The Royals should have a big crowd on April 2nd. And not just for the Royals-Angels game scheduled that afternoon:
According to team spokesman Toby Cook, the Royals are planning to hold a minor league exhibition game between its top two minor league affiliates, Class AAA Omaha and Class AA Northwest Arkansas, on April 2 at Kauffman Stadium. The showdown will take place approximately 30 minutes after the Royals conclude their game against the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim, which is scheduled to start at 12:10 p.m.
With Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Mike Montgomery and all of the other studs in the Royals system, the question has to be asked whether it wouldn’t be better to start a combined roster of the AAA and AA teams against the Angels that afternoon and let Jeff Francoeur, Melky Cabrera and the current major leaguers play a game that doesn’t count.
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- yankeesfanlen - Jan 20, 2011 at 10:38 AM
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After the games are included, Frenchie can hitch a ride on the team bus to Class A North Platte.
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- BC - Jan 20, 2011 at 10:46 AM
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A Frenchie reference! Thank you! I was going into withdrawal…
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- Tyree Studio - Jan 20, 2011 at 10:47 AM
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There is a decent chance that Moustakas plays in the early game against the Angels.
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- Jeremiah Graves - Jan 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM
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No way he starts the season with the big club. Not when they can push back his arbitration by a full-season if they wait a few months and bring him up at the end of May or early June.
No reason to rush a guy and start paying him big bucks any sooner than you have to when the team doesn’t figure to contend with or without him in 2011.
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- Tyree Studio - Jan 21, 2011 at 11:55 AM
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Yeah, I’m not holding my breath that it would happen, but DM did say that he’ll be given a shot to “force their hand”. A suffering Royals fan can dream right?
Betiment and Aviles should be able to hold down 3rd pretty well anyway. Although I’d rather see Aviles at 2b instead of Getz…
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- billtpa - Jan 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM
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What they should really do is hold the game before the Angels game, and have it be AA/AAA against the Royals. The winner receives the opportunity to be the Royals for the rest of the season.
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- Utley's Hair - Jan 20, 2011 at 11:22 AM
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And the loser gets to be the Pirates?
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- sportsdrenched - Jan 20, 2011 at 11:41 AM
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Or at least play the Angels. The FBB wire guys would go nuts on that one.
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- bloodysock - Jan 20, 2011 at 11:47 AM
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No mention of Gil Meche retiring
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- Utley's Hair - Jan 20, 2011 at 1:52 PM
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Are you talking about here? ‘Cause Craig wrote it up the other day.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/18/gil-meche-announces-his-retirement/
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- sportsdrenched - Jan 20, 2011 at 2:06 PM
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My only question. If I go to these games. Do I rock the Storm Chasers hat, or the Royals hat?
I’m kind of a minimalist, I’m not going to bring both into the stadium.
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- kcfanatic - Jan 20, 2011 at 7:51 PM
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Will David Glass attend this game since his Arkansas team will be up here? Might be one of the few our absentee owner attends.
