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Trey, what Supreme Court decisions do you disagree with?
And what newspapers do you read?
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 10:31 AM EDT
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Roe v Wade
by DyeFan187 on
Oct 7, 2008 11:11 AM EDT
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hahahahahahaha
…not to belabor the point, but what court cases SPECIFICALLY?
by DarthYoshi on
Oct 7, 2008 12:02 PM EDT
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Trey, Who would win in a fight between
Joe Six Pack and Hockey Mom?
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 7, 2008 10:40 AM EDT
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Trey what worked better this season:
taming Jose Guillen or sticking a red-hot poker up BIlly Butler’s ass?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 11:08 AM EDT
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someone needs to ask a Soria question
"So whattya say, should we clean this place up?" - Tom Cruise
by DyeFan187 on
Oct 7, 2008 11:12 AM EDT
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Why the fuck aren't you in the rotation?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 11:24 AM EDT
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Don't you hate pants?

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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 11:41 AM EDT
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i always wonder if these guys are actually sitting at a computer typing
by royalsreview on
Oct 7, 2008 11:42 AM EDT
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I can think of at least two things wrong with that sentence
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 11:48 AM EDT
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I woud love this to be moved to the front page
….if several people here are considering asking questions for the forum. I’m logged in to royals.com right now….I have time….
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 2:45 PM EDT
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Ask him why Gordon hit in the bottom half of the order for second half of the season
when he was the best hitter on the team against righties all year, and the best hitter on the team in the second half (excluding second-half callups). And don’t take “he looked more comfortable to be” as an answer.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 2:51 PM EDT
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I submitted my question about 2 seconds before your response
But two or more can’t hurt, correct?
I tried to extract a Ross Gload-like answer from him. I asked him what roles the incumbent first basemen will play next year.
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 2:52 PM EDT
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yeah...
I’m going nuts trying to take apart a faucet here… probably should get back to work…
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 3:00 PM EDT
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another question:
what “stats” exactly, does he look at? VORP? BRAA? WXRL? OPS? OPS+? Batting Average? Gload Appearance/Fan Unrest Ratio?
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 3:03 PM EDT
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How much should we read into this:
“[Shealy] has certainly excelerated [sic] his value in being a strong consideration for a Major League team in 2009.”
“A” major league team? Not the Royals necessarily?
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 3:11 PM EDT
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How much trade value does Shealy truly have?
Even now?
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 5:51 PM EDT
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Biggest challenge of being a manager
What he said: “Managing personalities and mannerisms”
What he meant: “Jose Guillen”
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 3:11 PM EDT
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Oh, happy day!
Here is my question! (I’m jdmasta289)
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 3:12 PM EDT
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Edit....Oh, they picked the wrong time...
…I was hoping to ask the first question, which is why I logged in early. He already answered this question. (I submitted two, actually).
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 3:12 PM EDT
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Trey says we need to improve OBA understanding among hitters
Until we can acquire players with more slug.
Also talks about a “holistic” approach from the top down organizationally to improve walk rates among hitters.
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 3:28 PM EDT
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Shealy, Kila, and Billy
…project far beyond Gload’s offensive slug, however, Gload possesses the best defensive skill set. We will massage that through Spring Training.
So….no more Ross Gload?
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 3:33 PM EDT
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Ha! My question got in
Complete with ass-kissing of Trey!
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 3:33 PM EDT
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And Trey
Seems to be completely against Soria moving to the rotation. Boo!
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 3:34 PM EDT
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So is Dick Kaegel.l Two dumbasses made for each other
What was your question?
Posnanski’s article about the Gloaden Rule comes in here — managers hate uncertainty. Gload gives you the same sub-replavement level performance every night. Soria “saves” wins those 40 times you need him to. Sure, Ryan Shealy might hit 15 homers, but Ross Gload might (if every defensive metric out there is bullshit) be a game better than him on defense. Sure, Soria’s would be 2-4 games better over a season if he started, but the fans would throw a fit, because God forbid someone point out that Ramon Ramirez threw more innings of a higher quality to Soria.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 3:50 PM EDT
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I asked
“What are your thoughts on moving Soria to the rotation? He is a great closer, but 200 innings seems more useful than 70 innings. Oh, and don’t you hate pants????”
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 3:53 PM EDT
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Kaegel pisses me off
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is one of those popular cliches that dumbasses lazy people bring up when they don’t really want to think about the issue at hand.
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 7, 2008 4:53 PM EDT
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Does he realize that
under .500 baseball should be considered “broke”?
by BrRoyal on
Oct 8, 2008 8:44 AM EDT
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Mahay, Ramirez, and Nunez
…..Would each implode as closers, posting 11+ ERA’s and suffering aneurysms due to severe neck jerking after surrendering home run after double after home run.
….I’m joking, but sadly, that comment is only about 95% true, given the number of fantastic set-up men who have faltered enormously as closer.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” = Years of economic prosperity, followed by many years of this current economic disaster.
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 5:47 PM EDT
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The problem is
One could argue the rotation is at least partially broken, so…shouldn’t we fix it?
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by RoyalsRetro on
Oct 7, 2008 10:46 PM EDT
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Guess all depends if you believe in the magical 9th inning or that it has the same value as any other inning.
Go Royals!
by BabyBlues on
Oct 8, 2008 8:43 PM EDT
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I guess DM and Hillman believe in magic.
Go Royals!
by BabyBlues on
Oct 8, 2008 8:44 PM EDT
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By the way...
Devil Fingers, I love your fighting spirit. Your attitude is perfect for blogs like these.
Truthfully, as fans, we probably need to step up and make our voice heard. We obviously have the upper hand on modern statistical analysis….not playing Ross Gload, challenging the bullshit aspects of conventional baseball wisdom, etc. Viva La Revolucion for ’09? I say designate a thread for the front page and e-mail every media outlet we can for every Gload start next season (or using pitchers like Tomko in crucial situations, etc.). OK, I digress mucho.
by Royals Nation on
Oct 7, 2008 5:49 PM EDT
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I usually try stay calm and "jokey"
but I was stressed today.
If Hillman commands the respect of the locker room and doesn’t get the pitchers hurt, that’s fine enough.
I just hope DMGM continues to shows the imagination and foresight he did with the Meche signing, the Ramirez, Soria, and Callaspo acquistions, acquiring Ho-Ram for free and turning him into a spec prospect and so on, and continues to show the flexibility he did in letting one of Baird’s $1000 boys (Aviles) take over for one of his.
His long-term improvements are the right thing, “safe” moves like keeping Soria in the ‘pen, sticking with Gload, and quasi-win now desparation signings “just to make a move” like signing Guillen because the other guys couldn’t be got are not.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on
Oct 7, 2008 9:59 PM EDT
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Did anyone ask his view on LOOGYs?
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
by mazoboom on
Oct 7, 2008 4:23 PM EDT
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Did anyone ask about the facial hair?
I’ve been intent on asking that all season, but dammit, now I’ve missed my chance.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on
Oct 7, 2008 5:13 PM EDT
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