Bloggers' Night at the K
by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 1:18 PM EDT
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PrintLast night I was chosen with 7 other bloggers to partipate in the Blog Your Way to the K event. It was a great experience. We were given access to the team that few others get.
We got to the stadium at 4 p.m. and were given our field pass and suite tickets by Erin Sleddans. She was extremely helpful especially since I didn't receive my parking permit in the mail yet. She said wear I parked was fine (which was as close to the front gate as possible). We then were excorted to our suite and given a package of bling that included a T-Shirt, media guide, huge book of score cards and game related material. At that point Mike Swanson became our guide by setting up interviews and taking us down to the field for access. We got interviews with Dayton Moore, Ned Yost, Bruce Chen, Eric Hosmer, Jeff Montgomery, Lee Judge and Ryan Lefebvre.
Many questions were asked of each person, but here are some of the ones that I felt were the most important:
Dayton Moore
- The Royals are looking at 8 to 12 players for the #5 spot in the draft.
- Stated that many players have close to the same level of talent and will always take the one with the best makeup. In last year's draft, they had Tallion and Harper as the top 2 talents and a bunch of players at the same level after them.
Ned Yost
- Never reads blogs.
- Hates interviews, but it is part of the job of a MLB managers.
- Plans on using Collins in LRLR situations and Teaford in LLLL situations. --correction---
- The team has no one designated as a long relievers right now.
- The team is not trying to extend Crow out right now and he is staying in the pen for a while longer.
Bruce Chen
- Was told that the Cm'on Chen t-shirt would win the vote last year. He has heard that there is a good chance that it will one for 2011.
- He didn't hear Will Farrell yelling at him.
- Mention that his 3rd language is B.S.
Eric Hosmer
- His family thinks his mom was getting more TV time than he was getting.
- Thought a T-Shirt that said "O my gosh" with her on it would be great.
Jeff Montgomery
- Mentioned that he always threw to the bottom of the plate so if he missed, it was be low and a would not put a pitch down the middle of the plate.
- Will be happy to see Soria break his saves record.
Lee Judge
- I am an idiot when asked about getting hit by the pitching machine fast ball last week.
- Only reads general baseball headlines, transaction reports, The Star and Kagel for information.
Mike Swanson
- Stated that the Royals are really working on the Latin American player's English so they can at least do the Bull Durham interview quotes.
- Team was generally pissed at The Dan Patrick show because they wanted Vin Mazzaro on their show after his record breaking performance Monday night.
It was great to have the access the players and team personnel.
I did feel out of place at the game though. Our suite was hooked up with plenty of food, but there was no beer provided since it was a working media area. It was just weird being at a game and not having a beer.
The other item I was surprised to see missing from the fridge they stocked with drinks for us was Pepsi Max. I just expected a whole fridge of Frank Whites.
I would loved to be ask to go again and if anyone else is given the chance to go, do it. They seemed to be open to several different types of bloggers. Heck, they let FakeNedYost in …. and out.
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Collins as a LOOGY but Teaford not?
Really I don’t think either of them are just LOOGY’s (and Teaford might not even be a MLB-quality pitcher, we’ll see), but if I had to have one of them face a RH batter or two, I’d definitely go with Collins.
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the royals treat young arms like diamonds...
squeeze them into the smallest role possible, and they’ll shine
by Freneau on May 18, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Plans on using Collins in LLLL situations and Teaford in LRLR situations.
That seems exactly backwards. But I’m just part of the internet baseball community, so what do I know?
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You know what the talking heads tell you to know!
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
And the IBC is of one mind and one opinion
And we’re apparently all sabermetricians who look only at stats and ignore everything else. Oh, and we’re arbitrary and capricious too.
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by Scott McKinney on May 18, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Corrected
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Ooooooooooooh, ok that makes more sense
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by Scott McKinney on May 18, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I've never been a fan of his political cartoons.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I never liked them either
But his blog is very informative. He has an insider standing, and he often concentrates on things behind the scenes that all casual fans, as well as many who are more informed, might miss.
