Royals about to sweep the Indians

[Reaper16]

They're up 8-5 in the top of the 8th!

[Eleazar]

Nuthooks.

[Bowser]

Did they come back and beat the Roayals yesterday?

[tk13]

Delete! Delete! You're killing us man! ROFL

[Pitt Gorilla]

SWEEEEEEET!!!!

[shakesthecat]

Did they come back and beat the Roayals yesterday?

Not familiar with the term "sweep" I see.

[Coogs]

Maybe if we can get on a roll, Glass will decide to keep things the way they are! :rolleyes:

[Skip Towne]

How will the Indians ever live this down?

[Sure-Oz]

8-6 royals right now...runners 1st and 3rd 1 out in the 8th for the tribe.....

[Bowser]

Not familiar with the term "sweep" I see.

Damned lysdexia.

[tk13]

I never like this when Bell tries to get Burgos in there for more than a 3 out save.

[Fish]

Not familiar with the term "sweep" I see.

With the Royals?? Are you kidding?

It's on the "most used terms" list when discussing the Royals, right up there with "pennant", "championship", and "contender".....

[Calcountry]

Go Royals!

[chiefqueen]

MODS, DELETE THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

They're up 8-5 in the top of the 8th!
Thanks for jinxing it ****er.

[penguinz]

Danm Roylsa

[Eleazar]

Jeebus people. Everyone should know better than to post something like this.

[Eleazar]

This is on Buddy Bell. I know the bullpen is overworked right now, but the last person you want to pile that on is your 21 year old closer.

[shakesthecat]

WTF! :banghead:

[Radar Chief]

Thanks for jinxing it ****er.


Game tied 8-8. :banghead:

[Bowser]

Score?

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

so I take it we blew it like an old porn star?

[chiefqueen]

Balked in the tying run.

:banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead:

[Bowser]

Game tied 8-8. :banghead:

Wow. Fast. Thanks.

[Calcountry]

The Indians and the Tigers are high quality ballclubs this year. The Indians, of course, got cheated last year and are back. The tiggers are much improved

Thank you capt obvious.

your welcome. ;)

[Radar Chief]

so I take it we blew it like an old porn star?

Not yet, still in the process of blow’n it.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Balked in the tying run.

:banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead:
Quality.

At least no Royal has done something like climb the fence to try and steal a home run only to have the ball bounce on the warning track. That would be embarrassing.

[Radar Chief]

At least they got out’a the eighth without go’n behind. :rolleyes:

[shakesthecat]

The 9th inning out to be.... uh.... interesting.

C'mon bats!

[tk13]

MOTHER @$*)&)(*&@$)*&)@$)&@$(*&@$

Yeah. Geez. Now we're in deep doo doo. Tie game going to the ninth and our bullpen has been burned up the last few days. We need to score now.

[Bowser]

At least they got out’a the eighth without go’n behind. :rolleyes:

Be patient. There's still the ninth.

[Skip Towne]

Quality.

At least no Royal has done something like climb the fence to try and steal a home run only to have the ball bounce on the warning track. That would be embarrassing.
Or two innings later stumble and fall on your ass chasing a fly ball.

[Radar Chief]

Be patient. There's still the ninth.

Yea, there’s always that to look forward too. ROFL

[Radar Chief]

Guile just went yard. Score 9-8.

[58-4ever]

can someone explain to me why this man wasn't on the roster to begin with???? fire baird NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tk13]

Yeah! Guiel! WOOOOO!

Roller coaster, this is.

[shakesthecat]

Here comes the Guiel lovefest. :)

[Eleazar]

can someone explain to me why this man wasn't on the roster to begin with???? fire baird NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well if Guiel hadn't booted a ball in right field a couple of innings ago, we wouldn't be in this mess anyway.

[58-4ever]

Well if Guiel hadn't booted a ball in right field a couple of innings ago, we wouldn't be in this mess anyway.

At least he gets a jump on the ball. Emil Brown is clueless as to where the ball is half the time. I'm convinced he needs some Chris Sabo glasses.

