Comments on Rany on the Royals: Worst. Five Game Stretch. Ever.

Don't look now but the Seattle Mariners just lost ...

2009-07-28T00:14:59.929-05:00

Don't look now but the Seattle Mariners just lost their 4th in a row at home by more than 5 runs. 9-0, 10-3, 12-3 and 11-4. Washburn tomorrow so odds are the streak ends.

DeJesus will move back to center when Gordon retur...

2009-06-24T09:56:52.155-05:00

DeJesus will move back to center when Gordon returns with Teahen or Guillen moving to left. Guillen will bitch, but he's shortcomings will be easier to deal with in left than in right.

Why is Mitch Maier still up here? If it's because...

2009-06-24T08:59:19.212-05:00

Why is Mitch Maier still up here?

If it's because his defensive CF skills (and it's clearly not his OFFENSIVE skills), that's ridiculous. There HAS to be another bloke down in the minors who deserves a shot at playing the outfield. We can easily move DeJesus to CF.

It's not hillman's bone-headed managing, it's the ...

2009-06-23T21:38:51.866-05:00

It's not hillman's bone-headed managing, it's the even more bone-headed words that come out of his mouth when he attempts to justify those decisions that really irritates me. I generally don't think that he actually believes what he is saying, yet he keeps talking and talking and talking...

As I am watching the Royals open a series in Houst...

2009-06-23T21:29:19.015-05:00

As I am watching the Royals open a series in Houston, I began thinking about which position players (including DH) have the best winning percentage when they are in the starting lineup. here's what it looks like;

B Pena 3-2 .600
Bloomquist 22-23 .488
Aviles 16-18 .470
Crisp 23-26 .469
Teahen 28-36 .437
Butler 27-35

I'd like to see a post on ideas on how to fix this...

2009-06-23T11:31:16.443-05:00

I'd like to see a post on ideas on how to fix this thing. Specifically, who goes, who stays, who replaces, etc. I know we aren't even at the all-star break yet but even I'm getting bummed out. I really want Gordon to save the season for me.

I have to agree with Casper: This team has laid d...

2009-06-23T10:20:34.743-05:00

I have to agree with Casper: This team has laid down and QUIT. There's no other explanation. It would be one thing if the Royals were just getting outgunned, but they're making the kind of mistakes you'd expect from a team that's out of contention and just playing out a string: A lot of errors, a lot of baserunning blunders, horrible at bats, a lot of grooved batting practice

This season: We are good (potentially great!). We ...

2009-06-23T02:52:52.646-05:00

This season: We are good (potentially great!). We suck. Hey, we are good again, no...wait....we suck. The truth is somewhere in between. I'd just like to have the best 25 players healthy and on the active roster for a couple of weeks.

Well, Rany, then let me be the first to call you K...

2009-06-22T22:08:04.736-05:00

Well, Rany, then let me be the first to call you King cause on royals.com there's a story about the five year anniversary of the Beltran deal and how the Royals have "turned the corner."

I'm dead serious. Its really there.

I'm not kidding.

On the bright side, the Royals didn't lose today! ...

2009-06-22T20:51:19.137-05:00

On the bright side, the Royals didn't lose today! Of course, that's only because they didn't play...

The Royals have really been neglected for the last...

2009-06-22T16:50:26.474-05:00

The Royals have really been neglected for the last 15 years by the Glass family.

What do we expect? Just because they have invested more for the last 2 years does not help that the previous 13 years they did nothing. We are paying for the neglect and probably will for a couple more years until some of the talent matures. I wish that we had never seen David Glass and his Wal-Mart

Free Killa! Beware faith based managing

2009-06-22T16:44:47.264-05:00

Free Killa!
Beware faith based managing

Well, Rany wrote something negative so here comes ...

2009-06-22T15:55:09.362-05:00

Well, Rany wrote something negative so here comes the sweep of the Astros.

Also in a followup to your last post, I would love to see the stats of starts after a complete game. Both Hochevar and Meche got blown out and knocked out early, and I would think a 132 pitch game was to blame for Meche's performance.

look at the bright side (you can tell i am only a ...

2009-06-22T15:25:44.740-05:00

look at the bright side (you can tell i am only a casual royals fan), of the six teams to get blown out 5 games in a row, only the tigers and cubs didn't make it to the world series within 3 years (though the cubs made it to the nlcs in 84). st. louis lost the series in 85 and florida won it all in 97 & 03.

KC in 2012!!!!!

Rany how long til they blow this up and get rid of...

2009-06-22T15:21:32.891-05:00

Rany how long til they blow this up and get rid of the crap on the field. I am not a Hillman fan but the bums playing defense are unbearable.

"I just don't even know where to begin. What the h...

2009-06-22T13:09:18.973-05:00

"I just don't even know where to begin. What the hell has happened here?"

They're playing to their own level. Face it: this team was never that good to begin with.

Maybe we tumble to the first pick in the draft and...

2009-06-22T12:54:13.317-05:00

Maybe we tumble to the first pick in the draft and get Harper. That wouldn't suck.

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2009-06-22T12:35:41.356-05:00

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i'm back to 2005 mode, where i hope the royals los...

2009-06-22T12:30:43.781-05:00

i'm back to 2005 mode, where i hope the royals lose every game and i hope it happens by 5 runs or more, it's the only way we can get change. DM isn't cutting it, his ML moves have sucked except for meche and soria and his draft picks haven't amounted to anything yet.

Blow. It. Up. Get what you can and start over. ...

2009-06-22T10:36:11.968-05:00

Blow. It. Up. Get what you can and start over. Priority number one needs to be finding someone to take Guillen so we are free of that 12 million next season. At least he is starting to hit so someone may become interested. Thank God Greinke signed this offseason because we would have been screwed trying to extend him after this debacle.

It is hopeless. Jacobs sucks. No trade value. Guil...

2009-06-22T10:34:41.974-05:00

It is hopeless. Jacobs sucks. No trade value. Guillen sucks. Olivo sucks. Crisp is injured. Gordon is injured. I almost forgot Aviles' name.

I was able to watch the Cards games this weekend in the Lou and it was shameful. It was supposed to be my Father's Day gift and it was the worst present ever.

It got to the point that I would only watch Butler and Pujols bat and

One thing I do like about the Royals is that, as f...

2009-06-22T10:11:53.959-05:00

One thing I do like about the Royals is that, as fans, we do get to see more than our fair share of historical accomplishments. Too bad Greinke was the only good one this year, and even he flamed out. Now he's merely human.

Rany, take at a look at this JoPo article from las...

2009-06-22T01:55:01.268-05:00

Rany, take at a look at this JoPo article from last year. It's as relevant now as it was then.

www.kansascity.com/180/story/785522.htmlwww.kansascity.com/180/story/785522.html

This is completely unacceptable and I find it amaz...

2009-06-22T01:51:13.935-05:00

This is completely unacceptable and I find it amazing that DM has not pushed a destruct button on this team. It must take amazing restraint. The Cardinals are simply not as invincible as those scores reflect (though Pujols certainly is). HOnestly, a change via trade/release/demotion, etc. is the only thing short of firing Hillman that will alter the spiral of this year's team (did wonders

I just don't even know where to begin. What the he...

2009-06-22T01:35:16.089-05:00

I just don't even know where to begin. What the hell has happened here? This team has basically just flat out quit. I don't see how it's anything else. Just completely mailing it in. There's no fire. There's no pride. It's disgusting to watch. No, seriously - it offensive to take in. As a fan it's pretty g-damned difficult to support a team that can't match the