KCSportsPodcast.com » Jose Guillen http://kcsportspodcast.com Because it can’t be any worse than Kansas City Sports Talk Radio. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Looking Behind To The Future http://kcsportspodcast.com/2009/looking-behind-to-the-future/ http://kcsportspodcast.com/2009/looking-behind-to-the-future/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:11:48 +0000 L. Wood Kellogg http://kcsportspodcast.com/?p=336 As we look forward to the second half of this Royals (or as I am calling them, The Mariners East) season*, I can’t say that I am not disappointed.  It’s not that I thought the Royals were going to win the World Series.  I didn’t even think they would make the playoffs.  But I will say this; I have not lived in Kansas City since the mid-80’s.  Never before this season have I ever ponied up the money to purchase the MLB package.  And that is saying something because I pay every year for the NHL package (see Bellwether, someone watches hockey), and I even got the NBA package one season.  But I finally did it because I thought this team may actually play a meaningful game in the second half of the season.  I now know this will not happen, and it’s like getting punched in the gut once a month when I see that $50 charge on my cable bill.

 

*”look forward” may be a strong way of putting it.  It’s more like “looking forward to a colonoscopy.”

 

But I’ve realized that it is not the losses that bother me.  It’s not the way that they lose them that bothers me either.  It’s the fact that, for the most part, when someone comes up to bat, I know that they stink.  The personnel on this team are frighteningly bad.  It’s epically bad.  And then when analysts say things like, “there is nothing better in the minor league system.” I want to vomit.   So for fun this morning, I pieced together a new starting lineup from player we could have had.  By this I mean players that we already had once.  Here is what I have versus tonight’s predicted starting lineup.

 

Center Field:

Tonight – David DeJesus .256/.314/.414  7 HR 41 RBI

Could Have Been (CHB) – Carlos Beltran .336/.425/.527  8 HR 40 RBI

 

The power numbers are a little deceiving, but you know Beltran was a better fielder.   Tell me you wouldn’t make this trade straight up right now.  I dare you.

 

2nd Base:

Tonight – Alberto Callaspo .298/.352/.455  6 HR 35 RBI

CHB – Joey Gathright .000/.000/.000  0 HR 0 RBI

 

Good Lord!  We haven’t had a decent second baseman in a while.  Does anyone have mark Grudzielanek’s number handy and some Alleve?

 

1st Base:

Tonight – Billy Butler .290/.340/.449  8 HR 38 RBI

CHB – Raul Ibanez .312/.369/.669  24 HR 63 RBI

 

Obviously Butler is a good player, and should become a solid middle of the order guy.  But man did we miss the Ibanez thing.  Plus, he played in Seattle; which we LOVE…A LOT.

 

DH:

Tonight – Mike Jacobs .222/.296/.412  12 HR 30 RBI

CHB – Matt Stairs .283/.434/.517  4 HR 13 RBI

 

I haven’t liked Jacobs since he got rid of the facial hair.  Plus, I have always wanted to just sit and eat fried cheese curds with Stairs.  Just sounds like a good time.

 

3rd Base:

Tonight – Alex Gordon .095/.269/.238  1 HR 3 RBI

CHB – Mark Teahen .294/.350/.447  9 HR 29 RBI

 

I don’t know what to do here (and frankly neither do the Royals).  Is Joe Randa in the house??  Joe??

 

Right Field:

Tonight – Jose Guillen .243/.315/.376  9 HR 37 RBI

CHB – Jermaine Dye .302/.375/.567  20 HR 55 RBI

 

This just makes me ill. 

 

Left Field:

Tonight – Mark Teahen .294/.350/.447 9 HR 29 RBI

CHB – Johnny Damon .276/.362/.510 16 HR 50 RBI

 

Eh, whatever?

 

Shortstop:

Tonight – Yuniesky Betancourt.250/.278/.330 2 HR 22 RBI

CHB – Angel Berroa .136/.174/.182 0 HR 1 RBI

 

I’ll reserve judgment on this one for now.  No I won’t.  Crap!!

 

Catcher:

Tonight – Miguel Olivo .244/.267/.476  13 HR 35 RBI

CHB – John Buck .211/.294.422 3 HR 19 RBI

 

How is it that we haven’t had a decent catcher in a decade?  Shouldn’t we have lucked into one on accident or something?

 

So there you have it.  I am not guaranteeing that my “fantasy team” would beat the Rays tonight.  But I can guarantee that I wouldn’t feel the level of despair I am used to while watching Mariners East baseball.  Take it for what it’s worth.  Oh, happy 29th birthday to Joe Lachky!  This last one is for you.

 

Ross “Blow your” Gload is batting .280/.345/.416 3 HR 15 RBI this season.

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Flashback: Alberto walks to the plate. Jacobs is on second and DeJesus is on first. Nobody out. Minnesota is leading 5-4.  Royals are on the road and have a hitter who has 1 career homerun. What do you do? Bunt him right? Wrong. 1st Pitch, bunt sign off. 6 pitches later, Alberto gets a 3-2 fastball and drives it to the gap.

The star of the game is the coach, Trey “Hairy-balls” Hillman for not putting on the bunt and allowing Callaspo to swing away. Say what you may about our hairy little friend’s bad bullpen decisions, but don’t be shy to give credit where it’s due.

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