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**Reaper16** · 05-10-2006, 02:21 PM

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

tk13 · 05-10-2006, 04:26 PM

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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** · 05-10-2006, 04:27 PM

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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 · 05-10-2006, 04:31 PM

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 · 05-10-2006, 04:31 PM

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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

**Reaper16** · 05-10-2006, 04:33 PM

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

only to be dashed when called up to AAA+ Royals

We can't rush his bat to major league pitching he may not be ready for. Case in point: Mark Teahen.

ChiefsFire · 05-10-2006, 04:36 PM

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

**Reaper16** · 05-10-2006, 04:37 PM

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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** · 05-10-2006, 04:42 PM

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 · 05-10-2006, 04:46 PM

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Hmmmmmmmm.....

I just got this in the ol e-mail inbox: http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/a...t=.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** · 05-10-2006, 04:47 PM

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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** · 05-10-2006, 04:48 PM

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

CoMoChief · 05-10-2006, 04:53 PM

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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** · 05-10-2006, 04:55 PM

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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 · 05-10-2006, 04:57 PM

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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** · 05-10-2006, 05:00 PM

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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.

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