"Trying is the first step to sucking" -Jimmy Chance
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The internet baseball community just assumes it was actually Jeff Montgomery
Only the experts in the Royals’ front office can tell us whether it was Jeff…or if it was really Mike. Trust the identification process.
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
" Only reads general baseball headlines, transaction reports, The Star and Kagel for information."
That seems like he’s doing himself a disservice. I mean, you don’t have to agree with everything else out there that is being written by stat guys, but you should at least familiarize yourself with it. He certainly references it from time to time “I know Yuni is supposedly the worst shortstop of all time or whatever….”
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I skimmed through Ryan's book
and he mentioned to checking a number of baseball sites every day (this was set in 2005, before the explosion of the blogosphere as we know it now). Based on that, I had been operating under the assumption that he read more widely than that.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Ditto.
But we shouldn’t be surprised. Night in, night out—Ryan shows the viewers about how his understanding of baseball is very narrow. I won’t say shallow because he certainly knows plenty about the game, but it’s missing that dynamic of being able to talk about statistics. And when your color guy is Frank, he’s not offering that either. So yeah, Ryan needs to dabble in the FanGraphs glossary.
Theres so much more out there than Fangraphs...
All the guys at ESPN/Fox Sports/etc. Guys like Poz and Neyer and Joe Sheehan and on and on…
I dont think Ryan has to be a stathead. Or even care about stats. I’ve just never understood how it is acceptable to work in a particular field, but then be able to say, “I read only certain information on this topic.” Even if that’s true across the board, you would get killed for admitting that in other fields, but in sports broadcasting its like a badge of honor.
That’s sports for you.
But yes, its the bloggers who are arrogant. Clearly.
Yeah, willful ignorance isn't the best way to stay on top of what's going on and continually improving in your job
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by Scott McKinney on May 18, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Even those types of shows aren't going to go over well with this organization
Re: David Glass storming out of Dateline interview in 1992
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
well, whats a few dead bodies when we're albe to sell jeans to the rubes for $10???
We need to keep the shareholders happy….Glass could evidently make those kind cost benefit analysis and apparently sleep at night, but can’t fire highly touted GM who has failed to warrant tout? Yes, the situations are perfectly analogous.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on May 18, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
so, I take it you don't wear jeans?
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
love that line. I'm going to use it on my subordinates
when I fire them.
“You sir have failed to warrant your tout. Pack your stuff and get the fuck out”
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
He's a baseball play-by-play guy
Since when do those guys have to improve at anything? Ever…
The hardest part about a baseball announcing job is getting it.
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Job requirements for a baseball announcing position:
1. Try hard not to be obviously, over-the-top drunk while on the air…more than once in a 5-year span, at least;
2. Don’t blatantly insult (a) women or (b) any minority/ethnic groups on the air;
3. If you work for a particular team, don’t be negative about that team or its players;
4. Refrain from banging too many interns; and
5. Show up wearing a suit (most games).
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
The cough button is the instant fix for rule 2.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 18, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently not always...
Either it’s too subtle at first, or you’ve got some intern in the broadcast truck who is asleep at the wheel:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2419291
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2006/news/story?id=2625500
Sutcliffe has also provided an excellent example of the merging of Rules 1 and 3: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/12745300/
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Right...
I was just throwing that out there. There are pieces that have been written as an introduction to sabermetrics. I would merely expect Lefebvre to have some of the basic knowledge in those pieces.
But your point about sports being different is well taken. It’s absolutely ridiculous that broadcasters can get by with this. It’s like everything in the game and surrounding the game disregards merit and the only thing that matters is who you are and where you came from.
I think it's highly likely he knows more than we think
but reasons that most fans don’t care (which is undeniably true), and uses this to justify his militant anti-saber stant on air.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
what it strikes me as
is that Ryan is trying to pose ‘old school’
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
As I remember it...
…Lefebvre did not say he only reads those things. He just mentioned them as part of his daily game prep routine, and that he doesn’t have enough time to keep up with the blogospherium.
Really???
What else is he doing when he’s not on the air? I have a completely unrelated job that occupies at least 8-10 hours a day and I’m reading and posting comments on RR almost daily.
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I really don't expect him to be reading blogs...
… for a variety of reasons
but if all he’s reading about baseball is the KC Star and KCROYALS.com… that would be amazingly lame
About the Royals
He looks other places for headlines and transactions.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess it'd be more interesting to know where he goes for info on our opponents
"I think a tactical error might have been committed by the manager of the Royals"
Mentioned...
…the players are super guarded with their opinions now, and gets better info talking to the opposing team’s media members.
Not Luke Scott, though.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He mentioned...
…a child and pregnant wife. We come here for an escape…For him it would be work.
Like Will below, I see no reason to expect him to read blogs.
His take on the game seems outdated to me, but we have to keep in mind he isn’t broadcasting to us so much. We’re in regardless. He has to try to appeal to the more casual fans.
I will say asking for OBP to be displayed on graphics in addition to AVG wouldn’t be asking too much!
Yeah, but baseball is his JOB
Doing Royals play-by-play (TV and radio) is his only occupation, right? (And it would seem to me to be a fun job, too.) I understand the travel (on the team’s charter, I believe) and being out at the park a few hours before first pitch each game and post-game, etc. But everyone has kids and wives and life. Is it too much to ask a man who broadcasts about a team for a living to try to keep up with as much as possible about what’s going on in his industry/profession? If I were him, I’d consider a huge part of my job description to know as much as possible about what’s going on in the sport, and what the people who I hope are listening to me are thinking about the team I’m talking about.
I’m not saying he needs to get an SBNation account and churn out 50 comments a day, but I’d at least have a steady rotation of informative sites I’d go through each day. And Kaegel probably wouldn’t be tops on the list—after all, isn’t part of the job to be at the park and find out the stuff Kaegel’s writing about before he writes it?
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He probably gets more of his research directly from the horse's mouth
so to speak – from the organization itself. So many blog postings are trying to exegete what we hear from inside sources – Ryan probably already has practically unfettered access to most of the organization.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this is true in a couple of ways
One, just as you mentioned, he doesn’t need the blogs as much
Two, it’s hard to sift through all of the empty speculation to find the good information that might be buried. When I was working on the financial reform bill last year, I couldn’t read the daily press clips we got every day. Even the good reporters had so much wrong speculation and spent so much time covering stuff I already knew that the cost-benefit ratio of spending an hour reading them was way negative.
"I think a tactical error might have been committed by the manager of the Royals"
Just go straight to Dr. Thunder.
That’s what I do.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And now that I've read this comment, I feel horrible
for having neglected the esteemed Dr. Thunder in my list below.
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I'm referring more to Baseball Prospectus, BTBS, BA, Fangraphs, THT, etc.
Sites that do more advanced analysis and scouting rather than pure reporting. For “news gathering” I would have to think you’d be much better off just heading out to the park and shooting the breeze with the opposing team’s media members, Royals’ front office folks, etc. But to me, if baseball is you job, you should know (and WANT to know) as much about it as possible. And that includes reading some very good stuff by contributors at the sites I mentioned above.
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't disagree, and I'd certainly be reading those sites if I were in his shoes
But I also appreciate that he grew up and is living in a very different baseball world than me.
"Stated that the Royals are really working on the Latin American player's English so they can at least do the Bull Durham interview quotes."
I think this is great they are doing this, but I have always been amazed there are not more Spanish-speaking American-born front office types/coaches in MLB. Seems like it would give you a bit of an advantage.
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And reporters
If you’re a beat writer, I think it should be a requirement you be able to speak a little Spanish and try to learn as much as you can.
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and coaches....
its really amazing when you think about it
it seems like the coaching staffs for the low minors are pretty small and may not have many, if any spanish speakers…
Right
It wouldn’t hurt to learn a little Spanish ourselves.