[Eleazar]

Angel with the whoopin stick!

[Eleazar]

At least he gets a jump on the ball. Emil Brown is clueless as to where the ball is half the time. I'm convinced he needs some Chris Sabo glasses.

The fact that you are slightly less crappy than another crappy player does not mean you deserve to be in the majors.

[Radar Chief]

Damn, Berroa just went yard. :eek: At least they’re not just lay’n down and take’n it.

[vckcchiefs04]

Angel...with a little more than the usual half swing! Niiiiiiiiiiice!

[58-4ever]

The fact that you are slightly less crappy than another crappy player does not mean you deserve to be in the majors.

it does if the less crappy player is in the minors and the more crappy player is in the majors. I respect you as a poster usually but that was the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.

[Bowser]

The fact that you are slightly less crappy than another crappy player does not mean you deserve to be in the majors.

Would you like a job as a major league general manager? Or at least be a consultant to one?

[Skip Towne]

it does if the less crappy player is in the minors and the more crappy player is in the majors. I respect you as a poster usually but that was the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.
Really? I thought it was one of his more profound posts.

[Sure-Oz]

This team just keeps fightin, where the hell was this before??

[vckcchiefs04]

How about balance.....every starter in the lineup has at least 1 RBI. Nice showing boys!

[Eleazar]

it does if the less crappy player is in the minors and the more crappy player is in the majors. I respect you as a poster usually but that was the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.

What the hell is the difference? They are both career minor league players closing in on 35, who are sub-.250 career hitters, strike out freaking 25% of their at bats, and are liabilities in the field.

What's idiotic is thinking that a team is significantly hurt by not having one in the lineup instead of another.

If anything I would rather have Brown any day of the week, because he almost hit .290 last year, a number that Aaron Guiel will never even reach in his wettest dreams.

[tk13]

Okay, let's finish this sucker. Please.

[Eleazar]

This team just keeps fightin, where the hell was this before??

It's Guiel, he turns the '06 Royals into the '27 Yankees, when he's not busy turning water into wine or healing lepers.

[Sure-Oz]

2 outs cmon

[Radar Chief]

Game over, Royals win 10-8. :clap:

[Sure-Oz]

Royals with their first SWEEP! w00t!

[Eleazar]

Sweep complete.

Good job by Burgos. Put in a horrible position by a loony manager and he managed to get the win.

[Sure-Oz]

Tribe goes a game under .500 ahh snap

[Hammock Parties]

Holy jesus!! they actually got the sweep. Great game offense, shitty game pichers.

[vckcchiefs04]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! Can we play the injuns all year?! Ha ha ha!! 5 of the 10 wins against the Tribe!!!

[tk13]

Suh-weep. It's funny, we lose Sweeney and Sanders and our offense takes off. That's not right. Maybe we should cut Brown, Guiel and Stairs and bring up Andres Blanco to be the DH. We'll really take off then.

[big nasty kcnut]

Go royals.

[teedubya]

5 wins in last 7 games. We're on FIRE!!!

[kc1977]

5 wins in last 7 games. We're on FIRE!!!

Yep - we're on a roll:
3 out of the last 3
5 out of the last 7
10 out of the last 32

It'll be interesting what we do next week when Shane Costa returns. Reggie is due back on Friday. Both Kerry Robinson and Aaron Guiel have been in the lineup for this stretch run and deserve to be in KC more than Costa. I'd rather have Guiel over K-Rob, but as much as I'm not a K-Rob fan, he's done pretty well up here.

Hell, Sanders in left, Robinson in Center (DeJesus whenever he returns), and Guiel in right sure sounds a lot better to me than any tandem that Emil Brown is part of.

[AirForceChief]

A scorching two games above last year's record after 32 games...

'05 Royals: 8-24

'06 Royals: 10-22

BTW, "scorching" was the adjective an old girl friend of mine used to describe...ahhh, never mind...Go Royals!?!

