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Deberg_1990 · 08-19-2010, 01:48 PM

Well that sucks.....

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/19...saying-he.html

David Glass has a definitive answer to persistent rumors circulating that he is looking to sell the Royals:

“I have never ever talked to anyone about selling the club,” he said. “Period. I have never had a discussion with anyone about it, and I have no interest in doing so.”

Those rumors continue to buzz through the blogosphere, fueled by occasional discussion on talk radio, but Glass said he was unaware of them until questioned Thursday by The Kansas City Star.

“The only guys who hear rumors are you guys in the media,” he said. “I’m surprised to hear that (we’re looking to sell the club). We’ve never considered it. We’ve never talked to anybody. And we have no interest in talking to anybody about it. Period.”

Glass bought the Royals in April 2000 from the estate of the late Ewing Kauffman after serving the previous seven years as interim chairman and chief executive officer following Kauffman’s death in 1993.

The club, under Glass’ stewardship, experienced a staggering decline in competitiveness after spending the two previous decades among the game’s elite franchises.

The Royals have only one winning season since 1994 and carried a 51-69 record into Thursday’s game against Cleveland at Kauffman Stadium.

Even so, the organization shows signs of reinvigorating itself following sharp increases in funding for scouting and player development over the last four-plus seasons under general manager Dayton Moore.

The club’s farm system now appears loaded with high-end prospects.

“I want to be around for the good times,” Glass chuckled. “I don’t want to miss that. I think we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I think the organization is doing it the right way.

“It’s hard to have the patience that you need, but the payoff will be worth it. I absolutely believe that. I think we’re getting close, and I’m excited about it.”

Glass often gets a first-hand view in assessing many of the organization’s top prospects since he lives just minutes away from its Class AA affiliate in Northwest Arkansas.

“What’s fun is you go to the games down here,” he said, “and see all of the scouts (from other clubs) sitting behind home plate with their radar guns. It’s a sign that you do have some talent when you begin to attract the attention of other teams.

“There are no guarantees, but Dayton and J.J. (Picollo, who oversees the scouting and player-development departments) have enough numbers coming through the system now some percentage of them are going to succeed.

“We know there are no sure things. And some of them won’t wind up being as good as you thought they were going to be. But others will surprise you. What you need are big numbers coming through so the percentage who do succeed get you where you want to go.”

Glass believes the Royals have those numbers in the pipeline and are poised to succeed in coming years. Why would he walk away, he asks, when things finally appear to be falling into place?

“Let’s just keep building on all of this and make it work,” he said. “I am excited, and I really think we’ve done it the right way – as painful as it’s been. It’s hard to have the patience to see it through, but we’re almost there.”

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/19...#ixzz0x5DFn7z8

teedubya · 08-19-2010, 06:06 PM

I, too, call this progress.

G. Blanco cf
J. Kendall c
B. Butler 1b
K. Ka'aihue dh
W. Betemit 3b
A. Gordon lf
M. Maier rf
Y. Betancourt ss
C. Getz 2b

Bwhahahaha. Jesus what a shitty lineup.

Deberg_1990 · 08-19-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

One team to look at as an example is the Texas Rangers. When they initially hired their young GM Jon Daniels, he made his share of bonehead FA moves and folks around here were ready to run him out of town. At the time they were stocking their minor league system with young talent. Now this year they have an 8 game lead in the west and looked primed for a deep run in the playoffs.

So tell me about all the titles the Rangers have won over the years.......Rangers have long been one of he majors underachieving franchises.....never won a thing
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teedubya · 08-19-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

What did he say verbatim?

Damn it Carl!

Heh, I don't recall verbatim, it was a 2-3 tweet exchange back in 2008, I believe. If he couldn't own the Cubs he wanted a Texas based baseball team.

There is no viable business reason for him to own the Royals.

I would jokingly bug him about it, every few days.

ChiefsCountry · 08-19-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Currently, he has one bust on his hands in Hochevar. Thus, I stand by my

I think you let Dave Duncan work with Hochevar you would have a hell of a pitcher. Hocheaver is a Dave Duncan project to the T.

BWillie · 08-19-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

I think you let Dave Duncan work with Hochevar you would have a hell of a pitcher. Hocheaver is a Dave Duncan project to the T.

What is the deal w/ Hochevar? Did Trey Hillman rip off his arm on his way out? How do we contact Trey to get it back and surgically reattach it? I figured this guy would be back a long long time ago.

SPchief · 08-19-2010, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

So tell me about all the titles the Rangers have won over the years.......Rangers have long been one of he majors underachieving franchises.....never won a thing
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And that means what to this season?

BillSelfsTrophycase · 08-19-2010, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teedubya

I've had a convo with Cuban via Twitter on this... he doesn't want the Royals.

He wants the Cubs or the Rangers.

But is he looking for houses in Leawood?

SPchief · 08-19-2010, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcxiv

What does having a good draft and investing in the minors have to do with a team thats successful in the majors?

Im guessing that having a good drafts and a great minor league system will eventually lead to success at the major league level which is the ultimate goal.

**DeezNutz** · 08-19-2010, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWillie007

What is the deal w/ Hochevar? Did Trey Hillman rip off his arm on his way out? How do we contact Trey to get it back and surgically reattach it? I figured this guy would be back a long long time ago.

The rumor from 810 is that he ****ed up his arm working on throwing a screwball, which is just what you want to hear. Your former #1 overall pick needs a bullshit gimmick pitch that's dangerous as **** to throw.

SPchief · 08-19-2010, 09:38 PM

There are some really dumb posts in this thread btw

Thig Lyfe · 08-19-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SPchief

There are some really dumb posts in this thread btw

This should just be everybody's signature.

**DeezNutz** · 08-19-2010, 09:40 PM

It's all about high school, high-upside players.

Wait. ****. We need to draft advanced-college bats and arms. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Trust the process (even though the process has changed in the short time that I've been here).

tk13 · 08-19-2010, 09:50 PM

One day when I become a GM, I will only draft players who throw knuckleballs. And screwballs. But mainly knuckleballs.

blaise · 08-19-2010, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

One day when I become a GM, I will only draft players who throw knuckleballs. And screwballs. But mainly knuckleballs.

Sometimes I think that it's kind of crazy that there's only one or two knuckleballers out there. You have Tim Wakefield staying in the majors for like 20 years throwing a knuckler, but other than that there's not many. I know it takes a lot of practice, and Wakefield's a pretty good athlete, but I sometimes think, "Man, I wonder if I could throw a knuckleball if I tried."

Sure-Oz · 08-19-2010, 10:08 PM

Royals lose tonight, and it hurt...

NewSchoolSS

Just left the locker room Haven't seen Ned Yost look like that after any loss. This one clearly hit him HARD. less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

We lost 7-3 after leading 3-0 in the 7th, the indians had 5 ****ing errors, no way we should lose like that

08-19-2010, 01:48 PM
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