Spring Training Double-Header Game Thread
by Freneau on Mar 7, 2011 8:38 PM EST
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PrintTwo games for the Royals today. At 2:05 KC time we'll have the usual day game, along with a night game to follow six hours or so later. Split squads!
Links to pass the time, Royals and otherwise (including WW III and how Top Gun destroyed American film):
- Aviles quieting any doubts regarding his defense - KansasCity.com
- Spring Training Stats Are Meaningless, But… - Royals Authority
- Some ideas on bridging the gap between the Royals and a new generation of fans | Pine Tar Press
- Trade Bait: Clint Robinson " Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog
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Be careful when reading the Movies Died/Top Gun article
There is some interesting info about how the lack of creativity is caused by “safe” decisions and/or marketing, but the part about Top Gun at the center of this is incredibly short-sighted, misleading, illogical, and basically wrong. That coupled with the sensational and incorrect title is enough to make you question whether you believe anything else the article has to say.
The whole problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 7, 2011 1:46 PM EST reply actions
Yeah
And it’s a fairly long article too. I think the Top Gun choice was made simply so the author of the article could pay off the end <Spoiler Alert!> with a tidbit about how they are about to make Top Gun 2. It was a long way to go to get that mention in….
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Even if it was better than the 1st one....
it would still be ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE…..and I’m not saying that in a Jim Rome kind of way. Although, as much as Rome or Quentin Tarantino like to think of themselves as insightful for pointing out the flaming homo eroticism in the movie….it was prominent in early reviews among the highbrows. GOOSE IS DEAD.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 7, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
rewind yourself buddy
"Hey, maybe he really does like everyone. But if you like everyone, do you actually like anyone?" - big matt
son
you’re writing checks your body can’t cash
"Hey, maybe he really does like everyone. But if you like everyone, do you actually like anyone?" - big matt
take me to bed or lose me forever
not really….I don’t think
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 7, 2011 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
NOBODY LIKES YOU CAUSE YOU’RE DANGEROUS
"Hey, maybe he really does like everyone. But if you like everyone, do you actually like anyone?" - big matt
There are those who will say
Tim Burton’s Batman in ’89 sucked the creativity (sort of ironic seeing how creative Burton himself is) out of Hollywood by ushering in an era of bringing comic books to life on the silver screen using the Top Gun blueprint. Top Gun had an interesting vehicle for its admittedly clichéd storyline (naval aviation) and featured aerial cinematography we will never see again on film.
Personally, I think blaming the movies is an excuse. The last two movies I saw in the theatres were The Fighter and True Grit, because of their excellent acting performances. I’m squarely in the Top Gun demographic, but choose to spend my money on original, creative films. But at the same time, I enjoyed The A-Team and Expendables for nostalgia and an adrenaline fix. Not every movie has to be Oscar worthy, or those great films wouldn’t stand out as much.
I'm about the only person I know that wasn't very impressed with The Fighter,
it was ok but nowhere near as good as I was expecting based on the hype and word of mouth.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
Anything with Marky Mark in the lead role
Is going to underwhelm IMO from an overall standpoint. For me, the individual acting performances in the supporting roles were worth the price of admission. And Wahlberg didn’t screw it up, he just kind of kept his mouth shut and stayed inbounds. It worked for me.
so it takes Aviles 1.5 years to recover from major arm surgery
and Jason only needs 20 swings.
Aviles just doesn't get it
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
KC lineup
1. Cain, CF
2. Aviles, 3B
3. Butler, DH
4. Ka’aihue, 1B
5. Francoeur, RF
6. Cabrera, LF
7. Pena, C
8. Bianchi, 2B
9. Arias, SS
Francis gets the start. Don’t know who’ll be pitching after him.
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 2:35 PM EST reply actions
If you squint…that could be worse.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 7, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Also
Bloomy playing 2B and leading off for the D-Backs……shoot me now, living in AZ, I’m going to hear about him all year long…..
