tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post9126654530177317337..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Hochevar: It's A Relief.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-70122612705484227112013-03-17T15:21:59.982-05:002013-03-17T15:21:59.982-05:00Rany, excellent article on the Yanks, yes some of ...Rany, excellent article on the Yanks, yes some of we readers remember when they were toothless. Hope to see it again. <br /><br />The Royals are like the gal who dumps you and dumps you, always with a promise this year is different. All those bandwagon years, especially last year keep creeping back in my mind. <br /><br />Just wanted to mention, when I read your articles I always wonder if Jayboidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325299681548251993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-48914871074254908182013-03-15T18:58:12.932-05:002013-03-15T18:58:12.932-05:00I thought your commentary was timely (a la the Mat...I thought your commentary was timely (a la the Matt Cassel snark) given that as soon as the Chiefs released him the Minnesota Vikings picked him up. Just goes to prove what you are saying. If the Royals release Hochevar he won't have to wait long for someone to pick him up. As PT Barnum said a sucker is born everyday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935098663785707234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-23319941636364560562013-03-15T10:39:06.183-05:002013-03-15T10:39:06.183-05:00The Storm Davis contract was totally indefensible....The Storm Davis contract was totally indefensible. The guy won 19 games in 1989, but he threw less than 170 innings and had a 4.36 ERA in a pitcher's park, in a pitcher's year--playing conditions in 1988 and 1989 heavily favored the pitcher. A 4.36 ERA in Oakland in 1989 is about like 5.50 in a neutral park today. Davis wasn't even all that good in 1988 (16-7, 3.70). He was the first Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025084603769153259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-81571476403132157162013-03-15T10:18:51.832-05:002013-03-15T10:18:51.832-05:00Rany - thank you for all the writing you do. I don...Rany - thank you for all the writing you do. I don't always agree, sometimes I scratch my head, but you do put your opinions in front of the world, and that is to be respected. <br /><br />Whatever 10 yrs brings you, I hope you still are passionate about the Royals and writing.Sid Meierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080671022380563829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-32736770903375213332013-03-15T09:22:44.263-05:002013-03-15T09:22:44.263-05:00It is time for Hochevar's career to take one b...It is time for Hochevar's career to take one between the eyes. There's no doubt someone will sign him after we cut him, but the odds are really low that he will turn into anything.<br /><br />I don't see him doing much in relief since middle relievers tend to come in with men on base and he could never pitch with men on base. Maybe that's why the Royals talk about him being a kcghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362423366736243156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-28369755138652398362013-03-15T07:48:17.651-05:002013-03-15T07:48:17.651-05:00Dickey has actually been good the last 3 years. W...Dickey has actually been good the last 3 years. What made him Cy Young caliber was his rise in strikeouts. <br /><br />And you are looking at the wrong numbers when trying to say Davis was good before we got him...wins is probably the worst stat to look at when evaluating how good a pitcher may be going forward. The easiest one to look at for Davis was, aside from his rookie season he never J35Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900552114501380246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-72079688549327060442013-03-15T07:07:14.548-05:002013-03-15T07:07:14.548-05:00Storm Davis won 19 the year before the royals sign...Storm Davis won 19 the year before the royals signed him and 16 the year before that<br /><br />It didn't work out for the royals, granted, but at the time it didn't seem like such a bad thing.<br /><br />You wanted them to to go after Dickey based on one excellent season. Is that so much different that wanting Davis after his 1989 season? And Davis was a decade younger than Dickey in hissedated apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291188062716861651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16233688199801161652013-03-15T06:43:10.969-05:002013-03-15T06:43:10.969-05:00From memory it seems like he did okay the first ti...From memory it seems like he did okay the first time through the line up a lot of the time<br /><br />He might do pretty good as a reliever<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52845308407991865962013-03-15T06:39:31.196-05:002013-03-15T06:39:31.196-05:00He's made around 16 million in his career so f...He's made around 16 million in his career so far. I doubt the prospect of unemployment worries him that much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-15681652025884503882013-03-14T22:19:42.144-05:002013-03-14T22:19:42.144-05:00Hard to see how the Royals will ocnclude it is wor...Hard to see how the Royals will ocnclude it is worth $3 million to keep him in the bullpen. I suppose they could conclude that the combination of the possibility of a revival and the possility of a later trade is enough to roll the dice one more time. But it is at least odd timing.Kansas Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-36611989362068557492013-03-14T21:02:24.557-05:002013-03-14T21:02:24.557-05:00The only positive I see is the possibility that go...The only positive I see is the possibility that going to the bullpen helps him figure out how to pitch from the stretch. I don't know if it's the pressure of men on base or simply mechanics, but his numbers with men on base is his Achilles heel. Honestly I think this move is the right one, just two years later than when it should have been made.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250964134282394393noreply@blogger.com