Yesterday was a sad day for Royals fans. I shared some memories of Fred White over at Ladies…. It feels a little bit like a loss within the family, doesn’t it?
Category Archive: Quickies
May 05
Omaha wins 2-1 in 10; David Lough es en fuego
This was a fantastic game. Chris Dwyer was excellent again, using his curveball to keep the Redbirds off the board completely for 6.1 innings. Like his last home start, he did not get a double-yoo. That went to Louis Coleman, who got the BS/W combo. Coleman was actually good in his 2.2 innings, though he …
Mar 20
How to dress for an April game in Omaha: a PSA in the style of a blatantly obvious Lifehacker post
Sometimes, Lifehacker is useful. Other times, its staff members provide us with painfully obvious advice couched as a genius new tip. In my offseason boredom, I’ve decided to bring you some advice in the style of the latter. When you watch a Spring Training game, or attend one, you notice that a typical fan outfit …
Oct 04
The last lineup of the 2012 season: In pictures
For an eternity leading up to this spring, 2012 was supposed to be the year The Process came to a head. “Mission 2012” was officially a Thing in the newspaper. But, here we are, for lots of reasons. Injuries happened. I’m tempted – and as the offseason wears on I might give in to this …
Sep 28
Dancing With the Stars and the second wild card
If you don’t watch ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ 1) you should, but 2) here’s some background: This season, for the first time, the cast of celebrity dancers is made up of stars who have already been on the show. Many of them are champions from past seasons. (And then there’s Pamela Anderson, not sure why. …
Aug 11
A quick Salvador Perez story
Joel Goldberg just interviewed Lisa Stranahan in the stands during the Royals/O’s game. She used to be Salvador Perez’s host mom. In June, when Perez was here in Omaha, Lisa reached out to me in an email thanking me for putting up pictures of Perez, and she asked me to tell him hello for her. …
Aug 04
Get a load of these jerseys: the Organ Donation Special
Are you an organ donor? Not enough people are, so to raise awareness, the Storm Chasers are wearing THESE. You can see all my pictures from tonight over on Flickr. Or just check out a few more below! UPDATE: Are you here from CBS? Welcome! Feel free to look around. Here is some of …
Jun 08
The greatest picture in the history of whatever
Irving Falu and Kevin Kouzmanoff, presented without further comment:
May 15
Link of the Day: Storm Chasers player cards, by me!
For some reason, I didn’t shout this off the rooftops, even though it has been extremely exciting for me: The Storm Chasers hired me to take the photos for their 2012 player cards. So, for the first homestand-plus, I ran all over the ballpark, taking pictures of each player. It was actually the project I …
May 13
You’ve got to be kidding me
Below is a screengrab from a Royals.com story. I can’t even wrap my head around this editorial decision.