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Bloomquist leading off and playing second...
I like our chances to win this game.
Go Royals!
Bianchi
Anybody besides me starting to get more excited about Bianchi possibly beign a bigger part of the future?
Really? No, not really.
I was pretty excited about him this time last year. He had a really good 2009 in the minors, was a threat to make the big club out of spring training…then got injured. He’s always had ability, but always been hurt. I don’t think he was really part of the organization’s plans going forward, I kind of keep forgetting he’s around.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 7, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
I like Bianchi better then any of our other middle infield prospects.
Saying that he will never be healthy and not take into consideration what the injuries were and so on is pretty lame way to evaluate him.
Go Royals!
did you see the play he made on a ball up the middle the other?
He is better with the glove than I had heard. And we know the bat is good. Now if only he could stay healthy. I know that is a pretty big ‘if only’…
Really? No, not really.
Yes, but can he rewind himself like Kendall
& pass the “eye test” like Yuni?
Of course no one can do both. That would be like Vin Diesel & Chuck Norris occupy same timespace.
by Your_Moms_Boyfriend on Mar 7, 2011 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
I just bought tickets for Royals at Cardinals in June. The tickets in St. Louis are super expensive. $95.50 for two tickets in the upper level of the upper deck. I paid $50 for the same seats in Minneapolis. Then again, there is a BEST FANS IN BASEBALL service charge.
Let's just trust the process.
You had to take a quiz in order to be granted tickets. Here’s a sample question:
Bunting is
A. A good strategy
B. The best strategy
C. The only strategy
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 7, 2011 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
D. A signal for you to wildly applaud (because you don’t really know anything about “strategy” anyway)
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
Is there a MORANS service charge as well?
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
Just wait until the sign Pujols to 300/10
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
I don't know...
… 300 years is an awfully huge risk.
by Discolando on Mar 7, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Making us pay.
and now a stolen base, how gritty.
Go Royals!
it may look like a garden variety spring training game to you and me, friend
but to BLOOMERS, this. is. war.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 7, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
How are we gonna fight grass creek without him?
by Your_Moms_Boyfriend on Mar 7, 2011 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
Both Sides Mourn
His absence.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Are country miles longer then
city miles?
Go Royals!
They are measured in a different way.
All about the pace of how fast you can run away from the girl’s father in an attempt to escape from a shotgun wedding.
Out of light, cometh darkness.
by TheSmokingPun on Mar 7, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
On tractor or on horseback?
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
We Use Snowmachines
Or 4-wheelers.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
Was that out by Branyan really to deepest center field
like it showed on Gameday? If so, I’m really glad Cain is in CF and not Melky (guess I could say that anytime Cain is in center).
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 3:14 PM EST reply actions
the radio call had it a couple of steps from the wall – it sounds like the wind was carrying the ball
Thanks
Gameday had the “dot” right on top of the wall – which makes it look a little deeper than it apparently was…
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
radiobooth@yahoo.com
to ask the guys broadcasting the game directly ,and to bombard with heinous pornographic photographs, etc..
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 7, 2011 3:18 PM EST reply actions
royalsradiobooth@yahoo.com
I didn’t even think of that, cheap!….maybe there is a marketing angle to it?
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 7, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
I sure hope there is
or else it’s just really stupid.
It's The Palin
Maneuver.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
Is hitting the cover of the ball
better than smashing the ball? A VILE SNOW
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 7, 2011 3:19 PM EST reply actions
Micah Vile Snow
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
On second thought looking at gameday, that was an intentional walk
to get to Frenchy.
Go Royals!
Wil the Thrill gonna play later in this game
Colon also
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is it free? Can I stream it for free? free?
"Hey, maybe he really does like everyone. But if you like everyone, do you actually like anyone?" - big matt
Double steal and an error for a run.
Grit everywhere!!!
Go Royals!
