Can We Game Thread This? Yes We Can
by Freneau on Jan 7, 2010 1:12 PM EST
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Dayton Moore is tonight's guest.
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Someone is super excited for answers
Will Ebners Hit Parade, Pain TV; Channel 32; All the time! (PDT)
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 7, 2010 1:31 PM EST reply actions
If You Pass
For a first down it is the best option.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
I guess it would depend on how many more yards to go for the first down
would be leveraged into that decision
but I suppose this is also a stat that GMDM does not buy into
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 7, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly.
That’s not a question, that’s an opinion.
Say you complete 60% of your passes, and it is 3rd and less than 5. A complete pass likely means a 1st down and another 2+ minutes off the clock, but just for argument, let’s say 15% of your completed passes will not be enough for the first.
Let’s say at 3rd and 5, you run for 5 yards or more roughly 25% of the time.
.45 × 2 mins + .15 × 40 secs + .4 × 0 mins = 60 seconds
.25 × 2 mins + .75 × 40 secs = 60 seconds
It really depends on the situation and your probabilities, but passing for the first on 3rd down to run out the clock may be the best option unless you are looking at 3rd and 10 or worse.
The obvious thing people get hung up on is the clock stoppage on an incomplete pass, but the higher reward play, comes with a higher level of risk. Both positions can be defended, and if they sent this guy home for this question, he should get another shot, though i’m guessing this is a Photoshop job.
yes it's a photoshop
I think Woody Hayes said this after being asked why Ohio State had only thrown the ball 5 times in a game (they won); “There are three things that can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad.”
Classic Big Ten stuff right there.
Will Ebners Hit Parade, Pain TV; Channel 32; All the time! (PDT)
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 7, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
How is that not photoshopped with Les Miles in there?
Although I guess he has more problems with stopping the clock than running it out.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
indeed it is
Will Ebners Hit Parade, Pain TV; Channel 32; All the time! (PDT)
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jan 7, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I thought.
I’m guessing there’s one of Miles floating around somewhere.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
I wish I could do stuff like that
post the photo, I mean…
"Shot by my own men."
there is a neat little tree icon...
click that paste the link…
"Readin's don't never not dun nuthin' for not nobody!" ---Early Cuyler
by averagegatsby on Jan 7, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
and preferably something that isn't 9,000 pixels wide
"Readin's don't never not dun nuthin' for not nobody!" ---Early Cuyler
by averagegatsby on Jan 7, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
anyone got the online audio yet?
i guess it hasn’t started airing — oh, maybe they mean 6pm central time.
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 6:39 PM EST reply actions
nevermind, i went through the 610 sports site
(which is like an icepick to the eyeballs, btw), and am listening to the run-up (just 18 minutes away, he just proclaimed).
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
How Is That
A misread?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
so it hasn't started?
Hell, I might play along. Was going to hop on the treadmill, but I think shoveling snow for an hour today should cover that, right?
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
If you are a fan of that
Check out www.drudgereport.com right now.
It has an airport scan of some hot chick. It leaves nothing to the imagination. Kind of weird we could have that in airports soon.
over/under on times The Process is mentioned?
i’ll put it at 3, including if the interviewer brings it up
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:02 PM EST reply actions
anyone else enjoying the facebook trend of women posting their bra color
for something to do with cancer or somesuch
what does posting "tighty-whities" get me?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
ty
i was worried about rr there for a sec
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
Soxy!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
sort of like DM with player acquisition
we can just take what they say and know that it is not the correct pronunciation
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
Lackluster = good
am i behind?
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"royals need to get better by playing better"
good adivice, soccer parent
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:06 PM EST reply actions
Orange wedges for everyone!
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
reminds me of soccer parents yelling
“kick it in the goal!” as instructions to their youngsters
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
don't forget the classic
“win it!”
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Ryan in midseason form
with the cringe worthy statements.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 7, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
do they have a script for team plattitudes
or is he brilliant enough to memorize all of them?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Murphy's law!
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Perform better
by lowering expectations. I feel like if this could work, the Royals would be good already…
Murphy's Law for the Royals, love it.
Nothing to do with the roster, just terrible luck.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
I take it neither of these geniuses is our fearless leader
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correct
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
at least radio show fail >>> losing game fail
humor is off the charts
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maybe you should call in with that
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Already blaming John Buck for all the passed balls.
Did I miss the 120 games he caught last year?
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
I'm sure Seitzer will be all over that
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, injuries are less devastating to large market teams
Why, if Teixeira goes down for the season, the Yankees will just plug in…
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stupid as fuck
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
here's the man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:10 PM EST reply actions
I'm literally excited to hear this.
