Draft Day Overflow Thread
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.
- This Rays blog has a nice breakdown , with video, of Hosmer.
- This draft blog predicted Hosmer would drop on Draft day.
- Keith Law video blog on Hosmer.
- Mellinger on the Draft, with a look at 2003 .
- Sickels on the High School hitters.
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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
Yea, mine too
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on
Jun 5, 2008 4:46 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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Unless you've played the game
You should stop posting
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by RoyalsRetro on
Jun 5, 2008 4:54 PM EDT
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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
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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
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i would call him Tigerr if he were my teammate
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:45 PM EDT
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Not "Old King"???
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by RoyalsRetro on
Jun 5, 2008 4:46 PM EDT
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actually, I'd call him "Lumberg"
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:47 PM EDT
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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
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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
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"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
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That's what she said
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by RoyalsRetro on
Jun 5, 2008 4:48 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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i thought the kiss was ad libbed
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:54 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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New tag!
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on
Jun 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kram Namder,
space bounty hunter.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on
Jun 5, 2008 4:52 PM EDT
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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
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unless they're talking about stolen bases
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT
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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
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should be 40-45 minutes
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT
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correction
30 minutes
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:51 PM EDT
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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
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ah, sweet
7 minutes then
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:52 PM EDT
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back to 30 minutes
thanks for nothing Selig
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by marbotty on
Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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OMG,
you were a football star? Like in the Nada Surf vid?
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by NHZ on
Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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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
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No,
but winning does.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on
Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT
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Yeah, but are they hot?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
by jonfmorse on
Jun 5, 2008 5:02 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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Wicked awesome
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by RoyalsRetro on
Jun 5, 2008 4:55 PM EDT
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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


