One of the hardest things about being away from my house, and consequently my computer, for a couple of days is trying to catch up on all my favorite blogs and forums (forii? forctopodes? Hi Mom!). The hardest one up on which to catch is Joe Posnanski, as he is prolific and eloquent. He also …
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Aug 14
O-Royals cruise past I-Cubbies
Tonight was one of those nights where it felt good to be a baseball fan. Actually it was more than good; it felt…it felt like the most correct thing I could possibly do with my life. I suppose it was hot outside in Omaha, but if it was I didn’t notice. A strong breeze kept …
Aug 13
Weddings make fans miss baseball
Only a few special things could ever, EVER take the place of baseball in my life for any amount of time. As you can tell by the lack of posts lately, one of those things has come up. My brother Ryan got married on Saturday (YAY!!!!) so I was occupied for much of the week …
Aug 04
A-rod’s 500th
The bottom of the 1st inning finally ended in Kyle Davies‘ first start for Kansas City. He has already given up a single, a double, a triple, and a home run that was kind of a big deal for the Yankees. It’s 4-0 New York, and Davies has thrown 34 pitches. I guess what I’m …
Aug 03
Craig Brazell is like a little kid
I’ve got to run off to watch some Prison Break with the Gentleman Friend, but tomorrow I’ll tell a tale of how O-Royals DH-and-sometimes-unfortunately-1B Craig Brazell is like a 10-year-old kid. P.S. If you’ve EVER worked in a prison, or if you know ANYTHING about prisons, don’t watch Prison Break. I nitpick it constantly for …
Aug 02
So many things
So many things to cover today! We have Buddy bell stepping down as Royals manager, the bridge collapse in Minneapolis (and the subsequent game and groundbreaking postponement), Reggie Sanders’ future, Gathright and Braun getting called up, Shealy being optioned to triple-A, and KC tying the White Sox again. I must apologize for not doing this …
Aug 01
Random Stats Rundown
I’m a little high on David DeJesus after his lovely catch last night against Torii Hunter, so here is a list of some categories in which DeJesus leads the Royals: Games (105) At bats (421) Runs (75) Hits (118) Doubles (24) Tied – Triples (6, along with Tony Pena Jr. and Mark Teahen) Total bases …
Jul 31
Royals forget how to run bases in loss to Minnesota
Jason Smith Jason LaRue Mark Grudzielanek This list serves several purposes. First, it is a list of the three Royals players who hit home runs tonight against the Twins. It is also a list of Royals players in tonight’s lineup who seemed like the least likely candidates — besides maybe Tony Pena Jr — to …
Jul 26
Elarton, Dotel, A-Rod, etc
– Scott Elarton was released by the Royals organization yesterday. When they announced that at the head of the RSTN broadcast last night, the first words out of my mouth were “Now there’s a surprise.” Of course, I was being sarcastic; it was not at all surprising to see the struggling righty let go, no …
Jul 21
Back to baseball: Bonds and more
Barry Bonds. I’m almost afraid to write anything about him at this point, so I’ll be friendly to Mother Earth and recycle. The last time I was brave enough to have an opinion on Bonds in particular was here, and here are two heavily researched pieces (in one post! Go me!) on MLB’s steroid issue …