Game 135 Open Thread - Royals (56-78) at Tigers (65-69)
by Freneau on Aug 30, 2008 5:45 PM EDT
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Through 134 games:
2006: 49-85; 2007: 60-74; 2008: 56-78
Your pitching matchup is Ducky (5.40 ERA) versus The Beastman (5.09 ERA) as the Royals seek eternal glory. Our lives will be forever altered by the course of this game.
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How in the world
did we go 6-74 through 134 games? Rainouts?
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my, we are a little testy tonight
I see it as 60-74
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I was picking on Will's initial typo
because of my own flawless typing ability. ;)
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he is still in the afterglow of his nuptials
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Hey the Naturals are 3 outs away from the playoffs
2 down 1 to go with Wilmington
Every fight is a food fight when you’re a cannibal.
-- Demetri Martin
Stats on Royals starter tonight
Go Royals!
by BabyBlues on Aug 30, 2008 6:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Awesome Personified
M. Aviles ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
A. Callaspo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
D. DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J. Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
B. Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M. Teahen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J. Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R. Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
E. German lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Actually, with Gordon at 3B, Butler at 1B, Teahen in RF, Guillen in LF, German at DH and Gload on the pine, this would be as good a lineup as we have.
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LHP Today
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It's great
The Royals aren’t on TV, and I didn’t shell out $30 for the Husker game pay-per-view. Whatever.
I can't get them on the radio in Omaha either
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Granderson Either Walks
Or triples; either way he scores.
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Sometimes he actually walks and triples in the same AB
I wish we had him.
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Does He Score
Twice in one AB too?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
when he runs around the bases an extra time after he scores, sometimes the ump doesn't catch it
Go Royals!
He's That Fast
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
27 pitch first inning
somehow I don’t think Ducky is going to last very long in this game
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Someonje On Fox
Pointed out that you get 3 strikes, so you don’t have to swing at a strike when it’s not where you want it to be until you have 2 strikes. Maybe BamBam was watching Cubs/Phillies today.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
that sounds like crazy talk
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it's a miracle!
only 11 pitches!
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The Bus on the basepaths
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I don't get this
the Tiggers are scoring people who are in scoring position with less than two runs.
How do they do it?
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3 Productive Outs?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Guillen is totally awesome
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on drugs?
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It Worked For
Dock Ellis.
http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/ellis.asp
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
OK Teabag
let’s do something that make us all fall in love with you again
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that works
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Off A LHP
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think he's been looking better at the plate
maybe this is going to start to show it. Or maybe he really is a lot more comfortable when he’s playing 3B. Can there be any truth to that?
I really doubt where he's playing
is affecting his hitting. The Tigers’ staff isn’t very good and Teahen’s taken advantage.
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Everyone be very quiet
so Duckie can make it through this inning without being distracted, k? good job. :P
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well, odds of getting the bunt down?
Go Royals!
Odds of us being STUPID for trying to play for
one run with Brandon Duckworth on the mound? Very good.
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We.re Apparently Playing
For no runs.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
We Are So
Made of fail.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Bummer,
maybe next time don’t get yourself in a position where you have to swing at that because of a foul bunt attempt. Maybe.
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that picture makes my heart hurt
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my arteries clog up just looking
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Yes he does
Dear Billy,
Keep hitting the ball NOT ON THE GROUND and good things will happen. Like Baconators, for example.
Sincerely,
Me
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This is usually a much worse hitter's park
than the K. Butler and Teahen have done well to get the ball out to the deep part of the park.
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That might be it
The Cell is a great park to hit in if you pull the ball as a righty.
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A little bit
Comerica’s left field power alley plays MUCH bigger though.
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that's what she said
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Duckworth gives up a lot of triples
Go Royals!
that is part of the strategery
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Hooray, a Quality Start!
103 pitches, let’s not tempt fate.
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OT - are you in Maine yet?
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Not until either early Tuesday or late Monday
I really can’t wait. I’m bored as…something right now.
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Whatcha Gunna Do
In Maine?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully learn something
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by NHZ on Sep 1, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Gload is going to force the team to start him next season
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With The Power
This team has we can afford an empty .280 at 1B, right?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
+D At 1B
Wins games.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Has he complained about how the umpires are screwing the White Sox?
That’s one of his more common themes when the Chisox are losing.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
hes obsessing on how awesome Dustin Pedroia is
and referring to the Red Sox as “Carmines”, a reference I totally don’t get
Hawk loves slang terms that are 30 years old that only five people ever used
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean seriously. Who else says "duck snort" when referring to a little dinker over the infield?
