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Trading Wil Myers for Pitching
by Crooow on May 30, 2012 5:58 PM EDT
on Royals Review
I was thinking the other day that, man, Wil Myers is one of our golden boys, I sure hope Dayton doesn't try to trade him for major league starting pitching. He would likely come back from the market with magic beans.
Then just now I got to thinking: what if he could trade Wil Myers for some top-shelf minor league starting pitching?
Friday Game 43 Open Thread
by Crooow on May 25, 2012 7:18 PM EDT
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While Thursday's off-day might have come at the perfect time for the Orioles, the Royals might be better off without it.
Baltimore is coming off a stretch of 20 games in 20 days, which ended with a loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday. The gauntlet took a toll on the injury-ravaged Orioles, who have eight players on the disabled list, and the club rested regulars J.J. Hardy and Matt Wieters on Wednesday so the two could heal their nicks and scrapes.
"An off-day is welcome to everybody to get a little rest and to be ready to go when we come back Friday," Wieters said. "It's nice to get a day off, more than anything just to get the body rested."
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Rany: "Source: Royals are likely to send Bubba Starling to Kane County in next 7-10 days"
paraphrased. I've heard from a source that the Royals are likely - not certain, but likely - to send Bubba Starling to Kane County in the next 7-10 days
OT: Zack Greinke career statistics up to today--upon which we shall ruminate and discuss
by Crooow on May 16, 2012 5:03 PM EDT
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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| 2009 | 25 | KCR | AL | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.16 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 229.1 | 195 | 64 | 55 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 242 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 915 | 205 | 1.073 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-17 |
| 9 Yrs | 80 | 74 | .519 | 3.78 | 246 | 205 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1329.2 | 1328 | 608 | 559 | 132 | 335 | 12 | 1185 | 43 | 5 | 37 | 5561 | 115 | 1.251 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 3.54 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 12 | 11 | .519 | 3.78 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 92 | 84 | 20 | 51 | 2 | 179 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 838 | 115 | 1.251 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 3.54 | ||||
| KCR (7 yrs) | 60 | 67 | .472 | 3.82 | 210 | 169 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1108.0 | 1121 | 509 | 470 | 112 | 280 | 12 | 931 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 4648 | 116 | 1.264 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 3.33 | ||||
| MIL (2 yrs) | 20 | 7 | .741 | 3.61 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221.2 | 207 | 99 | 89 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 913 | 109 | 1.182 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 4.62 | ||||
Generated 5/16/2012.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | IP | G | GS | R | RA9 | RA9opp | RA9def | RA9role | PPFp | RA9avg | RAA | WAA | WAAadj | WAR | RAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | Awards | ||
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| 2009 | 25 | KCR | AL | 229.1 | 33 | 33 | 64 | 2.51 | 4.78 | -0.57 | 0.19 | 98.5 | 5.45 | 73 | 8.2 | -0.2 | 10.1 | 103 | .750 | .551 | $3,750,000 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-17 | |
| 9 Seasons | 1329.2 | 246 | 205 | 608 | 4.12 | 4.70 | -0.35 | 0.15 | 100.6 | 5.23 | 152 | 16.7 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 27.4 | 319 | .568 | .511 | $27,003,000 | ||||
| KCR (7 yrs) | 1108.0 | 210 | 169 | 509 | 4.13 | 4.80 | -0.43 | 0.15 | 100.0 | 5.38 | 142 | 15.6 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 24.8 | 288 | .574 | .514 | $13,503,000 | ||||
| MIL (2 yrs) | 221.2 | 36 | 36 | 99 | 4.02 | 4.21 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 103.6 | 4.50 | 10 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 2.6 | 31 | .531 | .503 | $13,500,000 | |||||
Generated 5/16/2012.
- To sponsor his b-ref page would cost you $225.00 - Apopka.
- DID YOU KNOW THAT HE STILL OWNS A HOUSE ON THE PLAZA??!? - Led the NL last season with a 10.538 K/9 - Led the AL in 2009 with an ERA+ of 205 - Apopka.
- Some thoughtful pictures of Sir Ums-A-Lot:
Feeling patriotic:
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Pentagram A Go-Go
by Crooow on Apr 26, 2012 8:44 AM EDT
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Yeah, yeah. But it's fun.
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Billy Butler lookalike -- but dead
Sad story, but I found the resemblance uncanny.
One thing I genuinely like about Yost
He continues to bat Alex Gordon in the leadoff spot. Is there any other team whose leadoff batter is similarly unconventional? Did Matty Klassen try to be Deep Throat to Dayton Moore's Bob Woodward for a brief time?
Opening Day Formidable Song Free-For-All
by Crooow on Apr 6, 2012 7:30 AM EDT
on Royals Review
Post a song to get everyone pumped up.
Post 5 songs to get everyone pumped up.
NCAA Champeenship Game Thread -- KUvUK
by Crooow on Apr 2, 2012 8:56 PM EDT
on Royals Review
KU is my alma mater, so I'm pulling for them.
I will be flabbergasted if they actually win. Do not expect it at all. UK by 12.
Please help me find a gift for my 5-year-old nephew
- Must be purchased online and shipped--will be shipped expedited--Amazon?
- He has a Wii, loves the Lego Star Wars/Batman/Indiana Jones etc. games
- Loves Batman, Spiderman, Shaun the Sheep, etc.
- I'd prefer to get him something sciency and wonder-inducing...chemistry set probably not good for 5-year-old though
- less than $100
A Beacon for Abraham Noble
Where the hell has LaFlamme gone? Anybody else miss him? Also haven't seen Little Jackie Marsh around these parts.
Friday Open Thread -- Voight-Kampff Edition
by Crooow on Mar 23, 2012 1:17 AM EDT
on Royals Review
Baseball is coming. Do you feel it?
Do you?
I don't. All this NFL controversy--the stupid Tebow trade ("He's just going to be a backup? Of course he's just going to be a backup, don't be dumb" and "Rex Ryan says bad words, but Tim Tebow doesn't like bad words!"), the Sean Payton "was it too harsh of a penalty?" bullshit--no one in the sports media is really talking about baseball. Maybe it's because I'm not much of a football fan, but holy moly--do people actually care enough about this stuff that we have to deconstruct it ad nauseum?
OT: Three things that tick me off:
- The bald guy in a commercial is usually the stupid/undesirable one. Seems offensive to me, though I'm not bald. Just a step or two away from depicting a black person as an undesirable employee vs. a white one.
- The purported great quality of flatscreen TVs, when *so often* I can see a clear separation between one hue and the slightly different hue where there is actually supposed to be a gradient--a blending of light to dark or something similar. It turns into something like four clear bars of similar hues. That sucks. Somebody tell me if there's a good reason for this.
- Flat screen TVs that automatically try to smooth out the image between frames; i.e. it tries to smooth over the strobed-ness of what was FILMED to make it appear like it was recorded on VIDEO. Please don't mess with the source material, TV. Just do your damn job.
RRCCA Vol. IV -- "Before You Was Born" -- The playlist
by Crooow on Feb 17, 2012 1:07 AM EST
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RRCCA Vol. IV -- Before You Was Born
by Crooow on Feb 13, 2012 10:15 PM EST
on Royals Review
Royals Review Community Compilation Album Vol. IV -- Now It's Personal -- The New Breed -- The Return of RRCCA -- Training Camp -- RRCCA: Legacy -- The Quickening
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More player name anagrams
by Crooow on Feb 9, 2012 4:55 AM EST
on Royals Review
This is probably getting somewhat tedious, but on-the-job boredom has led me to do this.
I probably enjoy these more than most.
Johnny Needs a Nickname: Anagrams and Johnny G
by Crooow on Feb 6, 2012 7:30 PM EST
on Royals Review
Joey Volt Hangnail
Vaginal Honey-Jolt
Glove Inhalant Joy
Joey Vanilla-Thong
Holy Voltage Ninja
Thy Javelin Lagoon
Navel Jolting Ahoy
Enjoy Oval Lathing
Yon Halal Veg Joint
Hogan Jello Vanity
Gonna Jive Tallyho
A Jolly Heaving Ton
A John Legato Vinyl
A Vegan Holly Joint
A Holy Javelin Tong
Novella Night A Joy
A Jolly Hating Oven
A Lovely Hang Joint
He Only Jolt Vagina
The No-Vagina Jolly
On Thy Vagina Jello
Hot Vagina, No Jelly
Oh Jolly, Ten Vagina!
Ye Got Vanilla, John
Thy Avian Gel Goon
The Lying Java Loon
The Anal Loving Joy
Go Join The Navy, All!
For Johnny
by John Pudney
Do not despair
For Johnny-head-in-air;
He sleeps as sound
As Johnny underground.
Fetch out no shroud
For Johnny-in-the-cloud;
And keep your tears
For him in after years.
Better by far
For Johnny-the-bright-star,
To keep your head,
And see his children fed.
For Johnny
by John Pudney
For Johnny
by John Pudney
Do not despair
For Johnny-head-in-air;
He sleeps as sound
As Johnny underground.
Fetch out no shroud
For Johnny-in-the-cloud;
And keep your tears
For him in after years.
Better by far
For Johnny-the-bright-star,
To keep your head,
And see his children fed.
