That Francoeur is a class act.

Or maybe he shouldn't ****ing suck? It's not that he's been bad, it's that he's literally been one of the worst players in the league, statistically, since the start of the year.

He needs to grow a pair and own it.

He was giving credit to Vargas. Praising a teammate isn't being a douche.

Ignoring the question you are asked is to spite the reporters. I think that gives us some insight to his character and most the reason he has sucked balls. Sounds like a pussy.

"Some guys are just slow starters." /Hud

No bullshit. Hey 1500 ABs is just a start!

I don't think he ever denied being awful, but having a negative reaction to people continually putting you down is natural. The media complaining about it (KK and people on 810) when I was driving home have to live with their actions just like Moustakas does.

While I agree with your final comment--accountability applies to everyone--I haven't heard anyone in the media taking personal shots at him, so I don't think he's been put down.

It's statistical fact that he's been hurting the team. A ML player has to have enough backbone to withstand those types of comments.

He's been given an incredible amount of leeway given his performance. Go to some other org and you won't have to deal with the bad press; you'll be riding buses in AAA.

Damn. Pretty shitty if that's accurate.

His purpose was not praising his teammate. He was saying **** you to the press and every person listening knew it. He came off as a douche for someone struggling to break .150. It was a shitty attitude and showed a lack of class. The reporters will always be ****heads. He's paid to deal with that. He might not be a douche, but he was impersonating one during that presser.

**** those guys, sheesh. Maybe he should have asked about the stupid ****ing hand jive shit they do when one of them finally gets a hit.

It's clear from the article posted and comments by Moose today that these jerkoffs still haven't figured out what it takes to win.

Maybe if those lazy bastards would learn about ground ball rates and some metrics like the rest of the universe, they wouldn't be so historically shitty at hitting.

Not like any of those guys are in a position to act like that towards anyone else. Do something and then act like that.

Sad thing is, he's right. The Royals DO hit a lot of ground-balls. Their approach in each AB is completely terrible and misguided.

So you wander into a clubhouse for a team you admittedly hadn't watched play a single inning? Cry me a ****ing river! Perhaps you, the "journalist", hadn't earned the right to be in a professional clubhouse.

How are unprepared, no-talent hacks given access to MLB clubhouses to begin with?

Based on the behavior he describes, it's far from a professional clubhouse.

To learn how to ask appropriate questions. I don't know if the Royals or Chiefs even allow interns anymore, but back in the day interns were allowed but they weren't allowed to ask any questions. The reasoning is that you are there to learn how to ask questions, what to ask and how to ask them in a professional manner.

I have no idea of the specifics because it was just his side but if several people are laughing at the guy, players and other media, he was probably doing something wrong.

I get the sentiment, but you would hope the players would have enough respect for any person not to treat people this way.

The reporter clearly was completely out of his element there though. You don't know who looks like what? And you want to ask them about their approach in deep level statistical analysis that they probably don't follow?

It's kind of a blood in the water type thing, and realistically this reporter does appear to be inadequate at getting meaningful information from professional athletes. However, Moose and Frenchy criticizing anyone for being terrible at their job is a little ironic.

The nerve of that guy to try to talk and ask about more advanced metrics with the royalty in the KC clubhouse.

Exactly, think what would happen if an outsider wandered into a carpenter's union hall asking tough questions about unions, or any other professional setting. If you don't care enough to know who the players you are interviewing are you deserve whatever ribbing comes your way. Welcome to the grown up world, people are d bags all the time especially when you make an ass out of yourself like he did.

How often do carpenters get interviewed? Baseball players do all the time, by media members of differing levels of competence.

Not knowing the players name is not good, but not worthy of that.

It seems to me the Royals, as an organization, have taken on an unearned dickishness.

Well, this guy is totally an amateur. I mean, he mistook Hosmer for Moose and he is digging around in his phone on-site for nuggets of advanced metrics to try and start a conversation with these players. He is clearly completely socially awkward by the sounds of things. That said, you would hope for your team's players to take the high road here.

Pretty much.

Stat geek completely out of his element. But this is the type of sophomoric behavior most associated with HS locker rooms. Bunch of self-entitled douches.

And the radio reports have suggested this is exactly why Seitzer was fired; he didn't jibe with Moose and Hosmer. So, if you're not "one of the guys" in KC, you're in trouble, apparently.

