For one of the first times all year, it is BEAUTIFUL outside here in Lincoln. I had to walk across campus to turn in some graduation-related paperwork, and on the way, I saw a 5-year-old girl who sort of summed up the Hosmer callup. The girl must have been part of a kindergarten class field …
Category Archive: Trust The Process
Apr 11
Celebrating a better Royals youth movement
I grew up with the crappy Royals, which means I’m a fan with no “good old days” to reflect warmly on, and my Royals teams have been the butt of baseball jokes for as long as I’ve been alive. In that time, there have been a number of “youth movements.” They were all disappointing, to …
Apr 02
The Y’Know Meter: Day 3
People on Twitter have been making fun of Royals players who say “Y’know” for as long as people have been talking about the Royals on Twitter. This season, I’ll be keeping track of the player interviews on the Royals postgame show on FSKC so we can see quantifiably who the King of Y’Know really is. …
Apr 02
Guest post: On-field Opening Day experience!
Season ticket holder and Royal Blues reader Matt B. is a Royals season ticket holder. This year, he had an enviable vantage point for some of the Opening Day pre-game festivities. I invited him to share his experiences here… ___________________________________ Opening Day has always seemed more like a holiday to me than just the beginning …
Apr 02
The Y’Know Meter: Game 2
People on Twitter have been making fun of Royals players who say “Y’know” for as long as people have been talking about the Royals on Twitter. This season, I’ll be keeping track of the player interviews on the Royals postgame show on FSKC so we can see quantifiably who the King of Y’Know really is. …
Mar 29
Link of the Day: 1985!
A while ago, I got an email from Rany Jazayerli. It was really vague and mysterious – it basically said, I need your help on a thing, but I won’t specify what that thing is until you assure me you can keep it a secret until the week of Opening Day. I agreed to help …
Mar 28
About Mike Sweeney
This is the first time I’ve been near a stable(ish) Internet connection since the news came out Friday that Mike Sweeney signed a one-day contract with the Royals and retired. Like many Royals fans of this era, I have Opinions about Sweeney. But unlike most cynical bloggers out there, mine are positive ones. Mike Sweeney, …
Mar 02
Let’s talk about talking about Zack Greinke
Every day this week, and I think a few days last week, members of the Kansas City mainstream media have written about Zack Greinke. (Here’s today’s.) That would be perfectly acceptable if we had rewound ourselves and it was 2010 again. Zack Greinke played for the Royals a year ago. He does not now. So …
Jan 21
FanFest: Jeff Francoeur on leadership
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 …
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 …