Dad. Ad Man. Royals Fan.
“Well, Doug, I think your wife is an idiot!” The meeting was not going well. It was hard to put too much blame on Doug, who was now in the unfortunate position of defending his wife’s true deficiencies as a user of the World Wide Web, but it was also his call to schedule an… Read more
This is the first in an occasional series wherein I will discuss my thoughts on working in Downtown Los Angeles, a place I have only previously visited for the occasional meal and night out drinking. I may also talk about riding the train, but only if I can find something to say other than “people… Read more
The Royals dispatched the Cincinnati Reds tonight in a sloppy, rain-lengthened game, picking up their 73rd win of the season—one better than the much-maligned prediction from Baseball Prospectus’s PECOTA forecasting tool. Much ridicule was wasted in the off season after a series of articles dared to wonder if other teams would emulate the Royals defense… Read more
Watching the Royals go 3-0 to start the season isn’t a crazy idea. Most teams, even bad ones, can string together three wins on occasion. What has been most satisfying about this opening week binge on wins is that they have come with so much competence. By far, the worst performance has been Danny Duffy… Read more
Let’s take a look at who will be turning double plays on the daily this year, once again using the official 40-man roster as our guide, which can be found here. Note: All posts will follow this general format: Player Name (linking to the player page on Baseball-Reference.com) 2013 “Slash” line (Batting Average/On-Base Percentage/Slugging Average) 2013… Read more
Let’s take a look at who will be manning the expanses in Kaufmann Stadium this year, once again using the official 40-man roster as our guide, which can be found here. Note: All posts will follow this general format: Player Name (linking to the player page on Baseball-Reference.com) 2013 “Slash” line (Batting Average/On-Base Percentage/Slugging Average) 2013… Read more
Let’s take a look at who will be donning the tools of ignorance for the boys in blue this year, once again using the official 40-man roster as our guide, which can be found here. Note: All posts will follow this general format: Player Name (linking to the player page on Baseball-Reference.com) 2013 “Slash” line (Batting… Read more
A few things happened in the last week or so. In tech news, Google laid out 3.2 billion dollars to buy Nest, a company best known for thermostats that resemble Hal 9000. Some are worried that people using Bing may suddenly find their houses freezing them out, but the risk is mitigated by the fact… Read more
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
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