tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post5770563372713320893..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Willie Bloomquist and the Howard Zone.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-79243828729722504582010-01-31T12:09:35.712-06:002010-01-31T12:09:35.712-06:00The purpose of Clomid therapy in treating infertil...The purpose of Clomid therapy in treating infertility is to locate conformist ovulation rather than ground the progress of numerous eggs. For good occasionally ovulation is established, there is no gain to increasing the dosage further . Numerous studies accompany that pregnancy almost always occurs during the to begin three months of infertility cure and treatment beyond six months is not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-43653380451593063342009-01-19T20:19:00.000-06:002009-01-19T20:19:00.000-06:00The possibility of a Dunn succeeding is much highe...The possibility of a Dunn succeeding is much higher than that of a Guillen, a Jacobs. A high level player is always going to be much better than a B player mixed in with two Cs and a D. And that's basically what the Royals have done this off-season. The most important player to sign this offseason, Zack Greinke, has basically been ignored.<BR/><BR/>And as for the Twins, they were a very Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-8527801264305339272009-01-19T09:39:00.000-06:002009-01-19T09:39:00.000-06:00Rany:I understand and share some of your frustrati...Rany:<BR/>I understand and share some of your frustration about talking up the importance of OBP, but seeming to execute otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I see things a little differently and continue to support Dayton's approach and here's why: he understands that a small market team cannot afford to invest 20% of its payroll into one player and have that contract go south, potentially crippling the club forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-9308190384224439172009-01-16T08:44:00.000-06:002009-01-16T08:44:00.000-06:00I just wanted to tell Rany that Joe Posnanski stol...I just wanted to tell Rany that Joe Posnanski stole this blog entry and is using it as his on SI.com. It's not word for word, but all your points are there. It's obvious he reads this blog. I'd call him out....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-28713735053766787962009-01-15T10:14:00.000-06:002009-01-15T10:14:00.000-06:00I am advid reader of yours Rany and I always appre...I am advid reader of yours Rany and I always appreciate the insight whether it is Royals or policately stated.<BR/><BR/>I care about the offseason moves I was in favor of Jacobs and Crisp. Not in favor of Farnie at all. But what continues to give me hope is the drafts that we have had the last 2 years. I really like the depth that is being built in A ball. This year at some point that should Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-59348358109814769852009-01-14T17:15:00.000-06:002009-01-14T17:15:00.000-06:00In the course of my career, I've received job ...In the course of my career, I've received job offers from many different markets. I've chosen to take jobs in markets that i felt the most comfortable. In my field, I seem to be the exception to the rule. Most colleagues will go where the biggest offer is, regardless of what the living conditions are, schools, etc. Baseball mirrors my profession, in that aspect. To say that "bigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-29525671395133029142009-01-13T20:50:00.000-06:002009-01-13T20:50:00.000-06:00Sounds like a more athletic but slightly weaker Ma...Sounds like a more athletic but slightly weaker Mark Grudzielanek to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-31626216244366487232009-01-13T20:28:00.000-06:002009-01-13T20:28:00.000-06:00Anonymous @5:14,Point taken.But if you evaluate ev...Anonymous @5:14,<BR/><BR/>Point taken.But if you evaluate every signing on the assumption that the player will be horribly misused, you're usually going to be disappointed. <BR/><BR/>Bloomquist would be a poor every day player, but he's fine as a bench player. If he's the in the opening-day linup, I'll be a lot more concerned. But even then, the fault lies in how he's used, not in signing him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-76427125812994213462009-01-13T17:14:00.000-06:002009-01-13T17:14:00.000-06:00"But there's actually no reason to assume the wors..."But there's actually no reason to assume the worst. "<BR/><BR/>Did you miss Ross Gload playing everyday last year, Nathan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-23788694030581942312009-01-13T14:51:00.000-06:002009-01-13T14:51:00.000-06:00Rany, isn't it time for a Posnanski-like makeover ...Rany, isn't it time for a Posnanski-like makeover of the entire site design? You know, like every couple weeks? I mean, come on, the start of the Willie Bloomquist Era demands a new and more exciting blog lay-out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-26597625228360794332009-01-13T14:18:00.000-06:002009-01-13T14:18:00.000-06:00I am a big fan of Mike Arbuckle, and assume that a...I am a big fan of Mike Arbuckle, and assume that as senior advisor to the GM, that he put his stamp of approval on it. If so, then I am confident that it may accomplish some things that we are not aware of. I still believe there are "Moore" transactions and moves to come. Still hopefull, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-80475373731462736022009-01-13T07:39:00.001-06:002009-01-13T07:39:00.001-06:00Willie F***ING BLOOMQUIST?!? Dayton, what in the ...Willie F***ING BLOOMQUIST?!? Dayton, what in the HELL are you doing? Dayton is making me start to miss Allard Baird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-48274905800247339352009-01-13T07:39:00.000-06:002009-01-13T07:39:00.000-06:00Willie F***ING BLOOMQUIST?!? Dayton, what in the ...Willie F***ING BLOOMQUIST?!? Dayton, what in the HELL are you doing? Dayton is making me start to miss Allard Baird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16902058744187413832009-01-12T22:09:00.000-06:002009-01-12T22:09:00.000-06:00OK 2 things are clear:1) We love your posts Rany, ...OK 2 things are clear:<BR/>1) We love your posts Rany, thank you and keep it up.