Kila Kaaihue has been promoted to Omaha, and I can barely contain my giddiness. I’m not sure what this means for B&OT favorite Ryan Shealy…will he and Kaaihue have to split time at 1B/DH, or is the front office going to be impressed enough with his performance lately (.367/.454/.578 in July) to give him another …
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Jul 27
Dear Bob Dutton, you’re breaking my heart
Oh, trade rumors. It’s the time of year when I’m simultaneously giddy with anticipation of juicy trades, but nervous that someone I like might get traded away. Behold: Yankees taking a hard look at Bannister as trade deadline nears By now, y’all have figured out how I feel about Banny. I mean, it says right …
Jul 23
Despair
Six innings gone, and the Royals haven’t had a single freaking baserunner. Has a team ever been the victim of a no-hitter AND a perfect game in the same season? The Royals are the perfect candidate: They’ve already been no-hit, so we know that can happen, and they’re dead last in the league in walks …
Jul 21
Mind-blowing pitching.
I had a post all conjured up in my brain about how nice it was to have some balance in my day – one of the best games I’ve seen all year was being balanced beautifully by one of the worst. Then Ryan LeFebvre started describing the lineup changes that had been made to prepare …
Jul 21
The best AAA game I’ve seen all year
A heck of a ballgame happened in Omaha today. John Bale made his second relief appearance at the AAA level; he threw an inning yesterday and an inning today. He needed exactly 20 pitches, which I believe was his limit anyway, to get through his inning. After Bale came out, the recently acquired Jose Capellan …
Jul 14
1st half in review, because I’m BORED already
Ugh, I really hate the All-Star Break. A lot. I hate it even knowing that the guys not involved in stuff in New York have the chance to go home (wherever that may be) for a few days. I suppose that much is cool, but it doesn’t change the fact that this is the least …
Jul 11
Some Random ORoyals things
1. Last night in the first inning, Dusty Hughes struck out the side in ELEVEN pitches. Wow. The rest of his outing wasn’t as awe-inspiring, but still…just WOW. (Here’s the box)The game was a 10-inning thriller with a heck of a crowd. I couldn’t ask for more! 2. The Royals have acquired lefty reliever Josh …
Jul 06
Well that sucks: Volume 984753
– Having four hits but still being That Guy who grounds into a game-ending DP for a loss: Not a good Sunday Ryan N. Shealy had four hits today, extending his hit streak to seven games. In his last 10 games, Shealy is batting .412 in spite of three hitless games before his hit streak. …
Jul 05
Putting the ‘perstit’ in superstition
After a sweep at the hands of first-place Iowa and a loss to start a new home series with Memphis, it was safe to attach the label of “struggling” to the Omaha Royals. They had won only 3 of their last 10 games, the pitching staff had been giving up almost 6 runs per game …