Royals Confidence Index
by Scott McKinney on Feb 26, 2008 3:08 AM EST
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PrintSome other fan sites/blogs have some version of index or poll which measures and tracks fan confidence, excitement, happiness, etc. So I thought I'd give it a try. Of course this isn't a real measure of anything, except for how fans on this site feel about this team. So, give me your answers and after I get a bunch, I'll crunch the numbers and report back on the averages, including some kind of wild-ass mega-number which will purport to be the Royals Confidence Index (c). I'll do this fairly regularly and track and report the changes.
Here's the deal. For each of these questions, give me a number from 1-10. 1 means you feel very bad/unhappy/negative about the item in question right now. 10 means you feel extremely good/happy/positive about it. (If you want to use decimals like 6.5, feel free). These are
intended to be snapshots of how you feel about these things right now.
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals team overall?
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
- How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
- How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
- How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
- How do you feel about the Royals future?
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I'm in optimistic spring-training mode
7.5
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
8
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
5
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
8
# How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
8.5
# How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
9
# How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
7
# How do you feel about the Royals future?
8
I guess I should post mine too
- 8 (not because they are going to be great, but because they should improve and are going in the right direction)
- 8
- 6.5
- 8.5
- 8
- 5.5
- 6
- 8.5
#6
by Billex Gordler on Feb 24, 2008 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
Hillman
With regard to the relative importance of managing, I'm going to account for that when I put together the mega-index. The pitching and hitting numbers will be weighted much more highly than the fielding and manager numbers.
by Scott McKinney on Feb 24, 2008 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
I hear you...
by Billex Gordler on Feb 27, 2008 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Feeling pessimistic...
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the long version...
A+ for character alone
2. Meche, Greinke, Bannister will be great...if Tomko gets 15 wins I'm gonna LMBO (laugh my bologna off)...Hochevar could be something...I feel very good, but the track record makes me feel shaky...
A for GMDM
B- for overall performance
3. this is very questionable...
the positives:
Gordon could be George Brett or he could be Dean Palmer or he could be Robin Ventura...I'm hoping Robin Ventura with 30 HRs and 20 SBs...
Butler should be a solid .300 hitter
Guillen provides a tiny bit of pop
DeJesus SHOULD be solid
Olivo provides solid output with Buck from the catcher spot
Grudz solid and if not there is solid offensive replacement
Teahen is the big key to the puzzle...if performs at a mix between the ARod-Teahen and the next-to-last-offensive RF-Teahen that will be a plus
VERY solid bench
only weakness is TPJ and the fact that the Royals are extremely weak offensively in the AL, but would be extremely powerful offensively in the NL
confidence level: B
4. lets cover all the bases again:
LF Teahen: a mix between shaky and great
CF DeJesus: slightly below solid
RF Guillen: very solid (based on others' opinion)
3B Gordon: best 3B I've ever seen, just got a few kinks that are prolly gone by now
SS TPJ: by my opinion...very good with not very good range
2B Grudz: very, very good with range becoming smaller each year
1B Butler/Gload: Gload is above average and Butler well below average to the normal eye, but I see Butler being very good at 1B and by that I mean just average (if he could be a minor league OF he can be a MLB 1B for sure YO!)
C Buck/Olivo: still not sold on Buck because he doesn't seem able to call a great game, but I like Olivo here for sure
overall: C...Gordon and Guillen will turn heads, range up the middle will hurt and we end up league average
5. couldn't be more high on GMDM...sure he's made some questionable moves...but what else is a GM supposed to do in a small market atmosphere...the Bannister trade has to trump all other trades...he hasn't been on the Bannister side of a trade yet, and with Meche getting crazy he is a proven he can do it with a small market team...we will see what Guillen does, but for now:
A-
6. dude is a proven winner...he's motivated in a wierd evangilistic way...he knows how to rally those that aren't of his background, so it would seem to me he could win more games than a normal manager would...with that said I think Frank White was the man this time around...dude knows how to win and K.C. and witnessed how Dick Howser did it...Frank was the man and got screwed, so...
A if Frank wasn't up for the job
C+ because Frank was up for the job
7. getting stronger by the day...no nothing about AA and A, but that AAA possible rotation this year speaks volumes, and we are signing very talented guys and ignoring Boras:
B+
8. A++++++++...I'm just happy to have a team the rest is a bonus
It's all relative...and relative to us being a "small market team," the grades have a little extra hop to 'em
Thanks for your answers
by Scott McKinney on Feb 24, 2008 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah...
