Royals on Radio Etc

Royals Merch 5: Non Affiliated Handmade Merch

2012-01-26T18:30:00.000-06:00

I think Fydor Dostoyevsky said it best with his hit novel Crime and Punishment:

"At the beginning of July, during a spell of exceptionally hot weather, towards evening....."

Not really sure what that has to do with much of anything really, other then where will the Royals be in the beginning of July ? I mean with the Tigers addition of big Price Fielder it's going to be that much harder to compete in the AL Central. But nine years wow seems like a long contract for such an, um, rather big guy.

So with money and length running through my mind I ended up looking on the craft site Etsy and found some, well, uh, rather interesting Kc Royals stuff. And therefore I must present you.....

Royals Merch 5: Non Affiliated Handmade Merch

Well first off we have this lovely Royals flower hair piece that would lovely on just about everyone. I mean how could you not look great in it ? With this your face would look as Sunflower.

Yours for $6.99 by AlexaRayesCollection

Here we have another cute little thing, a logo magnet. Face it most of our fridges are either covered in a cupons and magnets of our insurance agents and such or your kids art work. So why not having something that is cozy yet suave.

Well you can for only $2.50 from AuntCCcreations

In keeping with the current trend we have an awesome hat for that little person in your life. Although the listing says you can get adult sizes made. It looks great but no word on how well it'll protect against a fastball to the head....

Yours for the mere price of $ 25.95 from thebabykeeper

Royals baseball, Winnie The Pooh, and your name.What is do you need in life ?

Yours for only $7 from TeamsandToons

How often are you going to get married ? I mean surely your not planning on getting married 7 or 8 times, and if you are no one is going to really going to care after # 3 or 4. So hopefully you'll listen to me and only get married once, and therefore it needs to be unforgettable. And alas Royals garters. I mean what guy isn't going to try and catch that ? So make your wedding one of a kind with this.

$30 from TheArtofSports

____________________________________________________________

Okay I know what your thinking, usually these Royals Merch series I do have some sort of crazy thing at the end. And why should this be any different ?

So here you go guys............

Bam !

Her and his G-Strings. Lined for comfort even. (Or so it says)

So yeah since I know you're dying to get them sent your way here's the links.

