Comments on Rany on the Royals: Release The Hounds.

Another guy you completely forgot was Miguel Asenc...

2011-07-06T18:52:22.380-05:00

Another guy you completely forgot was Miguel Asencio. They destroyed him.

You could always move Swartz to 3B, and let Owen b...

2009-07-06T13:14:24.238-05:00

You could always move Swartz to 3B, and let Owen be the trainer. It wouldn't be any *more* harmful, at least.

Over the years you don't know how many fellow ...

2009-07-04T14:08:41.418-05:00

Over the years you don't know how many fellow Royals fans have made the comment "the Royals need to fire their trainer" and this is just said on intuition from following the Royals from year to year.

I said keep Maier because (1) he has little/no val...

2009-07-02T09:13:49.165-05:00

I said keep Maier because (1) he has little/no value, and (2)someone has to play outfield. He makes the minimum and apparently they have NO ONE ELSE or they would already be playing (I hope).

I'd trade Callaspo now while his offensive val...

2009-07-01T21:50:56.291-05:00

I'd trade Callaspo now while his offensive value is high. Granted he is probably are best hitter right now but he offers nothing else and may bring back a decent return. I can't even believe you included Maier on your keeper list!

From Aviles, re: TJ surgery... "When I got a...

2009-07-01T19:31:20.731-05:00

From Aviles, re: TJ surgery...
"When I got a second opinion, that's when we found the tear."

hmmm

another 120 plus pitches for Meche coming into the...

2009-07-01T16:53:24.883-05:00

another 120 plus pitches for Meche coming into the game complaining of a dead arm! Brilliant limit him to 100 and then get him healthy and trade him!

how long before boston releases julio lugo? would...

2009-07-01T12:47:37.065-05:00

how long before boston releases julio lugo? would love to get that guy for the league minimum.

he's vastly superior to any of the duds we're trotting out there regularly.

this royals team is as bad as any in the last 10 years, which is saying something.

read joe poz' description of the offense getting worse the more dayton does.

really

And now Aviles, who started hurting in SPRING TRAI...

2009-07-01T12:40:47.156-05:00

And now Aviles, who started hurting in SPRING TRAINING is out 9-12 months with Tommy John surgery. Yet ANOTHER player where our staff thought he could play through it, then thought he needed rest, but now needs major elbow surgery. This is a joke. I'm glad you wrote about it, as I've been having this argument with my friends for a while now about Schwartz.

I don't

I would keep: Grienke, Meche, Hochevar, Bannister,...

2009-07-01T11:29:12.854-05:00

I would keep: Grienke, Meche, Hochevar, Bannister, Soria. Gordon, Butler, Kaaihue, Callaspo, Bloomquist, Maier, 2 of the 3 catchers, and a couple other warm bodies to make a 25 man roster. Everybody else at MLB or AAA should probably be traded, released, waived, DFA'd, tasered, etc.

Make some trades, Dayton!

2009-07-01T00:14:46.321-05:00

Make some trades, Dayton!

No timely hitting and unearned runs = another loss...

2009-06-30T23:57:11.950-05:00

No timely hitting and unearned runs = another loss. What a surprise. Same old Royals...another day, another loss.

Rany, If you don't call for Hillman's head...

2009-06-30T23:41:00.549-05:00

Rany, If you don't call for Hillman's head on a platter after this disgusting 2-1 loss to Minny, I will be very disappointed. This was the most disgusting display of fundamental baseball I have ever seen. I've had enough. I'm done for the year as a royals fan, it's single A ball.

Mitch Maier is up with the bases loaded and one ou...

2009-06-30T20:28:54.843-05:00

Mitch Maier is up with the bases loaded and one out in the fourth....I will bet my life that he does NOT get a hit or even get on base.

Wow, Ron. You were probably that kid that got beat...

2009-06-30T16:30:53.660-05:00

Wow, Ron. You were probably that kid that got beat up at recess constantly during your younger years, then got promoted to toilet swirlies and wedgies during your high school days. I wonder what it must be like to be such an ignorant D-Bag such as yourself........hmmmm.

My apologizes. I did not realize the athletic trai...

2009-06-30T01:21:29.245-05:00

My apologizes. I did not realize the athletic trainer was the primary source of medical care and advice for professional sports teams. I now understand the Royals rely on Nick Swartz to handle medical issues for the team and, if any player has a poor result for a medical condition, the team's athletic trainer bears the primary responsibility for this.

Given this new information,

wish i could remember ALL of my names and password...

2009-06-29T23:38:41.310-05:00

wish i could remember ALL of my names and passwords, but i can't so i'll just have to be anonymous again...

i was the one thinking Gil wasn't right after his last start, then i saw another anonymous post this: "And this morning I read in the Star that Meche is going to decide today if he will pitch on Wednesday. That he has a dead arm.". i guess a bad back won

Limestone, pjbronco: Wow. That's all I have t...

2009-06-29T21:50:45.746-05:00

Limestone, pjbronco:

Wow. That's all I have to say.

As per your tweet about them being pissed, who com...

2009-06-29T21:34:11.080-05:00

As per your tweet about them being pissed, who communicated this to you?

As a fellow athletic trainer in the business, and ...

2009-06-29T17:30:21.829-05:00

As a fellow athletic trainer in the business, and a loyal Royals fan for life, reading this article and all the comments, I am obviously disappointed. Disappointed in many ways actually. For the past several seasons, I too have questioned some of the decisions made by the medical staff regarding certain players and their playing status. They just didn't make sense to me. I was crossing my

Rany, could you please give us whatever info and t...

2009-06-29T10:31:29.318-05:00

Rany, could you please give us whatever info and thoughts you have on the Chelsor Cuthburt signing?

And this morning I read in the Star that Meche is ...

2009-06-29T08:30:54.475-05:00

And this morning I read in the Star that Meche is going to decide today if he will pitch on Wednesday. That he has a dead arm. I guarantee he will be on the DL before the end of the week.

This team is in total disarray. When do the Chiefs start?

One thing that I think wasn't evaluated is the...

2009-06-28T23:51:10.136-05:00

One thing that I think wasn't evaluated is the type of players who are on the Royals roster. Coco Crisp has had a history of injuries before joining the Royals and so have a lot of players that we have traded for or gotten through free agency. I think of Juan Gonzalez as an example. Since we are a second tier team the only free agents and trades we get are second tier talent we end up with

Meche still ain't right, I'm thinking... ...

2009-06-28T14:05:42.901-05:00

Meche still ain't right, I'm thinking... If his back were really good, he'd be able to stay down and drive that ball low into the SZ. Injuries happen with all sporting teams, but Rany's right, it's the constant lingering & (from the outside looking in) misdiagnosis goes back to the training staff.

I think you are greatly overestimating the influen...

2009-06-28T12:11:58.391-05:00

I think you are greatly overestimating the influence of the Royals trainer. I recall Mickey Cobb's main jobs seemed to be coming out on the field with a silver tube of some cold spray to apply to a player's injured finger, shin, etc. That, and going to the movies a lot with George Brett on road trips. Isn't it a stretch to eve say Nick Schwartz is a part of the "medical staff?&