<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Carlos Hernández (shoulder soreness) did not respond well to his bullpen the other day. He’s scheduled for a cortisone injection &amp; will be shut down from throwing for now. There’s no timetable for his return, Quatraro says, but <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> are hoping it’s a “short-term shut down.”</p>&mdash; Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/anne__rogers/status/1762526282724868215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Also Royals pitching prospect Christian Chamberlain has a torn UCL.

Chamberlain didn't even make the Royals' top 30 in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook.

He could have helped the Royals as a reliever this year though.

Salvy and Bobby both have dongs today. Ragans goes 3 scoreless with 3 strikeouts.

There goes Matt Chapman.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking: Matt Chapman to Giants. $20M $18M $16M. $54M total. 2 optouts.</p>&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1763789557378560236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If you want to create a RIP you may but the "toothpick" passed away this morning.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UL spent 8 years in KC and was the starting shortstop for the 1980 pennant-winning club. Was a product of the Royals Academy, urged by his brother to try out. RIP <a href="https://t.co/JxW0j9xYdE">https://t.co/JxW0j9xYdE</a></p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/1764426923487162610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Went to the game today. Bobby and Melendez with big dongs. Renfroe had horrible ABs.

Wacha changed speeds great minus one pitch (no doubter HR).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don’t miss the season three premiere of Bobby Baseball on March 28th! <a href="https://t.co/R7PryPG1Em">pic.twitter.com/R7PryPG1Em</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1764758593335607494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO

That was great!!

That's like something right out of the 70s/80s.

Bullet dodged on that one.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brutal news: Initial imaging showed Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito likely has a partially torn UCL and flexor strain and could miss the 2024 season, league sources tell ESPN. Giolito, who signed a two-year deal with Boston, may need surgery to repair the right-elbow damage.</p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1765036563900039586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What does Hall of Famer George Brett want if Kauffman Stadium gets torn down?<br>&quot;I want to get a urinal out of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> stadium and put it in my house. It&#39;s the only thing I want... I&#39;m gonna get one I promise you, I&#39;m gonna go in the middle of the night and figure out how.&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/KCTV5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KCTV5</a> <a href="https://t.co/8jJ8lKCTzf">pic.twitter.com/8jJ8lKCTzf</a></p>&mdash; Jared Koller (@JaredKCTV5) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredKCTV5/status/1765483046034129245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Brett wants a urinal from Kauffman stadium.

So do I.

Salvy and Massey dongs today....Brentz looked like shit...Hampson looks like a nice infield piece

Georgey is a national treasure

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tyler Duffey, in camp with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> on a minor league deal, reveals he underwent surgery to treat melanoma last week. Subsequent testing was negative and he hopes to be back in games by the end of Spring Training.<a href="https://t.co/lwhSOjIAwN">https://t.co/lwhSOjIAwN</a> <a href="https://t.co/AsDkQR2NsT">pic.twitter.com/AsDkQR2NsT</a></p>&mdash; MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1765594496153084371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Man, bullet dodged is right. Not gonna lie, Giolito was a guy I would have been totally cool with going after this offseason.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FWIW, ZIPS at Fangraphs now has the Royals at 76-86. PECOTA has them at 71-91. <a href="https://t.co/QlQ5Cl6EHg">https://t.co/QlQ5Cl6EHg</a></p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/1765764647418814609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Chicago Royals continue
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">White Sox Sign Brad Keller To Minor League Deal <a href="https://t.co/6IGCeo8FfR">https://t.co/6IGCeo8FfR</a> <a href="https://t.co/xAW0BkqPX2">pic.twitter.com/xAW0BkqPX2</a></p>&mdash; MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1766165589624562121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lugo looked good for three inning today....another Massey dong, Pratto triple and Salvy double
I swear, Bobby signs more autographs than everybody else combined

Signing guys that couldn't even make it for a shitty franchise like the Royals seems like a bad strategy.

Just sayin'.

They going to have Lopez, benintendi, Malodonado and moose in a lineup this year with Keller starting. They're not even trying.

JD Davis is on waivers... he would have been a much better pick up than Adam Frazier.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yep, that one’s not coming back. <a href="https://t.co/AXzePbS6wu">pic.twitter.com/AXzePbS6wu</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1766589296998232131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Salvy and Bobby excelled today....Wacha was ehh....split squad for the d backs

I have literally not looked at one spring training box score and I feel like I've saved valuable time.

im down in az b

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mariners&#39; Jackson Kowar To Undergo Tommy John Surgery <a href="https://t.co/KbAulqqKvP">https://t.co/KbAulqqKvP</a> <a href="https://t.co/vtf7L1rTQ6">pic.twitter.com/vtf7L1rTQ6</a></p>&mdash; MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1766871976092512577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Got 'em

I'm guessing we look like world beaters and are far away the most impressive squad ever assembled in the Cactus League.

And that will translate not one bit to the real season.

