tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post7599013005231080261..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Royals Season Preview 2012.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-42783785545756126812012-04-10T23:24:17.152-05:002012-04-10T23:24:17.152-05:00Have really enjoyed and appreciated the recent col...Have really enjoyed and appreciated the recent columns, Rany. I really appreciate this, too:<br /><br />"Where we're praying for the people of Syria ..."<br /><br />PeaceRickMcKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084171716718200637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-10746550206301396952012-04-10T00:24:03.848-05:002012-04-10T00:24:03.848-05:00Ever since Joe left the Star, I have missed his pi...Ever since Joe left the Star, I have missed his pie-in-the-sky, rose colored glasses preview of the upcoming Royals season. Your analysis comes from an entirely different perspective, but it still gives me that springtime feeling of hope and optimism. With Kansas City day coming soon, I am hoping for a sunny day and a long, exciting season.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556462262791260348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-6885362865851448002012-04-09T16:30:53.880-05:002012-04-09T16:30:53.880-05:00Dwyer's first start excites me. He lost in 4....Dwyer's first start excites me. He lost in 4.1 innings, but the important stats are much better looking.<br /><br />1 ER, 2 H, 5 K, 1 BB.<br /><br />I know some reports had him as a 50 on the scouting scale, but if he has found his accuracy, league average starter is no longer unreasonable.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335128402886030631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-64034915246478902762012-04-09T15:45:40.287-05:002012-04-09T15:45:40.287-05:00My numbers say 75, My heart says 85. It will prob...My numbers say 75, My heart says 85. It will probably be somewhere in between.KHAZADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625151001857035616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-76038924967090741912012-04-09T11:50:24.675-05:002012-04-09T11:50:24.675-05:00Everyone keeps picking on the rotation, but I agre...Everyone keeps picking on the rotation, but I agree with you that the rotation is better. Just think, we Kyle Davies and Sean O'Sullivan combined for 25 starts last year. Don't forget Vince Mazarro made 4 more including the "infamous" start. I've got to believe that is a hugely overlooked item when people eval our starting pitching this year. I can't imagine anyone of Dwayne Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253007262193409526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-25926097404710992522012-04-09T10:59:11.128-05:002012-04-09T10:59:11.128-05:00Considering a playoff run:
The Tigers have a ridi...Considering a playoff run:<br /><br />The Tigers have a ridiculous offensive core. But maybe by mid-season, their horrible defense will have slagged their pitchers' confidence. OK, that's a stretch.<br /><br />The Twins are terrible. They are hoping for lots of good breaks like the Royals, except they are hoping for old broken or bad players to become good, while we're hoping for The Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407747297918712909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-4984154899176758442012-04-09T10:58:46.934-05:002012-04-09T10:58:46.934-05:00Rany, you mention the defense making the pitching ...Rany, you mention the defense making the pitching staff look better. Watching the game Friday I remember the catch by Cain in which he was stationed in left center when a fly ball was hit to right center. He ran the ball down, going a loooong way to get to it. What amazed me was there was ZERO reaction by our announcers, most probably because Cain made it look SO effortless. It took me back to Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539831989596501354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-7018496265118911392012-04-09T10:36:51.341-05:002012-04-09T10:36:51.341-05:00Rany, I love you and your writing. I wait patientl...Rany, I love you and your writing. I wait patiently for days at a time to read what you write. However, I can't disagree more. Yes the team looked great in Anaheim, and yes the starting pitching was amazing. But even then our bullpen collapsed. In 3 games our bullpen has inherited 5 runners, and all 5 scored. <br /><br />Somehow even when the things we think will go wrong end up going right, Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700447719175858406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-59877597969313323942012-04-09T08:11:11.547-05:002012-04-09T08:11:11.547-05:00Rany, what about the possibility of growth from Mo...Rany, what about the possibility of growth from Moose and Butler balancing out the likely regressions of Gordon and Francouer?<br /><br />To me, it seems like line-ups have an inner effect on each other. You have one good hitter, you're the 2005 Royals. You have two, you're last year's Twins. But, you start having Gordon followed by Cain followed by Hosmer protected by Butler Michael Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267414331715467200noreply@blogger.com