Five Best Things About the (No-Longer-Just-Rumored) Trade for Mike Jacobs, or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Dayton Moore

We now know that when Dayton Moore says he wants "power on the corners," he means that power is the ONLY thing he wants on the corners.
Jacobs' home run power surely will be even more evident once he's out of his brutal home parks in New York and Florida, where he has only hit 42 career home runs as opposed to the 38 career home runs he has hit on the road.
DMGM acquired the one guy who is so bad defensively that Trey Hillman will be forced to play Billy Butler at first base. If Butler is still around next season.
We can now mock Dayton Moore's attitude toward on-base percentage with impunity, since I'm pretty sure Jacobs, Jose Guillen, and Ross Gload outweigh that one wonderful season when Joey Gathright OBPed .371 out of nowhere.
A trade for Jacobs' bat and glove surely anticipates the long-awaited acquisition of Russell Branyan... to replace Alex Gordon at third.

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Sorry to post this early, before the (rumored) trade does or doesn't happen

but I’m leaving pretty soon for the next few days, and just couldn’t help myself.

Yes, this is mostly supposed to be funny. Even if it isn’t, don’t freak out.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Oct 30, 2008 10:20 AM EDT 0 recs

You can't post in here, this is the Blog room!!

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Oct 30, 2008 10:30 AM EDT 0 recs

???

is this a Dr. Strangeglove reeference? I don’t get it.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Oct 30, 2008 10:34 AM EDT up 0 recs

"reeference" no, I'm not stoned or implying that you are...

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Oct 30, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up 0 recs

Probably a poor reference, but yes.

one of the more famous lines in the movie: “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.”

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Oct 30, 2008 11:32 AM EDT up 0 recs

just couldn't remember it, only seen it once

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Oct 30, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up 0 recs

All those outs Jacobs produces

Allow for more bathroom breaks

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Oct 30, 2008 10:59 AM EDT 0 recs

also time for bathroom breaks

when he’s running out a grounder to second, you’ll probably have time to get back and see the end of the play

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Oct 30, 2008 11:05 AM EDT up 0 recs

and remember, Jacobs won't be free

Shealy never looked so good.

by royalsreview on Oct 30, 2008 11:27 AM EDT 0 recs

wait, there are guys out there that you can sign without giving up talent?

It’s as if you’re saying they are “free” to sign with any team they like, like “agents” who have no allegiance.

Maybe this is something Moore should look into after the 2009 season. He’s busy right now.

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Oct 30, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up 0 recs

Like some Hawai'ian dude who tore it up last year.

I’ll never understand why 95% of GM’s greatly prefer a guy they know with certainty isn’t very good over a guy that might be pretty good but has never been given a chance. I was hoping DM might learn from the Aviles project, but I guess not. 32 HRs in one MLB season is just too much for him to resist.

I was already 70% convinced that DM wasn’t very smart about hitters when word got out that he was the high bidder for Andruw Jones and among the high bidders for Torii Hunter. Then he signed Guillen. I forgave him TPJ and the car-jumper because those guys weren’t supposed to hit anyway (in DM’s world, only corner guys should have to hit. Everyone else should play defense and run fast). If he signs Jacobs I’m 100% convinced and I give up all hope that we’ll challenge for the Central in the next five years.

Maybe Kila won’t pan out, but why not try? We always have Shealy/Butler to replace him.

by hippdoghipp on Oct 30, 2008 12:11 PM EDT up 0 recs