Comments on: So Long 2010

By: tvincent

tvincent — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:10:54 +0000

Don’t know if it is a good thing or bad thing, but I would have enjoyed watching more Royals minor league games this season than the MLB team. Wonder if the TV ratings would have been higher.

By: gbewing

gbewing — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:59:32 +0000

I hated everything about this season (minor leagues aren’t about this season). I hate the owner and his brain dead son, I hated Hillman still being the manager at the start, I hated the smug arrogance with nothing earned of Dayton Moore,hated listening to Ryan and Frank on TV do their act, I hated the personal on the roster, hated the way we played the game, hate the way the mainstream press covers the team, hate the dopey “we’re just lucky to have a team don’t be so negative” fans and hated that we still don’t get it.

Last day of the season I didn’t even think of the Royals, I was in a St. Louis pub watching Chelsea-Arsenal and loving it. A part of my Royal identity is gone flat and simple. I was at their first game, I was at the opening of the stadium, I was at the AS game, playoff games, WS including game 7. I was a season ticket holder until last year. I didn’t attend a game at the stadium this year. Will it come back? I have no idea but it’s gonna take more than the latest prospects to make me feel like being a part of it.

By: Mr. Dave

Mr. Dave — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:42:56 +0000

Oddly enough, despite the record at the end of the season, I feel that this was an overall positive year. Moore was able to turn one year players in Podsednik and Ankiel into legit prospects, was able to get the Giants to give up more than just a warm body for Guillen (and I’m sure they would have accepted less than that for him), and turned a player that wasn’t in their plans in Callaspo into another prospect.

In the minors, Moustakas tore it up, there are a lot of positive signs from the pitchers, and Hosmer has looked good. The system actually has legit prospects now in all levels, and it’s been a long time since the Royals could say that.

As much as I realize that any hope of competing in 2011 is a pipe dream, there should be visable steps in the right direction. Kila was given a legit shot at the end of the year and Gordon looked more comfortable each day in the field, so they could actually contribute next season. Despite DeJesus getting hurt and the continual sight of Betancourt on the diamond, it was still an overall positive 2010.

By: nick scott

nick scott — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:22:43 +0000

lets not forget that a sample size of 3 games is pretty meaningless

By: David

David — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:03:31 +0000

Comparing baseball and football rebuilding projects is comparing apples to oranges. The draft in the NFL is an immediate benefit whereas the benefits don’t show for years in MLB. Also, while this year is uncapped, the salary cap in the NFL does not typically allow for situations like the Yankees and the rest of Major League Baseabll. It allows the smaller market/revenue teams to compete more frequently.

By: fb0252

fb0252 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:25:40 +0000

i wonder if anyone in Royals nation is watching Arrowhead as to how quickly a turnaround can be achieved with the right coaching and management.

By: David

David — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:31:28 +0000

I said it on my blog and I’ll say it here: this season has been the longest and hardest to watch of any that I can ever remember. This must be what it felt like to be an A’s fan in, say, 1964. Talent was on the horizon, but it seemed like it wouldn’t ever come and would never make a difference. Hopefully the 2013-2020 Royals are as good as the A’s of the 70s. It’d be nice if it was in KC and not Oakland, too!