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A couple early October links
October 08, 2009 by
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Playoff time is here, but for some reason I'm more burned out on baseball this season than others. I'm more interested in college/pro football. Anyway, I'm hoping and praying for Red Sox-Twins and Dodgers-Phils championship serieseseseses. Angels-Twins wouldn't kill...
The Pipeline's Top 20 Royals prospects 2009
September 26, 2009 by
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It's that time again...here's last year's list, which like the 2007 list, I can find fault with....Joe Dickerson #7? Yeah, he had been consistent, but not consistently good enough to be in the top 10. After the 2009s Moustakas and Hosmer had, the 2008 list has lost some...
PECOTA v. Pipeline -- the rundown
September 22, 2009 by
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Back in March I ran through the Royals' PECOTA stat predictions as listed by Baseball Prospectus and then put my own predictive spin on them. I gave the 50th percentile (most likely) projection as a solid average of what the system said....here's how it's shaken out.CMiguel...
Royals on the Farm 2009 finale
September 20, 2009 by
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Well, we've come to the last RotF report of 2009. I don't know if it's the last ever yet or not. A few months of offseason may be what I need to recharge, but the frustrations of this season and this front office/ownership regime go far beyond a couple months of downtime...
Royals on the Farm 9/19 -- NWA bows out
September 19, 2009 by
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AA - NW Arkansas: Midland 4, Naturals 2 (12, RockHounds win TLCS, 3-1)C Clark 2-5, RBI (7), K, PB -- .3081B C. Smith 2-5, 2 2B (3), K, RS -- .367RF Lucas 2-6, K -- .154DH V. Wilson 1-3, SF, RBI (5), K -- .417CF Dyson 1-5, BB, K, SB (3) -- .314SS Bianchi 1-6, 3 K -- .273LF Lough 1-5...
Royals on the Farm 9/18 -- NWA makes its last stand
September 19, 2009 by
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11-0 Royals wins will always hold a special place in my heart.It feels like the Royals have been playing like the '27 Yanks recently, and they're only 10-6 this month. Tells you how the season has been going in KC.AA - NW Arkansas: Midland 9, Naturals 7 (Midland leads best...
Royals on the Farm 9/17 -- Crow in the nest, Bees laid to rest
September 18, 2009 by
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Aaron Crow is signed....just in time to report to fall ball in Arizona. He'll start 2010 in AA with a major league contract in hand. I have no opinion on it. It's good he signed, wish it could have happened earlier. We'll see if he lives up to the hype or if he's another...
Royals on the Farm 9/16 -- TLCS tied, Bees against the proverbial wall
September 17, 2009 by
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AA - NW Arkansas: Midland 7, Naturals 6 (best-of-5 tied, 1-1)CF Dyson 3-5, 3B -- .3201B C. Smith 2-4, RBI, K, RS -- .381LF Lough 2-4, RS, E -- .500C Clark 1-3, BB, 2B, 2 RBI (6), RS -- .2942B Maddox 1-4, HR (2), 2 RBI (5), K, RS -- .250DH V. Wilson 1-4, RBI (4), K, RS -- .412SS Bianchi...
Royals on the Farm 9/15 -- Nats up, Bees down
September 16, 2009 by
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AA - NW Arkansas: Naturals 11, Midland 5 (Nats lead TLCS best-of-5, 1-0)DH V. Wilson 3-3, BB, 2 2B, RBI (3), 2 RS, SB -- .462LF Lough 3-5, RBI (2), RS -- .500SS Bianchi 3-6, 2B (2), RBI (4), K -- .3683B Mertins 2-4, BB, SF, 2B (2), 2 RBI (7), 2 RS -- .294C Clark 2-4, BB, 2 RBI (4)...
Royals on the Farm 9/14 -- Bees on to MWL finals to defend title
September 15, 2009 by
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AA - NW Arkansas: game 1 in TLCS tonight at MidlandThe Naturals will send Anthony Lerew (10-6, 4.09) to the mound versus RockHounds righty Arnold Leon (2-3, 3.51).A-Adv. - Wilmington: done at 84-55OPS check (* - led team)>OF David Lough .843 OPS -- .320*/.370/.473*, 28 RS, 15 2B...
Royals on the Farm 9/13 -- Rocks go down
September 14, 2009 by
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AA - NW Arkansas: awaiting Tuesday's game 1 with MidlandA-Adv. - Wilmington: Lynchburg 5, Blue Rocks 2 (Hillcats win best-of-5, 3-2)1B Hosmer 3-4, 2 2B -- .2273B Moustakas 2-4, HR, RBI (4), K, RS -- .316DH C. Robinson 2-4, RS -- .167LF Stovall 0-3, SF, RBI, K -- .000CF D. Robinson...
Royals on the Farm 9/12
September 13, 2009 by
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AA - NW Arkansas: off dayMidland finished off the TL South Division Series so will face NWA for the best-of-5 TL Championship Series starting Tuesday in Midland. The Naturals were 3-9 against the RockHounds (78-62, AA Athletics) this season.A-Adv. - Wilmington: Lynchburg 5, Blue Rocks...