**** the fact that some of "the guys" have been completely incompetent lately (Moose, Butler, etc.).

I don't care if they're rude or not. I do care if they produce. Their arrogance is something I've noted for Hoz and Moose repeatedly on this board ("they think they're so much better than they are") and this proves my hunch on them both.


DM never challenges them so OF COURSE one is hitting with zero power an the other is one of the single worst players in MLB. Their arrogance was never beaten out of their heads because they are DMs pets. Don't think for a second our clubhouse doesn't see it

Everyone involved with the post game Moose interview is in the wrong. Clinkscale should have just let it go, Moose didn't want to talk about his slump, didn't want to take questions about him. He was an immature dick about it, but the media (especially KK) getting his panties in a wad afterwards is just as petty. KK thinks WHB is some 4th estate institution of sports journalism. But when you press him on his ego, he always retreats into his "I'm just radio boy...I'm a trained monkey" routine. He never asks tough questions of Clark Hunt, because the Chiefs allow WHB to do the season post game show. He's bagging on the Royals because they ditched WHB and went with 610 instead,so he has a bug up his ass about the Royals front office, because they're not greasing him any more. They're all whores, follow the money.

On the money about KK and WHB.

George nails it!

Yup. Well said, sir.

Hos and Moose come off as spoiled douches that need to be humbled

DM needs to be the one humbling them but.... Ya'll know it.

The first thing I was thought to do when being interviewed is to answer the question you want them to ask, not the usually bad question they do ask.

Cool. Which pro sports team did you play for?

I've met both of them a few times and each time they've been more than nice and very cordial. Always joking and smiling, taking pictures and signing autographs for anyone who asked. Maybe the "journalist" was just too sensitive to their joking because they both tend to present that type of personality. The joking could also be why each is under-performing.

Got confused with avg wins in May for last quarter century. Innocent mistake- happens to us all.

Clinkscale asked him the same question 3-4 times. He was clearly egging him on so he could go on the show to say Moose is making the game about him because he wouldn't answer the question. He and 810 were trying really hard to make this a big ordeal. It's not.

Maybe he didn't want to talk about the hits because he knows that this was just one game and he hasn't done enough this season to warrant being a focus or deserving of praise after Vargas' start.

Then he should have said "Yeah, I was happy with today, but it's just 1 game and I need to keep performing at that level. Thankfully Vargas pitched his ass off and it only took 3 today."

Clickscale's "I was afraid he was going to take a swing at me." really irritated me. Somebody needs to.

But to be honest, I can't stand that guy anyway.

Yep, diffuse the situation and move on. I'm certain he wishes that's what he'd done.

See, I haven't heard the audio but I thought it was great to simply praise his teammates.

**** the media asking stupid questions. Like there's a good answer or he needs to dwell on it more. They're just being vultures and its sports journalists - not 60 minutes or Face the Nation.

You think back in the day asking shit like that would fly with old school players...

Like or hate Moose, dude doesn't need to sit at his locker and be shit on by a bunch of man titted assholes. He's also not the whipping boy because the club doesn't have the balls to send him to Omaha.

I wish he would have. Someone needs to pull a Hal McCrae on this team.
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Yeah but that would have been better but the reaction by 810 was ridiculous.

"I thought he was going to hit me. He is giving the media and the fans the middle finger. We are just nerds to them and they look down on us. He is making this winning streak about him, not the team. We are just trying to make a living and get quotes and when we don't get them he is painting a target on himself."

All of those things were said by KK and Clinkscale today. It was ridiculous.

If you thought you were going to be punched. Maybe reflect on what am I doing to deserve possibly being clocked?

Funny how someone posted how the Cards management isn't ok being .500 shows they dont tolerate mediocrity, but others say the press is being too mean on our shitty 3B. Contradictory. Fact: local media here has always been soft. Moose should thank his lucky stars he's not hitting .150 in Philly or New York

I'd have to hear the interview, but the Royals as an organization appear to get easily butt hurt when being criticized by the media. The KC media is pretty soft, so I'd hate to see how some of these guys would handle being on the coast.

Sorry to add some potential insight instead of criticism without any plausible solution.

Nope. 1 doesn't equate to the other.
That's a chick argument. A issue B issue.. don't mix them

That just stinks of jock envy.

Can't be, Danny runs all the time and is an "athlete".

Seriously I don't know how he's kept a job for decades. ..

I apologize if I missed it, but is there a link to the audio? TIA

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Those comments were in the show today around 5:30. The interview was pretty mellow in that Moose was asked the same question by Clinkscale 3-4 times but he just kept talking about Vargas.

