Happy Birthday Jeff Montgomery
by Freneau on Jan 7, 2012 5:57 PM EST
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PrintHappy 50th birthday to Royal Great Jeff Montgomery. Monty was born on this date in 1962 in Wellston, Ohio.
Montgomery pitched for the Royals from 1988-1999, racking up 304 saves. He was an All-Star three times (1992, 1993, 1996). His 45 saves in 1993 is a team record and he is number one all-time in saves with 304.
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i wonder how the bloggers at RR would hit against a 50 year old Montgomery??
i think he could still strike me out and make me look very silly in the process, but on the other hand i bet i could hit his fastball now-a-days.
Considering I can barely get a foul tip in the batting cage, I'm sure he could kick my ass and make me look ridiculous.
I’m better at Wii baseball, though (but not by much).
I bet his fastball now
Isn’t much off from his fastball then. He never threw very hard. He had a great slider and a pretty good sinker. That’s how he made it all those years, and that’s why the team was so reluctant to make him closer for so many years and instead wasted $9 million on Mark Davis.
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He Had Four Good Pitches
And excellent command of them all. The fastball wasn’t impressive, but he had a great arsenal otherwise.
I thought Monty was fastball, curve, change, slider.
Shows You how good my memory is. Good pitcher for awhile. Mentally tough.
by Rufus R. Jones on Jan 9, 2012 1:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe it is
I remember him having a ball that could sink, maybe it was his slider, but he induced a lot of grounders it seemed.
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Not The Most
Important aspect of a closer’s game, but more valuable than most people think, especially for a GB pitcher.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Jan 9, 2012 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
When I was eight years old,
he signed his autograph for me at the K, back when players would often sign autographs along the front row of the Plaza Level (and back when it didn’t cost an arm and a leg to sit down there.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
My most famous Royal autograph that I personally got...
…was Jeff Conine at a AAA Toledo Mud Hens game. My dad told me he was a big prospect (I was like 10, well before the internet), so getting his autograph was my holy grail for that game. His arm was broken or something because I remember it being in a sling, and he was the last Royal to come out. He seemed genuinely surprised when I called out “Mr. Conine?”
One of my favorite Royals, just because of that, though he wasn’t around all that long.
Loud noises!
by Tracer Bullet 82 on Jan 7, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
I have zero Royals autographs,
but Will McDonald sent me mail once.
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by Old Man Duggan on Jan 7, 2012 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I almost got Alex Gordon's a couple summers ago during his AAA demotion at an I-Cubs game...
We were right behind the Royals dugout and he was taking swings… I asked, he looked me in the eye, then looked away… 28 year olds are easier to ignore than 10 year olds.
Loud noises!
by Tracer Bullet 82 on Jan 7, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
I hollered that he should be in the bigs when he was in AAA
and elicited a chuckle.
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by Old Man Duggan on Jan 7, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
Kind of like how Borat almost shacked up with Pamela Anderson?
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 8, 2012 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
I also got Mark Gubicza's as a kid.
He was just randomly walking through the stadium maybe a couple hours before a game. My dad pointed him out and directed me to ask.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 7, 2012 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
I bought a Mark Gubicza autographed ball at a Royals' Charity deal...
…because they were selling autographed balls for ten bucks each… out of a box that looked like someone had just found in a corner of the K somewhere. I rummaged around in the box for a minute out of curiosity and noticed that one of them was Gubicza. So I bought it.
Most of the other balls in that box were Juan Gone. Really. Dozens and Dozens of them.
He did...
I remember being genuinely surprised that no one else cared and there was no one else lined up hoping for his autograph. My dad had even given up waiting for him to come out. Earlier in the year (I think), I remember there being a huge mob for Mo Vaughn when the Paw Sox were in town and my dad got his autograph on his Upper Deck rookie. Why wouldn’t Jeff Conine have the same mob??
Naivety…
Then again, I don’t remember Mo Vaughn getting an All-Star game MVP (even if Conine’s wasn’t for the Royals).
Loud noises!
by Tracer Bullet 82 on Jan 7, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
I meant he came back to KC as a Royal just for you
But still, cool you got his autograph
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Ha...
The image is too ingrained in my mind, he was halfway to first base when I called out and he came back, so of course that’s what I assumed. His later Royals cameo doesn’t compare.
Loud noises!
by Tracer Bullet 82 on Jan 7, 2012 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
i got Kevin Sietzers autograph as a kid at a baseball card/memorabilia show.
it was right after his rookie season. when i handed him the baseball to sign he said hello, asked me my name, and was very nice. as a young kid i was aw-struck for weeks.
by DickHowser4ever on Jan 8, 2012 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
Monty!!!
I loved that guy. Seems like forever since he was here. Very atypical closer, but then the best closer in Royals history (Quiz) was also different from the perceived prototype.
Where is J. Montgomery Burns on the Royals All-Time Reliever list?
I would assume top 5, maybe as high as 3rd or 4th?
We should trade for Vance Worley.
Top three.
Up there with Quiz and Soria.
"There is nothing shrewd about running a red light and later finding out it kept you from being hit by an asteroid." - philofthenorth
by KeepItCopacetic on Jan 8, 2012 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
In my mind, Mr. Quisenberry will always be #1.
I’d be shocked if Soria ends up with fewer than 304 saves in his career.
We should trade for Vance Worley.
Just looked up appearances and IP for Quiz, Monty and Soria
Soria has averaged almost exactly one inning per appearance, Monty was closer to 1 1/3 and Quiz averaged almost 2. Given their repertoire of pitches, it makes me wonder how much more valuable Monty and Soria would be if they had used more like Quiz.
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