Comments on: What Happened to the Royals http://www.leeeldridge.com/what-happened-to-the-royals/ A Bit of Commentary Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:26:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Lee Eldridge http://www.leeeldridge.com/what-happened-to-the-royals/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Lee Eldridge Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:02:33 +0000 http://www.leeeldridge.com/?p=10#comment-9 Hey Steve. Good catch on Jacob's name :) I'll edit the post. I agree with your points. The Royals do not currently have enough talent to contend for a World Series. And their hope is that their homegrown talent improves considerably. I should have used another word in the post than contend. They do have enough talent that if they played consistently well and got a few breaks, they could possibly be competitive. Which to me a team within a few games of .500 would be considered competitive. Hey Steve. Good catch on Jacob’s name :) I’ll edit the post.

I agree with your points. The Royals do not currently have enough talent to contend for a World Series. And their hope is that their homegrown talent improves considerably. I should have used another word in the post than contend. They do have enough talent that if they played consistently well and got a few breaks, they could possibly be competitive. Which to me a team within a few games of .500 would be considered competitive.

]]> By: Steve http://www.leeeldridge.com/what-happened-to-the-royals/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Steve Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:49:51 +0000 http://www.leeeldridge.com/?p=10#comment-7 Even if Dayton hits on all of those choices, and he gets the production equal to the best of Guillen, Meche, Jacobs (by the way his name is Mike not Mark), and Crisp respective careers, then this team would still not be a contender. None of those guys are great players, and I truly believe that you have to have a few great players to win. We need stars. We're not going to get stars in free agency or trade. It's just NOT going to happen in this market. Getting a guy like Meche is probably the ceiling. This team isn't going to contend until it gets the contribution of great players through it's farm system. This current group will only contend if Gordon, Butler, and Teahen become the stars that this team needs. Right now, Greinke and Soria are the only great players on this team. We've got to get a couple of great position players if we're ever going to contend. Even if Dayton hits on all of those choices, and he gets the production equal to the best of Guillen, Meche, Jacobs (by the way his name is Mike not Mark), and Crisp respective careers, then this team would still not be a contender. None of those guys are great players, and I truly believe that you have to have a few great players to win. We need stars.

We’re not going to get stars in free agency or trade. It’s just NOT going to happen in this market. Getting a guy like Meche is probably the ceiling. This team isn’t going to contend until it gets the contribution of great players through it’s farm system. This current group will only contend if Gordon, Butler, and Teahen become the stars that this team needs.

Right now, Greinke and Soria are the only great players on this team. We’ve got to get a couple of great position players if we’re ever going to contend.

]]> By: Plano Bob http://www.leeeldridge.com/what-happened-to-the-royals/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Plano Bob Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:10:58 +0000 http://www.leeeldridge.com/?p=10#comment-6 I grew up as a huge Royals fan! I went to a dozen or so games as a child in Royals stadium. Grew up in the George Brett era - I grew up, moved to Texas and currently am forced to watch the Texas Rangers.....they disappoint me just as much as K.C. has for all these years......... I will always cheer for the Royals over the Rangers, don't you worry. Now, Cowboys vs Chiefs........that's another story........... I grew up as a huge Royals fan! I went to a dozen or so games as a child in Royals stadium. Grew up in the George Brett era -

I grew up, moved to Texas and currently am forced to watch the Texas Rangers…..they disappoint me just as much as K.C. has for all these years………

I will always cheer for the Royals over the Rangers, don’t you worry.

Now, Cowboys vs Chiefs……..that’s another story………..

]]> By: Jeff http://www.leeeldridge.com/what-happened-to-the-royals/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jeff Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:01:46 +0000 http://www.leeeldridge.com/?p=10#comment-3 Surprised that you didn't mention Hillman. He couldn't manage his way out of a paper bag. Surprised that you didn’t mention Hillman. He couldn’t manage his way out of a paper bag.

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