Originally Posted by Captain Obvious (Post 9813485)

I appreciate your insight to the minor league players and everything else. Your worst post in this thread is still better than PB's best post.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9813642)

I have a lot of posts better than that.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9813642)

Actually, that's quite easy to disprove. Here he is on May 7 telling me I'm wrong about demoting Moose to Omaha and that he's actually heating up:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...as#post9664710



I have a lot of posts better than that.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9813853)

Yeah, he was in the middle of a two-week stretch in which his OPS was 1.059 in 14 games (they had played 31 games total at that point). He was not heating up at all.

It was a small sample size, but you were calling for him to be demoted just two weeks into the season.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9813853)

Yeah, he was in the middle of a two-week stretch in which his OPS was 1.059 in 14 games (they had played 31 games total at that point). He was not heating up at all.

It was a small sample size, but you were calling for him to be demoted just two weeks into the season.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 9810872)

All we have left in this city is bitching, please don't suggest we leave one guy out because there's nothing that will ever force him to sell or do something meaningful to have his team succeed. Much like the Hunt family, he's a greedy **** and should garner bad press at every turn. Those close to him should be allowed to hear the honest opinions of others so that when they're close to him, they can at least, if only silently, question the man. Someday, one of those people who is close to him will ask him why, other than being rich, he's such a loser. At some point in time I hope one of those people won't be a whore to the man and decide that sucking off his financial teet is their only option, and break ranks. So I think the open and honest public criticism needs to continue to feed that person the information they need to have that hopefully-not-private conversation with the ogre. The sooner one of those being paid hush-money of sorts breaks ranks, the sooner we might be a winning team.

At a minimum glASS should have the balls to be very public, and relentless in the media, with the sport's lack of sensible pay structure. I wonder how many weekly rants in the media from an owner it would take before the owners would try to vote him off the island. It ould be more fun to watch than his team is most of the time... And MY tax dollars go into the stadium where THAT team plays, so telling us to just not follow the team is bullshit. If my tax dollars support it, I can bitch about it. If he doesn't like it, move the ****ing team (regardless of his agreement).

I might suggest, if there's one thing worse, or equal to, baseball's lack of some sensible and enforceable salary equality is that there's nothing that can be done about deadbeat owners like glASS.

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious (Post 9813485)

I appreciate your insight to the minor league players and everything else. Your worst post in this thread is still better than PB's best post.

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious (Post 9813485)

I appreciate your insight to the minor league players and everything else. Your worst post in this thread is still better than PB's best post.

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 9814161)

Okay so I'm going to take a look at the schedules for the rest of the year in hopes of maintaining a glimmer if hope. At this point I have no idea of the results.

Royals
Detroit - 13 (52-42)
Baltimore - 4 (53-43)
Chicago - 10 (37-55)
Minnesota - 9 (39-53)
Mets - 3 (41-50)
Boston - 4 (58-39)
Florida - 3 (35-58)
Tampa Bay - 1 (55-41)
Toronto - 3 (45-49)
Seattle - 7 (43-52)
Cleveland - 6 (51-44)
Texas - 3 (54-41)

66 games
Opponents w/l % - .498
Games vs winning teams - 31
Games vs losing teams - 35

Detroit
KC - 13 (43-49)
Chicago - 16 (37-55)
Philadelphia - 3 (48-48)
Washington - 2 (48-47)
Cleveland - 7 (51-44)
Yankees - 3 (51-44)
Minnesota - 6 (39-53)
Mets - 3 (41-50)
Oakland - 4 (56-39)
Boston - 3 (58-39)
Seattle - 4 (43-52)
Florida - 3 (35-58)

67 games
Opponents w/l % - .487
Games vs winning teams - 25
Games vs losing teams - 42

Cleveland
KC - 13 (43-49)
Detroit - 7 (52-42)
Minnesota - 13 (39-53)
Seattle - 3 (43-52)
Texas - 3 (54-41)
Chicago - 10 (37-55)
Florida - 3 (35-58)
Anaheim - 6 (44-49)
Oakland - 3 (56-39)
Atlanta - 3 (54-41)
Baltimore - 3 (53-43)
Mets - 3 (41-50)
Houston - 4 (33-61)

64 games
Opponents w/l % - .479
Games vs winning teams - 19
Games vs losing teams - 45

So wow at those numbers for Cleveland. Cleveland doesn't face a winning team after September 4th. Same with Detroit actually. The schedule clearly doesn't favor us. I guess the only "bright spot" is that 19 of our 31 games against winning teams are against Cleveland and Detroit. Regardless, I think I may have just destroyed any shred of hope that I might have had left.

Originally Posted by Nightfyre (Post 9814559)

Not to nitpick, but how is it that the indians get to play us 13 times but we get to play them only 6 times?

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9813853)

Yeah, he was in the middle of a two-week stretch in which his OPS was 1.059 in 14 games (they had played 31 games total at that point). He was not heating up at all.

It was a small sample size, but you were calling for him to be demoted just two weeks into the season.

Originally Posted by DeepSouth (Post 9815094)

Duncan, Totally different topic; Since you know more about the minors that most, what's the deal with Matt Fields? He's 27 and from what I can tell, never done much up to this point. But now, for the Naturals, he has 24 homers already this season. Is he a late bloomer, ballpark HR friendly, juicing, etc..... ? thanks,

Originally Posted by Mother****erJones (Post 9815527)

Royals claimed INF Pedro Ciriaco off waivers from the Padres.
Ciriaco, 27, was designated for assignment on Friday. He's batting just .228/.288/.342 with two home runs and eight steals in 51 games this season and should serve in a utility role with the Royals.


