Royals Look Increasingly Pathetic, Lose Again
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 10:54 PM EDT
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Man this team can look bad sometimes. Eh, it's funny how you can just have an entire decade slip by, isn't it?
- The last three nights the Royals have trailed 12-2, 12-2 and 10-2. Sure, each time they've tacked on some garbage time runs late, but that's only because the dummies managing the other teams haven't used their closers to really nail down those games late. We know better.
- It really isn't a game for me unless Olivo has a passed ball. I'm a sentimental sort, and without ritual & tradition, life has no meaning.
- I don't what I'm more interested in hearing about, Phil Mickelson's wife having cancer, or Khalil Greene's courageous battle back from whatever he briefly had. It isn't progress of any sort to reduce a complex and still little understood illness to something that you need to just take a couple weeks off for to "clear your head" or whatever. Actually, that's the opposite of progress.
- I'm not a huge TLR guy, and he's always good for his own share of bizarre roster management choices. I'm sure he vertiably lusts after St. Willie. Still, the Cardinals have found a way to just swallow their doubts and let guys like Ryan Ludwick, Rick/Dick Ankiel and the pitching coach's kid get ABs. Ludwick, in particular, is the kind of player the Royals now think they're too smart to have to settle for.
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LOL @ Mitch's face
That is my reaction every time I see Guillen try to stretch for a ball, too.
That is really all I have to contribute right now.
- W. Bloomquist homered to deep center
- P. Earth explodes
by JobDDT on Jun 19, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Trey is so inspirational!
obviously we need to give this guy another year or two…
by BHWick on Jun 19, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love the Guillen hate (sarcasm)
we lose by 5 but it’s always Guillen fault.
What about pictures of Jacobs looking pathetic going 0-4
Or how about Davies pictures of him giving up blast after blast after blast?
by GobbleforCyoung on Jun 19, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Obviously Jose looked good when he went 0 for 4 with a GDP
Also genius….
Olivo and Jacobs don’t have the same OBP. Olivo’s OBP is 50 points below Jacobs’ OBP
by BHWick on Jun 19, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have a huge number of photos to choose from
and I challenge you to find a better one that encapsulates this game
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guillen and Jacobs both stink
Is that fair?
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jun 19, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
man this team looks bad sometimes all-the-times
Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.
by focs on Jun 19, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd join it if I thought
the next “baseball guy” would be any better.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jun 19, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that's what Chen's up to these days
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jun 19, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Ludwick:
Dayton Moore isn’t much for position players on waivers: after all, if all the other teams in baseball pass on a guy, that must tell us something.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 19, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well and obviously
I guy with his scouting chops has no need to look at players like that
no, the bravest way to build a team is to just hit the FA market, overpaying if necessary
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
except for the fact
that he hit 37 HRS 90 RBI and hit .299 man you guys must have missed that…oh yea its the Royals you guys werent watching, evident by Kauffmans poor attendance record. The guy was in a slump after a hamstring injury, and was never waivered, without options. and he would still be better the Jose Guillen and cheaper…ouch there it goes
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
by DESTROYER on Jun 20, 2009 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are master of understanding blog comments
I salute your hermeneutic subtlety.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 20, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did take Pena and Hulett
On waivers.
by kcbottom9th on Jun 19, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
trey's used both guys well I'd say
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hillman doesn't believe in waivers
nothing in the bible mentions the waiver wire
by BHWick on Jun 19, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MITCH
looks exactly like Mark Teahen there
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 19, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was him
was there a position switch at some point
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how was the crowd?
what % was STL?
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
buddy of mine
said sea of red
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
by DESTROYER on Jun 20, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what a horrible streak
it has to get better
If Crisp is really out for the year, the Royals are in even bigger trouble… as bad as he’d been, a healthy Crisp is hard to replace.