[Hammock Parties]

Reggie will get back and play some good ball, and i think that they need to keep kerry robinson in center because he is a freaking speedy mother ****er

[AirForceChief]

Reggie will get back and play some good ball, and i think that they need to keep kerry robinson in center because he is a freaking speedy mother ****er

He showed plenty of speed running to the wall and leaping for the ball that fell on the warning track :shake:

[Eleazar]

Both Kerry Robinson and Aaron Guiel... deserve to be in KC more than Costa.

Ridiculous.

Costa is not only about 10 years younger than either of those two scrubs, but his batting average in his 20 or so games is higher than any regular player on the roster. Costa has upside. Guiel is someone who is in the twilight of his career and just about any other organization in the league never would have floated to the major leagues.

Kerry Robinson? I heard on the radio last night that Grudz was teaching him to bunch in batting practice.

TEACHING HIM TO BUNT.

He is a light-hitting, speed outfielder. He's probably played 10 years of professional baseball - and he can't even bunt? Not to mention judge a fly ball or remember to wear sunglasses?

Sending a hot, young player down and keeping a .250 hitting old guy would be the dumbest thing since New Coke.

[tk13]

I'd put Costa in center and have Guiel/Stairs play against righties and Brown/Huber against lefties. Although I think Huber might be the one to get sent down when Costa returns.

[Eleazar]

I'd put Costa in center and have Guiel/Stairs play against righties and Brown/Huber against lefties. Although I think Huber might be the one to get sent down when Costa returns.

I agree, Huber seems to be the odd man out here, but you can't send Costa down.

He seems like he could be the 4th outfielder on the targeted team of the future in a few years.

[58-4ever]

What the hell is the difference? They are both career minor league players closing in on 35, who are sub-.250 career hitters, strike out freaking 25% of their at bats, and are liabilities in the field.

What's idiotic is thinking that a team is significantly hurt by not having one in the lineup instead of another.

If anything I would rather have Brown any day of the week, because he almost hit .290 last year, a number that Aaron Guiel will never even reach in his wettest dreams.

Well, we will never know what Guiel would have hit so that is pure specualtion. And I never suggested that a significant difference would be made with the substitution of Guiel, but it certainly continues the trend of the mis-management of the Royals. It is time for Baird to go. Our 1st round picks have improved over the last few years, but overall our drafts have yeilded little else in the latter rounds.

[Archie Bunker]

I agree, Huber seems to be the odd man out here, but you can't send Costa down.

He seems like he could be the 4th outfielder on the targeted team of the future in a few years.

I agree Costa needs to stay up with the big boys. Guys like Guiel and Robinson serve no purpose on this team other than being stop-gaps.

[Fish]

Royals sweep........

hang on.... I'm looking for the 4 horsemen.........

[Reaper16]

There is superstitious... writing on the wall.
Like a thread has anything to do with minimal pitching talent. :)

[Eleazar]

Well, we will never know what Guiel would have hit so that is pure specualtion.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guielaa01.shtml

The guy in his mid 30s has almost 1000 ML at-bats. I think it's safe to assume he isn't going to turn into Tony Gwynn.

[kc1977]

Ridiculous.

Costa is not only about 10 years younger than either of those two scrubs, but his batting average in his 20 or so games is higher than any regular player on the roster. Costa has upside. Guiel is someone who is in the twilight of his career and just about any other organization in the league never would have floated to the major leagues.

Kerry Robinson? I heard on the radio last night that Grudz was teaching him to bunch in batting practice.

TEACHING HIM TO BUNT.

He is a light-hitting, speed outfielder. He's probably played 10 years of professional baseball - and he can't even bunt? Not to mention judge a fly ball or remember to wear sunglasses?

Sending a hot, young player down and keeping a .250 hitting old guy would be the dumbest thing since New Coke.

