Royals draft (so far) in pictures

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jun 11, 2009 3:54 AM EDT Comment 28 comments

Wanting to put a face to all of these names that Kansas City has drafted so far in this year's draft? Concerned that our newest members of the Royal family don't meet the official "ballplayer" requirements as broken down by our fearless leader, royalsreview? Then this is the place for you!

RR's Official Requirements to Become a "Ballplayer" of the Kansas City Royals:

1. Scowl or other acceptable form of non-smile

2. Sideburns, Goatee, and/or other "hip" facial hair

3. "Cool" type of necklace made of hemp, shark teeth, or other acceptable material.

.....let's see how our picks have fared so far!

Aaron Crow

Will Myers

Chris Dwyer

Louis Coleman

Cole White

Buddy Baumann Beavers vs Bears

Gardner Odenbach

Ben Theriot

Geoffrey Baldwin

Ryan Wood

Nick Wooley

Lane Adams

Crawford Simmons

Scott Lyons

Eric Diaz

Ben Tschepikow

Brendan Lafferty Brendan Lafferty and the Bruins face No. 10 Rice on Friday

Ryan Stovall Ryan Stovall - Thomas (Ga.) University

Patrick Keating

Chanse Cooper

Ryan Dennick

Scott Kelley

Zack Jones

Richard Folmer

Matt Frazier

Gabe MacDougall

Eric Peterson

Nick Zaharion

Josh Worrell

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First Impressions

They always say First Impressions last forever and if that is true Zack Jones wearing that Yankees cap already has him in my doghouse.

by kcfan4ever on Jun 11, 2009 6:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

My thoughts exactly.

Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau

by aHorseWithNoName on Jun 11, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thats a ton of Razorbacks

especially when you consider even Nick Wooley is wearing as SIUE PIG hat

by raefzilla on Jun 11, 2009 8:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

SIUE is Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

It’s about 25 miles NE of St. Louis and went D-I a year ago.

by jbrocato on Jun 11, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll always think of SIUE as a GLVC rival of my alma mater even though they have moved on to D1.

Go Greyhounds

BTW, anybody know if Rockhurst’s move out of the GLVC is really going to happen?

"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain

by JM Barten on Jun 11, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My wife's a Rockhurst Alum

and she doesn’t even know. She didn’t even know they were Great Lakes Valley Conference. She said ‘Great Lakes, why? that makes no sense.’

(BA Psych ’95 and Masters Occupational Therapy ’97) fergodsakes she went there six years!

To her credit she did know they were the Hawks. And also to her credit she was 34 when she graduated, kind of unconventional to be a High School dropout from the class of ‘82 NKCHS with a Master’s Degree she got on her own. Worked her way through college waiting tables at Plaza III and also being a barber and having a home day-care. She was too busy to know wtf the Great Lakes Valley Conference was, besides the fact that she was taking care of our own kids and me. Awesome woman.

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any Facebook pages?

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 11, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah....and a few Myspace ones....

Adams and Jones.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jun 11, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea,

Zack Jones, don’t even fucking offer him. Fucking Yankees hat, what a douche (I’m being serious).

Plus, I love Lane Adams’ “fuck face” as he’s rounding third…

I hereby resign from this post.

by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 11, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

what about this one....he looks like Jeff Francouer!

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jun 11, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In Seattle?

It sorta resembles the Cascade mountain range in the back left, and the wiring with his shit eating grin suggests the Space Needle. The only problem is the tall building on the right. I am not sure if that matches the sky line facing south east. which is the only orientation that would have the Cascades in the back ground like that.

I feel the sabotage is getting increasingly complex.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 11, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it may be seattle....he has other pictures on his myspace page from Safeco...

and an All-Star game or Talent Showcase or something.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jun 11, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

sweet holy trinity

I think he is the next in line mole agent into the Royals organization sent by the Mariners!!!

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 11, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mario that is the Space Needle

and I think it’s more of a ‘straight-east’ view, or Northeast…

Like if you pan to HIS left a ways Mount Hood would show up.

my $0.02

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to be a dick more just an FYI it would not be Mt. Hood

Mt. Rainer, is the one close to Seattle…..just moved there and am learning these things. But you are dead nuts on that if they panned more to his left it would be there!! COOL!!!!

Mt. Hood is just south of Hood River, Oregon near the Columbia river. (My parents live close to there)

But Man sweet pic!!!! You can totally line up the back ground of his pic with yours!!!!! WOW that is incredible.

Chalk this one up as +1 to the Royals in the battle of Grass Creek and espionage anti-lose department.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 11, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oops sorry!

of course you’re right I’m in my beers. I’ve been up both those mountains.

I lived over in Bremerton for three years while I was in the Navy, but my extended family lives down in Scappoose (NW outside of Portland)

honest mistake and sorry I made it!

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never hiked Rainer, but have been up walking around Hood a bunch

when I was a kid

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 11, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

how could I forget Vitamin R named after Mount Rainier

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa NEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeerrr

BEEEEEEEEEEEeerrrrrr

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well the fact that I lived there about 20 freakin years ago, and go back

on business trips and vacations only rarely

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

YES Rainier beer

The second weekend here I and the wife bought two 24oz (the tall cans) of Rainer, just to see if it was as bad (awesome) as my dad has said. I grew up on the east side of WA but not ever been in WA as an adult until now.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 11, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Remember Harold "Hack" Reynolds hitting a foul ball that damn near knocked over

my “smuggled into the Kingdome GALLON-O-BEER in a plastic milk jug” back in the day when nobody else had ever even heard of Mudhoney, Danzig, and Nirvana.

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and you've never posted anything

even remotely “dickish”

to my knowledge.

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We got you now

FCC and Mariners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RR is here, ALL DAY!!!

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 11, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

anyone not from New York and not a Yankees player (or ballclub member)

required by their job to wear a Yankees hat

would probably eat a ____ sandwich.

Yeah? From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell out of a f@#%ing boat.

by BillyMojo on Jun 11, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My first thought...

I don’t see how Geoffrey Baldwin hits at all – looks like he chokes up WAY too far on the bat – or maybe he just so awesome that he only needs to use that much bat to hit with!

Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau

by aHorseWithNoName on Jun 11, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Also...

Richard Folmer looks like he’s the team trainer – not a ballplayer. Although, we could use some new “talent” on our training staff so maybe tt’s not a bad idea to acquire one via draft….

Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau

by aHorseWithNoName on Jun 11, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs