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[url=http://tbll.nbc.com/blogs/R...jbvni dkmgl jvuqn<br />[url=http://tbll.nbc.com/blogs/Reductil/main/2010/06/02/buy-reductil-order-cheap-reductil-15mg-without-a-prescription]buy reductil[/url] ttv<br />ckwsmra<br />http://tbll.nbc.com/blogs/Reductil/main/2010/06/02/buy-reductil-order-cheap-reductil-15mg-without-a-prescriptionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-44849630596610436832008-02-28T13:09:00.000-06:002008-02-28T13:09:00.000-06:00You raise an interesting question:Just how bad hav...You raise an interesting question:<BR/>Just how bad have the last ten years been for the Royals? Where do they rank in baseball history among the sport’s worst teams?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-14613350567548659282008-02-25T16:20:00.000-06:002008-02-25T16:20:00.000-06:00Last May, my son and I met in Denver and saw all t...Last May, my son and I met in Denver and saw all three games of the Rockies-Royals season. The Royals won 2 of 3, and the sportswriters in the Denver papers were discussing when, not if, Clint Hurdle would be fired. We looked at the Rockies lineup and had only heard of Holliday and Helton. I think Tulowitzki had just come up from AAA. Their bullpen coughed up leads in 2 games, and only Tyler Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-10422971260292389752008-02-24T11:48:00.000-06:002008-02-24T11:48:00.000-06:00Rob is just closing down his blog. That's it. He...Rob is just closing down his blog. That's it. He's still a fan. How many of us fans out there have a blog? Many, but not all of us. Rob was the former, but is now the latter. It's no big deal.Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-60225719714032381702008-02-23T13:41:00.000-06:002008-02-23T13:41:00.000-06:00I don't blame Rob -- but the very point of being a...I don't blame Rob -- but the very point of being a fan is to stick with a team through good and bad. I was four years old last time the Royals made the playoffs. I haven't lived in Kansas City for 6 years but I will be a Royals fan until the day I die. Rob is free to do what he likes, but Red Sox nation stuck with their team for a century and Cubs' fans are still sticking with their team and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16548596706577983102008-02-23T10:58:00.000-06:002008-02-23T10:58:00.000-06:00Bill:Good lord--I don't recall Rob ever mentioning...Bill:<BR/><BR/>Good lord--I don't recall Rob ever mentioning dropping the mantle of Royals fandom; I think he probably just, you know, needs more time to complete the writing that, you know, pays him.<BR/><BR/>Keep your eye on his espn blog, where he's often able to sneak some small-market talk through the entertainment sports network censors.<BR/><BR/>This Neyer bashing is ridiculous. God Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-90958394117793672582008-02-23T00:20:00.000-06:002008-02-23T00:20:00.000-06:00Don't think that Rob's quitting (and that's what i...Don't think that Rob's quitting (and that's what it is) is excusable. True Royals fans never do. My note to him...<BR/><BR/>Wow Rob - incredibly disappointing. I counted you as one of the few tried and true, but clearly was wrong. No matter how bad the season was, I always looked forward to hearing you and Rany give an educated Royals fan perspective.<BR/><BR/>You can sell out and go cover Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199899212471684252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-66772545436675229182008-02-22T20:15:00.000-06:002008-02-22T20:15:00.000-06:00The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals were a great team to ...The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals were a great team to root for, especially given middling expectations for the team. If it could have ended after the (somewhat) epic NLCS, it would have been near perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-52026812548188780472008-02-22T16:21:00.000-06:002008-02-22T16:21:00.000-06:00Rany - I'll be honest, I'm sad to see the end of R...Rany - I'll be honest, I'm sad to see the end of Roby & Rany, but I suppose that this can somehow fill the void. Rob's website was a frequent stop for me throughout the season, jsut hoping to see a new post, so I can join in on the endless Royals ranting and raving, but mostly ranting.<BR/><BR/>I just found your blog today when reading the final Rob&Rany, so I have some catching up to do over Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229728594245662636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-25967889472526478042008-02-22T15:02:00.000-06:002008-02-22T15:02:00.000-06:00"Did you really like that?Against lefties last yea..."Did you really like that?<BR/>Against lefties last year, Clayton hit .246/.317/.316. And while David Ortiz is usually outrageously great, against lefties last year, he was only fantastically good, hitting .308/.390/.462. The splits/percentages are only guidelines, but are too often used as cold hard facts of life."<BR/><BR/>Apparently you are not familiar with the managerial workings of <A HREF=ASMR Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717407406969414614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-60436089171039178542008-02-22T14:46:00.000-06:002008-02-22T14:46:00.000-06:00I'm ok with Rob being pessimistic. But he is unrea...