Royals vs Twins - 6/30/13

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

Gio is a decent fielder who just got called up and went like 4 for 5.

talk about a skipper telling a player he's a scrub no matter what he does.

don't like it

we need Gio to succeed and should be building his confidence not shredding it.

Johnson can get to balls Gio can't and has a better arm. The chances of his spot in the order coming up again were extremely slim. If Gio's psyche is that fragile and he doesn't understand that Johnson is a better fielder, then he's going to struggle in the majors long term.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Johnson can get to balls Gio can't and has a better arm. The chances of his spot in the order coming up again were extremely slim. If Gio's psyche is that fragile and he doesn't understand that Johnson is a better fielder, then he's going to struggle in the majors long term.

Arm strength from second base matters how much?

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Arm strength from second base matters how much?

Depends on the situation. If trying to turn a DP on a speedy runner after a weakly hit grounder or attempting to throw out a runner at home on a relay throw, it is pretty important.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Johnson can get to balls Gio can't and has a better arm. The chances of his spot in the order coming up again were extremely slim. If Gio's psyche is that fragile and he doesn't understand that Johnson is a better fielder, then he's going to struggle in the majors long term.

If Gio sucks that much then they should just designated him for assignment and move on.

Yost is a douche who has no feel for anything

some guys can suck and they will play every day ... others he yanks around like a YoYo.


If Gio and Lough can add some offense at the bottom of the order then our lineup is SO much better. We should give them every chance to do just that.

Hope Yost doesn't **** it up.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

If Gio sucks that much then they should just designated him for assignment and move on.

Yost is a douche who has no feel for anything

some guys can suck and they will play everything ... others he yanks around like a YoYo.


If Gio and Lough can add some offense at the bottom of the order then our lineup is SO much better. We should give them every chance to do just that.

Hope Yost doesn't **** it up.

I love how Gio looked today. It was nice to see a lineup that I didn't consider any spot a guaranteed out. I just thought the complaining about putting Johnson in for defense seemed like Ned bashing for the sake of wanting something to bitch about. Personally, I didn't see it as Ned not being comfortable in Gio's abilities. I could be wrong. Lord knows I've been wrong before.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

I love how Gio looked today. It was nice to see a lineup that I didn't consider any spot a guaranteed out. I just thought the complaining about putting Johnson in for defense seemed like Ned bashing for the sake of wanting something to bitch about. Personally, I didn't see it as Ned not being comfortable in Gio's abilities. I could be wrong. Lord knows I've been wrong before.

i don't know what is going to happen with Gio, he might suck.

but finally getting some pop at 2nd base is worth the risk.

Day 1 and you pull him ... don't like it.

If he starts screwing up on defense then you react.

don't scream fire before you see any smoke

jmo