Andy McCullough answers your baseball questions in his debut Royals mailbag
@McCulloughStar Yeah, I have a lot of questions but number one, how dare you.
— Jeff Russell (@rock_hawk) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar Before you start, what do you think is the over/under on how many wardrobe questions you'll get?
— Reese (@Deviator77) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar wat r u wearing
— CreepyRoyalsFan (@CreepyRoyalsFan) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar How are you enjoying KC so far? #FridayRoyalsMailbag #YouNeedAMoreHashtagableName
— ScottKCMO (@ScottKCMO) April 24, 2014
@McCulloughStar what Royal would benefit the most from a heel turn? Gotta be Butler, right?
— Gavin (@GJAlexander) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar Alcides Escobar: Great shortstop or greatest shortstop?
— J.T Chipman (@jtchipman) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar what's the correct pronunciation for Aoki?
— Grant In KC (@GrantsRants3) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar Do the Royals have a contingency plan if a squirrel appears on the Kauffman Stadium field during a game? #McCulloughChat
— James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) April 24, 2014
His fastball won’t crack 90 mph. He stands 6-0, with a stocky frame that team officials say belies his athleticism. “The thing that people don’t give him credit for is what a great athlete he is,” said bench coach Don Wakamatsu, who managed Vargas in Seattle. “They look at the body and they go ‘Ehh . . .’ But he’s able to repeat his delivery, and that’s the sign of a solid starter.” To those who know him well, the critical components of Vargas are internal as well as external. At Long Beach State, Vargas’ final stop on a peripatetic amateur career, he impressed his coach, Troy Buckley, with his poise. Buckley hit upon a trio of keys: Shoulders, pace and face. “If your shoulders aren’t slouched,” he explained, “if your pace isn’t slow, if you’re not showing what you’re thinking on your face, then you’ve got pretty good presence, and you’ve probably got pretty good makeup.”@McCulloughStar What's been the difference for Vargas this year? Seemed like an innings eater; now he's been dominating.
— Richard Johns (@raysfan50) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar what reason do you think Ned Yost was fired the last time he was in a pennant race (and what's changed) ?
— Giancarlo Salazar (@KansasCity_Sal) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar Mailbag question: Salvy seems to be pressing, batting 4th didn't help. What's next? Why & how much should Dyson be playing?
— Newton Brown (@RNewtonBrown) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar How do you name your line-ups?
— Stephan Baker (@thehaybaker) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar wouldn't it be sweet if the Royals won the world series?
— Royals Highness (@RoyalsHighness) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar Rented World or On the Impossible Past?
— Dylan Hale (@AllHaleDylan) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar I say #Frasier is better than #Seinfeld but @mellinger disagrees. Thoughts????
— KODIAK ACTUAL (@theROYALSrule) April 23, 2014
@McCulloughStar When you and Ned Yost get a sitcom together, what channel will it be on?
— Hunter Samuels (@HunterSamuels) April 24, 2014
@McCulloughStar what walk up song would you choose if you were each of the Royals starters?
— Giancarlo Salazar (@KansasCity_Sal) April 23, 2014
This story was originally published April 25, 2014 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Andy McCullough answers your baseball questions in his debut Royals mailbag ."