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
doesn't he say "can of corn" as well?
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Of course
And he calls a curveball an “uncle charlie”
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Is The Surge
Working?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
of course it's working
you will get to hear alot about that now that your homey is VP-candidate
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Guillen is an asshole, but you have to hand it to him for playing hard through this pain
He really had to hustle to make that double, and he was limping and in clear pain the whole way.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
Will He Ever
Completely heal?
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Not this season
After an offseason of rest, probably. Of course he’ll be back to 25-pounds overweight at that point, but he’ll be healthy. Hopefully he can work some weight off in spring training.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I Hope He
Was just celebrating his new contract last winter.
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
He was celebrating the joys of Caribbean food
I think that’s what he usually does in the offseason, which is why he usually has bad Aprils.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The Royals are surging!
In November, we’ll all look back at this as the day the season turned around.
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A Complete 360!
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps a 720
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
They'll Get Dizzy
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by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It wasn't really bad baserunning
Lucky bounce off the backstop and a great barehand play by Inge.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If you're not watching
Aviles was out at third on something scientists like to refer to as “blind stupid luck.”
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Ok radio said it was bad baserunning
Go Royals!
In this case, they were wrong
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Which radio?
God, I hope it wasn’t Denny, because only a moron would call that bad baserunning.
The pitch went all the way to the backstop, caromed right back to Inge, who still only managed to nail Aviles by about 5 inches.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Mike Aviles is the Truth
SIGN THE EXTENSION TODAY
realistically speaking
How much would you give him
I’m not disagreeing; I’m just curious.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
how long do we have control of him?
Go Royals!
6 more years
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I was being mostly sarcastic...
But if the FO really thinks he is the answer, it would be worth trying to buy out a couple of his arbitration years IMO. He might be willing to do the Soria “sign for way less money now in order to be financially secure forever”, especially as an older previously AAAA guy.
realistically speaking
On the other hand
I think the Royals are going to have to “make up” for his signing bonus, to an extent.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I'd hold off on Aviles
have him show me one more year. I’m still gun shy after Angel. I know they’re completely different players, but that’s why we study history right? So we don’t repeat the same mistakes.
Definitely
He can prove how good he is next year. There’s no hurry on giving him extra money.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
However
I WOULD give him a little something next year on top of the MLB minimum we’re required to pay him, as a reward for this year.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Teams always give even the league minimum guys a small raise each year
That’s why Gordon is getting 406K and Butler is getting 399 K instead of the minimum which I believe is 390K. So he should get his raise.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I meant
maybe even more than that. I wouldn’t bat an eye if they paid him $450K.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I wouldn't have a problem with $50K
But I probably wouldn’t do it if it were up to me. I wouldn’t want to set that precedent. It’s not like they’d kick his salary back down to league minimum if he failed in 2009.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
For $50K, you can hire another full-time scout
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
See, here's where I diverge from a strict P&L view.
I think a lot of times the association between player and team goes bad because the player perceives that the team doesn’t do anything they don’t have to until it’s time to start negotiating real contracts. I think, if you throw an extra $50K at a guy early, if he’s got any character at all you can use that later.
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I just don't see that investment paying off
For the vast, huge majority of players, when they have the opportunity to get big money, they’ll go get it. I think it would be very rare for them to give home town discounts because the team threw him an extra 50K back when they didn’t have to. And when you start doing that, then every player is going to expect it. “I hit .290, where’s my $50K raise?” That kind of thing can snowball. Every player who doesn’t get the bigger bump is going to get pissed off. There is some downside here, in addition to dollar cost.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
"You didn't get it
because you didn’t come out of nowhere after having signed for a $1000 bonus. You got your $50K back when we signed you."
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
I don't like the precedent of paying back for smaller signing bonuses either
Perhaps for some good, young prospects who you are worried about leaving when they are free agents. But I believe the Royals have control of Aviles through age 33. Are we worried about losing him to free agency at that age? I think we’ll be ready to see him go.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that there are times
when a major-league organization should treat its players as something other than chattel.
Your position is, essentially, “we have nothing to gain, let someone else pay him for what he’s actually contributed.” Financially, it’s smart.
Of course, financially, what Wal*Mart does is smart, too.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
when a major-league organization should treat its players as something other than chattel.
