baseball: the season so far
let's see here:
the royals are off to the worst start in franchise history and have a very real shot at breaking the '62 mets record for most loses in a season. last season was one that any true fan of the boys in blue would consider a "horrible" one at best. and this year could be WORSE.
after little more than a month, tony pena (who was NOT to blame and is a good coach) resigned as the manager because he was unhealthily distraught over the day-in/day-out stupid mistakes that his young club kept making. the royals have found every way to lose a game. from a pitching gem where they couldn't muster a single run and lose 1-0, to giving away a 5 run lead in the 9th on 3 walks and 2 errors. there is no losing possibility that this team hasn't uncovered in this young season.
the average age of the starting line-up is 12. and the bullpen couldn't throw a ball through a tire from 10 feet away. but, it's a "rebuilding year." really? maybe they should have thought of that when they spent all their money last year on worthless veterans like juan gonzalez. reality check! they've BEEN rebuilding for the last 6 years. shouldn't they have a product by now?
mike sweeney continues to be the only star. he is tied down to his contract (which is the ONLY reason the team had a winning record 2 years ago. to lock him down.) and has always said he wants to stay in KC. he won't. they will trade him for some more 7th graders and he will go to a winning team and be confused because he doesn't know what it feels like to finish above 4th in a division. more power to him. i wish him nothing but the best.
there is no money to pump into the organization. the front office makes less-than-stellar decisions on a regular basis. and the fans have stopped caring...
but the royals just swept the yankees. so, i guess all is right with the world.
the royals are off to the worst start in franchise history and have a very real shot at breaking the '62 mets record for most loses in a season. last season was one that any true fan of the boys in blue would consider a "horrible" one at best. and this year could be WORSE.
after little more than a month, tony pena (who was NOT to blame and is a good coach) resigned as the manager because he was unhealthily distraught over the day-in/day-out stupid mistakes that his young club kept making. the royals have found every way to lose a game. from a pitching gem where they couldn't muster a single run and lose 1-0, to giving away a 5 run lead in the 9th on 3 walks and 2 errors. there is no losing possibility that this team hasn't uncovered in this young season.
the average age of the starting line-up is 12. and the bullpen couldn't throw a ball through a tire from 10 feet away. but, it's a "rebuilding year." really? maybe they should have thought of that when they spent all their money last year on worthless veterans like juan gonzalez. reality check! they've BEEN rebuilding for the last 6 years. shouldn't they have a product by now?
mike sweeney continues to be the only star. he is tied down to his contract (which is the ONLY reason the team had a winning record 2 years ago. to lock him down.) and has always said he wants to stay in KC. he won't. they will trade him for some more 7th graders and he will go to a winning team and be confused because he doesn't know what it feels like to finish above 4th in a division. more power to him. i wish him nothing but the best.
there is no money to pump into the organization. the front office makes less-than-stellar decisions on a regular basis. and the fans have stopped caring...
but the royals just swept the yankees. so, i guess all is right with the world.
posted by cade at 11:02 PM
5 Comments:
Yes, the Royals did in fact sweep the Yankees. This is good, and I do believe it is a sign that Kansas City is on its way to capturing the AL Pennant this season.
man, how crappy do you feel today if you're a Yankee fan? Just imagine having a $200 million payroll and losing 3 in a row to a team whose payroll, if you remove Mike Sweeney's salary, is less than Gay-Rod will pull in this year. Yankees fans won't be satisfied unless they win it all. Royals fans won't be satisfied unless they flirt with .500 for the first half, or at least until Chiefs training camp starts.
yeah, cause the chiefs are a reprieve from dissappointment.
i think the royals won the ny series just to get me back. i was close to calling it a season (as far as paying attention...not hoping to win) after the anaheim debacle.
they're just roping me back slowly.
I too cannot throw a ball through a tire, does this mean I should try out for the Royals pitching?
can't hurt.
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