No More Gathright Please

by royalsreview on Aug 27, 2008 6:08 AM EDT in News Comment 34 comments

I'm about to board a ferry back to the Irish mainland...

Joey Gathright is hitting .245/.300/.261. He has three extra-base hits this season. Three. In over 1200 Big League PAs Gator has only managed 37 extra-base hits.

He's a center-fielder, not a short-stop in the 1890s.

No more Gathright please.

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I'd almost rather

hit my pitcher and DH for him (grienke?)…. but his speed is so enticing… stay away from the light……

Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.

by 306008 on Aug 27, 2008 9:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It sure would suck...

…if we had JP Howell.

by bfos7215 on Aug 27, 2008 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

he gave up a run last night!!!!1111 He sux!!!111

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

by devil_fingers on Aug 27, 2008 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But he distracts the pitcher!!!!

From the dugout

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 10:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

PIIIITCH

pitcher pitcher pitcher PIIIIITCH

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

by devil_fingers on Aug 27, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agree, but

I think the fault for this lies at the hands of the player development system. Maier gets hurt, Gordon gets hurt, so Teahen moves to 3B. ALL BECAUSE WE HAVE ZERO ORGANIZATIONAL DEPTH.

Seriously, you are supposed to have able replacements ready at AAA. Now, I’m not suggesting you have a capable backup for every single position, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS! They arguably have one capable replacement, and he has never played in the majors before (Kaaihue).

I think a good organization would, at a minimum, have a catcher, one middle infielder, one corner infielder, a centerfielder, a corner outfielder, two or three starters, and three or four relievers, ALL CAPABLE of replacing an injured major leaguer at the drop of a hat, and with only some dropoff in performance.

Just shows you how far away this organization still is.

2025, anyone?

by loyal2sdad on Aug 27, 2008 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think you're overstating depth

No team is THAT deep. You should still expect a pretty significant drop off. If there was little drop off, then that player was wasting his time in AAA.

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only a little drop off, because

the players in KC already aren’t setting the bar all that high : )

by loyal2sdad on Aug 27, 2008 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

I agree tha tthe organization is deep, but this is bad luck. If AAA OF replacementn, Maier, is hurt (I guess Gathright is actually the replacement in this case). Brayan Pena can come up. Duckworth is there for pitching. As a #6, he isn’t the end of the world. Shealy is at AAA. The Royals have 3 MIs (if not SSs) on th MLB roster who can also handle third.

The rash of injuries just exaggerates the lack of depth, but it isn’t quite that bad.

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

by devil_fingers on Aug 27, 2008 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We saw Gathright,

leavin the game last night. He was already leaving the stadium as we were walkin back to our cars. Dude did not seem happy. He must dislike bein the number 1 Top Play.

I don’t know if you all have already talked about this or even saw it, I didn’t personally, but a guy I was sittin with said Guillen got into a tussle in between innings our in right field. He said the bullpen had to run out and break it up. But like I said, I didn’t see it, he could have been just messin with me.

by Randa4life on Aug 27, 2008 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A fan crossed the line supposedly

http://www.royalsreview.com/2008/8/27/602090/i-understand-who-i-am-and

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you. makes sense

by Randa4life on Aug 27, 2008 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But without Gathright how would ESPN pretend to cover Royals-Rangers games by shoehorning the final score into a top play?

Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

by mazoboom on Aug 27, 2008 11:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lowest SLG since 1990 (min. 1200 PAs)

1. Rafael Belliard .265
2. Dick Schofield .287
3. Jeff Huson .296
4. Joey Gathright .302
5. David Howard .303

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 11:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Others with Royals ties

11. Chico Lind .313
15. Jorge Fabregas .315
16. Gabor Bako .316
18. Tony Pena Jr. .317
39. Rey Sanchez .334
43. Kurt Stilwell .336

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Career SLG of selected pitchers with at least 100 PAs

Micah Owings .545
Carlos Zambrano .392
Dontrelle Willis .359
Mike Hampton .355 (in 676 ABs)
Kip Wells .276
Brandon Duckworth .256

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd take

Owings, Zambrano, and Willis hitting over a a few of our hitters, so very very sad.

by I need more Esteban on Aug 27, 2008 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DUCKY

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

by devil_fingers on Aug 27, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Psyduck and Mudkip could PH for Gathright in the late innings as an upgrade? Priceless.

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Aug 27, 2008 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got to meet Joey once

Nice guy. Got my picture taken with him.

He still sucks.

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

POST IT

Ever meet Ducky? Costa?

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

by devil_fingers on Aug 27, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didnt' get a chance to post this in yesterday's game thread

But “Breakfast of Champions” is one of my favorite books of all-time.

And so it goes.

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 27, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I started out with a collection of his short stories "Welcome to the Monkey House"

I also really liked Slaughterhouse-5.

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Aug 27, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I also liked Cat's Cradle

Ice-9 baby

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Aug 27, 2008 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Vonnegut Is My

Favorite author; I’ve read virtually everything of his, and “Cat’s Cradle” is high on my list, but “Mother Night” is his finest. The movie wasn’t bad, but, as usual, it couldn’t live up to the book. It’s his only book with a moral; “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be very careful what we pretend to be.”

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Aug 27, 2008 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Valerie Perrine As

Montana Wildhack; drooooooool.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Aug 27, 2008 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And so on.

That’s cool to hear, it’s one my favorites as well.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Aug 28, 2008 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We're just following the Royals tradition of intentionally fielding the worst offense possible.

We could play German at 3B while Gordon rests, but instead we insist on getting Gathright in the lineup every night. We could call up Kila to play some 1B but insted we insist on (a) playing Gload every day and (b) keeping TPJ on the roster. And if you’ve forgotten, we’ve given TPJ 201 ABs this year.

It’s Royals tradition to take an already horrible offensive roster and maximize its ineptitude.

by hippdoghipp on Aug 27, 2008 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We have to wait for

TPJ bobblehead night!

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Aug 28, 2008 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There Is No

Reason not to call up Kahuna and Shealyie for September and make them a platoon at 1B/DH. I wouldn’t mind seeing if Kahuna can play LF without embarrassing himself, either, but that should happen in Omaha.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Aug 27, 2008 6:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There is a reason.

The reason is that the Royals have an issue who is the odd man out. Butler, Shealy, or Kila? This is Shealy’s shot at making the team without Kila on the same team competing for the same job. That will come later in Spring Training, but I think the Royals plans are to have Kila on the 40 man roster and have him in case Bulter or Shealy do not work out. (e.g. produce or else) If they have Shealy and Kila on the team, then there is no spot for Gload, and the Royals couldn’t have that. But I think this is short term, because Mous and Hosmer will apply plenty of additional pressure to these 3 soon enough. (I think Mous at third and Gordan moving to first is a real possibility here, so I guess its Gordan applying the pressure).

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Aug 28, 2008 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If they are going to move Gordon for Mouse

(and I don’t think they should, at least not until after next year), it should be to a corner OF spot, for the very reasons you mention — jam at 1B (we hope), with Hosmer on the way. Not to mention the Alvarez redraft. Woo!

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

by devil_fingers on Aug 28, 2008 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs