Every Friday* of the baseball offseason, I will highlight five photos I’ve taken in the past year. Hopefully this will help us all get through the harsh, cruel winter. *except the weeks where I don’t realize it’s already Friday until it’s too late. This week, we’ll look at Omaha Storm Chasers manager Mike Jirschele, who …
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Dec 29
A Royal Blues year in review
This isn’t at all self-indulgent! It’s more like a roller coaster where I’m the only person having fun! JANUARY Thanks to the wonders of MS Paint, I predicted what Rick Ankiel would look like as a Royal. Friends and I went to the Royals Caravan in Lincoln, and told Ryan LeFebvre about the Ryan LeFebvre …
Aug 18
What does Gordon do to Omaha’s infield?
Alex Gordon will join Omaha Wednesday night in Tacoma, which means the already-crowded Omaha infield might see some changes. The O-Royals’ current bunch of middle-infielders includes Luis Hernandez, Tug Hulett, Mario Lisson, Travis Metcalf, and Irving Falu – although Falu also plays outfield. Luis Hernandez has played shortstop exclusively since being demoted from the big …
Jul 31
Raines caps off crazy 4-run, 9th-inning walkoff win for Omaha
When the Omaha Royals came up to bat in the bottom of the 9th, down 4-1 to the rival Iowa Cubs, I didn’t have 100% faith that they’d get the job done, even with the heart of the order due up. Maybe not even 90%. That’s what happens when “trusting the process” is your way …
Jul 30
DiNardo wins, Kila close to O-Royals record for walks
This is Take Two of this entry – our lovely (read: Piece of *&!%* garbage) blogging software decided to completely erase everything I had written, and the photos I had inserted. At the Major League level, the Royals are awful at getting on base. They rank 3rd-to-last in all of the Majors in OBP, and …