In the dismal first inning of tonight’s KC win against the White Sox, Emil Brown showed me again why it is that I despise him. It was that ugly little “bloop double” (typing those two words together hurts my stomach) by A.J. Pierzynski. The ball dropped squarely in the middle of Brown, Alex Gordon, and …
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Sep 25
Oops…
…I’ve done it again. Today, my “fun Royals fact” I shared with all who passed by my door was this: “Brian MANnister is undefeated in Tuesday starts this season.” My bad. Here are some more fun Royals facts that I did not find. By the way, this is my new favorite Royals blog. This factoid …
Sep 22
The difference between a close game and a good game
Nebraska – 41 Ball State – 40 My Husker player of the game: Sean Hill Right after I complained to my neighbor about how Nebraska has not made many big plays this year, Hill came through with a pretty big catch for a ton of yards and a TD. I suppose I figured that Maurice …
Sep 21
Prediction
Sorry for my lack of posting lately! Being a student is LAME. Anyway, I return with a prediction for the NL Wild Card. My pick is… Colorado. Seriously, they could do it. If you’re the night-owl type, or actually on the west coast, check out the Rockies vs. Padres tonight. The Pads currently lead the …
Sep 19
Winners or wieners?
The Royals have NOT been giving me much about which to smile lately. However, this article really made me giggle. David DeJesus, Mark Teahen, and Tony Pena Jr. suited up in wiener costumes for a KC commercial for Spring ’08. I loved this bit: All three players volunteered their services for the big production. “You …
Sep 18
Score first; it works
After tonight’s delightful win over the suddenly-last-place-again White Sox, the “Voice of the Burlington Bees,” Randy Wehofer, mentioned that scoring first is a tried-and-true method for winning baseball games. Fortunately, he didn’t word it that way, because if he had, I might have smacked him with a Big Dictionary O’ Cliches. Anyhoodle, I understood that …
Sep 15
Seriously?
Seriously, Buddy Bell? You pinch-hit Jason Smith for…anyone?!? I wouldn’t PH Jason Smith for my next-door-neighbor’s grandmother! The flyout he earned KC was actually a gift; I thought for sure he would ground into a double play. Also, I would have left Bannister in for the 7th. The more time goes on, the more I’m …
Sep 14
This post brought to you by the letter B
Brian Bannister is the Best Bargain in Baseball. The last time I was this excited to watch Brian Bannister pitch, it was Independence Day and I was actually going to be at the game – a sad rarity for me. I was pumped to see Banny pitch in person again, as I had thoroughly enjoyed …
Sep 12
Gil Meche wins, and Husker nation waits
I could have taken a test online while I listened to the Royals beat the Twins, but I decided three things: 1) The game would divide my attention too far away from the test*, 2) The test would take my attention too far away from the game, and 3) I’d rather fiddle with Gil Meche-related …
Sep 11
Remember…
I had some thoughts about Kansas City’s struggles over the last few days, some forecasts for the 2008 Omaha Royals, the Patriots allegedly cheating by spying on Jets’ sideline. But today, no matter what happens with the Royals/Twins game, and no matter what other thoughts I’ve had to write, this space is to serve one …