Over and over, Royals fans have been told that Jeff Francoeur is a great leader. But what does that mean? What does a leader DO in the clubhouse that is different from other players who have been around the game? I decided to ask Jeff Francoeur about it, and he actually had some concrete examples …
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Jan 21
FanFest odds and ends
I’ve met bloggers in real life before, but never experienced anything quite like this! It is strange to say things about spending $11 at Taco Bell out loud, and have the person standing next to me understand what the heck I’m talking about. Or to stand around sipping beers and breaking down the swings of …
Jan 21
FanFest musings: the Dayton Moore interview
Nobody told Dayton Moore that a room full of bloggers would be interviewing him. He was already sitting down at our table before anyone told him what we were. We did not get many questions in – more on that in a moment – but I don’t think we asked him softballs. For example, Nick …
Jan 19
Last call: Questions for FanFest
Tomorrow is the bloggy portion of the Royals FanFest. I’ve been gathering questions for the last week, but most of them are for Dayton Moore. So, I’ll put this out there: What do you want me to ask of Ned Yost, Jeff Francoeur and Billy Butler? I’ll gather questions until about 11:30 Thursday morning, when …
Nov 15
A girl and her camera. Or a camera and its girl?
This post borders on navel-gazing with a pinch of #humblebrag and you’re more than welcome to skip it. In middle school, I caught the photography bug, sort of. All I had was a Kodak disposable camera at a high school basketball game, but I realized that I could capture a couple of dramatic basketball moments …
Mar 03
Opening Day Countdown: 35
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 35 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 35 is Eric Hosmer’s jersey number. In possibly-related news (because Hosmer will be an All-Star at some point and maybe this year), the Royals reached …
Jan 13
The Royals Caravan stop in Omaha’s Kroc Center
I didn’t count how many people were at the Kroc Center in Omaha tonight for the Royals Caravan. I do know that the large parking lot was quite full well in advance of the event’s start, which put my car waaay at the back of the lot. Tonight we had the company of Alex Gordon, …
Jan 12
Announcement: Job change and media creds
A year ago today, I got word from the Royals that I had been chosen to help represent the blog community at FanFest. So I suppose January 12 is a good day for nice announcements. A few months ago, I decided that after five seasons with the Omaha Storm Chasers (nee Royals), it was time …
Dec 29
A Royal Blues Year in Review, Part One
The obligatory end-of-the-year post is being broken up into parts to allow for more pictures of Eric Hosmer (and other people and things). This is Part One. January I was chosen to be a part of the Royals Digital Digest at FanFest! Before I went to KC, I noted that Anthony Lerew is married – …
Nov 19
It’s that time of year…(An Amazon pledge drive reminder)
Next week is Thanksgiving already, somehow. According to every store, that means it’s already time to start playing the most grating versions* of ‘Sleigh Ride’ on a loop while reminding shoppers to start their holiday spending early. *all versions. That song is awful. But, you’re tech-savvy enough to be reading a little-known baseball blog, which …