It’s like the State of the Union
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Surprised it started on time
Figured it would air at 6:20, just to piss off the instant gratification crowd
Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed
Dayton just got here
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
way to know the roster, boys
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"playing better baseball" is to 2010 what "trust the process" was to 2009
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To be fair,
playing better baseball would help a lot.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Working On The
Golf game sure didn’t get it.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
maybe that is the ????? missing in "The Process" flow chart
Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.
by Jeff Zimmerman on Jan 7, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
yup
Photoshop wizards
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
18-11 start + injuries + lack of depth in organization
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:12 PM EST reply actions
Can't wait until after he hit 8 homers in a month
during a big losing streak, and for Dayton to take credit for developing him
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
we can't forget two years of sharing clubhouse with Miguel Olivo
also can’t discount Gload’s ongoing influence
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
honestly
its like worse than if we tried something as a joke
by Freneau on Jan 7, 2010 7:12 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Scotty Pods anyone?
What’s the over/under on that? Or is it fait accompli and Vegas won’t take bets?
"speed-type player" for the outfield
what could go wrong?!?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:13 PM EST reply actions
I really dislike Ankiel
but I would worship him if he would be this mystery signing over Pods
Where does the talent of Royals prospects go? I imagine a man in Germany shouting "Why can I play baseball so well? WHY?" - Joe Posnanski
by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jan 7, 2010 7:13 PM EST reply actions
Alex is also under control
also has a great relationship with the team. I’m sure if he “breaks out” next year, he’ll be eager to be locked up long-term
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AGord + Hoch + Callaspo all in the mix
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:14 PM EST reply actions
= good
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
3 very good young players,
Butler, Zack, and Mexicutioner. At least GMDM is still giving Hoch, Bert, and AG a chance at being on the upper level.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
really? is there a hot Dominican GM prospect?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
I was looking for an Omar picture but had to make the birth certificate joke
priorities
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
I'm thinking "The Process" is so 2009.
He’ll have a new catchphrase this year.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
"Playing better baseball"
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
I'm thinking Jinn Wong might have advised him to dump the phrase
After 82+ billing hours of on-line consultants went over all the blogs
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
my initial offering of 3
didn’t take into account Ryan’s kid-gloves special treatment
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
He's not 20 years old yet,
he’ll just be 25 in two years.
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by Warden11 on Jan 7, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
indeed
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
He's not 20 years old yet
… but he’s got guys workin’ on that birth certificate right now, I’ll bet!
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wimped out
by just calling him Noel, instead of trying to pronounce Arguelles
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:17 PM EST reply actions
TREE-MENDOUS
so far
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Are you kidding me? Why the hell isn't Schaum doing this?
I dunno, I guess I thought someone familliar with baseball might be a good idea.
I’m guessing that’s exactly the problem.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:20 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
with a touch of Georgia
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THE FOOT!
I won’t forget
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new smoothie for the Royals dugout!
Go Royals!
Mid-chat review
Excessive platitudes, bad news about pending MLB free agent signing, good news about potential international free agent signing, and discouraging implication that Dayton might see Josh Fields as a potentially favorable alternative to Alex Gordon
"The Team"
outstanding
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Rick Ankiel in CF = defense
Josh Fields at 3B = defense
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Is Jason Kendall a physical therapist, too?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
he might actually understand what a reasonable pitch-count is
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Good point.
JK- “Hey, uh Trey…Gil’s at like 115 and throwing shit up there. Can’t we give him a slight break today?”
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Apparently a magician.
He will conjur brilliance out of everyone.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 7, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
acquisition
hopefully the mystery man is brett gardner… He said acquiring, not necessarilly signing. But yes, it’s probably going to be pods (sadly)
better then Guillen? yes
good —> no
Go Royals!
scouts say he's decent, but the UZR numbers say not so decent
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
NOt enough evidence to say in the majors
TotalZone likes him as average or slightly above
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously...
as “fun” as this is, wouldn’t it be 10,000 times more entertaining and interesting just to have Greg Schaum interviewing Joe POsnanski? Better interviewer, more likable subject, and, frankly, perhaps more baseball knowledge
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After Ryan spent the last half of the year
ripping JoPo on the air, I’m not sure even nice guy Joe will be on 610 much.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 7, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
he did? What an asshole
seriously, no one gives a fuck what Ryan thinks. Joe Posnanski is one of about 5 sports journalists I respect, maybe the only one I admire, and no one gives a shit about Ryan , except Milton Bradly. And I hope Seattle’s players don’t restrain him as much as TEX’s did
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
i dont remember ryan ever doing that
as much as i like to rip on him
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jan 7, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't know either way, just going off what hunter s. wrote
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
He got after Posnanski several times late in the year
(usually after Joe would have an especially negative column in the Star.) I was shocked by it, but he definitely gave the impression that while Joe might be a great writer, he just didn’t understand the game as well as someone like Trey or Dayton.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 7, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
to be fair
on his blog, several times Joe has pulled the “Ryan is a good friend of mine, but…” followed by (nicely) tearing some idiotic thing Ryan said to shreds
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
That's how Ryan was going after Joe.
