Manager Trey Hillman blames himself, in part, for Gobble’s rough 2008. Hillman cites two occasions, ...

Manager Trey Hillman blames himself, in part, for Gobble’s rough 2008. Hillman cites two occasions, including that game against the Tigers, when a tired bullpen led him to allow an ineffective Gobble to take a pounding.

"I also forced the issue of wanting him to be better against right-handed hitters when he wasn’t ready for that," Hillman said. "Having said that, the objective this year will be to primarily utilize him (against left-handed hitters)."

Royals’ Gobble ready to put last year’s nightmare in rear-view mirror

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Its hard to believe Jimmy's only 27

is he really the only one left in the organization from the ~~incredibly lucky~~ magical 2003 club?

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Feb 24, 2009 9:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

What is really amazing

Is that the only players who appeared in a game for the Royals in 2003 that are still in the Majors last year are:

Angel Berroa
Carlos Beltran
Mike Sweeney (barely)
David DeJesus (7 ABs in 2003)
Kyle Snyder (1 2/3 innings in 2008)
Mike MacDougal (for 17 IP in 2008)
Jeremy Affeldt
Jamey Wright

And Gobble. Everyone else has washed out.

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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 24, 2009 10:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You forgot Raul Ibanez

Still going very strong in 2008

Waiting for April.

by DC Royal on Feb 24, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder how many are tooling around in the independent leagues

Ken Harvey…Lima Time?

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Feb 24, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Man,

I would have swore DeJesus had a bigger part in 2003.

I just got back from your mom's basement.

by Warden11 on Feb 24, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

thats what she said

by royalsreview on Feb 24, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs

tremendous

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by devil_fingers on Feb 24, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ouch.

That was the definition of a hanging curve.

I just got back from your mom's basement.

by Warden11 on Feb 24, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That's what she said

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by NYRoyal on Feb 24, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ohs

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by devil_fingers on Feb 24, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

also note that

“against left-handed hitters” is in parentheses…I guess that means that he didn’t say those words exactly. I wonder if he actually used LOOGY and Dutton didn’t want to try to explain that????

We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan

by Royal Kingdom on Feb 24, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I just heard Trey...

on Petro’s show on the way back from lunch. And he said the same thing…without the parentheses.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

by Sweep_the_Leg on Feb 24, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, that's good news

Hopefully he’ll stick to it

by Top Ramen on Feb 24, 2009 10:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

So basically he "re-learned"

what Buddy Bell already knew? Nice.

"I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer." - Dan Quisenberry

by Safe@First on Feb 24, 2009 10:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

rookie mistake...

by labbadabba on Feb 24, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I spent $100 exactly on the last night home game of the year

for “Shirst Off Their Back Night”, and ended up with the ol’ Gobbler. It goes without saying, I was pretty disappointed.

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by KCsince88 on Feb 24, 2009 11:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Its okay KC -

I’ll be sure to make sure you get Slugrrr next time.

by labbadabba on Feb 24, 2009 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hallelujah

TPJ...you're dead to me

by billybeingbilly on Feb 24, 2009 1:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

A starter to begin with, I think it wasn’t too egregious to believe he could deal with RHB’s; he obviously did so with at least some modicum of success in the past. However, that was then, this is now, and Trey needs to live in the now. The Turkinator is a very good LOOGY. If we want to carry a LOOGY on a 12-man staff, he’s a good choice.

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

by philofthenorth on Feb 24, 2009 1:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

This is promising

It’s nice to see a manager learn from his mistakes.

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by NYRoyal on Feb 24, 2009 2:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

hopefully that ethos will rub off higher up where it matters

(or he said)

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by devil_fingers on Feb 24, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I have noticed

He hasn’t had the team pick up folding chairs this year.

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by RoyalsRetro on Feb 24, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i wonder if they'll have to cook

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by devil_fingers on Feb 24, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think that robbed the team of at least three wins last year.

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by NYRoyal on Feb 24, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

As long as we don't have a...

public dressing-down immediately after a game with the players kneeling around home plate, then I think we can call it progress.

Maybe he’ll go the opposite direction this year—Mrs. Hillman bringing a cooler full of ice-cold RC Cola’s for the boys…followed by everyone piling into the Hillman’s minivan for ice cream.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

by Sweep_the_Leg on Feb 24, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs