2012 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

[alnorth]

2012 Slogan: Our Time

A better, more accurate 2012 Slogan: It is Finally Next Year
(from Great Expectations)

An alternative slogan if you don't like that one: Someone has to win this crappy division
(from alnorth)

With the beginning of a new year, it is time for the 2012 version of the Royals Repository Thread. We've got Hosmer, we've got a 2011-dominating Gordon, we've got Moose, we've got hopefully a killer bullpen, we've got a stereotypical slow slugging DH, we've got easily one of the best defensive shortstops in the AL, we've got a promising catcher in Salvador Perez. Hell, we've got offense and promising prospects galore.

We do not have starting pitching.

Oh yeah, we've also got this:



Get ready for, (as of January 2012 anyway), one of the most confusing puzzles of a baseball season in recent Royals history. Will they suck? Maybe, I don't know. Will we be given a year of 0.500 baseball? Possibly, I don't know. Will they win the division and go to the playoffs for the first time in 27 years? For the first time in a long time, it could happen, I don't know. 92 losses, 92 wins, or anything in between would not surprise a lot of us.

Everything goes here except Gameday threads and really big news. If a giant story breaks, the Royals achieve some awesome milestone, or we sign/lose a highly significant player/coach/mascot/whatever, then it might also deserve its own thread. This being Chiefs Planet, please do not clutter the board with new threads about trivial Royals news or you will only annoy those who come here for just Chiefs football. If you aren't sure and its not a Gameday thread, it goes here.

What sort of stuff often goes here? SPchief explained it well, so I'll just copy that:

If you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

[AndChiefs]

New Slogan, "Yeah, we traded Wil Myers and re-signed Luke Hochevar. What of it?"

[ChiTown]

Geezuskrist Hootie, what's up with your double posting?

[unnecessary drama]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

Geezuskrist Hootie, what's up with your double posting?

my internet must suck...not trying to =(

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

Geezuskrist Hootie, what's up with your double posting?

This thread has unfortunately contracted forum AIDS, its why we're putting up the 2013 thread now instead of the end of the year. When a thread gets really big, sometimes they break and cause some people to double-post.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by alnorth

This thread has unfortunately contracted forum AIDS, its why we're putting up the 2013 thread now instead of the end of the year. When a thread gets really big, sometimes they break and cause some people to double-post.

Let the Implosion Commence.............

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Capt Tasty Cheeks

I went to a Rangers game with 4 of my buddies and they sell a $26 hot dog...it's hilarious. Massive. We enjoyed it.

and our $6 beers

what's a beer in KC? I feel like I went and they were like $8 or $9...I know that's how much they run in St. Louis.

KC would draw far more fans if they lowered the beer price...I guarantee it. Well I guess the one thing I'm not thinking about is the fact there are no freaking bars around Kaufman, either.

We will draw more fans with a winning team than lowering any beer prices. Heck, a winning team and they could raise prices and still vastly more people would show up. This city is craving a winning Royals team and will come out in full force when it happens and hopefully it starts this season.

[KCUnited]

2013 Royals: WAR! Good God Y'All. What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

2013 Royals: WAR! Good God Y'All. What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing.

[kc rush]

Originally Posted by Strongside

I would share the 2013 marketing campaign for the new thread's OP...as we have in this one...but it's still confidential.

Do you work at Walz?

[CoMoChief]

trade still pisses me off

[CoMoChief]

trade still pisses me off

[Infidel Goat]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

trade still pisses me off

+1 and x2.

[siberian khatru]

RIP 2012 Royals thread [gently strokes its head while the mods deliver the injection]

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

RIP 2012 Royals thread [scissor kicks its head and knocks it off the top deck of the K]

FIFY

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

He's a blogger lol and you guys act like he's god.

He's a columnist with a weekly column on Grantland:

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...de-aint-pretty

Rany's a hell of a lot more credible than just some dipshit blogger; he knows his stuff and he's known it for a very long time. He and Rob Neyer used to have a column together and it was through that column that Rob Neyer really became well known. Rany took a little longer to hit, but he's every bit valuable a source of information.

Oh wait...I forgot that I'm talking to the half-wit Orioles fan. Scurry back into your hole, small timer. It's pretty damn comical watching a fan of the team that is among the 5 worst run franchises in baseball talk shit. Don't worry, sporto - your Orioles will vanish back into obscurity soon enough.