Before we dive into the depressing question of “Why is Kila Ka’aihue still an Omaha Royal?” I’d like to thank all of you for your concern and well-wishes after I got hit in the face by a Kyle Davies warmup pitch the other night. I’m mostly better, but the bruise is all kinds of lovely …
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Jul 16
The one where I get smoked in the face by a pitch
(Alternate title: Oh hey, Erin Andrews and I have something in common!) After yet another long road trip – plus the All-Star Break – the Omaha Royals returned to Rosenblatt. It was Thirsty Thursday (where beers are $1 and there are plenty of them), and Kyle Davies was scheduled to pitch, so Omaha fans had …
Jul 11
In which Willie Bloomquist and Bob Dutton have TOTALLY LOST IT
From the Kansas City Star this evening: If the reaction of once-and-future teammates is any indication, the Royals pulled off a steal of a trade Friday afternoon in acquiring shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt from Seattle for two minor-league pitchers. “Wow! Really?” said Willie Bloomquist, who spent the previous four years as Betancourt’s teammate. “He’s very, very …
Jul 10
Worst. Joke. EVER. (Yuniesky Betancourt is a Royal.)
Before facing a single pitch in Fenway tonight, the Royals have been the butt of jokes from all over the country. When I first got the word from Greg Schaum’s Twitter, I prayed it was a joke. No way the Royals would trade a top prospect for ANOTHER awful shortstop….right? Oh. No. They actually did. …
Jul 06
Royals acquire Ryan Freel
Q: What won’t help turn the Royals into something other than a joke? A: Their newest utility guy. And if this is some sort of precursor to a Mark Teahen trade…Well, that one had better be a damned good trade. Royals get utility man Freel in Trade with Cubs [The Kansas City Star]
Jul 06
Shameless self-promotion: The All-Star Roster edition
First off, Zack Greinke is a legitimate All-Star, and not a pity-representative. That feels good. (See? Now this post IS sorta Royals-related!) At my other blog, Getting to First Base, I looked at a bunch of position players who are also legitimate All-Stars, whom the voters chose correctly. Check it out and/or tell me I’m …
Jul 02
How to attend THE Alex Gordon Omaha Royals game.
As you’ve undoubtedly heard, Alex Gordon will be joining the Omaha Royals for one game on his rehab assignment, and that one game is tomorrow. As of yesterday evening, something like 18,000 tickets had already been sold – not all because of Gordon, of course, but because this was to be one of our two …
Jul 02
ORoyals open July with a loooong loss
Sidney Ponson made the start for Omaha. I had kind of hoped John Buck would be the starting catcher, so we’d have an “all-rehab” battery, but he Buck was not in tonight’s lineup. In Ponson’s last appearance last Friday, he got through five innings at Memphis, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits. Tonight, Ponson …
Jul 01
It’s July, so come watch Alex Gordon at Rosenblatt
Lots of people have been asking me (and and I’ve been passing the questions on to the Omaha front office personnel, just for y’all) – what’s up with Alex Gordon? Will he play in Omaha? Heck, those questions started as soon as Gordon got hurt. The deal: Gordon will be joining the O-Royals on Friday, …
Jun 29
A double Royals victory night: KC and Omaha both win again
Blog favorite* Lenny DiNardo took the mound for Omaha tonight, and delivered exactly the kind of outing for which I was hoping: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7K. Omaha won, 2-0.*one of several That one walk didn’t come until the 7th inning, when DiNardo walked Luis Maza with two men on and …