So, it is my birthday. Last year on my birthday, I was at Rosenblatt to watch Scott Elarton give up 3 2-run homers in the first inning, and a solo shot in the 2nd. I don’t think I need to say this, but the O-Royals went on to lose that one. Pretty miserable present, right? …
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Jul 01
Lumsden in relief: a step in the right direction
I was a little surprised to see Tyler Lumsden‘s name beneath starter Matt Wright’s name in tonight’s O-Royals box score. The lefty Lumsden was used in relief only once last year, and all his appearances this year (before tonight) have been starts. However, they’ve pretty much been bad starts. I’d love to tell you that …
Jun 30
I wrote this song about Emil Brown…
Once upon a time (2007), I had this passionate, burning hatred for Emil Brown. I don’t know how it started, or why it ran so deep. I know that a skilled wordsmith could point out how irrational it was for me to hate Brown, but I hated him all the same. One of my most …
Jun 29
I have now seen a no-hitter…
…and it wasn’t nearly as cool as I hoped it would be. I suppose that will happen when it is thrown against my team. Well, also, I didn’t feel like the ORoyals lineup failed to get a hit. The game was 7 innings, like all minor league games that are part of twin bills. I …
Jun 27
In anticipation of this I-70 Series
Alberto Callaspo does his very best Tony La Russa impression. Royals utility player arrested for DUI A Kansas City Royals infielder spent more than seven hours in jail today after he was arrested for driving under the influence. Campus police for the University of Missouri-Kansas City stopped Alberto J. Callaspo, 25, about 3 a.m. after …
Jun 27
Being away from my computer: Not recommended
So, I went to Kansas City for a couple days, and was not near a computer. While I was there, Ramon Ramirez did not start a brawl with the Rockies, but I have fighting on the brain anyway. The Royals have won five straight and 10 of their last 11, and the Omaha Royals are …
Jun 20
It’s about sports, but really not
For some reason I paused from loading my new Sansa with music to catch up on Deadspin from the last day and a half. I’m glad I did, for the latest installment of Balls Deep. It’s about Tiger Woods, but it’s not about Tiger Woods at all (and it’s some damn fine writing. For all …
Jun 19
Minda on Aviles (not like that) on Yahoo!
Witness the beginning of my extreme Internet fame here. Labels: baseball, linkage, Mike Aviles needs his own tag, quickies, Royals
Jun 19
Ahh, the power of superstition
If it weren’t for baseball, I wouldn’t be superstitious in the slightest. In real life, I don’t really believe in coincidences, everything happens for a reason, all that good stuff. But in baseball (clearly more important than real life), I believe that what I wear will have an impact on my team playing hundreds of …
Jun 17
New stuff
I like to think about the mental struggles that inevitably accompany life in the minor leagues. Some of my thoughts about that are here, at Getting to First Base. Meanwhile, Mike Aviles, Rookie of the Millennium, just hit a home run against the Cards. Woo! Labels: baseball, linkage, quickies, random, Royals