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Royals get Coco…Are they any better?

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Features, The Trade Scale

By Gary Armida
It is never wise to judge a team’s moves at the very beginning of the hot stove season. Sometimes, a team will make a trade as a precursor to another trade. It is only after the next trade (or two), that the true rationale is shown. It is difficult to withhold judgment, but [...]

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Talkin Royals with Bob Dutton

August 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Features

By Gary Armida
In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, the Kansas City Royals represented what is good about baseball. They were a small market team who had a Hall of Fame player in George Brett, arguably the most underrated hitter in Cooperstown, a smart general manager (A young John Shuerholz), and had numerous post season [...]

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Fungos 12/21

December 21st, 2007 · 4 Comments · fungos

A quick glance at the headlines around the baseball world…

Like I said yesterday, I am still having a hard time wrapping my head around the Clemens situation. I do know one thing—the media coverage is out of hand. There really isn’t a story until there is proof one way or the other. If he did do steroids, [...]

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