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Probably should learn how to spell if you wanna try and talk shit there genius….:clap:

Bet you aren't so tough without a keyboard

Always had great respect for a pitcher with the ability of helping himself out at the plate with a productive at bat. Of course I miss the days where starting pitchers went deep into games going for a "complete" game. Now we just have pitchers by committee where you just want your starter to get 5 innings and then hand the ball over to a committee of middle relievers and then closer. Game is a changing

Their minions on twitter are the absolute worst. When I said that Salvy might be the last chance at a home grown HOFer who stays with the Royals, a few of them replied along the lines of "Lol Salvy won't sniff the HOF".

Those guys know how to take the fun out of everything. Also they're wrong. If Rany thinks Salvy has a real chance that's good enough for me. One more season like last year and I bet he's in. Or 3-5 more pretty good seasons.

I think the twitter slappies would rather just skip the postseason and whoever has the highest WAR at the end of the season wins. They get so bent out of shape when a low payroll team has any postseason success. Joe Sheehan hated seeing the Royals win in 14/15 (although part of that was because we didn't have enough high-strikeout, high-walk homer guys - which was deemed the right way to win). Also see Andrew Miller saying the Rays don't win the "right way". And then all the whining about the wildcard game being "Not fair!". They never whined when it was the As and Royals.

I'd have more respect for them if they just came out and said how they really feel - that the Dodgers, Sox and Yanks deserve to win more, and teams like the Royals should be happy they even get to play with the big boys.

Was Nightengale one of them?

I rather watch some old fat guy extending his career trying to hit a baseball outside of a hand full of pitchers who can actually hit. Most pitchers go up to bat and not even try at all. That shit is not fun in anyway shape or form. There is nothing thats good for baseball about that.

I'd agree if pitchers actually went up there and attempted to hit. This is best for the game in this day and age.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">-Offer included a raise in the minimum for 2+ players, from $700k to $725K. So now would be $615/650/725. OR League offered a straight minimum for first year players of $630k and old system after that.<br>-Proposal also included a 5 mil bump in the pre arb pool, from 10 to 15 mil.</p>&mdash; Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1492577919624957965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Service time: League also offered ability to receive 2 draft picks instead of one if a star prospect is kept up and finishes in top 3 in awards in multiple years. So Cubs would have gotten a pick after Bryant wins ROY in 2015 then one after MVP in 2016. If up all year</p>&mdash; Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1492579933947899904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;ve covered many baseball labor tiffs. Here&#39;s my hopefully informed take:<br><br>MLB&#39;s proposal included only modest moves on min. salary, luxury tax &amp; service time.<br><br>It shouldn&#39;t be taken at face value. It&#39;s a signal of where they&#39;re willing to move.<br><br>I doubt it&#39;s their final offer!</p>&mdash; Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaysonst/status/1492583018866909186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some smaller points in latest proposal: Limit option to minors to 5 in a given season. <br><br>Also, Re-instituting draft and follow. Means can draft a player then send him to Juco for a year then sign him.<br><br>But none of this matters unless the big stuff gets done</p>&mdash; Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1492581038173872135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MLB today presented the MLBPA with a calendar: i.e., to start regular season on time, a deal is needed by X day. Not known what specific days/deadlines MLB suggested. Unknown yet if MLBPA agrees with the calendar as MLB sees it. Union has to review it all. TBD.</p>&mdash; Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1492589317377736706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

So the “most important meeting to happen to date” concluded in 1 hour with a bullshit offer….of course lol.

They’re really just ready to off what little relevance the sport has left eh….

The current state of baseball makes me sad. There are things they could do to increase popularity of the game, but they seem to be determined to kill it outright. NASCAR is now more progressive than MLB in terms of trying to grow and amplify the sport. It’s insane.

They should have locked out forever after the 2015 season and Royals be forever last team to win the World Series .