Probably Billy ‘Baconator’ Butler, but also Greinke. This is partly based on prospect + Majors production + probable ceiling they could reach.

An all dark grey uni, with rainbows reminicent of the ’70s Astros, oh, perhaps also big collared shirts with shorts like the White Soxs tried. Yeah, that would be sweet.

Nope, I wish I did, I thought I saw DDJ once, but it was just some guy with an annoying smirk.

six states

A cook, but not a super high end new wave deconstructionist cook, but rather someone from a BBQ or steak house. It’s just the way I want to live me life.

6. You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?
Velvetta, chilli, and corn chips…………get the chilli warm, chunk in the Velvetta, use the chips to put aforementioned dip’O-Awesome into mouth. Repeat!

1. My favorite prospect of the decade would probably have to be Alex Gordon. Thought he was going to be the savior of the organization the way he hit at AA. I wish that would come back.

2. To be funny, the alternate jersey should change nothing except where it says Royals, they should change it to Dodgers. We ripped off most of the uni, why not go all the way?

3. Yes, I have had contact with a few ex-Royals. I used to work at Adams Pointe Golf Club in the Pro Shop and we had quite a few come through there. Jim Eisenreich was there once, he was a lot shorter than I thought he would be, but really nice guy. Jerry Terrell played out there too I think, but I didn’t know who he was til later. I played golf a few times with Bill Pecota. He’s a pretty good golfer, I think he was either scratch or close back then. Other KC area celebs out there included Neil Smith (after he retired or while in Denver I think), and Ladell Betts (who went to Blue Springs HS). Betts was funny. He came in on a quiet day by himself and asked if we had an NFL discount. I almost crapped myself laughing. I think there were a few others, but time has dulled some of the memories, as most were little more than fleeting encounters.

4. Iowa, Missouri x 2, Wisconsin. 3 different states.

5. I don’t know if I’d trust any of them. Especially the professor with his nerd glasses and pocket protector.

6. Obviously not Taco Bell for $5. Burger King. Spicy Chicken, Jr. Whopper, and water or a soda. $2.15 – $3.30.

1.Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade?
       1. Rowdy Hardy 2. Colt Griffin 3. Clint Hurdle
2.The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this.
        I would suggest a large brown paper sack to be placed over the head.
3.Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person?
       Mark Teahen in spring training two years ago.
4.How many states have you lived in?
       Iowa, Nebraska (I got a rash from that), Minnesota, California, Washington, Illinois, and a short stay in Colorado. 7…
5.Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.
        Having taken classes from medieval history professors I would pass on any advice they would dish out. I doubt any advice an actress would give would fit in to my present lifestyle… so, I will go with the cook. At least I could eat while getting the advice.
6.You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?
        I have to go with a block of cheese, a bag of macaroni, and milk…. Mac&Cheese the ultimate comfort food. AND, there may be leftovers…which are always better the next day.

   1. Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade? (Not sure what I mean by this question, but just answer it… we’re off to a great start!)

Alex Llanos

   2. The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this. So what do you do?

I think a minor uniform tweak which brings in some gold could be sharp looking, as could a hat.

   3. Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person? Any good stories? (Feel free to leave the names out if you wish.)

No.

   4. How many states have you lived in?

7, if you count 3 weeks in California and DC as a state

   5. Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.

maybe the medievalist

   6. You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?

taco bell

1.Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade?
Greinke. Story at #3.
2.The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this.
Would love to see the gold played up, but it would be extremely difficult without being garish. Maybe start with the basic cap with a gold bill, and go from there.
3.Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person?
In 2006 my dad and I went to Wichita to see Gordon and Butler, and hoping to catch Greinke on the mound. We had nice seats right behind home about 15 rows up (first row behind the in-bowl concourse for those who know the park). Somebody else was pitching, but just before game time some of the other pitchers started filling in around us, with Zack sitting down right next to me. I didn’t talk to him other than an autograph request as we were leaving, which went something like: Me “Sign my scorecard, Zack?” Zack: “Do you have a pen?” Me: “Uh, [shit], no.” Zack: “Me neither, sorry.” A little disappointing, but quintessentially Greinke funny in retrospect.
4.How many states have you lived in?
Missouri (born in St. Jo), Arkansas, Oklahoma, California. OK since 97 outside a year of college in CA. Open to making it five if I can find a job anywhere.
5.Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.
Leaning toward the prof, but none stick out as an obvious answer for me.
6.You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?
New York Pizza, Norman OK.

