tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227003362011-06-07T23:34:28.830-07:00Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.comBlogger2681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-63449304600214199232009-04-07T16:51:00.001-07:002009-04-07T17:19:41.516-07:00

Gordo Went 1-4, with a solo jack and both of the Royals RBIs in a 4-2 loss to the WSox.(image courtesy of http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/baseball/mlb/03/22/8great.gordon/p1_gordon.jpg)Oh, lordy, lordy. Things just never seem to change around here, do they?Why do we even have Soria on this team?Why do we have a lefty in the bullpen?How did the Royals find a way to crush early season optimism just one

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-71657430878843946822009-04-03T11:48:00.001-07:002009-04-03T13:01:06.023-07:00

(photo courtesy of the Kansas City Star)This is a Ribeye steak you can apparently order at concession stands in the renovated Kauffman Stadium. Come next Friday, I'm going to freakin' destroy this thing.Sometimes on our little blog here, we get distracted by what's happening on the field and don't really address the simple joys of going to a baseball game, eating, drinking beer, and hanging out

CGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-10396684321231349692009-02-25T12:27:00.000-08:002009-02-25T14:00:41.603-08:00

(Photo courtesy of www.refridgeratorlogic.wordpress.com)The KC Royals are off to a red-hot start in 2009! Or not...Top 1:Missed it, but judging by the five-minute length of the half inning we went 3 up, 3 down.Bot 1:With a runner on 1st (a very good runner... Ian Kinsler), Mark Teahen in his first professional start at 2nd base threw the ball into left field that lead to six runs, including what

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-33729217953185621952009-02-17T15:35:00.001-08:002009-02-17T15:37:06.215-08:00

(photo courtesy of http://royals.mlblogs.com/Cov%20front.jpg)Ok, so it's time to fire up the ole blog again as Corban and I have been stricken with a serious case of baseball fever. The arrival of the baseball prospectus, along with the report that 100% of the Royals Spring Training invitees have arrived in Surprise, AZ are both extremely welcome in this extremely slow part of the sports calender

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Unfortunately, yes. I wanted to take today to go through a roster run down, and see just how many positions the Royals need to improve. Sorry to our millions of readers, but it has been hard for me to think or write about the Royals in such an unbelievably frustrating stretch. The most positive thing that's happened for this team in the last month or so, besides Gil Meche, was the way Mitch

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-3572754460669923892008-08-05T14:02:00.001-07:002008-08-05T15:18:54.376-07:00

Joakim Soria is great. In fact, there's a possibility that he's even better than great. But as good as lock-down, all-world closers can be, aren't they infinitely more valuable as starters if they have the ability to start?Soria's got a good repertoire of pitches, at least three good major league pitches that he can throw for strikes. And while we locked Soria up a while back for a fraction of

CGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-15452796844144097082008-07-12T22:39:00.001-07:002008-07-12T22:46:22.318-07:00

Check out a live interview with the Royals DH (and future AL batting champ), Billy Butler over at Country Fastball, a Las Vegas radio show. The show is on Sundays at 8 p.m. Central.Here's the link: http://www.countryfastball.comOther News: First-half negatives to be reviewed tomorrowToday's Lesson: David Dejesus's stock has maxed out.

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We are back. After taking a premature Allstar break from the blogosphere (due to a surprisingly busy Summer schedule), CatR has returned in its full, flowing-robed glory. The trumpets are sounding and the angels (not of the Berroa or Sanchez variety) are singing! I welcome you back on this steaming Kansas evening because the Royals proved to me today that they have not given up on the season

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-19019519870739814852008-06-23T13:16:00.000-07:002008-06-23T13:28:51.260-07:00

When Mike Aviles is in the lineup, the Royals are averaging over two runs a game more than when Mr. Aviles is not in the lineup. In yesterday's marathon 11-10 comback victory over the Giants, Aviles delivered a crucial two-run double that to tie the game at 10 in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Royals, who with every additional game against the National League can fully regret their

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-48575089220403636862008-06-21T08:49:00.000-07:002008-06-21T09:10:28.880-07:00

These Royals sure know how to energize a home crowd! Fresh off of a five game winning streak, the Royals came home to a sellout (for freakin' fireworks?), and boy, did they stink the joint up. A 4-0 lead evaporated into a 8-4 deficit faster than a Neal Musser demotion. Innings 4 through 9 were slower than a Yasuhiko Yabuta fastball, an more boring than a Coldplay concert. Let's face it, the game

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-24397137319741087232008-06-19T07:39:00.000-07:002008-06-19T07:51:01.513-07:00

Even as an oft-dejected Royals fan, little feels better than going into St. Louis and beating the Cardinals in two straight with a little (hold on while I look how to spell it in the dictionary, as it is rarely used in the Royals vernacular) Clutch Hitting. Gordon's bomb was a no-doubter and DeJesus's hot streak is causing Dayton Moore's cellie to blow up like he's P. Diddy. Jose Guillen also

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-80243583742336430602008-06-13T11:33:00.001-07:002008-06-13T11:33:49.621-07:00

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-73253179359860780882008-06-11T08:24:00.000-07:002008-06-11T08:26:38.313-07:00

Dylan, since I have fallen behind so far in the "Great Tomko Battle of 2008," a war that will likely be reproduced in fifth grade history textbooks, I have made this crappy photoshop (I'M LEARNING THE PROGRAM!) as a trophy for my concession.What a pitcher.

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I thought it would be a good idea to check in on some of the minor leaguers who were (or still are) thought to be a part of the future. Check it out!A Burlington Bees:SS, Mike Moustakas AKA The Big One: 236 ABs, .225/.281/.377, 8 HRs, 29 RBI, OUCH.UTIL, Jason Taylor (2nd Round, '06): 201 Abs, .224/.367/.413, 9 HRs, 27 RBI, MEH.OF, Adrian Ortiz (5th Round, '07): 265 Abs, .298/.320/.377, All-Star,

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Sigh. Let me preface this rant by saying that Mike Aviles is not the savior of the pathetic offensive attack (more like a pillow fight) that the Royals throw out on the diamond every night. That being said... what the hell are we trying to do with this guy? He gets the call and starts on his first day in the bigs. Yeah, he went 0-3 with a K, but so did every other Royal in the lineup that night!

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Tonight, I was the perfect combination of 1) Curious and 2) Bored, I went over the Cincinnati Reds' fan forum to see if there was any buzz about Adam Dunn and his potential availability. Upon the initial scan of the forum, I didn't see anything about Adam Dunn and the Royals initially...but I did pop into the thread entitled (this very much piqued my interest) Zack Greinke. Dylan has often

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-89768564400922921872008-05-28T22:22:00.001-07:002008-05-28T22:51:59.758-07:00

Loyal CatR readers, something dawned on me this evening, as the Royals dropped their tenth straight in simply amazing fashion, but let me preface it by making this simple statement: WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED? We got sixteen hits, our ace threw an eight-inning gem, and we still managed to lose the game. And Chip "Chump" Ambres (you all remember that debacle in '05, right?) wasn't even patrolling

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-46540636593273656872008-05-28T17:30:00.000-07:002008-05-28T17:54:11.471-07:00

Pictured above is Reds minor-league phenom Jay Bruce, an OF prospect that was called up Tuesday by the Cincinnati Reds. This call-up has particular trade market significance, since the Reds already carry three fairly high-profile outfielders--Corey Patterson (arguably "high profile" but bear with me), Ken "I was really good once" Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn. Rationally, at least two, if not all,

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-52751416983268560942008-05-26T22:50:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:41:09.568-07:00

Yes, this is the worst stretch of baseball I can remember seeing, and obviously the offense is at the root of this team's problems. But let's face it: as predicted, Brett Tomko really isn't helping anything. Another tough, tough outing for the Tomkat today (homers given up to big boppers Greg Zaun and Marco Scutaro), and I have to wonder when Kyle Davies gets the call. Davies had another strong

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-49283894460126106242008-05-23T11:32:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:45:47.724-07:00

As CGmentioned below, Jose Guillen is red hot, but what exactly does the 12 million dollar man mean to this team? Well, a hell of a lot. I was perusing the amazing www.baseballreference.com and taking a peak at JG's splits this season. Take a look at his splits in Royal wins vs. Royal losses:Wins.314/.344/.570Losses.191/.217/.337Pretty dramatic, eh? So holding all other factors constant (pitching

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Nothing like playing four at Fenway to put you in your place. A lot of people, myself included, got excited after taking two of three against the first place (ridiculous with that pitching staff) Marlins. Only 2 games out of first, competing for the division title suddenly didn't seem so ridiculous. We may still compete, but the Red Sox have truly smashed us back to our senses. It started with

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-18874515758318942622008-05-21T16:11:00.000-07:002008-05-21T19:42:26.254-07:00

Five hits in two nights? Glurg.Nothing like some serious negative national attention! As reported in today's KC Star, the Royals have scored one run eleven times this season, and (you guessed it!) have lost every single contest. That of course means we are 21-13 in games where we score more than 1 run, which shouldn't be too hard considering this is a major league baseball club, but it's at

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-51379901347618280562008-05-19T09:16:00.001-07:002008-05-19T09:25:33.785-07:00

Jose Guillen's been hitting .500 since May 7 (he's now up to .245). Zack Greinke gave up 3 ER in 6 IP, but emerged with the victory, improving his record to 5-1 (he also had two hits, including a double). The Royals took two of three from the first place Marlins and have won six out of their last seven. The Boys in Blue are one game under .500 and two games out of first. What happened?!A big

Corbannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-14882431319818011882008-05-11T19:40:00.000-07:002008-05-11T20:02:22.698-07:00

My goodness. It only took 22 months for the Royals to remember how to beat the powerhouse that is the Baltimore Orioles. I didn't get to watch much of the game, but judging by the stat line (8 IP, 5 K, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER), Brain Bannister was phenomenal. Only his 110 pitch count kept him from going out for the ninth, but Joakim Soria did his usual and closed out the Royals 4th shutout of the season.

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First things first... Tomko was brilliant two days ago. Originally, I was so excited that I was willing to give CG 2 full points in the "Great Brett Tomko Battle of '08". After settling down, I realized that, while it's not his fault, I simply can't give 2 points to a pitcher that didn't get the win. This may be harsh, but I simply can't do it. Instead, I am willing to settle on awarding CG1.5

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-44449670278045740152008-05-05T23:25:00.000-07:002008-05-05T23:27:12.021-07:00

I am truly sorry for the last post. If a jinx post has ever been posted, then that was it. Ervin Santana was better than Johan Santana tonight, and for that, I am sorry.

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-70046361347413222902008-05-05T11:27:00.000-07:002008-05-05T11:46:36.997-07:00

Doing a little research today, I came across some extremely interesting splits for the Angels starter this evening. Check out Ervin Santana's home and away splits for 2007 and 2006:2006Home: 116.1 IP, 10/2 W/L (17 starts), 3.02 ERA, 76 K, 35 BB, 93 H, 8 HR allowed, .251 BABIPAway: 87.2 IP, 6/6 W/L (16 starts), 5.95 ERA, 65 K, 35 BB, 88 H, 13 HR allowed, .287 BABIPInteresting. Almost an identical

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-52844414516601505982008-05-04T21:24:00.001-07:002008-05-04T21:36:38.222-07:00

Some Notes from Corby:Well, it looks like Kyle Davies' return path to the majors has been greased as John Bale's continued feud with doors around the world finally came to a tumultuous confrontation that led to Bale breaking his hand. The rotation candidate, who was set to rejoin the team next week, couldn't let the door get the last laugh. I understand his plight.Are the Royals finally

Corbannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-19828699295672492122008-05-04T16:13:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:46:47.628-07:00

Whew! Royals fans can breathe easy... for now. Gil Meche returned to his '07 form today as he breezed through 7 innings of no run, four hit ball. The big stat of the day??? 0 Walks. While the Indians haven't exactly been mashing lately, they did hang a 15 spot on us last week, so this one feels pretty good. CG and I were discussing the importance of Gil Meche to this team, and came to the

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-46487111255782471622008-05-01T12:00:00.001-07:002008-08-27T13:47:08.802-07:00

Well, the day has finally come. The ultimate "Royals" player, Jorge De La Rosa, is finally out of the organization. Good luck, Colorado. De La Rosa is a perfect example of the type of player that has plagued the Royals in the last 5 years or so. A guy with "great stuff", though I never saw this "great stuff", who just couldn't put it over the plate. Good riddance. Now on to the important stuff...

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Boy, I sure hope so. The Royals pathetic offense showed some signs of life last night as they beat the hapless Rangers. Wow. That team can just flat out not pitch to save their lives. The hangin' breakin' ball that Guillen belted into the upper deck was one of the meatiest pitches I've ever seen. Even Brent Abernathy could have put a good swing on that one. Then Teahen went to work on a nice,

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We are only two games under .500 right now, and I don't feel good about it. That to me is a sign of an effective culture change. I am starting to think that maybe, just maybe, this team is closer to competing than we think. I'm still not panicking about Meche or Guillen, but I'm getting close, and with Jose's four 4K performance yesterday (and I'm not talking about finishing 80% of a cross

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-14560665054073196892008-04-22T22:31:00.001-07:002008-04-22T22:50:27.442-07:00

There are a number of terrible stat-lines I can throw at you from this evening's Royal's debacle, but here are a few particularly gruesome details:Gil Meche, 3.1 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 2 HR, horrible command during a short night for the $11 Million manJose Guillen, 0-4, 4 K, now hitting a dazzling .165As Bradford Doolittle wrote this morning, the Royals' offense is struggling. While I know that seems

Corbannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-60729328365113229942008-04-20T09:59:00.001-07:002008-04-20T10:23:49.437-07:00

Well, first things first... the post counts are finally even! Since, Monkeyass.com is already taken (seriously), we here at CatR will continue to operate under CatR. I mean, we don't want to mislead our millions of dedicated readers with a complicated website name-change.Let's continue that theme of "change" as discuss the somewhat struggling Royals. Luke Hochevar is up and makes his first start

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-15594746025805540202008-04-14T15:37:00.000-07:002008-04-14T15:39:15.450-07:00

You must find your way over to www.ranyontheroyals.com today if you haven't already. Crazy, crazy post that will blow your mind.Today's Lesson: You should seriously reevaluate your Royals fanhood if you are reading this site and not Rany J's.

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-16519151033517848492008-04-13T19:59:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:47:26.863-07:00

Is this for real? I don't know. The "this" I'm referring to is, of course, the Royals' #5 starter, Bret Tomko. So far, CG (an unexplainable Tomko supporter) is up 2-1 on the Tomkometer. He claims the "1" is questionable because his bullpen appearance was effective, but I'm not buying it. A game-tying homer is a game-tying homer. Anyway, that's not the point. I will admit (happily) that Tomko

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-55979546824619812262008-04-12T19:38:00.000-07:002008-04-12T19:53:51.049-07:00

Despite the Royals' atrocious run-less streak (24 innings and counting!), their was something much more disturbing afoot Saturday night.The Royals' new alternate uniforms.First of all, for those unfamiliar with all the developments, Royals fans have been clamoring for the powder blues to come back for as long as I can remember. We went through some pretty poor wardrobe decisions over the last

Corbannoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-67536225727725115652008-04-10T09:05:00.000-07:002008-04-10T09:12:19.373-07:00

A couple of posts ago, I mentioned how I was somewhat concerned with the lack of walks taken by the team in the first six games. Well, I guess Hillball got the message across to them as they have taken eleven in the first two games of the series against the Yanks. Mark Teahen alone has walked four times in the series. Is Twins pitching really THAT in control? I doubt it, especially with guys like

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-12997926427609217452008-04-09T21:44:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:48:17.460-07:00

After tonight's extremely wet dismantling of the Yankees, the question has to be asked... is this team for real? A good friend of mine (top Senior in his civil engineering class, so I guess he's smart or something), made an interesting analogy to me this evening. He asked (paraphrased), "Do you remember when Kansas football kept winning games, and we kept joking about a perfect season, and then

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-32541375130034804672008-04-06T23:26:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:49:28.137-07:00

Ok, first things first: 4-2 road trip is an incredible success. The Royals were able to take 1 out of 3 against the Twins (all I expected), and stand atop the division on their way back to KC. A couple of notes from the first week of the season...-Bullpen has been pretty great. Gobble looks like he has truly found his calling in big league baseball. His drop-down, three-quarter release is

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-70341829082493777092008-04-03T15:05:00.001-07:002008-04-10T09:04:35.915-07:00

Hard to not be extremely excited right now. Fantastic pitching, once again, as Greinke, Ramirez, and Soria hold the Tigers to 1 run. For all of you non-math majors out there, that's five total runs in the series. Yikes. I did not expect this, not in the least. Before the season started, I was telling myself, "Dylan, you have to accept that it's ok if the Royals come back with 2 wins on this road

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-79492924326131372182008-04-01T15:17:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:50:32.929-07:00

As CG points out, the Royals win yesterday was one for the ages. It was not the walk-off of '04, but that game was something special. Verlander was absolutely dominating. It looked like he may go all 9, and then Alex Gordon pounds a 3-1 fastball to right. CG and I were borderline depressed before that jolt. I take that back, we were extremely depressed. I'm sure everybody saw the game, so I

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-26349439017261216252008-03-31T21:52:00.000-07:002008-03-31T22:04:29.661-07:00

Awesome game. We found some good swings against Jason Verlander, who was really dealing there for a while, and used a clutch bullpen performance to stick it to a team that spent tens of millions in the offseason. If you're a small market baseball fan, wins like these feel pretty damn good.Some notes:--I remember a few years back reading a piece evaluating the outfield arms that the LA Angels

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-62673297992557201902008-03-30T23:40:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:51:15.613-07:00

Opening day is here! As CG pointed out, Jose Guillen will be in right field this afternoon, which is great because the rest of the team has had a pretty damn hard time with Verlander (career 6-0, sub 2.5 ERA against the Roys). Will Gil Meche repeat his contract-worthy performance of last year? Will Greinke finally bust out? Will Teahen regain his power stroke? Will Alex Gordon become the savior

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-9285623625499518182008-03-28T14:17:00.000-07:002008-03-28T14:20:02.169-07:00

(pictured here in minor dispute)...for ten glorious days!

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-70147504093702347382008-03-26T23:44:00.001-07:002008-03-26T23:44:06.737-07:00

He may be hitting homers for the As, but at least he's not doing this to our journalists anymore...

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-88071007913084931542008-03-26T23:23:00.001-07:002008-03-26T23:23:45.643-07:00

Here's our new DH

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-13135012100010286732008-03-25T21:35:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:51:42.163-07:00

I understand what you're saying, but Spring training definitely has some tangible value. I'm not getting excited about Damon Hollins mashing the ball around the yard. I don't care about Ron Mahay getting worked pretty good. I'm simply trying to point out some things that have importance, and will impact in our team in ways that we haven't had before. Here are just a couple of examples:1.

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-16127483555250261922008-03-25T17:58:00.000-07:002008-03-25T18:10:32.038-07:00

Dylan, I be lovin' all of the attention you're paying to Spring Training and to our potential opening day lineup. However, I hate to say it, but none of it matters.Take Calvin Pickering. He tore up Spring Training, but within a week Cal was back in the minors and negotiating a contract with the T-Bones. There are more Cal Pickerings, guys who have made our Opening Day lineup only to be sent

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-1019169234439350312008-03-25T13:11:00.001-07:002008-03-25T13:11:40.328-07:00

HOW COOL WAS THIS?!!!

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Isn't baseball great? As soon as I go prancing around, spouting about Luke Hochevar making the rotation, he gets demoted to AAA. Booooo! I'm not exactly content about this decision. Do you know why? Two words: Brett Tomko. Hochevar's "demotion" all but ensures that Tomko will be this team's fifth starter. Yikes. What happened to the motto, "the days of running guys like Elarton and Perez out

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-33987290697448592692008-03-20T07:55:00.000-07:002008-03-20T08:10:21.255-07:00

Today is a true renaissance for the Kansas City Royals. RSTN is officially dead, and the Royals have moved on to a real television channel. It was announced yesterday that the Royals will have 88!!!! HD broadcasts this year, perhaps even more. For as much as I loved RSTN, nothing could make me happier. Ticket prices have spiked greatly this season, so unfortunately I will only be attending

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-91592923264284134232008-03-11T11:44:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:41:52.546-07:00

Well, it is still extremely early to get too worried, but Sunday's televised game against the Cubs was a debacle. With what could very well be the Royals opening day lineup (Dejesus, Grud, Gload, Guillen, Gordon, Butler, Teahen, Buck, Pena) on full display, the Royals mustered two hits and one run. Uh.... yikes. On the other hand, the "favorite" for filling the 4th starter spot, Brett Tomko,

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-15236551299096370972008-03-06T14:02:00.000-08:002008-08-27T13:52:30.815-07:00

Yes, we're talking about bats today, bats of the wooden variety. You can check out the team's spring stats here, but we're going to go "outside the box score", as they say. Thoughts:1.) Justin Huber is making a strong push. 3 doubles and a triple in limited action so far this spring. It's really too bad that the Roys screwed around with this guy so much. 15 position changes, 24 cup-of-coffee

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Check out Rany J's latest blog post about Brian Bannister. Even if you're not a sabermetrics guy, this is a must read. Talk to ya tomorrow!

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As spring training progresses, my decision to not spend part of my Spring Break in beautiful AZ weighs heavier and heavier on my extremely broad and manly shoulders. I freakin' love baseball, and that's all there is to it. Here are some of my thoughts as the Royals have nearly completed their seventh game of the Spring:1.) As far as the starting pitching staff is concerned, things are shaping up

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-62593940773324657662008-02-27T14:24:00.000-08:002008-02-27T14:47:04.773-08:00

(Trey Hillman pictured above) After an extended delay of laziness, no internet at home, and a myriad of other lame excuses, we here at CorbyandtheRoyals.com have returned! I write to you while listening to the broadcast of the Royals' first Spring Training game on MLB.com, and let me tell you... it has been a thrill ride. You can read the wrap up later, but let me try and give you some of my

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(Parts I and II below)The Return (Juan Gonzalez Not Involved) 1998 was arguably the most important year of Dallas's life. He was twelve years old, and it had just been announced that his family was headed back East to KC. Dallas could not have been more relieved, as he felt as if he had been betrayed by the sporting world and needed a fresh start. His passionate hatred of the Broncos had also

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-91899842921537330382008-02-05T14:03:00.001-08:002008-08-27T13:53:47.311-07:00

After a short hiatus that saw me travel to St. Louis on a whim for a weekend of extreme debauchery, I return to our 4.5 faithful readers here at CatR. First order of business: Juan Gonzalez is back in business. The St. Louis Cardinals, the same geniuses who thought that Jason Larue's .160 season last year was too much to pass on, brought in the former slugger (minor league contract) to test

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Yes. The Venezuelan tormenter has finally left our division, to the tune of a ridiculous (I know Santana is possibly the best pitcher in the game. But pitchers get hurt.) $150 million. And, the Mets didn't have to part with their TOP handful of prospects, but a good group of talent, none-the-less. So what impact will this have on the Twins?Here's the thing. A dominant pitcher is a key piece

Corbannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-62646610703055550452008-01-30T13:09:00.001-08:002008-08-27T13:43:19.278-07:00

(Part I is below)The Galarraga Years In the early stages of his life, Colorado was all that young Dallas ever knew. Surrounded by Broncos, Nuggets, and of course, Rockies (a new, exciting franchise) propaganda, Dallas had no choice but to succumb to the pressure of high-altitude sports (to his credit, he always hated, and still does, the Broncos). Young Dallas's first professional

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-73265340900412430982008-01-29T14:41:00.000-08:002008-01-29T15:03:13.658-08:00

(Disclaimer: Some of this quite riveting tale is fact, and some is fiction. You be the judge.)The Creation On June 6th, 1986, a star was born unto this earth. Upon emergence from the womb, a shock wave spread across the mid-West. Something special had arrived. Born to a young lawyer and gardener (not a gay couple), Dallas Tucker started his young life in North Kansas City, MO. For the first 1/

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(reaction pictured above)About damn time! Now we can move on to Royals blockbuster trade rumors! Just kidding, there is no such thing, silly! Anyway, Johan Santana was traded to the Mets, and barring any kind of World Series berth, the Royals will not have to be embarrassed by him. In return the Twinks get soft hitting OF Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra, and Kevin Mulvey.

