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Originally Posted by Big Smoke (Post 10747994)

Glass spoke today;

Said if we have a good second half, we'll be in a good place to make the playoffs.

Gave Ned and Dayton a vote of confidence.

When asked about making a trade at the deadline, he said we're a small market team, and that limits us some. Sounds like he'd be willing to take on more payroll if there was a good deal out there.

probably more, but those were the highlights I heard on 610 just now.

I just read the entire transcript. I like his answers. His "I'm obsessed with winning" and "Dan, Dayton, and Ned probably wish I'd find something else to do" comments make me think he really does want to win. And, he doesn't expect the Royals to make money, just break even over a period of several years.

I look at David Glass and just think of winning.

Dan Glass knows what about baseball? Same shit

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Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 10748049)

Speaking of stories, remember Mickey Cobb - Hobbled Royals Trainer from the 77-90? Good dude, and still lives in KC

Sure do.

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 10748098)

Sure do.

Mickey wrote a book a couple of years ago entitled: A Step and a Half. Nice, easy read about his life, struggles and triumph.

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Originally Posted by DeepSouth (Post 10748052)

Link to transcript?

He might make money if attendance wasn't so shitty.

I honestly haven't been keeping up on the rumors, and I know this is totally "fed ex guy level", but I read on facebook just now that Billy to Seattle is basically done. The guy who wrote about it is apparently friends with Greg Genske? who is fatboy's agent I guess.

I wouldn't put a ton of stock into it, but anyone see names floating around in the rumor mill on how this would actually play out?? I can't imagine Billy has any value in bringing back a good prospect...certainly not any of their young arms.

Edit: Sorry...just read through the last few pages and didn't see it discussed today. So now it appears I'm just THAT GUY giving substance to an internet rumor that has a stong possibility of being garbage.

I just heard that Billy to Seattle is a done deal from a dude on the internet named blake5676.

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Originally Posted by teedubya (Post 10748198)

I just heard that Billy to Seattle is a done deal from a dude on the internet named blake5676.

:thumb: - putting it on my twitter account now!

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Originally Posted by blake5676 (Post 10748163)

Ok gang....

So, let's just say that Butler to SEA is a real possibility. SEA would have to trade us prospects, which we would then turn around and trade for a MLB RF'r? If not, I don't get what we would be trying to achieve, because SEA doesn't have any MLB ready bats to trade to the Royals.

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Originally Posted by Big Smoke (Post 10747994)

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Originally Posted by blake5676 (Post 10748163)

No clue what it would bring back at this point, but it would be a very weird stuation.

Wildcard competitor trades a player to the team it is chasing in the wildcard? Weird indeed.

Just based on that, I'd imagine the price might be even a little higher than it normally would be. I suspect the Royals would get prospects back - probably something a little farther away from MLB.

And the Royals would absolutely have to do it as step 1 of a two-step plan that involves bringing in another bat. Butler has been a big disappointment this year, but he still has more upside from a planning perspective than just deciding to go with Ibanez/Dyson in some form of platoon.

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