lewdog lewdog he's our man, if he can't win starting a game day thread, no one can!!

I spent 3 hours shopping at IKEA yesterday. I'm not sure the word man should be used to describe me in anyway this weekend.

Hurry back Louis!

The secrets to winning a Royals GDT you ask?

Well,

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The Astros hit 5 homers today. Trumbo of Arizona has 5 already. We are still looking for our first.

yep....im so sick of small ball baseball in KC.

The Astros also play in a Little League stadium.

The Astros have a legit HR threat in Chris Carter. KC doesn't have one

Try hitting it over the CF wall though

And probably never will.

Didn't Butler have a good HR year a couple years ago? Hosmer needs to hit some HRs. If a Butler doesn't hit any it's time to can his ass.

With our luck, I'm almost convinced at this point if we'd kept Myers he'd be a .280, 9 HR guy.

.280 and 9 HRs!!!!!!!!!


Can he play 3B with those awesome stats!?

He hit 29. People forget just two years ago Moose hit 20.

Problem is if these other guys don't hit Butler's not going to get any pitches.

Knowing my luck I'd spend $200+ on an authentic jersey and they guy would get traded, injured or just plain suck.

So I bought a $25 stitched one from Korea. Numbers/Name look great but the KC Royals arm patch is pretty bad. So anyone looking really close knows I'm cheap.

The jersey you ask? Yea, Moustakas. Glad I'm only out $25.

I have an Alcides Escobar shirt. Luckily it was just a t-shirt, not a jersey. It is currently on eBay and getting no bids, for some reason. I'm hoping his hit today will bring out the big bucks.

So y'all know: I mentioned it in today's game thread, but I plan to use my 3,333rd post to start tomorrow's game thread against the Rays. I might not get it posted right at midnight, but since it's an evening game, timing shouldn't be an issue.

Missed todays game, was playing some ball at a tournament. Saw that Esky FINALLY got his first. How'd Valencia play?

Solid.

Myers going yard at the K before anyone on the Royals hits a HR in '14 would be so Kansas City.

Spent upwards of 10 minutes Photoshopping this, so I didn't want it buried in a game thread.. :D

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LMAO

Looked fine at 3B. Got some good hacks against Sale. Will be a nice weapon against tough lefties.

Just hope he isn't pressed into playing a lot of games against RH starters... which means Moustakas has to start hitting.

From what I've seen so far, the shortened, quicker stroke I saw in spring training seems to have been left in Arizona. Disappointing, but I think anyone who had some optimism about Moustakas was taking it with a grain of salt.

I think the shift that's being used against him mind****ed him to the max.

If he could have just gotten a little traction with some success, then a different defensive approach might not have affected his dome, but alas.

And, yep, that's how mentally fragile I believe Mouse is right now and was entering the regular season. He just needed something positive to happen to allow him to believe in himself.

I'm more inclined to believe that it is ability, and he is what he is.

The none ability that got him 20 HRs one year?

No ability guys are ones that sizzle at AAA and fizzle from the start and forever at MLB (Recently Gio). He showed ability for a pretty good stretch and 20 HRs is nothing to sneeze at. Since then, he's shown relatively nothing. I think that speaks to his mental approach. But you can only wait so long for a guy's mental approach to change. And sometimes it won't. I think his time is running out.

Hahaha...you know it's going to happen

Baseball is weird because there is much time between ABs and even action in the field, so that's why the demons can get big inside players' "domes."

I think Moose has talent. Of this I'm certain. But he's a defeated player right now.

Hell, look at a guy like Salvy. His discipline at the plate is just ****ing terrible. But he has tremendous hands and he has more confidence than just about anyone in the park.

So he's a stud, and he's a stud largely because he's determined that this is what he's going to be.

Great baseball players are arrogant mother****ers on the diamond.

Moose has monster power. It's there. It's why I don't want them to give up on him yet. But if he doesn't getter better they are going to have to go with Valencia soon.

It's only been a week though. Baseball's a weird game. Remember Hosmer looked lost the whole first two months last year and only hit like 1 HR... then flipped a switch and took off.

Did you buy from Ali Express?

I have in the past and was happy with I got.

He does. He's got a heavy bat - when he makes contact, it jumps. But making contact has always been his issue, and this level only magnifies it. We really don't have any choice but to keep rolling his butt out there and hoping he does .250-20-70. He's one of our few potential power bats so you might as well play him.

Have they tried planting cacti and releasing a few rattlesnakes in front of the K to make Moose feel at home in AZ?

One of his teammates should seriously sneak a small potted cactus into his locker, that'd be a cool prank.

