Royals 2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread - Page 159

duncan_idaho · 10:01 AM

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?

Demonpenz · 04-04-2013, 04:53 PM

Konerko gets ****s

**Canofbier** · 04-04-2013, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPchief

Wasn't funny the first 4 times it's been posted

Damn, sorry for not meeting your standards. I'll do a dead baby joke next time.

Anyhow, I assumed that this shot was taken at a recent game and the image wasn't anywhere in this thread recently (that I saw). Where was the picture posted here before?

Cephalic Trauma · 04-04-2013, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canofbier

Damn, sorry for not meeting your standards. I'll do a dead baby joke next time.

Anyhow, I assumed that this shot was taken at a recent game and the image wasn't anywhere in this thread recently (that I saw). Where was the picture posted here before?

Big deal. That guy's an ass.

mr. tegu · 04-04-2013, 06:37 PM

So our pitching staff has 29 Ks and only 4 BB through three games. That's pretty dang good.

Kidd Lex · 04-04-2013, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

So our pitching staff has 29 Ks and only 4 BB through three games. That's pretty dang good.

True, keep that perspective.

Whatever you do, don't analyze our batting average and ops, you will become cynical at best.

Come to play!!

Codered · 04-04-2013, 06:55 PM

In the first three games their hitting has been brutal. Bad enough to start out 0-3. On the other side of the coin the pitching has been pretty darn good outside a handful of bad pitches by Santana and one horrible inning by Hoch.

Let's hope getting out of Chicago is the recipe for the lineup!

KChiefs1 · 04-04-2013, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teedubya

I had a dream last night that the Royals go 1-2 vs. Chi Sox and get swept by the Philadelphia... to start the season 1-5 for opening day at the K.

OUR TIME!

Hmmmm

Kidd Lex · 04-04-2013, 08:26 PM

Hopefully we get Holliday, his fb was in the upper 80's and every time he got ahead of atl he threw offspeed. Dudes lost right now, could be a great opportunity to blow Philly out and gain some early confidence.

silver5liter · 04-04-2013, 08:29 PM

So im confused. Why not pitch Santana on Sunday night so that we can have Shields pitch the home opener?

Al Bundy · 04-04-2013, 09:17 PM

Saw this on twitter. This was from a game at the old Mistake By the Lake in 1983...

RedDread · 04-04-2013, 09:23 PM

Wow, wonder what the lowest attendance for a MLB game is all time. To Google!

Results:

Ever gone to a sporting event and wondered how the team could survive with so little fans in the stands? Even when this thought crosses your mind, there are usually at least a couple thousand people there. Imagine going to a game and seeing only a few hundred!

How could this happen? In 2011, The Florida Marlins played the Cincinnati Reds and broke the record for the least amount of people at an MLB game. The previous record had been set in 1979 at an Oakland Athletics game with only 653 people. The reason only 347 people turned out was because of Hurricane Irene.

Many of those who had purchased tickets decided to flee the area and save their belongings from the potential damage than attend a sporting event. Justin Cohen, a fan at the game, counted five sections with only three or four people in them and three that were completely empty!

tk13 · 04-04-2013, 09:31 PM

That's amazing.

tk13 · 04-04-2013, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedDread

Wow, wonder what the lowest attendance for a MLB game is all time. To Google!

Results:

Ever gone to a sporting event and wondered how the team could survive with so little fans in the stands? Even when this thought crosses your mind, there are usually at least a couple thousand people there. Imagine going to a game and seeing only a few hundred!

How could this happen? In 2011, The Florida Marlins played the Cincinnati Reds and broke the record for the least amount of people at an MLB game. The previous record had been set in 1979 at an Oakland Athletics game with only 653 people. The reason only 347 people turned out was because of Hurricane Irene.

Many of those who had purchased tickets decided to flee the area and save their belongings from the potential damage than attend a sporting event. Justin Cohen, a fan at the game, counted five sections with only three or four people in them and three that were completely empty!

This was years and years ago... but I remember being at a Royals game (against the Mariners? I think.) where a really bad storm blew through, tons of lightning, and it took 2-3 hours to resume the game. It was a weeknight and really cold after the storm, and by the time the game resumed at 11PM or so... there were literally 5-6 people in the upper deck, and half of them were my family.

There were probably a few hundred people in the lower deck though, but that's the best I've got. Although the more I think about it, maybe it was against the Marlins.

**lewdog** · 04-04-2013, 09:59 PM

Has anyone here eaten a Junebug?

Cephalic Trauma · 04-04-2013, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lewdog

Has anyone here eaten a Junebug?

Yep. I was 3 and deliberately ate it.

Did...you?

12-11-2012, 09:59 AM
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $-1889692	2013 Kansas City Royals Repository Thread 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? Last edited by duncan_idaho; 07-15-2013 at 10:01 AM..
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