Kevin Kiermaier - Man Crush Thread

jbraccia · 08-07-2014, 08:52 PM

Kevin James Kiermaier
Number 39 RF. 6'1, 195. Throws Right Bats Left
Born 4/22/1990 in Fort Wayne Indiana
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 31st Round in 2010
Debut 9/30/13.
2014: Rookie Season Stats: G: 65: .290 AVG, 9 HR, 29 RBI, 10 2B, 5 3B
Awards: 2014 MLBPA Heart and Hustle Award

As a hardcore Rays fan I just wanted to give Kiermaier a little love in the blowout community. Considering he has no real cards out there it's not surprising that he's not mentioned much on this forum. My hope is that he somehow ends up with his first MLB autograph card by the end of the season. Bowman Chrome would be ideal.

In what has been a very disappointing season for Rays fans watching Kiermaier has been the silver lining for me. And we have him under contract until 2020

Kevin gives it everything he's got on every play, including running to first base after a walk. He's giving the Rays some badly needed speed and pop in the lineup. And other than Loney he's been our best hitter.

Kevin always signs at games too. Often he'll come out thirty minutes early and make his way from the dugout to the first baseline signing autographs, taking pictures and enduring weird old man crushes.

Anyways, feel free to add on anything Kiermaier related I am going to try and figure out how to add videos.

Kevin Kiermaier Makes Brilliant Diving Catch To Protect Rays' Lead

jbraccia · 08-07-2014, 08:56 PM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=962EyPIpcaI

joshua.roundtre · 08-07-2014, 09:12 PM

Kiermaier has definitely been a spark. He plays hard and is morphing into a huge fan favorite here. Now if he could only learn how to hit with the bases loaded....

ebrigance · 08-07-2014, 09:14 PM

Got to watch him for a year in Bowling Green, and I am very surprised by his success. He had an absolute cannon for an arm. Saw him throw out many runners at the plate from deep center. I did not think he could hit enough to make it to double-A. I was wrong.

death2redemptions · 08-07-2014, 09:14 PM

Are those his major league stats? 24 extra base hits in only 65 games is quiet good for a rookie, especially the 5 triples.

jbraccia · 08-08-2014, 07:45 PM

Yeah, those are his stats. Add to them a game winning RBI today against the Cubs. Kevin's gotta be the best player that nobody outside of Tampa/St Pete has heard about. Now if we could just get the good people at Bowman to make his chrome autograph rookie in the upcoming set .

Go Rays!

death2redemptions · 08-08-2014, 07:54 PM

Those are pretty impressive stats for someone who I didn't know existed lol!

brewcrew8 · 08-08-2014, 08:50 PM

He impressed me the whole Brewers/Rays series. Could be quite the find.

nibrugnerotto · 08-08-2014, 09:24 PM

I didn't want other people to know about him....

lambeauleap87 · 08-08-2014, 09:26 PM

He was really cool when he came through Columbus. Offered to come over and sign, but no one needed him. Glad to see he's doing well.

nibrugnerotto · 08-08-2014, 09:46 PM

Kiermaier's two-run home run | MLB.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LUSDxAPdSU

nibrugnerotto · 08-08-2014, 10:09 PM

He has other talents too....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxbGdewgoVc

MW Connection · 08-08-2014, 10:53 PM

What will the Rays do with Myers when he is healthy now.

jbraccia · 08-09-2014, 01:05 PM

When Myers does come back they can just send Cole Figeouri down and Myers will DH. They do have a log jam in the outfield though with: Jennings, Kiermaier, Guyer, Myers, Joyce and Dejesus. I think they'll wait until September to bring Dejesus back. There's no way they'll send Kiermaier down again. And we can almost afford to trade Myers now, he looked terrible early this season.

Raysfan16 · 08-09-2014, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jbraccia

When Myers does come back they can just send Cole Figeouri down and Myers will DH. They do have a log jam in the outfield though with: Jennings, Kiermaier, Guyer, Myers, Joyce and Dejesus. I think they'll wait until September to bring Dejesus back. There's no way they'll send Kiermaier down again. And we can almost afford to trade Myers now, he looked terrible early this season.