2)6.5
3)1.5
4)7.5
5)6.5
6)3
7)6
8)5
mine
2. 7
3. 6.5
4. 7.5
5. 7.5
6. 3.5
7. 6
8. 8
Spring optimism..
9
2. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
8
3. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
7
4. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
7
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
8
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
6
8. How do you feel about the Royals future?
9
I'll take a shot
Lineup is still shaky but has more potential with Gordon, Butler and I hope an improved Teahen. I like Callaspo trade alot!
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching? 6
Much improved over the last few years. Better quality in the top 3 rotation spots. Bullpen is deeper with good LHers in Mahay, Gobble and Bale. Soria as a closer is a keeper - best closer since Monty. Could be the sleeper of AL
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting? 4
KC will struggle to score runs but could gel if two of these four have big years - Guillen, Gordon, Butler, Shealy or Teahen. Very little speed and lack of execution hurt KC in past. Offense strikes out too much for so little power.
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense? 5
Gordon, TPJ and Grudz are terrific - 1B with Gload or Shealy - OK. Butler will need lots of patience. OF is average. Buck is average at best.
How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 8
More winners than losers in player acquisition - Bannister was a gem. Good value with Gload. I believe Olivo and Callaspo should be improvements over 2007. Meche is an ace. If Guillen will put up his average numbers, he will be best hitter in lineup. Remember last year's RBI leader was below 70. KC is headed in right direction at major and minor league level.
How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 7
First glance - I like him, good energy and enthusiasm. Winner in Japan. We'll see how he does on the field and with pitching staff.
How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 3
Only 2 top 50 prospects in BA with Moustakas and Hochevar. Cortes could be a front end of rotation guy soon. Pitching depth is much improved. AA rotation should be loaded and Omaha's staff could be better the KC staff of 2005 or 2006. Don't think there is much in the way major league potential as far as regulars except Moustakas and others who are at least 3 years away.
How do you feel about the Royals future? 7
KC is on the right track and I am optimistic for the future. The investment in draft picks and development is getting beyond lip service. KC's lack of depth can be traced to lack of ownership commitment and poor drafts 2001-2004.
Here are mine.
7.5. I'm cautiously optimistic overall, and think we have a decent chance at improving on our 74-88 pythag. from last year. I believe we have depth in some respects and definitely have upside; but players like Pena and (to a lesser extent) Olivo take away from that a bit. Minor question marks include Nick Swartz and hitting coach Mike Barnett. I wish we would have committed at least $5MM more in payroll, and landed a high-profile Free Agent instead of players like Tomko, Olivo, and the flurry of fringe Major Leaguers.
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
8. Despite my discontent with the Tomko signing, I'm not really concerned. We have enough candidates for the 4/5 slots that struggles in those spots become less of a concern. The bullpen matches up very well with virtually every bullpen in baseball. I generally trust Peralta, Gobble, Mahay, et al. to hold the lead. A lot of depth there. Starting pitching talent has improved considerably since last year. Compare starting fives. We need someone unexpected (Davies?) to emerge in a Minor way in order for us to finish 6th or 5th in American League ERA.
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
5. The most questionable aspect of the team, in my opinion. I have not been impressed with Dayton Moore's easy access to improvement this offseason (what with our $20+MM to spend). Olivo is an OBP-black hole, another black hole in Pena still occupies that SS role, Ross Gload is the projected everyday first baseman, if Shealy performs in Spring Training, Huber will net us nothing in return when he leaves K.C., and we still have a lack of power overall. Remember that most of our productive position players Moore has inherited! I think if many Royals fans step outside the box a bit, we find that Moore hasn't improved our offense in a tangible way since Baird left. Moore's O-building is questionable, but I'm still (as always) holding out hope that 7 or 8 players improve significantly from '07 and 5 or 6 more beat their projections.
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
8.5. Defense is important, but the difference between great and poor defenses isn't as great as the difference between great and poor offenses or pitching. Nonetheless, here's how I rank each of our players on a 1-5 scale (3 being average)
C - Buck (3)
1B - Gload/Shealy (3.5)
2B - Grudz (4.5)
SS - Pena (4.5)
3B - Gordon (4.5)
LF - Teahen (3.5)
CF - DeJesus (3.5)
RF - Guillen (4)
The makings of an above average defense. I really like the range on the left side to counter for our average range on the right side. We have a couple strong arms in the outfield to compensate for the average to slightly below average arm in DeJesus. I really see no defensive liabilities. We have three potential gold glovers on our team as well, in Pena, Gordon, and Grudz.