If you speak three languages you are trilingual.
If you speak two languages you are bilingual.
If you speak one language you are an American.
Now with 30% less snark!
what if you can speak one language
and can fumble through another, and order food in a third?
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by averagegatsby on May 18, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
well then I guess I dabble in a 4th then
I used to do fairly well in French, I can order food in German, and Im not great with B.S… My honesty may actually be one of my bigger faults. Worst salesman ever.
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by averagegatsby on May 18, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
"The more he spoke of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons."
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Seriously though...
I work retail, and I constantly tell customers that they would be better going to Amazon, or Musicians Friend, or anywhere else that is relevant.
Its also the reason Im single, Im completely incapable of telling a girl bullshit about how they look, or caring about what they think.
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by averagegatsby on May 18, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, but I can't even fake it .
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by averagegatsby on May 18, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
For the most part...
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by averagegatsby on May 18, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Except when giving sports updates to people at Foo Fighters concerts.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course I was also fed that.
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by averagegatsby on May 18, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd suspect
That people like this will say “I don’t read blogs” as a matter of course. Bet more than a few of them secretly read plenty.
Yost?
No way.
Lefebvre… maybe, but he would know more about OBP and BABIP if he did. So I don’t think he does.
I seriously doubt Frank would
I actually had a dream last night that Frank White sent me a computer virus. He sent me several files, and they seemed Royals related, so I opened them.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I think he'd say that someone wants to screw Mommy
If there were dozens of blogs writing about your job, your decisions, what you did everyday, etc……of course you’d read them. Ryan is lying out of his arse. Frank might be old enough that he’s avoided the soul killing time suck known as the intertoobz. He most assuredly uses it for porn, and perhaps a little shopping at Amazon.com, but otherwise, I’d guess he’s oblivious.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on May 18, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I have had multiple Royals related blogging related dreams...
Mostly stress dreams where I see a scrolling headline of some insane move…
and I’m unable to get online to read/write about it
I actually believe Ryan.
He mentioned that he used to read message boards when they first came out, but doesn’t now. He seems like a very regimented person. He admitted to everyday doing the same thing. I bet it was a huge change for him to go from newspapers to the internet.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
In his book, he mentioned how hard he took criticism when he first
started working for the Royals, and how he can be very sensitive at times. After going through life threatening depression, I could see him easily reasoning that reading stuff like RR isn’t the healthiest thing for him.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
In this alleged dream, was Frank riding naked on a horse?
This information will help me interpret the dream a little better.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Is he giggling in your dream?
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I dreamt last night that Condi Rice was trying to put the moves on me.
True story. Nobody tries to put the moves on me in real life.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
He sent it the files to me through Skype.
This is especially odd because I don’t use Skype.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
your dream means the following:
In your quest for information, you are the Internet too much. And you watch/listen/think about baseball too much. But you are a seeker.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I had a dream where Frank White was giggling while dressed as Robocop and riding a unicorn...
Do I have issues?
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Don't know
I was inspired by StonewallPDS’s comment about Frank on a horse, found this pic on the Face in Hole website, and thought Frank’s head would look good in there.
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
about time I inspired somebody around here...
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
(giggles)
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by Matt Klaassen on May 18, 2011 2:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lefebvre
strikes me as a guy who would go in, hit ctrl+f and search for his name. That’s why it’s important to spell his name wrong when you speak of him.
by LaFLamme on May 18, 2011 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
You got this close to Lee Judge
and didn’t punch him in the throat? You disappoint me.
In all seriousness tho, couldn’t be more happy that you got to experience this and it’s nice to see our traditioannly slow-adopting local franchise start to embrace the blogosphere.
This is my signature line. It is full of awesome and win.
It was inevitable in some respects. A small market team has to squeeze every lemon
to stay above water financially; and they reluctantly realized that the Internet is where you go to find fans these days.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you enjoy Goldberg
trotting out the uncomfortably cliched “parents basement” joke, while you were standing right there…
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I enjoyed seeing it then be directly challenged on air.
