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tcon125

joined Apr 09, 2008 last login Dec 16, 2009 posts 15 comments 272

I'm a student at Iowa State University. I've been a Royals fan since my dad first took me to a game shortly following our move to KC in 1991. Have been a Royals fan ever since.

Having been a fan in the mainly down years since 1991 I always enjoy the top 100 royals of all time list on the site.

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MLB Coop (semi retro hat collection)

Does anyone else remember these gems from the early 90's. I've been looking for these for years.

14 days ago tcon125 9 comments 0 recs

Taking Sides

So guys, I've been noticing that certain people seem to argue a lot. No matter what the subject there seems to be, a line in the sand is drawn and people seem to agree with the same group. I don't think this is a bad thing, or there is really any hating going on, but I just thought of an idea. Royalsreview had in the past talked about buying tshirts to help support the site, well why not make 2 new shirts. Something like Royals Review's Posse, and NY Royals Gang (names subject to immediate change when a better one comes up). They are the two that always seem to be getting into it, and its become THE inside joke (IMHO) of the site. So why not embrace it and pledge blindly to your leader. This is prolly a stupid idea, but I've been thinking about it for awhile.

7 months ago tcon125 17 comments 0 recs

Ok....Help me watch the royals

by tcon125 on Apr 9, 2009 4:53 PM EDT Comment 11 comments

We've all bitched and moaned about poor royals coverage in the past (especially in Iowa) but I want to resolve this issue (i want to watch games).

Here is the cliffnotes version of past notes.

1.The royals aren't on tv in Iowa, FSN carries cards and twins games instead.

2. This is bad, but would be ok if royals fans were able to buy MLB.tv...but in Iowa the Royals are in the "local market" and therefore all their games are blacked out.

3. I would pay for the service if it was availabe to me...but it isn't. Therefore i need a black market royals fix. Does anyone know of a website which streams royals games online?? I'd feel bad, but if MLB is too stupid to take my money then they don't deserve it.

Anyone have some ideas?

Remember to tip the waitress, thank you and goodnight.

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"that's a bad omen."
-me

I was getting up out of my desk in my apartment today, when something happened which can only be thought of as a bad omen. I got out of the chair (i have a desk chair that sinks slightly when I sit, and rises as soon as I get up) and the arm was underneath the desk. Since the weight was no longer in the chair, the chair shut up shook my desk, and a bunch of things fell off the top.

The only thing that broke was my Royals shot glass. It was a double shot too. :(

9 months ago tcon125 14 comments 0 recs

Recent mood seems to have shifted. Even men, smart men, who once had grander predictions have even come on record to state that they felt the 2009 team would be worse than the 2008 version.

I vote for a recount, a January 2009, RCI. And this is in no way related to anything going on in DC.

11 months ago tcon125 23 comments 0 recs

Team Local Number 54 (all-grit team)

by tcon125 on Jan 7, 2009 3:40 PM EST Comment 48 comments

Pretty ridiculous topic, I know, but who are your all-grit players. The picks can be arbitrarily based, and without logic, but I think it would be fun to see everyone's picks.

Local 54, for those of you who do not attend ISU football games or mock announcers with my friends and I, is the name of the fictitious union of gritty players. It started with the metaphor used by many announcers that the player was like a steelworker who had grabbed his thermos/hardhat/lunch pail, and had punched in for work. This morphed into the player being a "card carrying member of Local Number 54".

So have at it. If I get enough entries I'll tally the teams and give an official Royals Review "Local Number 54 team" with a bio for all the players. Maybe one of you smarter statisticians could run some analysis on the players to see how this Local 54 team would actually perform.

Maybe this is dumb, but I thought I'd give it a shot.

I'll start with my picks. (players do NOT have to be active)

1b- Mark Grace

2b-Bill Mazeroski

3b-Gary Gaetti

SS-David Eckstein

C- Jason Kendall

CF-Jim Edmonds

RF-Pete Rose

LF-Raul Ibanez

SP-Jeff Suppan

M-Sparky Anderson

P.S.

I googled all-grit after struggling to find a left fielder, and came across a similar article by the Brew Crew site. http://www.brewcrewball.com/2008/7/14/571285/the-all-grit-team And here was the team he put together. Not surprisingly we both liked the players who don't wear batting gloves/ are sub 5'5".

C Jason Kendall

1B Platoon: Doug Mientkiwicz / Kevin Millar

2B Mark Grudzielanek

3B Ryan Freel

SS David Eckstein

LF Scott Podsednik

CF Aaron Rowand

RF Eric Byrnes

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqZDe4364BI

HAHA Matt Stairs after he hits his homerun in the playoffs.
He got his ass hammered.

about 1 year ago tcon125 0 comments 0 recs

This shouldn't have to be repeated or even said, but yes natalie portman is hot. Cute, hot, pretty whatever your fetish attractive word is she fits.
You would kill yourself if she was your pretty friend because that means you are just on the friends ladder and can't get off. (ok dual meaning there...but see this link for the ladder theory.)
www.theladdertheory.com
no back to the regularly scheduled programming

about 1 year ago tcon125 18 comments 0 recs

Using the closer in none close situations

Hey NY Royal and others, I know it was mentioned by someone (i thought it was NY that's why i mentioned you) that the team's best pitcher should come in in the hardest situations of the game, regardless of inning. We were talking about soria at the time and trying to figure out a way to max his positive affect on the team. I know this was a couple of days ago but did you see Papelbon come in in the 7th against Tampa, shut them down, and the Sox eventually came back and won. That was a great move by Francona, and I'm not just saying that because they came back and won. Papelbon, the best pitcher on the team came in the pressure situation and closed the door. I don't think Hillman would ever do this but I wish he would.

about 1 year ago tcon125 16 comments 0 recs

"This is Iowa State's superbowl. I mean Iowa can lose this game and still go win the big 10 like they have in years past. Iowa State can't go win the big 12!"

Some Hawkeye fan on that local sports show on sunday nights.

If that doesn't say that the big 12 is way better than the big 10 i don't know what will. ISU regularly beats Iowa, because Iowa isn't that good. And the big 10 is TERRIBLE.

The Big 12 is year in and year out is stacked! 3 top ten teams. 5 top 15. Colorado, Nebraska, ISU, KSU, OSU all looking at bowl games. Ha one of these years Iowa fans will take a course on logic and comparing strengths, until then they will continue to make our points for us.

Go State!