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cfbandyman · « **Reply #74625 on:** March 03, 2021, 11:22:32 AM »

This team is shaping up to be a lot of fun, might not be postseason worthy, but a lot of fun

wetwillie · « **Reply #74626 on:** March 03, 2021, 11:45:03 AM »

Quote from: cfbandyman on March 03, 2021, 11:22:32 AM

This team is shaping up to be a lot of fun, might not be postseason worthy, but a lot of fun

Is our pitching any good? Bats seem to be decent enough to be in the hunt for a wildcard.

Institutional Control · « **Reply #74627 on:** March 03, 2021, 12:10:12 PM »

I thought this thread was going to be about Meghan Markle. I’m so disappointed.

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mocat · « **Reply #74628 on:** March 03, 2021, 12:31:59 PM »

i hope i can go to the K this summer

Spracne · « **Reply #74629 on:** March 03, 2021, 12:32:26 PM »

Quote from: mocat on March 03, 2021, 12:31:59 PM

i hope i can go to the K this summer

I hope you can too, mocat.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #74630 on:** March 03, 2021, 01:07:02 PM »

I expect the K to be open with no restrictions by June at the latest. Maybe May.

sys · « **Reply #74631 on:** March 03, 2021, 10:38:20 PM »

ahh, eff yeah.

steve dave · « **Reply #74632 on:** March 03, 2021, 11:28:25 PM »

Guys, we may have fun baseball this year

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Cire · « **Reply #74633 on:** March 04, 2021, 06:42:23 AM »

I bet we have 75 games worth of fun this year!

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DaBigTrain · « **Reply #74634 on:** March 04, 2021, 02:25:31 PM »

https://twitter.com/kcstar/status/1367569642995281921

pissclams · « **Reply #74635 on:** March 05, 2021, 10:18:04 AM »

can one of you baseball heads out there help me understand how to glean anything from spring training? i mean, winning is good but it always seems like spring training is just a "hey let's do two pitchers, one pitching from the mound, the other from 1st base, and see what happens" and half games and stuff

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #74636 on:** March 05, 2021, 01:30:34 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on March 05, 2021, 10:18:04 AM

can one of you baseball heads out there help me understand how to glean anything from spring training? i mean, winning is good but it always seems like spring training is just a "hey let's do two pitchers, one pitching from the mound, the other from 1st base, and see what happens" and half games and stuff

dayton takes spring training more serious than most i think. the royals have always done well w/l under him. culture of winning blah blah blah.

i personally think it's hard to glean anything as a fan because individual players might be working on individual things that most people don't know anything about. like a starting pitcher might be trying to add a change up or something and it's still currently still a garbage pitch for them but they want to try and throw it in a game to actual live hitters etc. and see if they can get it good. so maybe they have some outings that they wouldn't have if the games mattered.

Cire · « **Reply #74637 on:** March 05, 2021, 02:49:14 PM »

Spring training is really just a look at the young minor leaguers getting PT with front line MLB dudes.

bucket · « **Reply #74638 on:** March 05, 2021, 03:05:45 PM »

Quote from: Dr Rick Daris on March 05, 2021, 01:30:34 PM

Quote from: pissclams on March 05, 2021, 10:18:04 AM
can one of you baseball heads out there help me understand how to glean anything from spring training? i mean, winning is good but it always seems like spring training is just a "hey let's do two pitchers, one pitching from the mound, the other from 1st base, and see what happens" and half games and stuff

dayton takes spring training more serious than most i think. the royals have always done well w/l under him. culture of winning blah blah blah.

i personally think it's hard to glean anything as a fan because individual players might be working on individual things that most people don't know anything about. like a starting pitcher might be trying to add a change up or something and it's still currently still a garbage pitch for them but they want to try and throw it in a game to actual live hitters etc. and see if they can get it good. so maybe they have some outings that they wouldn't have if the games mattered.

