Year Two of the Matt Quatraro tenure. Time to take a step up this year. Active in free agency and trades this offseason. A new look pitching rotation and bullpen. Will the young players take the leap up offensively? Bobby Witt extension? New stadium? Will Vinny recover from injury? Salvy taking aim at the Royals record book? Will Cole Ragans turn into the best Royals starting pitcher since Greinke 1.0?
Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Seth Lugo, SP
Michael Wacha, SP
Kyle Wright, SP
Hunter Renfroe, OF/DH
Will Smith, RP
Chris Stratton, RP
Nick Anderson, RP
Adam Frazier, 2B
Garrett Hampson, INF/OF
Matt Sauer, RP [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_ConniptionFit:
Does it happen without the umpires' help? I suppose we'll never know.
Yes, are you saying that Davis wasn't the best or one of the best relievers that year? You're also saying two strike calls decided the entire thing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TambaBerry:
Yes, are you saying that Davis wasn't the best or one of the best relievers that year? You're also saying two strike calls decided the entire thing.
He was fantastic, hence my point above. He might have gotten them out anyway. Sadly, we'll never know and I am forced to bring up the umpires any time somebody tries to bring up that WS in response to something completely irrelevant. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_ConniptionFit:
It was so upsetting to someone bringing up the nature of that game in response to a flag that they had to change my name. :-)
You managed to out-douche me and dphjh in this here thread. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cabletech94:
I still remember revere beating up that trash can. Imagine if he’d used half of that effort hitting one of those pitches…..
He probably still thinks about what would have happened had the count rightfully been 3-1 rather than 2-2. Definitely wakes up in cold sweats thinking about the call. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsFan63:
He probably strikes out. Just as plausible as your view. It was 9 years ago. Let it go.
Maybe, we'll never know. I do know that hitting in a 3-1 count is statistically far easier than a 2-2 count and that didn't happen.
If you get to bring up that WS in response to any post about baseball I make that has nothing to do with it, I get to bitch about the umpires' wrongfully blowing a few calls in response. Seems fair enough to me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish:
That name change :-)
Feels like the upset party could have done better. The "Fit" tacked on at the end isn't a great fit (for lack of a better word) and also ruins the alliteration aspect. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_ConniptionFit:
Feels like the upset party could have done better. The "Fit" tacked on at the end isn't a great fit (for lack of a better word) and also ruins the alliteration aspect.
Yea, I think they could have left off the “fit”. Cause it’s naturally the word that follows. Still, one of the better name changes. [Reply]
