Well now I'm f***ing pissed.

[HandsomeHarley]

The Royals traded the only player I still gave a **** about.

Mike MacDougal, one of the best young arms in baseball, dealt away for ****ing prospects.

I seriously think this guy has the tools to be a Nolan Ryan-type of starter: Lots of strikeouts, a few walks and wild pitches, but some nasty stuff.

Why they gave up on him, especially with that load of **** they call a bullpen, is mind-boggling.

 

[hondo]

You sound like all the other Royals fans. You think there's a constitutional right to have a good team.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Sounds like you need a haircut.

 

[BYH]

Uhh he's not that young. He's 29. He's also injury-prone. No way he's going to be anything more than a mediocre closer.

Be glad your team is now trading guys while they still have a semblance of value, instead of holding on to them until they are 33 and broken down from head to toe. See Sweeney, Mike.

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Arrrr... I think he's also a free agent at t' end o' t' season. There's no chance he re-signs with t' Royals because there not be sufficient booty. They aren't goin' anywhere this season - so why not trade him? I actually predicted he'd be traded about a month ago. And as Cabin boy pointed out - 29 isn't exactly young and he be injury prone. MacDougal went t' college at Wake Forrest. That makes him a Demon Deacon. I would have liked him more if he went t' Seton Hall.

 

[Oz]

You sound like all the other Royals fans. You think there's a constitutional right to have a good team.

No, that would be Yankees/Red Sox fans. Royals fans like me simply look for reasons to care about a franchise that's seen better days, nothing more.

And Crippler, there's no reason to be this pissed. I mean, they were ready to trade him to the Mets before the season began until he got hurt, which changed all that.

 

[WS]

I thought McDougal went to Florida State

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

I thought McDougal went to Florida State

Arrr... may I dance the hempen jig from the nearest yardarm if I be misleading ye.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

The Royals traded the only player I still gave a **** about.

Mike MacDougal, one of the best young arms in baseball, dealt away for ****ing prospects.

I seriously think this guy has the tools to be a Nolan Ryan-type of starter: Lots of strikeouts, a few walks and wild pitches, but some nasty stuff.

Why they gave up on him, especially with that load of **** they call a bullpen, is mind-boggling.

Change the thread hed to f***ing drunk. MacDougal is 29. Not young. Career ERA nearly 4.00. One year under 4.00. Always injured. Pitched in 162 games, started three. Minor league ERA: 4.36.

 

[Riddick]

Royals are a farm team for the rest of MLB.

 

[Shaggy]

MacDougal only has like 3 years of service time, so he's not a free agent.

But I don't think it's a bad deal for KC, if only because MacDougal is injury prone and hasn't exactly proven to have the coolness and confidence to be a top fflight closer. He has some serious ****, though.

 

[Football_Bat]

You might be thinking of Marshall McDougal, who hit six bombs in one game for Free Shoes U in '99. He's now in the Rangers' organization.

 

[WS]

Football, I do remember Marshall McDougall as the 2B, but I thought Mike MacDougal was an FSU ace pitcher at one point, in the CWS.

Hope you're enjoying Sun Belt Media Days as much as I am.

EDIT - my mistake, he did go to Wake Forest. a simple google earlier in the night would have solved it

 

[BRoth]

The Royals traded the only player I still gave a **** about.

Mike MacDougal, one of the best young arms in baseball, dealt away for ****ing prospects.

I seriously think this guy has the tools to be a Nolan Ryan-type of starter: Lots of strikeouts, a few walks and wild pitches, but some nasty stuff.

Why they gave up on him, especially with that load of **** they call a bullpen, is mind-boggling.

That's a huge pile of horse**** right there.

 

[Oz]

But I don't think it's a bad deal for KC, if only because MacDougal is injury prone and hasn't exactly proven to have the coolness and confidence to be a top flight closer. He has some serious ****, though.

That, and they need more than one good arm in the bullpen. If they're building for the future, then might as well start right now.

Heck, the Royals supposedly have targeted Rockies 1B prospect Ryan Shealy for a possible trade and have had scouts check him out. When's the last time the Royals actually targeted people to trade FOR as opposed to dumping? That alone is a welcome sign for Royals fans.

 

[BYH]

Just saw a clip of MacDougal with the ESPN report of the trade. Why does his hat seem to fall off with every pitch?

Dude could also use a sandwich or six.