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Hosmer it is!

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In like four years three of the guys taken today are totally gonna be Royals!

Well, if it is a good draft that is.

Consider this your Draft Day Open Thread (things get started around 2 EST supposedly, give or take some ESPN lead-in type delays). I'll be leaning on you guys today, since I don't know Smoak from Posey from Dennys Reyes. Sure, in five years somebody taken today might well become my next Shane Costa or Justin Huber, but that's only after their meaningless and ignored AAA stats are put up.

Here are two links to get us started:

  • Goldstein's Mock Draft at BP (he has the Royals taking Pedro Alvarez) and related chat.
  • Quick Goldstein hit on Hosmer: A lot of questions about why Hosmer over the big college bats, because he's more risky. He might be, but his ceiling, especially on a power level is totally ridiculous.

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I feel special

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:40 PM EDT   0 recs

that thread was killing my computer

by royalsreview on Jun 5, 2008 4:41 PM EDT   0 recs

Yea, mine too

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 4:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

WORST DRAFT EVAH!!!!

DAYTON MOORE HAS SET THIS FRANCHISE BACK 20 YEARS! HOSMER IS A BUST!!!

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:41 PM EDT   0 recs

Thank you again

If you don’t do that after every Royals draft pick this draft, I’m putting you on triple secret probation.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Can't wait for joelphillips42 post on Explodin's mentoring skillz

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 4:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I wonder if anyone from Gload and Joel's college is going to be drafted today

Joel will be all over it.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Unless you've played the game

You should stop posting

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

My response to him if he ever shows up and pulls that shit:

“Unless you can show me your baseball card, STFU.”

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so i just fell asleep for like an hour or so

and it seems our pick still isn’t up? in my dreams that “Defense – Kids” ad music was playing though.

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT   0 recs

In fairness

If this were the NFL Draft, we’d still be in the top five.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

NYY: Gerrit Cole

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT   0 recs

i would call him Tigerr if he were my teammate

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not "Old King"???

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

actually, I'd call him "Lumberg"

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Just to clarify...

My comparison to Adam Dunn was if Hosmer MAXED OUT.

My initial thought when I saw his swing was of the Duncan kid in StL.

by GoBabies!! on Jun 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT   0 recs

in a way

but Dunc has a pretty ugly swing, i’d say

by royalsreview on Jun 5, 2008 4:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I like Hosmer's swing

Good power stroke and it doesn’t look too long to me. But who knows.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:45 PM EDT   0 recs

I think it looks long

But I really don’t see why that’s bad. So he strikes out, so what? So long as he hits bombs, I’m cool with that.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"I think think it looks long"

(Trying not to be banned by NHZ)

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 4:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's what she said

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well played

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

BTW, I think it was the "Gay Witch Hunt" ep,

Season 3 Ep 1. Maybe my fav ever.

Oscar-Michael kiss + “Here Comes Treble”

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 4:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i've never quite been comfortable with the running

Michael is gay subtext (esp w/regard to Ryan) but it was nicely done in that epiosde

there, I did it

one of the strangest scenes ever in a network show i’d say… i don’t think the writers even knew what the ultimate point or joke was

by royalsreview on Jun 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i thought the kiss was ad libbed

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Had to get some cookies

the “Michael’s homoeroticism” thing is cheesy, I agree, although although the mancrush on Ryan is funny to me.

I think that episode was great because it showed how Michael is sympathetic and good and that it can be seen when he is behaving at some of his worst (worst aside from his over-the-top treatment of Toby).

BTW, recently I’ve been thinking that, at least pre-2007, Brian Cashman = Toby. Exactly the same facial expression in all pics.

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 5:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wrong episode.

The ‘he said’ came out during Oscar’s forced coming-out-of-the-closet, not when he returns from his vacation (because of Michael)...

Sorry to be an ass, I fell kinda bad…

by rockchalk on Jun 5, 2008 11:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Or, you could have just read my reply above from 6 hours earlier...

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 11:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

New tag!

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I just watched season one of "Crossing Jordan" over the last week

There’s one episode where Lily asks Nigel what size he is, and he thinks she’s talking about his shoes and says “oh, 12 1/2”, and Lily’s eyes bug out…

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 4:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Dunc's swing is ugly

Thats my point. I was NOT impressed by my 1st viewing of Hosmers swing (in relation to the #3 overall pick).