Whatever - I'm not sold on Costa. I don't think he'll amount to anything more than a 4th outfielder. I don't really care for Kerry Robinson, but the way he has played over the last 2 weeks - how can you send him back down over Costa? Maybe later once he cools off. But that would be just like the Royals to send down some of the guys who have provided pop over the last week to make room for the injured guys coming back who have done squat other than contribute to the collective lifelessness of this team.

I'm not saying we're a great team now, or even better than we were at the start of the year, but at least they are playing like they care. And until that ends, let's not mess it up - except for the fact that Minkeivicz (sp) has no business being in the lineup, let alone batting 3rd.

[Reaper16]

Guiel doesn't desereve to be an everyday major leaguer. I won't waver from that even if he scores the next 5 game winning runs.

[teedubya]

when is DeJesus coming back? I miss him dearly. *sniff

[kc1977]

He seems like he could be the 4th outfielder on the targeted team of the future in a few years.

If the best hope for Costa five years down the road is to be the 4th outfielder, that's some prospect.

[tk13]

I've always liked Kerry Robinson, but he's always been one of those guys who has a world of talent but no fundamentals. Costa has been maybe one of our best hitters. I don't see the problem with him. He actually led the team in average and homers when he got hurt didn't he?

I think Guiel is going to hit better than this, but I think Brown is going to hit better than this too. Brown's approach at the plate is just too good not to hit. And Emil has hit better the last week, he's got like 4 doubles and a homer in the last week. This is about the same time he started to heat up last year, so I don't wanna give up on him quite yet. Give it a little more time. With all the really good left handed pitchers in our division we do need to have some right handed bats, maybe not Huber yet but somebody.

[Reaper16]

Negative: Huber sits. Again. This is scandalous.

Also: Alex Gordon was taken out of the game in the 3rd for undisclosed reasons. There is no report of injury, so some have sepculated that it meant he was called up to Omaha or the Bigs. This now seems unlikely, as he's scheduled to be on Cold Pizza tomorrow, with the interview uplinked from Witchita.

[58-4ever]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guielaa01.shtml

The guy in his mid 30s has almost 1000 ML at-bats. I think it's safe to assume he isn't going to turn into Tony Gwynn.

They, Oddly enough, are both career .247 hitters. Brown has looked lost at the plate and in the field this year where he is hitting .220 with 2 home runs in 100 at bats. Last year was an anamoly for Brown. Guiel is a much better hitter and fielder. Guiel hit his 2nd homer today in just 25 at bats, and besides his fielding blunder, he has shown to be a much more consistent fielder.

[Reaper16]

and besides his fielding blunder, he has shown to be a much more consistent fielder.
You can say that about anyone, Kerry Robinson included. He still hasn't been anything close to impressive in the field.

[Bowser]

Guiel has a better arm than Emil, as well.

[58-4ever]

Negative: Huber sits. Again. This is scandalous.

Also: Alex Gordon was taken out of the game in the 3rd for undisclosed reasons. There is no report of injury, so some have sepculated that it meant he was called up to Omaha or the Bigs. This now seems unlikely, as he's scheduled to be on Cold Pizza tomorrow, with the interview uplinked from Witchita.

while I love the name cold pizza for a morning show, I think it's a terrible show. Or maybe it's the afternoon version with Skip Bayless. Skip Bayless makes Jason Whitlock look like Walter Cronkite. I really wish Skip Bayless would have his vocal cords removed.

[Reaper16]

while I love the name cold pizza for a morning show, I think it's a terrible show. Or maybe it's the afternoon version with Skip Bayless. Skip Bayless makes Jason Whitlock look like Walter Cronkite. I really wish Skip Bayless would have his vocal cords removed.
Woody vs Skip = [Not]Riveting TV

[58-4ever]

Woody vs Skip = [Not]Riveting TV

It's the only time I find myself rooting for woody...well, besides my own woody. I root for him constantly.

[Reaper16]

It's the only time I find myself rooting for woody...well, besides my own woody. I root for him constantly.
I'll be honest - Woody entertains me. I like the guy, even if he's wrong half the time.

Last week on Around the Horn, he mentioned that the Kentucky Derby was the 2nd fastest 2 minutes in sports. Tony asked him what fastest 2 minutes was, and Woody replied "Me having sex." I ROFL'd

[Reaper16]

Seriously, anyone hear anything else about why Alex Gordon was pulled in the 3rd today?

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

He showed plenty of speed running to the wall and leaping for the ball that fell on the warning track :shake:
Yea.... see how fast he is... he out ran the damn ball!


ROFL

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Skip Bayless
I didn't know anyone that gay was actually into sports.

[Reaper16]

Hmmmmmmmm.....

I just got this in the ol e-mail inbox: http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060510&content_id=1446705&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc

Gordon awaits Royals' call
Top draft pick may soon be entering mix at third base

For everything Alex Gordon has experienced since the Royals took him with the No. 2 overall pick in last June's draft, it's hard to believe he's been playing in his first regular season for a little over a month.

"It feels like I haven't played a game in five years," Gordon said from big league camp in his first Spring Training as a member of the Royals organization. "It felt good to come out here and put on a uniform. I'm always used to playing baseball. I took a lot of time off. It was kind of hard for me, but I think I got what was best out of it. I'm ready to move on and start playing."

The Royals certainly are looking forward to that as well. After prolonged negotiations, the club was finally able to ink the star Nebraska third baseman to a $4 million signing bonus. Before the ink had dried, the expecations for a quick climb to Kansas City rose exponentially.

"If there's one person to deal with those sorts of pressures, just because of his character, Alex is that guy," said Royals scouting director Deric Ladnier. "The organization, we thought he had all the ability in the world, he had the skills and the makeup. He's the whole package. It's just a matter of him going out and playing and doing the things he's capable of doing."

What he's capable of doing is hitting for average and power while playing a good third base, and doing it in a big league uniform sooner rather than later. He hit .372 with 19 homer and 66 RBIs in his final season with Nebraska, earning him College Player of the Year honors. He's played in a number of international events, so high levels of competition don't exactly faze him.

The Royals, trying to find at-bats for him somewhere after he signed, threw him into the elite Arizona Fall League after just a handful of plate appearances in instructional league play. He got in only 50 at-bats, but more than held his own with some of the top prospects in baseball, allowing the Royals to speed the process somewhat by sending him to Double-A Wichita for him to officially begin his Royals career. Over his first 32 games in Witchita (through May 9), Gordon is hitting .313 with 17 RBIs, 40 hits and 7 homers for the Wranglers.

By the time he reaches the Majors, he'll bring with him a great deal of knowledge dropped on him from a pair of third basemen with 17 All-Star appearances and a Hall of Fame induction under their collective belt. It's obvious both former Royals great George Brett and manager Buddy Bell will have a lasting impact on Gordon's future.

"They were both All-Stars, great players back in the day, so once they start teaching you something you take it to heart and listen to every word that they say," Gordon said.

All signs point that when Gordon is ready -- and it could be as soon as this month -- he'll get the call (and eventually get penciled into the lineup every day). But will it be at third, Brett's old stomping grounds? Mark Teahen, the incumbent starter in his second season with the Royals, was optioned to Triple-A Omaha earlier this week. Tony Graffanino has seen time at third over the last three games.

As of right now, there are no plans to move either Gordon or Teahen away from third base.

"I'm strictly at third right now," Gordon said. "I'm doing what I need to do over there. Mark's working hard, too. We're both great players and I think we're going to push each other to be better. I think that's good competition for the Royals and I think it will make us a better team."

Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

[tk13]

Seriously, anyone hear anything else about why Alex Gordon was pulled in the 3rd today?
I can't believe they'd make the decision to call him up in the middle of the game. But we've done dumber stuff. And who knows when the plane for our road trip leaves. I hope we didn't call him up. It's too soon.

[Reaper16]

I can't believe they'd make the decision to call him up in the middle of the game. But we've done dumber stuff. And who knows when the plane for our road trip leaves. I hope we didn't call him up. It's too soon.
I wholeheartedly agree. We can't afford to mess with Gordon's develpment.