“Joe’s a great guy, but he just misunderstands certain things.” Not in an unfriendly way, just implied Posnanski didn’t really understand the inner, secret game of baseball and relied on stats too much. A very condescending tone.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 7, 2010 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
e.g., "he's not a drinking man"
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure it was mostly right after
the trade for Yuni. Joe had a couple of blog columns that in his “nice guy” way really reamed Dayton about his claims of Yuni’s good D and Ryan seemed almost reciting some of DMGM’s talking points about how scouts see things us mere mortals don’t.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 7, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
GMDM sounds like he knows what he's doing in discussing the Teahen trade.
So far…
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
DM loves Getz, but
he also mentioned Callaspo as being one of the team’s important players.
hmm?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:28 PM EST reply actions
apparently the answer is two 2B-men
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
+1
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Great
I liked Getz until I realized they wanted him at the same time they were trying to trade Butler for Betancourt
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
process of elimination
the more DM loves him, the less likely he is to succeed going forward
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Elimination Of Process
Would be better.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
BUT FIELDS IS TOTALLY GOING TO BE COMPETING WITH GORDON!!
lack of competition, not a hip injury that he played with for a week last year, that was Gordon’s problem
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Is anyone surprised
that we have a coach on the staff that has not been around five players better than Chris Getz?
I didn't even think of that, but it's hilarious now that you mention it.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Good question about Callaspo and Fields...
and GMDM dodges it.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Right now, he should be penciled in for RF
“just in case” Guillen isn’t in shape to start the season
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
I can't wait for DDJ to leave a game with a sort hammy
come back to his locker, and see three ostriches in the clubhouse, with a note from Guillen at their feet saying “Pick One”
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I almost spit my beer all over my computer at this comment.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
that's sabermetrics at work, baby
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
That joke sounds like it would be a riot
If I knew where the “ostrich” reference came from.
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
we're suprised that a light-hitting utility player who has "supposedly" good defense is
getting lots of PT?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
who hangs out in bars in KC at 3 am?
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
bob davis?
joel goldberg?
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jan 7, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
getz
royalsreview, what kind of offensive line are you expecting from getz, assuming he starts over callaspo?
quarerback!!!!!
stop it Dayton, your killing me.
Go Royals!
what, "former QB" isn't an important tool for you?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
QB starts
is a statistic that Dayton meticulously follows, however passer rating is a bit too advanced
"I don't know how it's evaluated"
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Disagree.
QB rating would be something he loves. Everybody knows it and everybody knows it has flaws. Mainstream fans follow it but I doubt smart organizations use it. Sounds like something Dayton buy into.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
and king of the QB rating and grit
Jeff Garcia would be his man-crush
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Nothing says "winner" like a league average hitter without a position
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massage!
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Trey's job to get a guy into the lineup
that’s nice
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I hope he doesn't drop the phone too much during the conversation
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
So... we've got Callaspo able to play 3B, Fields able to play 3B, and Gordon at 3B.
That’s doesn’t add up to me.
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the important number to remember is "3"
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
+1
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
+1 Hopes
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
lineup
3B Godon
3B Fields
2B Callaspo
2B Getz
DH Guillen
DH Butler
CF Pods
SS Yuni
1B, LF, & RF Bloomy
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
If we're going with a lineup like that,
can you really call Yuni a SS?
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can we ever call Yuni a SS?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
The was a really proactive interview
totally new paradigm
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There was a change
Lateral movement is now cahnged to lateral quickness.
I like it. It’s way cooler.
Go Royals!
An Indispensible Tool
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by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
its heartening to learn that sports radio ads are the same everywhere
although DC has more erectile dysfuntion ads
810 sports has been all over the DNA testing and STD testing commercials lately.
It’s a bit odd.
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In this advertising environment
You take the gigs you can get, I guess.
what's better
A FOOT of steelwork, great language learning software, or Ryan Lefebrvceeewwre’s fan’s scouting eye?
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does anyone watch Modern Family?
seen afew episodes… not great yet, but has potential
although i have no interest in kid-centric storylines
Very well done show, especially for a brand new one
but I have to admit I laugh more at Community despite its shagginess
big fan of joel mchale
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 8, 2010 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
more about parenting than kids, which is funnier for some than others
has been inconsistent, but imo when it’s funny it can be really funny
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
meh
Al Bundy’s wife is hawt
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Man, those are huuuuuuuuuuuuge.