Hers:$ 7.99

His: $8.99

From pmtresurechest.

~~~~~~~
Also don't forget to vote in the Ray W Awards you've got 5 more days.
Part 1 and 2. Only takes a minute.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W7CNDBT
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W259J57

2011 Ray W Nominees

2012-01-16T17:14:00.001-06:00

I hope all of you in the Midwest have been enjoying the beautiful day today, and maybe even you got off today for Martin Luther King Jr day. As promised here is the nominees for the 2011 Ray W awards as chosen by a group of world famous Royals bloggers.
Here is where you help decide the winners, just comment or email me with your first (3 points), second (2 points), and third place (1 point) choices for each category.
Voting closes at the end of January, be sure to let everyone know. :)
Thanks, and good luck !

EDIT: Easier way to just put a first place vote:

(Part 1 and 2)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W7CNDBT
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W259J57

Best Royals Blog
Rany on the Royals
Kings of Kauffman
Royals Authority
Pine Tar Press

Best New Royals Blog
Pinetarpress.com
KcLongball

Best Royals Twitter(er)
PCBearcat
FakenedYost
MinnesotaRoyal
Kevin_Agee
devil_fingers

Best Royals Relief Pitcher
Holland
Soria
Coleman

The IRTGFNORRP
Matt Treanor
Chris Getz
Mitch Maier

Best Royals Board
Royals Review
Royals Corner
Royals.com board

Best Royals Sportswriter:
Bob Dutton
Sam Mellinger
Rany Jazayerli

Best Royals Prospect Blog:
Pinetarpress.com
omahabaseball360.com
Kc Pipeline

The Overall Best Royals Site
Royals Review
Royals.com
Kc Star
Royals Authority
Pine Tar Press

Best Restaurant Chain
Chipolte
Houlihans
Red Lobster
Applebees

Best Royals Executive or Non Player
JJ Picolo
Dayton Moore
Mike McCartney
Kevin Seitzer

Royals Prospect of The Year
Sal Perez
Jake Odorizzi
Alex Herrera
Cheslor Cuthbert

Best Kc Radio Personality
Danny Parkins
Nick Wright
Josh Klingler
Bob Fescoe

Best Soda
Diet Dr Pepper
Dr.Pepper
Pepsi
Coke

Special Achievement Award* Vote for whoever you feel like
Matt Treanor for taking some amazing hits behind home and spending several months in AA when he didn’t have to
-Or-
Billy Butler for getting the best nickname in recent Royals history, "Country Breakfast"

Best Royals on Radio Affiliate
610 AM Kc
680 KFEQ St.Joe,Mo
1480 KLMS Lincoln, NE

Attendence, and whtat Underground Music has to do with it

2012-01-16T00:27:00.001-06:00

On this date (January 15th) 3 years ago I had a post about what the Royals Radio Network stations were "jamming" (or lack there of) when the Royals games weren't on. And well not a whole lot has changed in 3 years I mean we now have a "Top 40 pop" and "variety" stations but where are the underground and scene radio stations ? I mean the numbers don't lie, Kansas City was 27th in total attendance last year....

But on the other side of that spectrum the Phillies and Yankees were # 1 and 2 in attendence. And you have to ask yourself, "Self why is this ?"

To which your answer was maybe: "They are both Winners"

Well I'm sure that your inital thought was because they are both perinial winners.

Whyt'd I even ask you that ?

But because that is what you were thinking,

You are mistaken......

See New York and Philly are both huge in the underground music scene, obviously popular with there fans. Okay maybe not so much in New York as they are more gangsta.....

But for sure for the Phillies whom have a huge fan in JB Brubaker lead guitarist for Metalcore powerhouse August Burns Red.

JB laying down the killer riffs

So yeah it's all about reaching the underground kids and getting them hooked on Kc Royals baseball.
Because let's face it the current formula isn't working as great as it could be.
(Still I'm sure we'll outdraw the Pirates in 2012, want to bet on it CH ?)

So Mr. GM Dayton sir, if your reading this let's get a Underground Day at the K where we can get all the punks, goths, scene, and hardcore kids to the K and get them addicted. Hook them the mouth and reel'em in like the catch of the day. Because let's face it the best we have now is:

A: Garth Brooks whom my grandpa says "screams to much"

B: Ke$ha dating Aaron Crow which I have no clue if they are still together or if she even still has a career.

or even

C. Some WWE wrestling personality

So yeah... can someone please tell me how that relationship is going ? ET won't they are to busy trying to tell me about the possible Tim Tebow - Katy Perry (ex-Brand) thing her folks are supposedly pushing.

So in closing I think it's obvious the Royals NEED a bigger presence in the underground music of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

So, at the very least, the RRN needs to find a underground style radio station or something.

Because let's face it, we're going to have a fairly good team and those seats need to be filled.

Heck maybe even a tattoo or piercing night at the K would work.........

(End)

PS. I know I said I'd get the Ray W Award nominees up but I got busy geez... I'll get them up soon.

Repeat.

2012-01-12T13:13:00.001-06:00

Okay, same broken record. Or at least scratched, like my "Best Of Leon", Leon Russell album.You know were it keeps skipping back and forth without letting you know whats happening. And why did it have to be on the song Roll Away The Stone ?
I mean you guys know by now, how I go through these long droughts without posting and always come back with a lame," I was about to call it quits because of blah, blah, blah." Posts and this is no different.
BUT, it's still a fairly okay read.
And frankly here of late it seems like the Royals almost don't want me as a fan !
I mean the last time I was at the K, I forgot a pen for keeping score so I asked if I could have a pencil but of course they didn't have any so I had to buy a $5 pen which broke as soon as I got home.
See:

It's been setting on my desk like that all winter collecting dust, making me question why if I would ever post again.<--- (See I told you I was going to whine and moan)

But then came the news that the Royals Caravan would be back for 2012 ! But is it anywhere near California, Mo ? NOT AT ALL. No Jefferson City, no Columbia, nope.
But hey they'll be in Springfield ! Checking out the Cardinals AA facilitates no doubt. I mean how low is that ?
And besides that when you google "2012 Royals Caravan" the first site that pops up is to build a 2012 Dodge Caravan. So I did....

What the Royals Caravan drives around when ignoring Mid-Mo

But hey at least it's not all been bad since my last post (only God knows when that was), we now have Jose Mijares, Jonathan Sanchez, and I've got to try and remember how to spell Yuniesky Betancourt again !
So it's all good....

Well at least that's what I thought until this morning on my Facebook feed I read:

Royals introduce Bruce Chen Joke of the Day promotion

Club invites fans to submit jokes for CrownVision feature

And that had to be responded to right ? I mean first I get igonred for the Blog Your Way to the K promotion (never letting that one go) and now they want me to let Bruce use MY original stand up comedy ? For free ? Really ? I mean love isn't a one way street. I can't keep giving it out without getting some love or at least wins, back.
But maybe for Mr.Chen......
Knock, knock....

In closing I just want to say that I'll always be a Royals fan unless they do something EXTREMELY wrong & dumb, just like I'll always be a Raiders fan.
But still I had to ask myself, why keep this blog when there are so, so many better ones ? And the answer is fairly simple. Unlike everyone else I don't want to be the next Dutton, or Mellinger, or even *:gasp:* Posnanski. I just want to be (as far as I know) the only Royals blogger with a lip ring. I just want to haunt the internet my opinion, and the occasional funny post or interview. Without really caring if it looks like a 12 year old wrote it.
So tomorrow I'll post the nomines for the 2011 Ray W awards, be sure to check it out and help decide the outcome. Spring Training and the best team the Royals have had in a long while is just around the corner...

Two Cents whore

2011-11-07T17:07:00.000-06:00

Okay sorry couldn't help the title thought maybe it could get me some more readers like when I twitted it about a band and got like 5 followers trying to sell me Viagra, and sex toys. So I thought why not put it as the title ya know ? Whats the worst that could happen ? Okay yeah I thought about that one to but it's to late now you're already reading the post so here you go:

First Cent:
Well I guess the big news today is that we've acquired SP Jonathan Sanchez from the Giants for Melky Cabrera. Not really a big move in the grand scheme of things. They are both free agents after next year and the Royals desperately need pitching and already have Jarrod Dyson to play Centerfield (and Lorenzo Cain but you know whatever).So it's really a pretty great trade for the Royals, Melk had a great year but will he be that good ever again ? Who knows. Shancez had a bad year last year with a BB/9 of 5.9 showing why he wasn't acquired by the Twins. But on the reverse of that coin he does get a lot of strikeouts but still he was pretty bad. Will he be that bad and injury plagued again in 2012 ? I don't think so. But who knows. Both of these guys are capable of having great years in 2012 but one thing remains, Shancez is going to help, but I'd still love another guy or three. But hey we did get sexy AA pitcher Ryan Verdugo.


Future Fan Favorite Ryan Verdugo

Second Cent:

In other far less appealing news the Royals are reported to be selling the naming rights to Kauffman Stadium. Sure $3-6m a year would be a nice piece of pie in the owners wallet. Where odds are it might stay forever. But seriously the team hasn't been in the playoffs for how long ? And now we want to change the name from Royals/Kauffman to I don't know F.U. Bank Field or whatever the heck it is ? I don't... know if they do, heck,... that could be the end for me, for real.

Bonus: Went to the Chiefs game yesterday, and man is it just me or is Todd Haley worse then Trey Hillman ? Geez folks.....

Farewell To Gibby and the Legendary Bob McClure

2011-09-30T14:34:00.001-05:00

So the Royals have parted ways with Pitching Coach Bob McClure and Bench Coach John Gibbons.
After 3 years John was a staple of the Royals bench and hangover from a drunken night out on the Trey.
McClure, well Bob was the Royals Pitching Coach forever. A staple of Kc for 6 years. People would come out to watch a 90+ loss team night after night just hoping to catch a glimpse of the legendary Bob McClure. After all he did for Kc only to be let go.

And now with the addition of former Braves Bench Chino Cadahia, talk around town is maybe a former Braves pitching coach might end up in Kc, but enough about that.

What we should really be asking ourselves is what are Bob and John going to do in this rough economy ? I mean you can't just go out and get a job !
So I've decided to help, it's the absolute least I could do.

Bob McClure: ......................

Substitute for DJ Lance of Yo Gabba Gabba !

And

John Gibbons: .....................

Watch out ICarly fans because Gibby is replacing Gibby.

Best luck to both guys in their future endeavors unless of course they face the Royals

Sorry about the edits I could do better just didn't feel like it.

Blogin' Blase

2011-09-27T22:22:00.000-05:00

Say what you will but I've became a fairly calloused fan. Of course that comes with the territory of being a Royals fan the past X amount of years and maybe even it's because I'm just a more calloused person then I was in 2008. (it's true) But more then I want to see the Royals win tomorrow I genuinely want to see the Twins lose 100 games. I just feel like it's wrong in a way to want that because there are some great Twins fans out there but darn it they should feel how it feels to lose 100. And let's face it the Twins are way to snoody.

This season has came and passed without much posting from me but the great news is the Royals for the first time in who knows how long have an infield made (almost) entirely of rookies who are also very capable ballplayers. Not the usual lot of rookies who are all AAAA players but guys with All Star potential.

Also while I'm at it I take back what I said earlier in the year about Jeff Francoeur, he came to Kc played his guts out took us home and made me actually kind of like him.

Finally the Royals traded Kila Ka'aihue to the A's for pitcher Ethan Hollingsworth. Kila 's DFA sent the Royals Yahoo board a fire with talk about whether Kila was ever a top prospect and such. Bottom line is Kila never got his shot in Kc that he should have. At least not for three years, but when he did get his shot he did no better then Calvin Pickering. So overall it's just another minor league trade.

Finally a Shawnee Mission West High School teacher will appear in court on sex charges. Does that have anything to do with the Royals ? No. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Royals, I was just checking on the Star for Royals news and thought I'd make my blogging return a little racy.

7-19

2011-09-17T16:36:00.000-05:00

Hey guys it"s been forever. I know. I've really missed a lot of baseball and Royals coverage. But on July 19th (2 days after my last post) my dad was injured and spent 21 days in ICU before heading to rehab we're he's still at (He's paralyzed from the waist down) . So I just haven't had the time nor energy.
Still the Royals are having a great September as always !
So anyway this Sunday I'll be at the K so if you want to look me up I'd love to talk Royals with you, just send me an email.

As for the future of RoRetc it's not to certain but still we're in better shape then the Big 12......

As always thanks for reading,
Ray W

Updating a broken Record.

2011-07-17T17:54:00.000-05:00

Yes I still care, yes I still watch and listen. No I don't have anything important to say right now.
What could I say ? It's the same thing over and over and over again, so for now I've got nothing much to say.
BUT !
As the trade deadline gets nearer and nearer, there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that will change.
Once again sorry for the lack of posts, I really am.

I mean I got 250 business cards with this blog address on them !
So rest assured I'm not going away anytime soon.
But for now I'll silently lurk, smirk and make faces at Kyle Davies......

Losing Streaks Are Like....

2011-06-22T23:11:00.000-05:00

Losing streaks are like this......

(Man shows off his Royal's Baseball Pride[MSN])

Horrible to look at, smelly, overall disturbing and setting next to you on your 3 hour flight....

But not to worry.

To much.

Tomorrow marks a new day, maybe a last chance for Danny Duffy to prove he should stay in the Majors.

And besides your use to losing streaks by now, I mean you ARE a Royals fan right ?

You are use to losing streaks like Trey Hillman, Ned Yost, and Jeff Foxworthy are use to attending Bible studies.

But don't fret, comedian Jeff Foxworthy has this to say:

"It's exciting," he said. "This team's a year or two away from being one of the coolest teams to watch in baseball."

So if you didn't believe Tony Pena when he said...

If you don't believe baseball gurus when they say it....

Don't you dare laugh when a professional comedian says it !

Win free Royals Tickets

2011-06-22T16:40:00.000-05:00

Well I've got some nice little giveaway news to pass on to you the reader, courtesy of our friends at StorageMart of Kansas City:

_________________________________

T-shirts, food, drinks, tickets whatever it is, who doesn't like giveaways? StorageMart of Kansas City is giving away tickets to see the Royals througout the last three months of the season. The great thing about this giveaway is how simple it is to win.

Simply visit the StorageMart Kansas City Facebook page, Like It, and post who you think will win and your registered. A winner will be chosen from those who posted. It is that simple!

Here are the dates and opponents of the tickets StorageMart will be giving away. They will soon be giving opening up for the July 10th giveaway.

July 10, 2011 Royals v Detroit Tigers

July 24, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay Rays

August 7, 2011 vs. Detroit Tigers

August 21, 2011 vs. Boston Red Sox

September 4, 2011 vs. Cleveland Indians

September 18, 2011 vs. Chicago White Sox

Let's face it, going to a game has never been as expensive as it is now. Take advantage of this giveaway and lower the price of seeing America's Past Time.

____________________________

And stuff is always better when it's free anyway, so I got to thinking while I was doing this post that I'd Google: "Kc Royals halter top giveaway". And wouldn'tcha-know it, almost ever image came back to Royals Review. Of course that's really no shock.
And before you get mad at me, just know that I'm only doing this for you the reader, I myself have already entered.
Also be sure to check out Royals Merch: 4, the best one yet. Plus you will not suffer disjointedness.* And while there, you'll see a hilarious item. An item mind you, that after you've won these free tickets you'll be able to buy a couple of....

*-Results not guaranteed, some may suffer rare disjointedness

Royals Merch 4: The Journey

2011-06-21T10:26:00.000-05:00

So we start out the Royals Merch 4 with a journey, to find ourselves the perfect thing to buy. And let me tell you it's going to be quite a trip, I mean since the Royal wedding it keeps getting harder to make these but alas it's time to start....

On your journey you are bound to get thirsty. It's a long trip and water is not cheap. Therefore a sippy cup is by far your best choice. Do you really want to accidentally tip your cup over losing everything, forcing you die of thirst in the middle of our trip ?

$12.95 gets you two of em

Your also going to need shoes, what you wanted to make this journey barefoot ? No. That's be just to stupid.

Put on your thong already, er flipflop....

$19.95 *

And of course you'll need these bad boys to go along with your sandals, gotta show of that summer fashion.

$9.95 for a pair

Finally the backpack. Maybe it doesn't talk, maybe if you sing Backpack Backpack to it nothing's going to happen. Not my probable it's yours. Besides you probable don't even speak Spanish do you ? No wonder Jose Guillen hated Kansas City.... Oh well let's get started....

$24.95 *

Psych ! Gonna need a beach towel in case we end up at the beach. I mean your never get a girl if you show up with no beach towel or worse....

Trust me I'm your wingman here !

$18.95 *

PART 2

The Journey

_______________________________________________________________

The first creature we meet is this delightful thing, we decide not to eat him because he looks to much like Al Cowens so we go to pay the $19.99 but find out he's OUT OF STOCK.

Next we encounter Kansas City Royals dancing musical player. Coupled with bad looks and bad reviews it chases us into the mountains.

$29.99 *

Ounce there we find a restaurnt and decide to get some toast. Luckly we still have the water from earlier so we're in good shape. Not sure why we bought a salt/peper shaker and a toaster for ourselves though.

$21.99 S/P

$ 39.99 Toaster

Next we run into the helpful old gnome lady and her Wizard husband who lead us through the garden to the great lightswitch.

$29.99 Each

We flip the decorative switch , of which, you need like 15 for your whole house.

On Sale $7.99 *

So now the neon light shines brightly and our journey is all but complete.

$439.99 *

And now I need these because I'm really going to miss you, and I might not ever see you again.

Man I'm an emotional wreck.

$2.95 *

PART 3

WHAT WE CAME TO SEE

_________________________________________________

The Magical Dino lets us inside the shop we've journeyed so far to see.

With it's:

Animated body movements
Flashing lights
Upbeat disco music

It serves as a fine ending to our splendid trip together.

$14.95 *

And there it is what you brought me all this way to help you buy....

Erotic art ? For real we came all this way for this ?

You perv !

I can see I've wasted my time.

But hey maybe you out there somewhere reading this haven't wasted yours.

You to can buy this, this, this thing....

Only $5.95 here at the end of our trip........

EHH

2011-06-19T23:25:00.001-05:00

Sometimes you've got to wonder about me I can sense it in my veins like a part of the force. And surprisingly even though I'm still a jerk for not posting I've abused myself by still tuning into the games. But enough about me let's get to the bizarre facts that you might have missed with me being gone....

Contrary to popular belief Tim Collins has not pitched in 70 games yet but only a mere 35. Can you believe that One ? Seems like he's been in just about every game.

The teams unite for Joplin patch is red because the official Missouri state bird is the Bluebird and Joplin is geographically closer to Kansas City then St.Louis.

The ghost of Zack Grienke still haunts the Royals.com shop and is said to play basketball, with the long gone alternate black hat of the mid 2000's.*

Wilson Betemit once wrestled in the WWE and had a flashback, thus accidentally injuring Albert.

So yeah as you can read it's been a thrill of a season but I shalt not give in. Hopefully in the near future I'll be able to get some interviews and stuff you'll actually care to read. But for now if I go on another post hiatus you can always follow me on Twitter or friend me on Facebook (be sure to tell me your a Royals fan).
Tell next time my pals, go Royals !

______
* - I liked that hat it was cool and modern just like the players who wore it.

FSN Kc: A Tim Collins Special

2011-05-27T22:36:00.000-05:00

Tiny Tim

2011-05-22T17:56:00.000-05:00

A Poemish thingamijigger

Tiny Tim

Obviously Tim Collins has forgotten how to throw a freakin strike.

Watch my twitter feed explode.

Damn

Angel Campos is an ass.

And I'm not in a good mood, seriously that game has really ticked me off.....

Eh I'll get over it, and O'Sullivan will find a buffet.

Life keeps moving on.

Catching up

2011-05-12T18:00:00.001-05:00

Well winning makes just about everything better. Face it being 19-17 and only 4.5 GB in the Centreal and 2 GB in the wildcard on May 12th is pretty impressive from a team I thought may flirt with 100 losses. I've been trying to post for quite awhile but my work has been all day. And winning makes people happy, makes fans come out of the wood works. For 3 years I've been "the Royals fan" at the greenhouse with a few exceptions. Now their is another guy who sports a Royals hat and another guy told me "Go Royals" and even mentioned Hosmer. On top of that what a game last night. The Royals pitching did an amazing job of stranding Yankees. New York was playing like the Royals of the 00's and Kc just wouldn't give in. Best moment of the night though was Eric Hosmer's first MLB home run, win or loss it made the game memorable. But of course Eric wasn't done.(link)

But the side effect seems to be against Alex Gordon and Butler:

Last 5 Games PRE Hosmer: .238 AVG (5 for 21) 2 BB 4 K's 1 Home Run 5 RBI's 2 XBH
Last 5 Games POST Hosmer: .125 AVG (2 for 16) 1 BB 3 K's 1 XBH A Home Run the day Eric was called up 2 RBI's

Obviously Alex had started to cool down before that but I just thought it might be worth pointing out.
Also perhaps maybe Butler is (1 for 13) .077 AVG also being somewhat affected by Eric ?

Random Notes:

The Jays have released Scott Podsednik, whom I'm sure still relishes his time in Kansas City last year.

I'm sure you've already heard but former Royal Todd Wellemeyer has retired. I never once cared for Todd (Hellemeyer as he was known), cared for him even less when he pitched well for the Cardinals against us. But I wish him the best in whatever comes next for him.

The Royals are most likely looking for a college starting pitcher in the draft.
“They're not going to win if we don't find young, affordable pitching," Moore said.

Finally The Royals Blog your way to te K promotion is in full swing. I haven't heard anything yet so I'm kind of getting worried that I might get snubbed. It'd be a shame because I'm still the best Royals blogger in California, Mo, and one of the top mid level Royals blogs. So here's hoping for a call or email soon......

Yeah yeah yeah, whatever

2011-05-02T09:38:00.000-05:00

So it's not like I've not, been following the Royals in the last couple games. An ugly as can be 0-6 road trip, followed up by a 3-0 sweep of the crumbling Twins. And I'd wish I would have posted something on fellow straightedger C.J. Wilson's dominance over us, or Jarrod Dyson's mad speed skills and an 8 run inning, in the Royals favor ! Incredible stuff. But yet I was a jerk. I ignored my blog. To busy with work... and my new PS3. Of course I'm behind the times but still I got addicted to The Show and "The Road To The Show". So while the Royals were defeating the Twins? I was listening to Denny while my created self was tearing his MCL pitching for the Durham Bulls. Gotta love it. I'll try and get some real stuff posted later.

P.S. It's hard to blog on a phone !

42

2011-04-15T21:10:00.001-05:00

#42 pitching to batter #42 on first #42. Pop up caught by the Second Baseman #42.

#42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42

#42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42

#42  #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42

#42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42

#42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42

#42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 #42 

#42

#42 #42 #42 #42

Forty-Freakin-Two

Gosh this is awful, just. Another horrendous contraption by MLB.

Sure a couple guys is fine,and somewhat enjoyable.
I completely agree with honoring Jackie Robinson for all he did for baseball and for this country in general with what he did.
But every single player ?

Are you kidding me !
Look at the scoreboard and now I have no clue who the heck is pitching in any other game without looking it up. It's like something out of a Twilight Zone !

I mean seriously isn't there ANY thing else we can do to honor Jackie ?

(Broken record time)

I mean gosh, first destroying EA Sports MVP baseball, then Upper Deck, now this ?

Seriously look me in the eye when I talk about Topps being the exclusive trading card of MLB and try and convince me that it's not that bad..... There just might be blood brother.

Because baseball wants instant replays, monopolies and to spit in fans eyes. 

God Bless Bud Selig, he's such a a$$ 

And believe me if the Royals weren't winning this post wouldn't be readable !

Break An Arm !

2011-04-14T20:03:00.000-05:00

From the Kc Star:

Yost has no intention of following his predecessor, Trey Hillman, in banning such slides. Hillman issued an edict last year when Alex Gordon suffered a broken right thumb in a head-first slide in spring training.
"There are a lot of people hit by cars crossing the street, too," Yost said, "but I still allow my players to cross the street. People get hurt playing this game.
"If somebody gets hurt from playing the game hard, you put someone else in there until (the first guy) gets healthy. You can't stop playing the game hard.

"If we had our druthers, would we rather have them slide feet-first? Yes. But some guys slide head-first. It's a reaction. Guys play with their instincts. They go out and play, and you let them play."

And that is why I like Ned Yost, his aggresive play the game all out style. Heck if we start railroading opposing catchers at the plate and playing all out, "dirty" by some people's standards (but still extremely legal) I'll be in love with Ned. But at least this is a start, and darn good one at that.

A Few Other Things:

I absolutely hate FSN Kc's Root, root, root for the Royals commercial. Can't stand it at all.

If your not at a home game this season I strongly suggest listening to the games on the radio. With Denny not going on road trips anymore you can't stand to miss his iconic voice.

Also Alcides Escobar is the best Shortstop the Royals have had since I've been alive

And finally did anyone catch the article in the Star on Bryan Pena's fantasy dream of being a motivational radio talk show host ? I for one would be sure to listen as Bryan is such an upbeat and likable guy. But on a side note maybe he'd be interested in broadcasting Royal's games ? I mean the current crop is getting up there in age and he'd be an improvement over White or Goldberg (sorry) right?

The Chen Revival

2011-04-09T19:55:00.000-05:00

(Photo source: ESPN)

Remember last week ? Bruce Chen was being pounced on by everyone ? Except me !

"I believe Bruce Chen deserves another start without all the wind, if he still can't turn it around then it's time to pull him."

Well yeah after today's game we realize that without all the wind of last Sunday Bruce is an AL Cy Young contender with a flair for strikeouts. Sure I doubt if it lasts but let's be honest Bruce is exactly what the team needs right now. Not an ace but not a has - been - either. And besides he's always smiling !
Overall the Royals have been playing some pretty strange baseball. But you've got to like the bullpen. Tim Collins and Aaron Crow are both superb so far, and Robinson Tejeda continues to be a good set up man.
And BRYAN PENA ! Superstar catcher ! Reminds me of why I sponsored his Baseball Reference page in 2009.

Sorry for the messed up rambling it's been a long day.
But a 5-3 start is pretty darn awesome !

Chi Sox: Error, error, error, error, and we lose

2011-04-06T21:01:00.000-05:00

Breakdown.
Oh snap, you'd think a 5-0 lead would hold up but after Sunday and today, it's obviously not. But seriously a 3 run lead with Joakim Soria on the mound and only one out away from victory ? I thought that was pretty well set in stone.
And it's not that big of a deal, at all. I mean everyone has an off day here and now and sometimes luck just isn't on your side.
But I'm sorry.
First place in the divison is super great but when the opposing team commits four errors and you still find a way to lose, well something is wrong. Sure the run in the bottom of the nineth was superb but once O'Sullivan came in it was obvious the end had came. Fact is it never should have even been close.

Overall the opening home stand was one sloppy disaster after another for the Royals, and only by seer luck are we 4-2, six games in. The team has missed numerous opportunity's for a decisive and quick victory (the last three games) and has a pension for blowing 5-0 leads. I hate to sound like this, but is it to much ask for a team that can get ahead early and win without being sloppy? Oh well it's only loss number two and I know there will be many more that hurt worse, but still the Sox commited four errors and we lost, four errors to none....

The Good:

Jarrod Dyson: this kid can fly. If Yost keeps up the trend of pinch-running Dyson could become an excellent weapon. Plus the guy actually laid down a good sacrifice bunt. How many past Royals can say that ?
Jeff Francis: showing signs of returning to the ace he was in Colorado. And a huge help to my fantasy baseball team.
Alex Gordon: the hot streak continues at the plate. If he can keep it up maybe this will be the breakout year that everyone is relying on.
Billy Butler: Continues to rake !
Denny Matthews: There's something special in his voice this year, a fire that's just not been as hot the last few seasons but is definitely back in 2011.

The Bad:

Mike Aviles: 0-7 today dropping his season average to just .117 (3 for 26 on the season) and 3 errors
Sean O'Sullivan: Remember we gave up Callaspo for him, great potential he just can't put it together. (11.25 ERA)
FSN Kc: Broadcast's just seem to be lacking something this year.

The Meh:

Ned Yost: 14 stolen bases and a more aggressive then any recent Royals team past, but has a flair for leaving starters in to long and relying on the wrong relief pitchers. (O'Sullivan)

Opening Weekend (mostly Sunday)

2011-04-04T18:54:00.000-05:00

O'Sullivan < Callaspo

No need to hang your head Alex

Well well, the Royals are four games into the season and ~~already~~ in first place. This should really come as no surprise to anyone who has been a fan for an extended period. Seems like ever year we get out to a blazing hot start only to curtail by the end of April. And after missing opening day because of work, I was thinking that more then likely this season would be like 2010 and I'd continue my decline of interest in the ~~team~~ (sport). But then I watched the next two games on FSN Kc. (I also listened to Fridays game on the radio while watching, and I must say Denny's excitement in the calling of Kila's walk off homer made Ryan's dry call of the same play almost embarrassing.) And I was still a loser because I didn't post anything after those first three games. I really wanted to but I couldn't find time and all I's really say anyway was that I love Aaron Crow, and Jeff Francoeur was slowly growing on me (As a gamer), and that my family didn't seem to grasp why I didn't like Melky Cabrera. But then a friend gave my family 4 tickets to Sunday's game, my first Royals game since 2009.(21st overall)

Gettin 're done !

Sunday's game
Well it all started with meeting Royalman in the parking lot at the K, at which point he said the wind would help the Royals, but I said it'd hurt Chen but didn't get to go into a statistical breakdown on why, before he had to go. Once inside it was obvious that the New K rocks, it's the perfect baseball stadium. I walked around and toured the Hall of Fame before dad convinced me to buy a scorecard and score the game. (Not something I'd planed to do.) And because I was standing in a 10 minute line at the team store I missed opening pitch. It was an amazing ~~baseball game~~ time at the ballpark (all 4 hours and 46 minutes of it). I sat in section 210.

It was the usual casual Sunday crowd, of parents and children, lovers, and the rest.

"Slugger" Betemit

"Speedster" Dyson

Overall it was a pretty sloppy game for the Royals, no way the game should have went into extra innings. After we blew the 5-0 lead it was exhilarating to see a Royals team not roll over and die. But after scoring two in the ninth the game really should have been over then. When the Angels bring the infield in and also bring an outfielder in, (with one out) you really should be able to score the winning run. And although I didn't here him say it to start the bottom of the 9th I know Denny was saying lead off walk in the late innings of a close baseball game....
The aggressive base running, solid fielding and excellent relief pitching (exception being O'Sullivan) though is what made the game so enjoyable.
Now I'll just post some random thoughts:

Gotta make your own innings 12 and 13 !

Matt Trenor's home run was a know doubter, there was no way he was going to put the catching gear on again.
I believe Bruce Chen deserves another start without all the wind, if he still can't turn it around then it's time to pull him.
Tim Collins is a beast.
Jeremy Jeffress reminds me of Ramon Ramirez with more heat.
Jarrod Dyson is flat out fast
Billy Butler can flat out hit period.
13 innings can wreck havoc on your $2 Royals scorecard which for some reason has the Royals lineup at the top. What's with that ?
The team store was sold out of media guides. So I didn't buy a $30 hat...
Garth Brooks is still annoying as can be, "friends in low places" Seriously ? I want friends high up !
WWE superstar Sheamus urged us to cheer on the Royals in the 10th, bringing the Royals and WWE together.
Oh and the "Budweiser Thirsty Cam" is kind of disgusting in my personal opinion.

(And "Greinke" becomes Chen, why couldn't I think of something this cool ?)

End Of An Era

2011-03-25T17:22:00.000-05:00

I had an article all ready to go, a repeat of a rant I did last year but something else interfered.
Today the Royals signed Mike Sweeney to the ominous one day contract, after which he announced his retirement.(Obviously) It's swell that he was able to retire a Royal. But deep down I wonder how much those last couple of years with the A's, and Mariners/Phillies hurt his image in Kc.
Mike was (and still is) a awesome guy, a true champion both on the field and maybe even more so off. What he had to endure as Royals team captain, as the teams figurehead through some of the most horrid and downright hellish times is unbelievable. And not just the crap on the baseball field, but the belittling by ignorant drunkards with there shouts of "Sweeney Sucks".(Very original) In fact several times I almost got in a fight with such douche's. Mainly due to the fact that Mike was my sister's favorite baseball player, and those shouts really made her upset.
Sure Sweeney's back problems are well documented and the simple what if's are so many. But IMO had he been able to play at 100 percent between 03 - 07 things would certainly have been different for the Royals.
When Sweeney left in 2008 the man took out a full page add in the Kc Star thanking the fans.
Sweeney was one of a kind ballplayer and perhaps one of the last people to ever wear a "C" on their Royals uniform.
On many occasions I was able to call a Mike Sweeney home run before the pitch, he was one of those rare players that every now and then you could feel was about to do something and he'd never disappointed.

If I ever had any beef with Mike it'd be that I once sent him a baseball card in the mail and asked if he could please sign it for my sister a huge fan of his, so I could surprise her with it. Interestingly enough I got several autographs that summer by writing my favorite players, but Sweeney was not one of them. Now four years later my sister has grown up and really doesn't care about baseball anymore.

Certainly Mike is one of a kind and most likely a future Royals Hall Of Famer, but forever to me he'll be:

#29 Mike Sweeney .

I can't wait

2011-03-22T20:33:00.000-05:00

Seriously I can't wait for Opening Day. Sure spring training is great and all but I just have a hard time getting into meaningless games. And it might be weird to look at the starting rotation and feel anything good. I mean.....

Ace Luke Hochevar (Image from Ball Star)

#2 Jeff Francis (Image MLB . com)

#3 Kyle Davies (Image Ball Star)

#4 Bruce Chen (Image Fox Sports)

#5 Vin Mazzaro (Image Zimbio)

So with such a studly rotation it's no wonder that Royally Speaking says no to a 100 loss season. And rightfully so because I really don't see it either. See while the rotation might not be "the best in baseball" it's the other side that matters. And while Frenchy might not have a career reviving year, well perhaps maybe Melky will. And just maybe we'll stay competitive. But I've always been to optimistic in the past so I'm staying negative in 2011.

Oh well at least there is a light at the end of the dark tunnel. And after reading Joe Po's marvelous Sports Illustrated fiction on the future I have hope that maybe just maybe the said light isn't a train. But alas a competitive team ! But while the minors get ready to explode in the coming future it'll be up to the "Freak Five" and the daily nine to keep buying us time.

And I think they might just give us an unforgetable summer.

Links for a Tuesday on March 8th.

2011-03-08T16:42:00.000-06:00

Here's some links that you should check out. And maybe I'll get a real post up soon. But for now enjoy what the pros have to say:

I was asked a few questions on the out look of the Royals season by the blog Cardinal70 along with some other great Royals bloggers, if you want to read them click HERE.

After almost 2 years Royal Report Card is back from hiatus and you can check out the return post HERE.

Mostly from a Brewer view it's still a good read as today marks Zack Greinke's 10,000 day alive. HERE

PLEASE PLEASE VOTE in the Ray W Awards, I need at least ONE person to vote ! VOTE HERE

Royally Speaking scares us by mentioning the return of Jason Kendall HERE

Tangled Up In (Royal) Blue asks if this youth movement will be different then the past. Great Read. HERE

And as always a great post by Royalscentricity HERE

And like I said earlier I'll try and get a real post done soon.But seriously this stuff is way better then what I write.

Wednesday's Who Am I #1

2011-03-02T11:00:00.002-06:00

It's Wednesday and I'm going to be at work so let's just have a blast from the past with or first ever:

Wednesday's Who Am I

(Right Handed Pitcher beloved by many)

The picture is from August of 2003, any guesses ?

Well this fine dude sported a Career ERA of 4.92.

He Was born in Van Nuys, California

The Royals acquired him for Class A LHP Aric Leclair.

His Royals record that year is 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA in 10 App 8 Starts
It was this aging vet's first and last year in Kc before hanging it up at the end of 2004

Give Up ?

.................

..........

.............

..........

...........

..........

..............................

It's
Fan Favorite

Paul David Abbott !!!

PS. Don't forget to vote in the Ray W Awards happening now

2010 Ray W Award's voting open NOW !!!!

2011-03-01T12:51:00.000-06:00

(Winner's may receive one of these sweet unedited 2003 cards)

It's Spring Training folks, so what really ? I call the shots on this here blog, this is MY Royals blog. Well actually there once was a guy who *almost* joined. But anyway better late then never right ? I mean this year's comes later then last years and it was later then 08's, but who really cares. The Royals are 1-1 in Spring Training, Moose and Hosmer both have homered and no one remembers Tom Prince anymore..
So here are the categories, this year there are no nominees so vote for whomever you want, voting deadline ends March 12th at whenever I get on the computer. Feel free to pimp your site if you want, if no one votes I'll flip a coin.
But seriously there's three years of history for the Ray W's .....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
**CATEGORIES**
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Best Royals Blog
Best New Royals Blog (Started in 2010)
Best Royals Relief Pitcher (Can Not Vote for Soria)
IRTGFNORRP Award (I'll Remember This Player For No Other Reason)
Best Royals Board
Best Royals Sportswriter
Best Royals Prospect Blog
The Overall Best Royals site
Best Restaurant
Best Royals Executive
Royals Prospect of The Year
Best Kc Radio Personality
Best Soda
Best Royals on Radio Affiliate

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Three ways to vote:

Drop a comment on this here post with the number of the category, followed by your pick
By doing the same on my Facebook page
By sending me an email with your picks.

Links you've already read

2011-02-22T19:39:00.000-06:00

Don't have anything new really too say myself, so here's a couple of links from people smarter then I:

Royalscentricity's
Bullying of Butler and Its Parallels to Full Metal Jacket
(Another brilliant post by the great Royalscentricity, I mean the FMJ comparison alone makes it a great no ?)

Royals Kingdom's
Quick Thoughts: The absurdity of Jason Kendall
(Points out how much of jerk JK is)

Beyond The Boxscore's
When You Get In A Jam
(Nice)

The Cleveland Fan's
The Indian's Promotional Schedule
(Royals could check into some of these, some sound like some real winners)

So yeah that's about it, yeah I'm so ready to get the season going. If for nothing else to kill the incurable feeling of optimism, that is so unwarranted and is easily dead by April 20th. Oh yeah also do you think I should do last year's Ray W awards or just forget about'em ?

Another Day, Another Step Closer To 2012 Contention

2011-02-16T20:57:00.000-06:00

"My feet hurt, dadgummit." Yost said.
And so the start of the 2011 spring training is of to a rousing start. And yes what a perfect day today, it even got to be 70 degrees here. So yeah just a lot of workouts and buildups today. Looking into the clouded and often brutal magic mirror of the future we're able to see the 10guys vying for a spot in the rotation this year.*(I'll write more on all of them later on when I feel like it)

Luke Hochevar
Kyle Davies
Jeff Francis
Vin Mazzaro
Bruce Chen
Sean O'Sullivan

And don't forget the outsiders rotation group of:

Danny Duffy
Everett Teaford
Aaron Crow
Nate Adcock

Let's be honest folks, it's hard to look at that list and get a high out of it. Nope far from it. In fact when it appears that Luke Hochevar is going to be the #1 guy it's kind of scary. So yeah when your trying to build a rotation around AAAA level players and second chance guys it could be a long season.
But on the brighter side of things, Jason Kendall's goal is to be ready by opening day ! And in a season of youth and testing it should make everyone feel that much better that Ned Yost will be sporting #3 in honor of the great one Dale Earnhardt. So yeah we're all ready for a great year !

Skeleton Trees: The return of baseball

2011-02-15T18:44:00.000-06:00

Well it's that time of year again folks. After false promises too keep posting about the offseason, after a winter that saw over 30 inches of snow, after many personal struggles, etc., well it's that time of year again. The time of year again that strikes you like a cord being played by a great guitarist, no matter what you want to do for that brief second your mind is paralyzed, helpless against the power of the music.
Yea, it's that time of times were I reluctantly give in to the tragic hopelessness of hope and childish dreams.
I tried I must admit, I really truly did.
Still no matter how much I wanted to walk away, to find a new way to spend the joys of spring and of the dying summer nights. A substitute for the sensually pleasing smell of hot dogs and peanuts, for the artistic styling of lush green fields and kids smiles. Of course it brings me back.
It's tough being a Royals fan. In fact, I used to hate ~~people~~ (jerk face) bloggers who couldn't stick by the team, yet I slowly became one towards the end of last year and the offseason. After 8 years of being an obsessed fan-boy I hoped music could finally remove the Royals addiction and leave me a new person (maybe matured ?)....
But gosh darn it an [emoish/stat-loving/hard rockin/mini-geek] who live in there mother's basement's can't get away from it all.
So alas I return to the team again and again, just like Lindsey Lohan returns to treatment. Only I'm actually glad and ready for the second chance !
So get out those relics of the past. out folks. You know, those things called radios. Dust'em off and and get'em ready. Because the Royals addict has returned with the arrival of the pitchers and catcher. ~

Frenchy Yost and Melk

2010-12-09T10:43:00.005-06:00

So as I know, you already know, the Royals have signed Jeff Francoeur to a 1 year $2.5m dollar one year fling with a mutual option for 2012 if both sides hit it off. Not a surprise at all as 99.687 percent of Royals fans knew this day was looming, the only real shocker is that it didn't happen sooner. I mean we all knew this was coming folks. I guess the real shocker is Jeff Francoeur is still only going to be 27 and is actually younger then Zack Greinke as shocking as that sounds, considering he's been "loved" in Atlanta, New York, and Texas. And when it comes to guys with career OBP of .310 you can do worse right ?

Now for the Yost part of the blog post, in case you happened to miss it in yesterday's Star. Ned Yost had this to say:
“Next year is the (true) beginning of the process,” he said. “We’re another year closer to getting those kids ready to being in the big leagues. It’s going to be a pivot

So those of you who've been trusting the process for the last couple of years....

You were trusting in something that hadn't even started yet.

And since I'm lazy and didn't get this posted yesterday.....
The Royals have almost reached a one year deal with Melky Cabrera on a one year $1.25m deal. Which means it looks like it may be the end of the line for Alex Gordon and or Mitch Maier in Kc.

Finally in keeping with the innuendos of earlier in the Rule 5 draft today the Royals selected (to) Adcock, Nate a right-handed pitcher from the Pirates organization. But the Rule 5 draft was somewhat bitter sweet as we say goodbye to one season phenom Rowdy Hardy who was selected by the Braves in the AAA phase.

Tenders and Greinke

2010-12-04T20:27:00.005-06:00

Well first let's start with yesterday's news, the deadline to offer arbitration. Everyone with the exception of Josh Fields was signed (Betemit and Pena) or offered arb. (Everyone else).
Not really any surprises there except maybe that Kyle Davies was offered arbitration, next year he's really going to have to step up his game.
The contracts of Wilson Betemit and Bryan Pena are great in my opinion, only $1m, and $660K respectively. Bringing back Betemit for only a million is a great bargain for the Royals if he can build off last years career resurrecting season. And Brayan Pena, well I've always been a Pena fan and you guys already know that, hopefully he'll be able to have another 2009 like season. During the Dutton article we are reminded of this shocker:

“I think we’re pretty content with what we have,” Moore said.“Kendall is going to be back at some point in time.

Like most I had all but forgotten that Jason was even still alive, seems like when you don't see Jason every single day on the field, well you kind of forget he still walks this earth. But seriously Kendall is going to come back sometime next season? From a torn rotator-cuff, in late August......

And while we're at it their are quite a few non-tender guys the Royals should look into, first on the list is long time Sox closer Bobby Jenks. Sure we have Joakim Soria as a far better closer, and Jenks won't be cheap, at all. But I've hated him so much that I'd love to have him for some perverted reason. Other guys that would be great additions if signed cheap enough: Taylor Buchholz, Travis Buck, D.J. Carrasco (always been a fan of DJ), Tony Gwynn Jr, Edwin Encarnacion, Lastings Milledge (still on 26 on opening day 2011), Andrew Miller, etc. And hopefully I'll be able to go more in depth on all the non tenders I'd like for us to look at maybe Monday if I get the chance.

Zack Greinke is still in trade talks and now it's back to evolving the Jays, as they compete ferociously with the Rangers and maybe Yankees. According to the Toronto Sun the guy the Royals would want most in a potential deal is, and I quote:

And now this week Drabek is the man the Royals want as the Jays try to acquire another ace.

And that would also have to include a couple other prospects but I'm not really the best guy to talk with about prospects. But still with so much talent on the way is it really a good idea for the Royals to be dealing their ace and only real star (besides Soria). ? The offer would have to be pretty incredible in my opinion. It's questionable at best and we'll have to wait and see but I've always thought a sure thing is better then an if. I mean a ace in the hold beats two birds in the bush, especially if those birds are Jays...... Right ?

Welcome Back !

2010-12-01T19:39:00.002-06:00

Well it's been a horribly rough year for me and the Royals but we'll make it through this just like any couple who wants it bad enough. So thanks for coming back to read my nonsense again folks.
The third annual Ray W awards will be coming your way with the nominations coming soon and the actual awards coming early January. But for now.......

It appears that so far the only big news since the Giants world series win on the Royals front is the farewell of Brian Bannister and Victor Marte, and a few others*. Well of course that and the fact that Zack Grienke is so much closer to being a New York Yankee or a Texas Ranger. Weird enough as that sounds is that there are a few people around Royals fanosphere that are actually in favor of trading Zack. The reason behind that being that they feel that since Zack doesn't want to be a Royal we should get rid of him and that's a fine idea but do we really trust Dayton and company to get the full haul for him ? Right now is not the time, maybe if the right deal comes along but seriously Greinke is the Royals biggest star right now and to a lot of the average fans trading ZG, well it'd be a big ole slap in the face.

On the free agency side the only name I've heard has been Kevin Millwood.....
Let that sink in for a minute, perhaps this would have been good news in 2000, or even 2006. But it's going to be the 2011 season and Kevin Millwood was 4 - 16 last season with a 5.10 ERA.
Sure it's not atrocious by Royals standards and Kevin is a gamer, but perhaps that is the problem. Everyone has got to have that worry in the back of their mind that it's just another Joe Mays, Scott Elarton, Sidney Ponson type of pitcher and thats perfect for the Royals plans to stay below-average.

*I didn't mention it when it happened and I'm not going to mention it now, David DeJesus was a great player injury's and all, and to trade him for the return they got...... I sure hope I'm wrong on this one.

Six run leads don't mean a thing !!!

2010-09-12T21:44:00.003-05:00

To the White Sox that is. Gosh what a horrible game. What is their to say really other then the fact that as I told anyone who would listen last year, that Brayan Pena is legit ! But hey we're all Royals fans here we all know the drill. Nothing should really shock us anymore other then the fact we signed a 2nd Round NFL draft pick in Pat White. You'd think a team as bad as my Raiders would want in on the former West Virginia star. I always thought he'd make a great QB but heck I thought the same about Seneca Wallace. But enough about the NFL.
Heck after today's Royal imploding at the hands of O'Sullivan and company it'd be to easy too point out that even though he has a 6.28 in 16 appearances maybe Carlos Rosa 25 would be a nice guy to have in the pen, oh well. And don't even get me started on Ramon Ramirez !!
I guess in closing I should say it's a good thing the Royals took my advice and gave Wilson Betemit some playing time. But now I must pitch my case for another player...... Guys it's September 12th the season is dead for us do you think it would kill the team to give Jarrod Dyson some playing time ???

Thanks for reading please continue on for a quick public service announcement........

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello Dear Reader,
Let me start by saying I've always hated blogs that don't post much at all and I'm afraid that's what RoRetc has been reduced to. At the moment I've only posted 40 times all year and that's a far cry from were it should be. And unfortunately I don't know if that will be changing now that the year is almost over. So it would be just plain awesome, if I could get you to go to the vote in the little poll over in top right. If you all are still reading enjoy even just a little bit please say so. Because if no one cares the end of RoRetc may be closer then you know.
Thanks as always,

Ray W

Yesterday's Game

2010-08-28T20:53:00.002-05:00

Is exactly the reason why it has been so hard to get into this team. 4 runs on 16 hits ?
Are you kidding me that is ridicules !!!! And not to mention giving up 15 runs to the the apathetic Indians. Yep the Injuns managed to score 15 runs on 17 hits.
Think about if we could have magically gotten 1 lousy extra hit we would have had 11 more runs !!

But of course baseball never works like that especially when the box score reveals in damning black and white the ugly culprit.

16 Men Left On Base

What ever happened to no man left behind ?

I mean apart from 4 for 4 Gregor Blanco it was a most horrendous outing.
(Meanwhile Mike Kafka was busy beating the Chiefs for whatever it's worth)

But what do you see being wrote about it ?
Absolutely nothing because Royals fans have became so immune to the virus that is the Royals we just take it as "part of the process".

(Something just happened, let's go live to my thoughts)

[Oh my gosh Indians just hit a walk of home run, thinks to Yabuta look a like Jesse Chavez.]
God bless the Royals !
[I hate the freakin' sacrifice bunt so much !!!]

Oh well what's one to do but hope for a win tomorrow, on my birthday (Better wish me a happy one).
What am I talking about "hope", bleh, a miracle is what we need !!

Anyway at least before he reverted back to his old self, Bryan Bullington gave us a moment we can hold dear forever........

Interview with Royalman

2010-08-25T22:21:00.005-05:00

Here is an interview with Royalman the super hero seen around Kauffman Stadium. I started the interview in April and kept putting it off for some reason.
It was very unprofessional of me so for that I once again apologize to the caped wonder Royalman. (Please don't use your superfan powers to extract revenge on me)

Without further ado the much anticipated interview...

** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **

What is Royalman ?

Royalman is a superfan just like the Chiefs have. He was born because at the time I was unaware of the other Royals super fan and felt the Royals needed one. It wasn't fair that only the Chiefs had that kind of love.

What is his goal as the Royals superfan ?

Something for fans to grab onto and get into the games more and just make Royals games more fun. Pretty much be as respected in town as the Chiefs Superfans are

How long have you been a Royals fan ?

My whole life. Growing up in central Nebraska its all we had.

Is the team going in the right direction ?

Yes 2012 is going to be a great year we just have to get through this year and next.

Best and worst reception Royalman has received ?

Best reception Nick Wright and Shan Shariff giving me love on the radio.
People in general wanting pics. Worst. 810 radio saying they didn't like me. Saying my suit looked too tight. But it was probably just one persons opinion.

Really no love from 810 ? Perhaps they were just jealous. Gotta ask you though for Royals games you have you ever made the Radio or tv ?

No one has asked me into the booths. Chris Coats (Superfan Chris) does get a lot of love from FSN KC but never actually been on the air. BTW I will be on 1510 AM in KC in about an hour. They want to interview me

Does Royalman ever just wonder the streets or is he only found at the K ?

I was found with Superf@n Chris at JP Wine Bar after the game last night and a few months ago went into Clancy's in Blue Springs as Royalman cause I have friends who work there but mostly its a just at the K thing.
I also Karaoke at Saints on 95th and Quivera on Tuesday nights

Most you've paid for a Royals hat ?

Most I paid for a hat is honestly like $10. My favorite hats are some of the ones I got free at the K.

Favorite Royals moment ?

Since I was only 5 when the World Series happened my favorite moments are last year where Willy Bloomquist was on 3rd and Dejesus flew out scoring Bloomy for a come back when or couple years ago on Negro League day when the Royals came back from like 10 down on the Giants. Most everyone had given up and left and the Royals had a huge inning. Also the fast start last year giving us a bit of hope was pretty great too.

And finally what would Royalman at bat music be ?

LOL If I was a closer I would come out to Another One bites the Dust or maybe Akon's Dangerous as a batter. I'd probably change it a lot.

** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **

Once again a big apology and thanks to Royalman. Be sure and add him on Facebook here.

An instant cult hero

2010-08-15T18:15:00.003-05:00

I always liked that card a 2003 Topps Bazooka.
But like so many things in life Bullington's career went on a path that no one could have guessed on draft day 2002 when the Pirates made him the 1st overall pick.

But as he struggled with the Pirates, Indians, and Jays there was always that inkling that the #1 overall pick would eventually prove everyone he could do it.

That subtle faintness like the breath of a smoker even hours after their last smoke, as faint as it is it's still there.

But as the years passed by the smiling rookie card would be all that Bryan would be remembered for.

Until now !

With his dazzling performance in today's game against the hated Yankee's (sorry Yankee fans I can't stand your team) he became an instant Royals cult hero.

8 Innings of scoreless pitching against the hated Yanks leading to the Royals to a 1-0 victory for the first shutout of the Bronx bombers since 1993 and the first 1-0 victory since 1972. (Thanks to Royals Kingdom for that info)

So after 7 years of toil Bryan Bullington has finally won his first major league baseball game, and because this isn't a playoff team the win couldn't have been any bigger. 2-2 split with the Yanks way to go guys.

PS. In case you didn't know it let me quote Yankeeist:

- Joakim Soria is really freaking good at pitching.

There you have it.
As always thanks for reading.

Still Around

2010-08-12T20:38:00.002-05:00

Like I'm always saying sorry for not posting much at all this year. I've just found it so hard to keep following this team. I mean it's one think to suck but still be fun to watch and another to just suck.
It's like a minor league team without all the zany antics and cool craziness.

I mean the team just isn't that fun.

There really are no big exciting play makers. Zack Greinke doesn't think we're improving fast enough and neither do I. This team is just embarrassing right now.

Jason Kendall everyday is hard enough to swallow all season, at least now Ned Yost is going to give Brayan Pena more starts

"hes had 8 starts and I'm going to try and give him 15 between now and the end of the year at least"

Try. Yep try it's all we ever do and now we're going to be competitive in 2012. Yep competitive, mediocre, 3rd in the Central thats what we want.

And I'm sorry but the Royals Radio Network just hasn't had as much pop this year without Denny on so many road trips, and don't even get me started on FSN Kc.

The franschise continues to live in the past always celebrating the 1985 team, the 1980 team and thats all fine and dandy but what about celebrating a team that I was at least alive to see. Wonder how often the Cubs celebrate the 1908 champs ?

It's just hard to get behind a team that has AAAA talent.

Look just as I type that Betemit fumbled a ball at third. Gotta love it.

Go Royals,
Ray W

Trading For Sport

2010-08-02T21:40:00.002-05:00

Well my internet has been down so I haven't gotten a chance to say anything about "The Trade" making me the last active Royals blogger to have my say. But thank God my internet is back.
So Farnsworth and Ankiel for Jesse Chavez, Gregor Blanco, and Tim Collins.

So what do I think about the trade ?

Farnsworth is gone isn't he ? That alone makes the trade one of the biggest we'll ever see ! And Rick Ankiel the Braves will be lucky if he can stay healthy the rest of the season. So I think this is one of the best trades Dayton has made. Sure he's the guy who signed Farnsy to a crazy ridiculous deal and then wouldn't cut him but at least he's gone now. The Braves must be desperate...

And the guys we received aren't half bad at all, I mean Gregor is a very interesting acquisition and could become a pretty nice outfielder not an all-star but he could be a nice pickup. Chavez doesn't look like much after his outing yesterday but he's an upgrade over Kyle. And I must say I really like "Tiny Tim".

Now I must admit it's to bad that the Royals couldn't pawn off Guillen, in fact it's a horrible shame. Of course the Royals did bring up Kila Ka'aihue but as always are going to let him rot away on the bench just like Justin Huber. I still wonder what Huber could have done had he been given a chance to get 100+ AB's at the MLB level in one season. Guillen better be gone before August 31st....

And what's funny is I belong to a Royals list that has to be rarer then a conservative in a gay bar. And by that I mean their are quite a few Cardinals fan and a they don't want Kila playing everyday but who cares about them.

In closing I will say one of my all time favorite Royals deadline deals was Rudy Seanez for Abraham Nunez. Man I was a big Nunez and Chip Ambres fan. Also be sure and tell me if you like the new page design.

The End Was In Sight

2010-07-24T23:13:00.003-05:00

Well here I am back from a near comatose state as far as following the Royals. In fact last Sunday I had a revelation and even wrote a eulogy for this here blog.

As I sat at my house having barely watched or even listened that many games this year dreaming about being in St.Louis at the Scream The Prayer tour or even in Kc at WWE's PPV Money In Bank that's when it hit me I really didn't have a reason to follow the team.

No you try blogging about a perennial loser (Not annual annual means 1 year perennial means more then one year, thanks go to my former employer Bonnie Plants for that info), try having a broadcaster and a player both agree to do interviews and then never get back. Try having a guy agree to write for you only to have him blow to you off.

Yeah it really gets pretty freakin annoying. So ya I found it incredibly hard to keep the blog going. Couple that with the fact that I hate blogs that only post once in a great while and the fact that new Royals sites that don't have or want the same camaraderie that the blogoshpere at one time had. And the fact that Denny Matthews very rarely goes on road trips anymore.

So yeah the end was there, it was bound to happen....

But then something happened that brought back the childhood joy of baseball, and really baseball is totally a child's game. I remember back in 2002 - 2007 when even though we never had a chance of competing it was still fun because you had no sabermetrics telling you the season was bust before it started. When trades were always made to improve the team. Legends
came guys like Tony Graffanino, Ken Harvey, Mendy Lopez etc. When I had complete trust in a reliever claimed off waivers named Chris Booker just because of his physical attributes (Big black guy, oh he was going to be a star).
That is what saved this blog from becoming another abandon site slowing up the gears of the internet right there next to myspace.

When the Royals made a trade that I would normally blast all day long trading the second best hitter of last year's team Alberto Callaspo for a starter named Sean O'Sullivan and minor leaguer Will Smith whose ERA is threw the roof.

That is when the magic came back the same magic I felt as a 12 year old in 2003 watching Jose Lima (R.I.P) pitch, the same excitement I had when the Royals traded for Rondell White, Curtis Leskanic, and Brian Anderson.

I know it may seem weird but that trade along with watching the team get massacred by the Yankees has reawakened the baseball within me. That sense of hope among tragedy that maybe O'Sullivan is the next Royals Hall Of Famer !!!

So I'm still here I've got a fan page on Facebook for the blog and I'm giddy to see what the rest of
the season has in store for our beloved Royales.
Ray W out ~~~

MLB's two lost giants

2010-07-13T16:11:00.003-05:00

First off let me say I have never been a fan of the Yankees and I never will be. But this week MLB, and even more to Yankees have lost two men that are synonymous with baseball.
So this is my final thoughts on these two giant baseball legends. They may have never thrown a pitch or every wrapped a single up the middle but they changed the game for the better.

Bob Sheppard (10/20/1910 - 7/11/2010)
Legendary and iconic PA announcer Bob Sheppard who was IMHO the best PA announcer I have ever heard. His voice echoed the halls of historic Yankee Stadium for 56 years.
Sheppard's first game was April 17, 1951. Mickey Mantle's first Opening Day and Joe DiMaggio's final, what a way for such a storied career to start. But before that he was a U.S. Naval Officer in World War II. He was a baseball icon in every sense of the word and will be missed not only by Yankees fans but by baseball fans everywhere.

George Steinbrenner (7/4/1930 – 7/13/2010)
Say what you will about him he was the best owner in all of baseball. He made the Yankees into the juggernaut they are today. Sure his flashing of the $$$ got on the nerves of us fans whose players we couldn't even resign yet alone offer $100mm contracts to free agents. But he understood that sometimes you have to spend money to make money.
Take a look at any country in the world and odds are you'll find at least someone in a Yankees hat, even if they've never seen a Yankees game in there lives. Sure George spent a ton but he also made a ton. Mr.Steinbrenner changed baseball forever, owners like David Glass and Drayton McLane would be best to pay heed and follow.

Here's to you Bob and George, you will be missed.

The All-Star Game Joke

2010-07-05T23:54:00.000-05:00

Only one Royal Joakim Soria is on the 2010 MLB All-Star game and that would be great except for the fact that this year we are far more deserving of at least two. How about the fact that David DeJesus and Billy Butler were 9th and 10th in the whole MLB in batting Avg. Not just the AL but all of MLB. Oh and both were in the Top 10, in once again the whole MLB. And every other single member of the has either been selected to the AS team or is up for the final vote. But nope not the Royals.
It is simply because we don't have the biggest fan base the All-Star isn't about the best players in the game but it's all middle-school politics and who has the most friends.

A great outing bu Bruce Chen the other day, how amazing it would have been for Chen to get the perfecto. I remember last offseason I wasn't a fan of bringing Chen back but he has definitely improved and for that I am extremely thank full.

And finally I'd like to announce a new contributor to RoRetc will soon be here.

The Case for Sentiment to Betemit

2010-06-29T14:24:00.004-05:00

(Someday red hot Wilson Betimit we get cold)

Not many Royals teams have the unique situation that the 2010 Royals have right now. I mean Willie Bloomquist has a mere 72 Ab's and it's almost July !! A lesser man would have already caused a ruckus in the clubhouse for sure but not good ole Willy.
But the reason I post today is for Mr. Wilson Betemit.
Please could you find it in your heart to open up a spot in the lineup for this poor neglected man. (For best results play a sad song while reading the above sentence).
I mean the numbers don't lie, they do NOT lie.
In only 21 Ab's he has:

10 hits resulting in a .476 Avg
6 of those hits are extra bases 3 Homers and 3 doubles resulting in a 1.048 SlG%
(During Jose Guillen's 21 game hit streak he only mustered 4XBH)
Heck the man has more total bases (22) then at bats (21).

Now I know there is a bit of a jam that prevents the journeyman from the lineup but seriously Betemit is having what could be a career year.
So why not follow the motto of "When Your Hot Your Hot" and then when he cools of to the "When your not your not" part stick him back on the bench.

Is it that much of an upgrade having Senor Betancourt who Frank White roughly said "Alot of people think he's the worst SS to ever play the game but I don't." And let's face it Chris Getz isn't a superhero either.
Betemit has in 21 Ab's the same amount of home runs as Rick "Missing In Action" Ankiel has through 62 Ab's not to mention a batting average .266 points higher.
So why won't Wilson get more playing time ? Because everyone wants Yuni at SS and that is that. Not even for a couple games can we insert WB into the lineup to maximize his torrid hot streak.

Oh and I must say I was really shocked the other day to see Brayan Pena behind the plate. For a second I thought maybe Kendall was just wearing a Pena jersey. And perhaps you were to say BP's having a bad year and doesn't deserve more AB's ? Well if you played as sporadically as him I'm sure you'd have the same problem. Why must backup catcher's like Jason LaRue get all the ab's ?

And in closing I would like to say congrats to Anthony Lerew on his first MLB win and how about that Victor Marte ? ;)

A giddy game for the Royals

2010-06-25T22:02:00.003-05:00

So leading up to the I-70 series tonight. Not the rivalry, just the series according to Sammy M of the Star. And that was the big news this morning especially on the Royals yahoo board that is almost half full of Cardinals fans. That and which city has the better food and whether Redbird fans give a dang about the series.Which apparently according to the Cards fans on the Royal list-serve they don't. But hey I like to believe here in Mid-Missouri things are a little different, not an epic matchup but it's still a battle of the state, kinda like the lame preseason Rams-Chiefs game.

But hey it was game time and I was able to catch all of this game and enjoy it. I started watching on FSN Kc but Ryan just seems duller on the tv. And Frank I respect him but he kept rambling. I really like both guys but as you can see by the title of the blog it wasn't long before I was listening to Denny, Bob and Steve.
But not before I was able to answer the quiz question: Which three pitchers have the most wins at Kauffman since 2000 ?
Well my guess of May, Elarton, Ponson was no were near right. :)
But I got 4/5ths of the 2005 all lefty rotation to start the season Anderson,May,Affeldt, and Gobble. They said Reyes but that can't be right because he didn't join the rotation until mid season. So maybe they changed it but that's when I moved to the friendly confines of 1420 AM KRRL. In time to hear Denny say Alberto Callaspo looked liked Ricky Henderson.

Well it was great to finally get back into why I love baseball so much. A great game pitched by Zack Greinke and he seems to finally be getting some run support and pitching like last year.
And speaking of last years Zack a no-hitter by Edwin Jackson against his old team but he threw 149 pitches. Crazy.

Sorry for all the skipping but it's great to be back in reigns of RoRetc I'll be switching up the design a little bit and maybe adding a second author email me if your interested in an application.
God I love baseball.........and Anthony Lerew's sideburns.

I just realized

2010-06-13T23:01:00.002-05:00

I still haven't watched or listened to a Royals game completely from start to finish yet this year.
That is a pretty depressing fact and could very well be the cause of why my posts have been so infrequent. But now that Yost is in charge and thing s are starting to settle down for me I hope to have some interviews coming up for you all in the near future.

But for now what an outing by Zack Grienke I can't tell you how worried I was starting to get about him. Not that I doubted him but that hie record might start getting to him a little bit but those 12 K's were a really really refreshing sight to see.

And face it sometimes you have to wait for good things, like oh say the playoffs. And my blog post's are way more frequent then that. But I know they are the highlight of your day so come Tuesday I will watch every moment of the game and then proceed to gripe/flaunt/Gload about it for your enjoyment.

Draft time

2010-06-08T22:14:00.002-05:00

If you really want to know about the Royals draft selections there are plenty of quality blogs who can tell you every single thing you'd ever want to know about Christian Colon and the other picks.
But for once in my life I really haven't researched the draft this year, sorry I just don't know about all the college and high school guys this year.

And what about Zack Grienke will he ever snap out of this winless funk ? I mean it in no way of his own his fault that he has lost this many. But his ERA has risen to 4.05. :)
Oh that 1-8 record is nasty to look at just imagine if he was a Yankee or Red Sok what his record would be. It's just one of those things I've found so frustrating this year.

And finally what about that Stephen Strasburg 14K's in 7 IP in his MLB debut. If he can stay healthy he'll be a phenom.

PS. I almost forgot tomorrow is the day I'll be expecting that phone call come the final round of the draft ;)

Ricky !!!!!!! and who any MLB team should draft

2010-06-05T20:10:00.003-05:00

I'm so glad to see that Mr.Parrish and Mr.Ankiel are starting rehab assignments. Mainly because I'd almost forgot who Rick Ankiel was haha.

I'd like to have a big RoRetc welcome to the new reliever Mark er I mean Kanekoa Texeira and from what I've seen he could become a great pitcher. And hey he was definitely an upgrade over Thompson.

Everyone go vote for Billy Butler, here.

Following the Jim Joyce scandal I have to say that everyone makes mistakes and Jim is one of the better umpires in the game. So with that much said I'm glad that MLB will not reverse the call, and that if MLB adds anymore instant replays (the home run one is a freakin joke) I am done with Major League Baseball. (As if this Topps is the exclusive trading card crap isn't enough ?)

And finally with the June amateur draft starting Monday I want to make it perfectly clear that although I will always have a spot in my heart for the Royals. That if anyone would want to draft me in the final round (what would it hurt ?), I'd love to became part of the team. I'm willing to relocate, my name (Raymond Wachter III) would be super cool in the media guide, plus I could blog, work in the front office, do janitor work, become a valued part of the radio broadcasts,(I have an amazing voice), anything, or maybe even become a scout.

Because according to the Royals Linda Smith: "You'll never became a baseball scout unless your a former MLB player." Makes you wonder how she got into scouting.

And of course don't you think the Royals owe me at least that much ?

Happy Memorial Day weeked

2010-05-30T16:19:00.002-05:00

I need to post more, and I will.
So how's everyone been ? Do you guys think Ned "Miracle Man" Yost is the Royals answer ?
I almost want to believe it's all been kind of a fluke but with Butler absolutely raking and overall everyone hitting above average. Well maybe not.

But still it's great to fantasize about the team going out and trading for Oswalt and Berkman and making a run at the playoffs. (Like I said it's still great to fantasize about). We'd end up giving up to much but hey after 25 years maybe it'd be worth it if we can get back up to .500.

I'll post more later...............

But for now enjoy the BBQ's and start of summer, and be sure to think our service men and women who keep us safe at home.

Ned Yost info from "Quevedo at the Buffet"

2010-05-14T14:02:00.004-05:00

Earlier today I asked Quevedo at the Buffet:

And so I was wondering as someone who has watched him day in a day out if you could maybe tell us a little bit about Ned ? You know stuff we'll soon find out weird quirks,what his interviews are like etc.

And here is what they had to say.....
____________________________

Alright, you want dirt on quirks and interview habits, we've got it:

Ned HATES the media, thinks they're a bunch of simple-minded, unathletic fools. He will defend his players to a fault, and he'll chide media members for failing to see all the little things that his players do to contribute.

You want examples? We've got examples:

Rickie Weeks was one of Yost's favorite players. When he came up, Weeks was an absolute butcher at second base. Ned refused to move him, and that's worked out OK, in the long run, as Weeks is now at least serviceable at second base. (More on that topic in a second.) But when Rickie was really scuffling in 2008, both in the field and at the dish, Ned didn't want to hear about it. First, Ned bristled when asked if he considered it odd that Weeks, who had a .324 OBP in May, was still fourth in the league in runs scored:

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."

Ned also refused to label Rickie an underachiever, despite the hype that accompanied a No. 2 overall draft pick:

"I wouldn't say he has underachieved," said Yost. "He has never been a .300 hitter (in the majors), so who says he is underachieving? He's working his way up. He's getting better in all phases of his game. For me, he has never underachieved because he never achieved up here. How can you say he has underachieved?"

Some other favorites:

In 2008, there was a famous dust-up in the Brewer dugout, as an irate Prince Fielder went nuts on pitcher Manny Parra. After the game, Yost was perturbed that reporters asked him what caused the fight:

"It’s a little bit rude when your neighbors are fighting next door for you to go knock on the door and ask what happened."

As you'll soon learn, managing the bullpen is not Ned's forte. For instance, in 2008, Yost insisted on using Guillermo Mota as his eighth-inning set-up guy, even when Mota had some spectacular and frequent flame-outs in that role. When asked why he continued to run Mota out there in the eighth inning, Yost matter-of-factly responded: "He's my eighth inning guy." The logic was almost overwhelming. Not to be outdone, Yost once inserted a washed-up Greg Aquino into a close game when other, more capable relievers were available. Asked why, Yost answered that Aquino fielded his position better.

Your new manager is also very high strung and prone to untimely fits of machismo. The Brewers were fighting to stay in the playoff race in 2007, and the players were showing signs of cracking under pressure. What did Ned do to steady the ship? Got himself tossed from three games at the end of September, including one in which he ordered Seth McClung to throw at Albert Pujols after a Brewer had been hit by a pitch earlier in the game. Yost's rationale for playing bean ball with a team that was out of contention? "These kids need to know at a time like this their manager is behind them." Behind them in the clubhouse, apparently.

As for the hitters, Ned developed a couple of curious habits with his line-ups. One was the so-called "money order": in the summer of 2008, Yost, almost without fail, used the same batting order -- 2B SS LF 1B RF 3B CF C P -- regardless of who was playing those positions. Thus, if J.J. Hardy got a day off and Craig Counsell got a start, Craig hit second, and if Laynce Nix subbed for Ryan Braun in left, Nix (yes, THAT Laynce Nix) hit third. The other quirk was Ned's "Sunday specials," when he'd put in most of his back-ups to give the regulars a blow. Of course, every manager wants to give his starters some rest during the season, and Sunday games often provide a great opportunity to do so, but Ned took this to the extreme, oftentimes sitting everyone but Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder on Sunday afternoons.

In the interest of equal time: Ned isn't completely worthless as a manager. Again, he'll stick up for his players at every opportunity, a trait which the players, especially the young ones, greatly appreciate. The players aren't looking over their shoulder every time something goes wrong, or hearing the skipper criticize them in the paper every day. When Yost was in Milwaukee he let guys like Hardy, Weeks, Prince and Braun just go out and play. He took the heat from the press, and was patient with them in their development. Whether that's going to be a benefit with the Royals -- who don't seem to be in the midst of a youth movement, given that you're running guys like Podsednik and Kendall and Ross Gload out there -- I don't know.
~~~~~~~~

A big thanks again to Quevedo at the Buffet be sure and check them out for all your Brewers needs. Oh and here is they're post-on-Yost, be sure and check it out.

1 down 1 to go

2010-05-14T09:52:00.002-05:00

Well that Royals have finally fired Trey Hillman which in and of itself is just lovely I've basically been bashing his use of the bullpen and horrid lineups since the very beginning. But of course this being the Kansas City Royals even Hillman's firing would come in a bizarre manner. Yes he was fired yesterday the 13th. But it was just the 11th when:

“Trey is a tremendous leader,” general manager Dayton Moore said, “somebody who is very consistent with who he is day in and day out. He’s exactly what our organization needs at this point in time.”

In fact that quote appears in the Wednesday's (12th) Star. So in one day Trey goes from being "EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED" to fired. That leads you to believe as he was quoted saying Dayton's "points in time are". Are very very short right ?
Wrong.
Just this morning on Facebook:

Bob Fescoe Royals GM Dayton Moore just told me exclusively that it will be an 8-10 year process to rebuild the Royals

But if you recall that article on the 12th:
(via Kc Star go buy one today it's well worth it and you get the great comic-strip Bizarro in the FYI section)

Moore reiterated his belief the Royals possess a roster capable of mounting a charge in the division race — but also issued a warning that changes in personnel are likely if the club doesn’t turn itself around.
“I believe in our baseball team,” he said. “I believe in the talent that we have here.”

So there you have it another case of the Gm's "points in time" varying tremendously from one day to the next.

And as I didn't mention before he was fired after a rare win, making it appear to the casual viewer who didn't watch the award show-esge Trey Hillman press conference were he thanked everyone including (insert loud obnoxious BOO's) Linda Smith .

And then he said that God had lead him to Kansas City meaning God must not be a Royals fan. haha

Any way I've been waiting for two years for this day and this is all I can manage to write. I had hoped it would be grand day and we'd be able to speculate some about the next manager but no welcome to the Ned Yost regime.
Trey Hillman's firing is a fine graduation present albeit my high school graduation isn't till Saturday so maybe, with one down and one to go, Dayton could be next ???

~~~
Ha you thought I was done.
And I was but there is just a few more things I must touch on, win-loss records.

Trey Hillman 152-207 .423
Ned Yost 457-502 .477
Chicken Wolf 14-51 .215

Although Mr.Wolf died in 1903 he surly would have been the better of the three managers to run the Royals at this point. Although his win loss record sucked big time with a name like "Chicken Wolf" Royals games would be much better. I mean it's been proven by science that the Royals can't win. So why not lose with style ?

In fact since the Royals hired Dick Howser after he was fired by the Yankees while going 103-60.
The Royals have went through 7 managers none of which have came to the Royals with a winning MLB record. And now Ned Yost can be added to that list. (And only one John Wathan left the Royals with a winning record).

Just thought I'd throw that out there

It really is kind of funny how things have worked.
Pena replaced Muser Yeah Pena
Bell replaces Pena. Yeah Bell
Hillman replaces Bell. Yeah for Hillman
Yost replaces Hillman Yeah Hillman is gone.

Never say things can't get worse........

So long

2010-05-02T17:40:00.002-05:00

Well since I last had time to write the Royals have made several moves and continued to play ball were it almost seems like at any moment they may just bust out and by some miracle actually compete at around the .500 mark. But then in the next moment you find yourself asking how in the world did these guys manage to win 10 out of 25 games ?

Just because I haven't found time to write doesn't mean I'm not watching believe me I am.

And how about the callup of Victor Marte that lasted one whole day ? Hello of course he can easily be optioned to AAA but what about Tejeda his ERA is absurd. But of course no Victor gets sent back down. And then to make matters worse I see Royals trade Carlos Rosa to D-Backs for SS.
Great.
I love it here we are cycling through relievers at a supersonic pace and we trade one of our better AAA pitchers. Oh well what can you say ?

So the big Royals news for today is the optioning of Alex Gordon to AAA (That and Greinke's performance one run allowed all game and he gets the loss). Gordon has just never lived up to the hype of being the "Next George Brett" . Of course I don't think this is the end of Alex's time in Kc but I doubt he'll be around for much longer. The Royals and draft picks just never seem to work out at all. Not that I'm saying AG won't become a star still, no I could definitely see him moving on to another team and finally breaking out into the star we always believed he could be. I just don't think Gordon will ever fully breakout as long as his jersey says "Royals" across the front.

And although this is my first post in what seems like forever please know that I had several in my head I would have loved to posted but didn't have a computer handy. Most of them though had to do with Trey Hillman's lack of managing skills.

And in case your wondering "So long" isn't my farewell but merely it's been so long since I last posted but hey after May plant season is over and after May 15th my High School days are over so I'll have plenty of time to waste following a team that as I've been reminded at the last graduation meeting "Haven't made the playoffs since before you were born".
([My response]But hey we came close in 2003)

Bullpen Bullbluck

2010-04-23T17:41:00.002-05:00

SO it was incredibly obvious to anyone who if they were just tuning in to a baseball game for the first time in there lives, that well Luis Mendoza sucked.
Seriously his line was like something out of a horror movie.
And not the psychological ones either but a pure gore-fest were there is no plot at all only a chainsaw and tons of gore. Yeah that is exactly what it's like to describe Mr. Mendoza's stat line.

But Juan Cruz ???
Are you freakin' kidding me ?
So what if he's not the greatest reliever but he's still 20X better then Farny was last year.
And his 3.38 ERA was so dang massive it obliterated the sun.
Geez why in the world are we releasing Cruz and keeping Tejeda and Hughes on the roster then ?
They both have ERA's over 9 and have actually walked more batters then they've struck out.

To me I think the obvious way to improve the pen would be to rid yourself of the worst pitchers instead of your 3rd best pitcher.

Damn it's so frustrating, 5 games and we're releasing Cruz. How many did it take for HoRam and Ponson to get jettisoned last year ?

Dayton if your reading this right now here's the word of the day, it describes you:

stupid

Look it up if you don't know what it means look it up.

And how about the so called cavalry that's on the way ?
Bruce Chen and Brad Thompson.
Just they're names set your heart a flutter....
Yeah I tried sorry I just can't put a positive spin on it. Between work and this kind of crap it's a wonder I even bother to still care.

Oh well, at least Allard Baird interviews were cool.........

So while I was gone

2010-04-19T21:54:00.002-05:00

Royals DFA'd Roman Colon. I always like him but this season he just couldn't put it together oh well welcome Josh Rupe who's already pitched twice oh well welcome to the working class haha.

So who's digging the 2010 Royals season ?
You know the team that's 5-8 and almost got no hit by Brandon Morrow, and gave up to home runs to former Royal Jose "Ears" Bautista (I always liked him when he was with us).

And speaking of the bullpen isn't Luis Mendoza a keeper ?

I can't wait for the team to start playing well ........
But I guess I will.

Contract Year

2010-04-14T16:58:00.002-05:00

5th Home Run in 4 days.
You can't convince me that Jose Guillen isn't giving a little more effort this year then last.

Also the bullpen really needs to be shaken up a bit and get some fresh guys in.

Aviles optioned to AAA

2010-04-11T20:26:00.002-05:00

Oh my.
That leaves only Willie Bloomquist, Mitch Maier and Brayan Pena on the bench.

My question would be, why ?
Why did we leave Mike on the roster only to be sent down after only 6 games.

Is it because our bullpen sucks ?

Oh and how about the fact that Jose Guillen hit two home runs today. In his contract year I might add. I've been meaning to get deeper into the whole contract year thing on the Royals yahoo listserve but alas work. I'll get to it soon Jack ;).

Still though isn't it fairly obvious that JG looks to be giving just a little more effort this year then last ?

Overall I've stopped caring (deeply) about the Royals day to day moves, oh well let's beat the Tiggers

So 2-2

2010-04-10T16:30:00.002-05:00

Hey it's not bad at all, well it's not great either.
But still it could be a whole lot worse right now.

Is it to early to lump Luis Mendoza in with Jeff Fulchino, Josh Newman, Jason Standridge and company ? Just a thought.
And who do you all like as the 8th Inning setup man ?

And how about that, Farnsworth was going to start yet he's already on the self.

At least we get to see defending AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke tonight.

Anyone listen to the Royals On Radio yet ? (Denny's definitely still got it) If so you've probably heard that Kohl's commercial that says you can return any purchase no questions asked. I figure I'll go get some shirts and pants and when they wear out just return them for something new.

Sorry for being so scatterbrained this post but I'm still getting use to work. I mean who gets up at 1:30 AM and then works till 7 PM ?
Oh well, I still love all you guys and gals, thanks for reading and I'll have more later.
In the meantime check out my favorite comic strip of all time, here.

Meltdown

2010-04-06T17:47:00.002-05:00

I had a bad feeling this would be a tough season when Willie had an error in the first but hey we were still winning until.

Boom 6 runs in one single inning.

I mean we all saw this coming, the final bullpen spot was going to be Hughes, Lerew, or Parrish.
That's just not the bullpen that is going to win games.

But hey there is still 161 games to go so we could still go 161-1.

Well at least Meche is coming along strong......

A little bit of news

2010-04-02T20:30:00.003-05:00

First off, this is why Royals Review is amazing.

And in other news the Royals acquired pitcher Luis Mendoza from the Rangers.
He's got a good arm but has struggled in his big league career. And in his career in general since his 2007 breakout year at AA.
Overall it was just for cash, so I like the move, and at only 26 he's still got some time to live up to his potential.

I still can't believe that Brian Anderson is going to try and convert to pitching it's just mind boggling. But hey I see his point, still it's still just a little weird.

Oh and speaking of converted pitchers, Giants pitcher Tony Pena Jr's stats actually look pretty good.

Finally congrats to one of if not my favorite Royals from the anti-glory years. If you haven't already heard, Matt Stairs did make the Padres. Yes !!!

Opening day is sooooo close !!!

What up ? I'm not dead !

2010-04-01T20:03:00.002-05:00

Sorry for the lack of post but since last week I've worked 97 hours with many more to come, and I'll probably miss opening day. :(

Oh well coming back from the work force today I found out that Brian Anderson is trying his hand at pitching. Oh great at first I thought maybe it was a lame April Fool's joke but apparently it's true. Much unlike the JT and ChiTown's post which with a mere glance you could tell was a lame gag.

I'm sad to see that Vance Wilson has retired after not making the team. He really didn't have a chance but I thought he might make it up sometime during the season. I'd love for the team to add Vance in a coaching position.

All signs point to Gil Meche starting the year on the DL. It's a shame and hopefully he'll come off the DL strong.
Josh Fields is also heading to the DL, leaving the final non pitching roster spot down to either Betemit or Aviles. I'd say that Betemit is the favorite to win the job based on the fact Mike is still "recovering" and has an option.

And the final bullpen pitching spots looks to shake down to Dusty Hughes, Anthony Lerew and John Parrish. I'd love for Dusty or Tony to get the slot.

Well that's about it I've got to go get ready for bed, 1:30 AM comes unlawfully soon.

Happy St.Patrick's Day/S.T. Tid-Bit's

2010-03-17T10:12:00.000-05:00

Happy St.Patrick's Day

Well as I'm sure you've already heard the Royals optioned Carlos Rosa to AAA Omaha Tuesday.
But what you may have missed is that RoRetc favorite RHP Victor Marte was also optioned to AAA. We of course wish him the best.

Well the Royals have four lefties, left battling for a spot in the pen and they be : Edgar Osuna, Bruce Chen, Dusty Hughes, and John Parrish

“It could be a race to the end,” Hillman said. “We’ll see what happens.”

Also mentioned by the Star was that Edgar is emerging as a darkhorse for the "infamous" 5th spot in the rotation. A spot genuinely consider to be down to Farnsworth, Tejeda and Davies.

Personally I'd love for Hughes to break camp with the Royals. And being a Rule V pick Osuna should make the team if he is even on the bubble. Parrish and Chen should start the year in the minors.

But hey until the season starts I just get my info from the paper so whatever...

UPDATE
On Our Other Guys - Who Aren't In The Spotlight (OOOG-WAITS)
_____________________________________________
Gaby Hernandez/ No Spring Training Stats
Jorge Campillo/ No Spring Training Stats
Bryan Bullington/3 IP/6.00 ERA/4 H/2 R/2 ER/3-0 K-BB
Brad Thompson/6 IP/1.50 ERA/7 H/1 R/1 ER/ 2-2 K-BB
Anthony Lerew/5 IP/10.80 ERA/10 H/6 R/6 ER/5-0 K-BB
Philip Humber/4 IP/4.50 ERA/7 H/2 R/2 ER/2-1 K-BB

Also the Nationals have released there projected Opening Day RF Elijah Dukes who has had his share of problems. But according to MASN's Ben Goessling his release had nothing to do with off-the-field issues.
I believe the Royals should definitely look into signing Dukes. Even with our "sardined" outfield he could be an upgrade.

Finally here is a nice article on Royals.com about NRI Matt Herges and in case you missed it former Royals Ace Sidney Ponson has signed with the Long Island Ducks

Down to the 5th Spot

2010-03-14T22:16:00.004-05:00

Well according to Trey Hillman:

"I've liked Banny and I've liked Hoch both, so that's really more of a question of [No. 5] -- and I haven't seen nearly enough," Hillman said

And the front runner for the 5th spot (Because Davies is having a tough time so far):

"Most of us managers have a tendency to go to what have you done for me lately," Hillman continued, "and the five candidate that's been the best so far is Farnsworth, easily, with the hitters that he faced and what he was able to do with his command and his fastball. But it's way too early to say."

Still is that not who I said would eventually win out the 5th spot in my last post ? See I've followed the Royals long enough I can basically tell you what will happen before it happens.
Yet I'm always to optimistic when it come to season previews. Which is why I find it so strange that when ever I look at Royally Speaking's latest post "BIPs" my mind automatically reads R.I.P.'s . Ouch.
At least since it's Spring Training and we get to see Kila Ka'aihue, kind of like we get to see Punxsutawney Phil once a year.

So tomorrow/today is Monday and that means the Royals on Radio will be back on the air and I'll once again be able ta listen to the AM signal of 1420 KRLL (formerly KREL but who really cares)

And then it's 21 days till Opening Day and if the season starts to wear you down be sure to come back often and feed the fish in the "Kauffman Coy Pond" over there at the top right ->.
Hopefully those cute lil fishes (and they are cute) can provide some stress relief in case we wake up and the Royals still aren't good.

(Hillman Quotes from Royals.com)

Royals are cheapskates

2010-03-10T20:04:00.002-06:00

But hey what else is new, well not that they've been cheap for years but now it shows.
The Royals have FINALLY added a logo to the back of the Crown Vision but unfortunately it's small "Kc" in blue against a white background.
Let's be honest it looks a whole lot better then empty nothingness, but it just does not compare to the former scoreboard, at all.

On a lighter note Royals prospect Blake Wood is in the battle for a bullpen spot.

But then on another gray note pitcher Ray Liotta has decided to hang up the cleats, he's a great guy and we wish him the best in his next endeavor whatever it may be.

Oh and here's my take with 25 days left till opening day the Royals 5th starter (assuming Luke is the 4th man) battle looks anything but settled, so far neither Farnsworth, Davies, or Tejeda have reached out to take it meaning that there is still time for another darkhorse candidate to enter the race, albeit I think the Royals deep down want Kyle.

Well that's about it can't believe we have to wait till Monday before the Royals on Radio are back up.

What Spring Training Is For

2010-03-08T16:22:00.002-06:00

Spring training is around to help us realize that hey maybe Kyle Farnsworth wouldn't be a good idea as a starter. You've got to admire the Royals organization for always trying to keep the faith with players that never have shown that much promise. (Back side is cutting ties with guys like Matt Diaz and J.P. Howell). So yeah Kyle gave up 5 runs in 1.2 innings today, but it was a great outing for Bannister.

Tough news yesterday though for Alex Gordon he'll miss at least a month but hey at least he did make the majors. Which is more then Colt Griffin, Chris Lubanski*, and Mike Stoldoka did. The real winner in the Alex injury saga is Josh Fields, who should now get a chance to be the Opening Day third baseman, which in a way is kind of a win for the Royals because Josh has a twitter account and Alex doesn't.
But the really heart breaking injury was of top prospect Jeff Bianchi who will require reconstructive elbow surgery and miss all of this season. It is just such a sad story since Jeff had finally last year put together a great season and seemed poised to make a run at a 2010 MLB debut.

But hey at least Kyle's day was better then Jason Kendall's who as TMZ pointed out, is in court fighting to bring his kids to Kc. Oh and his estranged wife Chantel:

has suggested in legal papers that Jason is overusing Adderall, which he says he's taking for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Thank God for warm weather and Spring Training that winter was really really getting old.

New Royals Trey Hillman look alike

2010-02-21T21:43:00.004-06:00

It's scary accurate

Ladies and gentleman (and rednecks) I present to you an exact replica of Trey Hillman:

Rick Ankiel

Your new center fielder. Amazing how he goes from a stud in St.Louis to the spiten' image of his new skipper.

~~~~~
Ps. If you want to know more about me here's an interview I did for the BBA of which I'm a proud member.

The Reson for Reasoning (Why isn't D-Train a Royal ? )

2010-02-19T22:47:00.002-06:00

As I sat at my desk I realized something, something very grand indeed.
Spring training is among us, and as the snow began to melt here at the RoRetc compound I am just now beginning to get into this grand new team.

The new 2010 Royals that will not have a single trace of the Beltran deal, a team that will be without Olivo, Jacobs, Bale, etc.

Speaking of the Beltran deal what ever happened to Mike Wood ? He was here, then there (Texas), then gone without a trace.

Anyway in place of the aforementioned players are aging veterans Podsenik, Kendall, Ankeil, great defender Getz, and AAAA players Anderson and Fields.

But alas there is something fundamentally missing, but what is it that is missing ?
What is it that we lack ?

Think, think,what key piece that the Royals have had for many seasons is missing at the start of the 2010 season ?

An broken overpaid slugger like Juan Gonzalez ? No we still have Guillen.
An aging catcher ? Wrong again we've got powerful Jason Kendall.
(We stack up really well with the '04 Royals !!!)

Well of course what we are missing is the starting pitcher drama.
Not that Kyle Farnsworth trying to follow in John Bale's footsteps isn't exciting.

No what we lack is that guy who has a guaranteed spot for at least 10 starts with his 8.00+ ERA. That's it we're missing our Jose Lima, Scott Elarton, Brett Tomko, Sidney Ponson, Horacio Ramirez.

So I got to thinking...........
Dayton's never really let us down before, we've always had at least one clunker in the rotation who keeps getting starts. Why would he disappoint us now ?*

*(may be banking on Farnsworth)

So I've decided to make his job a little easier.

What we need: A bad pitcher
What we have and don't need: Alberto Callaspo

I love Bert but as we've all seen Trey's lineup is itchin' ta^ ink-in Chris Getz.*
(add a "T" to Chris and it becomes ChrisT Get Z the Royals a World Series. He'll be the Royals Saviour.)

Back to my original thought why not trade Callaspo for.......

Dontrelle Wayne Willis

It's perfect, a match made in.... well Royals front office heaven at least.

And that my friends is the reason for reasoning.

Oh how I can't wait for the fun and games to begin.

~~~~

Thanks as always for putting up with me.

RoRetc's 2nd Annual Royals blogger/media Super Bowl Bash

2010-02-06T22:25:00.006-06:00

Welcome and thinks for taking time to read the predictions and insight to this year's Suber Bowl from some of your favorite Royals Bloggers. I hope you have a great Super Bowl Sunday and if you are going to be traveling any be safe and don't drive drunk.

There are three questions I dared to ask:
1. Who you think will win
2.Who you want to win
3. Anything you wish to add to 1 or 2.

Enjoy and best of luck to the Saints, Colts and The Who.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Pipeline

(2009 Ray W Royals Prospect Blog of Year)

(1-0 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. Winner Colts 35, Saints 17

2. This is one year I don't really care who wins, if the Colts win, they deserve it, if the Saints win, what a story.

3.And, as on Sunday, I'll be wishing I was on Bourbon Street if the Saints win. I think the Saints are gonna be in "just glad to be there" mode and the Colts are gonna eat up their D. Plus the Saints offense didn't look good against the Vikings. The Colts D is no Vikings D, but I think they're only gonna need to get a few stops to secure the win. I don't think the Saints can stop Manning and his good receivers. I don't think the Colts will give NO the opportunities Minny did.

Tangled Up In (Royal)Blue

1. Colts, 31-24

2. Saints

3. As a KC sports fan (and therefore a fan with no rooting interest in a championship event), I usually root for the team/city who has gone longer without winning a title. So, Geaux Saints!

Greg Schaum

(2009 Ray W Kc Radio persinality of the year)

(1-0 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. I think the Colts will win 38-27

2. I want the Saints to win

RLBLUE

1.The Colts will probably win by (at least) 2 TDs, with Archie, Eli, Payton or Danny Manning as the MVP.

2.I'd RATHER the Saints win, but they've got very little chance.

3. My all-time SB fav moment... that little "wardrobe malfunction" (even with my distain with body piercings).

Kings Of Kaufman
1. I'll take the Indianapolis Colts over the New Orleans Saints. Final score 31-23

2. I'm a big fan of both Manning and Brees.

I suppose I'd like to see Peyton get his 2nd ring just a little more, but it's hard to root against New Orleans. I'm just going to sit back, enjoy the game with my friends, and have a few beers while watching the two best QBs in the NFL lead their teams in the biggest game of the year.

Royals On Radio Etc

(1-0 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. Saints 45-42 *(4:24 PM I just changed from Colts to Saints)

2. I'll be rooting for the Saints

3. Well my dad is a big Peyton fan and I think this will go back and forth until one of the QB's makes a mistake. I wish Vilma would pick of Peyton on the last drive but Indy is the better team.

Royally Speaking

(2008 Ray W New Royals Blog)

(0-1 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. I think the Colts will win. Manning seems always in control of the situation and never panics. If they get behind he will bring them back. I'll predict something along the lines of 31-24.

2. I want the Saints to win only for the reason that Chase Daniel will be on their sideline. My allegiance to Mizzou extends to the NFL which is why I was also pulling for Brad Smith and the Jets in the AFC Championship game.

3. The Saints at least are somebody new just like the Cardinals last year. I tire of seeing the same five or six teams win it year after year so it's easy for me to root for the newbie.

In Dayton We Trust

(0-1 in RoRetc's SBB)

1. Colts 38-21

2. Colts

3. I will be watching WAY too early in the morning on Monday (China's 13 hours ahead of ET). Possibly drinking way too early in the morning too... we'll see.

RT: Fangraphs' asks AAA team or Kc ?

2010-01-28T20:37:00.003-06:00

Who's lineup is better Durham or Kansas City ? To be precise.

Sorry about posting twice today, right back to back even.

But this is to great not to post something about.

I remember when the Rays sucked almost worse then us but they signed the right guys and built up there farm system. While we simply over paid for average players.

So now I'd say those lineups would be pretty evenly matched. Of course I'm still counting on us to find a way to trade DeJesus. And take home the worst lineup prize.....

What are your all's thoughts on the article ?

Why the Royals should sign Eric Bedard

2010-01-28T19:35:00.003-06:00

Because signing "Eric" Bedard means we wouldn't sign "Erik Bedard" haha that's funny.

But really the Royals are showing interest in Erik according to our good ole buddy Samy M.
He points out that the Royals would need to shed some payroll first in order to sign the injured pitcher, who will miss the beginning of the season.

So I must ask why couldn't we get a deal done ? We could offer somewhere in the range of $ 2.5-3.5 million + many incentives and a mutual option next year around $11 million.
But why take that risk ? I mean he might turn that down .

So here's what I'd do if I were Dayton.
Trade DeJesus, and then sign Bedard to a 2 year $24 million deal. Then everybody would be happy. And I could say we once again raised payroll and that we are going to compete this year. (Not win, but compete)
In fact the only thing better would be to find a way to trade Callaspo for a 28 year old Single A pitcher who throw a fastball 88-90 MPH. Of course I'm just ranting now but hey it was kind of fun and was based more in reality then most historical novels.

Bottom line Erik Bedard signed cheap, well it could be a heck of a deal.
If he goes back to his Baltimore days (like Ponson before he was traded to the Giants) we have got ourselves a great bargain.
Then again we could have another case of the Elarton-Lima-Mays-Tomko-syndrome in which he'll completely suck but the front office keeps him around. And then right when they HAVE GOT to cut him he'll have a good game and pitch 6 more bad starts.

Therefore with that in mind IF we signed Bedard it would depends solely on if the Royals front office is willing to give up if it fails. Judging by last years Ponson experiment, we know that would never happen.

I repeat myself once more, IF Bedard signs with us odds are I'll like the deal but it can't be perfect. The Royals seemingly find a way to screw up just about everything so we'll see.

Finally, I thought I'd done found Trey Hillman or Dayton Moore on MLBTR but it was just kcmike11:

We need a lefty ...........

And better yet from another commenter:

"0 comments" --- quintessential Royals. No interest. The only things they have going for them are nice uniforms, Kaufman Stadium, and Billy Butler.

That means the commenter was NOT our buddy Corey, because they said The K was actually good. (Good enough to beat PNC at attendance).
I should probably drop this Corey thing, eventually........

PS. Best of luck to Jimmy Gobble in Colorado, the only Royals player to have one of his baseball cards on my Christmas tree, an ole Topps Total.

Well, Farwell to TRT

2010-01-22T20:46:00.004-06:00

It seems like Rick Ankiel signing has revived the Royals blogsphere. That is super great to see and I'm loving it.

But during all this I must point out the lose of The Royal Treatment one of the great Royals blogs and I'm sure it will be missed by all.
Losing a fellow Royals blog is kind of like a band breaking up.
So I wanted to say my farewell's to TRT. And Jack we wish you the best in whatever your next endeavor is.

And since your here I wanted to announce to all my readers that I am NOT retiring to pursue priesthood.

Have a great weekend and be safe

AnKKKKKeil Thoughts

2010-01-22T19:45:00.003-06:00

Well as you already know by now the Royals have "pending a physical" added Center Fielder Rick Ankiel. The 30 year old pitcher gone wild, gone outfield, gone disabled American.
But like all great has been players he'll attempt to restore his career with the Royals and then bolt town. Of course he could simply go away like Juan Gone or Paul Abbott*.

I remember when Ankiel was somewhat of a star but his batting average has slowly decrease:

2007 .285
2008 .264 (down 21 points)
2009 .231 (down 33 points) (51 totals since 06)

And OBP wise he's been right at .330 until last year when he had an OBP of .285 but that along with his declined SLG could be attributed to his near death blind date with the outfield wall.
I'm sure it was that and not the fact he'll be 31 in July.

But 47 Home Runs in 3 years gives him an average Home Run rate of around 16 a year.
Add that to the high K rate (109 in 2008) and you've got a first rate Royals player.

True he's got a great arm and he's a sweet fielder but on offense he's not really much of an upgrade over Mike Jacobs.

Of course there is always a story within the story, and this time it could be good.
Greg Schaum seems to think that Rick Ankiel could spell the end of Jose Guillen in Kc but it also means that DDJ or Albero Callaspo could hit the road.
So that has a big haul on if signing Rick was a good signing or not.....

Bottom line is in my opinion the Royals are hoarding has been outfielders so for now Rick Ankiel will join the list of outfielders,

Brian Anderson
David DeJesus
Jarrod Dyson
Jose Guillen
Mitch Maier
Jordan Parraz
Scott Podsednik
Rick Ankiel

Bottom line is Rick is 30, he's coming back from an injury and has a declining batting average. He'll help out in CF but in three year has never played more then 122 games in a season so I don't expect more then a Coco Crisp like season and the bottom line is, ...... whatever.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from the news all from Royals.com:

Ankiel, a left-handed bat, can help make up for the home runs lost when Miguel Olivo (23), Mike Jacobs (19) and Teahen (12) departed. Or that's the thought, anyway.
And, over in the Royals' front office they're saying, in the words of one exec, "We're much more athletic than we were last year."

~~~~~~~~~~~

In return for Crisp and Jacobs, two guys who were counted on to amp up the offense, they traded away relievers Ramon Ramirez and Leo Nunez. Seemed pretty reasonable at the time.
"Everybody thought we had the greatest offseason in the history of whatever and people in the game were saying we did as good as anybody in improving the team," a Royals official said.

~~~~~~~~~~

The first report of the deal, worked out with super agent Scott Boras' firm, came late Thursday night on Yahoo.com.
Royals general manager Dayton Moore said: "It would be inappropriate for me to comment on any deal at this time."

And that sums up the whole thing in my opinion.

*(acquired via trade)

2009 Ray W Awards

2010-01-17T18:00:00.000-06:00

It's that time of year again, well actually I'm late this year but who really cares.
Tonight the 2009 Ray W Awards are revealed to the public all winners were voted in by there peers, or fans, or well both.
Tonight's show is dedicated to the lasting memory's of Corey H and Emil Brown, one of whom I liked and one of whom I don't really care for. You be the judge, but for now enjoy the 2009 Ray W Awards !!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And the Winner of Best Royals Blog is.....

Royals Centricity

This successful spin-off blog really had a great year in 2009 and in the end the votes were tallyed and Old Man Duggan came out on top. Royals Review somehow comes in second for the second straight year.

Best Royals Blog Award Winnners
2008: Rany on the Royals
2009: Royals Centricity

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Best New Royals Blog goes to.......

Kings of Kauffman

Who edges out Fire Dayton Moore for the honor.
Wally Fish really has done quite a nice job with the site. But not linking to RoRetc isn't one of them.

Best New Royals Blog Award Winners
2008: Royally Speaking
2009: Kings Of Kauffman

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And the Best Royals Relief Pitcher of 2009 was........

Robinson Tejeda

Seriously when Soria is forbid from winning the award and the setup men are Farnsy and Cruz, Robbie is the clear winner in this one.

Best Royals Relief Pitcher Award Winners
2008: Ramon Ramirez
2009: Robinson Tejeda

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The IRTGFNORRP goes to.......

Zack Greinke

An award that was made for guys like Ryan Freel, Willie Bloomquist and Lenny DiNardo.
I mean last years winner was Jeff Fulchino !!!
But still ZG's season was unforgettable so the Cy Young winner also gets the
"IRTGFNORRP Award" because when your hot you're named Zack Greinke.
(Apologies to Ryan Freel for getting cheated out this year)

"IRTGFNORRP Award" Winners
2008: Jeff Fulchino
2009: Zack Greinke

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Best Royals Board........

Royal Board

Funny because all we did was drop an "s" from the award to get the winner.

Best Royals Board Award Winners
2008: Royals.com Board
2009: Royal Board

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Best Royals Sportswriter:

Joe Posnanski

Sam tried hard to repeat and came close but face it Joe had a killer year. Greinke and Posnanski made it a great year for the Royals when really it was horrible.

Best Royals Sportswriter Award Winners
2008: Sam Mellinger
2009: Joe Posnanski

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Best Royals Prospect Blog:

The Pipeline
What back to back years has been the closest race this year The Pipeline edges The Royal Tower. And it was close again came down to one second place vote. Congrats to Ken on the win and I really hope you'll find the time and will to continue this year.

Best Royals Prospect Blog Award Winners
2008: The Royal Tower
2009: The Pipeline

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Overall Best Royals site is .........

Royals Review

For the second straight year the juggernaut that is Royals Review can't be stopped. Royals Authority comes in second.

Overall Best Royals Site Award Winners
2008: Royals Review
2009: Royals Review

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Best Restaurant........

hOOters

Hey don't blame me blame Royals Review for this one... ZG's Chipolte came in second, Burger King third.

Best Restaurant Award Winners
2008: Sonic
2009: Hooters

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Best Royals Executive is.....

JJ Picollo
and
Mike Arbuckle

A tie !!! If the Royals don't win then why should an executive right ?

Best Royals Executive Award Winners
2009: JJ Picollo + Mike Arbuckle

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Royals Prospect of The Year..........

Mike Montgomery

Montgomery had a great season last year and we look forward to an even bigger 2010 from Mike. Want to know more about Mike ? I suggest reading one of the fine Royals Prospect blogs mentioned earlier.

Royals Prospect of The Year Award Winner
2009: Mike Montgomery

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Best Kc Radio Personality............

Greg Schaum

Out of the Big Four:Nick Wright, Soren Petro, Steven St. John, and Greg. Greg recieved the most love from the Royals fans. And of course it was all well deserved. I'd say Greg was the face of the Royals radio scene.

(PS. Greg sorry I never got the post up about Jacobs, the New K, and the wind. I never got the info I needed from the Royals. But Jacobs didn't rake so I was right. Thanks so much for allowing me to guest)

Best Kc Radio Personality Award Winner:
2009: Greg Schuam

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Best Soda goes to ....

Pepsi

Because they have all sorts of spam out there in the Outfield. (Pepsi Party Porch)
Because they spents millions to change there logo, only to later go to "Pepsi throwback" made with REAL SUGAR.
And Finally,
Because they won't have a single ad in the Super Bowl. (That's gotta suck)

Best Soda Award Winner
2009: Pepsi

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Finally the Awards I give out:

Special Achievement Award goes to ....

Zack Greinke

For all he did for the Royals this summer without him, well it'd have been just another sucky season.

Special Achievement Award Winners
2008: Joe Posnanski
2009: Zack Greinke

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Best Royals on Radio Affiliate

Omaha 590 AM (Nebraska)

Best Royals on Radio Affiliate Winners
2008: Versailles 95.1 (Missouri)
2009: Omaha 590 AM (Nebraska)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for watching uh, I mean reading. Congratulations if your a winner.
Also if you won feel free to post your acceptance speech in the comments.

Why I don't care this off season

2010-01-13T22:52:00.003-06:00

At least in off seasons past Dayton Moore has entertained the Royals fan base with targets like Torii Hunter, Gil Meche, and other big fish.
Of course we all remember the Jose Guillen signing that back fired but still most off seasons there is some hope that Dayton will land a whopper (but no OBP Whales) or at least act like he's fighting for it before the fishing line gets snapped.

This year though things were different and the big name around Royals camp from the begining was Scott Podsenik ?

Really Scott Podsenik ?

And I was really getting anxious with the Brian Anderson signing, I thought Scotty he might slip away from us.....

But BAAAAMMMMMM.

He's ours now.

And wait we might still be looking for more (speedy, old, powerless,lack of OBP helps) outfielders yet !!!

Yes it's just been really, really, really hard to follow this team.
(Although Noel really helped)
I, I was hoping for another nice 5th starter myself maybe a 1 year deal for Washburn or Davis.
(Sorry for the stutter)

Hey but at least we've landed Ned Yost, who I must say reminds me of Trey Hillman for some reason.

And just when you thought the dreaded off season could get no worse the Royals Caravan.
Which once upon a time stopped in California, Mo and then in later years moved on to the Jefferson City HyVee...

Well it looks like there will be no Royals Caravan in Mid-Missouri this year.
Just gravy huh ?

And while normally I'd probably be a "little" upset with that, all I can do this year is ROTFwLMAO* otherwise I'd go insane I bet.

*(Roll On The Floor while Laughing My Armpit-hairs Off)

And the sad part is, all season I'll be right here taking each dreaded, yet well welcomed Royals game in because I bled Royal Blue (when my diet is way out of whack that is). So bring on the 2010 season.

Oh and PS.
Misery is something I'm used to my football team is da Raiders. So whenever I get really ticked at the Royals I just look at a picture of JaMarcus Russell

Thanks to everyone who reads this blog I love you !!!
If your a single lady my email is .... :)

Happy New Year

2010-01-05T12:57:00.002-06:00

Wow it's already 2010.
I hope the year is great for everyone especially the Royals baseball club.
I hope the blog has a good year but I think 2010 may end up being pretty rough on RoRetc but we'll see.

But now on to the Royals,
It's January 5th and are biggest signing so far is Jason Kendall. That could very well be a good thing but there is still quite a few guys in the unemployment line that could help the team out.
Some are cheap some not:

Hank Blalock
Marcus Thames
Rocco Baldelli
Jack Cust
Jermaine Dye
Vladimir Guerrero
Jim Thome
Geoff Jenkins
Eric Hinske
Wily Mo Pena
Jonny Gomes

Pitchers
Brandon Backe
Aroldis Chapman
Doug Davis
Jon Garland
Rich Hill
Pedro Martinez
Brett Myers
Chien-Ming Wang
Jarrod Washburn

And a whole slew of relivers.

Now I'm not saying that we should sign any of these guys.
I just don't trust Dayton (as much) anymore.
And signing them could delay younger players like Mitch Maier, and Brian Anderson.
But the above stated players would make the team better or at least on a milb contract give us some depth that we really don't have. I'd love to get quite a few of those guys on milb deals.
That would make my day.

Sorry for the rambling guys.
Please, please, please vote in the Ray W Awards I only have one vote so far and times almost up.......

A Joke

2009-12-17T11:00:00.000-06:00

There are two guys up in heaven talking with St.Peter and each other, when the the guy on the right starts out by saying: "I've had a rough life lost my leg in the war had my wife leave me for my best bud and then my good ole good got ran over by a car."

Well St. Pete and the other to both lean shaking there head. But then the guy in on the left starts off: "I think I've gots you beat see I lost my right eye as a kid and then my wife left me the day we were to be married, took the dog, took my money and then ran over my best friend and moved to Canada."

Well after he was done speaking. St. Peter walked away to great the new arrivals, and they began to converse a bit more about there lives.

But just then, Jesus walks up and he says, "I heard you two complaining about your lives well I was betrayed, whipped, spat on, crucified and had to care every one's sins. But you want to know the guy who had the worst life ?"

The two men gawk and stutter out, "Well who could have had it worse then you ?"
Jesus laughs and points to a guy in line about to enter heaven.

See him ? Well he just died yesterday he was a Royals fan since 1986 !!!

I like

2009-12-16T21:11:00.002-06:00

The Philip Humber signing it's milb deals like this that can really help a team like the Royals guys who never quite put it together but are still young enough they might figure it out. You know guys like Bryan Bullington who could out of no were have a great year, and are going to have a greater chance at a great/miracle year then has beens like Sidney Ponson and Brett Tomko.
You want to know whats surprising ? It's the fact that Jaime Moyer has yet to pitch for the Royals. I'm still holding out hope for that one though. And hey it's not even Christmas yet....

That means the Royals have plenty of time to make a deal far worse then the Jason Kendall signing. And I could see were the Kendall signing could have been almost a good one.

See instead of 2 years guaranteed you have a one year with and option. Oh wait he doesn't want that ? Well maybe by February he's changed his mind. If not maybe you keep Buck and for extra security go and sign Mike Redmond.

And speaking of Buck and non-tenders what about taking a look at Wang and Pedro Martinez ?
I mean back before the surgery Mr.Wang was a fairly good pitcher. And Pedro I thought looked pretty sharp last year. Now it wouldn't even begin to fix all the Royals problems but how would a rotation with: Greinke, Martinez, Meche fair as your 1,2,3 guys ? ( Pencil in Bruce Chen for 4 and Brad Thompson as your 5th starter.

And speaking of problems Seattle is looking pretty sharp out West after acquiring Lee huh ? Almost enough to make you wish we had Jack Z I bet. :)

And while I'm at it let me say it would make a ton more sense to go and sign D.J. Carrasco as apposed to trying to sign the next Farnsworth or Cruz.
Plus D.J. always one of my favorite players him and Stairs, and I was just starting to take a likin to Alberto Callaspo. So yeah I guess trading the 2nd best hitter makes senses....

One final thing I promise,
Will the Royals have more then one guy (if that) hit 20 HR's next year ?

Ray W Award Nominees 2009

2009-12-15T20:51:00.006-06:00

Time for the second annual Ray W Award Nominees.

This year the nominees were chosen by several very famous Royals bloggers.
But you choose the winner just post a comment or send me an email.
Read important voting instructions at the bottom.

The Second Annual Ray W Award Nominees are:

BEST ROYALS BLOG OF 2009
Royals Review
Royals Authority
Rany On The Royals
Royals Centricity

Best New Royals Blog*(or semi-new)
Kings of Kauffman
Fire Dayton Moore
Royals Centricity

Best Royals Relief Pitcher
Chris Hayes
Robinson Tejeda
Carlos Rosa

I'll remember this guy for no other reason Royals Player
Zack Greinke
Willie Bloomquist
Ryan Freel
Lenny DiNardo

Best Royals Board
Royals Review
Royal Board
Royals Corner

Best Royals Sports Writer
Joe Posnanski
Rany Jazayerli
Sam Mellinger

Best Royals Prospect Blog
The Pipeline
The Royal Tower

Overall Best Royals site
Royals Review
Royals Authority
Rany On The Royals

Best Restaurant Chain
Sonic
Chipolte
Burger King
Hooter's
Taco Bell
PF Chang's
Arby's
Longhorn Steakhouse

Best Royals Executive
JJ Picollo
Mike Arbuckle

Royals Prospect of The Year
Jeff Bianchi
Mike Montgomery
David Lough

Best Kc Radio Personality
Greg Schaum
Soren Petro
Steven St. John
Nick Wright

Best Soda
Dr.Pepper
Cherry Coke
Cherry Pepsi
7-Up
Coke
Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew Code Red