Again, 17 second clip…

by GoBabies!! on Jun 5, 2008 4:46 PM EDT   0 recs

how many pitches for Meche tonight?

i’m thinking 130 (don’t want to spoli the game thread post, but yea)

by royalsreview on Jun 5, 2008 4:46 PM EDT   0 recs

I think definitely a Cat2,

and we’ll go from there. More PAP! More PAP!

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 4:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

One thing about the Hosmer pick

It will give us all plenty to fret, bitch, compare other picks (esp. Smoak), acrimoniously yell at each other, make amateur single-A scouting reports, praise/damn DMGM…

So I’d say, from RR’s perspective, this might be one of the greatest draft picks of all time.

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 4:47 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm reading the Baseball Think Factory Draft thread

And almost everyone hates their picks. You should hear A’s fans right now. Yow.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yea... baseball drafts

are like anti-NFL drafts, where everyone thinks they just drafted 5 all-pros

by royalsreview on Jun 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

CLE: Lonnie Chisenhall

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 4:48 PM EDT   0 recs

Oh come on

You just made that name up. Seriously? I’ve never even heard of this guy and I’ve spent a week or so studying this thing.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No

If I were making names up, I’d make up names like “Virgil ‘Two-Toe’ Carrutherson” or “Ulysses Heinzschwalder”.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 4:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Kram Namder,

space bounty hunter.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 4:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Burglary and larceny charges

Usually that’s not one of the first things you want mentioned about your first round pick.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

unless they're talking about stolen bases

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Clay Bucholz!

Good Kid, though

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

should be 40-45 minutes

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

correction

30 minutes

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The supp picks

Are only going to be one minute between picks, right? Things should start to pick up then.

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ah, sweet

7 minutes then

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

back to 30 minutes

thanks for nothing Selig

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by marbotty on Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

They should do it 10 seconds between picks

Just like speed chess.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I once beat someone

with two seconds left on my clock.

I believe I may have screamed in a primal fashion. The honor of the 2005 high school class was at stake during Spirit Week.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 4:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A rare instance of chess-related grit

Kudos.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey,

I wasn’t no David Eckstein, man. I was good. You have no idea-probably-how easy it is to pick up girls being the first board on the chess team.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If only I knew

For some reason being on the football team and the debate team didn’t exactly lead me to rake in the lovelies.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 5:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

OMG,

you were a football star? Like in the Nada Surf vid?

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is the center ever a star?

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

If you're

Chuck Bednarik, yes! Other than that…probably not.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Somehow I wasn't able to squeeze the star potential out of the position

Girls just aren’t football-smart. The center is the QB of the offensive line for god’s sake!

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 5:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's too bad,

considering the ability to pick up air heads in high school is so highly correlated with success in life. We were both doomed by age 16.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No,

but winning does.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, but are they hot?

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think your

sarcasm detector’s “low battery” button is blinking.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He might have pulled a double reverse sarcasm on you

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 5:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

This.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 5:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Although

My buddy who’s a chess teacher in SF seems to have a lot of odd interactions with cute Russian girls.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 5:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"After Cherynobel, my [Stairs] fell off"

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 5:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well yeah,

Russians are chessy crazy.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 5:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Chess coach = only funny thing over by Jim Belushi

but it was a Hall of Famer

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

by devil_fingers on Jun 5, 2008 5:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

BOS: Statty McComputadora

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT   0 recs

who do we get in the comp round?

i want melville

Accidentally not thedude925 anymore. I do hate this new name.

by wildthang on Jun 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT   0 recs

I like OF Isaac Galloway

Melville does seem to be sliding

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

BOTOX: Casey Kelly

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jun 5, 2008 4:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Wicked awesome

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by RoyalsRetro on Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

MONEYBALL: Unathletic Rhino

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT   0 recs

Yeah, Melville is still around

He’s had the most new, intense hype of the last 10 days.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT   0 recs

Drafting by name

If we were to do that, Shooter Hunt might be our man.

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Jun 5, 2008 4:56 PM EDT   0 recs