KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 The Royals just traded one of their better pitching prospects, J.P. Howell for Joey Gathright of the D-Rays........ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.......I'm not so sure about this trade. Howell has reportedly been having a lot of shoulder problems lately..so maybe this is a good trade if that is true.....but this seems to be a bit of a wierd trade. He'll probably help our offense because of his speed and probably our outfield defense too.......but still....seems to be a wierd move, but for now, I'll trust Dayton. Link to post Share on other sites
76clubs 0 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 The Royals just traded one of their better pitching prospects, J.P. Howell for Joey Gathright of the D-Rays........ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.......I'm not so sure about this trade. Howell has reportedly been having a lot of shoulder problems lately..so maybe this is a good trade if that is true.....but this seems to be a bit of a wierd trade. He'll probably help our offense because of his speed and probably our outfield defense too.......but still....seems to be a wierd move, but for now, I'll trust Dayton.Gathright is one fast ************.... Link to post Share on other sites
MDXS 0 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 As an aside, congrats on 500 replies. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 Gathright is one fast ************....Yeah....our outfield defense has become infinitely better with him in CF, DeJesus in LF, and no more DEAD TO ME (LF) playing defense....so that's good. I don't like the idea of trading away one of our better pitching prospects to get him, but then again, Howell doesn't have that great of stuff and will likely never be more than a #4 or #5 pitcher.....so we'll see how it goes. I'm cautiously optimistic about it......Also, whatever happened to greatwhite's proclamation that this thread would be nothing more than a Royal's bashing thread?? Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 As an aside, congrats on 500 replies.Thank you, thank you. When you set goals in life, you gotta go balls to the wall until you get there...lol.06/20/06--Pittsburgh Pirates (26-45) vs. Kansas City Royals (19-49); 7:10 CTStarting Pitchers: Kip Wells (0-0, 0.00) vs. Mark Redman (3-4, 5.68)Starting Lineups:Pirates CF Jose Bautista (32 G, .231 BA, .336 OBP, 8 HR, 20 RBI, .864 OPS)SS Jack Wilson (63 G, .280 BA, .314 OBP, 6 HR, 22 RBI, .721 OPS)3B Freddy Sanchez (68 G, .353 BA, .391 OBP, 4 HR, 36 RBI, .895 OPS)LF Jason Bay (71 G, .300 BA, .424 OBP, 20 HR, 53 RBI, 1.009 OPS)DH Joe Randa (27 G, .221 BA, .261 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .563 OPS)1B Craig Wilson (64 G, .272 BA, .354 OBP, 9 HR, 30 RBI, .836 OPS)2B Jose Castillo (66 G, .283 BA, .332 OBP, 11 HR, 39 RBI, .800 OPS)C Ronny Paulino (51 G, .315 BA, .366 OBP, 2 HR, 15 RBI, .771 OPS)RF Nate McLouth (68 G, .220 BA, .292 OBP, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .615 OPS)Royals CF David DeJesus (27 G, .260 BA, .351 OBP, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .761 OPS)2B Mark Grudzielanek (61 G, .294 BA, .331 OBP, 3 HR, 16 RBI, .731 OPS)1B Doug Mientkiewicz (64 G, .267 BA, .347 OBP, 2 HR, 25 RBI, .725 OPS)RF Reggie Sanders (51 G, .254 BA, .298 OBP, 9 HR, 36 RBI, .770 OPS)DH Matt Stairs (46 G, .250 BA, .329 OBP, 6 HR, 25 RBI, .783 OPS)LF DEAD TO ME (62 G, .270 BA, .337 OBP, 5 HR, 29 RBI, .747 OPS)3B Mark Teahen (38 G, .234 BA, .272 OBP, 3 HR, 15 RBI, .655 OPS)SS DEAD TO ME (64 G, .248 BA, .266 OBP, 4 HR, 24 RBI, .616 OPS)C John Buck (50 G, .229 BA, .274 OBP, 4 HR, 