2012 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

[alnorth]

2012 Slogan: Our Time

A better, more accurate 2012 Slogan: It is Finally Next Year
(from Great Expectations)

An alternative slogan if you don't like that one: Someone has to win this crappy division
(from alnorth)

With the beginning of a new year, it is time for the 2012 version of the Royals Repository Thread. We've got Hosmer, we've got a 2011-dominating Gordon, we've got Moose, we've got hopefully a killer bullpen, we've got a stereotypical slow slugging DH, we've got easily one of the best defensive shortstops in the AL, we've got a promising catcher in Salvador Perez. Hell, we've got offense and promising prospects galore.

We do not have starting pitching.

Oh yeah, we've also got this:



Get ready for, (as of January 2012 anyway), one of the most confusing puzzles of a baseball season in recent Royals history. Will they suck? Maybe, I don't know. Will we be given a year of 0.500 baseball? Possibly, I don't know. Will they win the division and go to the playoffs for the first time in 27 years? For the first time in a long time, it could happen, I don't know. 92 losses, 92 wins, or anything in between would not surprise a lot of us.

Everything goes here except Gameday threads and really big news. If a giant story breaks, the Royals achieve some awesome milestone, or we sign/lose a highly significant player/coach/mascot/whatever, then it might also deserve its own thread. This being Chiefs Planet, please do not clutter the board with new threads about trivial Royals news or you will only annoy those who come here for just Chiefs football. If you aren't sure and its not a Gameday thread, it goes here.

What sort of stuff often goes here? SPchief explained it well, so I'll just copy that:

If you locate something of interest.. ANYTHING.. deals on apparel, best ways in/out of the stadium, giveaways, great stories from this season or from seasons gone by, rumors, trades, anything.... feel free to post it here.

[stonedstooge]

Fever just said the Royals are going to try Gordon at 3 and several different players in the 1 hole. ****ers give up on the season before the fans do. Mother****

[Nightfyre]

If you were going to move Gordon anywhere, it should be the two hole. But frankly, he gets on base more than anyone else on the team, so keep him in the ****ing one hole.

[stonedstooge]

Escobar may have just destroyed the White Sux playoff run. Shot up the middle off Sale's pitching hand

[BigMeatballDave]

Yost is a moron.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by Dave

Yost is a moron.

Q?

[DeezNutz]

It's important to see what players with no long-term future with the Royals do at the lead-off spot (and by "long-term" I mean even next year, since Dyson certainly doesn't project as a starter).

Thus, we have a few options:

1. Yost is managing the rest of this year for his job, and he's panicking.
2. Yost is acting on the directives of DM, who has lost faith in Hosmer and Moose and is panicking.
3. Yost and DM are both dumb as ****. One could prevent the other from making this mistake, but both are doing it.

Guess which possibility I'm thinking is most likely?

There are no answers, presumably, at the three spot, right? That's the "reason" for the change. Well, look at Butler's career slash when batting third; it's outstanding. He's the answer. It's not hard, and the numbers don't lie.

As Rany said earlier today about moving Gordon: This isn't about "not fixing what isn't broken"; this is about the team "breaking what's already fixed."

Basically, the leaders of this team have reaffirmed that they're either gutless, stupid, or a combination of the two. Again, what this signals is that the team will never win under DM, and that Yost is likely going to be fired during the '13 season.

I don't anticipate posting much more about the travesty known as the Royals until major changes occur.

[Nightfyre]

Yost should be fired the day after the season ends. Hosmer and Moose need to get fixed in the offseason by whoever coached them in AAA. Immediately promote to MLB hitting coach. Hell, make Seitzer manager for all I care. Focus on OBP and power. Thanks in advance.

[KevB]

It's as if they're dicking around with the hitters in order to take the focus off the terrible pitching staff.

[stonedstooge]

Originally Posted by KevB

It's as if they're dicking around with the hitters in order to take the focus off the terrible pitching staff.

It's more like the pitching has stabilized somewhat the last couple of weeks so they've got to find something to **** with so let's **** with the batting order again

[gblowfish]

Alice Gordon is hitless since being moved to third. He can't handle pressure.

[cabletech94]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Yost should be fired the day after the season ends. Hosmer and Moose need to get fixed in the offseason by whoever coached them in AAA. Immediately promote to MLB hitting coach. Hell, make Seitzer manager for all I care. Focus on OBP and power. Thanks in advance.

honestly, seitzer couldn't do any worse than yost imo.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Bob Dutton ‏@Royals_Report

It looks like Johnny Giavotella is on his way to Kansas City. Has been pulled from lineup in Omaha's game.

[Paniero]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Bob Dutton ‏@Royals_Report

It looks like Johnny Giavotella is on his way to Kansas City. Has been pulled from lineup in Omaha's game.

Yost just confirmed during post-game conference.

[Shogun]

I'm doing it

[cabletech94]

Originally Posted by Shogun

I'm doing it

i didn't just came.