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daverclear

joined Jun 15, 2008 last login Sep 20, 2009 posts 20 comments 66

I live in Craig, Colorado but grew up 45 minutes from the K and went to as many games as I could. I am an area director for Young Life, a Christian youth mentoring and outreach ministry. I pay way toooo much attention to the Royals and my work allows it.

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Joe Dickerson retires

Dickerson's was a top 25 prospect going into the season.

4 months ago daverclear 6 comments 0 recs

Fan Graphs saying Royals worse than Nats...or at least close

There is some banter in the comments about the Royals being better than at least three NL teams, but they are certainly trying for Bryce Harper.

4 months ago daverclear 1 comment 0 recs

Who is this Deivy Batista?

Yes it's early, but Deivy Batista is in the top five in nearly every offensive category in the Pioneer League. He also had a strong line in his debut in the AZL last year but has already surpased his home run total (5) in just nine games played with the Chukars. Although he does have as many errors at short as he does home runs, there could be some promise in the foreign kids coming through the system

5 months ago daverclear 10 comments 0 recs

my failed attempt to scout the Chukars and...

by daverclear on Jul 5, 2009 10:53 PM EDT Comment 6 comments

I realized early this week that the Casper Ghosts, in Casper, Wyo. were hosting the Idaho Falls Chukars for five games. Seeing that it's the closest baseball field filled with non-high school players to my home, my wife and I hopped in the car for a three-hour drive to catch a double-header on Friday. Unfortunately, Casper was under flash-flood warnings when we arrived and the games were rained out. I was looking forward to giving a very amateur scouting report of some of the hot-hitting Chukars against the Ghosts. I also wore my Royals jersey with the hope to convert some people close to the Battle of Grass Creek. The only conversation I had with any fans was with one of the Ghost's Interns who told me that water had completely filled the dugouts. The next time the Chukars are in Casper I will have been a first-time-father for all of two weeks (if the due date is accurate) so I probably will have to wait till next season to catch them.

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royals win...all of them

All Royal's affiliates in action Monday night won. KC 4-2, Omaha, 2-0, NWA 5-2, Wil. 7-3, Bees off-night, B. Royals 8-5, IF 10-2. Not often that everyone gets the W.

5 months ago daverclear 4 comments 0 recs

some fresh fish to watch while the big boys flounder

At least with the Chukars and the Burlington (of the carolina persuasion) Royals starting up we can check out some of our 2009 draftees like Cole White (Chukars) and Ryan Wood (Burlington) just to name a few. Another one to watch will be Travis Jones in Burlington. The Royals took a chance on him in the 50th round last year and he signed (I think he had a scholarship to ASU). Supposedly he could be a big surprise from the 2008 draft.

6 months ago daverclear 3 comments 0 recs

If Detroit wins today they will tie with the Royals in overall record, so really they would finish in last again. I believe KC had the advantage in games vs. Detroit, which technically wins the tie-breaker. So do we root for the Sox to win today or Detroit? I would say the Sox for two reasons. 1. It forces an old-fashioned playoff for the playoffs. 2. It gives us fourth place outright. PS What's with teams not playing all of their games? Oakland is one game short and has the same number of wins as KC but one less loss. I guess that moves the Royals in front for draft order, but seems a little off in the grand scheme. PPS I hadn't noticed that the Yanks had the fourth-best record but didn't make it. Way to go under-performing AL Central.

about 1 year ago daverclear 5 comments 0 recs

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