They should treat them like employees who are under a long-term employment contract which has certain terms and conditions. And I think investments like the one you are suggesting are wise if they have a good chance of providing a good return. I don’t think this one does. And I think it really does cause problems. Let’s say Aviles gets the big $50K raise. Do you think the golden boy of the franchise Alex Gordon or Billy Butler are going to happy that this guy who came out of nowhere to have a good 4 months is suddenly making $40K more than they are? Don’t you think this could breed bad feeling and resentment? This is the proverbial can of worms or pandora’s box…all for a small chance for a return in the future.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
If guys who got million-dollar signing bonuses
are fuckin’ infantile enough to care about $50K given to a guy who for all intents and purposes got NO signing bonus, then I don’t CARE whether it pisses them off. Seriously. Let them sulk, because if that’s enough to make them sulk they’re never going to amount to anything anyway.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
You should care if it pisses them off
Because those are guys we are going to want to stick around. So you want to do something to make one player happy without regard to how it makes other players feel? That doesn’t sound like good management.
I don’t know if they are going to sulk. But these guys have big egos. And yes it could piss them off. You want someone like Aviles to feel good about the organization for potential future benefit. Well, the truth is that this strategy could also lead to some resentment would could pay off in a bad way down the line. You have to take that into account.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I like what jonfmorse is saying here.
I think he makes a good point. Glass could easily say- we’re making sure that he doesn’t have to ever worry about paying his mortgage.
I just think we should wait a year to do it.
Would he have a problem making his mortgage payment on $400K a year?
If so, he’s purchased the wrong house.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
you missed my point.
Glass could easily say he’s just trying to make sure Aviles only has to worry about baseball.
Gordon and Butler have that luxury because of signing bonuses. Aviles has had to live off of minor league salaries. HUGE difference.
Maybe something like
an incentive which would kick in around then as a bonus, rather than actual salary?
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Would a really good fruitcake at Christmas wouldn't be enough?
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
or a nice fruit basket
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
Man, if someone handed me a fruitcake
and said “Nice season, here’s your bonus,” I’d react like someone gave Alex Gordon a $300K raise…
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
If they're weak and pathetic enough
to be pissed off over $50K being given to someone who didn’t get the big signing bonuses they did, then no. I do not want them to stick around, because it means ANY little slight is enough to piss them off, and all they are going to be is problems.
This is not like you working at a job where you’ve worked your way up to making $90K and finding out someone’s been hired off the street for the same position at $150K. You think $50K will piss them off? Man, they must be totally livid over $12 million!!
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
For professional baseball players, the money they get shows their value and that they are getting respect
If everyone is getting around the minimum with little raises every year nobody is pissed. If selected players get big raises, of course some people are going to get pissed. That’s not weak and pathetic. That’s human nature. And if you are managing human beings (especially professional athletes who have big egos), you have to take human nature into account.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure a calm explanation of that would take care of everything
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
Don’t you think Gordon and Butler are at least not-brain-damaged enough to realize that they’re going to make millions more than Aviles in the future?
Please, Scott. You’re not dense. Even if they initially said, “WTF?” it could be explained to them in very simple terms which would make them realize they’re playing for a GOOD organization rather than angering them. Seriously.
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No Jon, neither of us dense
If you think no one would have a nature and emotional overreaction to this which might be irrational, then you are giving human beings too much credit.
I see a lot of downside here and little upside. This isn’t going to breed team loyalty. No one has that anymore. Teams don’t have it. Players don’t have it. Everyone maximizes economic value. IMO, this would be a waste of money which could easily cause problems. That’s all I have to say.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
You do realize
that even if he’s already spent over half of it, Gordon makes more on the interest from his signing bonus than that $50K…
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I'm sure that would make him and every other Royal getting league minimum feel much better
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just saying it can be done
without causing a serious friction. Yes, if it was just “Aviles is making $50K more than Gordon,” it would be a problem. But assuming he set aside a reasonable portion of his bonus, Gordon’s got a six-figure income even if his career ends tomorrow. Point that out to him, and all of a sudden giving Aviles an extra $50K (which doesn’t even do much to secure his future) doesn’t seem like such a big deal.
That’s where I’m coming from. If Aviles’ career ends tomorrow, he’ll have earned less in his professional baseball career than I earned in the last four years.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
You don't think players attach big significance to salary?
Yes, Gordon and Butler have been given more money by the organization. But salary is salary. It’s a number those guys all know and carry around with them. The salary, unlike the signing bonus, is what the organization is doing and saying right now about a player’s value. It is the “respect” they are showing the player right now. They could easily resent this happening. And it would be pretty standard human nature, not the most stupid, weak pathetic feeling any human being could ever have.
