2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread

[duncan_idaho]

Proposed 2013 Slogan: Tigers: They're what's for dinner
Actual 2013 Slogan: Come to Play
A better, more accurate, or alternative slogan: All in, no panic, we promise.

Dayton Moore has pushed all his chips in and is riding on King/Jack suited, hoping it comes together, he gets some good luck, and he hits the nuts by the river card. There's potential, oh yes, there's potential. There's also risk.

At the midway point, Dayton is left counting on the river card. The flop and turn didn't help him, and he's looking at the Tigers holding a pair of Queens and the Indians holding a pair of 9s. His 2013 plan hasn't failed - yet - but the odds are not in his favor.

Burning questions updates below.

Burning Questions for 2013:

1) Will the improve rotation be improved enough? Does James Shields pitch like a fringe No. 1 away from Tampa Bay? Does Ervin Santana pitch to his highest upside in his walk year? Can Jeremy Guthrie build on his strong performance as a Royal in 2012? Can Wade Davis bring his new mentality- and velocity - back to the rotation?

Midseason check-in: Yes, the rotation is certainly improved enough. Shields has pitched like a fringe No. 1 and Santana is having his best season. Guthrie has horrible peripherals but has continued to perform well at his home park and eat innings on the road. Davis brought neither his kick-ass mentality or improved velocity back to the rotation and is in Luke Hochevar/Hiram Davies territory.

2) When will Luke Hochevar be shown the door?
Midseason check-in: It appears, never, at this point. Hochevar has been solid in non-leverage situations, though pretty much every time he has been used with men on base in an inning, it has been a disaster.

3) Does Hosmer bounce back?
Midseason check-in: It took some time, but Hosmer's performance from June 1 on is probably the most encouraging thing about the 2013 season so far.
4) Can Moustakas hit for a whole season like he did in the first half of 2012?
Midseason check-in: Nope. Moustakas was god-awful, then great for about 3 weeks, then god-awful again. He has been better since he started working with Brett and Grafol but still has a long way to go.
5) Who regresses?
Midseason check-in: Welp, Alicides Escobar is not a surprising name here (though Yost's stubborn insistence on hitting him second is ridiculous). Billy Butler is a surprise. He isn't having a terrible year - still contributing a lot to the offense - but he's not hitting for the average or power he has displayed over the past several years.
6) Who plays 2B?
Midseason check-in: A whole bunch of people, and not that great. Gio is at least getting a shot, though he once again is not doing much with it.
7) Can Jeff Francoeur be at least replacement level, rather than epic horrible level?
Midseason check-in: Hahahahahahahahahahaha
8) Will Dayton Moore survive to see 2014?
Midseason check-in: Outlook uncertain. Probably still around, unless the team completely tanks in the second half and he does something foolish. My guess - he sacrifices Ned Yost this offseason and gets one more shot with a new manager in 2014.
9) Will Danny Duffy come back healthy? And if he does, is he the same, better or worse?
Midseason check-in: Yes. Velocity looks the same, and it looks likely he is the same guy as before.
10) And the big one: Has KC added enough to run down the big-money Detroit Tigers?
Midseason check-in: Doesn't look like it, does it?

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

This lineup misses Salvy. It sucks having him hurt.

They seem to be doing okay.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead

what if there is a 3 way tie for the 2 wild card spot, what is the tie breaker?

A mess. You don't want to open that can of worms. There'd be a 3-way tiebreaker... the setup of which could go a million different ways depending on who was in it.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead

what if there is a 3 way tie for the 2 wild card spot, what is the tie breaker?

Three-Club Tie for One Wild Card Spot:
After Clubs have been assigned their A, B and C designations, Club A would host Club B on Thursday, October 4th (tentatively). The winner of the game would then host Club C on Friday, October 5th (tentatively) to determine the Wild Card Club.

Three-Club Tie for Two Wild Card Spots:
After Clubs have been assigned their A, B and C designations, Club A would host Club B on Thursday, October 4th (tentatively). The winner of the game would be declared one Wild Card winner. Club C would then host the loser of the game between Club A and Club B on Friday, October 5th (tentatively) to determine the second Wild Card Club.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...lb_nd&c_id=mlb

[WhawhaWhat]

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

Peralta should be suspended one extra day for spelling his first name wrong.

[Sure-Oz]

Dumbass drunk girl is about to pay alot of $$$ in court

[Shogun]

Heres the whole set of 10 photos of the drunk girl

http://imgur.com/a/oHuuq#6LPovRM

[siberian khatru]

When Patek and Cookie splashed in the fountains after clinching in 76, didn't the stadium guys rush to shut off the power because they were scared the players would be electrocuted?

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Shogun

Heres the whole set of 10 photos of the drunk girl

http://imgur.com/a/oHuuq#6LPovRM

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

When Patek and Cookie splashed in the fountains after clinching in 76, didn't the stadium guys rush to shut off the power because they were scared the players would be electrocuted?

The fountains have GFI's now.

[mr. tegu]

That is one team passed and only three to go. And we are only two behind the top two on the loss column.

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Who were those clowns that wanted to send down Hos & Moose?

Cough Prison Bitch Cough

[WakkaWakka]

Originally Posted by Shogun

Heres the whole set of 10 photos of the drunk girl

http://imgur.com/a/oHuuq#6LPovRM

****in win!!

[C3HIEF3S]

Texas takes a 3-1 lead.

[Pablo]

So....this is pretty cool.