18 RBI, .640 OPS) Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Game Recap: Pittsburgh 6, Kansas City 10Winning Pitcher: Redman (4-4, 5.95)Losing Pitcher: Wells (0-1, 16.20)Box Score: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/boxscor...pitmlb_kcamlb_1Game Recap: After Redman spotted the Pirates four runs in the top of the first inning, it was a great game for Kansas City from that point onward. Ten runs on nine hits and eleven walks...pretty balanced attack including a big RBI double from Buck (along with his two walks) and a 2-for-3 effort from Teahen (with a walk). Mark Teahen has really been hitting much better since being called back up from Omaha....in 18 games since returning he's batting .315 with a .351 OBP and a .796 OPS.....so hopefully he continues to improve. Also pretty solid pitching after the first inning, with Redman settling down to give us five innings, Peralta good for two, and Dessens and Burgos worked an inning each to close it out. Link to post Share on other sites
wsox8 10 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I think every team in the AL Central won. Nice job Royals, you should play the Pirates every game and you'll do fine. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 I think every team in the AL Central won. Nice job Royals, you should play the Pirates every game and you'll do fine.I e-mailed Bud Selig and proposed exactly this, but I haven't heard back yet. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Should be a good matchup tonight. Both teams are putting someone on the mound with under a 5 ERA. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 Should be a good matchup tonight. Both teams are putting someone on the mound with under a 5 ERA.I guess that's some kind of shot at Royals pitching?? You are saying our pitching is bad?? Awesome insult......except it doesn't have much sting coming from a fan of the team who's depending on a guy who is currently being outpicthed by all of these current Royal's pitchers....Todd Wellemeyer, Brandon Duckworth, Bobby Keppel, Elmer Dessens, Jimmy Gobble, Joel Peralta, Mike Wood and Scott Elarton. Good luck riding that near 43 year old 5.21 ERA arm to anything meaningful this year..... Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 06/21/06--Pittsburgh Pirates (26-46) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-49); 7:10 CTStarting Pitchers: Ian Snell (7-4, 4.71) vs. Mike Wood (3-2, 4.69)Starting Lineups:Pirates CF Jose Bautista (33 G, .225 BA, .338 OBP, 8 HR, 20 RBI, .852 OPS)SS Jack Wilson (64 G, .279 BA, .312 OBP, 7 HR, 23 RBI, .726 OPS)1B Sean Casey (30 G, .295 BA, .363 OBP, 3 HR, 13 RBI, .827 OPS)LF Jason Bay (72 G, .297 BA, .418 OBP, 20 HR, 54 RBI, .996 OPS)RF Jeremy Burnitz (62 G, .238 BA, .285 OBP, 11 HR, 32 RBI, .729 OPS)3B Freddy Sanchez (69 G, .355 BA, .395 OBP, 4 HR, 37 RBI, .904 OPS)DH Joe Randa (28 G, .233 BA, .271 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .582 OPS)2B Jose Castillo (67 G, .280 BA, .335 OBP, 11 HR, 39 RBI, .799 OPS)C Rudy Paulino (52 G, .316 BA, .369 OBP, 2 HR, 15 RBI, .772 OPS)Royals LF David DeJesus (28 G, .265 BA, .370 OBP, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .782 OPS)2B Mark Grudzielanek (62 G, .290 BA, .328 OBP, 3 HR, 17 RBI, .723 OPS)1B Doug Mientkiewicz (65 G, .262 BA, .344 OBP, 2 HR, 25 RBI, .715 OPS)RF DEAD TO ME (63 G, .265 BA, .335 OBP, 5 HR, 29 RBI, .737 OPS)DH Matt Stairs (47 G, .252 BA, .338 OBP, 6 HR, 25 RBI, .790 OPS)3B Mark Teahen (39 G, .244 BA, .286 OBP, 3 HR, 16 RBI, .675 OPS)SS DEAD TO ME (65 G, .256 BA, .273 OBP, 4 HR, 25 RBI, .631 OPS)C Paul Bako (29 G, .257 BA, .295 OBP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .579 OPS)CF Joey Gathright (55 G, .201 BA, .305 OBP, 0 HR, 13 RBI, .545 OPS)Why the f*ck is Paul Bako playing......what, our retard manager can't let a player who has a good night play the next night??? How can a batter ever get hot if he isn't allowed to play three f*cking games in a row...rediculous. Broke-Bako Mountain strikes again. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I guess that's some kind of shot at Royals pitching?? You are saying our pitching is bad?? Awesome insult......except it doesn't have much sting coming from a fan of the team who's depending on a guy who is currently being outpicthed by all of these current Royal's pitchers....Todd Wellemeyer, Brandon Duckworth, Bobby Keppel, Elmer Dessens, Jimmy Gobble, Joel Peralta, Mike Wood and Scott Elarton. Good luck riding that near 43 year old 5.21 ERA arm to anything meaningful this year.....No sting. It's a good matchup between two teams that should be competitive against one another. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 Mark Teahen has apparently decided he doesn't need a glove tonight.....two bad defensive plays have let the Pirates score 2 more....thanks Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 06/21/06--Pittsburgh 4, Royals 6 (THE GATHRIGHT ERA BEGINS?)Winning Pitcher: Dessens (4-6, 3.89)Losing Pitcher: Torres (2-4, 4.60)Box Score: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/boxscor...pitmlb_kcamlb_1Game Recap: Good win again for the Royals, who have been playing fairly well lately. Wood was let down big time by the defense in the first couple innings and thus was charged with four runs (two earned). However, he pitched fairly well, inducing a lot of ground balls. The offense was pretty good in the comeback, especially Mark Teahen, who hit a big go-ahead home run and newcomer Joey Gathright, who got on base twice in three at-bats...including a beautiful bunt single.....Burgos got the save in the 9th by getting Jason Bay to ground into a double play with the tying run on base....good game all around except for the defense in the first two innings. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 06/22/06--Pittsburgh Pirates (26-47) vs. Kansas City Royals (21-49); 1:10 CTStarting Pitchers: Paul Malholm (2-5, 4.50) vs. Scott Elarton (2-8, 5.09)Starting Lineups:Pirates CF Jose Bautista (34 G, .235 BA, .348 OBP, 8 HR, 20 RBI, .870 OPS)SS Jack Wilson (65 G, .282 BA, .317 OBP, 7 HR, 23 RBI, .733 OPS)1B Sean Casey (31 G, .287 BA, .364 OBP, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .817 OPS)LF Jason Bay (73 G, .292 BA, .415 OBP, 20 HR, 54 RBI, .984 OPS)2B Freddy Sanchez (70 G, .353 BA, .393 OBP, 4 HR, 37 RBI, .901 OPS)RF Craig Wilson (66 G, .271 BA, .355 OBP, 10 HR, 32 RBI, .848 OPS)DH Joe Randa (29 G, .226 BA, .270 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .571 OPS)2B Jose Castillo (68 G, .284 BA, .337 OBP, 11 HR, 40 RBI, .806 OPS)C Humberto Cota (21 G, .213 BA, .273 OBP, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .502 OPS)Royals DH Esteban German (44 G, .310 BA, .405 OBP, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .765 OPS)2B Mark Grudzielanek (63 G, .294 BA, .331 OBP, 3 HR, 18 RBI, .728 OPS)RF Reggie Sanders (52 G, .255 BA, .300 OBP, 9 HR, 37 RBI, .770 OPS)LF Emil Brown (64 G, .270 BA, .337 OBP, 5 HR, 30 RBI, .746 OPS)1B Tony Graffanino (47 G, .233 BA, .290 OBP, 3 HR, 17 RBI, .637 OPS)3B Mark Teahen (40 G, .254 BA, .299 OBP, 4 HR, 18 RBI, .717 OPS)SS Angel Berroa (66 G, .256 BA, .273 OBP, 4 HR, 26 RBI, .628 OPS)C John Buck (51 G, .232 BA, .286 OBP, 4 HR, 20 RBI, .660 OPS)CF Joey Gathright (56 G, .210 BA, .311 OBP, 0 HR, 13 RBI, .559 OPS) Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Wow, the Pirates suck. Too small of a sample size, but the Royals might be better than one team. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 Wow, the Pirates suck. Too small of a sample size, but the Royals might be better than one team.No, the Royals are definitely a better team now that we've improved out outfield defense, changed our pitching staff around significantly, and a lot of our younger hitters are starting to come on strong....we're better than the Pirates. We still suck overall though..but maybe we'll be able to build our record up to being somewhat respectable. I'm going to the Omaha Royals vs. Iowa Cubs game tonight, so I'll get to see some prospects in action. Link to post Share on other sites
76clubs 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 My almost hometown Omaha Royals you say? Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 My almost hometown Omaha Royals you say?Yeah, they are in Des Moines tonight..and that's where I live now, so I'm gonna go check out Huber, Guiel (a personal fave of mine) and Denny Bautista is pitching....so it will either be a really really good game or really really horrendously bad....either way, I'll report what I see. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 Observations from Omaha Royals-Iowa Cubs game....A. Holy sh*t Denny Bautista's legs are tiny. His deliverly is all shoulder/arm..that's not a good thing....he struggled again today and he's just flat out gotta change some things if he ever wants to be a good major league pitcher. He's got the stuff...he was unhittable the 4-5 batters last night where he was "on," but he is just way too inconsistent. B. Justin Huber is in a huge slump....just looks lost up there right now.C. 22-year old reliever Leo Nunez looked lights out...he's been pitching awesome in Omaha at a pretty young age....very impressive stuff from him. He made the first two batters he faced look like Little Leaguers.D. Aaron Guiel rules. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 06/24/06--Milwaukee Brewers (37-37) vs. Kansas City Royals (22-50); 6:10 pmStarting Pitchers: Doug Davis (4-4, 4.69) vs. Brandon Duckworth (0-1, 3.18)Starting Lineups:Brewers 2B Rickie Weeks (69 G, .291 BA, .375 OBP, 7 HR, 22 RBI, .797 OPS)3B Corey Koskie (64 G, .268 BA, .352 OBP, 9 HR, 26 RBI, .849 OPS)DH Carlos Lee (74 G, .273 BA, .343 OBP, 23 HR, 59 RBI, .915 OPS)1B Prince Fielder (72 G, .298 BA, .353 OBP, 14 HR, 40 RBI, .895 OPS)SS Bill Hall (65 G, .270 BA, .319 OBP, 15 HR, 36 RBI, .898 OPS)RF Geoff Jenkins (71 G, .261 BA, .332 OBP, 7 HR, 41 RBI, .734 OPS)C Damien Miller (54 G, .257 BA, .328 OBP, 5 HR, 24 RBI, .774 OPS)LF Gabe Gross (64 G, .224 BA, .320 OBP, 6 HR, 16 RBI, .790 OPS)CF Brady Clark (71 G, .281 BA, .375 OBP, 2 HR, 16 RBI, .719 OPS)Royals CF David DeJesus (29 G, .257 BA, .361 OBP, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .761 OPS)2B Mark Grudzielanek (64 G, .292 BA, .331 OBP, 3 HR, 20 RBI, .724 OPS)RF Reggie Sanders (53 G, .255 BA, .306 OBP, 9 HR, 37 RBI, .771 OPS)LF DEAD TO ME (65 G, .272 BA, .338 OBP, 5 HR, 33 RBI, .755 OPS)3B Tony Graffanino (48 G, .247 BA, .301 OBP, 3 HR, 20 RBI, .665 OPS)1B Doug Mientkiewicz (67 G, .262 BA, .345 OBP, 2 HR, 25 RBI, .718 OPS)C John Buck (52 G, .242 BA, .306 OBP, 5 HR, 21 RBI, .708 OPS)SS DEAD TO ME (67 G, .252 BA, .272 OBP, 4 HR, 26 RBI, .621 OPS)DH Esteban German (45 G, .327 OBP, .421 OBP, 1 HR, 9 RBI, .806 OPS)Why is Joey Gathright not playing? Who the f*ck knows. Why isn't Mark Teahen playing? Who the f*ck knows. What has Graffanino done to deserve so much playing time? Who the f*ck knows. Link to post Share on other sites
