Saturday Royals Links: Jesse Chavez, the 1951 Monarchs, the Manchester Derby

by Freneau on Oct 22, 2011 12:50 AM EDT in Kansas City Royals News

Royal transactions, Cardinal carping, talk of the future, questions about the best time to be alive, and Monarchs in KC and Australia...

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Baseball:

Cardinals Dodge The Media, And Why I Don't Care - Baseball Nation

Theo Epstein should get Tony La Russa and Albert Pujols for Cubs - ESPN Chicago

Two lackluster years

The 2011 Carter-Batista Award | FanGraphs Baseball

Theo Epstein Putting The Band Back Together In Chicago - Baseball Nation

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Jesse Chavez

Former Pirate, acquired in a trade, ends up in Toronto. Perhaps he’s the pitching equivalent of Jose Bautista.

batter nine you sucky

by marbotty on Oct 22, 2011 7:40 AM EDT reply actions

Hip surgery for Giavotella?

When did this happen? Are we sure it was after the season? I’ve been wondering about his late August/September slide—-meaning whether it was injury related. – TL

"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.

by timlacy on Oct 22, 2011 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

It does seem like a pretty major procedure

by Freneau on Oct 22, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes and no

Gordon had it one offseason I know. It’s relatively common and Gia should have no trouble getting back to form quickly given his age.

It always depends upon the cause of the tear and the extent of it. There’s no way he had this procedure during the season. He’ll be off his feet for a week or two then crutches for a month or two.

However, it’s not encouraging for a guy who lacks range to begin with. I think the org will promote Colon to AAA and look to make him the everyday 2B sooner rather than later. Any value Gia gives us will be trade value, IMO.

by WURoyal on Oct 22, 2011 3:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

if it turns Gio into Gordon, I am all for it

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Oct 22, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe a Neil Walker comp for Gia's likely ceiling?

by WURoyal on Oct 22, 2011 6:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Lewis Lapham is the man

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Oct 22, 2011 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

The ESPN Article

About LaRussa and Pujols stole actually destroyed brain cells. Don’t read it.

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

by philofthenorth on Oct 22, 2011 3:28 PM EDT reply actions

You think Johnny's parents threw him a pizza party?

Poor little guy.

by OnixConcepcion on Oct 22, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Colon w/ his first AFL HR today.

And his second error of the AFL season.

by WURoyal on Oct 22, 2011 6:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Longest run on sentence I've seen recently, and it's just horrid

“Nothing against Dusty Baker, who has won his division wherever he’s been manager, but after watching the uncanny roll that La Russa was on in the National League playoffs and Wednesday’s Game 1 of the World Series as he mixed and matched pitchers, you get the feeling if La Russa were managing the Cubs in 2003, he’d have pulled a double switch and had Moises Alou sitting in Bartman’s seat and the bewildered Bartman taking his place in left field before that fateful foul ball went hooking down the line and changed everything.”

Obviously, you are not a golfer.

by Kyled85 on Oct 22, 2011 11:33 PM EDT reply actions