At the end of the award voting, I decided that since the Baseball Bloggers Alliance had come along so quickly, it might be nice to get an idea of who was actually in the group. To that end, I’m working through the roster and asking ten questions of each member. The first five [...][...]
Archive for the ‘Kansas City Royals’ Category
February 21st, 2010 - 3:42 am § by Cardinal70 § in BBA News, Kansas City Royals
Get To Know The BBA: Royals On Radio Etc.
February 17th, 2010 - 4:45 pm § by Hippeaux § in Kansas City Royals
Offseason Prospectus #30: The Kansas City Royals
Last, but not…well, actually… There are a number of baseball franchises which vie for the title of “Best Punchline.” The Pirates recently set a record of prolonged futility by finishing below .500 for seventeen consecutive seasons. The Nationals/Expos have made just one [...]
January 15th, 2010 - 6:41 am § by True Grich § in AL West, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, General Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
A fan’s guide to the Cactus League
If you’re a baseball fan and you’ve never been to Spring Training, you owe it to yourself to go. Trust me on this, you’ll have the time of your life and wonder why it took you so long to get there. If you’re an Angels fan and you live in Southern California, you can easily [...][...]
January 15th, 2010 - 3:27 am § by Jeff Parker § in AL Central, Kansas City Royals
Are the 2010 Royals starting to resemble the 2009 White Sox?
Yeah I know, the title is a bit snarky and the joke has been played out. Still you have to admit that acquiring four players from a 79-83 team is a bit curious – especially since all four had an OPS+ below 100. Player PA’s AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS+ Podsednik 587 .304/.353/.412/98 Getz 41[...]
January 3rd, 2010 - 2:11 am § by thebaseballfish § in AL Central, Kansas City Royals
Dick Kaegel and Dayton Moore’s Delusion Drink
MLB.com is running a series where each team’s writer answers 10 questions about the the 2010 season for the team. Dick Kaegel lost all credibility with me by the time I was finished reading his answers. Click here to read the rest over on Kings of Kauffman.com … [...]
December 31st, 2009 - 10:06 pm § by Jeff Parker § in AL Central, General Baseball, Kansas City Royals
Appier vs Morris
I did this last year with David Cone when I felt he was unfairly removed from future HoF voting due to lack of support. I’m predicting Kevin Appier will go the same route. While it wouldn’t be the travesty it was with Cone I still think Appier should get at least some consideration. Now[...]
December 21st, 2009 - 7:28 pm § by thebaseballfish § in AL Central, Kansas City Royals
Defending Allard Baird
If you accept the fact that the Glass family is leaving Moore alone, and I do, then the fact he is getting the same results as Allard Baird did while dealing with interference makes Allard Baird a superior GM. He, in fact, might have been a genius and let’s not forget that two of [...][...]
December 14th, 2009 - 7:42 pm § by Cardinal70 § in BBA News, Kansas City Royals
Get To Know The BBA: Royally Speaking
At the end of the award voting, I decided that since the Baseball Bloggers Alliance had come along so quickly, it might be nice to get an idea of who was actually in the group. To that end, I’m working through the roster and asking ten questions of each member. The first five [...][...]
December 13th, 2009 - 2:50 am § by thebaseballfish § in AL Central, Kansas City Royals
Jason Kendall and the Hole That Remains
As obsessively as I have been following the catchers on the market, it should come as no surprise to anyone that I have some thoughts on the Royals signing 35 year old C-Jason Kendall to a 2-year contract. I have been trying to get my thoughts and feelings into order about this move since [...][...]
December 11th, 2009 - 3:16 pm § by Jeff Parker § in AL Central, Kansas City Royals
Regarding Kendall
I’m starting to get a sense that some fans like the Royals interest in Jason Kendall because they believe that anything is better than John Buck. Finances aside that is simply not so. Kendall has really fell off since the middle part of this decade and while he was once one of the top catche[...]