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I missed that part.
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I thought the Kings of Kauffman guy said something about it
Could be mistaken.
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by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
By the time the segment aired
I had consumed far too many Bud Lights to intelligently interpret the entire exchange, nevertheless Goldberg as I recall, was offensive. If only slightly in reality, in my addled comprehension my initial reaction was to cry havoc and lay slip the dogs of war.
I drew my sword and threw down a gauntlet. Spake upon Goldberg prepare to defend thyself.
Don’t worry Will, et al. I got yer back.
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
Here is the video of the interview
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14904867
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
okay so not as offensive as I took it last night.
now it looks like Joel as not much more than a talking head in a semi-nervous posture surrounded by cats with a wealth of knowledge he should have but does not. Consciously or not, fearing for the future of his job.
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
I really didn't care at that point. I was really tired by then.
My phone, along with a few others, started going off during interview to tell us we were on TV
The blogger joke was told a half dozen times. I said that at least I own my own basement.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd have just told them to fuck off by that point,
I get cranky when I’m tired.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
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I would have told him that he was better when he was fatter.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 18, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I might have made a Glenn Beck joke
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
we didn't have a basement in my mom's house
fyi.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
One Lefebvre Story.
He was talking that it is tough to handle all the knowledge levels of the fans and he hoped that there wasn’t one subject he mentioned too much. Minnesota came to mind. Someone else asked a question and the answer involved Minnesota. I about had to leave the suite laughing, but held it together.
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Yeah...
I’m pretty sure most fans (including me) hate how Ryan constantly talks about Minnesota. He gets a pass for talking about Killebrew though.
I've always thought that he's just auditioning for A Prairie Home Companion
For when Garrison Keillor ever dies.
End of Line.
by TheSmokingPun on May 18, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He would be far less condescending than Keillor, FWIW
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard Garrison is actually contemplating retirement.
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
I took a class from him at Minnesota.
It was probably the class I liked the most in college. Solid guy, too. A lot funnier than the format of A Prairie Home Companion allows him to be.
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by Old Man Duggan on May 19, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
So where did you end up staying the night?
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
Red Roof Inn at Metcalf
$42 total. Good enough to crash. Internet was horrible.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I assume Lee Judge was there
So no one would think “Why the #@*&¡ wod we want to hear fro. Ryan?”
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by Matt Klaassen on May 18, 2011 2:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I heart my mobile posting skillz
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by Matt Klaassen on May 18, 2011 2:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Takes real devil fingers to type on those things
"That's fine wood from... somewhere."
by KeepItCopacetic on May 18, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I assume Lee Judge was there
So no one would think “Why the #@*&¡ would we want to hear fro. Ryan?”
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by Matt Klaassen on May 18, 2011 2:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
"Heck, they let FakeNedYost in …. and out."
Did they kick him out?
Also, did you feel at all conflicted about accepting a goodie bag as a member of the media?
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Not one bit.
I finally got a media guide. I was hoping to buy one at ST, but the Royals don’t sell them.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 18, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
They do at the team store
At least as of last weekend. I forget the price, but I remember thinking any amount would be too much given that most of the information is outdated and more detailed, up-to-date info is freely available on this internet thing we’ve been discussing.
I would love to have one signed by Ryan and Frank though…with Frank adding “(giggle)” under his signature. Priceless.
by Sweep_the_Leg on May 18, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It sounds like it was a fun experience
Congrats on getting chosen. I hope you had a good time.
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ZIMMERMAN HAS SOLD OUT AND IS ONE OF THEM NOW!
He is NOT to be trusted, understand?
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my thoughts exactly. He's been compromised.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 18, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW: Here is KCAaron's take on the experience:
http://www.i70baseball.com/2011/05/18/blog-to-the-k/
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Very good write up
Thanks for linking it.
And thanks to KCAaron for writing it
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