Joyce, Guyer, and DeJesus will all platoon. Amazing how one good player like Kiermaier can really force the issue and throw a wrench into it all. Suddenly what was a solid 9ish WAR outfield becomes a 12 WAR outfield with millions of dollars in Joyce and DeJesus sitting on the bench.

jbraccia · 08-09-2014, 01:15 PM

A couple Kiermaier Autos

jbraccia · 08-09-2014, 01:19 PM

Picture Auto

bshea · 08-09-2014, 04:16 PM

Great story about this guy. I was at the Cubs/Rays game yesterday. During BP my girlfriend nearly got hit with a foul ball; it was a pop fly and she didn't see it in the sun and it was coming down right on her head. I noticed it at the last second and put my arm over her head and it bounced off my wrist and three rows back. Kiermaier came over to us and made sure we were both okay and we had a nice minute or two conversation with him. It was just us chatting while others were asking him for a ball and auto, instead he just talked with his. As he ran back to field BP, he ended up flipping me a ball. New favorite player.

Rabs · 04-15-2018, 12:32 PM

I know this thread is years old and the Rays are still terrible...

What are everyone's thoughts on Kiermaier now?

Will he only continue to be an elite defender?

Thinking · 04-15-2018, 02:47 PM

Interesting that the OP only has 20 posts in 4 years and 6 are in this thread. I guess he didn't like the quality of the responses.

08-07-2014, 08:52 PM	#1
jbraccia Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land O Lakes Fl Posts: 20 sainch	Kevin Kiermaier - Man Crush Thread Kevin James Kiermaier Number 39 RF. 6'1, 195. Throws Right Bats Left Born 4/22/1990 in Fort Wayne Indiana Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 31st Round in 2010 Debut 9/30/13. 2014: Rookie Season Stats: G: 65: .290 AVG, 9 HR, 29 RBI, 10 2B, 5 3B Awards: 2014 MLBPA Heart and Hustle Award As a hardcore Rays fan I just wanted to give Kiermaier a little love in the blowout community. Considering he has no real cards out there it's not surprising that he's not mentioned much on this forum. My hope is that he somehow ends up with his first MLB autograph card by the end of the season. Bowman Chrome would be ideal. In what has been a very disappointing season for Rays fans watching Kiermaier has been the silver lining for me. And we have him under contract until 2020 Kevin gives it everything he's got on every play, including running to first base after a walk. He's giving the Rays some badly needed speed and pop in the lineup. And other than Loney he's been our best hitter. Kevin always signs at games too. Often he'll come out thirty minutes early and make his way from the dugout to the first baseline signing autographs, taking pictures and enduring weird old man crushes. Anyways, feel free to add on anything Kiermaier related I am going to try and figure out how to add videos. Kevin Kiermaier Makes Brilliant Diving Catch To Protect Rays' Lead Last edited by jbraccia; 08-08-2014 at 07:47 PM.

08-07-2014, 08:56 PM	#2
jbraccia Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land O Lakes Fl Posts: 20 sainch	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=962EyPIpcaI Last edited by jbraccia; 08-07-2014 at 09:02 PM.

08-08-2014, 07:45 PM	#6
jbraccia Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land O Lakes Fl Posts: 20 sainch	Yeah, those are his stats. Add to them a game winning RBI today against the Cubs. Kevin's gotta be the best player that nobody outside of Tampa/St Pete has heard about. Now if we could just get the good people at Bowman to make his chrome autograph rookie in the upcoming set . Go Rays! Last edited by jbraccia; 08-08-2014 at 07:48 PM.

08-08-2014, 09:24 PM	#9
nibrugnerotto Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,927 splashcards SplashCards	I didn't want other people to know about him.... __________________ Super Collecting Justin Tucker Also looking for 2018 Bowman Draft Osiris Johnson Printing Plates.

08-08-2014, 09:26 PM	#10
lambeauleap87 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 24,744 LL87	He was really cool when he came through Columbus. Offered to come over and sign, but no one needed him. Glad to see he's doing well. __________________ I collect Packers, former Ohio State Buckeyes, Blue Jackets, and Cleveland Indians/Guardians.