76clubs 0 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 What has Graffanino done to deserve so much playing time? Who the f*ck knows.his solid .301 OBP of course Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 his solid .301 OBP of courseBuddy Bell doesn't know what OBP stands for.I THINK I am joking....but I 100% honestly wouldn't be surprised...... Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 06/24/06--Brewers 5, Royals 6Winning Pitcher: Duckworth (1-1, 4.96)Losing Pitcher: (4-5, 4.82)Box Score: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/boxscor...milmlb_kcamlb_1Game Recap: Great win for KC tonight. Duckworth was shaky but at least got through five with the lead. DeJesus had a nice game, going 3 for 5 with a huge two run double and the bullpen was excellent...as Dessens, Gobble, and Burgos combined for four innings of shutout relief on only two hits. Burgos was particularly good in working through the heart of the order to protect the one run lead. Good stuff tonight, besided the one four run inning for the Brewers. Would be nice to get the series win tomorrow...Redman has won four straight..so it's possible. Link to post Share on other sites
KowboyKoop 0 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 06/25/06 -- Milwaukee Brewers (37-38) vs. Kansas City Royals (23-50); 1:10 pmStarting Pitchers: Rick Helling (0-1. 11.81) vs. Mark Redman (4-4, 5.95)Starting Lineups:Brewers DH Rickie Weeks (70 G, .290 BA, .376 OBP, 7 HR, 24 RBI, .797 OPS)SS Chris Barnwell (3 G, .250 BA, .400 OBP, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .650 OPS)LF Carlos Lee (75 G, .275 BA, .342 OBP, 23 HR, 60 RBI, .906 OPS)1B Prince Fielder (73 G, .292 BA, .348 OBP, 14 HR, 40 RBI, .876 OPS)2B Jeff Cirillo (50 G, .319 BA, .396 OBP, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .832 OPS)3B Corey Koskie (65 G, .265 BA, .346 OBP, 10 HR, 29 RBI, .843 OPS)RF Corey Hart (26 G, .371 BA, .421 OBP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .850 OPS)CF Brady Clark (72 G, .279 BA, .379 OBP, 2 HR, 17 RBI, .720 OPS)C Chad Moeller (25 G, .200 BA, .253 OBP, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .559 OPS)Royals CF David DeJesus (31 G, .270 BA, .364 OBP, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .781 OPS)2B Tony Graffanino (50 G, .248 BA, .305 OBP, 4 HR, 21 RBI, .690 OPS)1B Doug Mientkiewicz (69 G, .263 BA, .346 OBP, 2 HR, 26 RBI, .721 OPS)DH Matt Stairs (49 G, .246 BA, .329 OBP, 6 HR, 26 RBI, .766 OPS)RF DEAD TO ME (66 G, .268 BA, .333 OBP, 5 HR, 33 RBI, .743 OPS)3B Mark Teahen (42 G, .252 BA, .294 OBP, 4 HR, 19 RBI, .700 OPS)SS DEAD TO ME (68 G, .253 BA, .275 OBP, 4 HR, 27 RBI, .625 OPS)C Paul Bako (30 G, .244 BA, .280 OBP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, .550 OPS)CF Joey Gathright (60 G, .209 BA, .314 OBP, 0 HR, 13 RBI, .559 OPS)Pathetic that Graffanino is starting at 2B over Esteban German. Why play your younger and potential future starting 2B for years to come who is sporting a .421 OBP when you can give old utilityman Graffanino more at-bats. Wow our manager is f*cking retarded. Pathetic. Funny how he's punishing German for having a "poor glove" despite judging the second baseman ONLY on his performance in center field..a position he had NEVER, not ONCE, played before Bell throws him out there this season..and then punishes him when he makes an couple mistakes out there....just retarded. Put Mark Grudzielanek in LF and lets see how he does....oh, he misjudged one ball, guess he's a defensive liability and had better never play regularly again. Link to post Share on other sites
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