tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post1387769209592963722..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Hosmas.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-11952219137037815602011-05-17T10:42:08.118-05:002011-05-17T10:42:08.118-05:00Duffy is up. Spot start Wednesday vs. Texas.Duffy is up. Spot start Wednesday vs. Texas.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678658269205055069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-80803841211585188502011-05-17T08:25:25.871-05:002011-05-17T08:25:25.871-05:00Or Montgomery? Or both?Or Montgomery? Or both?Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678658269205055069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-19184719324869345232011-05-16T20:43:59.246-05:002011-05-16T20:43:59.246-05:00Chen on the DL, Davies hurt, Mazzaro completely aw...Chen on the DL, Davies hurt, Mazzaro completely awful. Time to bring up Duffy?bbxperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050659179097039635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-34839306582734606832011-05-14T10:44:55.260-05:002011-05-14T10:44:55.260-05:00Hey Rany,
How's your family in Syria doing?Hey Rany,<br /><br />How's your family in Syria doing?tools of ignorancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345979612791640742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-72398324939439665442011-05-14T09:21:49.551-05:002011-05-14T09:21:49.551-05:00Maybe we all can't believe our eyes.
Hosmas ...Maybe we all can't believe our eyes. <br /><br />Hosmas a legit star, and I do mean star. Brett used to do national commercials, I can see it with Hosmer. <br /><br />If Moose comes up and hits a powerful .280 and good third base I will be a happy man. <br /><br />We have so many legit pitchers A,AA,AA,AAA can't keep them straight. Another draft next month. <br /><br />Pitching is Jayboidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325299681548251993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-13287174980934020402011-05-13T17:09:24.331-05:002011-05-13T17:09:24.331-05:0047 M over 9 years wouldn't be crippling to the...47 M over 9 years wouldn't be crippling to them if Evan didn't make it.Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-55729293415433876832011-05-13T14:41:57.261-05:002011-05-13T14:41:57.261-05:00Wow fellas, I'm as optimistic as anyone about ...Wow fellas, I'm as optimistic as anyone about the Royals and their future, but I'm still not going to entertain the thought of giving Hosmer a big-time contract after one week in the majors! Sure, Tampa did it and it's worked out great for them, but it very easily could have gone the other way. If it had, Tampa would look like fools, not geniuses. I'm not quite ready myself to Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250964134282394393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-21895847822263892742011-05-13T12:51:39.042-05:002011-05-13T12:51:39.042-05:00It's May 14th, and the Royals lead the America...It's May 14th, and the Royals lead the American League in runs scored. Fluke? Partly. But smoke and mirrors is a lot more interesting for a team with a lot of kindling and glass lying about. If Duffy and Montgomery join the rotation, this could be a fun year. We're not a lot worse on paper than Cleveland.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201393560100552251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52280664501783533732011-05-13T12:44:49.658-05:002011-05-13T12:44:49.658-05:00Might it be time to revisit your post about how Da...Might it be time to revisit your post about how Dayton screwed up by drafting Hosmer over Smoak? Jusk giving you shit, Rany. If we can win the series in Detroit, how electric will Kauffman feel next week when Cleveland comes to town? Damn it feels good for the Royals to be relevant again....Royalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526160862311648858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-91419491695148439072011-05-12T12:40:58.707-05:002011-05-12T12:40:58.707-05:00Kila's now the second oldest position player i...Kila's now the second oldest position player in Omaha. Sorry it didn't work out, but we'll be needing that 40-man roster spot, thank you.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595065202881736378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-79380187219703260412011-05-10T16:27:35.255-05:002011-05-10T16:27:35.255-05:00Who cares about Kila? I don't care about Kila...Who cares about Kila? I don't care about Kila. I care about the Royals. And the Royals simply made a mistake in almost every which way possible by holding off on Kila in favor of Guillen/Jacobs. What I would have done way back on October 31st, 2008 is tell the Marlins thank you, but we have our 2009 first baseman in Ryan Shealy. Ryan would have played for me until mid-May or June and Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-9279000868226051052011-05-10T04:21:10.603-05:002011-05-10T04:21:10.603-05:00Rany, you stole "Hosmas" from Steven St....Rany, you stole "Hosmas" from Steven St. John and you didnt even quote him....Alright, enough defending Kila like he is some unfortunate orphan who got bullied out of his lunch money. Life isnt fair and that is especially true in the completely unrealistic world of baseball. The truth is, KC played the percentages on this one. First off, in order to get a nice long guaranteed look McGoldencrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169498300024406960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-27961928128897006232011-05-10T03:54:31.567-05:002011-05-10T03:54:31.567-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.McGoldencrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169498300024406960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-11379051415573961442011-05-09T17:16:03.474-05:002011-05-09T17:16:03.474-05:00I'm all for Kila, but he definitely had his ch...I'm all for Kila, but he definitely had his chance. He got 300 major league at bats which is all you can expect when you hit .215. He had no place on the roster for the Royals this year or next or anytime in the future. <br /><br />I wish him the best but sometimes you just have to produce. He's another Jason Botts.THHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999429817111711817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-58877843623766773712011-05-09T15:19:27.970-05:002011-05-09T15:19:27.970-05:00You have to wonder what is going on in Zack Greink...You have to wonder what is going on in Zack Greinke's mind right now...Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197673888367051482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-84416029979690316602011-05-09T14:50:11.920-05:002011-05-09T14:50:11.920-05:00Speaking of true prospects who played a full seaso...Speaking of true prospects who played a full season at AAA and hit incredibly well without being called up, Chase Utley played a full season at AAA in 2003 and hit .323/.390/517 with 18 HR and 77 RBI. This was in the heyday of blocked Phillie prospects, just a year before Ryan Howard hit 46 home runs in AA and AAA.Alex Remingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172213313013579117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-74316529227194183672011-05-09T14:29:23.162-05:002011-05-09T14:29:23.162-05:00I am not an expert, but I think Hosmer could liter...I am not an expert, but I think Hosmer could literally pay a decent chunk of that $10M over the next month. There are 17 home games over the next month. We saw a substantial bump in attendance over the weekend due to our success and hosmer's premeire. It is possible that a struggling, hosmer-less royals team averages 17,000 over the next 17 games. Let's say that number goes up to 27,000 christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884974777626791900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-87644550308698093912011-05-09T10:13:42.806-05:002011-05-09T10:13:42.806-05:00I was at the game in Round Rock when Hosmer hit on...I was at the game in Round Rock when Hosmer hit one of his AAA home runs. He hit it to the deepest part of the ballpark, a shade to the RF side of dead center. I was sitting behind the screen equally shaded toward the third base dugout, so the ball was going directly away from me. It never got more than 25-30 feet high, and it didn't even seem that he caught all of it. So, my internal Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681067298937400702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-60501598442609201312011-05-09T10:12:45.016-05:002011-05-09T10:12:45.016-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681067298937400702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-69896543499810580622011-05-08T12:15:25.205-05:002011-05-08T12:15:25.205-05:00Rany, again great read. Really enjoy the time you...Rany, again great read. Really enjoy the time you put into this and the longer the better. Going forward can you do an in depth on Moose and where you see him? Concerned on a few items you mentioned here, plate discipline and lefties, would love to read more on it.gsmith601https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030777181117556234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-41202475029917117392011-05-08T12:03:42.645-05:002011-05-08T12:03:42.645-05:00At some point, the Royals were going to have to ca...At some point, the Royals were going to have to call him up. When a guy is hitting well over .400 and walking every game, he's too good for that league. I honestly can't think of anybody since the early '80s who put up slow-pitch softball numbers in the high minors for long without being promoted. <br /><br />If the Royals had left Hosmer to rot at Omaha another six weeks, and ended Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025084603769153259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-71595675328441569712011-05-08T10:10:00.137-05:002011-05-08T10:10:00.137-05:00There was a post from last year I believe about ho...There was a post from last year I believe about how Rany got into the Royals after moving to the states. Does anyone remember about when that was, or what post it is? ThanksTampa Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448415448799540848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-69513807515220328222011-05-08T00:19:03.411-05:002011-05-08T00:19:03.411-05:00Intriguing to think of Hosmer in the leadoff spot....Intriguing to think of Hosmer in the leadoff spot. I like it. But, as Rany said, it's not going to happen. Yost is too 'baseball old school' to ever let that happen. Just like he continues to run Collins out there as a loogy, even though his right/left splits defy the norm. <br />(p.s. Is Yost running Collins into the ground? Seems like he's made a LOT of appearances/innings.)<br Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788117041238726285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-42466878190459004462011-05-07T18:53:04.857-05:002011-05-07T18:53:04.857-05:00I think an important reason to bring Hosmer up now...I think an important reason to bring Hosmer up now is to let the youngsters know that if they produce, DM & Yost will reward them. Once they prove they're ready, no money games will be played for WalMart's benefit - it's off to the Show!<br /><br />I agree that Hosmer, until/if his power develops, is an excellent leadoff candidate - if I were the manager I'd let him hit for aJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14633300609495746407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16605151932750172732011-05-07T17:03:40.518-05:002011-05-07T17:03:40.518-05:00Argh. So hard to fight becoming optimistic after r...Argh. So hard to fight becoming optimistic after reading this article. It's second nature as a Royals fan to not get your hopes up, as they will be dashed. How dare you put hope out there that we could contend this season...matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01545788861134246319noreply@blogger.com