How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
7 I think he has demonstrated he's at least a league average GM. In my humble opinion, he's an above average GM. He has not made any foolish signings, thus far. The 2007 draft, in my opinion, was excellent. However, I worry about our offensive philosophy; more specifically, OBP (plate discipline) and utilizing our speed potential in guys like DeJesus and Gathright. He has an unquestionably keen eye for pitching talent, and I love our direction on that front (starting and bullpen). Defense is good. Hitting has been a letdown, as explained above.
How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7.5. Since being introduced as manager, Hillman has said a lot. Much of it I heartily applaud, and some of it I disagree with. I like that he's letting Buck implement his leg kick. I agree with NYRoyal that I'm a bit concerned - not worried, but concerned - at his "small ball" comments, and also his lineup proposals.
How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
6. That score is inflated because I'm really optimistic that we can improve our system in this coming draft. I have faith in our organizational management and actual system, even if that system is deprived, somewhat, of talent in early 2008. Undoubtedly, we have a good amount of pitching prospects - Rosa, Pimentel, Johnson, Wood, Cortes, Hochevar, Duffy, Mitchell, De La Cruz, to name a select few. Offensive prospects? Helloooooooo???!!!!
How do you feel about the Royals future?
7.5 Score deflated because I feel .500 is attainable, but is .550+, with our projected payroll? I'm skeptical, at this point. If we finish with 78 or more wins in 2008 (not likely, but attainable), this would probably become an 8 or an 8.5. I remain cautiously optimistic.
My feelings
7, We are taking steps forward but we have plenty of holes.
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
7.5, Good first three, but we need to have solid back end prove themselves by middle of year.
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
4.5, We have young players who need to take steps forward if we hope to contend in the next 2-3 years. We could also have one of them develop into a perennial 30 HR guy.
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
8.5, when a priority to fill a position is 1B that could generally show that you have a solid D in place.
# How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
7.5, I don't care for the Olivo signing. I would just promote Tupman and not run a catching platoon. But since he's been here things have become much improved and I'm as optimistic as I've ever been as a Royals fan.
# How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7.5, I like the new blood approach. Like NYRoyal said above he talks a lot about small ball so I am worrisome he may use it too much.
# How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
6.5, We've added some good pitching depth but on the offensive side we are woefully thin.
# How do you feel about the Royals future?
9, Dayton Moore has a good approach, Trey Hillman seems capable. Our minor league system and scouting is improving. We have some great young players already in KC. And like Rany, I'm forever an optimist with the Royals.
Here
2.8
3.5
4.6
5.9
6.8
7.6
8.9
by I need more Esteban on Feb 24, 2008 9:27 PM EST reply actions
fire bell's
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by FireBell on Feb 24, 2008 9:39 PM EST reply actions
My turn
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
8
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
7
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
8
How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
10
How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7
How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
7
How do you feel about the Royals future?
10
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Feb 24, 2008 10:23 PM EST reply actions
Whoops....
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Feb 24, 2008 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
here are mine
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching? 8.5. The core of the rotation is staying intact, we have way more choices for the #4/5 spots, and the bullpen has significantly improved.
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting? 5. I hope Guillen will provide a needed boost, but the only other hitters in the Royals' lineup I am genuinely excited about are Butler and Gordon.
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense? 8. Aside from first base, the Royals look pretty set defensively.
# How do you feel about Dayton Moore? 8.5. So far, so good. He's done a few things I was skeptical of (getting Davies for Dotel, re-signing Gload, etc), but overall, I have little to complain about.
# How do you feel about Trey Hillman? 6. I'm mostly neutral on him, hence the lower rating, but he gets an extra point because he likely will be better than his predecessor.
# How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? 4. We have some good pitching prospects in Cortes, Pimental, et al, but what good hitting prospects do we have besides Moustakas?
# How do you feel about the Royals future? 7.
answers
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
7
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
4
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
6
How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
7
How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7
How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
6
How do you feel about the Royals future?
6
by adam11509 on Feb 24, 2008 11:57 PM EST reply actions
answers
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- 8
- 3
- 7
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- 10
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- 7
by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Feb 25, 2008 12:44 AM EST reply actions
lovely night here in the flint hills
2. 9
3. 8.2
4. 8
5. 8.5
6. 9
7. 8
8. 8.9
I like decimals
by FlintHillsRoyal on Feb 25, 2008 2:57 AM EST reply actions
Count the moose in...