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-24873630073425050572008-01-28T19:25:00.001-08:002008-08-27T13:54:06.875-07:00

After an official count (clearly, I have a lot to do this evening), the posts read as such:Favre: 112 postsDylan Shea "Dallas" Tucker: 93 postsSo, yes I realize that I have some work to do.Side Note: Hope everyone is keeping up with American Gladiators every Monday night at 7. Here is a clip from the classic Gladiators in the '90s. Enjoy.2nd Side Note: For all of you die-hard fans of the

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-42925681802849751372008-01-28T14:16:00.000-08:002008-08-27T13:41:28.428-07:00

I'm gonna say that you are in the mid-80s or (at max) low nineties in post count, and I said that you could be in the site title if you matched my post count. Given that we are at about 203 posts right now, my estimates suggest that you are at least 15 and at most 25 posts behind me.Perhaps you will think of something ridiculous to do to catch up, like write a 20-part fictional piece about Ron

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-65289565142643164512008-01-28T10:05:00.000-08:002008-08-27T13:54:28.315-07:00

The finale of the Brian Bannister interview on mlbtraderumors.com. Amazing stuff.I think my contributions have finally warranted a Corby and Dylly and the Royals...

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The Royals seem to be pretty set for the season at every position but one, 1st base. We know that the Royals want to give Billy a shot at the bag, but the general consensus seems to be that he is, and will always be, a disaster in the field. There was some extremely mild improvement reported from his stint in the Dominican league this winter, but I'm under the belief that the guy just can't be a

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-35110751425083546292008-01-26T08:34:00.000-08:002008-01-26T08:56:58.431-08:00

The Royals have might have the makings of a fantastic starting pitching staff. Gil Meche showed us last year that he was worth every penny of the $55 mil we dished out last fall as he pitched over 200 innings with an ERA under 3.75. I realize that it is just one year, but I don't think there will be much fall off in 08-10, barring injury of course. Brian Bannister finished in the top three in

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-32120970587165550292008-01-24T14:54:00.000-08:002008-01-24T15:13:13.086-08:00

"I'm definitely not a KU fan," Butler said. "I'm a North Carolina fan."-From www.kcroyals.comThere's certain things you just don't say in the Kansas City Metro Area. The Jayhawks are KC's team, after all. Yes, Billy, David Dejesus, Joey Gathright, and the fearless leader, Dayton Moore, could be spotted at the KU v. ISU game in Lawrence last night after finishing out the last leg of the "Royals

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-25996923237613521542008-01-22T14:07:00.001-08:002008-01-22T14:31:13.541-08:00

TOMKO!!! WOOHOO!!! Ok, some obvious sarcasm here, but we will hit on this in a minute...First, I wanted to respond to a couple of tid-bits from Corby's post.1.) Of course we are going to have to overpay to get guys in those ugly-ass powder blue unis on Sundays. We are STILL the KC Royals, the true dog of the American League (don't worry Rays, you guys are pretty bad, too). However, by overpaying,

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-78439683631904737572008-01-18T09:16:00.000-08:002008-01-18T09:43:01.583-08:00

Dylan, sorry for the delay (or should I say DELANEY!), but I just got back from an epic Corey party. It was wild. But I'm back now.Anyways, let me hit the Hideo Nomo thing first. Is he here to be a mere translator? Almost certainly yes. However, I imagine that he'll get a spot start where he gives up very few hits, which would usually be a good thing, but since it's Nomo the game will take

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-903551402063170542008-01-17T13:48:00.000-08:002008-01-17T14:15:59.091-08:00

Lots of things to discuss, and hopefully, Corban will respond shortly. First of all, we have to give a shout-out to loyal reader, Ian Stewart (must have facebook to see link), whose journey (not the band) over seas this winter break left us all lonely and heart broken. The Royals did Mr. Stewart (who is obviously of Asian decent) a huge favor this winter by signing 39-year-old Hideo Nomo to a

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-43217034962733035562008-01-02T12:03:00.000-08:002008-01-02T12:56:15.894-08:00

Corban is spot on, and while he didn't exactly say it out loud, the point is this: we have to remember that while the Royals have done a few nice things to improve the team, the rest of the division is constantly working on improving their teams as well (except the lowly White Sox who will finish last in the division).While it is true that the Tigers gave up a plethora of young talent, they still

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-11312965255563054882007-12-21T13:09:00.001-08:002007-12-21T13:26:09.678-08:00

As my counterpart Dylan alluded to at the end of his last post, there's a team in KC's division that has a murderer's row lineup. And as you can tell by the incredibly shabby graph someone cooked up on the interweb, 2007 was a competitive year for the Central, which hadn't been that competitive in a long while. Dylan's gonna sit this round of analysis out; he's currently in Germany looking for

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-21142084184865591692007-12-11T14:14:00.000-08:002007-12-11T14:57:40.760-08:00

Well, three things of significance have taken place this winter for the Royals:1.) They signed clubhouse cancer/juicer Jose Guillen for a lot of money (36 for 3)2.) They did not sign the most overrated player in baseball (Andruw Jones, 36 for 2)3.) Dylan was mildly amused by the former, overjoyed by the latterPersonally, I am a fan of the signing, but only if a couple of other things happen as

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-20493993589899321752007-12-03T11:23:00.000-08:002007-12-03T11:48:35.242-08:00

It is Monday afternoon on a chilly December day, and my Royals obsession has once again kicked in. Thanks to Dayton Moore competence, and David Glass's sudden drive to win World Series (thanks for the last 15 or so years, Dave), the Royals are suddenly in position to contend not only for division titles, but for big name players as well. Hopefully the days where the biggest news of the off

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-25069326415267251982007-10-19T14:50:00.000-07:002007-10-19T14:52:27.897-07:00

Introducing our new manager, Trey Hillman. Hillman, a vet of the NYY farm system (winning manager of the year several times), has been in Japan turning Nippon into a contender. From what I know (which is not much at this point), I like the move; risky, perhaps, but savvy and a good choice for a young team. After the progress Dayton Moore created this year, I'll trust him.Pennant 2008.

