The Royals

[Rage Against the McKee]

In a way, it feels like we won this series.

[kslim]

impartial opinion here but you guys did face arguably two of the top three pitchers in baseball, im not condoning it but i wouldnt be bid either

[Rage Against the McKee]

impartial opinion here but you guys did face arguably two of the top three pitchers in baseball, im not condoning it but i wouldnt be bid either

Don't want to hear it. Fire Dayton. Fire Ned. Christ, fire everyone.

[mocat]

the Royals were 10-9 vs Detroit last year 

[PIPE]

I take it they lost?

What a suprise......

[kslim]

impartial opinion here but you guys did face arguably two of the top three pitchers in baseball, im not condoning it but i wouldnt be bid either

Don't want to hear it. Fire Dayton. Fire Ned. Christ, fire everyone.

we will take ned back, he was a good brave coach(on the bench eff him as a manager)

[The Big Train]

and here I thought 0-162 was impossible

[nicname]

I enjoyed this twitter exchange

DeepFriedButtleavins ?@fugularity 24m

@jazayerli why did they use Tim Collins and not Greg Holland anyways?

   

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Rany Jazayerli ?@jazayerli 11m

Holland was tired from facing one batter on Monday. RT @fugularity Why did they use Tim Collins and not Greg Holland anyways?

   

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robneyer ?@robneyer 10m

@jazayerli @fugularity also there's a decent chance that tomorrow's game will include save situation
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Rany Jazayerli ?@jazayerli 8m

@robneyer @fugularity Though it's less than the chance that today's game will feature a tie score in extra innings.

[Diamond Dave]

I enjoyed this twitter exchange

DeepFriedButtleavins ?@fugularity 24m

@jazayerli why did they use Tim Collins and not Greg Holland anyways?

   

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Rany Jazayerli ?@jazayerli 11m

Holland was tired from facing one batter on Monday. RT @fugularity Why did they use Tim Collins and not Greg Holland anyways?

   

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robneyer ?@robneyer 10m

@jazayerli @fugularity also there's a decent chance that tomorrow's game will include save situation
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Rany Jazayerli ?@jazayerli 8m

@robneyer @fugularity Though it's less than the chance that today's game will feature a tie score in extra innings.

I love me some Rany. He gets it.

I'm not solely blaming these losses on Ned. We have been dormant offensively, with the exception of Salvy. But the last few innings today, again, are just mind boggling. From the pinch runners to the non pinch hitter to the no-Holland. And, of course, "We don't have enough data to develop any trends so Escobar stays in" is laughable. Maybe I don't understand baseball.

[EMAWmeister]

I'll be honest, I think Ned does plenty of dumbfuck things but I haven't been irate with him like everyone else.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Honestly, there probably isn't a manager in this baseball that this roster wouldn't make me want to fire.

[Jackstack99EMAW]

Escobar is so terrible at hitting, really hope Mondesi is the real deal.

[Diamond Dave]

I'll be honest, I think Ned does plenty of dumbfuck things but I haven't been irate with him like everyone else.

I think that I wouldn't normally be this frustrated but this is supposedly "the year". Now, I know that's been thrown around a lot the past 20 years but this seems like "it" more than any I can remember.  We don't have hoards of talent (but enough), which means if we want to make this playoff thing happen, we have to be nails in the "little things" department.

A manager's job is to put his team in the best position to win at any given time. From what I've seen in these first two game, he hasn't. Even Detroit's announcers were question his decisions today. If he pinch hits, let's say, Maxwell for Esky, and Maxwell grounds out, I'm okay with that. At least we played the odds and gave it a shot. But Ned's too concerned about some kind of psyche in Esky's head. If we want to win, we can't be making these boneheaded decisions.

[bones129]

I'll be honest, I think Ned does plenty of dumbfuck things but I haven't been irate with him like everyone else.

I think that I wouldn't normally be this frustrated but this is supposedly "the year". Now, I know that's been thrown around a lot the past 20 years but this seems like "it" more than any I can remember.  We don't have hoards of talent (but enough), which means if we want to make this playoff thing happen, we have to be nails in the "little things" department.

A manager's job is to put his team in the best position to win at any given time. From what I've seen in these first two game, he hasn't. Even Detroit's announcers were question his decisions today. If he pinch hits, let's say, Maxwell for Esky, and Maxwell grounds out, I'm okay with that. At least we played the odds and gave it a shot. But Ned's too concerned about some kind of psyche in Esky's head. If we want to win, we can't be making these boneheaded decisions.

Therein lies the problem. As a tactician Ned is a bonehead. As a handler of middle relievers and late relievers (Holland and his handling of Hochevar last year not included, generally speaking), he is at best a cartilage head.

[nicname]

I'll be honest, I think Ned does plenty of dumbfuck things but I haven't been irate with him like everyone else.

There are only probably a handful of MLB managers who don't make decisions exactly the same way Ned does every game. Not talking individual decisions, but his thought process is similar to most in my opinion. I mean, if I remember correctly Hillman made decisions pretty statistically, but the result was the same and Royals fans railed him for it.

The problem is the talent on the field, and it really isn't a huge problem. The Royals were a borderline WC team last year and they are again this season. What sucks for KC fans is that they've been putrid for so long that this literally feels like (and probably is) the "last shot" for real success in the near future. Every little thing is magnified.

Add that all to this being the Royals' logical current ceiling and it makes it all the more frustrating. It's cool if you're a fan of a team that actually has a shot at success even intermittently, but when this is literally the peak of a generation of Royals fans. 

You can either take the now or never approach or just enjoy the "success and hope for the top-end result of it. I choose the latter. Maybe that makes me pretty  :powerespect: (actually applicable) with regard to the Royals, but it's a lot more fun than the other way around imo. 

[nicname]

I'll be honest, I think Ned does plenty of dumbfuck things but I haven't been irate with him like everyone else.

I think that I wouldn't normally be this frustrated but this is supposedly "the year". Now, I know that's been thrown around a lot the past 20 years but this seems like "it" more than any I can remember.  We don't have hoards of talent (but enough), which means if we want to make this playoff thing happen, we have to be nails in the "little things" department.

A manager's job is to put his team in the best position to win at any given time. From what I've seen in these first two game, he hasn't. Even Detroit's announcers were question his decisions today. If he pinch hits, let's say, Maxwell for Esky, and Maxwell grounds out, I'm okay with that. At least we played the odds and gave it a shot. But Ned's too concerned about some kind of psyche in Esky's head. If we want to win, we can't be making these boneheaded decisions.

good post, and quicker than me. shootah.

[The Big Train]

It's not time for nuclear meltdown mode, especially considering the two pitchers we just faced.  The thing I don't want to happen is a bad start then play good until our annual terrible stretch and then be mumped at the end of the season.  I think that after the experiences we had last year this has to be the year we break through.  If we make the playoffs and lose in the first series, you know what, I am perfectly fine with that.  The important thing is just to get there, I mean I certainly expect more this year but we haven't been to the playoffs since before I was born, and that rough ridin' sucks.

[jtksu]

I'll be honest, I think Ned does plenty of dumbfuck things but I haven't been irate with him like everyone else.

I think that I wouldn't normally be this frustrated but this is supposedly "the year". Now, I know that's been thrown around a lot the past 20 years but this seems like "it" more than any I can remember.  We don't have hoards of talent (but enough), which means if we want to make this playoff thing happen, we have to be nails in the "little things" department.

A manager's job is to put his team in the best position to win at any given time. From what I've seen in these first two game, he hasn't. Even Detroit's announcers were question his decisions today. If he pinch hits, let's say, Maxwell for Esky, and Maxwell grounds out, I'm okay with that. At least we played the odds and gave it a shot. But Ned's too concerned about some kind of psyche in Esky's head. If we want to win, we can't be making these boneheaded decisions.

good post, and quicker than me. shootah.

Who plays short if Escobar isn't in?   Thought we'd already used the utility guy to run for Infante?

[star seed 7]

I'll be honest, I think Ned does plenty of dumbfuck things but I haven't been irate with him like everyone else.

There are only probably a handful of MLB managers who don't make decisions exactly the same way Ned does every game. Not talking individual decisions, but his thought process is similar to most in my opinion. I mean, if I remember correctly Hillman made decisions pretty statistically, but the result was the same and Royals fans railed him for it.

The problem is the talent on the field, and it really isn't a huge problem. The Royals were a borderline WC team last year and they are again this season. What sucks for KC fans is that they've been putrid for so long that this literally feels like (and probably is) the "last shot" for real success in the near future. Every little thing is magnified.

Add that all to this being the Royals' logical current ceiling and it makes it all the more frustrating. It's cool if you're a fan of a team that actually has a shot at success even intermittently, but when this is literally the peak of a generation of Royals fans. 

You can either take the now or never approach or just enjoy the "success and hope for the top-end result of it. I choose the latter. Maybe that makes me pretty  :powerespect: (actually applicable) with regard to the Royals, but it's a lot more fun than the other way around imo.

this made me very sad 

[mocat]

Seven are you a for real vamp? Pretty badass if so

[star seed 7]

Seven are you a for real vamp? Pretty badass if so

no 

[420seriouscat69]

Seven are you a for real vamp? Pretty badass if so

no 

He's definitely a vampire. Instead of feeding off blood at night, it's alcohol. 

[Tobias]

1920's cool jazz vamp

[scottwildcat]

Game postponed make up tbd

[ksuwizard]

Game postponed make up tbd

And right now Yost is still starting Guthrie in tomorrow's home opener instead of Ventura. Frustrating. I'd like to see this potential ROTY throw some Ks in The K tomorrow!