Comments on Rany on the Royals: Game On.

Game off.

2010-05-14T12:00:08.091-05:00

Game off.

Rany, are you sure you don't want to pull this pos...

2009-10-06T09:49:44.249-05:00

Rany, are you sure you don't want to pull this post off now?

The Royals are putting Soria on the DL, bringing u...

2009-05-10T22:04:00.000-05:00

The Royals are putting Soria on the DL, bringing up Hochevar, and moving Ponson to the bullpen.

Three outstanding starts wasted.

2009-05-10T21:26:00.000-05:00

Three outstanding starts wasted.

Royals make the Onion: http://www.theonion.com/c...

2009-05-10T20:36:00.000-05:00

Royals make the Onion:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/royals_unable_to_find?utm_source=a-section

I agree with Frank White that we should just call ...

2009-05-10T07:59:00.000-05:00

I agree with Frank White that we should just call Greinke Zack. Most of the suggested nicknames I've heard are terrible to the point of disbelief. Did you all see the ones they had the TV audience vote on the other night? Zack Attack? ZackTastic?? The Zackinator??? Groooan. Nobody would ever use such a nickname naturally and feel proud about it. I can almost taste the self-loathing without even

If there was any question whether this team needs ...

2009-05-09T14:51:00.000-05:00

If there was any question whether this team needs Gordon back, Guillen's on-going adventures in right field, highlighted by last night's outrageous inside the park homer, should have answered it. As iffy as Teahen can look out in the outfield sometimes, he'd still be a vast improvement. Frankly I don't even care what happens to Guillen after he's out of the field. Bench him, DH him with Butler

To nitpick, when is Hillman going to move Guillen ...

2009-05-09T09:28:00.000-05:00

To nitpick, when is Hillman going to move Guillen down in the lineup. How many times does Butler have to hit a double in the gap and see Guillen barely at 3b when he gets to second for this to change. Even the announcers said something about that. The flyball miscue was just a mistake and the guy is playing hurt, for it to be called a homerun is crazy. It's like all official scorers think that

Rany, Long, long time Royals fan (I remember a 24...

2009-05-08T21:37:00.000-05:00

Rany,
Long, long time Royals fan (I remember a 24-year-old George Brett hitting two homers against the Yankees during Spring training in my beloved Ft. Myers, FL), and I cannot agree with your post any more than I do ... we have an incredible team. I just wonder if (after many, many years of being, essentially, a farm club for the rest of MLB) we can keep this group together for an

"However, this would still take AB's away from Cal...

2009-05-08T18:06:00.000-05:00

"However, this would still take AB's away from Callaspo, Guillen, Butler/Jacobs (if Guillen DH's), and Bloomquist, and how much are you really gaining of you do that?"

True. The #1 priority when thinking about positional alignments, possible trades, etc., should be to make sure we don't take at bats away from Bloomquist.

/sarcasm

Greinke and the Brain...priceless!

2009-05-08T15:15:00.000-05:00

Greinke and the Brain...priceless!

Count me among the people who wouldn't mind seeing...

2009-05-08T13:47:00.000-05:00

Count me among the people who wouldn't mind seeing "The Baseball Jonah" go away.

I just bought tickets for the Royals' game next Wednesday in Oakland. I might be writing my own Banny log.

Kevin, could you explain how a club option in 2011...

2009-05-08T12:40:00.000-05:00

Kevin, could you explain how a club option in 2011 is 'not signed?' A club option is exactly what we should want for every contract. You know he's playing for you and for how much, except it's not guaranteed. Just think if Guillen were signed last year to a 1 year contract with two club options for this year and next. If Dayton decided that he didn't think keeping Guillen was worth the hassle

I'll give you DeJesus is a great guy and a loyal p...

2009-05-08T12:38:00.000-05:00

I'll give you DeJesus is a great guy and a loyal player. But if you had to trade one this year, would you trade DeJesus or Teahen? Given Teahen's versatility and baserunning ability (this year's blunder or two aside) I think Teahen is the more complete player and thus the more valuable of the two. Their offensive ability is not that different. DeJesus hits for higher average, Teahen has more

OMG Dave, I was just getting ready with that very ...

2009-05-08T12:34:00.000-05:00

OMG Dave, I was just getting ready with that very quote. Hell-arious. Here's a fun game, go through the batting order and pick a spot where you can REASONABLY expect to uprgade through trade for any of our "tradeable" players. Position players only, not pitchers. Fact is, if there was a power hitting, reasonably good defensive shortstop out there, we don't have what it takes to trade for him.

Concerning the difference between '03 and '09: In...

2009-05-08T12:27:00.000-05:00

Concerning the difference between '03 and '09:

In '03, a team that had lost a franchise record 100 in '02 had not done much to improve in the off season. The '09 team is three years removed from it's last hopeless season (much like the '06 Tigers), during which consistent moves have been made to improve the talent of the team, and improvement is expected.

Similarly, as 2003

What I love the most about this years Royals is th...

2009-05-08T11:58:00.000-05:00

What I love the most about this years Royals is that they are showing toughness. For too many years they allowed teams to walk all over them when they should have fought back. Olivo is a great example of this. If only they could get Billy Butler to be more of a professional. He should have ran over that guy on the double play yesterday. He's too soft and that just doesn't go for his body. I

Damn Straight! Thank you Dayton Moore for creatin...

2009-05-08T11:48:00.000-05:00

Damn Straight! Thank you Dayton Moore for creating meaningful baseball in KC.

Looks like Casper thinks "American" League means C...

2009-05-08T11:26:00.000-05:00

Looks like Casper thinks "American" League means Canada is excluded.

Seriously, though, this post gave me chills too. Thanks for the good stuff, Rany!

Now that Banny has the second-lowest ERA in the Am...

2009-05-08T10:42:00.000-05:00

Now that Banny has the second-lowest ERA in the American League among starters (min 4 starts), I think it is time to resurrect Greinke and the Brain.

Bring on the Angels!

DDJ is signed only through next year. He has a clu...

2009-05-08T10:29:00.000-05:00

DDJ is signed only through next year. He has a club option in 2011 that is $6 million.

DDJ is solid player. There is absolutely no doubt about that.

But if you were to give me a choice of player to trade: DDJ or Gordon. I would choose DDJ.

I really don't care is someone lives here year-round. That's a nice thing, but it really doesn't make me root harder for

How about General Z as a nickname.

2009-05-08T10:27:00.000-05:00

How about General Z as a nickname.

There is no way the Royals should trade DeJesus. ...

2009-05-08T09:54:00.000-05:00

There is no way the Royals should trade DeJesus. He has signed a reasonable contract, a very solid player and definitely has the positive leadership this team will need down the stretch.

Also, he's one of the few Royals that lives in KC year round. This is a guy that if he wants to (and all indications are that he does) should be a lifelong Royal. He developed in the system, signed

Here's another Billy Madison reference for you. A...

2009-05-08T09:49:00.000-05:00

Here's another Billy Madison reference for you. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

It's On, like Donkey Kong! We are on a roll, and w...

2009-05-08T09:41:00.000-05:00

It's On, like Donkey Kong! We are on a roll, and we do deserve the record we have so far, but I don't see our pitching staying this outstanding (still very good though), and our hitting is probably going to bounce between 12th-17th in runs MLB.

I still think we are going to have to trade for an impact bat somewhere, but what position? SS is where we need it the most, as our curse of