<I>I'm ok with Rob being pessimistic. But he is unreasonably pessimistic. His knee-jerk reaction to all things Royal is something negative. Yes I understand the "given the last X years of Royals history, can you blame him?" I can understand how Royals failures can lead to an emotional reaction that all things Royal will continue to be bad forever. But that is thinking with your heart and not withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-47519508145409858722008-02-22T14:40:00.000-06:002008-02-22T14:40:00.000-06:00"He's not just another lunkheaded fan. He's a seri..."He's not just another lunkheaded fan. He's a serious baseball writer and analyst. And much of the time his analysis of the Royals is just an expression of frustrated fan angst."<BR/><BR/>But he's still often right.<BR/><BR/>"But I did like when Terry Francona sat David Ortiz in favor of pinch hitter Royce Clayton. You see, Ortiz is a left-hander and so is the pitcher. If he sends up a Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-15654433756440092092008-02-22T14:27:00.000-06:002008-02-22T14:27:00.000-06:00I'm ok with Rob being pessimistic. But he is unre...I'm ok with Rob being pessimistic. But he is unreasonably pessimistic. His knee-jerk reaction to all things Royal is something negative. Yes I understand the "given the last X years of Royals history, can you blame him?" I can understand how Royals failures can lead to an emotional reaction that all things Royal will continue to be bad forever. But that is thinking with your heart and not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-7271856208262835222008-02-22T14:19:00.000-06:002008-02-22T14:19:00.000-06:00Actually, the Giants were the #5 seed. Not a big ...Actually, the Giants were the #5 seed. Not a big difference, just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-85459180271617270172008-02-22T14:11:00.000-06:002008-02-22T14:11:00.000-06:00Oh, okay, I think I get it now. You're saying Home...Oh, okay, I think I get it now. You're saying Homer (the Rockies) was beating up on other beer league softball teams (the NL) until Burns gets the ringers (Boston) and Homer finds out he's not really that good.<BR/><BR/>Still, Homer ends up winning the game while the Rockies got crushed.ASMR Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717407406969414614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-85655521077768015522008-02-22T14:09:00.000-06:002008-02-22T14:09:00.000-06:00That Simpsons episode is a great one, but I really...That Simpsons episode is a great one, but I really don't the analogy. First of all, Clemens was Homer's teammate, not his opponent. Second of all, he was incapacitated for the game because he believed he was a chicken. Third of all, Homer won the game by getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. <BR/><BR/>But I did like when Terry Francona sat David Ortiz in favor of pinch hitter Royce ASMR Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717407406969414614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-65983651027890857632008-02-22T13:32:00.000-06:002008-02-22T13:32:00.000-06:00Thank you Rany for reminding us all of why we watc...Thank you Rany for reminding us all of why we watch sports! That run the Rockies made was unbelievable except well, IT REALLY HAPPENED. Living in Tulsa, I was able to see many of the Rockies' players come through the double A, Tulsa Drillers and it was great to see them make it to the big one. I want the same feeling with the Royals! I want to stay up until midnight watching Royals playoff TulsaRoyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591214739126195343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-43623737841634930062008-02-22T12:31:00.000-06:002008-02-22T12:31:00.000-06:00"Their farm system hasn’t been nearly as productiv..."Their farm system hasn’t been nearly as productive so far, but they’ve been far more aggressive in free agency, and Meche alone is more valuable than all the Rockies’ free agents combined."<BR/><BR/>This is hyperbole. I would have to say that Herges, Hawkins, Torrealba, Fogg and Matsui (all FA signings) were more valuable last season to the Rockies than Meche was to the Royals. Torrealba, while Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-27053596769476775712008-02-22T10:39:00.000-06:002008-02-22T10:39:00.000-06:00Well Mr. Burns had done it...The power plant had w...Well Mr. Burns had done it...<BR/>The power plant had won it...<BR/>With Roger Clemens clucking all the while...<BR/>Mike Scoscia's tragic illness made us smile...while Wade Boggs lay uncounsciouss on the bar room tile.<BR/><BR/>We're talking softball...<BR/><BR/>(try getting that song out of your head for the rest of the day...and my Sweeney bobblehead is broken, too. life imitates art, or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-55003916124225312652008-02-22T08:18:00.000-06:002008-02-22T08:18:00.000-06:00The softball episode of The Simpsons is definitely...The softball episode of The Simpsons is definitely one of my top 5 episodes. The T"alking Softball" song at the end is a regular on my i-pod. Gotta love it.adoyleBUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487980482469925869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-71354027716062187152008-02-22T07:39:00.000-06:002008-02-22T07:39:00.000-06:00I enjoy Rob's blog at espn.com but I don't underst...I enjoy Rob's blog at espn.com but I don't understand how he can say that he isnt impressed with Dayton Moore. <BR/>Keep up the good work.ChasingMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403850105548136267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-38322990538935960322008-02-22T07:03:00.000-06:002008-02-22T07:03:00.000-06:00I have a Sweeney bobblehead as well - same broken ...I have a Sweeney bobblehead as well - same broken bat issue. Such is life. Keep up the good work - longtime R&R reader happy to see you forging ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com