At this point, his ceiling is Mike Jacobs with better defense.

Bueno and Tiny Tim head to the DL, Donnie Joseph and Mariot called up.

I think Moustakas is a huge game waiting to happen at this point.

I think Mouse is a bust and should be sent to Omaha.

I think we need to table this discussion and revisit it the first week of May.

Fair enough.

Yes. Always best to let the sample size get larger than 4-5 games before making a decision.

Think the leash is shorter this year because they have more viable in-house options.

Yes I did.

If no one else has called it yet, I can start tomorrow's game thread.

I approve.

Hope Infante just misses a few days

I'm ok with that.

I can't watch the game tomorrow. I have to go do stuff in public, like a dinner meeting with my friends. :(

Go for it!

I'll take Wednesday's.

Remember last year when we were moaning about Cleveland's weak schedule while we were trying to catch them?

Well, we're coming up on one of those stretches ourselves and we must capitalize.

After these next 2 against TB, our next 9 games are all against Minnesota/Houston. Am hoping to split these 2 against TB and win 7/9 against those teams, which would put us at 11-6 on our way to Cleveland/Baltimore.

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Sooooo, probably 2-3 months minimum?

We just can't have a good 2nd baseman

Christian Colon, come on down

what's the precedent for a broken jaw? how long would he be out?

A concussion is one thing, but if thats off the table as a concern...

I mean, does a jaw really impact your ability to play baseball? Couldn't you wear a facemask or something?

Why couldn't this have happened to Butler?

Because he's fat? :shrug:

If Butler couldn't chew for a month he'd probably commit suicide.

EDIT: This joke works because Butler is fat.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>More from <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Royals&amp;src=hash">#Royals</a>&#39; Esky: &quot;He tried to say he was OK. He had stitches already on his chin.&quot;</p>&mdash; Jeffrey Flanagan (@jflanagankc) <a href="https://twitter.com/jflanagankc/statuses/453377300973617153">April 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I almost feel sorry for Moose at this point. Still hoping he turns it on, hoping. But Billy is making 8M and he looks like he's continuing to regress from 2012.

Good thing we got rid of Bonifacio.

So is Valencia going to stick to 2nd base or nah?

What, now that the majority of R's fans is aboard the hate-moose bandwagon you're gonna stop beating that drum and change your tune?

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Only player (stat eligible) in MLB without a hit.

How can it be possible to have the ST he had and then go hitless in the first 6 games (5 he played)? It's gotta be all mental.

he knows you guys are watching

So, Colon or Johnny G?

Salvy has 6 walks in 24 PA's.

Last year he had 21 in 517.

Obviously he won't keep this pace up, but this is incredibly encouraging... Previously, the plate discipline was his only weakness at the plate.

oh... and I keep reminding myself that the kid is only 23 years old... jesus what a treat.

So, I went to bed before Infante was hit because I'm old. Did the pitch get away from him or was there intent? Cassel supporting Bob Fescoe was blasting Bell this morning for it, so I'm just wondering.

Yeah, the Royals as a squad had 4 walks last night. Very encouraging.

My alarm clock goes off at 2:00am, so I'll never see a complete weekday evening game.

Maybe I was just angry after he hit Infante, but the pitch was a fastball that started at Infante and tailed inside. Looked intentional to me.

It was a two-seamer that got away from him. On replay, you could clearly see him losing his grip on it as he let go. No way that was intentional.

And considering Bell's post game comments, it was obvious he felt really bad about it.

I heard Bell's post game, he said it was supposed to be a sinker that he didn't finish and it ran up. He said he's friends with Infante and sent him his thoughts and prayers. The KC radio guys were insinuating intent, but you never know if they are just trying to stir the pot for listeners. I've yet to see it.

Jason Donald?

let's not bring logic into this...

Can't help it...

Donald played really well during the spring and gives them a legitimate backup at SS. Not sure how much they believe in his bat.

Can't believe nobody has mentioned the biggest problem with Infante being hurt... the itch you known Ned is getting to bat Alcides Escobar 2nd.

SSJ, Nate and Bluma talked about that this morning. You know that's where he'll be in the order tonight

donald would be fine if this is a short term thing...but if infante is missing a month or more - think you need a replacement that can swing the bat a little bit.

I'd love to finally see what the **** is up with Colon.

Coincidentally, Donald was the last Royal I saw hit a home run.

He's a terrible bust (that was a "need" pick) that is made worse by the fact they were planning to draft Sale until about 15 minutes before their pick.

I don't know there's much else up with Colon.

(Seriously, though, he did hit well down the stretch in Omaha, and I'd much rather see him hitting 2 than Escobar)