'s but def disappointing if he does. He should be excelling and leading the charge, i still think it's dumb to hate him.

Well it's not like its a real hate thread just a strong dislike of the guy like teetering on hating him.

[GloryDayz]

**** Billy Fatty! He sucks balls!

[MrGiggity]

Originally Posted by Fairplay

Well it's not like its a real hate thread just a strong dislike of the guy like teetering on hating him.

Haha exactly. Maybe I should rename the thread

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

**** Billy Fatty! He sucks balls!

Creepy obsession u have