Don't forget you can try guys out. That's how we've ended up with awesome guys like Trevor Rosenthal, Ryan Madson and Greg Holland last year. No one wanted to give them a guaranteed contract so we invited them to spring training and told them we'd give them X dollars if they make the club. That's what we're doing this year with Ervin Santana, Wade Davis, Brad Bach, Hanser Alberto and others, I imagine.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #74639 on:** March 05, 2021, 03:56:23 PM »

Quote from: bucket on March 05, 2021, 03:05:45 PM

Quote from: Dr Rick Daris on March 05, 2021, 01:30:34 PM
Quote from: pissclams on March 05, 2021, 10:18:04 AM
can one of you baseball heads out there help me understand how to glean anything from spring training? i mean, winning is good but it always seems like spring training is just a "hey let's do two pitchers, one pitching from the mound, the other from 1st base, and see what happens" and half games and stuff

dayton takes spring training more serious than most i think. the royals have always done well w/l under him. culture of winning blah blah blah.

i personally think it's hard to glean anything as a fan because individual players might be working on individual things that most people don't know anything about. like a starting pitcher might be trying to add a change up or something and it's still currently still a garbage pitch for them but they want to try and throw it in a game to actual live hitters etc. and see if they can get it good. so maybe they have some outings that they wouldn't have if the games mattered.

Don't forget you can try guys out. That's how we've ended up with awesome guys like Trevor Rosenthal, Ryan Madson and Greg Holland last year. No one wanted to give them a guaranteed contract so we invited them to spring training and told them we'd give them X dollars if they make the club. That's what we're doing this year with Ervin Santana, Wade Davis, Brad Bach, Hanser Alberto and others, I imagine.

oh for sure. i think spring training is fun, super interesting and think there are a bunch of reasons for it. i also just think it's super hard to take a lot away from it as an average fan. like, win loss record and a bunch of other things seem pretty meaningless or at least hard to really gauge anything off of.

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #74640 on:** March 13, 2021, 02:16:42 PM »

Hey gE Royals fans, I have two SI Royals covers “Make it Reign” and “Yes We Cain” from 2015 framed together. I don’t have room to hang them up anymore but I would sell them or probably give them to you for the cost of shipping if you are interested. I could send you a picture in a PM.

steve dave · « **Reply #74641 on:** March 13, 2021, 02:25:40 PM »

Sell them for whatever charity we back at fattyfest once this fuckface disease gets out of our faces.

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Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #74642 on:** March 13, 2021, 03:33:52 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on March 13, 2021, 02:25:40 PM

Sell them for whatever charity we back at fattyfest once this fuckface disease gets out of our faces.

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would there be a market for that at ff?

mocat · « **Reply #74643 on:** March 13, 2021, 04:13:39 PM »

I want the yes we cain thing and I haven't even seen it

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #74644 on:** March 13, 2021, 07:00:23 PM »

Quote from: mocat on March 13, 2021, 04:13:39 PM

I want the yes we cain thing and I haven't even seen it

He was absolutely electrifying during 2014 and 2015.

8manpick · « **Reply #74645 on:** March 13, 2021, 07:13:04 PM »

I would buy the other one and make a donation to the fatty fund

wetwillie · « **Reply #74646 on:** March 14, 2021, 09:01:05 PM »

Someone give me a primer on this upcoming royals season please. I think we might be good now? People are starting to hype the ever loving hell out of Bobby Witt Jr.

steve dave · « **Reply #74647 on:** March 14, 2021, 09:08:15 PM »

I think we can be kinda good if our pitching is kinda good

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wetwillie · « **Reply #74648 on:** March 14, 2021, 09:31:45 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on March 14, 2021, 09:08:15 PM

I think we can be kinda good if our pitching is kinda good

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Is Danny Duffy still on the the team? I don’t think I could name 3 of the 5 starters if you had a gun to my head.

bucket · « **Reply #74649 on:** March 14, 2021, 09:36:21 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on March 14, 2021, 09:31:45 PM

Quote from: steve dave on March 14, 2021, 09:08:15 PM
I think we can be kinda good if our pitching is kinda good

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Is Danny Duffy still on the the team? I don’t think I could name 3 of the 5 starters if you had a gun to my head.

Earlier in the offseason the pitching was viewed as the strength of the club. Some who follow the Royals have mentioned Duffy as someone who could move to the bullpen to make room in the rotation for a younger starter after a couple months.