I remember this guy with the Red Sox

Originally Posted by Three7s (Post 9815776)

Batting .228? Sounds like he'll fit right in with our mashers. LMAO

Originally Posted by DeepSouth (Post 9815792)

What will the Royals do with him. Won't they have to release someone from the 25 and 40 man roster. Will they send Gio back to Omaha so this guy can become the everyday 2nd baseman?

Originally Posted by Mother****erJones (Post 9815527)

Royals claimed INF Pedro Ciriaco off waivers from the Padres.
Ciriaco, 27, was designated for assignment on Friday. He's batting just .228/.288/.342 with two home runs and eight steals in 51 games this season and should serve in a utility role with the Royals.


I remember this guy with the Red Sox

Originally Posted by sedated (Post 9814895)

So where's the outrage over those "classless" Mets fans booing Robinson Cano?

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 9816644)

By the way Hosmer and Moose are at the Lake of the Ozarks right now.
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Originally Posted by Great Expectations (Post 9816705)

Sounds like fun,would you rather them be in a convent?

Originally Posted by Great Expectations (Post 9816705)

Sounds like fun,would you rather them be in a convent?

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry (Post 9816644)

By the way Hosmer and Moose are at the Lake of the Ozarks right now.
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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9816761)

"Hey Moose, life jackets are optional...."

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9816761)

"Hey Moose, life jackets are optional...."

Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 9815923)

Did they really boo him (Cano) again? How bad?

Originally Posted by sedated (Post 9817690)

I heard someone mention it in post-game (I didn't watch the HR derby), but they didn't go into detail. Something like "for the 2nd year in a row, Cano was booed". I was shocked that they didn't say more about it, considering the bashing KC fans took last year when it happened. I even did a google search, the only results were articles about last year.

Of course last year we all said "if that happened in Boston or NY, no one would say anything about it". Turns out that was exactly the case.

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9816761)

"Hey Moose, life jackets are optional...."

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9818368)

Royals get the No. 5 pick in the competitive balance lottery. If they hold on to Santana all season and get a competitive balance pick, they will have three picks in the top 35 and likely 4 in the top 45 or so. Right now, they'd have the 12th pick in the draft. Would work out something like this:

No. 12
No. 28-32 (Santana comp. pick - depending on how many teams sign Type A FA)
No. 37 (competitive balance)
No. 50 (second round pick)

Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 9816761)

"Hey Moose, life jackets are optional...."

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9818405)

"From what I hear, you couldn't hit water if you fell outta a f---- boat." - crash Davis

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9818368)

Royals get the No. 5 pick in the competitive balance lottery. If they hold on to Santana all season and get a competitive balance pick, they will have three picks in the top 35 and likely 4 in the top 45 or so. Right now, they'd have the 12th pick in the draft. Would work out something like this:

No. 12
No. 28-32 (Santana comp. pick - depending on how many teams sign Type A FA)
No. 37 (competitive balance)
No. 50 (second round pick)

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9818809)

To my knowledge the Royals have never made 1 good trade deadline deal. So I'll assume they won't this year either.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9818809)

To my knowledge the Royals have never made 1 good trade deadline deal. So I'll assume they won't this year either.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9818908)

Meh, Sanchez sucks but Guthrie is one of the worst WAR pitchers in all of baseball this year via fangraphs. Plus he makes 8M. Not looking so hot right now. (Last year, yes)

Originally Posted by DeepSouth (Post 9818987)

Does anyone have any insight into what move the Royals will make tomorrow so they can add Pedro Ciriaco to the 25 man roster ?

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9818908)

Meh, Sanchez sucks but Guthrie is one of the worst WAR pitchers in all of baseball this year via fangraphs. Plus he makes 8M. Not looking so hot right now. (Last year, yes)

Originally Posted by CJizzles (Post 9818931)

Keep deflecting.

You got called out and you were wrong yet again.

Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 9819042)

have you ever been right about anything at all ever in your miserable life?

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9819055)

Deflecting what, moron? He's a negative value player this year and one of the worst in baseball - AND he's costing us 8M.


Don't be a fool and ignore the data.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9819055)

Deflecting what, moron? He's a negative value player this year and one of the worst in baseball - AND he's costing us 8M.


Don't be a fool and ignore the data.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9819055)

Deflecting what, moron? He's a negative value player this year and one of the worst in baseball - AND he's costing us 8M.


Don't be a fool and ignore the data.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 9819055)

Deflecting what, moron? He's a negative value player this year and one of the worst in baseball - AND he's costing us 8M.


Don't be a fool and ignore the data.

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 9819176)

Isn't that a new contract signed this past offseason? The trade of Sanchez for Guthrie was only for the remainder of last season. Criticize the new contract all you want but the trade had nothing to due with this year.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9819222)

For the record... Fangraphs also has Wade Davis at 1.1 WAR according to its rankings.

Silly.

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 9819236)

And nothing says success like being six games under IN YOUR SEVENTH YEAR ON THE JOB.

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 9819233)

Ahem ...

Dayton Moore: 'We're not going to back off'

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 9819226)

Does Dayton Moore run Fangraphs by chance?

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 9819244)

The author speculates that Moore would need "ready-now players" if he deals Santana. I have it on good authority that Moore wants immediate answers at third, catcher, and a starter who isn't far off.

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 9819246)

Catcher?

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy (Post 9819246)

Catcher?

This a Beltran reference?

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 9819244)

The author speculates that Moore would need "ready-now players" if he deals Santana. I have it on good authority that Moore wants immediate answers at third, catcher, and a starter who isn't far off.

Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 9818919)

What is Santana worth?

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 9819218)

Even with the negative value Fangraphs assigns Guthrie, he is the 88th best SP in major league baseball according to their rankings. With 30 teams in major league baseball, that makes him basically an average No. 3 starter. That's not great, but it also isn't terrible.