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-53074629075611959502007-09-25T09:12:00.000-07:002007-09-25T09:29:16.828-07:00

First of all, we need a manager. Although the splendid reign of Buddy Bell makes many Kansas Citians wish that these days could last forever (cough cough), it's time to find someone else to helm this relatively rightward vessel. The names we've heard: Terry Pendleton, Frank White, and a gaggle of old-timers who haven't managed in a half-decade. The names we haven't heard: Tony Muser, Calvin

Corbannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-52469910788689973072007-09-19T11:51:00.000-07:002008-08-27T13:36:59.461-07:00

First of all before we get started here... Gil Meche got his second straight victory last night after a stretch of 9 starts without a win. Even better, the Royals pulled back into fourth place over the dreaded White Sox. I'm gonna go crazy, and say that Gil wins 14-17 games next year......Now, the soup de jour.... The Royals have a problem. It involves the Son of God, a guy who can jump over

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-37040822845803273062007-09-18T17:15:00.000-07:002007-09-18T17:29:17.937-07:00

As rain water soaked my dome and cascaded down the steps of the University of Kansas campus today, I wondered to myself, "Why, Tuck? Why do you still care about the Royals right now?" Yes, the boys in blue are having a rough go at it this month. Losing 10 of their last 12 games has really done a number to my second half prediction that had them finishing just shy of .500. Though they still have a

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-4969576382106472172007-09-13T14:04:00.001-07:002007-09-13T14:19:18.479-07:00

Finally!!! Good Lord, it's about time. The Royals are not losing 100 games this year; it's finally official. Only eight games later after the KC Star's very well timed article stating the Royals will not lose 100 games, Gil Meche and Co. put some truth behind it. The Royals rattled off a pretty abysmal 7 game losing streak immediately following the Star's publication that begged the question, "

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-4249047401496763812007-09-10T16:14:00.000-07:002007-09-10T16:23:57.416-07:00

Well, I did it. I managed to destroy Bannister's chances at Rookie of the Year with one blogger post. Here's the telephone call I received last night at about 2 AM:Dylan: ..... Um... Hello?Random Voice: Thanks a lot, jerk.Dylan: ... What?? It's 2 AM, who is this?Random Voice: I saw your little blog the other day... something about me taking home all kinds of hardware this year. Well you blew it,

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-43264408169586307612007-09-04T15:47:00.000-07:002007-09-04T15:47:38.693-07:00

Brian Bannister should be the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year. Just take a peek at this line...12-7, 3.16 ERA, Complete Game, 1.15 WHIP (148+ innings), 2 K/BBYikes, that puts him 1st for rookies in ERA (4th in American League: .01 behind this scrub, not to be confused with this legend). 2nd in dubs behind the Second Coming: Dice-K, who got shelled for 7 runs yesterday and still got

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-37638602200297803442007-08-27T13:24:00.000-07:002007-08-27T11:26:38.037-07:00

The Royals have some choices to make in regards to their 2008 pitching staff. This is a good thing. It is the first time in a while that it appears the Royals will have some starting pitching options.Let's start with what is expected:Starters: Gil Meche, Brian Bannister, Kyle Davies.....Relievers: Jimmy Gobble, Joel Peralta, John Bale, Ryan Braun, David Riske (Assuming he resigns with KC)....

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-35936043395984534972007-08-21T07:22:00.000-07:002007-08-21T07:48:09.806-07:00

Bobby Jenks is a fat, modestly ugly White Sox pitcher who retired 41 consecutive batters, presumably on pure luck and/or an unholy contract. Joey Gathright is a diminuitive blur of an outfielder whose favorite pastime is jumping over cars at area stripmalls. I would certainly link you to that post and its glorious Youtube video, but the Google/Blogger people apparently hate Macs, barring me

Corbannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-2972889037073630052007-08-16T11:58:00.000-07:002007-08-16T09:58:45.320-07:00

The Royals pulled it off. The played chicken with Super-Agent Scott Boras and won. Dayton Moore, Deric Ladnier, and the rest of the Royals staff managed to come to an agreement with the second pick in the '07 draft, Mike Moustakas (Above right). It went down to the wire, but they managed to sign the young slugger with a 4 million dollar bonus. Along with the rest of Royals nation, I was

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-78851509584768153742007-08-14T10:53:00.000-07:002007-08-14T10:55:51.700-07:00

Congratulations to Mark Teahen for hitting his sixth home run of the season, enough to tie the home run totals of such sluggers as Marco Scutaro and Dustin Pedroia. Yipes.

Corbannoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-60786249832154331912007-07-26T12:10:00.000-07:002007-07-26T10:11:18.610-07:00

Ok, fine. We get it baseball gods, the Royals are not a playoff caliber team.... alright, they are not even close to a playoff caliber team; but, come one! Throw us a freakin' bone here! I'm sick of the continuous vomitting induced by the Yankees lineup thoroughly raping us. Just give us one close game where we can go into the bottom of the ninth with a reasonable chance of winning the game! We

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-16312774518523360632007-07-25T08:33:00.000-07:002007-07-25T08:36:08.218-07:00

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-79717567140891378542007-07-23T17:27:00.000-07:002007-07-23T15:29:01.461-07:00

Or are we just getting set up for extreme disappointment? The Royals have been trapped in the cellar, feeding on rats and bread crumbs, since an extremely fluke 2003 season (though not at the fluke level of Jeff Weaver, Jeff Suppan and the 2006 World Series Champions). After a great win (and series win) in Detroit, the Royals find themselves tied with the always hated and lowly White Sox. Yes,

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-56856767156327758602007-07-23T15:59:00.000-07:002007-07-23T16:17:55.487-07:00

Whenever I get crap for being a Royals fan, I always run to the same maxim: yes, it may suck now, but imagine how good we are going to feel when we actually win something. If we won the World Series, I would go on a bender that would topple half the freakin' continent.But that won't be for a while. It's amazing to see a team once so far down and out resurge, and really play some awesome

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-21233707295242989662007-07-22T11:17:00.000-07:002007-07-22T11:30:19.183-07:00

In today's KC star, Sam Mellinger wrote a piece trying to elicit sympathy for the oft-injured Royals captain Mike Sweeney, piling up the stats, and making an effort to relate Mike's mental and physical struggles. I respect the attempt, but I'd like to offer my interpretation of the Mike Sweeney saga.When Mike is healthy, he's good. Batting title good. However, since he signed that mega-deal 5

Corbannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-35094786174475237722007-07-10T15:41:00.000-07:002007-07-10T13:41:42.051-07:00

Before I begin this infuriating look inside the season of Marvelous Mark Teahen, I would like my readers to know that I am a huge fan of the 3B/OF/1B/OF again/PIMP. That said.....There are very few positives: Pretty good defensive adaptation, decent batting average (.282), and a great batting average with runners in scoring position (.378).Other than that it has been a pretty rough go for the

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-28057060443225188352007-07-08T10:04:00.000-07:002007-07-08T10:07:38.001-07:00

Mike Sweeney will be out longer than we expected. Sayonara, trade value.

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-84062612915834410562007-07-01T21:10:00.001-07:002007-07-01T21:10:41.009-07:00

Yep, yet another reason to despise the White Sox (yet getting mildly turned on)

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-22318980813041600742007-07-01T20:46:00.000-07:002007-07-01T21:03:52.571-07:00

Two things should shock Royals fans right now. 1.) Yes, we really did spend 55 mill on a free agent and 2.) IT ACTUALLY WORKED (so far). Gil Meche has been named the teams lone all-star representative after putting up great numbers in the first half. Dayton Moore has done some good things for this team so far and it is starting to look like we are headed in the right direction. Yes, we blew a

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-74497091334715769962007-07-01T13:59:00.001-07:002007-07-01T13:59:02.044-07:00

When we're bored, there's nothing my friends and I like to do better than go to a local strip mall and jump over cars. This old video (from 2002) shows Joey Gathright practicing our favorite activity.

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-53087945879501630012007-06-30T11:00:00.000-07:002007-06-30T11:27:30.299-07:00

In June, the Royals have hit .272 and scored 5.5 runs per game, both season highs. Like tuckcity may have told you, we swept the Angels on their home field, where many bewildered Angels fans looked toward the skies after the sweep was complete awaiting the presence of the Four Horsemen to emerge and dance on that fiberglass volcano in left center field The third game of the set was won 1-0,

Corbannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-26758421733633250132007-06-28T20:51:00.000-07:002007-06-28T20:51:18.701-07:00

Yes, that is the look of a random man who looked in the paper and saw that the KANSAS CITY ROYALS!!!! swept baseballs hottest team, the LA Angles of Anaheim of California of Coors Light of the USA of Sasquatch. After a 12-4 bashing, the Royals finessed their way to a 1-0 win in the series finale. Hey, i'm just as confused as everybody else, but it is encouraging. It was also the Royals first

Dallas Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13282964998905741759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22700336.post-20701156766711387902007-06-26T10:52:00.000-07:002007-06-26T08:52:23.479-07:00

Here I am. Everyone can take a deep breath and relax (and by everyone, I pretty much mean Corban). Things have been crazy for old Tuck city lately (St. Lou road trip, Assorted family, Brigade playoff march), but I have rededicated myself and you can expect daily posts for the most part. So... lucky you, i guess. First order of business...St. Louis Trip: Royals sucked, but it was a drunken fiesta

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