08-07-2014, 09:12 PM	#3
joshua.roundtre Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,147 ltjlosersnkings ltjlosersnkings	Kiermaier has definitely been a spark. He plays hard and is morphing into a huge fan favorite here. Now if he could only learn how to hit with the bases loaded....

08-07-2014, 09:14 PM	#4
ebrigance Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Bowling Green, KY Posts: 27	Got to watch him for a year in Bowling Green, and I am very surprised by his success. He had an absolute cannon for an arm. Saw him throw out many runners at the plate from deep center. I did not think he could hit enough to make it to double-A. I was wrong.

08-07-2014, 09:14 PM	#5
death2redemptions Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Creeping in mama's cellar Posts: 59,303 ddavisaz	Are those his major league stats? 24 extra base hits in only 65 games is quiet good for a rookie, especially the 5 triples.

08-08-2014, 07:54 PM	#7
death2redemptions Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Creeping in mama's cellar Posts: 59,303 ddavisaz	Those are pretty impressive stats for someone who I didn't know existed lol!

08-08-2014, 08:50 PM	#8
brewcrew8 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,345 brewcrew2_2	He impressed me the whole Brewers/Rays series. Could be quite the find.

08-08-2014, 09:46 PM	#11
nibrugnerotto Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,927 splashcards SplashCards	Kiermaier's two-run home run \| MLB.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LUSDxAPdSU __________________ Super Collecting Justin Tucker Also looking for 2018 Bowman Draft Osiris Johnson Printing Plates. Last edited by nibrugnerotto; 08-08-2014 at 10:12 PM.

08-08-2014, 10:09 PM	#12
nibrugnerotto Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,927 splashcards SplashCards	He has other talents too.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxbGdewgoVc __________________ Super Collecting Justin Tucker Also looking for 2018 Bowman Draft Osiris Johnson Printing Plates.

08-08-2014, 10:53 PM	#13
MW Connection Banned Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,950	What will the Rays do with Myers when he is healthy now.

08-09-2014, 01:05 PM	#14
jbraccia Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land O Lakes Fl Posts: 20 sainch	When Myers does come back they can just send Cole Figeouri down and Myers will DH. They do have a log jam in the outfield though with: Jennings, Kiermaier, Guyer, Myers, Joyce and Dejesus. I think they'll wait until September to bring Dejesus back. There's no way they'll send Kiermaier down again. And we can almost afford to trade Myers now, he looked terrible early this season.

08-09-2014, 01:15 PM	#16
jbraccia Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land O Lakes Fl Posts: 20 sainch	A couple Kiermaier Autos Attached Thumbnails

08-09-2014, 01:19 PM	#17
jbraccia Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land O Lakes Fl Posts: 20 sainch	Picture Auto Attached Thumbnails

08-09-2014, 04:16 PM	#18
bshea Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,181	Great story about this guy. I was at the Cubs/Rays game yesterday. During BP my girlfriend nearly got hit with a foul ball; it was a pop fly and she didn't see it in the sun and it was coming down right on her head. I noticed it at the last second and put my arm over her head and it bounced off my wrist and three rows back. Kiermaier came over to us and made sure we were both okay and we had a nice minute or two conversation with him. It was just us chatting while others were asking him for a ball and auto, instead he just talked with his. As he ran back to field BP, he ended up flipping me a ball. New favorite player. __________________ Paul DeJong Chicago Baseball Detroit Tigers

04-15-2018, 12:32 PM	#19
Rabs Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 15,973 Rabs	I know this thread is years old and the Rays are still terrible... What are everyone's thoughts on Kiermaier now? Will he only continue to be an elite defender? __________________ Sean Taylor/Craig Kimbrel/Brian Orakpo Collector! https://sportscardalbum.com/u/rabs

04-15-2018, 02:47 PM	#20
Thinking Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 2,973	Interesting that the OP only has 20 posts in 4 years and 6 are in this thread. I guess he didn't like the quality of the responses.