Just in time too
Could almost “see’” the stikeout coming…….
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
No, I knew that was his MO
It is simply more painfully apparent on pitchFX. I can’t recall watching him pitch other than maybe during the Rockies postseason run in ’07.
"Melky Cabrera with his first home run as a Royal"
Until his next first home run as a Royal, which will be sometime in April or after…
by bluenm on Mar 7, 2011 3:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
or...
… never
Greinke and the Brain... shit, there goes that... Hoch and the Reclamation Projects - imploding nightly
by SittinByTheFoulPole on Mar 7, 2011 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
the only way Melky could be worse
is playing LF more than CF
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Ah - thanks
I thought it was a little early to start putting in the subs…….
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Must not be in the best shape of his life.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
xPF= (2 x ( :) + :D + >:D ) + :] + :{| – (.605 x ( :| + :/ + :P – :( – D: ))) x .16
That's probably it for Francis
Not a bad outing – got up to 51 pitches. Who’s next for us?
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 3:51 PM EST reply actions
I can't ever keep this straight:
split squad – both games count in the spring training standings (sorry, I follow that every year – it’s the one type of competition we have a chance to win once and a while)?
Or does only one of the games count?
What games don’t count – only exhibitions against non-major league teams?
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
I think both games "count"
and I believe you are correct on the exhibitions vs non-major league teams not counting (like when some teams played “warm-up” games against teams competing in the World Baseball Classic).
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
No final warm-up games in Arlington this year. Haven’t they done that the last few years or am I imagining things?
They've done that or something similar before
Not always in Arlington. I seem to remember them playing Houston once or twice…
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Hawaiian PUNCH!!!
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
Nice!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 3:59 PM EST reply actions
I no this is silly
but I am already dreading the day Moore gives Kila away in a lopsided trade to make room for Hosmer, followed by Kila becoming Jack Cust/Matt Stairs for 12 seasons or so.
Are they even considering moving Hosmer to OF, just in case Kila becomes so good it would be stupid to trade him?
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
I’ve read quotes from GMDM saying they think Hosmer is athletic enough for OF, or would be a gold glove 1B. But they’ve at least discussed him in the OF.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 7, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
He’s supposed to have a cannon for an arm that is somewhat wasted at 1B.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 7, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Bet he can turn the 3-4-3
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
hmm....what about the 3-6-3?
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Mar 7, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
Thr Underhand 3-1
Is the true test.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
royalsradiobooth@yahoo.com
Is the addy in the booth. This has been asked about several times in ST threads.
NY doesn't do game threads,
so I’ll answer my own query with his mantra:
Spring Training Stats Are Meaningless
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
Has anyone ever kept career-long spring training stats?
I wonder who is the “undisputed record holder” of this and that and…
I’d like to see a list of all-time spring training leaders in several categories.
"Hey, maybe he really does like everyone. But if you like everyone, do you actually like anyone?" - big matt
soria gettin smoked
lotsa pitches up! i love ST
Must be working on his cutter
According to Gameday, he’s only thrown 1 slider – the rest of the pitches that inning were cutters. I’m not entirely sure that I trust Gameday however……….
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 4:12 PM EST reply actions
5 will most likely not be enough today.
Go Royals!
Jeffress against Young, Upton and Branyan good luck keepin'em the yard kid
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Remember when we were totalling going to trade for Justin Upton?
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 7, 2011 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Aviles
Taking away the possible GIDP of Butler by getting a double ahead of time.
Frenchy facing Mike Hampton
Wet dream for Dayton Moore.
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http://www.chiefscommand.com
by kcdynasty on Mar 7, 2011 4:32 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
4 consecutive change up according to pitchf/x led to that HR
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Miranda to Tejeda:
You have the RIGHT to hang me a change up.
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
by loyal2sdad on Mar 7, 2011 4:39 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Nice
Robinson should have lawyered up.
by Black and Gold on Mar 7, 2011 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
Good news for Will
Falu in the game at 2B – should bat next inning!
