tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post3724930912823539629..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Royals Today: 4/18/2008.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-27329470580941971882008-04-22T21:04:00.000-05:002008-04-22T21:04:00.000-05:00Could this skid in both pitching and hitting be th...Could this skid in both pitching and hitting be the league has a book on the Royals now and they are having a hard time adjusting back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-74784957096853842562008-04-21T18:09:00.000-05:002008-04-21T18:09:00.000-05:00Gary,I'm not trying to pick on you, but what on Ea...Gary,<BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to pick on you, but what on Earth does Grienke's outing tell us about Tomko that we didn't know before. The fact that Zack got touched up means Tomko is a solid citizen in the rotation? That does not compute.Nathan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-36216611920398782002008-04-21T15:01:00.000-05:002008-04-21T15:01:00.000-05:00Yo Rany, anybody home?C'mon buddy, it's not that b...Yo Rany, anybody home?<BR/><BR/>C'mon buddy, it's not that bad. The pitchers just aren't uncounsious anymore. The bats are doing about what we should expect. The A's aren't that good, they just got every single bloop to fall. I mean really, have you ever seen an entire series go so well for a team??!! Everything they hit found a hole. <BR/><BR/>Look at it this way: now that Zach got touchedGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085503187232730359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-11154594337807142362008-04-21T11:43:00.000-05:002008-04-21T11:43:00.000-05:00I agree wholeheartedly with Isaac.Though I think o...I agree wholeheartedly with Isaac.<BR/><BR/>Though I think our record DOES matter....for morale.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514566296885869946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-87479132331929669512008-04-20T10:58:00.000-05:002008-04-20T10:58:00.000-05:00My discontent of the Royals at this point has abso...My discontent of the Royals at this point has absolutely nothing to do with their record. Their won-lost record is actually good, even now after a 3 game losing streak. I never expected them to be a .500 team and I still don't. <BR/><BR/>It has nothing to do with certain players not performing up to their expected level. For instance, I don't have a problem with Guillen at this point. He's been Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089187591356047422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-39810282434446940422008-04-20T00:57:00.000-05:002008-04-20T00:57:00.000-05:00Rany: Huge fan.You're not going to believe this:h...Rany: Huge fan.<BR/><BR/>You're not going to believe this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.bugsandcranks.com/kansas-city-royals/if-were-going-to-take-ourselves-seriously/<BR/> <BR/>Pena in 08: .120 batting average, .135 OBP, .150 SLG.<BR/><BR/>NL Pitchers in 08′: .112 batting average, .146 OBP, .143 SLG.<BR/> <BR/>I looked up the rule. We cannot use the DH to replace the shortstop in the batting order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-32916631354179544252008-04-19T12:04:00.000-05:002008-04-19T12:04:00.000-05:00This might be kind of long, so I apologize in adva...This might be kind of long, so I apologize in advance...<BR/><BR/>Steve Y said:<BR/>-"...wrong for Trey not to pinch hit for Pena in the 8th and Grud in the 9th last night, game was over, Pena's D horrible"<BR/><BR/>-"...Trey needs some help from Dayton..."<BR/><BR/>-"...Team (and fans) are going to start to lose confidence in Trey unless Dayton coaches him on some of these problem areas (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-11504573423429696092008-04-19T10:25:00.000-05:002008-04-19T10:25:00.000-05:00Chris Vleisides, the photographer of the calendar....<A HREF="http://www.vpsphoto.com/" REL="nofollow">Chris Vleisides</A>, the photographer of the calendar.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091523372821639672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-44163874275605140102008-04-19T10:19:00.000-05:002008-04-19T10:19:00.000-05:00That calendar is the white elephant gift of the ce...That calendar is the white elephant gift of the century. I've got 10 on order as we speak.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091523372821639672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-54539381463016244862008-04-19T09:27:00.000-05:002008-04-19T09:27:00.000-05:00I don't think this can simply be chalked up to a y...I don't think this can simply be chalked up to a young team learning to be aggressive. Look at the Marlins' stolen base numbers. I'm having trouble finding stats on baserunning outs beyond CS. Does the Royals' 10 lead the league? This is a style, properly executed, that will help win games.