<BR/>2) We really really love our Royals and while we all know there's plenty to complain about, it stings when that complaining gets a bit too personal.<BR/><BR/>My 2 cents:<BR/><BR/>Burrell was not signing here for that price (extend this logic to all other FAs in his caregory)<BR/><BR/>I think one of the most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-70955665539505736112009-01-12T20:33:00.000-06:002009-01-12T20:33:00.000-06:00WILLIE BLOOMQUIST IS TEARING US APART!!!! IT'S JUS...WILLIE BLOOMQUIST IS TEARING US APART!!!! IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN MOMMY AND DADDY FIGHT!!! IT SCARES ME WHEN THEY FIGHT SO LOUD!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-44219516346869940312009-01-12T18:48:00.000-06:002009-01-12T18:48:00.000-06:00You know what's great? This is more posts then I ...You know what's great? This is more posts then I have seen on any Royals topic in a looooong time. I'm glad to see people are really starting to give a sh*t about the Royals again.....and that's a good thing. Let's judge this team in May after we've seen them play a solid month of real ball. You never know what can happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-63429034070068057292009-01-12T17:00:00.000-06:002009-01-12T17:00:00.000-06:00Neyer = JudasNeyer = JudasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-74831945736952469242009-01-12T16:50:00.000-06:002009-01-12T16:50:00.000-06:00As long as GMDM continues to draft and spend as he...As long as GMDM continues to draft and spend as he has, I don't care about Willie Bloomquist. He's better than Tony Pena.<BR/><BR/>And Bell's Palsy would have been an awesome nickname for Ross Gload two years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-86410320915279082582009-01-12T15:17:00.000-06:002009-01-12T15:17:00.000-06:00Rany, you are spot on here. I am amazed that ther...Rany, you are spot on here. I am amazed that there are so many who are still defending Dayton Moore's moves this offseason. Obviously the issue is not the Bloomquist signing itself, but the generally misguided mentality that it reflects. Adding Willie Ballgame will not sink this team. The mindset that leads us to overpay for players such as WFB will. <BR/><BR/>What's even more amazing is thatJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979056571903823415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-66062367497705197032009-01-12T14:48:00.000-06:002009-01-12T14:48:00.000-06:00Rany,As you wrote:"There’s one way that this signi...Rany,<BR/><BR/>As you wrote:<BR/><BR/>"There’s one way that this signing can help the Royals: if it means that they boot Tony Pena off the roster (even better, and in all seriousness, if they try Pena in relief.) If the signing of Bloomquist is an acknowledgment that Pena no longer justifies a roster spot, and that the Royals are willing to pay a slight premium for a utility player who knows his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-12219706070726174672009-01-12T14:40:00.000-06:002009-01-12T14:40:00.000-06:00Who are you people? Where is this supposed "melod...Who are you people? Where is this supposed "melodrama" in this post? Dayton Moore has done a bad-to-hideous job as GM this offseason and Rany has called him out on it. This $11.4M would have been spent better any one of a million ways even if neither Dunn nor Burrell nor Furcal had taken it (and please, people, let's not overestimate how much ballplayers are motivated by anything other than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-62086938153140847932009-01-12T14:05:00.000-06:002009-01-12T14:05:00.000-06:00I think the biggest damnation of Dayton Moore is t...I think the biggest damnation of Dayton Moore is that apparently, the Royals do not have a WILLIE BLOOMQUIST level player in their minor league system they can call up.<BR/><BR/>Instead, for a scrub like that, the Royals have to pay 3 million bucks. So what's actually in the farm system then? Little leaguers?<BR/><BR/>Dayton Moore is a really, really poor GM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-30886703576062876982009-01-12T12:58:00.000-06:002009-01-12T12:58:00.000-06:00Ok, so it's pretty clear that GMDM is not a strict...Ok, so it's pretty clear that GMDM is not a strict disciple of Rany's school of baseball thought (i.e. BP.com)... But I'm fairly certain it's still possible to put together a division-winning team by assembling a decent roster (with either strong pitching, power, defense of some combination of those various possible strengths) by listening to an ever-growing and ever-more-respected scouting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-79108432283838913902009-01-12T12:31:00.000-06:002009-01-12T12:31:00.000-06:00Rany, I agree with the vast majority of what you w...Rany, <BR/>I agree with the vast majority of what you wrote, but I think you're always going to be disappionted if you expect honesty in GM press conferences where they're introducing players they just signed. In those press conferences, everyone is always Babe Ruth, and I'm willing to forgive Moore for the over the top descriptions of WB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-29697986178572691132009-01-12T12:00:00.000-06:002009-01-12T12:00:00.000-06:00Reading Rob's comments it looks like he is no ...Reading Rob's comments it looks like he is no longer a Royals fan. That's too bad because I used to enjoy his insight and chatter on the Royals. Also Rany it looks like you are jumping ship as well. I'll agree with you that Farnsworth & Bloomquist are 2 of the dumbest moves I have seen all year. Almost as dumb as the Cubs givng Milton Bradley a 3 year deal. We know Milton can playAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com