AHEM. Not to toot my own horn here, but…. 2) Bannister will be called up, and was being limited to only 30ish pitches in order to fit him into the KC schedule more easily. With an off day tomorrow and Sidney Ponson scheduled to go on Tuesday, perhaps there’s an opening for someone to start …
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Apr 19
Inevitability: the Farnsworth edition (plus some Minors notes)
Because “learning from mistakes” is a very high-minded type of skill, today was another flipping day where EVERYONE knew how the Royals game would end, except the guy who sent in the wrong pitcher. Why bother warming Joakim Soria up, Trey, when you’re just going to send Kyle Farnsworth in to do what Kyle Farnsworth …
Apr 18
About the ORoyals home opener…
Unfortunately, the game on the field last night didn’t match up with the festivities surrounding it at Rosenblatt Stadium. Brandon Duckworth gave up 6 runs in his 3.1 innings. Worse, he gave up a pair of homers on the one night when there actually wasn’t a strong wind blowing out. One of the home runs …
Apr 17
Omaha Royals open at home tonight
Tonight is an event for which I’ve been anxiously waiting since last September: The Omaha Royals home opener! The lineup for Omaha has received a bit of a hit without the on-base ability of Mitch Maier*, but this year’s team will actually be able to get by – this ORoyals team ought to be awesome. …
Apr 14
A Minor update
David DeJesus just made a catch to finish off the Cleveland Indians, after a delightful game. That John F. Buck grand slam was a treat, and now the Royals are in first place. Say that with me now, because who knows how long it will last: The Royals are in first place! Meanwhile, down on …
Apr 08
Omaha – REJOICE!
This hasn’t been publicized yet that I know of, but it’s not a secret either: The negotiations have been finalized, and Cox Cable will now be carrying all 140 Royals games that FSN-Kansas City is broadcasting. Until just before 5:00 today (Wednesday), Cox was planning to carry only 100 because of concern over costs. But …
Apr 07
Immediate Dissent: the Game 1 edition
A chimpanzee would have known better than to pitch Kyle Farnsworth today instead of Ron Mahay (who was already warmed up) or Juan Cruz (who can actually pitch). But if a chimpanzee made a huge mistake and put Farnsworth in the game in the first place, it would be smart enough to take him out …
Apr 02
Me in other bloggy places
I’ve been making appearances (textually) at a few other places this week, and here’s where you can find those: Big Donkeys asked all kinds of questions about everything from KC BBQ to cocaine and, uh…women. I also took part in a large-scale blogstravagansa about the Rays over at Rays Party. Part One is here, and …
Apr 01
Davies, Hoch, Farewell to Gload, etc.
I’ve sort of abandoned the countdown to Opening Day series, because…well, I’m not sure why. Probably because it wasn’t my most brilliant idea ever*, and I kept getting “The Final Countdown” stuck in my head. *My post at Ladies… from this morning holds that title. This week is a stressful one for me, as the …
Apr 01
Royals trade Gload? REALLY?!?
The Kansas City Star reports that Ross Gload was traded to the Marlins for a PTBNL. OK, but when does Bob Dutton pop out from behind the curtain and scream “April Fools!”?