~~~
Okay voting starts now.

When voting, vote for your favorite (put 1st) and second favorite (put 2nd).

The Award show will be on January 17th at 6:00 PM CST.

Were to start....

2009-12-10T11:00:00.002-06:00

*~Words of Moore in Red~*

I could start this post off about how the Royals cut ties with John Bale and Mike "Chipmunk" Jacobs . Two players whom it was definitely there time to go...

Or maybe how Hillman views Getz defense over Callaspo's bat....

Then again there is always new Royal Edgar Osuna selected today in the Rule 5 draft from where else Gwinnett AAA roster of thee World Famous Atlanta Braves organization..

But instead I'll start with news from Royals.com:

Left-hander Mark Mulder, once a 21-game winner but out of baseball last season, is being given a once-over by the Royals.

Mulder, 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds, is on the comeback trail after missing 2009 because of shoulder surgery. The Royals would like to bring a left-handed starter into their all-right-handed rotation.

I thought last off season that a Milb incentive laden deal would be a great thing for the Royals to sign Mulder to.
But then came the words in bold.
And suddenly I'm visited by visions of HoRam, Tomko, Ponson, Joe Mays, Bale's time as a starter. It'll make you grimace.
It's like "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens only I was only visited by the ghosts of Royals pitchers past but not the good past no. Nothing older then 2000 !!!

I mean the guy hasn't pitched a full season since 2005 but then again that's around the time Bruce Chen was last pitching in the bigs... oh wait.

Yeah Chen pitched for us last year didn't he....

"Last year and the year before, he was trying to do something," Moore said.
“We’ll go through the process”

So um, It's right here were everyone is supposed to shout bring back Al Levine !!!

At least the best news to come out of the article was that the Royals will at least "take a look" at the Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman next week in Houston.

“You don’t know where these things are going to go,”

And it still looks like the Royals are winning the Jason Kendall sweepstakes.

“I wouldn’t be surprised,” Moore said, “if we got something done (in the next few days) or didn’t get something done and, in two weeks, be in the same boat.”

And also the Royals are looking at Felix Pie, Brett Gardner, Scott Podsednik and gasp even, dare I say it Juan Pierre.
When are they going to wake up and realize Willy Taveras can be had ???

Hello Anybody

2009-12-09T16:48:00.002-06:00

Wow it seems like It's been forever since I last posted this past season really wore me down.
There towards the end of the season I'd pretty well lost interest in the team. I've slowly regained my will to follow the team again.

I just couldn't follow the team at the beginning of the Winter Meetings my favorite time of the season and I still just couldn't bring myself to post anything.

But then came the Pudge to the Royals rumor and I originally said It wouldn't be that bad on Twitter but actually just wanted to get a reaction.

But now Jason Kendall I guy who I've always liked but not liked at 38 years old . Especially for a 2 year contract the Bob Dutton tweets, GMDM may have offered Jason.

I mean Kendall at 38 could be compared to I don't know Benito Santiago. I just don't get it and neither does any Royals fan. Heck I bet Dayton doesn't get half the things he does.

2 years for a guy who has caught 1967 career games. Heck we'd be better of signing Jason Varitek at least he has a bit of a cult like following. Or maybe even Josh Bard or gasp even a return of Paul Bako. And yet Dayton let's so many talented catchers get away from him so he's forced to sign theses stupid contracts that have became synonymous with the current regime.

For every Zack Greinke extension or Soria finding there is a Jose Guillen or Kyle Farnsworth.
As a Royals fans you just get use to guys like Ryan Shealy and Justin Huber. Alex Gordon and Jeff Bianchi.

But back to catchers, Dayton seems determined to rid the land of Buck and bring in a veteran for an absurd amount of years and dollars. Makes me wish for the days of Alberto Castillo, Mike Difelice, Tom Prince, and Brent Mayne.

Oh well at least we weren't the worst franchise of the decade, oh wait.

Hey if you can't compete for the Hunter's and Sabatia's at least you can try to overpay for the stock pile of average over deteriorating veterans.

I'll be back tomorrow to post my thoughts on the Rule V and any of the supposed player dump.
My guess.... Buck

CY YOUNG

2009-11-17T21:19:00.002-06:00

ZACK GREINKE

HAPPY GREINKE DAY TO YOU ALL
THIS
OFFICIALLY
KICKS OFF THE
HOLIDAY SEASON

Heres hoping that we can go get some great free agents oh wait here's hoping we don't trade Zack for a couple 0-3 year service guys. :)
Peace Out
Ray W

Well I'm sure you know

2009-11-09T12:10:00.004-06:00

About the Getz and Fields for Mark Teahen trade. I really didn't feel like going into that much as I was pretty busy. And at the time it hadn't happened but then it did happen so, I don't know really what to add that hasn't already been said about the trade.
Maybe that I never really cared for Mark Teahen the way almost the entire fan base did. (Similar to my dislike of Aaron Guiel). But his versatility was very useful and now that he's with the White Sox I could see him hitting 20 HR 80 RBI a season. Seems like that is the way it always goes, after leaving Kc you suddenly become great.
I like Getz he seemed to have a pretty solid first season in the bigs, Josh Fields is Jake Jr with some issues. But he'll give us some nice depth.

The Royals have a new trainer and bullpen coach.

The options on Olivo, Crisp, and Yabuta were declined. No real surprises there.

BUT
The real reason I'm writing this post now is that Bob Dutton mentions:

One rumor to watch: A deal sending second baseman Alberto Callaspo to the Los Angeles Dodgers for catcher A.J. Ellis, a 28-year-old rookie who currently projects as a backup to Russell Martin following the anticipated free-agent departure of veteran Brad Ausmus.

If that is a straight up Bert for a 29 year (by Opening Day) old catcher with a career total of 12 MLB games for the Royals second best hitter. Well I think I might just call it quits.
So what if he's a "great defender" ? So what if he hit blah-blah-blah in AAA ?
He's 29 meaning at best he's got what 5 good years left before he tanks ? And did we mention he's a catcher ?

No thanks I'll take a combo of Buck/Pena heck why not even Brad Ausmus ?

Oh and one more thing that has happen since my last post:

Our motivation behind this deal — and any deal that we make this winter,” Royals general manager Dayton Moore acknowledged, “is to acquire as many zero-to-three service-time players as we can. That was certainly what we did here.”

**Bleep** talent I'll take the rookie....

BBA: AL MVP

2009-10-23T09:00:00.001-05:00

Not really much to say other then this was really hard. So I could go on but I've got to go right so if you want to know why I put them were I did just ask. Otherwise I might come back and edit this later.

10. Dustin Pedroia
Red Sox

9.Adam Lind
Jays

8.Ichiro Suzuki
Mariners

7.Robinson Cano
Yankees

6.Jacoby Ellsbury
Red Sox

5. Aaron Hill
Jays

4.Miguel Cabrera
Tigers

3.Derek Jeter
Yankees

2. Mark Teixeira
Yankees

1. Joe Mauer
Twins

FYI

2009-10-09T12:43:00.002-05:00

I would like to aplogize to all my readers. If my blogging gets dumber in the future it's simply because I just had all four wisdom teeth removed. Still I'm smart enough to know that, the Royals need some help.

BBA: AL Cy Young

2009-10-07T11:00:00.000-05:00

Here is my 2009 BBA AL Cy Young Ballet.
Only the top 3 count in the BBA's voting but I wanted to show my top 5 starters in the AL so without farther ado...

5. Honorable Mention
C.C. Sabathia
#52
LHP
19-8
2 CG
1 SHO
230 IP
197 K's
67 BB
86 ER
18 HR

Didn't have that great of a year may have been farther up on my voting if he wouldn't have been impaled by the Rays. Overall because he's a big money pitcher and plays for the Yankees is why he'll receive votes. 19 Wins is tied for the MLB lead but the rest of his numbers just don't stack up with the rest of the field.

4.Honorable Mention
Justin Verlander
#35
RHP
Detroit Tigers
19-9
3.45 ERA
3 CG
1 SHO
240 IP
269 K's
63 BB
92 ER
20 HR

Alot of K's and IP's really a great pitcher the only thing that held him back was the high ERA. If it was an a point less IMO he'd be the surefire winner.

~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*
3. Roy Halladay
#32
RHP
Toronto Blue Jays
17-10
2.79 ERA
9 CG
4 SHO
239 IP
208 K's
35 BB
74 ER
22 HR

17 Wins is not alot and those 10 losses look pretty ugly but the rest of his numbers are gorgeous. 9 complete games. 4 shutouts. 208 strikeouts to only 35 BB. 9 more innings pitched then Sabathia and 12 ER less.

2. Felix Hernandez
#34
RHP
Seattle Mariners
19-5
2.49 ERA
2 CG
1 SHO
238.1 IP
217 K's
71 BB
66 ER
15 HR

A really solid season only 66 earned runs allowed. 238 Innings pitched falls short to only one AL pitcher.

1. Zack Greinke
#23
RHP
Kansas City Royals
16-8
2.16 ERA
6 CG
3 SHO
229.1 IP
242 K's
51 BB
55 ER
11 HR

And the question must be asked is the Cy Young for the best pitcher in the league or for the best pitcher on a good team ? Because if ZG pitches on any team not named the Kansas City Royals he's a sure fire 20 game winner. In fact at times this season it was if Zack would allow base runners just for the added challenge. And if he could have pitched 7 scoreless innings his last start he would have finished with a 1.99 ERA but seriously no one could stop the Twins then.
6 Complete games, 3 shutouts. And had 10 games in which he allowed 0 ER. Need more proof just look here folks.

BBA: AL ROY

2009-10-06T17:55:00.000-05:00

This is by far the hardest choice I've had to make, save for the MVP award in which I still don't know exactly how I'll vote on that. And you know it's hard when I can only put Gordon Beckham(4th defense is what held him back), Nolan Reimold, Jeff Niemann, Brett Gardner and Rick Porcello (If he got the win today that would have probably thrust him to #1) as honorable mentions.

3. Elvis Andrus
Texas Rangers
Shortstop
145 GM
.267 AVG
.329OBP
.373 SLG
128 H
17 2B
8 3B
6 HR
40 RBI
33 SB
.968 FPCT

Great year for the young Rangers SS. He had the guidance of the greatest fielding shortstop great in the game right now. He still has a way to go but he'll be a great* player after a couple more seasons under his belt. In the end he beats Beckham based on defense.
*( Remember he is the Rangers SS not the Royals)

2. Andrew Bailey
Oakland A's
Closer
6-3
1.84 ERA
68 APP
26/4 SV/BS
83.1 IP
91 K's
24 BB

Great year for the young A's closer 91 strikeouts in only 83 and a third innings. The Athletics don't miss Street at all. He

1. Matt Wieters
Catcher
Baltimore Orioles
95 GM
.288 AVG
.340 OBP
.412 SLG
102 H
15 2B
1 3B
9 HR
43 RBI
.991 FPCT
Threw out over a third of would be base stealer's.

In the end this was a close competition but in the end top prospect Matt Wieters fielding was what put him ahead of the rest of the competition. He'll be a star for many years to come.

That was tough and the MVP choice man that's even harder........

BBA: AL Manager of the Year

2009-10-05T17:33:00.000-05:00

Okay so as part of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance I get to vote for the post season awards of course my vote won't affect the real voting process but it should.
I've got my three mangers going from bronze to gold but first we'll start with an honorable mention...

Honorable Mention: Ron Washington
Texas Rangers
87-75
2nd in the West

After he was on the chopping block last winter Ron Washington did a great job with the Rangers and keep them in the wild card hunt for most summer.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*
3. Ron Gardenhire
Minnesota Twins
86-76*
Tied for 1st in the Central

No matter what the outcome of tomorrows "playoff" for the ALC division crown. There is just no way to ignore what Ron has once again done. The Twins appeared to be out of the running but fought there way back and are at the verge of the playoffs. I'd love to hold the suspense and maybe even perhaps jump Ron to #2 but I just don't foresee him even with a win having a better year then....

2. Joe Girardi
New York Yankees
103-59
1st In the East

After a disappointing first season in the Bronx (by Yankee's standards). Joe was able to bounce back and win 103 games. Albeit with the additions of Sabathia, Texiera, and Burnett. As if Jeter, A-Rod, Rivera, Posada, Cano weren't enough. But still we can agree the Yanks aren't perfect, but Joe did a great job of keeping them near perfect. Really a great year for Joe.

1. Mike Scioscia
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
97-65
1st In the West

What is the manager of the year award is it for the manager with the most wins ? The Manager who manages the bullpen correctly ? Or the manager who manages his team the best ?
After the tragic death of Nick Addenhart on April 9th. The Angels season easily could have went downhill and ended in a wash but Mike and his team battled through that tragic event and still ended up AL West champions. In my opinion I don't really care if anyone else had more wins or a bigger audience. Mike Scioscia is the clear cut AL Manager of The Year.

Season is Over + Kc vs Pit Attendence

2009-10-05T08:14:00.004-05:00

Wow seems like just the other day it was spring, slowly turning into the hot days of summer.
But now the season is all over and it's time to look back albeit for just a brief second before we continue to look ahead to the 2010 season.
Although an overhaul is not likely because the near 100 loss team was well the article puts it best:

In truth, the Royals thought they were pretty solid coming into 2009 and so did many prognosticators

Yeah but it didn't happen so maybe it's time to wake up from the fantasy boys.

And before I go any farther into my look back on the season let me remind you of Corey from Pirates Revolution. Were Corey had such things to say as:

Maybe I can't tell you that watching a game at PNC is better than watching a game at Kauffman, but you should probably run a Google search on it. You'll find dozens of lists that all have PNC > Kauffman.

I didn't pick the teams out of thin air. If you go back through the post and the comments, you'll see that I consider there to be only a handful of teams capable of being contracted at this point. The Royals are one because their building is old.

And was basically being an ostrich with his head in the sand refusing to listen to reason and deleting comments.

Well he did say:

Every team has fans. The Royals just have fewer fans than the other 28 teams.

Look at the attendance figures.

So I being the gentleman that I am offered him a $10 bet that the Royals and decrepit Kauffman stadium would outdraw his beloved PNC Park and Pirates.
He wimped out and wouldn't put the money were his mouth was.
Good thing for him,

Total
Royals: 1,797,887
Pirates: 1,577,853

Average
Royals: 22,473
Pirates: 19,479

Great huh ? And I mean no ill feelings to any Pirates fans. And posts like Corey's about baseball contraction are fine as long as you can back them with solid facts not just. Duh it's an old stadium.

I'll be breaking down the stats from this team later on and let me tell you they are not pretty.
Also as a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance I'll be posting my "ballet" on the AL Cy Young, MVP, and Manger of the Year awards. And I already know who I'm voting for on one of them. ;)
And remaining completely unbiased.

Until then I attended my first Chiefs game at Arrowhead yesterday... And even during the carnage was on TV, and realized that maybe the Royals could use some cheerleaders. I don't know might make blowouts funner....

Oh and I also realized that Slugerrr is without a doubt the best pro mascot in Kc.

The Onion

2009-10-01T18:55:00.001-05:00

To bad this isn't real:
The Pepsi party porch is a real eye sore if you ask me. Some is fine but IMO The PPP is a bit much.

Part 2 of 2

2009-10-01T11:45:00.003-05:00

I used to think in my immature youth, that some guys on the team would be better off non- tendered.

(The term better off is a two way street better for the Royals and better for the player. As I point out a lot of guys who are not very good with the Royals go on to have some good years later on.)

But now I'm sure glad they are still on the team.
I used to be so mad at guys like Farnsworth but you know what, he can't help it.

Is it Farnsworth fault Dayton signed him for $9mm ? Is it Farnsworth fault that Hillman brought him into the game ? The answers are no and no. And I've learned that this year.
Take Jake for example, is it his fault that, even though he can't hit for some reason this year, Hillman keeps batting him cleanup ?
See It's all about perspective.

Can we blame Yuniesky for his many errors ?
Not really I mean surely Dayton knew what he was getting, right ?