1. No clue. Haven’t really followed the Royals system closely until recently.
2. I just want some yellow somewhere.
3. Nope.
4. Four. Born in KC. Lived in Carbondale, Illinois while my dad went to SIU. Moved to NC. Lived in Texas for five years. And then I spent 1997-2006 in the STL. And now I’m in Carbondale again going to SIU like my pop.
5. Probably the cook or the baseball manager. They probably know more. The others would be so far out of touch with reality I’d get terrible advice.
6. Go to Burger King. Buy two double cheeseburgers for $1 a piece, as well as a drink and fries.

1. I really thought Gordon was the second coming of A-Rod
2. Don’t care, maybe some pinstripes
3. Not really aside from the Royals caravan, Frank White asked me if I was gonna sell his autographed ball on Ebay, though I did have a conversation with a guy who claimed to have went to high school with Shane Costa. He said that him and his friends give him shit about not being able to make the team with the Royals.
4. 2 States Kansas and Wyoming, 2 countries United States and Germany
5. There is a gas station that sells fried food, so I can get 2 mini burritos a chicken strip and a pepsi for just under $5.

1. I’m with gatsby on falling for the Gordon hype
2. like the gold idea, maybe the KC on the hat and jersey are embroidered gold, and a dark royal blue trim on the rest.
3. my aunt would watch Quiz’s kids and/or house-sit for them when the family was away. I met him briefly a couple times, but the coolest thing was seeing his World Series trophy in their spare room/office
4. KS, MO, IL, CA = 4
5. while I think that I would otherwise go with the professor, that is trumped by the actress option b/c you can take what she says and just do the opposite (no offense to the few smart actresses who are possibly, nay, probably reading this).
6. one of the benefits of living in CA is that my $5 is more than enough for an In-N-Out burger with fries (animal style—with cheese, onions, and sauce on them) and a shake (best fast-food shake out there).

Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade?

Billy Butler, but since that’s boring, I’ll mention that I’ve been completely fascinated with Mitch Maier’s career path. From being drafted as a bat-first catcher to being a legit center fielder with a 4th outfielder bat. It’s weird. Kind of a homeless man’s Jayson Werth.

The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this. So what do you do?

Something simple with a kind of old school look.

Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person? Any good stories? (Feel free to leave the names out if you wish.)

Nope

How many states have you lived in?

2. Born in a town in northern Indiana small enough that it isn’t on most printed maps (remember those?). Grew up in east central Illinois. Moved to Indy for college and stayed there afterwards.

Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.

Probably the cook or the prof. Most managers and actresses have IQ’s that make one wonder how they manage to feed themselves. Between the other two, it’s kind of a russian roulette. With the cook, some of them are pretty wise. Some of them are people who make bad enough decisions to end up as a fry cook at Burger King at the age of 45.

You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?

Depends on where I am and what kind of facilities I have at my disposal. If I’m close to home and just stopping by a grocery store, then I can cobble together some grilled chicken and veggies. If I’m just at a drive through, then I can get a cheap burger off of the dollar menu and be fine.

   1. Shane Freaking Costa! Give the guy a chance!!!
   2. All powder blue, tops & bottoms, with a double navy stripe down the leg surrounding a single gold stripe. Put the Crown on the front of the cap & the interlocking KC on the back of the cap.

The stripes on the pants would look like my ceiling, and yes, those are the “Official Team Colors”
   3. Several occaisons…
Of course, there was this thread

I’ve told the story before about how I got to meat Brian Bannister @ the Steve Young/Jerry RIce Bay Area Golf Classic in Oct of ‘08. I dunno if you can see this since if you aren’t a Facebook friend of mine, but there is a link to a video that the website I won this from made

I played College ball for a semester w/ Nate Field & When I played college ball @ JCCC we had our indoor practices @ Mac & Seitz & those two were always hanging around at that point.
   
  4. 2, KS & MO (hopefully a 3rd in the next couple years if the damn economy straightens out enough for me to request a transfer)

   5. Hmm, definitely not the cook, as I am in the food industry now & they are all batshit crazy. Probably the Actress.
 
   6. There is a great spoken word artist that goes by the name of “Cottonmouth, TX” that posed this question in a song (Well, it was his last Four Bucks, but it’s orth sharing)…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d154jRcK5pc If you are ever kind of depressed, I HIGHLY suggest you check out some more of his videos on you tube. “Hoops (And the search for truth)”, “Ugly People”, & “Clock Radio” Area ll fantastic spoken word pieces IMO, and I guarantee you’ll feel better about your life after listening to it!