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
when's the last time that couldnt be said?
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Mar 7, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
Gameday has Miranda
striking out after he hit the homerun.
Go Royals!
quite tasteless…..may offend:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/dead-teenager-remembered-for-great-hand-jobs,19356/
"Hey, maybe he really does like everyone. But if you like everyone, do you actually like anyone?" - big matt
wow...ive never been a huge onion fan....
but come on…that wasnt even funny…and if you’re gonna be that tasteless, it damn well should be funny.
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Mar 7, 2011 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
and plus handjobs?
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
come on....its a little funny
the Onion clip of the faux-Congressman talking about a bill outlawing skullphucking is the apple of my eye tho….
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 7, 2011 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
come on people
if you believe this story, then you probably think Dayton Moore really didn’t know you could make trades in the offseason. lol
by KennyPowers_from_Scout on Mar 7, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
I have no idea what this means
but I heard Kevin Seitzer interviewed a week or two ago on Petro’s show, and when Petro asked him his “final four”, one of the questions was name a sleeper on the Royals.
Seitzer answered Brett Carroll. Seemed odd, as this guy has not been hyped, is older, and plays OF, where we are considerably crowded (if not talented)
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
the rumor was he was throwing almost entirely cutters
and left many of his pitches up.
The whole problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 7, 2011 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
Cutters
If you trust Gameday that is…….
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
gameday shows a 19 MPH wind from WSW
assume that means blowing out, given normal layout of ballparks
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
Esmerling?
Are they just making names up now?
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
Myers in for Butler
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http://www.chiefscommand.com
That AB Is Going to Kill
our farm system’s ranking.
by Black and Gold on Mar 7, 2011 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
Orlando singled though, so its ok.
Go Royals!
gameday showed a flyout to fairly deep RF
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
maybe ST stats really are meaningless
Mendoza has looked just fine this spring, and if I am remembering correctly, did OK last spring.
don’t get me wrong – I don’t want him anywhere near the K this year either (unless he’s pitching for the other team!)
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
what was it?
"We don’t have guys with a long history of being effective in the seventh and eighth innings."
~Trey Hillman, master of understatements.
can you share what it was?
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
Guy mentioned how he admires Dayton Moore and the farm system.
And how he can’t wait to watch games before the players are all traded away.
Out of light, cometh darkness.
Wow
I guess the broadcast ST budget does NOT include an editor/proofreader/censor
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
love ST
gameday with the “double shadow”; i.e. no picture of either ARI pitcher or Royals hitter – just sillouhettes in gray
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
To the ninth we go..
Goodguys up 6-4
Go Royals!
Several to watch for
Mous, Hos, Gordon, Mitch. Probably Getz (don’t know if he qualifies as “interesting”).
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
the guy we got for Jose Guillen
nuff said?
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
This is why closers make good money.
Go Royals!
The player to be named later is becoming the player to be cut sooner.
by Disposable Orchestra on Mar 7, 2011 5:39 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Good one!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
I, for one, full expect the Royals to stage a comeback and win this in the bottom of the inning.
by Disposable Orchestra on Mar 7, 2011 5:41 PM EST reply actions
Me too.
Since it is just Spring Training.
by Black and Gold on Mar 7, 2011 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
gameday showing wind @ 25 MPH now
gotta be contributing to the HR totals
Where’s Brian Bannister in Arlington?
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
On the moon.
Let's just trust the process.
by trusttheprocess on Mar 7, 2011 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Gameday had Carrol's ball waaaay out to center
But I guess not……..Oh well, another game tonight!
Tension is the enemy. - Charlie Lau
by aHorseWithNoName on Mar 7, 2011 5:49 PM EST reply actions
Tonight Will Be
The one we dominate, right?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
hope that wasn't the beginning of the Cactus League Championship
slipping out of our fingers
"We're gonna win with pitching and defense" General Manager Dayton Moore, circa winter 2009
"Where did all these Indians come from?" General George Armstrong Custer, circa summer 1876
you used the word "rewound" in your blog
are you really Jason Kendall?
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
In a way
Winning the pre-season is better than winning the post-season, because you didn’t get 6 months to practise!
We can do it! PARADE!
THEY LOST!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!??!
Lol. I was thinking they were going to win. They were Up 6-4 in the 8th.
The Pucetas Effect
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
While we wait for the 2nd game,
why don’t we all listen to Michael Schur on the Jonah Keri podcast?
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/03/podcast-michael-schur/
WTF, self?
In-between game chatter
Al Jazeera said sources from the rebel interim council told its correspondent in Benghazi that the offer was rejected because it would have amounted to an “honorable” exit for Gaddafi and would offend his victims.
Al Jazeera said Gaddafi wanted guarantees of personal safety for him and his family and a pledge that they not be put on trial. It said that Gaddafi had sent former prime minister Jadallah Azzouz Talhi to meet the rebels and offer to hold a meeting of the General People’s Congress to work out the details of such a deal.
The offer aimed at having Gaddafi hand over power to a committee formed by the General People’s Congress, the television said.
In other words, how to negotiate in a fashion where you concede nothing and you piss off the other side even more.
On Sunday morning, Gaddafi media claimed to have retaken Zawiya (nope, still massacring people there), Misrata (nope, not making progress there), Ras Lanuf (not on Sunday, they tried moving that way today), and Tobruk (didn’t even fight there). Which led to a staged celebration. Meanwhile they insist the machine gun sounds were fireworks. Fireworks. At 6am. Some think the machine gun fire was infighting at their HQ.
We’ve gotta transition for the post-Gaddafi world. Because he’s probably going to be a lot less amusing when people figure out how many people he killed in the last 3 weeks.
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All this fun in the world
And I can’t ever join the military, feels bad man.
Out of light, cometh darkness.
by TheSmokingPun on Mar 7, 2011 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
this sounds even more fun than the usual military
because you get to ride around in a Hilux all day long
there’s a small market on stories of the stuff they’re using to fight. Someone used a hunting knife on a Gaddafi tank driver. Someone is bringing a BBQ skewer along.
Then there’s this from Benghazi
“#Benghazi live; They are going to kill and burn Gaddafi and throw his ashes in the air #Febr17 He will not be allowed to leave #Libya”
I don’t think there’s middle ground between “let me leave with all my money and no trials” and “We will set you on fire”
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it feels like we've gone deep more this spring than we did all last season
Do these effectively hide my thunder?
I Thought We
Led the Cactus league in HRs last spring.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
Hey Will
Read that article about nuclear retaliation. I’m not sure I understand how someone cannot see the point to retaliation. However, it was a great article, and there’s a well-educated albeit crazy anti-semitic Muslim on the comments that really gets things going.
The guy writing that article is full of sht
The largest fission weapons ever produced are 500 kilotons, and his entire article is premised on Tel Aviv being hit with a multiple megaton weapon. But when people refused to indulge him in his ridiculous scenario, he accused them of being unwilling to venture beyond their comfy academic perches rather than unwilling to indulge a crazy guy dreaming about armageddon.
"I think a tactical error might have been committed by the manager of the Royals"
Also, if your state has just been destroyed
And you’re relying on the goodwill of other countries to protect what’s left of your people, I’m not sure that allowing your submarine captains to launch nuclear weapons against countries of their choosing is a good strategy.
"I think a tactical error might have been committed by the manager of the Royals"
I would not intentionally retaliate against the civilian population
of, say, Iran or North Korea, if their crazy governments use a nuclear weapon on somebody. I would, however, wipe out all their military capacity with everything I had, and then invade and occupy the place. And if some civilians get hurt, well, war is a terrible thing, and a whole bunch of civilians on our side just got hurt.
