Dad. Ad Man. Royals Fan.
Happy New Year, everybody. One of my goals this year is to start writing about the Kansas City Royals again. It’s something I’ve always enjoyed, and the team has been more fun to watch this past year than any since 2003. Previous bits of my baseball meanderings can be found here, here and here. This is,… Read more
In preparation for tonight’s game five in the NBA finals, I thought I’d take a quick look back at my experience with Game Four on Tuesday night. Here is how one man took in this pivotal match up. 1st Quarter I was still at work when the game started at six, so I missed most… Read more
Checking out the Twitter feed for Bob Dutton gives us this: So, are the hitters that good, or the pitchers that bad?
I’m over Greinke going away. Time to get excited about the Royals actual youth movement. Here is a pretty chart showing the current players on the 40-man roster and their ages. The key here is that those players in RED are in what should be considered the prime of their careers. A few guys are… Read more
10 games scattered throughout the minor leagues doesn’t really portend anything, but you’ve got to think you couldn’t ask for better results from the Tony Pena, Jr. pitching project. clipped from mlb.mlb.com Pena adjusting to new role as pitcher Everything went very well. He started with the Rookie Surprise team for two games, pitched seven… Read more
Let’s make one thing clear: David DeJesus is my favorite player on the Kansas City Royals. Has been for years. He wears the same number I did when i played ball in high school, and I’ve said so while sponsoring his page on Baseball-Reference.com. But in the Royals tradition of mis-allocating resources, they have apparently… Read more
A much larger study has probably already been done on the effect of playing position and batting results, but on the surface, it appears that the Royals may get a small boost in offensive production just by putting Mark Teahen back at third and keeping him there. His splits from playing in right field.His splits… Read more
Just caught a bit of Sports Center. The were showing the top three teams in the American League central along with little fun facts about each. The Tigers are below .500 since the All Star break. The White Sox have been on a streak. And the Twins have 12 games remaining against the Royals. Seriously?… Read more
Yuniesky Betancourt career line: 279/302/393Willie Bloomquist career line: 266/324/334 For a marginal (at BEST) upgrade at shortstop, the Royals have traded away one of their top pitching prospects, a guy who would have been competing for a rotation spot next year and is only 22 years old. Unless there is an injury to Cortes that… Read more
I don’t think the season is lost, because I never realistically thought the Royals would win the division this year. That said, it was nice to be competitive and in the hunt early in the season, and it would be nice if the team wasn’t comically bad every year. I think Rany nails it in… Read more