2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

[duncan_idaho]

Proposed 2013 Slogan: Tigers: They're what's for dinner
Actual 2013 Slogan: Come to Play
A better, more accurate, or alternative slogan: All in, no panic, we promise.

Dayton Moore has pushed all his chips in and is riding on King/Jack suited, hoping it comes together, he gets some good luck, and he hits the nuts by the river card. There's potential, oh yes, there's potential. There's also risk.

At the midway point, Dayton is left counting on the river card. The flop and turn didn't help him, and he's looking at the Tigers holding a pair of Queens and the Indians holding a pair of 9s. His 2013 plan hasn't failed - yet - but the odds are not in his favor.

Burning questions updates below.

Burning Questions for 2013:

1) Will the improve rotation be improved enough? Does James Shields pitch like a fringe No. 1 away from Tampa Bay? Does Ervin Santana pitch to his highest upside in his walk year? Can Jeremy Guthrie build on his strong performance as a Royal in 2012? Can Wade Davis bring his new mentality- and velocity - back to the rotation?

Midseason check-in: Yes, the rotation is certainly improved enough. Shields has pitched like a fringe No. 1 and Santana is having his best season. Guthrie has horrible peripherals but has continued to perform well at his home park and eat innings on the road. Davis brought neither his kick-ass mentality or improved velocity back to the rotation and is in Luke Hochevar/Hiram Davies territory.

2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door?
Midseason check-in: It appears, never, at this point. Hochevar has been solid in non-leverage situations, though pretty much every time he has been used with men on base in an inning, it has been a disaster.

3) Does Hosmer bounce back?
Midseason check-in: It took some time, but Hosmer's performance from June 1 on is probably the most encouraging thing about the 2013 season so far.
4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012?
Midseason check-in: Nope. Moustakas was god-awful, then great for about 3 weeks, then god-awful again. He has been better since he started working with Brett and Grafol but still has a long way to go.
5) Who regresses?
Midseason check-in: Welp, Alicides Escobar is not a surprising name here (though Yost's stubborn insistence on hitting him second is ridiculous). Billy Butler is a surprise. He isn't having a terrible year - still contributing a lot to the offense - but he's not hitting for the average or power he has displayed over the past several years.
6) Who plays 2B?
Midseason check-in: A whole bunch of people, and not that great. Gio is at least getting a shot, though he once again is not doing much with it.
7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level?
Midseason check-in: Hahahahahahahahahahaha
8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014?
Midseason check-in: Outlook uncertain. Probably still around, unless the team completely tanks in the second half and he does something foolish. My guess - he sacrifices Ned Yost this offseason and gets one more shot with a new manager in 2014.
9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse?
Midseason check-in: Yes. Velocity looks the same, and it looks likely he is the same guy as before.
10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers?
Midseason check-in: Doesn't look like it, does it?

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

Who's 372 years old.

And is still better than Moose!!

[Jerm]

Losing tomorrow and getting swept by the A's should put Yost on the hot seat but we all know not a damn thing will change....

[Demonpenz]

Frenchy.....

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by penbook

Lol Yost basically saying we dont have anybody else so Moose will continue to play.

And this is exactly the kinda crap that makes this the worst franchise in all of sports hands down. Cleveland doesn't tolerate this garbage from their young 3B, they send his ass down. You see, losing isn't tolerated up there. It's part of our culture and Dayton Moore hasn't changed that one bit in his 7 years here.



As long as this ass clown gets to be the GM, the team will continue to be a joke. They need to hire better management period.

[Hootie]

losing isn't tolerated in Cleveland?

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

And this is exactly the kinda crap that makes this the worst franchise in all of sports hands down. Cleveland doesn't tolerate this garbage from their young 3B, they send his ass down. You see, losing isn't tolerated up there. It's part of our culture and Dayton Moore hasn't changed that one bit in his 7 years here.



As long as this ass clown gets to be the GM, the team will continue to be a joke. They need to hire better management period.

Do you actually wear that stupid ****ing gimp hood in real life eliminating your ability to say stupid shit and that's why you type all of it here?

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Hootie

losing isn't tolerated in Cleveland?

Look at the standings.

[tk13]

Cleveland is probably the American city most associated with sports failure. That may be the strangest sports related post ever.

[Mr. Laz]

embarrassing that we can't field a 1st or 3rd baseman that can bat over .250

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by tk13

Cleveland is probably the American city most associated with sports failure. That may be the strangest sports related post ever.

Indians, doofus. Nobody is talking about the Browns in this thread. And nobody outside of Kansas City cares what your baseball team did 35 years ago. We're the only ones who do.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

embarrassing that we can't field a 1st or 3rd baseman that can bat over .250

I'd settle for a 3rd baseman who can hit for .200 at this point. .250 would be gravy.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I'd settle for a 3rd baseman who can hit for .200 at this point. .250 would be gravy.

But he's heating up Pete.

[Hootie]

remind me of how many World Series titles the Indians have won

Major League took the shittiest team and made a ****ing movie about it...they chose the Indians.

you embarrass yourself every day on this site

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Indians, doofus. Nobody is talking about the Browns in this thread. And nobody outside of Kansas City cares what your baseball team did 35 years ago. We're the only ones who do.

The Indians have not won a title since 1948. They literally went like 40 years without making the playoffs.

[Hootie]

they certainly don't tolerate losing in Cleveland