tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post3385830483426032412..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: The Score Board: 4/18/12.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-89260899386959499842012-05-01T11:27:10.239-05:002012-05-01T11:27:10.239-05:00The Royals will continue to lose until they are de...The Royals will continue to lose until they are developed, managed, and coached like an AL team simple and plain from President Dan Glass all the way down to the coaches in the Rookie Leagues.Mark N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02393295465792766825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-86713467866479095702012-04-22T16:11:23.514-05:002012-04-22T16:11:23.514-05:00Does anyone know if there is a consensus #1 pick i...Does anyone know if there is a consensus #1 pick in the 2013 draft? Cause that might end up being the only compelling "race" to watch this year... Seriously.SLU Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731192536760238460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-9393018005760831282012-04-20T23:50:09.225-05:002012-04-20T23:50:09.225-05:00Diet Pepsi is right. Raney is losing it. Unchara...Diet Pepsi is right. Raney is losing it. Uncharacteristically bad assessment. Yost is not a good tactical manager. He mostly gives up way too many outs. But here, he was correct to criticize himself.Kansas Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-75962010425831044112012-04-20T11:33:47.010-05:002012-04-20T11:33:47.010-05:00The manager is one of the most over rated position...The manager is one of the most over rated positions in all of sports.<br /><br />In my opinion the manager has only one job; to use his bullpen and pinch runners/hitters effectively. <br /><br />If you cant do that yous shouldnt deserve to be a MLB manager.<br /><br />For instance he brought in Mijares to face Boesch who hits nearly .322 against lefties. <br /><br />He should have brought in Royals2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/10808512620450305363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-49071064349921200412012-04-20T11:30:54.056-05:002012-04-20T11:30:54.056-05:00Sorry Rany - think you're using selective numb...Sorry Rany - think you're using selective numbers to make your point - that MIL situation is apples and oranges:<br /><br />Howard vs LHP: .749 career OPS<br />Burrell vs LHP: .891 career OPS<br /><br />You walked him - You're Fired.<br /><br />Fielder vs LHP: .799 career OPS<br />Young vs RHP: .722 career OPS<br /><br />Should've walked him.Diet Pepsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446997946439657191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-54198827318279309492012-04-20T09:47:54.134-05:002012-04-20T09:47:54.134-05:00Yost is terrible with using bullpens properly. An...Yost is terrible with using bullpens properly. Any Brewers fan could tell you that. <br /><br />What I do not understand is the "Yost is good for developing players" meme. All he did was put a handful of elite prospects on the field and let them play. And let's be honest, it is not like the Brewers had any better options. The Brewers were awful when those guys came up from the Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354013763578304646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-83790617230037114432012-04-20T08:30:02.408-05:002012-04-20T08:30:02.408-05:00I agree that Yost was protecting his players and t...I agree that Yost was protecting his players and trying to take some heat off of them during what I am sure is an emotionally painful losing streak in that clubhouse. Welcome to expectations boys. Glad to see them struggle now. They will learn a lot about themselves over the next month and be better off for itKennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529960966125698328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-88910457852624831752012-04-19T17:16:28.563-05:002012-04-19T17:16:28.563-05:00Remember when the Blue Jays fired Jimy Williams at...Remember when the Blue Jays fired Jimy Williams at the start of the season then hired Cito Gaston? Then they won two World Series? How I wish it really worked that way.Threeeschshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415027602394453824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-56392626374437060802012-04-19T12:59:09.024-05:002012-04-19T12:59:09.024-05:00The Royals are 3-9 after being swept by the team m...The Royals are 3-9 after being swept by the team most predicted would walk away with the AL Central, and who won the division by the most games of any division winner, and then added Prince Fielder in the off-season. They have proven veterans at almost every position. RELAX.<br /><br />Cleveland is a decent team. We dhouldn't have gotten swept, but some STRANGE stuff happened in that seriesK.C.Tigerfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09382894111630998821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52658644611020071922012-04-19T08:43:19.050-05:002012-04-19T08:43:19.050-05:00Giovatella needs to be in this lineup.
I would fi...Giovatella needs to be in this lineup.<br /><br />I would find a place for Dyson as well. It is my opinion that Dyson could be a real weapon if used correctly. But he is not on this roster because Ned Yost has no idea how to use him correctly.<br /><br />I get that Chris Getz is a good professional. I get that he is a good teammate. I get that he plays the game the right way. He does not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-14198764798698649762012-04-19T06:59:44.599-05:002012-04-19T06:59:44.599-05:00What puzzles me is that Mijares fits the profile o...What puzzles me is that Mijares fits the profile of a LOOGY, yet Yost insists on using him as a regular reliever. Then Collins, whose splits are better against righties is brought in to face left-handed hitters.<br /><br />I agree with the earlier comment, that cheating your defense is fine, but unless the spray charts show that a hitter never goes the other way you are just gambling when LastRoyalsFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041105761978769565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-4373706084024677552012-04-19T06:48:04.173-05:002012-04-19T06:48:04.173-05:00I will go a little further on this. I believe Kelv...I will go a little further on this. I believe Kelvin Herrera should have been left in the game to face the lefty. He was hitting 100 on the radar gun and his changeup can neutralize the lefty righty advantage. That would have left him in there to face Miguel Cabrera instead of a left handed specialist to face him. The if Fielder comes to the plate you bring in Marejes. <br />I also have never Royalsfan67https://www.blogger.com/profile/15604204678512804801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-29047218098292954852012-04-19T06:20:53.192-05:002012-04-19T06:20:53.192-05:00I was shocked he left him in to face Cabrera, I wa...I was shocked he left him in to face Cabrera, I was waiting for Cabrera to crush him. I would have put Crow in right after the Boesch AB and had Crow face Caberara, walk Fielder and face Young.J35Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900552114501380246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-43254784122693037232012-04-19T05:28:23.884-05:002012-04-19T05:28:23.884-05:00I think he should have walked Fielder and brought ...I think he should have walked Fielder and brought in Crow to pitch to Young. I'm not going to let Fielder beat me in that situation. Yost was right. He made the wrong decision.bbxperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050659179097039635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16574522230429066082012-04-19T02:54:54.820-05:002012-04-19T02:54:54.820-05:00I don't know Rany...I'd say judge him by h...I don't know Rany...I'd say judge him by his action (pitching to Fielder), rather than his comment. <br /><br />He may well have just been shielding his players from criticism in the midst of a long losing streak.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988361581970776789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-13632646396259744552012-04-19T00:45:05.269-05:002012-04-19T00:45:05.269-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471484796727300153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-15121743479567245412012-04-19T00:39:20.725-05:002012-04-19T00:39:20.725-05:00Looks like I should edit these things before I pos...Looks like I should edit these things before I post them. Put it down to post game emotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-65261849686490807142012-04-19T00:38:03.031-05:002012-04-19T00:38:03.031-05:00I have a hard time agreeing with you this time. I ...I have a hard time agreeing with you this time. I understand what you are sating about the shift, but two batters in a row it did not work. I was yelling terrible words at the TV (even though it was not the televisions fault) because of what I saw as another Yost failure. After a moment of calm reflection though, I can see your point. I agree that, using the data available on Prince, the shift Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com