Royals on the Farm 9/11 -- NWA sweeps way to TLCS, Hosmer powers walkoff for Rocks
September 12, 2009 by
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Another one bites the dust, at least for the time being....and the trolls come out to bitch about the negativity.I agree with the rose-colored glasses wearers on the Dayton Moore Express, I like that the AA and A-Advanced teams are doing well, and it's great but kind of silly that...
Royals on the Farm 9/10 -- Bees sweep
September 11, 2009 by
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Let's have a moment of silence at the start of this post to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.............................................................................And let's wish Mike Moustakas a happy birthday. I wonder what it's like to have something...
Royals on the Farm 9/9 -- Good game 1s across the board
September 10, 2009 by
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well well well, three wins in a row for the Royals, and Billy keeps his hot hitting going....the fact the Tigers lead the division says a lot about the AL Central.AAA - Omaha: OF Cory Aldridge was named the Omaha Player of the Year by the organization Thursday after winning the team...
Royals on the Farm 9/8 -- Three teams start playoffs tonite
September 09, 2009 by
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AAA - Omaha: done at 64-80OPS check (* - led team)>OF Cory Aldridge .943 OPS -- .316*/.361/.582*, 48 RS, 20 2B, 4 3B, 22 HR*, 71 RBI*, 24 BB/86 K, 0/1 SB, 3 E in 98 G/354 ABs -- won team triple crown, turned 30 in June, lowest monthly OPS this season was .735, hit for 1.199 OPS...
Royals on the Farm 9/6 and 9/7 -- Hosmer finally returns, Myers rakes
September 08, 2009 by
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AAA - Omaha: Round Rock 3, O-Royals 2 (15/Sun.)RF Aldridge 2-6, 2B (20), 2 K -- .317DH Gordon 1-5, SF, RBI (10), K -- .313C House 1-6, RBI (52) -- .2501B Ka'aihue 0-6, K -- .252, yuckSS Lisson 0-6, 3 K -- .239, yuckier2B Tschepikow 1-5, K -- .222* The Royals turned 5 DPs.Phillips...
Royals on the Farm 9/5
September 06, 2009 by
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The fantasy draft is in the books....thanks to all who are playing....AAA - Omaha: Round Rock 6, O-Royals 1CF Raines 1-3, RBI (28) -- .2362B Hernandez 1-4, K, CS (3) -- .303DH Gordon 0-4, 2 K -- .322RF Aldridge 0-4, 2 K -- .3171B Ka'aihue 1-4, K, RS -- .255SS Lisson 1-2, BB --...
Royals on the Farm 9/3 and 9/4
September 05, 2009 by
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Still 2 spots open for fantasy football, need to fill 'em...Dayton Moore continues to divert any responsibility for the most disappointing season in team history to the players, never mind who put the roster together and who made no moves when he had the chances to. It's not...
Royals on the Farm 9/2
September 03, 2009 by
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Still a few fantasy football openings, draft pushed back to Sunday afternoon, e-mail me for an invite....AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 17, Iowa 7RF Aldridge 4-4, BB, SF, 2 2B (18), 2 RBI (70), 3 RS, E (3) -- .320DH Gordon 3-4, BB, SF, 2B (3), HR (2), 5 RBI (8), K, 4 RS -- .304SS-3B Lisson...
Royals on the Farm 9/1
September 02, 2009 by
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Once again, I gotta point to Royals Authority, when it comes to Dayton Moore.....they say it well.AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 7, Iowa 3RF Aldridge 2-4, 2B (16), RBI (68) -- .312DH Gordon 1-4, HR, 2 RBI (3), K, RS -- .2623B Thorman 1-4, HR (20), 2 RBI (59), RS -- .285SS Lisson 1-4, HR (11...
Royals on the Farm 8/30 and 8/31
September 01, 2009 by
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I'm gonna save the monthly wrap-up for the end of season wrapups, as there's only a few days left in the minors seasons.I don't know that I want Dayton Moore fired, but he sure as hell didn't have an extension coming at this point. Damn. I don't want to waste the...
Royals on the Farm 8/29
August 30, 2009 by
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This is what the Royals' season has done....people are pining for the days of Allard Baird as GM and John Buck behind the plate. Now, I'm as disillusioned as anybody when it comes to the Royals, but let's not forget how bad the Royals were under Baird's watch. David...
Royals on the Farm 8/28
August 29, 2009 by
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Giving Dayton Moore an extension after the steaming pile this season has been is another nail in the coffin for my Royal fanhood, if they do it.Gotta put out another reminder about fantasy football, I know people are reading, but nobody is getting involved here. Gimme your e-mail and...
Royals on the Farm 8/27 -- Myers can hit
August 28, 2009 by
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I've backed off the fantasy FB draft until Tuesday night....still 8 open spots for blog readers/Royals fans, before I have to go hunting people down. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Send me your e-mail address or put it in a comment so I can get the league filled...AAA - Omaha: O-Royals...
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