But since we’re talking about Aviles, let’s talk about Aviles. You said that the Royals should do this because it could help them in the future with Aviles. How so? They have him for six years after this one. That means they control him through age 33. Are you saying that they should invest some money in him now so that they can re-sign him or extend him into age 34? I don’t think I’m interested in investing resources to increase the Royals chances of having him for his decline phase.
If he were 24, you’d have a better argument, but I still wouldn’t do it. I’d be more interested in using $50-75K to increase all of the good league minimum players by more than they are getting now. But not by elevating one of them and breeding resentment in at least some of the others.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
There is more to keeping players happy and productive
than their free-agent contracts. Now, if you want to argue that an extra $50K doesn’t contribute to Aviles’ sense of security and relieve stress, I can buy that. At the same time, $50K can contribute to a player’s happiness and give him a sense that the organization does truly value him as a component in the near term. And you can’t argue the Gordon/Butler angle without acknowledging that benefit.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Question
Are you saying that he’ll play better if the Royals give him the $50K because it increases his happiness and security?
And you can’t argue the Gordon/Butler angle without acknowledging that benefit.
No. I’m not arguing that the $50K raise is going to make them resentful and therefore it will hurt their performance. I’m arguing that it could make them resentful, making the chance of them signing a contract extension and not going to free agency less likely.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
It really comes down to character
which you don’t care about, and I do, within a certain range.
If I’m in charge, and a guy’s resentful about me throwing a small sum of money at a guy to make up for basically no signing bonus… I don’t think it matters, ‘cause if he’s going to get resentful about that, he’s going to get resentful about every little thing. Which means he’s not likely to resign anyway.
As to the first question… well, hell, I know I worked a little harder and let fewer things get to me whenever I received an unexpected off-cycle raise. Sounds like a pretty obvious thing to me.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
While I could certainly be wrong, it is anything but obvious
hell, I know I worked a little harder and let fewer things get to me whenever I received an unexpected off-cycle raise. Sounds like a pretty obvious thing to me.
Were you working to save your job on a daily basis? Aviles’s role on this team is anything but certain. He’s going to have to give 100% effort to keep his starting spot. The Royals could sign a FA or acquire another player by draft. This could happen in the offseason or during next season or at any time. Don’t you think he’s going to have a sense of urgency to play as hard as he possibly can? He doesn’t have the kind of job that you and I have.
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by Scott McKinney on Aug 31, 2008 6:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I was working for a company
which routinely laid off 5-10% of its workforce annually in order to make the fiscals look good.
So… yeah. To a great extent, I was.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
and every company in the world would take WalMart's success
I have a lot of blind faith in Glass to be smart and do the right thing with his money.
and not to mention, even on Aviles' contract
50 K isn’t much. It really won’t be much if he produces and the Royals want to keep him. I figure if his year next year is comparable to this year, he’ll get a new contract that pays him well enough to set up future generations of the Aviles clan.
He'll get little more than the league minimum for the next 3 years
Like every other player in baseball in their first 3 years of service time.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Just glance at his ERA, it makes sense
Go Royals!
angry, pumpkin-headed wax
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Is joakim soria dead?
He’s seriously pitching like every 6 days. Not even giving him mop up work when we’re losing. Weird
realistically speaking
The commissioner's office
asked us to hold him out while they investigate his extension.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
Really, I would expect
Bigler’s mustache to at least have a threesome.
Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.
singles hitters = Royals starters
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
Billy loves soft tossing lefties
realistically speaking
Teahen overpowered by 75 pmh stuff
Go Royals!
Or, perhaps a good breaking ball
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Buck Should Stay
On 1B until someone else hits the ball; that’s twice today.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Aug 30, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course not
He’ll likely get non-tendered
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Wher ethe fuck did the strike zone go?
realistically speaking
Greinke would do it
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think I'm interested in trading either Greinke or Soria for Granderson
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The Royals haven't held a 10-run lead all season!
Time to hit the panic button.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by Scott McKinney on Aug 30, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
BamBam hit some big boy homers!!!
Every fight is a food fight when you’re a cannibal.
-- Demetri Martin
baby boomers?
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
BamBam has a nice little 6 game hitting streak
11-24 with 3 doubles and 2 hr’s also 7 runs scored
Every fight is a food fight when you’re a cannibal.
-- Demetri Martin
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