Who are These Guys? – Designated Hitter

After a series of not-terrible moves this off-season, the Kansas City Royals may find themselves as legitimate favorites for a playoff spot come October of 2014. Since a lot of people who forgot KC had a baseball team will start to pay more attention to the kings of the midwest, I thought I might provide… Read more

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Royal Reactions – What’s Up, Wade?

If anybody on the Royals could have used a hug last year, it was Wade Davis. After coming over to the Kansas City Royals as part of the James Shield/Wil Myers trade, Davis was given a spot in the rotation based on a stellar performance out of the bullpen for Tampa Bay in 2012. It… Read more

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Royal Reactions – Off-Season Upgrades

Dayton Moore has been a busy man since the long-suffering Red Sox fans finally got that elusive World Series title after six long years without one. As previously-discussed, the Royals fell short of the playoffs and couldn’t just stand pat if they wanted to step it up in 2014. Welcome to Kansas City, Norichika Aoki,… Read more

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Awful Storyboarding – Holiday Egg Nog Energy Drink Commercial

Trying something new to visualize an idea I had. What happens when a mom & pop dairy gets in on the energy drink craze just a little too late?

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All in for 2014 – Going to WAR with the lineup you have

So, the World Series is over and the boys in blue didn’t make it. I will say, this was one of the more enjoyable seasons to follow the Royals, and it will be great if they can ever get through a season sometime soon without a gut-punch of a month that drags the whole year… Read more

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Keep the Dirt Even, Please

I was getting gas this morning when a friendly man with a can of some kind of car cleaner accosted me. “Wanna see this amazing product in action, mate?” He was Australian, but that really has no bearing on the rest of the story. “Not really,” I replied, but it was already too late. He… Read more

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That Lunatic is Eating My Free Sandwich

David was getting hungry when his train of though was severly interupted. “Give me your money!” “What?” David turned to see a shoddy-looking man with a gun pointed at his face. “I’m not asking again,” the man said. “I-I don’t have any money,” David stammered. “You expect me to belive that?” The man shook his… Read more

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Will Wiggins be a Winner?

Saw this come across my twitter feed today: I dig the throwback socks, but I am worried the powers that be at Sports Illustrated are putting a little too much pressure on a kid who hasn’t even taken his first elbow in a Big 12 game. I understand that the current culture of sports requires… Read more

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X Marks the Lawsuit

There is a minor kerfuffle going on the the marketing world, where Exxon Mobil is suing the new cable network FXX for co-opting the interlocking X pattern of their logo. On its surface, this appears to be quite stupid. A spokesperson for the cable network even poked fun at the lawsuit: “We are confident that… Read more

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RR – All in for 2013 – Feeling Lucky?

Over the last 10 games, the Kansas City Royals have gone 9-1, which would be awesome, except the two teams in front of them in the American League Central, Detroit and Cleveland, have also gone 9-1. If you are unfamiliar with the term Pythagorean Record, then I suggest you click here before admiring my awesome… Read more

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