"America is a nation without a distinct criminal class, with the possible exception of Congress." --Mark Twain
The premise of this article is that Israel has been wiped out and the subs are on their own
They don’t have any communication with their military leadership and don’t know (maybe nobody knows) where the nuclear attack came from.
The defense of this theory seems to be that Iran and Pakistan will never let their nukes go to terrorists if they know that they’ll get nuked if ever Israel does, but it seems to me that what’s left of Israel is going to look a lot less sympathetic if their subs follow up one nuclear attack by launching a couple hundred nukes at Iran and Pakistan — especially if it turns out that the nuke used in the attack on Israel came from, say, the old Soviet stockpile.
"I think a tactical error might have been committed by the manager of the Royals"
There is going to be a nuclear war, of a sort, within the next 15 years — and it will only be a “skirmish” — and will set a precedent that nuclear weapons can be used strategically within a non-all-out tactical battle plan — and that’s when we’re really doomed.
"Hey, maybe he really does like everyone. But if you like everyone, do you actually like anyone?" - big matt
Boy, y'all are pessimistic
I would guess that any Israeli nuclear subs would be in contact with the Americans, who could advise or dissuade them.
Since Israel has nuclear weapons, I doubt anybody is going to attack them
"America is a nation without a distinct criminal class, with the possible exception of Congress." --Mark Twain
Sheen fired.
You know how you usually have to wait days or even weeks for an actor’s response to such things? And how it’s usually a stiff release written by some public relations guy? Sheen has already spewed a mouthful about it, including one rant that will be remembered as the birthplace of the term ‘whatshiscock.’
@@@So Am I@@@
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
The Woodchopper
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
SD TV Crew
Said he looks like he should be chopping wood with that beard.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
You watchin?
Twice he gunned Venable see if he can try for the hat trick
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Yes, I'm Watching.
This is my first game on the wireless laptop, sitting on my couch. It’s a much better experience. Is Venable not really fast or something?
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
29 steals/7 CS last year....he's very fast and a good base stealer.
If Perez is gunning him down twice in a row…..he’s legit.
Killing time until time kills me
Lough is pretty much ML Average with every tool
although his speed good be above average. I really like him after he made that adjustment last season to take more pitches in the 2nd half. If he can take that type of approach at the ML level I think he has DDJ ceiling written all over him.
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I'll Take That
But I hope he’s a 4th OF on this team.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
Vanilla Mousse Definitely
Swung at one up in his eyes for the fly out.
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Coleman is going to be brutal on righties but lefties are gonna get a great look on him.
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Headley Didn't
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
Gogo Strategically
Pounds the ball into the dirt.
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I doubt the bats hit this well this season but I've been really impressed with how solid the defense seems.
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Even Z-Wad Seems
OK.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Yep, the team could surprise just based on better defense and more patience at the plate
with Kila, Cain and Gordon in the lineup more nights than not.
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The starting pitching is gonna be pretty brutal though
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Getz is still the weakest link.
Go Royals!
Not For Long
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
And Mowing
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
No kidding.....I think it took him about
3 minutes to mow the Padres down.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Why is Maier only good in spring training?
Go Royals!
I know it is just spring
but Alex did not need this kind of start to the year.
by Black and Gold on Mar 7, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
He's not going to get that many more shots.....
If he’s kicked out of the lineup, it should be permanent.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely this is it with the Royals
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And it's not as if we don't have any other outfielders.....
even if one of them is Milky.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
you'd really rather have melky out there than gordon?
