This explains a lot.

Be nice to have him at 2nd right now.

Just checking to see how rusty it is down there.

I wonder if Royal Fan still HATES the Shields trade. I'm sure they've warmed up to the Sanchez and Sisk trades.

The Shields trade can succeed on a few levels/or in a few ways:

-- The Royals make the playoffs in 2013 or 2014

OR

-- James Shields pitches great for two years before leaving as a free agent (and resulting in a high comp pick) and Wade Davis is more successful as a SP than Jake Odorizzi over the next 5 years

It's a failure if Odorizzi is better than Davis and the Royals don't make the playoffs.

It's also a failure if Wil Myers is Ryan Braun, part 2.

Tigers lost to Twinks 6-2 today.

Royals back in first. :thumb:

Looking forward into May, what are your thoughts on the schedule?
I'm simply hoping for a winning record in May

2 vs Tampa Bay (1-1)
3 vs White Sux (2-1)
3 @ Baltimore
3 vs NY Yankees
3 @ LA Angels
3 @ Oakland (want to go .500 over these 12 with 9 of them on the road)
3 @ Houston (3-0)
4 vs LA Angels (2-2)
2 vs StL
2 @ StL (2-2)
1 @ Tex (0-1)

That's 16 wins, but would quite happy to go 15-14 in May

Damn we have a heavy first two months.

We'll sweep Baltimore.

How Royals work, they will get swept by Baltimore but sweep New York and the Angels.

Nah. We'll kick the O's ass. Put it on the board.

Keep up the pace in May with the schedule and June looks nice with 10 games against the Twins and Astros.

that's what this thread has been missing.... a certain orioles troll poluting it with filth for the past month..

Damn, it's been nice.

So TINSSTAPP and all... but:
Yordano Ventura, RHP, Royals (Double-A Northwest Arkansas): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 K

I am afraid John Lamb is done though. His fastball was only reaching 84-86 yesterday according to Baseball Prospectus.

@BigCatDaddy OMFG SHUT UR MOUF DOOD

#ChiefsandO's4lyfe