tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post8364470849524675558..comments2023-11-02T08:28:08.286-05:00Comments on Rany on the Royals: Goodbye. (For Now.)Ranyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713226276377020284noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-71977752022458083392015-09-14T15:17:30.896-05:002015-09-14T15:17:30.896-05:00I'm not a baseball fan, so had not seen your b...I'm not a baseball fan, so had not seen your blog before. It was linked from a Worldbuilder campaign for Syrian refugees in Lebanon.<br /><br />I'm just posting to say, as the granddaughter of a Christian immigrant from Safita, thank you for the link to SAMS and for what you are doing there.Loredenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110801085496605266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-21334528791485566892015-08-18T19:24:52.157-05:002015-08-18T19:24:52.157-05:00Rany, loved your run and I don't believe for o...Rany, loved your run and I don't believe for one moment you can give up your addiction of writing about the Royals. Twitter will only keep you satisfied for so long......<br />I will keep monitoring because I know when September hits your hands will shake, sweat will roll, and like the Coo Coo for CoCo puff bird, you will be back in force. Back to the first step of the twelve step program.<abchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238677591894291361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-77366459305296410332015-08-05T22:04:49.165-05:002015-08-05T22:04:49.165-05:00Thank you, Rany.Thank you, Rany.John LaPointe Navarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288749933440123522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-84881809936015546072015-07-29T11:54:22.699-05:002015-07-29T11:54:22.699-05:00And now Zobrist too! Exciting times to be a Royals...And now Zobrist too! Exciting times to be a Royals fan!!Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-5513886262910432332015-07-28T13:24:54.430-05:002015-07-28T13:24:54.430-05:00I agree with the previous commenter. I checked th...I agree with the previous commenter. I checked this site today to see if you had anything to say about the Cueto deal. I'll check again soon....Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345366931248552649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-60386597606584210482015-07-26T11:34:13.757-05:002015-07-26T11:34:13.757-05:00You did say you might do a write up if a big time ...You did say you might do a write up if a big time trade went down. I think this Cueto deal qualifies!!!Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540103973535229550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-76012998241287545562015-07-19T22:11:42.230-05:002015-07-19T22:11:42.230-05:00Man, what a bittersweet read! I have devoured your...Man, what a bittersweet read! I have devoured your writing like someone who hasn't eaten a meal in three days would devour a slice of Giordano's stuffed pizza. Sometimes my eyes just cannot move as quickly as I would implore them. Thank you for the gift you have given all of us. It seems fitting, in a way, that it has culminated in a new era for Royals baseball - a winning era. You are Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112484589441178262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-40757529234746413352015-07-19T14:37:58.198-05:002015-07-19T14:37:58.198-05:00You have an amazing gift Rany and I'm very tha...You have an amazing gift Rany and I'm very thankful to have the opportunity to read your work. Best of luck!Csmelroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660424688908648531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-58789918693941336712015-07-16T06:51:41.485-05:002015-07-16T06:51:41.485-05:00We pray for Syria too - all the best for the futur...We pray for Syria too - all the best for the future Rany! :) J. SonderbyGutripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464077141527425340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-13121636742606255302015-07-15T01:25:03.233-05:002015-07-15T01:25:03.233-05:00Big thanks, Rany -- grew up in KC during the Brett...Big thanks, Rany -- grew up in KC during the Brett years and have always followed the team (from west coast). I feel like I discovered a comrade in arms when I discovered your blog. Why are all the best baseball writers from the Midwest? I'll always be on the lookout for whatever you write about and wish you the best with your practice and family.tookeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505128396588939453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-16926388820269555352015-07-14T19:26:32.710-05:002015-07-14T19:26:32.710-05:00Thank you, Rany! You combined eloquent passion fo...Thank you, Rany! You combined eloquent passion for a team and a game with statistically-based (and usually reasonable) arguments in a way that magnified my passion for that team, game, and statistically-based arguments.