Was thinking wife when he WAS Al Bundy from Polk High.
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Julie Bowen (? right) isn't bad herself... insert Kevin Malone comment here
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
I've liked her since Happy Gilmore.
Really liked her in Weeds.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
I've really enjoyed it
It does get really sappy at the ends of episodes, but is usually good for a bunch of laughs. The best 2 episodes had me cracking up the whole time. Hopefully it gets better, but I’ve already been hooked.
yes
he’s been terrible at pretty much every position, but i think the sample-size all around has been lacking. fans have said “don’t play him anywhere”
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
Fields showed a very good glove against the Royals
Doesn’t the FCC have rules against blantant lying/idiocy?
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Fields is comfortable at 3rd, LF, and 1B.
The 3 positions that are actually covered pretty well for this organization.
Figure that one out.
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Yes, there's a lot of competition for at the positoin for a low OBP, right handed slugger with no position
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
cornering the market
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
enough of you... we know you suck ass.. what about Chris Getz
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"He's a great player, I once saw him field a grounder and throw it to first without a single bobble. Where does Kenny find those guys?"
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
Josh Fields' problem was he got lost in the shuffle.
He has a better defined role here in Kansas City.
Pecota, watch over us.
i see it like this
Fields isn’t playing because AGord is (rightly) getting the starts. Around late-July, team is struggling, AGords BAvg is low (despite decent OBP and defense), and fans call for Fields to replace AGord.
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
Good thing, too
Beltre’s definitely going to go elsewhere in 2011, and Boston will need a 3B
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
plus FO is dropping underhanded "AGord has a bad attitude" lines
to get the crowd turned against him (OK, that’s a bit over the top)
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
Thinking of Teahen on the Sox
anyone remember the game in 2008 when the Royals were way up, and Teahen bunted, and Ozzie went nuts? Should be interesting…
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Well, Hey at least you don't have to face Greinke anymore!
As if Zack’s the only one that has owned Fields.
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Should be our pitch to ALL free agents.
What else do we have to say?
Yeah, but what about the anti-selling point of
“No longer get to hit against our other mediocre pitchers in front of this awful defense”?
shhhhhhhh!
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 8, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Fields has two homers against current KC pitchers
1 versus Kyle “upside” Davies
the other… against Joakim Soria
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here we go
RBIs and a bizarre team splits stat
wonderful
how’d he do on tuesdays, ryan?
@(*& like that is why people think stats are dumb
dont' worry
I’m pretty sure the people in this thread are the only ones listening to this portion of the interview
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Smart for an Oklahoma boy to say that
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, kinda feel bad for him
the white, 27 year-old Jose Guillen
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
but can he host "The Mark Teahen Show: with host Josh Fields"?
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
Is Fields actually going to FanFest?
Or did Chris Getz just need a ride?
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here's where they bring up my "worst GMs article," right?
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the macedonian baby crusher.........
is about how I picture him in my memories………
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Jan 7, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
I've got to check out, but 300+ comments is insane
maybe literally. collective insanity.
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 7, 2010 7:54 PM EST reply actions
No shit it wasn't a financial move
since they gave one of the biggest joke players in the league (not already on the Royals) 2/6 to replace him!
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"Kendall has been around the block... done it before..."
I’m glad he’s a hit with the road beef
I’m also glad to discover that throwing about baserunners is not part of being a good defensive catcher
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I wish there was a Dayton radio interview every week
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Just like 8 years of Bush led to bad jokes
The comedians couldn’t avoid picking the low hanging fruit.
OT: National Championship pre-game question
When did Mark May go blind?
Unless I'm wrong...
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Well, it sounds like Dayton has learned from his mistakes
and is on to the next mistakes
Nothing says "good defense" like Josh Fields and Brian Anderson!
Not Pods and Ankiel to compete the makeover!
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Not=Now
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
I did not get to listen to this wonderful-sounding show
because it was dinnertime. But did I read this entire thread after it was already over? You bet!
Sounds like I missed a doozy.
WTF, self?
the question is:
why the heck aren’t you doing the interviews
That’d be fun
Although it might be intimidating for dayton seeing as you probably tower over him and all
yes, that’s low… almost as low as (okay, even I can’t go there)
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 7, 2010 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
I Was At
Work, so the thread was over 250 posts by the time I noticed it. Hard to catch up, and I wasn’t listening.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 7, 2010 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't miss much
it was pretty boring. Dayton sounded like a tool, and the future of the Royals is bad, very bad.
I Could Have
Used chicken entrails to divine this.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 8, 2010 2:25 AM EST up reply actions
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