This will of course be shaken up if/when the Royals pick up random free agents when the FA market opens up on Friday. Before I begin, here are some highly bookmarkable links for you: the list of MLB free agents, and Minor League free agents. Now, here’s who I think we’ll be seeing in Omaha …
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Nov 10
Links ‘n’ notes
The Royals are quiet, so here are some other things I’ve been up to… -Some speculation on the Matt Holliday trade before details came out. -I really really hated that the Chiefs went for two at the end of their game yesterday. -Some ideas for International Make Someone Feel Uncomfortable Day*. –Last week’s Hot Stove …
Nov 09
Grammar, the Royals, and YOU
Since Dayton Moore appears to be finished for the season*, I would like to explore the fascinating community of commenters on the Kansas City Star Royals section. I don’t understand where any of these people come from; the commenting community in most of the Royals’ online community seems to be made up of intelligent, thoughtful …
Nov 03
Royals make lots of catcher-related announcements
The big story today is that the Royals and Miguel Olivo both exercised his $2.7MM option for next year, so Olivo will still be a Royal. I’m a little surprised by this, mostly because I thought Olivo was pretty darn sure (“hell no!”) he wouldn’t remain in Kansas City after this season. But more than …
Oct 30
Adios, Leo. Hola, Mike.
Well…it’s a done deal. The Royals wasted no time Thursday in pulling the trigger on their first major off-season move by acquiring slugging first baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins for reliever Leo Nuñez. Sigh. I can expect the club to let Shealy go now, right? And will they shop Billy Butler this winter? …
Oct 29
Mike Jacobs: DO NOT WANT
This stupid Mike Jacobs trade keeps popping up. I thought it fell through a few days ago, but this morning it’s back. If you’ve missed it, this rumor has the Royals sending outstanding pitching prospect Carlos Rosa to the Marlins for first baseman Jacobs. I’m unhappy about this, almost livid. It doesn’t make any sense …
Oct 12
Me interviewed at RoRetc
Ray at Royals on Radio Etc. interviewed me this week about the Omaha Royals’ struggles, occasional non-struggles, and future. You can read it here. Labels: linkage, Omaha Royals, quickies
Oct 12
Random football thoughts
I think the phrase “nearly intercepted” is used way too often in football broadcasts, both on TV and the radio. I don’t care if the pass truly was “nearly intercepted;” the phrase is still grossly overused. A good way to die is to drink every time you hear it, no matter who is announcing. ________________________________________________________ …
Sep 30
Terribly sorry for my absence lately
Sigh. How has it been so long since I’ve posted here? If only I didn’t have to be a student anymore; I’d blog all the time…or at least more of the time. And Tuesday is homework day (yep, I have one day a week for that), so I don’t have anything new at the moment. …
Sep 21
Thoughts from the 8-20 Royals win, because I was there.
What a fun win for the Royals last night! It would have been sweeter if the Twins had also pulled out a win to help stomp on the Stupid PoopySox™’s playoff hopes, but I really can’t complain about a game that included a first ML home run, an inside-the-parker, Kyle Davies in Cy Young form …