Yeah that's why I've just completely stopped paying attention to spring training. There isn't anything more meaningless than spring training stats. I'll watch with Uncle Hud and listen with Denny in a few weeks.

So many seasons the royals also ended with one of the best spring training records as well and ended up losing 90+

Anyone know what's up with the Amazon streaming deal? It's getting pretty close to the season and I have no idea how I'm going to be able to watch them.

Isn't it just Ballys still?

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/ml...284370539.html

Haven't heard anything since this.

At Hohokam today to watch… Brady Singer. Not much has changed. Same ‘ol same ‘ol. Gets a three run lead and blows it. Gets pulled for one batter and they bring out for the third, where he gives up three more on a lazy pitch ends up being a no-doubter. He sucks. Maybe he can get to 5 wins if he’s lucky.

Looks like we're good at least for this year

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2023...es-2024-amazon

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bo is headed to the Hall!<br><br>Congratulations to Bo Jackson on his election to the Royals Hall of Fame! <a href="https://t.co/Lp2Qn9G8Ek">pic.twitter.com/Lp2Qn9G8Ek</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1767916780012319191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Anyone going to the Warm Up day thing the day before opening day?

I'm gonna get a lot of flak and push back, but Bo Jackson was the most overrated player of all time. 4 fairly good seasons and 1 AS game and people talk like he was the greatest ever.

Also I don't care about how athletic he was, because Joey Gathright jumped over a ****ing car.

Hopefully it stays on MLB.tv because that's how I watch games.

That doesn't sound good. I want it on Amazon.

He was turning into a really great player. He was only 27 when he got career injury. His 1990 season was just as good as his all star year before. Just was hurt. Prime of his career.

Yeah I get injuries, but injuries derail promising careers all the time. He had a career 8.3 BWAR and his career OPS was .784. I just don't get the absolute obsession older dudes have with the guy. Is it because he had a few spectacular highlights?

a few???!!!!

The guy did things that mere mortals had never done (athletically) on the field before.

Sure, if you want to only look at stats, go for it.

Sorry - Bo is a god among mortals.....don't care about the stats.

Go do some research and learn about some of the things he was doing in high school and college (and subsequently on the MLB and NFL field).

Yeah 3-5 is a few.

Professional athletes all do amazing things in high school and college.

He's a god among mortals, but couldn't manage to stay healthy and his best season was 3.6 WAR.

Massey dong today...the dude has power to spare..he needs to break out
..Lynch the fourth looked okay

LOL.

I'd rather pay to see Bo for what he might do, than Trout for what he does.

The fact that Buck O'Neil said the sound off Jackson's bat sounded like the ball coming off Josh Gibson's bat is all I need to know.

142 OPS+ in his age 27 season before the hip injury.

Just imagine if he committed to baseball full-time as a college amateur and a pro. He's splitting time and he's still borderline great at age 27.

Former Royal Aroldis Chapman

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Aroldis Chapman’s steamy OnlyFans video breaks social media �� <a href="https://t.co/ckdzrQLgzq">pic.twitter.com/ckdzrQLgzq</a></p>&mdash; New York Porch Sports (@nyporchsport) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyporchsport/status/1767883049063071869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I do think you kinda had to be there to really appreciate the guy.

I was lucky enough to be in attendance at then Royals Stadium when he finally hit his first major league homer. He didn't even really get all of it, it just kept carrying and carrying, and ended up becoming the longest home run ever hit in the ballpark to that time at an estimated 475 feet to the deepest part of left field landing in the grass a few feet away from the outer fence.

He was just the force of nature. An unbridled mustang of almost supernatural athletic ability. Dude was 6'1", 225 lbs of pure lean muscle, never spent a day in the gym, and could run the 40 in under 4.2. The stories from his youth and time at Auburn are like something from Paul Bunyan.

Football was easy for him. It was the obvious choice, and if Tampa hadn't done him dirty, we probably never see him suit up in a Royals uniform, and if he'd remained healthy, I have no doubt in my mind, he'd have a bust in Canton right now.

But baseball was a different animal, and it was something he had to work at. And I won't sugarcoat it, his first couple years in the majors were pretty rough. There was controversy about where he'd play in the outfield, with an aging, but prideful and still capable Willie Wilson patrolling CF. But mostly, he was just soooo raw. He was a strikeout king who often looked horrrrrrrible at the plate, and his outfield play was not great. He often ran bad routes to the ball, and would overthrow the cutoff man all. the. time. He was always trying to do way too much on every play to try to be the hero, when he really needed to slow things down and let the game come to him.

He started to do that, and come into his own in 1989. If he'd committed to baseball out of high school, and remained healthy, I think there's a very good chance he would have been a perennial all-star in the majors. Maybe not a HOFer, but with his power, I could see him being a 400+ homer guy.

Health was always a concern because he just played balls deep on every play. Christ, the guy was so strong, he pulled his upper body and torso away from his hip when that mother****er Kevin Walker tackled him and Bo kept going. But the worst thing, was that his hip injury was misdiagnosed until it was too late, and he'd developed vascular necrosis of the joint.