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723692407566652712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-42345792262244003942015-07-13T22:45:46.608-05:002015-07-13T22:45:46.608-05:00Rany, your blog has been 'the real thing' ...Rany, your blog has been 'the real thing' all of these years. There have been times I didn't agree with your analysis, and even times where I thought the analysis was going a little too far (I mean baseball players ARE people, who knew??). All in all though, it was the joy of seeing someone passionately express their thoughts and feelings into words that hooked me. The deep Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684705005271304460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-4099968642749090912015-07-13T14:22:27.588-05:002015-07-13T14:22:27.588-05:00While I've missed your writing, I certainly un...While I've missed your writing, I certainly understand your reasons for stepping away. Good luck to you in your practice.Tampa Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448415448799540848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-69109398458486423602015-07-11T12:40:32.192-05:002015-07-11T12:40:32.192-05:00I just want to thank you for your insightful comme...I just want to thank you for your insightful comments and thoughts about the Royals. I've read your blog from the start. I will miss reading your blog on a regular basis. This last blog brought me to tears. I pray for you and your family----and for all those that are suffering from the needless violence in the Middle East. I pray for all who have been displaced and are suffering from thisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017686400016883281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-86643268369068700132015-07-09T19:51:58.862-05:002015-07-09T19:51:58.862-05:00Rany's pumpkin patch would be great thing on a...Rany's pumpkin patch would be great thing on a lot of levels (Royals in playoffs,you writing about it etcetera, etcetera) good luck from fellow Wichita. <br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579005489213613135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-84030548776306687602015-07-09T12:13:54.054-05:002015-07-09T12:13:54.054-05:00To say you will be missed by the devotees of your ...To say you will be missed by the devotees of your blog is such an understatement. You are insightful, humorous and a really outstanding writer. Life and reality rear their heads over time, and the path you have chosen is to me the only sensible one. I wish you only the best wherever your road takes you. Like it or not, even if you had become a Cubs employee, I think you would still have bled formerbaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774320216024525892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-61723483065620200562015-07-08T21:38:58.790-05:002015-07-08T21:38:58.790-05:00Made me tear up man.Made me tear up man.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601490987935530517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-7253954139066467612015-07-08T16:19:09.022-05:002015-07-08T16:19:09.022-05:00Thanks for all the great writing over the years, R...Thanks for all the great writing over the years, Rany... you made the wilderness years a lot less lonely and the outpouring of communion that culminated in last year's magical run all that more exhilarating.Hector Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437953708350665718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-91954292089690634662015-07-05T09:14:17.789-05:002015-07-05T09:14:17.789-05:00This White Sox fan has always appreciated your pas...This White Sox fan has always appreciated your passion, knowledge, and writing skills. Your doctoring skills ain't bad either!<br />Sincerest thanks.GregNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196984727095849811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-62424965628283453172015-07-02T15:26:58.087-05:002015-07-02T15:26:58.087-05:00It's been a good run, and reading what you hav...It's been a good run, and reading what you have written as been informative and stimulating. And I fully understand your need to focus your energies elsewhere. Best wishes for the future of your medical practice, for you children's growth and development, for your marriage, and more generally for your life.<br /><br />Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-47505968355607342532015-07-02T10:49:28.054-05:002015-07-02T10:49:28.054-05:00I'll just say the same thing I say when someon...I'll just say the same thing I say when someone stops doing something that makes me happy in order to do something that makes them happy(ire): It's my loss.Dannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621259640917098367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-4037554573739686632015-07-02T10:40:08.210-05:002015-07-02T10:40:08.210-05:00I don't remember exactly when I found you. I ...I don't remember exactly when I found you. I know before I did, I believed I was virtually all alone in my love of the Royals. I largely hid that love in a closet, embarrassed for what the world might think. My family couldn't understand why I listened and watched and yelled, even in August when all was long lost. The Royals were like a bad investment that you kept poring money into, kctigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185794649514654790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-50208328252829053692015-07-01T21:05:09.856-05:002015-07-01T21:05:09.856-05:00Peace be upon you.Peace be upon you.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368579294492366226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-29667000085173480712015-07-01T19:02:56.330-05:002015-07-01T19:02:56.330-05:00My son Daniel just turned 14 and baseball is his f...My son Daniel just turned 14 and baseball is his favorite thing in the world to do. Like your daughter, he is a catcher who bats lead-off. We live in Western Oklahoma and could not get Royals games on TV until two years ago, just as the Royals were becoming good. Last year's run through the playoffs cemented Daniel as a diehard Royals fan. During the World Series, he worked out that I was tim.hubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915806897109160931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129904004334636055.post-88354004410875378392015-07-01T18:50:11.820-05:002015-07-01T18:50:11.820-05:00I quit DodgerDivorce about two months after I got ...I quit DodgerDivorce about two months after I got my day job. I greatly admire your passion and dedication, both to the Royals and SAMS.Josh Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917981297181251768noreply@blogger.com