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05-23-2022, 08:18 PM | #1636 |
Everything is Awesome!!!!!
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And Whitley let’s you know why he’s our guy. Wow!
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05-23-2022, 08:18 PM | #1637 |
Time For Your Wake Up Call !!!
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This is a game of Keystone Cops.
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05-23-2022, 08:19 PM | #1638 |
Veteran
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That was hilarious.
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05-23-2022, 08:23 PM | #1639 |
Time For Your Wake Up Call !!!
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Guys are out of position when you have the shift on like that.
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05-23-2022, 09:08 PM | #1640 |
MVP
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That looked awfully painful.
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05-23-2022, 09:38 PM | #1641 | |
Mahomes > God
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05-23-2022, 10:57 PM | #1642 | |
M-I-Z-Z-O-U
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But you have to have the right guys pushing buttons on a daily basis, and the front office has to do a good job adding around the prospects. I would argue that the manager, pitching coach, and previous hitting coach were all guys who are not optimal for the Royals situation or environment. Cal Eldred has been awful in KC. His guys are slow to adjust, nibble too much, and don't develop/improve. He had never been a pitching coach before this job and it shows. He also is stubbornly old school and resistant to seeking advantages through technology or data. Mike Matheny has never been a good manager. He doesn't manage the clubhouse well, he has a shitty feel for the game, and he tightens his teams up. In St. Louis, he had the benefit of inheriting a defending World Series champ that also had a top 5 farm system, so he won a lot of games (though every Cardinals fan you talk to about him will tell you they underachieved with him at the helm). They also will tell you he was awful with younger players and overly loyal to really crappy veterans. |
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05-23-2022, 11:08 PM | #1643 |
I’m a Mahomo!
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05-23-2022, 11:20 PM | #1644 |
MVP
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How does a team strand 13 runners?
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05-23-2022, 11:38 PM | #1645 |
Ain't no relax!
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Eldred can't make it more than another month, tops. There's just no way, right?
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05-24-2022, 12:22 AM | #1646 |
Starter
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Anyone have a tweet of BWJ’s Hr today? I did consult the internet and couldn’t find it.
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05-24-2022, 07:52 AM | #1647 |
El Gato Gordo Loco
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05-24-2022, 08:09 AM | #1648 |
M-I-Z-Z-O-U
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05-24-2022, 08:19 AM | #1649 |
Stroking to the SB Champs!
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05-24-2022, 08:28 AM | #1650 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
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That probably gets out at Kaufmann as well, but man that place can sap power. It's about the only park out there where I wonder if it would (and Fenway, where it would've bounced off the monster).
It's just awfully difficult to know how much stock to put into slow starts from young KC players, especially those who don't have 70+ raw power, because sometimes that park just gets in their head. Don't get me wrong - I live Kaufmann and think more stadiums should be built exactly like that. But it's gotta be tough for kids to play in band boxes on the road and then deal with that massive KC outfield for 81 games/yr. |
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