Listening in on a pitcher-catcher in game conversation

PITCHER KYLE DAVIES: Jesus these uniforms suck.CATCHER MATT TREANOR: Just stop thinking about it. If we can win this game than we can give our fans the illusion that this is going to be a great year in Kansas City.PITCHER KYLE DAVIES: Seriously... these are powder blue. We're the damn Royals. They couldn't find Royal Blue?CATCHER MATT TREANOR: What are you, Tim Gunn? Just try not to make it too

Kila Ka'aihue is pronounced Kila Ka'aihue

The Royals won their first game of the season with a walk off shot by Kila Ka'aihue... which is easier to write than say.Truth be told, I cut and pasted it, so if I spelled it wrong, blame Yahoo Sports.But I had no idea how to pronounce it, so I went to Wikipedia.This is what they had for the pronunciation:That's not helping me.What's the point of a pronunciation guide if you need to get ANOTHER

Jeff Francis got away from the Yankees too?

Hey Jeff Francis... congrats on the new contract with the Royals...but...You DO know that the Yankees current starting rotation goes as follows:Terrific ace in CC Sabathia.Guy who had a good first half and a shaky second half in Phil Hughes.A super talented guy who is slowly turning into Crispin Glover in A. J. Burnett.A nice arm who could very well be another overrated Yankee prospect in Ivan

Sully Baseball Honors... Luis de los Santos

Going through my old baseball cards tucked away in my parents house, I stumbled across one for Luis de los Santos. Chances are you never heard of him, and don't feel bad if that is the case.But I believe this obscure player, a native of the Dominican Republic who grew up in New York and was drafted by the Royals a few picks ahead of Tom Glavine, is worth honoring for a few reasons. One of those

Zack Greinke helps complete the Gary Sheffield trade

I started thinking about Gary Sheffield when Zack Greinke arrived in Milwaukee yesterday. Let me explain.There was a telling moment in Zack Greinke's introduction to the local press. He said "The main reason I wanted to get out" and he stopped himself with a smile and made a correction "I mean preferred to get out of Kansas City..." and he continued.The first statement was the correct one. He

The Brewers Statement: We are NOT Kansas City (nor Pittsburgh for that matter)

When the Royals traded Zack Greinke to Milwaukee the other day, there was a beautiful symbolism to the move that wasn't lost on me.Greinke wasn't dealt to New York. Forget the spin of "He couldn't handle New York." Neither the Mets nor the Yankees have the prospects to have pulled off the trade.He wasn't dealt to the Red Sox, Phillies, Cubs, Angels or Dodgers.The Royals, a small market club that

Who else is blogging about the Royals now?

The Royals scored 6 runs before the White Sox even came to bat on Sunday's game.The result? THEY were blown out, losing 12-6.It's been that kind of a year for the Royals.They aren't the worst team in baseball. That would be the Pirates.They aren't the worst team in the American League. That would be the Mariners and the Orioles.They aren't even the worst team in the AL Central. Right now the