SB Nation User Blog: cmkeller

10 Greatest moments in recent Royals history?

cmkeller — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:49:46 -0000

I saw a link to <a href=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/ten-greatest-pirate-moments-in-their-recent-history/>this article</a> in Sports Illustrated, and I was wondering if we could come up with a decent "10 Greatest Moments in Recent Royals History".

Some possibilities:

Win # 82 in 2003
Opening Day come-from-behind victory in 2004
Opening Day come-from-behind victory in 2008
Series of walk-off victories in April 2000 <a href=http://royalsretro.blogspot.com/2008/08/2000-in-box-record-77-85-4th-place-18.html>(see here)</a>
Zack's 1-hitter
Zack's 15-strikeout game
Pair of 17-run games in June 2007
26-run victory over Tigers in September of 2004

That's just off the top of my head, though I'm sure you guys can come up with a bunch of others. No sarcasm, no off-field moments, no full seasons. Only single game or sets of games close together are to be considered "moments."

Apparently the Royals still hope to make the playoffs

cmkeller — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:31:07 -0000

I imagine I'm not the only one on this message board who's on the Royals' mailing list. Well, I found the opening line of the latest e-mail, which I received yesterday, interesting:

There is something for everyone at The K during the last homestand of the 2009 regular season!

I'm so glad they specified that this is the last "regular season" homestand of 2009. I eagerly await the post-season homestands of 2009 that will no doubt follow. Meet me at the Plaza, anyone?

Bo Jackson makes SI's list of 10 most thrilling baseball players to watch

cmkeller — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:26:58 -0000

Bo Jackson makes SI's list of 10 most thrilling baseball players to watch

Bo makes the football top 10 list as well.

Radical idea to help Royals

cmkeller — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:53:40 -0000

I haven't seen this idea floated yet, but I think it would have some merit:

Can we get Mark Grudzielanek back? It was a nice idea of Dayton Moore's to not re-sign him in order to try and snag an extra draft pick (and make up for the one we lost signing Juan Cruz), but clearly no one else seems to want to sign him and give us the pick, so...let's take him back. Unless it can be proven that his skills have declined, he's definitely both better on both defense and on offense than any middle infielder currently on our roster.

What do the rest of you think?

Another former Royal gets a managerial job

cmkeller — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:04:34 -0000

Another former Royal gets a managerial job

A. J. Hinch has replaced Doug Melvin as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He was playing for us as a rookie in what, 2001? Now he's managing? I feel old.

Can we Boycott Farnsworth?

cmkeller — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:13:38 -0000

Is there any way, by internet and word-of-mouth, to get noticeable masses of Royals fans to exit the K whenever Kyle Farnsworth enters a game? Trey and Dayton can't possibly be stubborn enough to keep pitching the guy in the face of a full fan revolt, can they?

It's a shame that Dayton has committed 9 million dollars to this man, but enough's enough. He needs to be forced to admit he made a mistake and not make the fan base suffer for it any further.

An optimist's perspective on yesterday's game

cmkeller — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:06:22 -0000

OK, I'm no happier with yesterday's blown game, with Hillman, with Farnsworth, maybe with Moore (remember, he's also responsible for Meche, so he might deserve more credit for yesterday's game than blame). But here's a way to look at things to cheer us up:

After yesterday, the Royals have the same record as the Yankees, and the White Sox have the same record as the Orioles.

If we can say that again at the end of the season, I think we'll all be a bunch of happy campers.

Tom Verducci gives the 2009 Royals some love

cmkeller — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:19:29 -0000

Tom Verducci gives the 2009 Royals some love

This probably falls into the category of "damning with faint praise", but any "damning" of the Royals that does not include the word "hapless" is a step up for our Boys in Blue. Some relevant quotes:

"Outside of a handful of teams (Pirates, Padres, Nationals, Orioles, Mariners), every team has a right to be dreaming of October." (Note which team is not amongst the exceptions!!)

"Other surprise candidates: the Indians, chock full of players hitting their prime years; the Rangers, who can accelerate their 2010 arrival if they integrate some young pitching; the Braves, who should be way better than their 90 losses of last season; and even the Royals, who may be one starting pitcher away from contending. The gap between the eight playoff teams and the next eight teams that don't make the playoffs is so small now that many of the spots become interchangeable." (implication: the Royals are somewhere within the top 16 teams this season!)

OT: Kansas City Islanders?

cmkeller — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:38:34 -0000

OT: Kansas City Islanders?

KC has been teased by the Penguins recently, but the Islanders definitely have less of a local fan base, and a worse bureaucracy to deal with getting any new construction done than the Penguins did. Wang is getting impatient.

Of course, there's no island anywhere near KC. Scouts? Blades? A new name entirely?

Who could the Mets blow us away with?

cmkeller — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:32:41 -0000

In today's Newsday, one of the sports columnists discusses the Mets' need for a closer, and suggests Joakim Soria as a possible trade target. We all know it would take a heck of a lot to get Soria from the Royals. Do the Mets have it? I'd think they're depleted after trading for Johan Santana, but who knows...maybe they have something great the Royals would be willing to trade even the Mexicutioner for?