Author Topic: The Royals (Read 4615833 times)

sunny_cat · « **Reply #57125 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:15:28 PM »

Quote from: WackyCat08 on December 01, 2015, 04:08:21 PM

Oh, i'm sure he was great, cf3. I just don't read up on my teams the next day anymore. I understand having to be neutral when it comes to this stuff. I rather blog about the game with my friends, than read someones else's few point on it.

pissclams · « **Reply #57126 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:16:57 PM »

based upon cf3's description of what makes a KC beat writer, i can only hope that dan rather agrees to come out of retirement
or maybe anderson cooper is down with the gig

and lol at a beat writer not being a fan of the team he covers. i mean, go kellis ku hawk cat beat writer i guess.

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #57127 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:22:18 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on December 01, 2015, 04:16:57 PM

based upon cf3's description of what makes a KC beat writer, i can only hope that dan rather agrees to come out of retirement
or maybe anderson cooper is down with the gig

and lol at a beat writer not being a fan of the team he covers. i mean, go kellis ku hawk cat beat writer i guess.

I guess if you can separate your fandom from your work that's fine, but I like having someone with the team every night who is objective and doesn't care if they win or lose.

Missouriscribe · « **Reply #57128 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:23:53 PM »

Quote from: mocat on December 01, 2015, 03:26:49 PM

yeah smellinger is bitb

lol

pissclams · « **Reply #57129 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:31:18 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on December 01, 2015, 04:22:18 PM

Quote from: pissclams on December 01, 2015, 04:16:57 PM
based upon cf3's description of what makes a KC beat writer, i can only hope that dan rather agrees to come out of retirement
or maybe anderson cooper is down with the gig

and lol at a beat writer not being a fan of the team he covers. i mean, go kellis ku hawk cat beat writer i guess.

I guess if you can separate your fandom from your work that's fine, but I like having someone with the team every night who is objective and doesn't care if they win or lose.

i think you can be both objective and a fan. like the cats and a lot of posters here. and unless you are a psychopath, it seems like it would be difficult to spend as much time with and around a team and not form an attachment with them.

if he couldn't get along with kc players because he was being "honest", los angeles is going to eat him alive. hopefully he likes sushi better than bbq tho.

mccollough went out of his way to make sure everyone knew just how objective he was and his act was contrived.

pissclams · « **Reply #57130 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:34:07 PM »

eff it. at this point i will personally fight anyone who supports the beat writer non-fan known as andy mccullough

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #57131 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:38:28 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on December 01, 2015, 04:34:07 PM

eff it. at this point i will personally fight anyone who supports the beat writer non-fan known as andy mccullough

well i'm not going to get in a fist fight over andy mccollough that's for certain

sys · « **Reply #57132 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:38:57 PM »

http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/158562496/royals-interested-in-bringing-chris-young-back

sys · « **Reply #57133 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:39:35 PM »

i agree that andy lied about how impartial he was. nobody's perfect.

pissclams · « **Reply #57134 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:49:21 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on December 01, 2015, 04:38:28 PM

Quote from: pissclams on December 01, 2015, 04:34:07 PM
eff it. at this point i will personally fight anyone who supports the beat writer non-fan known as andy mccullough

well i'm not going to get in a fist fight over andy mccollough that's for certain

i probably dodged a bullet there, iirc you recently saw Creed.
advantage: cf3

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #57135 on:** December 01, 2015, 05:31:03 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on December 01, 2015, 04:06:11 PM

Quote from: mocat on December 01, 2015, 03:24:51 PM
i kind of liked that he wasn't a starry eyed CF3(no offense CF3)-type local guy and also that he wasn't lee judge

none taken. I'd be a horrible beat writer, although I think I'd be a good fan site reporter or blogger. I think WC and others don't understand the job of a beat writer. If he's a fan, its detrimental to his ability to cover the team IMO. He was objective, didn't care if the players liked him (holland and dyson hated him), and gave fans great coverage for 2 years. Go back and read his Chris Young story from after Game 4 of the ALCS, or his story on the Wild Card game from September of this year, or his story on Game 2 of the World Series, all were fantastic. Captured the moment, told the story, without being a fan boy. The Star is not a fan site and their writers shouldn't be expected to behave like D Scott.

I did not realize this.

I enjoyed Andy and Ned's interactions.

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #57136 on:** December 01, 2015, 06:20:43 PM »

Holland hated him because he spent the whole year talking about his decline, Dyson because he revealed that a lot of the guys were addicted to Clash of Clans or some dumb video game. Ironically Cain was another who was part of the gaming crew that was outed, but Cain and Andy seemed to get along well. Andy really seemed to like Cain as a player and a person.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #57137 on:** December 01, 2015, 06:25:25 PM »

wait, players were mad because he told people they play clash of clans?

jfc

sunny_cat · « **Reply #57138 on:** December 01, 2015, 06:29:07 PM »

I'm addicted to Clash of Clans too.

wetwillie · « **Reply #57139 on:** December 01, 2015, 06:39:32 PM »

it is incredibly addictive, I had to break myself of it at the end of summer

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #57140 on:** December 01, 2015, 08:04:22 PM »

I don't what all was written, but I believe there was an issue with the organization thinking the players didn't care enough about baseball. It was in one of their slumps in 2014 I think.

Phil Titola · « **Reply #57141 on:** December 01, 2015, 08:08:44 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on December 01, 2015, 04:34:07 PM

eff it. at this point i will personally fight anyone who supports the beat writer non-fan known as andy mccullough

Hmmm, I'm kind of an Andy fan via twitter...but I assume I suck at fist fighting....

sys · « **Reply #57142 on:** December 01, 2015, 08:25:54 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on December 01, 2015, 08:04:22 PM

I don't what all was written, but I believe there was an issue with the organization thinking the players didn't care enough about baseball. It was in one of their slumps in 2014 I think.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article3188872.html

wetwillie · « **Reply #57143 on:** December 01, 2015, 08:33:37 PM »

He outed holland as a crossword puzzler, this all makes sense now.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #57144 on:** December 02, 2015, 12:20:11 PM »

i'm going to miss andy, and i will bite the eff out of 'clams' ankles if he has a problem with it.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #57145 on:** December 02, 2015, 12:41:21 PM »

Bye Butera.

Sorry, SYS.

sys · « **Reply #57146 on:** December 02, 2015, 01:19:52 PM »

unless they trade him today, i'd assume they'll still tender butera. they already released pena and have room on the 40. unless i'm mistaken they can release him until opening day without having to guarantee his salary. so i'd imagine they'll keep him until the end of spring training or until they need to make room on the 40 for incoming free agent signings, whichever comes first.

dunno, tho. baseball roster stuff is so complicated.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #57147 on:** December 02, 2015, 01:23:04 PM »

Today is the arbitration deadline. There's 7 players the royals have to pay or they're released like free agents. Rumors that Butera will be released. Also, maybe Luis Coleman.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #57148 on:** December 02, 2015, 01:24:41 PM »

Also, this. http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article47513265.html

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #57149 on:** December 02, 2015, 01:27:54 PM »

http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/158479982/royals-weigh-non-tender-deal-for-greg-holland