Of course, the team seems totallly convinced that DDj can’t EVER play CF. Personally, I still think he can be around average there… if they still insist on playing Hoagy in the field, when Gordon is back they should try DDJ in CF and Teahen in left.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 19, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or
move Bert to LF, DDJ to CF, Teahen to 2B
as for Hosey… trade his ass, anything.. get that clubhouse cancer out of town
and then get Frenchy in RF for the perfect Braves AAA team
by BHWick on Jun 19, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
although crisp going down also freezes his WAR at a relative high point...
which matters in my geek world
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course, that means the Red Sox will end up "winning" the RamRam trade for sure
unless you think he’ll WAR negative for the rest of the season… for the Royals to break even or win, I figure(d) Crisp needs to at least out-WAR Ramirez by 1 this season.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 19, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did expect crisp to go negative, though probably without much merit
the larger issue is the team’s handling of injuries
why is it that so many things with this team start as ok-the-peeps-on-RR-are-really-taking-this-too-far to actually legitimate issues/concerns?
i’m waiting to see stories about Greinke feeling sore/in pain, the royals sending him out there for another two weeks, then saying he just needs a day off, then him going on the DL for 3 months a day later
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daniel Gutierrez looks smarter every week, that's for sure
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Forgot all about that,
but you’re exactly right.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
by Warden11 on Jun 20, 2009 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
on a semi-related sided note
SD gave up on Jody Gerut a month or so ago… yeah, he wasn’t hitting very well, but he was still pretty cheap and playing good CF defense. They traded him to MIL for Tony Gwynn, Jr., of all people.
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.
by Matt Klaassen on Jun 19, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would be very happy with DDJ back in Center
But knowing Moore, he’ll trade for a speedy no bat guy to replace Crisp. Tavares anyone?
by kcbottom9th on Jun 19, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Fowler a lot
I’d put the feelers out for him. They’d want a lot back though.
by kcbottom9th on Jun 19, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well you liking him
really kills the mojo on my attempt at being bitchy! :)
by Will McDonald on Jun 19, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol. I Like his numbers anyway, never seen him play though
I live in my mom’s basement and play baseball on computers you see.
by kcbottom9th on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the only way.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
by Warden11 on Jun 20, 2009 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd hate to see Kila go
But I think that’s a trade that I could possibly get behind.
by AxDxMx on Jun 20, 2009 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow. went to the game. TONS of screaming cards fans
My stories a lot like yours only more interesting because it involves robots!
by AvilesRotY on Jun 20, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i was at the game
and embarrassed to be a royals fan tonight. the play on the field was atrocious and the crowd was at least 60% cards fans.
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 20, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah. they were screaming lets go cardinals what seemed like every 20 minutes. i keep wondering why so many people would go to a game and just stay out by the party deck concrete walkway area away from the game.
My stories a lot like yours only more interesting because it involves robots!
by AvilesRotY on Jun 20, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
agreed agreed
I was really embarrassed by our team, though, and I hate to admit this but was sickened enough to leave quite early…If it wasn’t the Cardinals I prolly could’ve sat through it but there were so many damn Cardinals fan’s that I knew I’d get in a fight if I didn’t leave. At least me and my buddies were all over anyone wearing a McGwire jersey, “hey you know he did steroids right”. Classic, no comeback for that.
by I need more Esteban on Jun 20, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait
we somehow pulled in around 15K to 17K for a Cards game?
by BHWick on Jun 20, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The game...augh
I always forget how much I hate going to the I-70 series.
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. ~Greg, age 8
by loyal2theroyals on Jun 20, 2009 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
interesting link
on top young “cores”. no the royals are not in the discussion.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/06/discussion-which-team-has-the-best-young-core.html"
I hereby resign from this post.
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 20, 2009 12:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate
the friggin cards… STL is a slum
I’m not bitter though
1977 & 1989 Royals - We shoulda won it all dammit
by Trey_has_no_pulse on Jun 20, 2009 3:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
your city
isnt any better, just jealous its ok though
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
by DESTROYER on Jun 20, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's also not the one trolling on the other team's site, now is he?
inferiority complex, anyone?
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. ~Greg, age 8
by loyal2theroyals on Jun 20, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dump the losers
oh, we’d lose 90% of our team. Oh well, dump the below average players. They are so weak defensively and below weak hitting. Why keep them? Start bring the minor leaguers up and let’s see what they’ve got. Never know what we might find. We know what we’ll find by not dumping 90% of these weak over paid players.
by Benswt2 on Jun 21, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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