Royals G.M. Dayton Moore has entered a new phase: fatalism.
Phase One featured optimism. Moore took the job with assurances that David Glass would make an effort to stop being the worst owner in professional sports. Buoyed by the success of the Atlanta Braves, for whom he had toiled for 10 years, Moore was picking the World Series parade route before making his first trade.
Defensiveness marked Phase Two. Moore discovered that brush-cut professionalism could undo only so much dysfunction. Unaccustomed to criticism, Moore lashed out at the observers who first- and second-guessed what he liked to call "the process."
The firing of manager Trey Hillman was a sad event for Moore. Hillman was the first manager Moore hired. The two seemed to share a tight-ass, Fox News view of the world.
When Hillman departed, Moore lost a friend as well as a scapegoat. Moore's comments over the last two weeks indicate a realization that he's the next to go, should the Glass family decide to hang another baseball man on the clearance rack.
Lima
diedsuddenly
on Sunday. The Dominican-born right-hander will beremembered for the season he won 21 games, his love of salsa music and
the noticeable
women who flocked to his side and, on one occasion, sued when a sore developed.
Lima played for the Royals in 2003 and 2005. The 2005 team was awful
beyond awful. This was the club that Tony Peña quit on after being accused of having an affair with his neighbor. A pre-sabbatical Zack Greinke posted an ERA of 5.80.
Lima was the team's No. 2 starter. Yeesh.
Next up: Texas, @ Boston.
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