Dating More = Dayton Moore
by Dubya on Jan 27, 2010 11:42 PM EST
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The anagram FanShot by MacGyver47 the other day got me thinking about the name Dayton Moore. So let's ask the question: what are the effects of "Dayton Moore"?
1. You waste a lot of cash.
The more dates you go on, the more likely you will be wasting time and money on prospects that don't pan out. Just a fact of dating. Ironically, Dayton Moore gets you the same thing - a waste of money and time on projects like Brian Anderson, Jose Guillen, Yuny Betancourt, etc. Dating more is not efficient. Dayton Moore is not efficient.
2. You think with your bottom half, not your top.
When you date more, you tend to pursue prospects because they are unique, exotic, and sexy. You rarely shoot for the dependable chick who would lead to an average to above average date. Dayton Moore pursues prospects because they are unique (Rick Ankiel - he used to be a pitcher, ya' know?), exotic (Yabuta), and sexy (Farnsworth - oooh what an arm on that one!) as well.
3. You become impatient.
Dating more is frustrating, so you get aggressive. Rather than just trying for a kiss, you try to bed someone quickly. Screw getting on base, I want the homerun! Dayton Moore thinks the same way (see Rick Ankiel, Mike Jacobs, Jose Guillen,....hell, anyone on the roster).
4. You risk catching strange diseases.
Dating more ups your chances of catching rare STDs. In a strange contradiction, Dayton Moore actually LOWERS the Royals chances of catching anything.
5. Occasionally, you find a gem.
Dating more is a long, difficult process, but occasionally you find a real catch. Dayton Moore occasionally finds that gem as well (Soria, Aviles).
I kinda think the name is perfect parallel to the action it describes.
When can we hire Cash Man?
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good stuff
though not sure i would give moore credit for “finding” aviles. we basically substituted the worst-hitting shortstop in major league baseball for the hottest hitting shorstop prospect in minor league baseball, which, if anything, seems to be the hallmark of someone who possesses common sense rather than someone with a knack for unearthing a rare talent.
add in the fact that in the very same year he failed to act in a similar manner when confronted with the opportunity to replace the worst-hitting 1B/DH in major league baseball with the hottest overall hitting prospect in minor league baseball, its evident he didn’t really even possess common sense
I've always thought Dayton Moore was a great GM name
Surpassed, perhaps, only by Walt Jocketty. So he’s got that going for him.
by jackie ballgame on Jan 28, 2010 9:22 AM EST reply actions
He pays a lot for his one-night (one-year) stands
does that make Rick Ankiel a hooker?
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "In the game of chess you can never let your opponent see your pieces"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 28, 2010 12:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I'm just glad he's having one-night stands
rather than going for the longer commitments.(Zack being the exception of course)
by hunter s. royal on Jan 28, 2010 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
you mean like the abusive relationship with JoGui?
thank god it sounds like they’re getting a divorce (or is it just breaking up?)
Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "In the game of chess you can never let your opponent see your pieces"
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 28, 2010 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly.
Though while it’s nice Dayton has backed off some of the longer contracts, he’s still signed 3 people to apparently fill the same spot. Not exactly a man of efficiency or economy.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 28, 2010 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
If Dayton Moore was on Jersey Shore, he would be called The Process
The “risk of catching strange diseases” line made me think of that show
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Jan 29, 2010 12:58 AM EST reply actions
No credit for Aviles.
Moore didn’t find Aviles. He was there and had to overcome all efforts to keep him down in order to emerge. And now Moore is trying his best to make sure Aviles ends up batting .320 for another team.
Nice
But let me just say this: I don’t go overboard with the whole exotic thing. I mostly just date whoever I can trick into going out with me.
An anagram
is when you rearrange the letters in order to form other words:
Dayton Moore= Moody or Neat
I think you meant analogy. Still, good stuff.
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by !Vive la Francoeur! on Feb 2, 2010 11:41 PM EST reply actions
Hater
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Feb 3, 2010 2:15 AM EST up reply actions
Well, he didn't claim this post involved anagrams...
…just that is was inspired by an anagram post.
And the word you want isn’t “analogy.” This post is actually based on a homophone.
Why The Hate?
Seems like I saw somewhere that we are in the Top 10 in minor league talent. Granted, Guillen, Farnsworthless, and Jacobs were some bad choices, but who would have predicted Juan Cruz to have the let-down season he had last year?
We ARE overstocked at first and in the outfield, but I’m willing to give Dayton another year or two as long as he does the right thing, and fires Deuce Hilman immediately.
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