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Mar 7, 2011 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Not really, but
if Gordon sucks this badly, we’re realistically got to get through the break. Then maybe, we can get rid of him and sign someone who isn’t awful.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
I'll Give It
A full, healthy year. He has to be a little mindfucked. The talent was undeniable over a long time.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
I doubt he has that long though. I know they are saying all the good things but if he doesn't get it goin
within a month or two I could see them goin with Melky-Cain-Frenchy
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I want to see more of Dyson
That guy is just crazy fast.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
I like Dyson but probably just a 4th outfielder until the trade deadline
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Yeah, he's pinch runner/late inning defender material.....
but still, that’s worth something. If Alex can’t get it together though, there are plenty of guys that can and will take his place.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
Gordon Will Be
A productive MLB player at least. I just doubt it will be with KC.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
If Cabrera ends up being something,
maybe we keep him. Even so, there are other options out there that are just fine. That position is probably going to end up as a 7th hitter, which trends differently than just a raw power guy.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
That play reminds me of the Royals,
Go Royals!
Reminds Me Of
Frank Waters Pontiac circa 1965.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
Can't we just get rid of Getz?
Zawadski is more flexible and appears to have some usefulness.
That or go ahead and play Bianchi or Gia.
Go Royals!
Gia looks good, but
he’s probably AAA material this year. Bianchi seems more likely.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Its just spring. I'm not a big fan of Getz either but I think he's been more productive in the minors than Zawadz
Zawadzki might make for a better bench player though once Moose is up since he can play SS.
Go with Escobar at SS Aviles at 2b and Zawad on the pine.
Bianchi and Gio need minor league ABs
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That's what I was alluding to.....
it’s a given to me that Aviles goes to 2B w/ Moose up, but you have to have some backup. You could probably flip a coin w/ him and Arias. But Arias sucks; at least there is a chance Zawadski can turn into a decent bench guy.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Ya that seems like a good idea
just depends on how much time they are gonna give Moose in Omaha.
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Hopefully, just enough to avoid super 2 status
and for us to trade some other excess player for more prospects (Betemit?)
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
Anybody hitting particularly well tonight?
I hate to sound like that old guy who can’t hear the movie and keeps asking “What’d he say? Eh? Well, what’d she say to that?”
He's A Long
Shot at this point, but he’s our long shot.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, between him, Dyson and Blanco
I think we have one too many small guys w/ no power and speed in the system.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Also sprinters make the best
bobsleders.
Go Royals!
25 years old and hasn't played above A+ ball.....
another long shot it would appear.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Derrick Robinson isn't a longshot...he still has a decent chance to turn into a solid CF...
He was 22 last year and put up a decent OBP at age 22 at AA…..not an amazing prospect…but already dismissing him? WAYYYYYY too early for that. If he can play good D and steal some bases….he can be a .270/.330/.360 hitter and still have some decent value as a starter…DRob has a chance to do that. This guy still has potential.
Killing time until time kills me
His line looks similar to Dyson.....ok for depth I guess.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
When Dyson was 22, he was putting up a .605 OPS in A ball.
Robinson at 22, .725 OPS in AA. Robinson had and has MUCH more upside than Dyson..and is MUCH more likely to turn into a servicable major leaguer. Dyson can play D and run, but I’d say is almost a lock to be worthless with the bat. DRob can run and play D too…but has a decent chance to be a good enough hitter for a CF at the major league level.
DRob >>>>> Dyson
Killing time until time kills me
Eh, they're both Tom Goodwin all over again
he, Blanco and Dyson all scream pinch runner/defensive replacement anyway. I think their offense will probably best be determined by which one can either bunt their way on base or squib something into the outfield.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
Gregor Blanco is already a far superior hitter than Dyson will ever be. DRob has potential to be an even better hitter.
Dyson has no chance to ever be any kind of hitter. Blanco and DRob can potentially be solid bats in CF. Just b/c they are all fast with little power doesn’t mean they are the same player. The numbers clearly show Dyson as being a much worse player
Killing time until time kills me
I think you are getting a bit too excited by DRob's hitting ability
that was one season with a decent OBP in a loaded lineup. Look at Gathright’s numbers they piss on DRobs
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They are all pinch runner/defense guys......
