Archive for December, 2009

Dec31st

Crown Gems: New Year’s Eve Edition

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: None Yet

As you can probably tell, I am putting off tackling 2004-2006 in my Royals Rotten Decade series.  Who can blame me?  It takes time to gather enough motivation to tackle 310 losses in a 3 year stretch.  Anyway it’s New Years Eve which means that tonight is not the night to be rehashing the failures of Royals seasons past.  I hope you will enjoy what I have come up with instead.

Dec31st

Athletics DFA LHP-Jay Marshall, Sign Justin Duchscherer

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: 2 Comments

This afternoon the Oakland Athletics designated 26-year old LHP-Jay Marshall for assignment.  The A’s needed to make room on the 40-man roster for 32-year old RHP-Justin Duchscherer who was resigned to a 1-year contract.  Both players elicit a reaction from a Royals’ standpoint.

Dec30th

Sluggerrr Snacks: Billy Butler, Miguel Olivo, and Kyle Davies

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: 5 Comments

It has been almost two weeks since Sluggerrr Snacks made it’s debut.  Two weeks is a long time.  Our favorite lion and mascot has been getting awfully hungry.  Today, as I take a break from the Royals Rotten Decade series, Sluggerrr consumes some tasty morsels on Billy Butler, Miguel Olivo, and Kyle Davies.

Dec29th

Royals Rotten Decade (2003)

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: 2 Comments

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade where the negatives far outweighed the positives.  This is the fourth installment of the 11 part Royals Rotten Decade series.  I will briefly examine each season in the last decade before wrapping up the decade in the 11th and final part.

Dec28th

Royals Rotten Decade (2002)

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: None Yet

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade where the negatives far outweighed the positives.  This is the third installment of the 11 part Royals Rotten Decade series.  I will briefly examine each season in the last decade before wrapping up the decade in the 11th and final part.

Dec28th

Royals Caribbean Report (12/28)

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals, Winter Leagues | COMMENTS: None Yet

This week’s Royals Caribbean Report is brought to you by the cold that I have been beseiged by.  That and the letter S for sore throat.

Dec27th

Royals Rotten Decade (2001)

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: 3 Comments

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade where the negatives far outweighed the positives.  This is the second installment of the 11 part Royals Rotten Decade series.  I will briefly examine each season in the last decade before wrapping up the decade in the 11th and final part.

Dec27th

Royals Rotten Decade (2000)

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: 1 Comment

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade where the negatives far outweighed the positives.  This is the first installment of the 11-part Royals Rotten Decade series.  I will briefly examine each season in the last decade before wrapping up the decade in the 11th and final part.

Dec26th

Baseball Side of FanSided (12/26)

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: BBSoFS, MLB | COMMENTS: 1 Comment

Time to take a stroll around the MLB blogs of FanSided.  This is a day late because I was having too much fun with the in-laws the last couple days to get anything published yesterday.

Dec24th

Minor League Contracts: Payano, Hollins, and Bonifacio

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: 1 Comment

While Royals’ fans continue to wait for the announcement of a move that truly energizes the fanbase, Dayton Moore’s minor league contract train continues to chug along the tracks.  The team recently signed LHP-Nelson Payano, OF-Jorge Bonifacio, and OF-Damon Hollins to minor league deals.

Dec23rd

Underappreciated: Billy Butler Was, Delmon Young Still Is

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: AL Central, KC Royals | COMMENTS: 2 Comments

Baseball America’s Ben Badler led their ESPN SportsNation Chat today.  You can click here to read the entire transcript, but I wanted to post Badler’s response when he was asked about Billy Butler.

Dec22nd

I’m not Joshing, Royals Sign Brian N. Anderson

AUTHOR: Wally Fish | IN: KC Royals | COMMENTS: 3 Comments

The Royals non-tendered Josh Anderson the night of December 12th.  Apparently 11 days was too long to go without a light hitting OF with that surname.  Thus, after 10 days, the Royals have signed Anderson, Brian N. to a one-year $700,000 contract.  Dayton Moore has confused me once again.