[tk13]

The guy's faced a month of minor league pitching. I don't think he's ready. And if he is, then more seasoning isn't going to hurt him, just make him make that much more of an impact when he comes up. There was a time where Teahen was ripping the cover off the ball in spring training and everybody thought Baird would be crazy to send him down like he wanted to. This is the same deal. If he comes up and struggles then everybody is gonna stamp him with the bust label like they have Teahen, even though Teahen's not a bust yet.

[StcChief]

I wholeheartedly agree. We can't afford to mess with Gordon's develpment.

What's the difference? The confidence of maybe winning at AAA...

only to be dashed when called up to AAA+ Royals
:p

[Reaper16]

What's the difference? The confidence of maybe winning at AAA...

only to be dashed when called up to AAA+ Royals
:p
We can't rush his bat to major league pitching he may not be ready for. Case in point: Mark Teahen.

[ChiefsFire]

is this the final blast from Baird....send the blue chipper to the big show?? Watch him get slaughtered

[Reaper16]

is this the final blast from Baird....send the blue chipper to the big show?? Watch him get slaughtered
It's a very Royals-like move, admittedly.

[Reaper16]

Confirmation of Gordon being in Witchita tomorrow morning:

WICHITA, Kan. ? Wichita Wranglers third baseman Alex Gordon is scheduled to appear on the ESPN 2 morning show Cold Pizza Thursday May 11th at approximately 9:45am CST.

The interview will be up linked live from Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

The segment will focus on Gordon's development with the Wranglers this season and on his rookie card, the hottest in all of baseball.

Topps should never have produced the card because Gordon has not yet played in a Major League game.

The card company caught the mistake only after several Alex Gordon rookie cards were included in packs.

A Wranglers fan named Jeremy Troutman has found five cards so far. He will appear in the ESPN segment alongside Gordon.

[ChiefsFire]

Hmmmmmmmm.....

I just got this in the ol e-mail inbox: http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060510&content_id=1446705&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc

Gordon awaits Royals' call
Top draft pick may soon be entering mix at third base

For everything Alex Gordon has experienced since the Royals took him with the No. 2 overall pick in last June's draft, it's hard to believe he's been playing in his first regular season for a little over a month.

"It feels like I haven't played a game in five years," Gordon said from big league camp in his first Spring Training as a member of the Royals organization. "It felt good to come out here and put on a uniform. I'm always used to playing baseball. I took a lot of time off. It was kind of hard for me, but I think I got what was best out of it. I'm ready to move on and start playing."

The Royals certainly are looking forward to that as well. After prolonged negotiations, the club was finally able to ink the star Nebraska third baseman to a $4 million signing bonus. Before the ink had dried, the expecations for a quick climb to Kansas City rose exponentially.

"If there's one person to deal with those sorts of pressures, just because of his character, Alex is that guy," said Royals scouting director Deric Ladnier. "The organization, we thought he had all the ability in the world, he had the skills and the makeup. He's the whole package. It's just a matter of him going out and playing and doing the things he's capable of doing."

What he's capable of doing is hitting for average and power while playing a good third base, and doing it in a big league uniform sooner rather than later. He hit .372 with 19 homer and 66 RBIs in his final season with Nebraska, earning him College Player of the Year honors. He's played in a number of international events, so high levels of competition don't exactly faze him.

The Royals, trying to find at-bats for him somewhere after he signed, threw him into the elite Arizona Fall League after just a handful of plate appearances in instructional league play. He got in only 50 at-bats, but more than held his own with some of the top prospects in baseball, allowing the Royals to speed the process somewhat by sending him to Double-A Wichita for him to officially begin his Royals career. Over his first 32 games in Witchita (through May 9), Gordon is hitting .313 with 17 RBIs, 40 hits and 7 homers for the Wranglers.