If I've learned nothing else this year it's that the players don't matter. We could have Babe Ruth on the team but if he's on the bench so what ?

Hooray for Josh Anderson a guy who could in the future forseable reach 20-20-20* status !
(*20 RBI, 20 SB, 20 XBH)

And we all know and have already bought our preorder for 2010 Royals jerseys of Hillman, Farnsworth, Betancourt, Buck, Olivo right ?

Now I may seem a bit scatterbrained here but I'm trying to get this done before my lunch break is up. In closing of this Part 2 which should have been the end to part 1 but I needed to get to bed:

If Nostradumas was right about the World ending in 2012
Well that's a shame.
The Royals were finally set to compete in the AL Central come 2013

Part 1

2009-09-30T21:33:00.003-05:00

And then the season is finally over I used to think this late in the season it didn't matter but I was wrong. Maybe it's just losing to the Yankees but when Hillman brought in Fransworth and then comes up with these horribly lame excuses. I mean I get giving Joakim the day off but Farnsworth ? Really ?
Why not Carlos Rosa ? Heck just about anybody. But Farnsworth ?

Yes Hillman and Farny will both be back. Oh how to contain the joy ?
Perhaps we could bottle the joy ? Or pickle it ?
Or maybe there is none.

Look at it this way if Zack doesn't win tyhe Cy Young the season is a wash folks.
Sure we learned plenty about a lot of guys but that won't matter if there are not any changes.

Part 2 coming tomorrow

Things

2009-09-27T20:52:00.001-05:00

Zack Greinke
16 Wins
2.06 ERA
6 CG
3 SHO
223.1 IP
237 SO

And without a doubt the AL Cy Young.
~~~~

Now that we got that out of the way:
Thank goodness Betancourt got the homerun but let's be frank he's erroraputamus.
DiNardo just hasn't been able to get it done at the big league level tough because he's a great guy.
I like Anthony Lerew from all I've heard about him. I mean tattoos.....

I was at future's night and let me say this. Moose just oozes confidence, just as well confident slicked back hair. Like I said seemed very confident.

John Lamb was dressed in black. Black pants, shirt, tie , overcoat.

All the Prospects were very nice. The Dominican prospects seemed a little overwhelmed though.

~~~~
If your at the K next year you've got to check out the HOF
It's great for any Royals fan.

I need to rest from my weekend I'll be back in a day or two with some better more in depth stuff.

Double Dose of Happiness in the Mail Today

2009-09-23T17:26:00.002-05:00

Got them both in the mail today. My two guys since Spring Training
Brayan Pena and Victor Marte. Thanks a lot guys made my day.

Here's hoping for an incredible sweep of the Red Sox tonight.

Reading between the lines

2009-09-20T18:08:00.002-05:00

When you can read between the lines.
This article might as well say:
Royals trade Carlos Rosa, and Kila Ka'aihue to Cubs for Milton Bradley.

Also who thinks the Royals won't give Bartolo Colon a couple million and will pass on Webb if he's available ? Because I do.
Great win for Tejeda boy if he started the year in the rotation maybe we'd have two Cy Young candidates and be in the same position as the Cardinals right now.
Hey you can dream a little.

But when you're dreams are shattered by the likely trade above, well don't blame me.
I'd have included cash in the deal.
Haha
That's a joke.

I'm not going to tell you the title

2009-09-19T09:40:00.003-05:00

Well I could say something about Luke Hoche's great start yesterday. Something along the lines of wonder how his season and ours would look right now if we'd discovered he was tipping pitches back in Spring Training.

Or maybe how the Royals just keep on surging in September ? Maybe we could get MLB to split the season into two halves like in the minors.
1st Half Opening Day - August 31
2nd Half September
Ok thats just stupid but seriously I don't know what else can be done.

Then again the Royals just signed Aaron Crow. Can't believe it took this long. But hey at least for AARon* he got a major league deal. (*Not quite AARP status yet)

And this post is not orginally what it was going to be about.
Originally I was going to write about how great of a monster seaon Olivo and Buck were having in the HR department while still lacking in others and how that means Olivo and Buck will most likely come back next year.
Only I don't want to think about next year right now I've already packed up almost all my Royals stuff for the winter. Sorry for all the negativity.
Maybe I should rename the site Gothic Royals ?

And Now the main event

JORGE DE LA ROSA
A GREAT PITCHER

LHP
28 Years Old
2009 Stats so far
~~~~
15-9
4.17 ERA
174.2 IP
179 K
77 BB

And remember we traded him to Colorado for basically Coco Crisp (JDLR begot RamRam begot Crispy).
Overall it's been a great seaon for Jorge and the Rockies. Maybe this is the best season Jorge will ever have. Maybe he'll go back to his Royals days. Bottom line if he were still with the Royals he'd never even come close to putting up this kind of year.
Players are ALWAYS better after leaving Kc. In fact if Jacobs is cut and wins the starting role on another team I see him hitting 30+ HR easily, I really do.

And speaking of Ramon Ramirez
7-4
62 APP
2.74 ERA

Leo Nunez
70 App
4.08 ERA
23 Saves

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

Courtesy Yahoo.

"I'm too young to remember George Brett."
—RHP Aaron Crow, in June, who grew up as a Royals fan.

Send To Phone

Superstiton out the window

2009-09-11T22:30:00.004-05:00

Well first off since my last rant that I posted Sunday, that I actually wrote Saturday the Royals haven't lost a game and so being superstitious I've held off posting since then.

And of course the Royals won today but couldn't muster up any support for ole Zack Greinke so with him not starting for awhile and some stuff I need to say.
I hope it's not me keeping the Royals winning streak but would not doubt it if I was. I'm really special like that.

First off welcome the newest Royals pitchers, Victor Marte and Lenny DiNardo, to the roster. Every Spring Training for awhile now I've tried to pick a NRI player to root for I find it just makes it a little funner. I've been doing it now sinceI first started with Graham Koonce.
And finally two guys who I wrote about earlier in the year making it to the show.
Even got a comment from Miguel Benitez a close friend of Victor's.
So yeah those to making it up makes me feel like a proud blogger daddy kind of.
Also loving the callup of Dusty Hughes.

Now the real reason I had to post:
MLBTR has a discussion going on about the Royals. Should they accept Coco Crisp's $8mm option next year or not.
I personally say no. And here is why.
I mean he's a great guy good contact/speed/defense but his below average CF arm and his injury proneness, he's just not worth it. (Besides we have got Josh Anderson now !!!)
I think Crisp is a great guy but remember Bobby Abreu signed for less this past offseason.
IMO the Royals are better off if they cut Crisp and free up that $8m. (To sign the next Kyle Farnsworth wanna be no doubt)

And then the Kc Star shows us that Mike Jacobs is surging and all we can say is oh great, of course he would. Now Dayton Moore will have a goodish thing to say when he does the resigning press conference.

And as the Royals get hot I wish I could love on each victory but all they are doing is costing us in the higher round draft picks and giving the front office reasons why not to make any changes. Yet if Mart/DiNardo/PTBNL absolutely kill it in September who wants to bet WHEN they don't make the team you'll hear "You can't judge a player based on Septmber".
And unfortunately a lot of Royals fans forgot about that last year.

And who can blame them ? Of course every year could be the Royals year as a fan I think sometimes rationality can be lost. And in some cases it should.
Example A: If I was rational at all I'd follow another team.
Bam there you have it a great example. And of course I'm not going anywhere.

Especially not to the Bark at The K
A promotion that let's you take your canine to the ole ballgame. And you've got to ask yourself is this the Royals way of trying to undo some curse that we don't know about ? I mean seriously folks why haven't the Cubbies had a bring your goat to the park day ?
Just watch out for Strike and Rambo.
The irony of the whole thing is that in a Royals season gone to the dogs many, many, moons (insert Frank White telling us what kind of moon) ago it'll take place Sept. 27 the final home game of the season.

Good night or good morning whatever,
Ray W

PS. I know there are a lot of good Pirate fans but Corey from MVN I thought of you when I saw the Pirates clinched there 17th straight losing season.

My speel on the team and such in 20 general quick sentences

2009-09-06T10:10:00.000-05:00

Another wasted start by Zack Greinke on the Yankees or just about ANY other team Zacks got 20 wins easy
I still hold a grudge against Royals scout Linda Smith (Is she even still with the team ?)
2005 Royals baseball was funner then this year's because of doughnuts
I still hate Panera Bread for pulling there bagel promotion, and haven't eaten there since
FSN Royals or KC whatever it's called well I have a problem with them on there FB going to give away a shirt for each Greinke strikeout at the start of the season and then to pull it only a couple starts later ? Hello surly some genius went over the stats before hand and realized Zack was on pace for 200 K's. And then to promise another promotion that I still am yet to see.
And on that note I really don't like it at all when Joel Goldberg wanders around and yaks during the game. Yet when Ryan went down with his sore throat Joel did a GREAT job on the play by play.
Ryan annoys me when he's always bashing the fans whether Royals or opponents
Frank is kinda dry at times, great stories but the in game announcing and constant butchering of the Sonic Slam Inning is annoying as can be.
I do not like Garth Brooks singing about "Friends In Low Places" because it always reminds me how low the Royals are in the standings.
I despise people that start the wave at baseball games
Josh Anderson is not the CF answer
No way David DeJesus is even close to the talent of Beltran
Jeff Fulchino was funner to watch pitch then anyone of Colon/Chen/Bale/Yabuta/Cruz/Farnsworth
It is a myth to think GMDM can build a decent bullpen
It is a myth to think Trey Hillman is a good manager
I have bought less Kc Star's since they became 75 cents
I wonder if Mark Mangino applied to be the Royals trainer ?
I think there is quite a lot of Royals fans who don't know much at all
If the Royals fired Denny Matthews I'd probably find another team
I've wasted so many hours of my life on the Royals
Bonus. Aaron Crow is a dumb guy.
There you have the first 20 thing Royals related that I could think of to rant about.
God Bless all of you who are still diluted/dumb enough to care.

My choice for Royals manager in 2010

2009-09-05T21:45:00.005-05:00

Ok
I knew the game was over when Yabuta came in. Only to think twice after he somehow survived the 10th. But of course welcome back to the reality of Royals baseball. OMG he's back for the 11th. And shazzzzam a victory for the Angel Berroa's !!! I know that maybe Trey didn't want to bring in one of the new guys in a pressure situation but Yabuta ? For two Innings ?
I think a Plinko could manage the bullpen better.

Plinko for Royals Manager 2010
Can be rented out for a trial run

Ten choices place a ballcard of each bullpen members and drop the ball. And it'll have a higher success rate guaranteed.
And why stop with the bullpen ? You could place more cards and ask it what to do at the plate !!!
Do we steal ? Hit and Run ? Sac Bunt ?
Ask Plinko !!
Who should be in the starting lineup ?
Ask Plinko !!
What should the batting order be ?
Ask Plinko !!
And unlike a Magic 8 ball you won't look like a 7 year old girl shaking it. Just have the bench coach drop the phuck er puck.(My bad)

And of course the post game interviews. How fun will they be ?
Well the answer is very see the Royals could hire a couple great writers one writes and angry speech, one sarcastic, one nonchalant, one funny, etc. And then bam which one will manager Plinko choose ?

Mr. Plinko
My choice for Royals manager in 2010

Send To Phone

Royals trade Daniel Gutierrez

2009-09-04T22:36:00.002-05:00

And the only thing he had to say on his FB:

Only been with this organization for 1 day and its 10 x's better than KC.

And I can't blame him, but really we trade one of the best pitching prospects who admitted had some problems.
But the Royals are running a baseball team not a church.
I'm sorry but all that matters is WINNING !!!

(And I whine to anyone who listens about that)

Unfortunately the Royals don't really care about that....

AT All.

I mean take today's game for example (R-H-E):
LAA 2-3-0
KCR 1-11-0

At least the good news is with Bale and Farny biting the injury bug maybe Disco or Marte will get a call up but I doubt that they really do.

~_*~_*~_*~_*

For more on the Gutierrez deal here's an unbiased look I really don't like the trade
R.I.P. Buddy Blattner the very first Royals announcer. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Blattner family.
Oh and I'm sure everybody is looking forward to Hillman returning.

Hochevar caps off A's 5 run Inning

2009-09-01T20:35:00.002-05:00

Bale bales water in, instead of out to sink sinking Royals.

Ok couldn't help it.
If you can't make the highlight reel at least you can own the blooper reel, right ?
I mean who thinks the Royals could totally kick butt on America's Got Talent as the clown act ?

I mean they'd be grrreat. They'd defiantly make the guy who stapled dollar bills on his head, and left a cinder block with his nipples, look like just another walk in the park.
Seriously how many times have you seen a play like the one that happened ? Not even in the Parks and Rec league my friends.

Well that's about all I've got hopefully will get a second wind when some of the extra players start to come up. (Sorry Jose Guillen does not count.)
Also yesterday I voted for Victor Marte for what it's worth.

Royals say 3-5 September callups

2009-08-30T17:44:00.004-05:00

"I'd say three-to-five callups, at the most," general manager Dayton Moore said.

OK that is just kind of stupid if you ask me. I'd callup quite a few guys.
I mean what have you got to lose ? Nothing.
What have you got to gain ? Knowledge of whether the guys in AAA can contribute to the team next year or not. And I'd think guys like DiNardo if they are passed over for a callup are going to move on to another team during the off season. Seriously who here thinks Roman Colon should be back next year ? How about Bruce Chen ? Mike Jacobs ? John Buck ?

Yeah that's what I thought. Now what about Victor Marte ? Dusty Hughes ? Victor Marte ? Irving Falu ? To name only a few.

And I know that current group of players just isn't going to cut it but hey Thank God we've still got Greinke without him the Royals would be as boring as well I don't know.
All I could think of was how bad Mike Shannon is I can't stand, that guy he's probably help me become a Royals fan. Geez he's annoying as can be.

Zack Greinke is just amazing 15 K's followed by a CG, SHO, 1 hitter. And oh yeah 200+ strikeouts on the year.

Finally I love this quote it's just amazing:

"I would imagine we'll go day-to-day and see what our situation is here," Hillman said. "That would give us more latitude. With only three extra players, as much as it limits you late in ballgames to make moves, it's very doable. I mean, I managed five years with a 23-man roster in Double-A, Triple-A with three extra players and two of the three weren't catcher but we've still got some versatility with [Mark] Teahen, [Willie] Bloomquist and [Alberto] Callaspo moving things around on the infield."

:)

2009-08-29T08:08:00.003-05:00

Could you manage the Royals ?

Would you have started Brayan Pena at DH if nothing else ? I mean a guy batting .304 on a team that is 49 - 78. Just hit a home run the game before.

If you answered no You've got what it takes buddy. And speaking of Buddy who thought he'd have been better then Trey ? I mean 100 losses is 100 losses but at least with Bell we had an E at the end of everybody's name.

~~~

Now the Royals are in contract extension negotiations with Dayton Moore. I could go on and on because that is so wrong. But alas I'll just say since I don't have a job (Don't want to cut my hair duh) I'd love, super freakin love to work for the Royals. I mean he's a bad owner but I think Mr. Glass would obviously be a great guy to work for you've got to give him that.

And now on to Mahay who signed with the Twins oh and the Royals are obligated to pay for the remainder of Mahay’s salary about $780,000. Now what was really funny was Frank White last night saying how maybe Mahay could bounce back.But let's be serious guys, he was better then Farnsworth, Chen, Colon and Bale. So why he was DFA'd instead of one of them still completely baffles me it really does...

Finally today is my birthday, and what a way to start my birthday then having to pay a dollar bet to my brother from the night before.
Yeah it all started when Farnsworth came in to face Sweeney with the bases loaded I bet that Mike would hit a grand slam, and he bet me that Mike would walk (with the bases loaded).
Yep thanks for nothing Kyle.

Royals on Radio Etc

Royals Merch 5: Non Affiliated Handmade Merch

Royals Merch 5: Non Affiliated Handmade Merch

Well first off we have this lovely Royals flower hair piece that would lovely on just about everyone. I mean how could you not look great in it ? With this your face would look as Sunflower.

Yours for $6.99 by AlexaRayesCollection

Here we have another cute little thing, a logo magnet. Face it most of our fridges are either covered in a cupons and magnets of our insurance agents and such or your kids art work. So why not having something that is cozy yet suave.

Well you can for only $2.50 from AuntCCcreations

In keeping with the current trend we have an awesome hat for that little person in your life. Although the listing says you can get adult sizes made. It looks great but no word on how well it'll protect against a fastball to the head....

Yours for the mere price of $ 25.95 from thebabykeeper

Royals baseball, Winnie The Pooh, and your name.What is do you need in life ?

Yours for only $7 from TeamsandToons

$30 from TheArtofSports

____________________________________________________________

Okay I know what your thinking, usually these Royals Merch series I do have some sort of crazy thing at the end. And why should this be any different ?

So here you go guys............

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W7CNDBT http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W259J57

2011 Ray W Nominees

(Part 1 and 2) http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W7CNDBT http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W259J57

Attendence, and whtat Underground Music has to do with it

Repeat.

Two Cents whore

Farewell To Gibby and the Legendary Bob McClure

Blogin' Blase

7-19

Updating a broken Record.

Losing Streaks Are Like....

Win free Royals Tickets

Royals Merch 4: The Journey

EHH

FSN Kc: A Tim Collins Special

Tiny Tim

Catching up

Yeah yeah yeah, whatever

42

Break An Arm !

The Chen Revival

Chi Sox: Error, error, error, error, and we lose

Opening Weekend (mostly Sunday)

End Of An Era

I can't wait

Links for a Tuesday on March 8th.

Wednesday's Who Am I #1

2010 Ray W Award's voting open NOW !!!!

Links you've already read

Another Day, Another Step Closer To 2012 Contention

Skeleton Trees: The return of baseball

Frenchy Yost and Melk

Tenders and Greinke

Welcome Back !

Six run leads don't mean a thing !!!

Yesterday's Game

Interview with Royalman

An instant cult hero

Still Around

Trading For Sport

The End Was In Sight

MLB's two lost giants

The All-Star Game Joke

The Case for Sentiment to Betemit

A giddy game for the Royals

I just realized

Draft time

Ricky !!!!!!! and who any MLB team should draft

Happy Memorial Day weeked

Ned Yost info from "Quevedo at the Buffet"

1 down 1 to go

Bob Fescoe Royals GM Dayton Moore just told me exclusively that it will be an 8-10 year process to rebuild the Royals

So long

Bullpen Bullbluck

So while I was gone

Contract Year

Aviles optioned to AAA

So 2-2

Meltdown

A little bit of news

What up ? I'm not dead !

Happy St.Patrick's Day/S.T. Tid-Bit's

Down to the 5th Spot

Royals are cheapskates

What Spring Training Is For

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W7CNDBT
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W259J57

(Part 1 and 2)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W7CNDBT
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W259J57