tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post5851339912937780151..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Denouement.Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-61811175712585565392008-10-14T20:14:00.000-05:002008-10-14T20:14:00.000-05:00I'm a Red Sox fan, but your blog has gotten me int...I'm a Red Sox fan, but your blog has gotten me into the Royals, to the point that I've almost adopted them as a second team. I love your writing and your passion for the game and the team, and when the Royals finally do make the playoffs again, I will definitely be rooting for them. Keep up the wonderful work on the blog, sir!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529823727941299117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-7197467598111605292008-10-13T13:20:00.000-05:002008-10-13T13:20:00.000-05:00Rany,I was a little tardy to your blog. I did not...Rany,<BR/><BR/>I was a little tardy to your blog. I did not know about it until halfway through the season, but I have gone through the archives and read every post so far. Please keep it up through the offseason as much as you can. It's a must-check every day for loyal Royals fans.<BR/><BR/>Having someone who is a fan of the team give you in-depth information is much better than some guy on CAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231850208618984223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-58356995734510315042008-10-13T12:32:00.000-05:002008-10-13T12:32:00.000-05:00It's great news! Now maybe we will take a walk on...It's great news! Now maybe we will take a walk once in a while!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-36727378271484245022008-10-13T11:42:00.000-05:002008-10-13T11:42:00.000-05:00So the Royals hired Kevin Seitzer as the new hitti...So the Royals hired Kevin Seitzer as the new hitting coach.<BR/><BR/>Good news, or best news ever?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-86562396735673524802008-10-10T23:10:00.000-05:002008-10-10T23:10:00.000-05:00Let's stick to baseball.Let's stick to baseball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-82352197936956717192008-10-09T19:45:00.000-05:002008-10-09T19:45:00.000-05:00More compact link:http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pag...More compact link:<BR/><BR/>http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=7588089KCDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03376046906109913730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-38407588989771881942008-10-09T17:48:00.000-05:002008-10-09T17:48:00.000-05:00Holy wow, Fox News KC broke a story today that'...Holy wow, Fox News KC broke a story today that's making national headlines...and it's reminded me of the post earlier this year about Rany's friend being pulled from Obama's campaign. <BR/><BR/>The story: a children's doll is being recalled for doing some baby mumbling that if you're listening for it, sounds vaguely like it's saying, "Islam is the light." KCDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03376046906109913730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-71901294407421373142008-10-06T09:56:00.000-05:002008-10-06T09:56:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure I'd part with some prospects for S...I'm pretty sure I'd part with some prospects for Street. Nobody knows better than us how unlikely it is for them to actually arrive and contribute. Wait, maybe Billy Beane knows better than us. Damn. Still, I think I'd trade one, two, or all of the Wood-Johnson-Pimentel trio for Street. I know this is seriously suspect reasoning, but think how much better things might be if we'd traded Chris Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-1876383096309002902008-10-06T02:13:00.000-05:002008-10-06T02:13:00.000-05:00Some non-contending team made a claim on Oakland A...Some non-contending team made a claim on Oakland A's reliever, Huston Street after the waiver deadline. The A's are supposedly in talks with that team about trading Street. It could be half the league, but I wonder if it was the Royals, and they traded for Street, would they make the move and put Soria in the starting line up?<BR/><BR/>That's a huge hypothetical I know.<BR/><BR/>Also, with Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275276577448843877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-40947307907510676502008-10-04T07:25:00.000-05:002008-10-04T07:25:00.000-05:00I appreciate your blog, too. However, saying that ...I appreciate your blog, too. However, saying that doesn't make me any less a freeloader. :) I can't speak for everyone else on here, but I would not be offended if you had ads on here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-24918522849554785152008-10-04T05:51:00.000-05:002008-10-04T05:51:00.000-05:00Hey Rany keep the blog going it is nice to read ab...Hey Rany keep the blog going it is nice to read about the Royals from someone outside the organzationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-73776174074944861162008-10-03T17:30:00.000-05:002008-10-03T17:30:00.000-05:00Bye bye to Silverio and Barnett --- the organizati...Bye bye to Silverio and Barnett --- the organization just improved over night!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-295765547090041302008-10-03T14:22:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:22:00.000-05:00The NL hasn't been the weaker league for every sin...The NL hasn't been the weaker league for every single year of the last decade. It's cyclical. The NL Central has been pretty tough since the Brewers moved there.Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-20859779377640586162008-10-03T14:20:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:20:00.000-05:00The NL hasn't been the weaker league for every sin...The NL hasn't been the weaker league for every single year of the last decade. It's cyclical. The NL Central has been pretty tough since the Brewers moved there.Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-60109854267588445962008-10-03T10:56:00.000-05:002008-10-03T10:56:00.000-05:00The Brewers' drought, going into this year, was 3 ...The Brewers' drought, going into this year, was 3 years longer than the Royals'. If the Royals can make it to the playoffs by 2010 (which is not an entirely unreasonable projection), then our playoff-less period will have been shorter than Milwaukee's.<BR/><BR/>Not to mention, they switched to the weaker league and still took 10 years to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-9872932496125566942008-10-02T22:39:00.000-05:002008-10-02T22:39:00.000-05:00Rany, Please don't stop the blog. Scale back if y...Rany, Please don't stop the blog. Scale back if you must, but don't hang us high and dry.<BR/><BR/>Can't you see we need this!N.A.R.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13860926951942385037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-1141298738105519192008-10-02T18:04:00.000-05:002008-10-02T18:04:00.000-05:00Mike Barnett has been fired.Praise the lord.Mike Barnett has been fired.<BR/><BR/>Praise the lord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-5618338164749435302008-10-02T16:07:00.000-05:002008-10-02T16:07:00.000-05:00For a kid growing up in Oklahoma back in the '70s,...For a kid growing up in Oklahoma back in the '70s, Royals baseball was not user-friendly. Too many Guy's Potato Chip commercials. You had to wait for the post-game show to get out-of-town scores. The Sporting News came only once a week. The stations in Coffeyville and Topeka would fade out during the 7th-8th innings, and would be unlistenable when thunderstorms were in the area. We saw the RoyalsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-42251408217936748922008-10-02T14:46:00.000-05:002008-10-02T14:46:00.000-05:00Rany, thanks for the blog. I hope you find time t...Rany, thanks for the blog. I hope you find time to keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-12432044099358335982008-10-02T10:15:00.000-05:002008-10-02T10:15:00.000-05:00Rany, Some of us are old enough and have been foll...Rany, <BR/><BR/>Some of us are old enough and have been following the Royals long enough to actually remember the days when they actually MADE the post season. I'm 37 years old, so I remember everything clearly from about 1978 on. I remember 1976 as well, but it's a little more spotty. <BR/><BR/>In 1980 I skipped recess to watch the Royals play the Phillies in the WS (yes they actually played Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-62296436048343296302008-10-02T01:10:00.000-05:002008-10-02T01:10:00.000-05:00The "Call" meant nothing. Orta was thrown out at t...The "Call" meant nothing. Orta was thrown out at third later in the inning and never scored.<BR/><BR/>Rany, this blog has been the best thing I have experienced as a Royals fan outside of the Royals themselves. I have read every one of your posts and check this blog every day.<BR/><BR/>I am lucky enough to be old enough to have experienced every one of the good years from 76 on. I feel sorry for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089187591356047422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-14776632956270342582008-10-02T00:40:00.000-05:002008-10-02T00:40:00.000-05:00Thank you Rany. I've been a loyal Cardinals f...Thank you Rany. I've been a loyal Cardinals fan for over 50 years - Musial thru Pujols! But from the old days of R&RotR, plus the recent addtion of the greatest living American writer, Joe Poz, I've somehow become an adopted Royals fan in addition. Is that even legal? As long as you let me privately curse Denkinger once a year, I'll stay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52042532564223242452008-10-02T00:11:00.000-05:002008-10-02T00:11:00.000-05:00Rany, thank you. For us that bleed Blue your blog...Rany, thank you. For us that bleed Blue your blog is a must. Please keep truckin' and soon enough, we will be playing in the post season again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-36251281998560215392008-10-01T23:42:00.000-05:002008-10-01T23:42:00.000-05:00Rany, I've never commented before but I want to th...Rany, I've never commented before but I want to thank you for this blog. I always apprecite your thoughts and data. <BR/><BR/>I became a Royals fan in 1976, at age 11, when my family drove down to KC from Iowa so I could see my first ever MLB game. What a great year to become a Royals fan! The fun was just beginning.<BR/><BR/>There have been many times in the past 15 years or so that I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-19207591390799141262008-10-01T22:05:00.000-05:002008-10-01T22:05:00.000-05:00.264/.300/.438 was just a few points off his proje....264/.300/.438 was just a few points off his projection of .280/.335/.446<BR/><BR/>Slugging is obvious, but I'm going to call 35 points of OBP to be pretty huge.Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.com