Royals 2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread - Page 86

duncan_idaho · 01:33 PM

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.

The 2013 season is closer than we realize. The Royals will feature a rebuilt rotation that likely includes 4 new starters. The most-watched prospects of 2012, Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi are gone, the price required to rebuild the rotation.

The Royals still have Sal Perz, who has even more of a "star" look to him than a year ago. They still have Alcides Escobar, who was a little less SS jesus in 2012 but brought more at the plate. Billy Butler finally hit a number of home runs that matches his build and how hard he hits the ball. Alex Gordon did it again. Hosmer and Moose struggled.

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.

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?
2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door?
3) Does Hosmer bounce back?
4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012?
5) Who regresses?
6) Who plays 2B?
7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level?
8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014?
9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse?
10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers?

alnorth · 03-09-2013, 03:09 PM

Royals are beating the living dog crap out of the Giants today, 12-0 in the 6th on 17 hits, our pitchers haven't given up a hit yet.

**chefsos** · 03-09-2013, 03:18 PM

Good lord. Call off the dogs, willya? Your guys are on a rampage or something.

Oops, never mind. The Giants had the audacity to score a run. Let 'em have it.

WhitiE · 03-09-2013, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

There was only one year when I didn't care for The Show (11). Otherwise, it has no competitor.

Was that the 2nd year mauer was on the cover? Cuz that would explain why I didn't enjoy it....

Pitt Gorilla · 03-09-2013, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhitiE

Was that the 2nd year mauer was on the cover? Cuz that would explain why I didn't enjoy it....

yup, that's the one. 2010 was much better.

WhitiE · 03-09-2013, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

yup, that's the one. 2010 was much better.

Lol ****ing figures... I couldn't hit the damn ball in that game.

gblowfish · 03-09-2013, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

Royals are beating the living dog crap out of the Giants today, 12-0 in the 6th on 17 hits, our pitchers haven't given up a hit yet.

We'll let you plan the Cactus League Championship Parade route....

theelusiveeightrop · 03-09-2013, 05:30 PM

ST , and despite my earlier skepticism, now JIMP

stonedstooge · 03-09-2013, 05:35 PM

Royals will have already peaked for the year in Spring Training. FML

alnorth · 03-09-2013, 06:46 PM

Been playing around with MLB The Show 13 the last couple days. The game is just awesome. Beginner mode is too easy, and experienced is too hard unless you are really good. I think the key is to play around with the sliders and gameplay settings to make a custom difficulty where games seem realistic, and the computer still has the ability to beat you without just getting rocked by the CPU all the time, bumping up your sliders and settings as you get better.

I can already tell that "guess pitch" feature is a crutch. I've got it turned off, need to be able to learn how to be patient and take pitches.

Simplicity · 03-09-2013, 06:50 PM

We are using up all our wins before the regular season -_-

Gracie Dean · 03-09-2013, 09:21 PM

I know it is just spring training, but what an awesome start.

KChiefs1 · 03-09-2013, 10:05 PM

Hosmer 0-WBC?

alnorth · 03-09-2013, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Hosmer 0-WBC?

no, he got a hit and RBI on Friday

KevB · 03-10-2013, 11:20 AM

New guy impressed with Yordano:

Elliot Johnson ‏@ElliotJohnson9
100% sure that Yordano "Ace" Ventura is going to be closer to #1 of the 100 prospect list after this season. Throwing 101 mph will do that.

**DeezNutz** · 03-10-2013, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevB

New guy impressed with Yordano:

Elliot Johnson ‏@ElliotJohnson9
100% sure that Yordano "Ace" Ventura is going to be closer to #1 of the 100 prospect list after this season. Throwing 101 mph will do that.

Any reason why this kid can't be our breakthrough star in the mold of a Lincecum?

12-11-2012, 08:59 AM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $52541	2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread 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. The 2013 season is closer than we realize. The Royals will feature a rebuilt rotation that likely includes 4 new starters. The most-watched prospects of 2012, Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi are gone, the price required to rebuild the rotation. The Royals still have Sal Perz, who has even more of a "star" look to him than a year ago. They still have Alcides Escobar, who was a little less SS jesus in 2012 but brought more at the plate. Billy Butler finally hit a number of home runs that matches his build and how hard he hits the ball. Alex Gordon did it again. Hosmer and Moose struggled. 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. 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? 2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door? 3) Does Hosmer bounce back? 4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012? 5) Who regresses? 6) Who plays 2B? 7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level? 8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014? 9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse? 10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers? Last edited by duncan_idaho; 02-21-2013 at 01:33 PM..
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03-09-2013, 03:09 PM	#1276
alnorth MVP Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Iowania Casino cash: $12370594	Royals are beating the living dog crap out of the Giants today, 12-0 in the 6th on 17 hits, our pitchers haven't given up a hit yet. __________________ <WarMoose> Think about how stupid the average person is. Now realize that half of them are dumber than that. <Chunda> Why half?
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03-09-2013, 03:18 PM	#1277
chefsos Fifty eight sixty two... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dover, DE Casino cash: $51054786	Good lord. Call off the dogs, willya? Your guys are on a rampage or something. Oops, never mind. The Giants had the audacity to score a run. Let 'em have it. __________________ You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. -Earl Weaver
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03-09-2013, 05:30 PM	#1282
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03-09-2013, 05:35 PM	#1283
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03-09-2013, 06:46 PM	#1284
alnorth MVP Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Iowania Casino cash: $12370594	Been playing around with MLB The Show 13 the last couple days. The game is just awesome. Beginner mode is too easy, and experienced is too hard unless you are really good. I think the key is to play around with the sliders and gameplay settings to make a custom difficulty where games seem realistic, and the computer still has the ability to beat you without just getting rocked by the CPU all the time, bumping up your sliders and settings as you get better. I can already tell that "guess pitch" feature is a crutch. I've got it turned off, need to be able to learn how to be patient and take pitches. __________________ <WarMoose> Think about how stupid the average person is. Now realize that half of them are dumber than that. <Chunda> Why half?
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03-09-2013, 06:50 PM	#1285
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03-10-2013, 11:20 AM	#1289
KevB Agree to Disagree Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The State of Euphoria Casino cash: $72813	New guy impressed with Yordano: Elliot Johnson ‏@ElliotJohnson9 100% sure that Yordano "Ace" Ventura is going to be closer to #1 of the 100 prospect list after this season. Throwing 101 mph will do that. __________________ Q: Did you know something was wrong right away? HUARD: “Yeah, it was just kind of a funny feeling in my groin.”
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