Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 13 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 13 is Salvador Perez’s jersey number. Rany Jazayerli’s piece on the Perez injury, and the subsequent trade for Humberto Quintero, is quite good. Most reactions …
Category Archive: Opening Day Countdown
Mar 24
Opening Day Countdown: 14
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 14 days left until Opening Day on April 6. Two weeks, ladies and gents. TWO WEEKS from right now, we’ll be staying up late watching the Royals play the Angels. It’s about time. We’re …
Mar 23
Opening Day Countdown: 16 and 15
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. [OOPS. Fail.] Today, there are 15 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 15 is pretty close to the number of MLB innings* Jeremy Jeffress pitched in 2011. In those innings, Jeffress struck out 13 batters…but …
Mar 21
Opening Day Countdown: 17
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 17 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 17 is a lot of fun trivial little numbers from the Royals’ last season: the number of double plays into which Jeff Francoeur* grounded, the …
Mar 20
Opening Day Countdown: 19 and 18
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 18 days left until Opening Day on April 6. It would appear that I missed a day yesterday. Huh. All is folly. All is folly anyway, as we get news that Joakim Soria needing …
Mar 18
Opening Day Countdown: 20
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 20 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 20 is a really small number. You guys, it’s now officially less than three weeks away from Opening Day! One thing I forgot to note …
Mar 17
Opening Day Countdown: 21
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 21 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 21 is Jeff Francoeur’s jersey number. Until further notice, this site will mention Jeff Francoeur at least once per day. (“Further notice” might come tomorrow.) …
Mar 16
Opening Day Countdown: 22
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 22 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 22 is the number of stolen bases Jeff Francoeur had last season. Only Alcides Escober (26) had more, among Royals. I wondered how spread out …
Mar 14
Opening Day Countdown: 23
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 23 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 23 is the number of home runs Alex Gordon hit last year. That led the Royals. In a delightful bit of statistical harmony, check out …
Mar 14
Opening Day Countdown: 24
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 24 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 24 is the number of games the 2011 Royals were out of first place at the end of the season. The AL Central was the …