Don’t get me wrong here – I love the College World Series. “Back Home in Omaha,” all the cheesy video montages ESPN shows of Series past and scenes from around town, the dogpile at the end. I love all of it. BUT. For all three seasons I’ve worked for the O-Royals, I’ve ended missing them …
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Jun 23
The Tupman Era has ended
The Royals have released 29-year-old catcher Matt Tupman. Apparently he requested this move, after a three-and-a-half-year tenure with the Royals in which he only ever got one plate appearance in the Majors. After watching some of Brayan Pena’s awful defense while Tupman continues to get stashed in the minors…well, I can’t say I blame him …
Jun 18
KC needs a new SS…how about a Quintanilla?
Let me tell you a secret – are you ready for this? [whispering] The Royals, you see, aren’t very good at shortstop. Sorry, should I have warned you to sit down for that shocking news? As a group, Royals shortstops are batting .208/.244/.271, which is an incredible amount of garbage. Dead last in the league, …
Jun 13
Breaking: Tug Hulett up again? Mrs. Disco says yes!
The lovely wife of Omaha (!) reliever Disco Hayes told me earlier this evening that she ran into Tug Hulett in the team hotel, and Hulett said he was on his way up to join the Big club. I haven’t seen this anywhere else yet (although I have been away from the computer watching some …
Jun 12
Why I hate life tonight
It’s 3:00 in the morning, and the humiliating sting of tonight’s loss hasn’t subsided in the slightest. It wasn’t just any loss. It was one worthy of inclusion in the All-Time Royals Hall of Shame, which would need a building the size of Kauffman Stadium to include everything. I tried laughing about the absurdity of …
Jun 10
Q&A with 2008 draftee Tyler Sample » Getting to First Base
I did a Q&A with the Royals’ 2008 3rd round pick, Tyler Sample, at my other site. Check it out here!
Jun 10
Breaking: Disco Hayes to Omaha!
According to KCSP’s Greg Schaum, the Royals have promoted reliever Chris ‘Disco’ Hayes to AAA Omaha. Hayes will join the O-Royals as they embark on their annual 2+ week road trip during the College World Series. Hayes, 26, was off to a dominating start in his second season at AA Northwest Arkansas, posting a 0.98 …
Jun 09
Royals take Crow. Really?
The Royals took Aaron Crow with their first pick (#12 overall). Please check out my ongoing Draft coverage at Getting to First Base. Happy Draft Day!
Jun 08
Draft coverage at my other site
Just a small programming note: I’m going to do a bunch of MLB Draft stuff Tuesday throughout the afternoon and evening at my other site, Getting to First Base. Royals pitching prospect Tyler Sample should be making an appearance at some point, so I hope you can make it over there. Also, I will hopefully …
Jun 06
Ho-Ram being DFA’d is surprisingly correct
After deciding that getting out of bed at 9:00 this morning wasn’t going to work for me (oh, what a hard life!) I took an extended nap. And when I woke up a second time, my phone was full of various Tweets about the Royals designating Horacio Ramirez for assignment. This was absolutely the correct …