tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post826298980209806900..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: To Sung Woo, Thanks For Everything! Rany JazayerliRanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-70384692866899596192014-08-23T14:00:23.595-05:002014-08-23T14:00:23.595-05:00Detroit is falling apartDetroit is falling apartFast Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318089894697640479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-69701950120938775042014-08-15T21:10:32.226-05:002014-08-15T21:10:32.226-05:00Is this what you write when you can't bring yo...Is this what you write when you can't bring yourself to write good things about your "favorite" team that is on an incredible run despite your "expert" analysis to the contrary?Kris Alan Higdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423454496063855539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-2578983279986834662014-08-14T18:56:29.496-05:002014-08-14T18:56:29.496-05:00I guess that is ONE way to look at it.I guess that is ONE way to look at it.Antonio.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08740155942210835984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-50934480093831949372014-08-14T16:27:07.322-05:002014-08-14T16:27:07.322-05:00Royals rallied w/ Kratz(acquired for Valencia in a...Royals rallied w/ Kratz(acquired for Valencia in a trade that everyone called stupid), Colon(drafted by Moore over likes of Harvey, Sale & several other higher ranked prospects), Dyson(kept for D & base running, shunning an OF upgrade at trade deadline) & Aoki(acquired off-season in a deal that was looking horrible a month ago), topped off by 2-run 1B by Butler(all were begging for AJ Polohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664893372353641098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-85467333708597502402014-08-13T07:43:07.970-05:002014-08-13T07:43:07.970-05:00Rany, lovely, beautiful piece in The New York Time...Rany, lovely, beautiful piece in The New York Times today (from your blog). Living in Paris and watching the Mets these many years (I was born in NY) has been wonderful, frustrating, and painful so I can relate to your team and Lee. Terrific stuff, thank you. <br /><br />If you send me your address, I'd be very happy to send you ome of my baseball art stamp sheets – Rubens Rounding Third. MATTHEW ROSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387040518467600743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-62518451928051548112014-08-12T21:29:41.103-05:002014-08-12T21:29:41.103-05:00Cardinals fan here. What a fantastic story! Grea...Cardinals fan here. What a fantastic story! Great job KC showing this guy Midwestern hospitality, it will surely be the trip of a lifetime! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496931468954080404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-69742229132359522082014-08-12T16:32:09.024-05:002014-08-12T16:32:09.024-05:00Someone referenced the White Sox above, thought yo...Someone referenced the White Sox above, thought you should see that (most) of us are pulling for the Royals too. Rany is quoted liberally.<br /><br />http://www.southsidesox.com/2014/8/12/5993921/royals-back-in-first-place-and-with-feeling-this-time<br /><br />GregNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196984727095849811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-88963525291277298192014-08-12T16:13:54.704-05:002014-08-12T16:13:54.704-05:00God, this reads like a baseball movie.
Down-and-o...God, this reads like a baseball movie.<br /><br />Down-and-out baseball team who hasn't made the playoffs in 29-years gets inspired to take first place due to visit from a goofy fan from S. Korean that reminds everyone that baseball is supposed to be fun.<br /><br />Now we need to get Hollywood Royals fans like Jason Sudekis and Paul Ruud to make the project.John Virilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745653280594998420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-79435280936216442112014-08-12T10:53:21.755-05:002014-08-12T10:53:21.755-05:00It's all about karma.
I truly believe the r...It's all about karma. <br /> I truly believe the reason the Royals won the sixth game in '85, and thus the Series, was because Reggie Jackson, that former Damned Yankee, as part of the ABC crew assigned to the losers, rooted on the Royals from their locker room in the ninth inning as they rallied to beat the Cardinals.<br /> And if the Royals get 'er done this year, it'll be Swoonin' A'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417522552720041177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-65398606062009397302014-08-12T08:18:31.984-05:002014-08-12T08:18:31.984-05:00A Royals playoff appearance might be the perfect c...A Royals playoff appearance might be the perfect coda for this blog. Here's hoping the Royals can give you a perfect sendoff!twmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435570180342463224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-29667516818430377892014-08-12T08:06:02.495-05:002014-08-12T08:06:02.495-05:00One comment, however...