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145838118350956079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-85232211883270373982008-04-19T07:02:00.000-05:002008-04-19T07:02:00.000-05:00Concerning Friday's game, we have a decent season ...Concerning Friday's game, we have a decent season going, but it is on the verge of a downward spiral with our bad Japanese pitchers, bad hitting coach, stupid overaggressive base running coach, wake up Trey and Dayton and do your jobs before we lose this season, I know that last year Dayton wanted 40 games to assess, but we have a chance to be decent this year and he has seen enough to make some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-70907213046554331402008-04-19T01:24:00.000-05:002008-04-19T01:24:00.000-05:00Monica wrote: "You're talking about a team that's ...Monica wrote: "You're talking about a team that's just learning how to be aggressive."<BR/><BR/>Exactly. I doubt that many of these guys played this style of ball anywhere else. Butler, in particular, seems to not be able to gauge the speed of the game on the basepaths. Why not? Obviously, he hasn't been asked to do so before in his career.<BR/><BR/>I admit it's hard to watch right now, but this KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006172794459713994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-39589529786902382472008-04-18T23:41:00.000-05:002008-04-18T23:41:00.000-05:00Gary,What do you mean by "the hated small ball"? I...Gary,<BR/><BR/>What do you mean by "the hated small ball"? If you mean singles and doubles, with the occasional steal when somebody fast finds the right moment, and the occasional but or hit-and-run with Gathright, Pena or Callaspo batting, I agree with you. If you mean putting runners in motion almost every time we get somebody on base, which seems to be Hillman's strategy so far, I have to say Nathan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-37466500480936866462008-04-18T21:54:00.000-05:002008-04-18T21:54:00.000-05:00Rany, I feel strongly both ways:We can easily make...Rany, I feel strongly both ways:<BR/><BR/>We can easily make too much of these minor errors and attribute many of them to young guys growing up, and a cagey manager used to a distinctive style. I don’t see how you can quantify losses attributable to the base running errors: runs sure; but runs that actually cost games? Not sure we can point to specific games that were lost due to specific base Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17085503187232730359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-15181476101958079672008-04-18T20:36:00.000-05:002008-04-18T20:36:00.000-05:00"You can argue that the Royals are still 9-7, so i..."You can argue that the Royals are still 9-7, so it can’t have hurt them that much."<BR/><BR/>No you can't. Unless "that much" means seven losses, the fact that the team has only lost seven games doesn't meant their baserunning can't have hurt them that much. Don't give your hypothetical critics so much credit!Nathan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578105396313454754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-51716354262364140512008-04-18T19:31:00.000-05:002008-04-18T19:31:00.000-05:00I agree with you Rany, aggressive is good, but som...I agree with you Rany, aggressive is good, but some of these gaffes are borderline stupidity. the game where it stuck out to me was the one the Royals won 3-2 over the Angels...it didn't cost them the game obviously, but it easily could have. <BR/><BR/>1st instance was in the top of the first, Gathright gets on and immediately gets picked off, then the Royals go on to collect 4 or 5 hits and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-50089537653751566602008-04-18T18:50:00.000-05:002008-04-18T18:50:00.000-05:00"It’s a fair statement to say that the Royals have..."It’s a fair statement to say that the Royals have already cost themselves a game with their baserunning tactics."<BR/><BR/>It's also fair to say the Royals have won a game with their baserunning tactics. There have been quite a few games where if there were no stolen bases then we would have lost. You're talking about a team that's just learning how to be aggressive. I don't see a problem with Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408982276562700366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-14071744611152564822008-04-18T18:32:00.000-05:002008-04-18T18:32:00.000-05:00There's only one acronym that can describe both th...There's only one acronym that can describe both the Royals' baserunning and their team calendar--WTF?!Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595065202881736378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52025353154982231692008-04-18T18:15:00.000-05:002008-04-18T18:15:00.000-05:00Unbelievable photo shoot! As the sports guy would ...Unbelievable photo shoot! As the sports guy would say, it's off the charts on the unintentional comedy scale. If only I could have been a fly on the wall when they instructed Billy Butler to strip down to his undershirt, or to wrap John Buck in a wreath. My personal favorite is Brandon Duckworth in the third photo gallery. Wouldn't it be awesome to hit the town with that guy?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524806530844088640noreply@blogger.com