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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Stop The Small Plastic Gun Violence: You Still Got That Little BB In Your Eye, Kornacki? |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 1:15 pm |
| Tags: Baseball, Emil Brown, Kansas City Royals, Mlb, Stop The Small Plastic Gun Violence |
| think having to cover the Kansas City Royals was a pain in the ass as it is when ... BAM! A pellet-gun bullet straight to the face! Jesus, Emil! Watch where you point that thing! From the Associated Press: KMBC reporter Karen Kornacki was interviewing shortstop Tony Pena Junior before the game when she felt the pellet hit near her left eye, |
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| Stop The Small Plastic Gun Violence: You Still Got That Little BB In Your Eye, Kornacki? |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 1:15 pm |
| Tags: Baseball, Emil Brown, Kansas City Royals, Mlb, Stop The Small Plastic Gun Violence |
| You'd think having to cover the Kansas City Royals was a pain in the ass as it is when ... BAM! A pellet-gun bullet straight to the face! Jesus, Emil! Watch where you point that thing! From the... |
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| Dotel To Atlanta Deal Not Close |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 12:04 am |
| Tags: Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Kyle Davies, Octavio Dotel, Seattle Mariners, Wladimir Balentien |
| Word via the Kansas City Star is that the Royals will get Kyle Davies in the deal. The Teixeira trade needs to be finalized first though. Nice job by Dayton Moore. Apparently he preferred Davies over Wladimir Balentien. UPDATE 2: Based on this MLB.com report and reports from Sports Radio 810, the deal is not |
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| THE LOCKER ROOM 8/2 - A.M. Edition |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 9:59 am |
| Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, David Rabinowitz, Kansas City Royals, Mlb, Michael Strahan, Minnesota Bridge Collapse, Minnesota Twins, Nfl, New York Giants, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, The Locker Room |
| play last night's Minnesota-Kansas City game following the tragic Interstate 35W bridge collapse because he didn't want to create more traffic problems for the emergency crews. (Via Baseball Musings) A source close to Michael Strahan says the future Hall of Famer feels betrayed by the Giants. But Big Blue View says it's the other way around. |
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| Stark On Dotel, Wickman |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 2:35 pm |
| Tags: Atlanta Braves, Bob Wickman, Kansas City Royals, Octavio Dotel |
| are still calling up the Royals trying to beat the offer of Kyle Davies for Dotel. He also mentioned that teams are calling the Braves to try to pry Bob Wickman loose in the event that the Braves do get Dotel. Tim Brown backs this up - Wickman can be had if Dotel is secured. |
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| Royals Considering Re-Signing Sweeney |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 2:07 pm |
| Tags: Kansas City Royals, Mike Sweeney |
| this year. If the Royals retain Sweeney, it'd be purely for his clubhouse qualities. They could easily find a DH to match Sweeney, even by calling up their own free talent guy in Craig Brazell. Bob Dutton's article notes that the Royals have a good $30MM to burn this winter, but want to focus on adding a starting pitcher. |
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| Royals Considering Re-Signing Sweeney |
| Published: August 25, 2007, 2:07 pm |
| Tags: Kansas City Royals, Mike Sweeney |
| this year. If the Royals retain Sweeney, it'd be purely for his clubhouse qualities. They could easily find a DH to match Sweeney, even by calling up their own free talent guy in Craig Brazell. Bob Dutton's article notes that the Royals have a good $30MM to burn this winter, but want to focus on adding a starting pitcher. |
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| Odds and Ends |
| Published: August 21, 2007, 4:12 pm |
| Tags: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Jason Jennings, Jose Guillen, Kansas City Royals, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Redman, Mike Lowell, Seattle Mariners |
| It wouldn't be the Kansas City Star without an enormous pixellated close-up of the player in question. This time it's Mark Grudzielanek, who's been extended through 2008. Grudz wouldn't have reached the 500 PAs needed to guarantee his $4MM option for '08. The Red Sox still haven't spoken to Mike Lowell about a contract |