By the time he reaches the Majors, he'll bring with him a great deal of knowledge dropped on him from a pair of third basemen with 17 All-Star appearances and a Hall of Fame induction under their collective belt. It's obvious both former Royals great George Brett and manager Buddy Bell will have a lasting impact on Gordon's future.

"They were both All-Stars, great players back in the day, so once they start teaching you something you take it to heart and listen to every word that they say," Gordon said.

All signs point that when Gordon is ready -- and it could be as soon as this month -- he'll get the call (and eventually get penciled into the lineup every day). But will it be at third, Brett's old stomping grounds? Mark Teahen, the incumbent starter in his second season with the Royals, was optioned to Triple-A Omaha earlier this week. Tony Graffanino has seen time at third over the last three games.

As of right now, there are no plans to move either Gordon or Teahen away from third base.

"I'm strictly at third right now," Gordon said. "I'm doing what I need to do over there. Mark's working hard, too. We're both great players and I think we're going to push each other to be better. I think that's good competition for the Royals and I think it will make us a better team."

Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


i wouldnt get too excited about this email there turbo..got the same one from kcroyals.com.Im guessing this is their way of trying to generate interest in a team that looks to be circling the drain...

[Reaper16]

i wouldnt get too excited about this email there turbo..got the same one from kcroyals.com.Im guessing this is their way of trying to generate interest in a team that looks to be circling the drain...
Yeah, that's where I got the email, too. It was suspicious - an article about Alex waiting to be called up, when the day's suspicion lay on Alex possibly being called up.

[Reaper16]

But I've already debunked the call-up rumor with my ESPN2 sluething.

[CoMoChief]

I wholeheartedly agree. We can't afford to mess with Gordon's develpment.


Who gives a shit, once he becomes good were just gonna trade him away anyways.

[Reaper16]

Who gives a shit, once he becomes good were just gonna trade him away anyways.
After he's good for us for a number of years, maybe. Ideally, we'll sign him up long term.

[ChiefsFire]

After he's good for us for a number of years, maybe. Ideally, we'll sign him up long term.
sign him up long term????

who have the Royals signed long term?.....Berroa

[Reaper16]

sign him up long term????

who have the Royals signed long term?.....Berroa
DeJesus, now, too.

Glass is under increasing pressure to actually spend revenue sharing money, instead of pocketing it like he has been. It'll be better served in a few years to lock up the guys that perform (hopefully Gordon, Butler, Huber, and Greinke) to long term deals as opposed to primarily on FAs.

[ChiefsFire]

while I love the name cold pizza for a morning show, I think it's a terrible show. Or maybe it's the afternoon version with Skip Bayless. Skip Bayless makes Jason Whitlock look like Walter Cronkite. I really wish Skip Bayless would have his vocal cords removed.
the good ole days of cold pizza....

[Sure-Oz]

Yeah, i am really hoping we don't call up gordon, weird that he was pulled in the 3rd inning...if he is here, then I will be excited, just think he could use the full season in AA with the rest of the bunch. Although wasn't Zimmerman of the Nationals drafted after gordon? He is batting .247 or so right now....

[CoMoChief]

DeJesus, now, too.

Glass is under increasing pressure to actually spend revenue sharing money, instead of pocketing it like he has been. It'll be better served in a few years to lock up the guys that perform (hopefully Gordon, Butler, Huber, and Greinke) to long term deals as opposed to primarily on FAs.


Isnt there a rule from owners just pocketing away money that the other teams give you? If theres not there should be.

[Sure-Oz]

Got this off of a poster from royalboard.com

from another board...

"Maier was out of a line-up because of a ball he fouled off his foot in last night's game.

Gordon also fouled a ball of his foot in his first AB. He finished was able to finish the AB, and he was removed from the game when the Wranglers took the field in the bottom of the inning.

Neither injury sounds very serious, and I'm assuming both were just precautionary moves."

[Reaper16]

Isnt there a rule from owners just pocketing away money that the other teams give you? If theres not there should be.
No, but there sure as heck will be in the next CBA.

Thanks, Sure-Oz, for the heads up on Alex's departure.