I’m not moved by any of their overall numbers. It’s like the OF equivalent of Rafael Belliard.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
Dyson is what he is a nice 4th OF/PR option.
Cain is the upside guy.
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I don't think DRob is going to be a great hitter, I think he can be a 270/.330/.360 hitter.
Far from great, as I said…just much much better than Dyson can do, that’s all. Sure, it was only one good season…but it was at AA as a 22 year old. Not old for the league and was his first look at that level.
..and Gathright was a pretty solid prospect with those numbers…and rightly so. Prospects don’t always work out, I’m not guaranteeing anything with Robinson..just saying his potential is clearly much better than Dyson’s.
Killing time until time kills me
I think you are misplaying Dyson and DRob in my opinion. DRob might be a slightly better hitter
but Dyson is the superior defender and better baserunner. DRob been playin for a while now and is still raw just don’t see him ever gettin it together.
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Obviously I have no idea exactly how good Dyson or DRob are on defense.....
…but DRob just had his best season by far at age 22 at AA. Saying he’s raw and won’t ever get it together is a really, really hasty judgement.
Killing time until time kills me
Also...DRob's age 22 season was far better than Dyson's age 24 season at the exact same ballpark...
I don’t understand how that equates to Drob “might be a slightly better hitter.” It seems to me Drob is the far, far superior hitter to Dyson.
Killing time until time kills me
It's one season and a guy with his speed who continually gets picked off is still raw.
I love his speed but Dyson uses his much much better. A .340+ OBP doesn’t mean much when you get picked off continually.
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I got no problem saying Dyson is a better baserunner and probably a better fielder....
but come on, the bats aren’t even close. Again..I ain’t saying DRob is great…but Dyson can simply never be anything other than defensive sub and pinch runner. DRob at least has a chance to be more.
Killing time until time kills me
There isn't the seperation you seem to think there is.
Look at DRobs #’s and he played half his home games in what we all describe as a nice hitting environment last season.
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Dyson played at the exact same park last year, at age 24, and put up much worse numbers.
How is that not clear seperation? Better BA, better OBP and a much better SLG at two years younger in the exact same park.
Killing time until time kills me
Agreed but he finds himself in a logjam in CF now with
Dyson and Cain and they prefer Dyson’s defense. Be interesting to see if they have him repeat AA in favor of Dyson in AAA.
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Dyson's already come up to the big club once....
he might end up in AAA
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
I think DRob should start in AA, I am by no means advocating Robinson ahead of Dyson on the CF depth chart right this minute....
but in the long run, Dyson has no chance to be a starter…..Robinson could turn into one.
Killing time until time kills me
mlb.tv Has Abandoned
Me entirely; no audio, no video.
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Clearly, although I can't complain about that......
Maybe he can start a revolution………are you hearing that French Bread?
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions
Ryan's saying Mendoza is a leading candidate this spring......
That doesn’t seem like something that would end well.
Had to look him up on baseball reference.....
I think one thing that seems to be clear about this spring so far is that the Royals have gotten HRs from some weird sources.
by Cap Midnight on Mar 7, 2011 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
Every time I check the score
we have more runs. Lot of small ball? Anything exciting? I can’t get anything from MLB/ESPN.
"Alex Gordon Walks"
Would be a good band name.
by Black and Gold on Mar 7, 2011 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
Three words I did not think I would ever see together.
Whoa.
Dr. Ausgiano schools me in the classroom and on the field of battle
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 7, 2011 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
walking is the one thing he's always been good at
Fire Everyone
by billybeingbilly on Mar 8, 2011 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
and smirks
Dr. Ausgiano schools me in the classroom and on the field of battle
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 8, 2011 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
good recovery
The whole problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Mar 8, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe There's A
Reason, like his first two years.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 7, 2011 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
ROYALS LEADING THE LEAGUE IN WIN PERCENTAGE
Can that count for playoff plz?
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