1. Not many were worth getting excited about, but I always wanted to see what Grienke would do.
2. Gotta go with the stirrups and short pants. Not big on color schemes.
3. No. I do know Ryan Lefebvre, though. I know a lot of people don’t like his view on baseball, and the two of us disagree on a number of things, but he and his wife are great people.
4. 2 states (KS and MO) and the District
5. Medieval history professor. Of course, you have to take all advise with a grain of salt. (Anyone know the source of that expression?)
6. Depends. If I’m at the monastery, I probably won’t get permission to use a car. If I’m in DC $5 won’t buy didly squat. I guess I pray.

… has gotta be Disco Hayes. Funniest blog ever.

And I got Sweeney’s autograph one time, which included a Bible verse. haha.

Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade? (Not sure what I mean by this question, but just answer it… we’re off to a great start!)
I guess Billy Butler, just because since I moved back to town he’s been the one I’ve been most aware of as a prospect.

The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this. So what do you do?
I like those Monarch jerseys with the big K C on them.

Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person? Any good stories? (Feel free to leave the names out if you wish.)
Just at meet-and-greets like FanFest or touring the K. Not really any stories, although everyone was nice and Ron Mahay and John Buck were funny. We went to Spring Training for our honeymoon but didn’t actually interact with the players as the professional autograph seekers were scary and not worth fighting with. My only “funny” story from that happened when we were watching some minor leaguers at batting practice when a woman sneaked onto the outfield to grab a ball and the players all turned and yelled for her to get off the field (and to stop batting so no one got hurt during the distraction). Then one of the players yelled in a loud yet plaintive voice, “Don’t steal our balls. We’re a small market team!”
 
How many states have you lived in?
MO, DC, PA, MD, (DC & MO again), KS = 5 AND I AM COUNTING DC AS A STATE!!! They do have a representative, she just can’t vote on a bunch of stuff. But I’ll keep my Statehood-for-DC rant for another time.

Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.
Depends on who has the crazy eyes.

You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?
Snackwrap & $1 fries from McDonalds or JR Whopper & $1 fries from Burger King. Wait 4 hours and repeat.

1. Probably Greinke, though I always enjoy the busts. I thought Colt Griffin was sorta hilarious (partly because his name was so awful—the Colt/Colton/Colten might be the worst names anyone could give to a baby).

2. I would design the Royals cap to look like a crown (sort of like the British crown jewels). Lots of velvet, fake diamonds, fur lining, and a brim to make it baseball-friendly. Basically, this picture made into a cap:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Imperial_State_Crown2.JPG

3. I hung outside the Royals fenced-in parking lot after a game once during the mid-90s (94 probably) with a friend of mine and got some pretty interesting/lame autographs: Jose Lind, Wally Joyner, Vince Coleman. Most interesting event: Chico Lind speeding away in his Porsche (presumably with pants) followed by Vince Coleman in a Geo Metro (no firecrackers, though).

4. MO, AR, CT, NY (Commuted between NY and CT when my girlfriend lived in Manhattan, so I’m counting it). Back in Missouri for the year.

5. I would trust a professor (mainly because I am a professor of medieval history), so yeah. Certain ones I’ve encountered are surprisingly normal, but there are some who aren’t quite attached to reality. I once was part of an actual conversation about how New Haven was no longer a place you could buy top-quality elbow patches for your sports coats. You had to go to the J. Press location in Cambridge, Mass., to get the good ones.

6. SInce I’m back in KC, I would go to Little Caesar’s and get a large pepperoni pizza for $5. I could probably find the change for the tax in my car.

1. Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade? (Not sure what I mean by this question, but just answer it… we’re off to a great start!)

Greinke, obviously but I was sure Mark Quinn was going to be the shit, although that may have been in the 90s

2. The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this. So what do you do?

First names on the back like little-leaguers until they are above replacement-level. this would be an individual thing, so the guys with their first names on the back would be like wearing a baseball version of a dunce cap…
  
3. Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person? Any good stories? (Feel free to leave the names out if you wish.)

Saw Joe Randa getting custard at Sheridan’s once

Jim Colborn’s wife taught at my elementary school growing up

Steve Mingori’s parents lived in our apartment complex when I was about 7 and his dad gave me one of his hats

Joel Goldberg is in my basketball league and got T’d up this weekend

A certain sabermetrically-oriented employee of the Royals belongs to my tennis club
 
4. How many states have you lived in?

Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Florida, Pennsylvania-in my 38 years, I believe I’ve had like 18 different addresses-once lived in a trailer park in pensacola when i was in the navy

5. Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.

Prof, definitely-go with the most education possible

6. You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?

As many Taco Bell bean burritos as I can get

1. Dan Duffy
2. tie dye blue jerseys!
3. 6, which is cool cause I’m 21. KS, MO, NE, IA, IL, OH. I’ve spent basically 18 years of my life in KC though.
4. Cook, at least he’d make me a nice dish as we converse about life.
5. 4 double cheeseburgers for 99 cents from BK, then stop at QT for the biggest drink you can get for whatever change u have left. You’d be full for days and it required no work on your part.

I almost had contact with Soria. Before the game my sister and I walked down to the outfield just to get a look, and some relievers were throwing it around. Soria walked by and someone called to him and he came over and signed autographs. But we weren’t prepared so we didn’t get his autograph. Still snapped a picture. It was cool.

1. Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade? (Not sure what I mean by this question, but just answer it… we’re off to a great start!)
Alex Gordon. I just always felt like with him being a lifelong Royals fan, to not see him live up to the expectations has been gut-wrenching. Greinke was always a close second on talent alone. Just because In my premiere auction league, I’ve ponied up for Greinke every year. Except this past year, of course.

2. The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this. So what do you do?
I love the black and blue. I’m sure as a player I might not in 100 degree weather.

3. Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person? Any good stories? (Feel free to leave the names out if you wish.)
Sure. My uncle played AAA for a short time at Omaha, and got to be friends with Mike Magnante (for older Royals fans) there. When he got moved up to Kansas City he stayed with us for a period of time.
 
4. How many states have you lived in?
Kansas, and now unfortunately Michigan.

5. Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.
At least you know the professor probably has a degree and is educated.

6. You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?
Double Stacks, Wendy’s.

   1. Who is your favorite Royal prospect of the decade? (Not sure what I mean by this question, but just answer it… we’re off to a great start!)
Justin Huber and/or Kila. Still waiting GMDM…
   2. The Royals ask you to design an alternate jersey or cap, telling you Selig has decreed that all teams do this. So what do you do?
names off the backs of the jerseys. I liked the idea of a tie-dyed jersey.
   3. Have you ever had any contact with present or former Royals in person? Any good stories? (Feel free to leave the names out if you wish.)
I got Zack’s autograph this spring in Surprise. He was very patient and accommodating to the fans.
   4. How many states have you lived in?
NY, CO (briefly), KS, FL, and now NE – so 5
   5. Who would you trust more for advice about your personal life: a baseball manager, a professor of medieval history, a cook, an actress.
well, a baseball manager would not be able to educate me, most cooks I know have screwed up personal lives, but not as bad as an actress’ would be. I guess the professor of medieval history, although most people with Ph.D.‘s have limited real life experiences, so I would be careful with their advice.
   6. You’re hungry, you have $5 dollars, what do you do?
go to the grocery store and buy 2 boxes of whole grain Cheezitz.

1. Grienke. Not even close.

2. Just to be an ass, I present Bud with a yellow jersey with blue wordmarking and trim, and a yellow cap with a blue logo and bill.

3. In 85/86, I worked at an upscale grocery store in south OP. Many Royals were regular customers, and I spoke with several of them regularly (almost never about baseball). Knew a lot of the Royal wives as well.

4. Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, California, Illinois, Virginia

5. I’m not sure I’d be looking to any of those people for advice…

6. Whip out the credit card and order pizza.

1. Never really got too much into prospects—-maybe Gordon? Beltran?

2. Definitely get the gold back into the color scheme.

3. I’ve been to quite a few Royals caravans over the years:
Frank White autographed my glove when I was in elementary school….
Dennis Leonard was at a sprint car dirt track race in my hometown back in the day…
My freshmen year of college I went to the Caravan with Denny Matthews, Jason Giambi, Scott Pose, and a young Mike Sweeney. Sweeney & Pose were rookies—-Giambi probably on HGH.
The last few years I went to the Caravan with DDJ, Gathright, Mayberry…..
also I’ve hung around for autographs at the player’s parking lot a time or two—-mostly just to watch the player interactions. Sweeney was great….Teahen was as well…John Buck was wearing an “Incredibles” t-shirt…Duckworth was nice, Grudz was pretty nice to the fans as well.
The only real jerk was Knoblauch. My friend had an irrational love of Chuck Knoblauch. We staked out the parking lot, and he’s screaming “CHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUCKKKK” as soon as he comes into the parking lot. Knobby just ignores it and speeds away. My friend chases his vehicle as far as he can go——then he never comes back to where we are. We assume he was either run over or crying behind a port-a-potty somewhere……turns out he was drowning in his tears back at our vehicle.

4. One—-Mid-Mo 4 Life. (Insert NWO reference here)

5. The baseball manager—-he’s used to dealing closely with lots of different personalities and probably has a much closer relationship with people at his job than the other choices.

6. $5 is all over the fast food lineup…..TB, McD $ Menu, KFC $5 Fill up Box, Dairy Queen Buy 3 for $4, etc.