8
2.How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
9
3.How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
3.5
4.How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
8
5.How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
10
6.How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7
7.How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
6.5
8.How do you feel about the Royals future?
10
Mine
- 7
- 7
- 5
- 8
- 9
- 8 (better track record then past few managers)
- 8
- 8
by Sisquatch Kids on Feb 25, 2008 10:58 AM EST reply actions
Royals Confidence Index
- 7.5 - I'm guardedly optimistic!
- 8 - Top 3 get 8-9, and the rest get 5-8. Much improved field to choose from over previous years!
- 6.5 - Not sure on this one. Mostly awful last year, but I see plenty of room for improvement. Could definitely be higher or lower if you had asked on a different day.
- 8.5 - Infield is pretty dang solid, and outfield will be fairly solid as well.
- 9.5 - Not a lot to complain about here. I've questioned some moves, and some still need to pan out (see Shealy, Gaithright, Callaspo), but you cannot argue about the young guns he's collecting.
- 8.5 - Not enough to go on yet, but I like most of his interviews so far and his track record is considerably more appealing than a certain previous manager. I don't know enough about his game plan stuff yet. I think he will be huge in the morale dept, though...
- 7 - And quickly on the rise!
- 10 - I've got to go 10 here; I'm an incurable optimist.
I'm really itching for some games to friggin' start!!! Go Royals!
Your questions
As the season progresses, I might add those questions about a .500 season or getting to the playoffs. Those are good ideas.
by Scott McKinney on Feb 25, 2008 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
Ratings
7
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
8
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
6
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
9.5
# How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
10
# How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
8
# How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
5
# How do you feel about the Royals future?
10
mine
5
2. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
7 - excited to see what a number of guys have
3. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
5 - weird mix of excitement and pessimism
4. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
5- who ever got excited about the D?
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
4- I am in the minority, I guess. I see some good moves, but also many I just don't understand. Turning garbage into mediocrity isn't hard, its the next step that matters.
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
3- I acknowledge it doesn't really matter, but potential devotion to small ball scares me. Otherwise, i'm sure he's a great leader of men and all that. How he handles the pitching staff is the main thing, and for that, we really don't know. Comments about pitchers going longer in games not especially reassuring. Ideally, he'd reach the guillen scenario: starters worked hard, btu almost never overworked.
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
3- if you fully disassociate butler and hochevar from the system, it looks pretty barren still. pessimists even doubt the ability of guys like costa/huber to even be useful non-star regulars, so yowza
8. How do you feel about the Royals future?
5- this may look negative and maybe it is, then again, two years ago i would have put a 1 down. we've made it to 5, we'll see what happens from here
Here we go
- 5
- 7
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 7
- 6
- 10
by loyal2s dad on Feb 25, 2008 4:03 PM EST reply actions
5.5 Average
- 6. This is the numerical representation for cautiously optimistic.
- 6. The front of the rotation and Soria look good, but the rest is still a work in progress.
- 4. The offense is moving in the right direction, but 1B and SS still need fixing. A Gordon or Butler breakout would really help too.
- 7. The defense should be good but not great.
- 6. Moore was a good pick to start a rebuilding process, but he has very little margin for error in the draft, international signings, and free agents to keep the momentum going. He seems to understand that guys like Guillen and Mahay are a bridge to respectability, not a building block.
- 5. This is the default for an incomplete.
- 3. This is what happens when all you have to show for rounds two or lower in this decade's drafts are DeJesus and Callaspo via Buckner (with 2006 and 2007 still pending). This could change if some of the interesting arms in the low minors start proving themselves at AA.
- 7. There is a future, which is nice.
These sure seem high....
Q2) starters 1-3: 9
starters 4-6: 4
closer: 9
bullpen other: 7
overall: 7
Q3) 1-3 spots: 8
4-6 spots: 8
7-9 spots: .5
overall: 6
Q4) inf: 7
of: 8
overall: 7.5
Q5) draft: 7
roster management: 3
trades: 8
overall: 5
Q6) 4
Q7) pitching: 8
hitting: 4
overall: 5.5
Q8) 6.5
- i'll put this succinctly. I don't trust Dayton Moore's evaluation of hitters and how to build an offense. On pitching, I think he and McClure can do some great things. In evaluating hitters, he has picked up Joey Gathright (and tried to supplant a better hitter in DDJ), Ross Gload (and allowed Buddy Bell the leash to grant him 300+ PA), Tony Pena Jr (one of the worst hitting regular players in baseball, who was given up for a promising pitcher in Cordier), Miguel Olivo (who is disturbingly similar to John Buck), Ryan Shealy (who is looking more and more like a AAAA player, though at least he still has a shot to prove himself), and Jose Guillen (who is a live MLB hitter). He has also given up on players who are still youngish and have a chance at success and determined their value based on spot starts and pitch hitting appearances in Costa and Huber.
