***7/8 Royals v Keep Yo Mouth Shut Dickie V Rays Still Suck GDT***

[cmh6476]

Dude, You're Being That Guy Lineup: Cain 8, Hosmer 3, Perez 2, Gordon 7, Infante 4, Moustakas 5, Butler DH, Ibanez 9, Escobar 6, Vargas 1.

— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) July 8, 2014

[WhawhaWhat]

Butler and Ibanez at 7 and 8? Could they both soon be gone?

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Are we really going to continue playing Ibanez over Dyson everyday?

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead

Are we really going to continue playing Ibanez over Dyson everyday?

probably until aoki completes his rehab stint later this week at which time we will probably see:

aoki
hosmer
perez
gordon
butler
moustakas
cain
infante
escobar

[cmh6476]

on a related note, we need these guys:

#Dodgers lineup at Detroit:
Gordon 2B
Puig RF
Ramirez DH
Gonzalez 1B
Kemp LF
Ethier CF
Uribe 3B
Ellis C
Rojas SS
Ryu P

to kick these guys:

#PickRick ‏@tigers · 16m
#Tigers lineup vs. LAD:
Jackson CF
Kinsler 2B
Cabrera 1B
J.D. Martinez DH
Hunter RF
Castellanos 3B
Avila C
Suarez SS
Davis LF
Verlander P


asses!

#MLB #Tigers - Victor Martinez, Side - is not in the starting lineup Tuesday (7/8) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) July 8, 2014

[WhawhaWhat]

Is JD Martinez the scrap heap pickup of the year?

[Three7s]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Is JD Martinez the scrap heap pickup of the year?

I was thinking the same thing. He has almost 10 homers, doesn't he? Never heard of him before.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

BEAT TAMPA BAY

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Seriously, though. Why is Ibanez starting? Gordon/Dyson/Cain is the best defensive outfield in the league, and obviously better offensively as well. I cannot comprehend the stupidity of this franchise sometimes. Most times.

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

Seriously, though. Why is Ibanez starting? Gordon/Dyson/Cain is the best defensive outfield in the league, and obviously better offensively as well. I cannot comprehend the stupidity of this franchise sometimes. Most times.

go royals, be royal

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

Seriously, though. Why is Ibanez starting? Gordon/Dyson/Cain is the best defensive outfield in the league, and obviously better offensively as well. I cannot comprehend the stupidity of this franchise sometimes. Most times.

I decide who plays/Yost

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

Seriously, though. Why is Ibanez starting? Gordon/Dyson/Cain is the best defensive outfield in the league, and obviously better offensively as well. I cannot comprehend the stupidity of this franchise sometimes. Most times.

This seems to be a question that is repeated daily. Not only is Gordon\Dyson\Cain our best outfield, Dyson is swinging a good bat right now and can make things happen once he is on base.

It's ****ing beyond me what goes through Ned's brain when he writes the lineups.

[cmh6476]

ned delaying the inevitable

Ned Yost indicated the Royals want Nori Aoki to play six or seven rehab games. So the roster crunch likely won't be decided until after ASB.

— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) July 8, 2014

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by cmh6476

ned delaying the inevitable

Ned Yost indicated the Royals want Nori Aoki to play six or seven rehab games. So the roster crunch likely won't be decided until after ASB.

— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughStar) July 8, 2014

This maddens me about baseball. It's the only sport where you do a "rehab" start(s). Its ridiculous. In the NFL or the NBA send their guys to minors before they play? Hell no. When you are ready you play and dont waste time and money.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by BWillie

This maddens me about baseball. It's the only sport where you do a "rehab" start(s). Its ridiculous. In the NFL or the NBA send their guys to minors before they play? Hell no. When you are ready you play and dont waste time and money.

Football and basketball both have the benefits of:

Not playing every day
Being able to simulate live action at the elite level in practice on those off days

They're also much more physically-based sports. Hitting and pitching are so exacting on muscle memory that you need a little gear-up time before you're ready for the major leagues, in many cases.