Essentially the Royals need to find the MLB version of Carl Peterson and Marty circa 1989.
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The Royals are also victims of bad timing here...well, a little.

Yost probably didn't deserve to get fired in the off-season; his young players had progressed somewhat and guys like Escobar, Cain and Perez looked ready to take the leap (even Moose).

But Terry Francona's a great manager and would've brought instant legitimacy to this team. He'd have been a great hire.

And I still have to wonder how Clint Hurdle wasn't considered. A lifetime Royal that really did a nice job with the Rockies for a long time. He's really helped develop the young talent in Pittsburgh and I don't see any way you get him out of there now. He'd have certainly taken the job and he's just the kind of fire you'd love to see in this team right now.

Hurdle would've been an outstanding pickup, but I'm not sure Yost had been given enough of an opportunity at that time.

Really, the pickin's for an 'established' manager right now are really slim. Jim Fregosi? Really? That guy wasn't good in his prime. I guess Jim Tracy has a decent track record, but he's another soft-spoken guy like Yost and I don't think that's what you guys really need right now.

The answer if I'm the Royals - Jim Riggleman. And really, I don't see a close 2nd. If they're looking for a manager with a track record, experience with developing young players and some upside, I think Riggleman's the clear candidate.

If not, then you have guys like Sanburg, McEwing, Cora and Alomar Jr as pretty attractive options.

LaRussa is pushing 70 years old and retired from baseball because the life demands on a major league manager were wearing him down and affecting his health. And that was with a World Series contending team. Imagine how tough it would be on you with this collective sack of amphibian shit.

Same for Jim Fergosi. He's like 71 years old.

I think you whack Ned just because he's a loser and a dumb ass. Ned is basically Buddy Bell Ver 2.0.

Either find a bright young mind in a winning organization and give them a shot, or just promote someone from Omaha or NW Arkansas until a real manager can be found.

This season is toast. Those of you who say "this is just a bad patch" are just delusional. Teams that win divisions, teams that win wild cards, don't play .420 ball. They just don't.

Cardinals beat writer feels sorry for Royals fans. Thanks, Bernie. We're sorry to be Royals fans too....

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/colum...4f771a91e.html

8-game losing streaks (while scoring only 16 runs TOTAL) and losing 18-out-of-22 do NOT happen to most all teams. Only to really, really crappy ones.

Good read. Thanks for sharing.

No, what they need is an owner like Ewing Kaufman that actually gave a flying **** about his team, and a Manager like Whitey Herzog, who wouldn't settle for losing.

Alright, I'll dive in with a GM hire.

You ready?

Ready to laugh?

Rany Jazayerli.

I know of nobody who has both the PASSION to see the Royals win AND the mind to make it happen. The guy is a baseball savant. He has a clear vision of what an organization needs to do from top to bottom. He's absolutely dialed in at all levels, and well, why the hell not?

BTW, here's Whitey's Rules:

1. Be on time.
2. Bust your butt.
3. Play smart.
4. Have some laughs while you're at it.

And I love this quote:
"I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog."

Simple, no nonsense baseball approach, and the players respected him for it. Yost......****ing pussy, and always protecting his boys from getting hurt.

:spock:

His dermatology practice is booming.

He might make a good consultant on the side, though.

You mean like Robb Heineman, Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig?

It's worse that the answer is staring everybody in the face, and Glass just sits there. Sucking.

Who's controlling the @SaveOurKCRoyals Twitter account? Doing a very nice job thus far.

Is there a reason Paul DePodesta hasn't been given another shot at GM? After Dayton Moore, I could sure stand a GM who understands numbers.

So how long until the next rebuild produces results?