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| Needs and Luxuries: Kansas City Royals |
| Published: September 16, 2007, 1:33 am |
| Tags: Kansas City Royals, Needs Luxuries |
| some needs. One need the Royals have is power. They're dead last in the AL with a .392 SLG. To be fair, their stadium is not receptive to the longball. But the Royals don't hit for power on the road either. The good news is that Gordon and Butler both project as 30 home run guys in the near future. And Buck can hit |
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| Could Bonds Join Royals, Devil Rays? |
| Published: September 25, 2007, 2:06 pm |
| Tags: Barry Bonds, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| a last-place team like the Royals or Devil Rays. However, he may have to decide between non-contenders and retirement. Last week when the Giants told Bonds he wasn't welcome in 2008, I analyzed the situations of the 14 American League teams' DH spots. The Orioles, Royals, Angels, A's and Rangers seemed the most likely |
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| THE LOCKER ROOM 10/19 - A.M. Edition |
| Published: October 19, 2007, 10:04 am |
| Tags: Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Joe Torre, Josh Beckett, Kansas City Royals, Kenny Lofton, Mlb, New York Yankees, Playoffs, Rutgers, Scarlet Knights, South Florida, Trey Hillman |
| to become the next Royals manager.AOL Fanhouse's Matt Watson thinks Hillman might slow down his negotiations with Kansas City now that Torre is officially not re-signing with the Yankees. Rutgers disrupted South Florida's bid to finish No. 1 with a 30-27 win in East Rutherford Thursday.Below the Beltway expects the Scarlet Knights' win |
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| Somewhere, There Are Some Japanese Restaurant Investors Wondering Where They Went Wrong [They Cook The Fish There] |
| Published: October 30, 2007, 12:35 pm |
| Tags: Baseball, Japan, Kansas City Royals, They Cook The Fish There, Trey Hillman |
| We like the idea of a major league manager named "Trey." It seems like an oddly informal name for a manager: We imagine them all having grizzled old-guy names, like Whitey, or Miller. But new Royals... |
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| Somewhere, There Are Some Japanese Restaurant Investors Wondering Where They Went Wrong [They Cook The Fish There] |
| Published: October 30, 2007, 12:35 pm |
| Tags: Baseball, Japan, Kansas City Royals, They Cook The Fish There, Trey Hillman |
| Whitey, or Miller. But new Royals manager Trey Hillman is fresh off years with the Nippon Ham Fighters, and he's got, like, a new attitude or something. He also left the Japanese league a bit hanging. Just eight days before signing with the Royals, Hillman opened a new restaurant called Hillman's Hangout. If you're ever in the |
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| Odds and Ends: Cook, Benoit, Griffey, Riske |
| Published: October 31, 2007, 9:59 pm |
| Tags: Aaron Cook, Atlanta Braves, Barry Bonds, Bill Hall, Colorado Rockies, David Riske, Joaquin Benoit, Kansas City Royals, Ken Griffey Jr, Latroy Hawkins, Mike Sweeney, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Noah Lowry, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Shawn Chacon, Tex |
| or Coco Crisp. The Royals may yet retain David Riske, who wants a multiyear deal and would like to stay. They'll definitely offer him arbitration, since he's a Type B free agent. Also, longtime Royal Mike Sweeney might finally play elsewhere. Free agent Shawn Chacon is looking to start in 2008, and he'll make over $4MM. |
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| Rangers Rumors: DeJesus, Lamb, Millar |
| Published: November 3, 2007, 11:42 pm |
| Tags: Aaron Rowand, Adam Eaton, Andruw Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Ben Broussard, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Coco Crisp, David Dejesus, Gerald Laird, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Giambi, Joaquin Arias, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Millar, Mark Kotsay, Mike Cameron, Mike Lamb |
| Evan Grant writes for the Dallas Morning News, but he posted this column at night. Go figure. He's got some new info regarding the Rangers. As you know, the Rangers have had difficulty finding a long-term center fielder. That's the main focus of this offseason. The team has already shown interest in Torii Hunter and |
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