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Rosenthal: Dayton Moore Not on Hot Seat
Ken Rosenthal wrote about GMs on the hot seat today, passing along some semi-interesting rumblings. Not mentioned in the piece was Dayton Moore. Thus: ROSENTHAL REPORTS DAYTON MOORE'S JOB IS SECURE!! Get the ticker-tape, banner planes, and caligraphers ready. Of course, since the farm system...
Royals Bibliomancy: Lesson One from "The Age of Humanism, 1435-1517"
Bibliomancy is the practice of gaining an answer by turning to a random page in a book and seeing what turns up. It's a pretty universal practice across history, especially in a religious context. Sometimes there's a conscious decision to employ the practice: wondering what to do, I pulled open the...
Royals Review Interview With SB Nation Baseball Editor Rob Neyer
I'd always wanted to do a Q&A with Rob Neyer. Now that we're part of the same network, he can't really say no, can he? The Editor of SB Nation's MLB coverage, Neyer was kind enough to answer questions about being a Royals fan, the different stages of his career, and whether or not the Royals...
Dayton Moore Had A Mild Comeback In 2010, Now The Real Work Starts
Last December, I wrote about how Dayton Moore could have a comeback year in 2010. Now that the 2010 season is officially over, it's a good time to reflect on the year that was or wasn't. Was Dayton able to follow any of my recommendations? Have a Relatively Non-Horrible Winter on the Free Agent...
If I Was Making A Movie About The 2010 Royals And Could Only Use Songs From The 1994 R.E.M. Album Monster For The Soundtrack
Brought to you by the people who brought you the other stuff in the back of my storage bins. "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" (Youtube link): A nervous Brian Bannister gets in a late night argument with Jose Guillen about what stats are important on a charter flight. Trey Hillman texts Dayton...
Jeff Francoeur... It's Time
It's time. Let's just go ahead and get it over with and move on to Plan B. Your GM can't get over Jeff Francoeur until he's gotten him, after all. Better still, your owner can't realize he has to make a change until his GM just absolutely leaves no doubt. So let's go. Let's do it. This has been a...
Dayton Moore Worked For The Braves
After being the head of international scouting for two years, Dayton Moore was named the Braves' Director of Player Personnel in 2002. Rk Year Tm Lg G W L W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA BatAge PitchAge 2 2009 Atlanta Braves NL East 162 86 76 .531 3rd of 5 735 641 28.8 29.0 3 2008 Atlanta...
Late Night Royals Links: Alex Gordon, Draft Chatter, A Defense of Dayton, Tony Pena Jr.'s Pitching Career, Business Cards, Etc.
Royals: Will The Teahen Plan Work For Alex Gordon? - Royals Authority Tony Pena, Jr. is destroying AA hitters. Light Saber Metrics 14 for 77: Alex Gordon to Right Field Royals updated top 40 prospect June 2010 " Royals Prospects Butler frustrated by All-Star voting - KansasCity.com Royally...
Looking Wistfully At Seattle And Jack Zduriencik
I'll run a traditionally nonsensical Battle of Grass Creek post at some point during this series. It's always special when these two teams get together, as we all know. Really quickly however, I just wanted to get something serious out there: I'm jealous of what Seattle has and what we missed out...
The State of the Minor Leagues in Year Five of Dayton Moore's Leadership
Dayton Moore was hired by the Royals during the 2006 season. Although he kinda sorta didn't oversee the 2006 Draft (the Hochevar Draft) he did begin working on rebuilding the franchise's minor league system right away. Under Moore the Royals have spent heavily on the amateur market (Moore's regime...
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