>>>Appeared on t...One comment, however... <br />>>>Appeared on the Jumbotron in the middle of the fifth inning.<br /><br />Um, Rany, that would be Crown Vision. :-Ddaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180775867956650767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-55267417505516715862014-08-12T08:04:48.172-05:002014-08-12T08:04:48.172-05:00This brought tears to my eyes. Love! This brought tears to my eyes. Love! daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180775867956650767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-22394810128377333972014-08-12T01:39:26.380-05:002014-08-12T01:39:26.380-05:00Rany logic
Royals lose = I was right all along and...Rany logic<br />Royals lose = I was right all along and I'm smarter than the GM<br /><br />Royals win = supernatural forcesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923676448773971248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-64207393574566609072014-08-11T22:52:05.189-05:002014-08-11T22:52:05.189-05:00The Sung Woo Lee story is very nice & compli...The Sung Woo Lee story is very nice & complimentary to KC & the Royals. But, Please lets not overdo it. A important story is how long has been since Ned has made a glaring error. Good job Ned! Just set back & enjoy the ride. Still scared that our lack of plate discipline will come to haunt us down the last 1/4 of the season. How did we trade for Josh W. after the deadline, don&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017078069659065867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-42942508006035087282014-08-11T21:29:03.508-05:002014-08-11T21:29:03.508-05:00Rany, thanks for your heartfelt article. It made m...Rany, thanks for your heartfelt article. It made my day! Sung Woo Lee came along at the right time. As a Royals fan since 1976, it's the first time in a long while I have a feeling that the Royals can get to the post-season and win. Go Royals!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021880793978272758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-11811727552079364152014-08-11T17:22:02.795-05:002014-08-11T17:22:02.795-05:00This is the best thing since Joe Poz. Thanks Rany....This is the best thing since Joe Poz. Thanks Rany...for everything.Deo Prenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472436234262219652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-82209081631709549562014-08-11T16:54:08.769-05:002014-08-11T16:54:08.769-05:00Rany- I love two things about that article. Your ...Rany- I love two things about that article. Your sentimentality and the fact that the first comment was from someone on a technical correction.<br /><br />Ultimately- if Rany is in and is going to enjoy the ride there is no reason everyone else shouldn't just relax and enjoy each game. Like life- a baseball season is a journey to be relished slowly- but it sure would be nice to somehow get Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053489679525201134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-43706169606789675232014-08-11T16:10:40.004-05:002014-08-11T16:10:40.004-05:00It's tough to follow a commenter like Alcides ...It's tough to follow a commenter like Alcides Just Wants to Dance, but Rany you have been an incredible voice for the years of torment Royals fans have endured. It clearly goes deeper than most people realize as they traverse the process (I stole that word from who else.) One can take the attitude that even a blind squirrel gets a nut now and then, but if you can't invest emotionally informerbaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774320216024525892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-51287748973980744872014-08-11T15:57:38.864-05:002014-08-11T15:57:38.864-05:00I loved this. Thanks RJ!
I loved this. Thanks RJ!<br />@edcfromkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365260061340987926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-72208758785961492582014-08-11T15:55:05.184-05:002014-08-11T15:55:05.184-05:00Fantastic article Rany. Been following you on twi...Fantastic article Rany. Been following you on twitter for the past couple of years and never miss you on 810. Didn't know until today that you used to call Wichita home. Appreciate your love of the Royals from down here in my hometown. Go Shockers! Go Royals!Chad Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700513498336360268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-60796815593370117342014-08-11T15:06:11.261-05:002014-08-11T15:06:11.261-05:00We seem to be regaining that classic KC swagger. T...We seem to be regaining that classic KC swagger. The lyrics to "Kansas City (Here I Come)" are no joke. This used to be the capital of cool in the Mid-West. Paris of the Plains and all that. With the kind of patience one would expect from someone with mental deficiencies or a masochistic streak, we have all stuck in there with the city and the team and it's so exhilarating to have AlcidesEscobarJustWantsToDancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739755993709615816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-22724685710295992332014-08-11T15:06:00.126-05:002014-08-11T15:06:00.126-05:00Here goes nothing, I was born in 1987 in New York ...Here goes nothing, I was born in 1987 in New York City to a couple of New Yorkers (dad a lifer and mom a decade in). My first game, and I don't remember this, but the pictures are about the cutest I can claim, my dad had me close my eyes and walk out the upper deck concourse, open my eyes at the count of three, to take it all in with a rush. Yankee'd from head to toe, my young self was AlcidesEscobarJustWantsToDancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739755993709615816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-57478263293262736952014-08-11T14:23:37.953-05:002014-08-11T14:23:37.953-05:00One reason this story is as big as it is, is that ...One reason this story is as big as it is, is that KC loves its team and its city, but after so many decades of being outclassed by other teams and cities, we feel insecure. So when this foreigner from 6,000 miles away comes here just to love our team and city with us, we feel flattered and validated and proud. Could you see this story happening in NYC? Not a chance.giantslorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520171809045089172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-68076734202014119022014-08-11T14:11:31.875-05:002014-08-11T14:11:31.875-05:00"A guy visits the US and sees a baseball game..."A guy visits the US and sees a baseball game. Good for him, and he seems like an okay guy, but why exactly is that the best story in 29 years? Or a story at all?"<br /><br />If you've read this entire piece and still have to ask, then you'll never understand.giantslorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520171809045089172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-57543589505321827872014-08-11T12:50:07.970-05:002014-08-11T12:50:07.970-05:00That was lovely. Tears everywhere! If the Royals...That was lovely. Tears everywhere! If the Royals keep winning, we can't let him go home, right?Dean Comptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456465430441769891noreply@blogger.com