For Johnny
by John Pudney
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KU / MU OPEN THREAD
by Crooow on Feb 4, 2012 9:40 PM EST
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Yes. Hope I'm not reposting anything, but I wanted to make this happen since all of you are dragging your feet.
Where are our predictions for the 2011 season?
I really want to see what everybody predicted for the 2011 season and then, of course, compare that to the fiasco what went down in twenty-aught-'levin. Can anybody find this Fanpost? There may have been more than one, but one of them was definitely the definitive one.
OT - Open Thread Friday - Rocky sans Bullwinkle edition
by Crooow on Jan 13, 2012 10:05 AM EST
on Royals Review
You will be asked a series of questions here. There are no wrong answers.
1. If you could have any James Bond tech gadget, what would it be?
2. How many home runs do you think Bubba Starling will end up hitting in the major leagues?
3. What's one of your favorite jokes?
4. What was your favorite coin-op arcade game back in The Day? Multiple answers acceptable here.
5. What's the strangest thing you have seen at a live sporting event?
6. What is the weirdest or most outrageous or most horrible or the craziest thing that happened at your high school?
BONUS: Have you ever jumped out of a plane? Would you want to? Would you ever put on one of those flying squirrel suits that let you glide between cliff faces and such? Can you imagine what it would be like if you were a regular squirrel and then one day you saw a flying squirrel?
Brian Fletcher -- cinderella prospect?
by Crooow on Jan 1, 2012 1:34 PM EST
on Royals Review
The 23-year-old left fielder (out of Auburn) for the Royals' Single-A Kane County Cougars finished his first full season in 2011 with great offensive numbers:
.328/.386/.560 - 14HR, 31 doubles, and 112 hits in 376 PAs.
A petition for someone, anyone, to do the next RRCCA
That is, the next Royals Review Community Compilation Album. Only stipulation regarding theme: no overtly Christmas-ian theme...a roundabout one is fine I guess. OMD and I came to a 2-badass consensus on this point. If you need instructions.....somebody else can tell you. I'm drunk.
Jack Marsh writes a letter to Santa Claus
by Crooow on Nov 28, 2011 12:04 AM EST
on Royals Review
27 November, 2011
10:58pm - Sunday
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Dear Mr. Claus,
I know you haven't heard from me for a while, but I thought I might try to reopen the lines of communication. I'd like thank you for the often perfectly acceptable gifts over the years. You must admit, though, that given such detailed (yet plain and straightforward) instructions, you were bound to overlook and/or misinterpret certain vital details.
So, I'd like to propose that, by simply granting me (a reasonably satisfied customer) one last yuletide gift, you, Mr. Claus, will be graciously forgiven all your past shortcomings and areas of consistently lackluster performance. This very reasonable gift would consist of the following four items:
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Is there a "highlights of the Royals 2011 season" video out there?
Or does the MLB really crack down on that type of thing? If so, I think it hurts them more than helps them. Regardless, is searching for them at MLB.com the only way to find clips of such highlights?
OT POLL: Are you going to see the Muppet movie?
by Crooow on Nov 20, 2011 8:21 PM EST
on Royals Review
Well, are you punk?
Having fun with Bill James' player projections for 2011
by Crooow on Nov 15, 2011 5:16 PM EST
on Royals Review
From "The Bill James Handbook 2011"
Just some 2011 offensive projections for players that, in retrospect, seemed noteworthy to me for one reason or another:
Royals Review Community Compilation Album, Vol. III -- THE PLAYLISTS
by Crooow on Nov 4, 2011 2:06 AM EDT
on Royals Review
Here they are, after much listening and curating (if that's the right word--ordering? the songs? in the list?)
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Royals Review Community Compilation Album, Vol. III -- TWO SONGS THIS TIME
by Crooow on Nov 1, 2011 11:59 PM EDT
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EDIT: Last submissions by 12am CST.
The tradition is gaining traction.
In other words, we're trying to make this idea gain traction.
The theme of this setlist will be pretty subdued, and for that reason, why not extend it into, perhaps, a full sleep-cycle?
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OT: Post in the comments section of a story on the west Texas dust storm that happened today
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Dayton Moore just answered my question
[Comment From Shelby: ] Hi Dayton. Do you foresee Alex Gordon retaining the lead-off role for next season? He's excelled there this year, but I can't help but wonder that maybe if we discover someone with more speed and similar on-base % skills, moving Alex down in the order a bit could make for one of the best batting orders we've ever seen in KC. Dayton Moore: Great thought. Something we will look at. The most important part of our lineup is the leadoff and 3-4 slots. So we will always look to develop those spots in the batting order. ...... Not a great question, but D-Moor thought it was....hmmph
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