MLB 2015

[Topper]

This board might appreciate this pic of Jeremy Guthrie:

Cool.

[lambdacoug]

This board might appreciate this pic of Jeremy Guthrie:

[Topper]

I fully expect the Royals to continue to try to be competitive and spend a little more money. They've still got plenty of good, young players under contract that they'll be able to fill what holes that show up.

If they can keep Gordon and Zobrist and find another starter to replace Cueto, they should remain competitive. Plus, if Holland comes back form Tommy John surgery, their bullpen will remain strong. I just wonder how long the farm system can continue to replace people after they become free agents.

[Bo Diddley]

No clue, but the years of the Royals being basically nothing more than a farm team for the bigger market teams, I fear the team will be dismantled in the off-season.

I fully expect the Royals to continue to try to be competitive and spend a little more money. They've still got plenty of good, young players under contract that they'll be able to fill what holes that show up.

[lambdacoug]

lamda, do you expect KC to re-sign Gordon and Zobrist? I don't expect them to go after Cueto, because he will be too pricey.

No clue, but the years of the Royals being basically nothing more than a farm team for the bigger market teams, I fear the team will be dismantled in the off-season.

[Topper]

lamda, do you expect KC to re-sign Gordon and Zobrist? I don't expect them to go after Cueto, because he will be too pricey.

[lambdacoug]

My sister tells me the Shawnee Mission School District (KC) has cancelled classes tomorrow during the Royals parade, citing "staffing concerns."

Everyone is a bit groggy this morning at work after a late night of celebrating. Tomorrow will probably have a lot of people calling in sick.

[kccougar]

My sister tells me the Shawnee Mission School District (KC) has cancelled classes tomorrow during the Royals parade, citing "staffing concerns."

[Topper]

My Royals credentials: I went to school with Jaime Splitorff (who was our star pitcher in HS), met George Brett when I was with a friend and we knocked on Paul Splitorff's door to see if Jaime was there and Mr. Brett answered. Wally Joyner was in my ward, but completely inactive, my girlfriend babysat for him. I grew up watching Brian McRae's son be the star receiver on our improving BSHS football team. Anyway, none of that really matters. I was born and raised in KCMO. In 1985, my 5th grade teacher was friends with Paul Splitorff and invited him to come talk to our class after the 1985 World Series. He brought Brett and Saberhagen with him. It was amazing. I remember watching Garth and Dane Iorg play against each other in the ALCS (Dane is a BYU alum).

Anyway, shortly thereafter the Royals became an utter suckfest and many fans, myself included just stopped caring. The player stirkes, moving to Utah, and a mission abroad in Chile didn't help. Anyway, when the team of your childhood sucks so bad that it isn't a question of if we'd get 100 losses, but how quickly year after year, only the true diehards persist. I'm not a diehard Royals fan, just a fair weather fan now that loves to see my team do well.

I hadn't heard Paul Splitorff's name in ages. Thanks for the memories. I would agree that I wouldn't qualify as a diehard and more fairweather, except to check the boxscores to see how quickly they were disqualified from post season possibilities. Cubs fans until this season are really fans.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Agree, there's no shame in being a bandwagon fam. I freely admit I'm a Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks fan on a bandwagon basis. I watch more NFL than NBA but it doesn't ruin my day when the Cowboys lose. If either team makes the playoffs, I take more of an interest. I'm more invested in MLB and college football.

Attaboy, PBW. Don't take that crap from DDD!

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[Paperback Writer]

There is a better way. There's no shame in bandwagon fannery. Own it, and don't try to prove to anyone you're not. PBW has always been a Sox fan; I haven't. Who cares?

Agree, there's no shame in being a bandwagon fam. I freely admit I'm a Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks fan on a bandwagon basis. I watch more NFL than NBA but it doesn't ruin my day when the Cowboys lose. If either team makes the playoffs, I take more of an interest. I'm more invested in MLB and college football.

[Northwestcoug]

Whenever someone tries to "prove" that they are a fan of a certain team, seems like the first fallback response is to start naming off old rosters of previous teams, as if you couldn't look that up in less than a minute on Google. If people want to get really over the top they also throw in a story of how their team did something upsetting or traumatic and that it continues to haunt that person into present day (failing to win, bad trade, relocation, not drafting the right player). The post above reminded me of how common this approach is on message boards. It isn't just topper, mpfunk has used this approach as well.

There has to be a better way.

There is a better way. There's no shame in bandwagon fannery. Own it, and don't try to prove to anyone you're not. PBW has always been a Sox fan; I haven't. Who cares?

[lambdacoug]

My Royals credentials: I went to school with Jaime Splitorff (who was our star pitcher in HS), met George Brett when I was with a friend and we knocked on Paul Splitorff's door to see if Jaime was there and Mr. Brett answered. Wally Joyner was in my ward, but completely inactive, my girlfriend babysat for him. I grew up watching Brian McRae's son be the star receiver on our improving BSHS football team. Anyway, none of that really matters. I was born and raised in KCMO. In 1985, my 5th grade teacher was friends with Paul Splitorff and invited him to come talk to our class after the 1985 World Series. He brought Brett and Saberhagen with him. It was amazing. I remember watching Garth and Dane Iorg play against each other in the ALCS (Dane is a BYU alum).

Anyway, shortly thereafter the Royals became an utter suckfest and many fans, myself included just stopped caring. The player stirkes, moving to Utah, and a mission abroad in Chile didn't help. Anyway, when the team of your childhood sucks so bad that it isn't a question of if we'd get 100 losses, but how quickly year after year, only the true diehards persist. I'm not a diehard Royals fan, just a fair weather fan now that loves to see my team do well.

[wapiti]

For the record, I am a Braves fan.

[Topper]

Oops forgot that David Cone had also won. And Greinke won before he was traded. Those days were so dark, it is easy to forget.

Saberhagen basically killed his chances for the Hall saying he didn't want to go in, so long as Pete Rose is excluded. Does anybody know if there is movement to get him in? Or do you speculate it will be posthumous? He looked very old during the broadcast.