Something overlooked is that when Moose was asked about the pickoff play at third during this interview by someone (during the same few minutes of Clinkscale's repeated question about the hits) he gave a different and more genuine answer about how him and Salvy work well together and they kind of nodded at each other to run the play.

If it's not already posted on 810 or 610, I'll bet money it's played on Petro or someone tomorrow.

Got it

http://www.stationcaster.com/player_...=375&f=2804363

Exactly. from what I read he wasn't refusing to answer questions - it was 1 question and the asshat clearly looked to pick a bone by constantly asking it over and over.

So you think he was just answering the question he wanted to answer and nothing more?

Gracias

My reaction to the interview...........

LMAO - both Moose and Clinckscales come off as equally reeruned. So? It's a win for me!:evil:

Listening to it.. talk about a nonstory.

He clearly didn't want to answer the question. Move on

I heard it on 610 right after the game. I'm fine with what Moose did./ non story.

I think he didn't like the questions so he answered the questions he wanted to be asked as he was taught.

Interviewing players is generally a huge waste of time IMO. These guys are going to give simple/ team speak answers regardless of who is asking the questions.

Everyone in sports does...

:facepalm:

Very insightful

Like I said, I think they both came off sounding like Tards. Clinkscales should have stopped asking after the second attempt, and Moose should have just said he wasn't going to talk about the hits or himself. Instead, stupidity ensued.........

That's why sports interviews suck, and are generally a waste of time. You know the answer when the question is asked. But I understand why it works that way.

That's why I like interviews with athletes that have nothing to do with the sport they play. The silly shit. That gives you a look at the person... the personality. That's interesting to me.

Everything else is just the same shit, over and over and over.

That's a good point. I feel like 610 does a good job mixing in those types of questions to the players. That let's you see a side of them you normall wouldnt . Nothing more boring then "well we fought hard for 9 innings today, he hit his spots, he has great stuff, they're a great team...."" lah blah blagh..

That goofy little segment where they ask a player... name as many (whatever) you can in 15 seconds... and then let a caller pick the player they want to go up against... that's entertaining as hell to me.

What a turd Moose has become.

610 does a segment with the Chiefs called 'inside the mind of..." Where they ask a certain player random questions that have nothing to do with football. It's great.

On one, Mike Catapano basically told Carrington he should lie to his girlfriend about letting a drunk girl sleep on his couch overnight. Mike went into detail about how to do so. It was pure hilarity.

Shit like that is interesting. (often hilarious)

Sooo much better than the canned responses they HAVE to give.

At least Moose compensates for sucking shit on the field by being a bitch off of it, so I feel better about things.

Your point is reeruned because he went so far off base from what the question was. There was no relation or even acknowledgement of anything close to the question. He might as well have said "I had ham and eggs for breakfast today" because he wanted him to ask him what he had for breakfast. See how stupid that is? Nobody ****ing does that. You might get generic answers, but it's at least related to the question at hand. He just wanted to be a douche and he did it in a pussy ass way. If you want to be a dick to the media this is how a man does it. Not this pouty ignore the question shit.

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LMAO

We're surprised that a player who, entering today, hit 3-53 against two-strike fastballs is passive-aggressive with the media?

Moose. Weakling on and off the field.

****. Him.

Eagerly anticipating his demotion.

Anyone else concerned with the performance of our minor league prospects? I realize numbers alone don't define development in the minors, but to be perfectly frank, it appears to be a shit show down on the farm. Of duncan's top 15 prospects (excluding Ace), maybe two are meeting expectations. Not one is exceeding expectations, while several are completely in the tank.

It's early..and our prospects always tear shit up in the minors and suck up here...so I don't care as much.

I just heard the interview and not the commentary afterwards, but I had no problem with the interview itself. Addressing the media and participating in interviews is part of the job. It wasn't like he asked him if he was wearing a flourescent thong as a slump buster.

I heard Tim Collins give an interview a couple days ago and when asked about his struggles admitted that he's been ass this year, but has got himself healthy, worked on some things and now feels he's ready to contribute. WTF is so hard about that?

Moose can take his soft body and fragile makeup and get ****ed.

Not good...need new coaches and new gm

Agreed. If Moose wasn't afraid or blinded of the fact that he was ass the whole season, and can admit it... He'd be a lot better off then being so stubborn to the fact.

Dude needs a change of scenery - like in someone else's Minor League system.......I'm being serious.