Please utilize overall rankings
34 responses so far
slowly growing optimism!
- overall: 5
- pitching: 7
- hitting: 4
- defense: 6
- Moore: 7
- Hillman: 8
- minors: 4
- future: 6
it's spring, we're optimistic - it snowed today
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals team overall? 8
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
9
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
6
# How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
7
# How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
8
# How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
7
# How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
4
# How do you feel about the Royals future?
9
OK, I'll Show
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals team overall?
7
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
8
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
7
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
8
How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
9
How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
8
How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
5
How do you feel about the Royals future?
9
Feelings; nothing more than feelings......
by philofthenorth on Feb 26, 2008 12:11 AM EST reply actions
just numbers, no explanations...
- 7
- 8
- 6.5
- 7
- 10
- 9
- 6
- 8
of course, his potential small ball could drive me u a wall, but i trust him right now...
re: small ball
yes, getting on base is more important than what you do once you're on, but there's no reason not to try to score as many of your baserunners as possible.
by kcdc on Feb 26, 2008 2:51 AM EST reply actions
I think...
by MooseTacos25 on Feb 26, 2008 7:51 AM EST up reply actions
part of my deal
if we had the personnel to steal a lot of bases, i wouldn't be against it, so long as we also didn't have huge CS numbers
the yankees, actually, have been a very good basestealing team the last few years
I bunted and stole a lot!
Did any of that make sense?
by request
- 7
- 8
- 6
- 7
- 6
- 4.5 (would be a N/A score of 5, but gets -.5 for the mullet)
- 6.5
- 9
Take #7, for example -- overall, I feel good about the direction of the minor league system, but the current crop of talent is lacking. But it's lacking because a lot of players graduated to the majors. So, I could really go anywhere from 4.5 to 8.5 on that one.
You could very well see that sort of variation on every one of my answers.
Here you go.
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals team overall? - 7
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching? - 7
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting? - 5
- How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense? - 7
- How do you feel about Dayton Moore? - 8
- How do you feel about Trey Hillman? - 7
- How do you feel about the Royals minor league system? - 5
- How do you feel about the Royals future? - 8
Sorry to post this here
And Sam Mellinger references this thread in his blog.
the truth...according to me.
7
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
7
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
5.5
How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
9
How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
8
How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
6
How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
6
How do you feel about the Royals future?
8.5
Here's how I see it
2.) Pitching will regress a little (Meche and Bannister). I expect Greinke to take a big step forward and the bullpen will be just as good if not better than last year.
3.) Offense will be significantly improved probably middle of the pack in the AL.
4.) Defense will stay about the same. Should be a lot better in the OF.
5.) GMDM has done wonderful work overturning the roster and putting pieces together for the next winning team.
6.) Hillman was a good hire. We'll know more when we see his team on the field.
7.) Minor league system is improving. A lot of good pitching depth set to make a breakthrough in 2009. A promising sign.
8.) Positive. I think realistically the Royals win 76 to 80 games this year missing .500 ball my a smidge.
If it's not too late
- 7
- 8
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 6
- 5 (but improved)
- 7
Not too late
by Scott McKinney on Feb 26, 2008 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Here we go
2 - 8
3 - 7
4 - 8
5 - 9
6 - 7
7 - 6
8 - 9
Curious
You're right
by Scott McKinney on Feb 26, 2008 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
Royals Reviw's resident JoPos:
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2. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals pitching?
10
3. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals hitting?
10
4. How do you feel about the 2008 Royals defense?
10
5. How do you feel about Dayton Moore?
10
6. How do you feel about Trey Hillman?
10
7. How do you feel about the Royals minor league system?
10
8. How do you feel about the Royals future?
10
Note: As pessimistic as I may become over the course of a season - it is Spring Training right now. The wonderful time of the year that cleanses all the sins of the past and all things become possibe.
I am 100% optimistic and confident in the Royals for 2008 until they get onto the field and prove otherwise.
Like the rat that continues to receive an electro-shock every time it goes for another pellet, I continue to set myself up for disappointment. One of these years the Royals will meet all my expectations . . . I hope . . .
Should I really count this?
by Scott McKinney on Feb 26, 2008 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
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