I have given myself a few days to digest the Kyle Farnsworth signing. I thought that perhaps my initial rage would subside into something more palatable, which I could then turn into a blog post that was actually worth something (very unlike my first attempt at analysis of the deal). All I had to say …
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Dec 13
Some links
Some other stuff I’ve done in the last few days, because I sure as heck haven’t done anything notable here. At Just Other Things: Googling for dummies. (with a new update!) At Getting to First Base: Athletes being people and people being athletes At Ladies…: Ladies… Gift Lists So there’s that. I really, really, really, …
Dec 11
Yipee! (Oh, and Kyle Farnsworth)
Short personal note: My computer works again! A friendly Dell tech fixed it and now it’s all better. Huzzah! Now, on to this Farnsworth business. $9.25 million? Really, Dayton? That’s a lot of money, for not a lot of pitcher. Labels: baseball, news, roster moves, Royals
Dec 10
BBWAA and BP, Plus some other things (naturally)
Every time I think I’ll have lots of extra time to post more here, my computer dies. Well, OK, my laptop didn’t DIE, per se, but it only runs in Safe Mode and the laptop display doesn’t work so I have to hook up an external monitor. But being in Safe Mode means suuuuuper-low resolution, …
Dec 08
Mad Dog makes his exit, everyone is sad.
I’ve spent the last two or three hours reading dozens of tributes to Greg Maddux. There’s really no way to sum up in words what he has meant to the game of baseball. Many players have had a huge impact in my lifetime: The bats of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa carried bats that brought …
Dec 02
Arb offer to Grudz was easy choice
If some silly person made me the Royals GM for one day, and that day happened to be yesterday, I’d also offer arbitration to 2nd baseman Mark Grudzielanek. Naturally, some commenters at Royals Review are seeing this as a negative thing, but I don’t see it as a problem at all. (RR fellas, I love …
Nov 29
Royals sign JR House
Via MLB Trade Rumors – Royals sign J.R. House, a 29-year-old catcher who was drafted by the Pirates, but has spent the last 4 season with in the Astros and Orioles organizations. In AAA Round Rock last year, House hit .306/.378/.480 with 53 walks and 52 strikeouts in regular duty. House has only seen a …
Nov 27
Things for which I’m thankful
Not a complete list, not in a particular order, and all completely sincere: My God / my parents / my brothers / my sister-in-law / my brothers and sisters in Jesus / my puppies / Joakim Soria / Dr Pepper / Sudoku puzzles / Google reader / getting paid to blog / the Ladies… / …
Nov 25
Expectation vs. Reality: 2008 Royals (Part I)
As we head into the depths of the offseason, I thought I’d look back at some of the predictions I made last winter. What did I want from the 2008 Royals? What did I think was realistic? I’ll go over one or two at a time periodically, whether I was wrong or right. I’ll start …
Nov 19
Crisp to the Royals: My immediate reaction
First, here’s the story if you haven’t read it yet. Sports Radio 810 said the Royals had acquired the 29-year-old Crisp, who hit .283 with seven homers, 41 RBIs and 20 stolen bases in 361 at-bats in 2008. Crisp, who will earn $5.7 million in 2009 with a 2010 club option worth $8 million or …