Although it might be hard to believe, as the city does its best impression of a cryogenic freezer, Kansas City Royals' spring training begins next week. Which, of course, means that it's time for team officials to start bloviating (lying) about what a wonderful season is in store for the team faithful.
Kicking off the preseason period of morale boosting and measured raising of expectations, team owner David Glass gave a ridiculous interview to MLB.com in which he discusses top minor league prospects (calling them "kids" 10 times) and how winning seasons are surely soon to come. Oh, and he's not selling the team.
Glass praises Dayton Moore's effort to build up the team's minor
league system, saying:
"It's not like you have a wave of these kids coming andthat's it. There
are a lot more in the pipeline behind the kids that are getting all the
visibility. Just because a kid is outstanding in the Minor
Leagues and a highly regarded prospect doesn't mean they'll be
successful at the big league level. But the percentages tell me that
we've got enough in the pipeline that some of them are going to be
really good."
And, in this case, he's right. The future does appear to be much brighter
than recent past and present. But to hear Glass discuss the Royals' losing ways, you would think their
recent
string of
seven losing seasons was an anomaly he's been fighting to correct since
he took over the team in 2000.
He goes completely off the rails later
in the piece and proves one of two things: Either he's never met
himself or he thinks Royals fans are complete idiots. He tells the
site, presumably with a straight face:
"I'm obsessed with winning, and I just about wear our managerand general
manager and Dan [his son, team president Dan Glass] out. They try to
tell me that you can't win every game, and I keep asking them why."
Glad you asked. It's because your team is no damn good! Can't you figure out a way to get Fox Sports-Kansas City in Arkansas? Seriously, though, what kind of team owner claims to
be obsessed with winning after overseeing seven consecutive losing
seasons? Talking up the truly spectacular-looking minor league system is
one thing, but flatly lying about your commitment to win is just
insulting.
Finally, he goes on to say that he's still unwilling to sell the team because, "We're
at the phase now where we're really going to start to enjoy it." Well,
he's the only one enjoying it.
For a much more nuanced and realistic look at what the upcoming Royals'
season will look like, check out Star baseball writer Bob
Dutton's column
about the team.
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Miles Prentice has made a career making offers, but not following through. Now he wants to buy the Astros. The Brett brothers could not get the money together, and it all depends on which Kemper you are talking about as to whether deep pockets. The one with money is building an art center. Kaufman's family also had no interest.
Glass was the only one to put the money on the table.
I wish any one of them had bought the team. Kauffman did his best to avoid exactly what happened, but it is what is.
Sorry, but Miles Prentice was willing to buy the team. So were the Brett Brothers, and so was Lamar Hunt, though Hunt wanted it on the cheap.
Prentice's local ownership group included at least one member of the Kemper family. Sounds like deep pockets to me.
Like it or not, Glass was the only one willing to buy the team. The area does not have local deep pockets who could step up if he did decide to sell. No way he will sign any of these prospects after they become established. Grienke is no dummy, he knew that. Meche tuned down 12 Million rather than play for Glass. Well, at least Glass can reinvest that 12 Million in the club. Wait, What?
Might be best to fold the franchise.
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