He's just the ultimate "what if" story of my generation, and while he was never THE best player, he was absolutely THE story whenever he was on the field because you just never knew when you were going to see something you'd never seen before. Sorry to be long-winded, I could honestly go on and on about the guy. He was must-watch tv, and for a time, was probably the biggest star in all of sports.

[Grampa Abe Simpson voice] Since 2000&ought5 the planet has had a few discussions about Bo Jackson. Here is my post from 05, reposted in 09 and reposted again in 2012 after the premier of 30 for 30 about Bo.

Keep in mind, the guy had very little professional training in the game. Dude was a unicorn. Had he played baseball with the same training he had in football throughout his life and not been injured in that playoff game, he would have had a great career.

And he did the one thing that all the huge baseball superstars have done through the decades. The man put asses in the seats. People didn’t go take a leak when guys like Reggie Jackson, or Willie Mays or Mantle or prime Albert Pujols were due up in that half of the inning. Same with Bo Jackson. Yea, any of the above players may strike out, but you didn’t want to miss a a titanic home run or a screaming double down the line.

That kind of stardom doesn’t show up in a box score.

The Royals Hall of Fame is not Cooperstown. There are several players in there who don't pass the stat test to be worthy. Bo Jackson should absolutely be in there with them.

yep.

Not getting wrapped up in WAR.

With that logic, Mahomes was the 8th best QB in the league last year (QBR).


As you and others have put it, you were always witnessing something that other mortal players simply could not do.

Brett and Gubicza said Bo's biggest problem was strikeouts. Struck out way too much and didn't hit for average but said both would have been corrected if he was committed to baseball.

Like I said before, Joey Gathright jumped over a ****ing car, dude. I've never seen Bo do that.

Hall of fame ..famous people. Bo is definitely famous.

So Bo was really just 30 years ahead of the trend?

Aren't most major league players at least a little famous in their home city?

Sounds like Bo was a real prototypical Dayton Moore guy. Low walk numbers and lots of strikeouts!

Bo's injury from football was a tragic one. Oh what could have been.

Do you really not know anything about Bo Jackson other than the back of his baseball card?

About ****ing time for Tallis. He was the Brett Veach of the Royals in the early 70s.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two more are headed to the Royals Hall of Fame!<br><br>John Schuerholz and the late Cedric Tallis were instrumental to the organization&#39;s success as General Managers throughout the 1970s and 1980s. <a href="https://t.co/SAcHSSQIuB">pic.twitter.com/SAcHSSQIuB</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1768281794686718165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sam Mellinger righting some wrongs in the front office...

I was 4 when he played his last MLB season. Ive seen the highlights and name another player that never had an elite season, but people are obsessed with them.

WilliamTheIrish has a really good post a few posts back that helped open my eyes.

About ****ing time is absolutely right. Guy should have been inducted over 30 years ago.

Don’t remember what kind of car Joey G leaped over. Depending on the car, Bo could probably have done that. But instead, he’d just go to the drivers side of that car, reach down with hands under the frame and probably flip the damn thing over.

The other thing that I remember well about his defense was he often took incorrect routes to cover fly balls. He could make a mistake and still track it down. And he ran down balls in the gaps not so much by drifting into the gap but by speeding to the ball at a 90° angle to the ball, then diving. And he did that dozens of times. I’m probably not explaining it well.

You said:

Bo was more than a little famous. At one time he was one of the most famous people on earth. And he’s still a legend, almost mythical, like Paul Bunyan. He brought a lot of attention to KC when the Royals weren’t going to the postseason anymore.

He jumped over a Chevy Express Van going 10 miles an hour. He had to jump and jump high with lots of hang time.

Bad news for Jackson Kowar. Probably way too early to call it a success in trading him, but here's to hoping Kyle Wright can come back and positively contribute to next year's team.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/...n-surgery.html

How many wins this season boys? Let's hear some predictions

83 wins. Just being optimistic.

maybe a little better, our punchless outfield is concerning

Apparently

I’m an eternal optimist. 81 wins

I wonder if we would’ve considered Bauer for this years rotation if we weren’t coming up on the big stadium vote? This is the exact kind of market that should give him a shot. Worst case scenario the team isn’t doing well and you flip him at the deadline after it’s no longer “news” that he’s back in the league. Best case he pitches like a #2 and gives you good innings for dirt cheap on a team in the hunt in a weak division.

All that being said, I’d guess there’s zero chance ownership would risk the negative headlines that would undoubtedly come right before the teams location future is decided. Shame.

66

79, +/- 5.

Better than last year, but still not great. I'll say in the 68-72 range.

I always love having a ballgame on tv while I do chores and piss around on the internet. Fall asleep to it on the radio (now MLB app) like I did when I was a kid. If they can make it even a little interesting through the summer, it just adds to the experience.