As seen on MLB Network, USA Today & Bleacher Report - KC & nationally syndicated radio host Dave O brings you interviews with current & former
#Royals
players!
It was quite the honor having part of our chat with
@WhitMerrifield
played & talked about tonight on MLB Tonight w/
@MLBNetwork
. Entire country is finding out why
#Royals
fans love Whit - with several new fanbases now adopting him as their favorite player from an opposing team.
Whit Merrifield on missing the 2018 ASG: "I'm going to consider myself an All-Star with all this stuff that's come out because Jose Altuve took my spot that game. So we'll put an asterisk by 2018 & on top of it, we'll go ahead and throw in a silver slugger for good measure."
Bobby Witt Jr is the best player in MLB right now.
Patrick Mahomes is the best player in the NFL right now.
Kansas City has the best two players in 2 of the 3 major professional sports.
Oh - and Taylor Swift.
#Royals
now pacing for a 53-109 record.
Thank God they:
-Promoted Dayton Moore.
-Extended Mike Matheny
-Brought back the entire coaching staff.
-Extended Whit after not trading him & making sure “the streak” continues!
-Got rid of Friday Buck Nights
#Clutch
Nice of ESPN to completely ignore Salvy’s entire round. So disrespectful. Would they do this to Ohtani or Mancini or Story?
Same jackasses that employ Stephen A Smith.
I’ve decided that Kendrys Morales is the most underrated Royal of the last ten years. Nobody ever talks about how much he meant or the big role he played.
Whit Merrifield on Alex Gordon's diet: "Gordo likes to walk around with his shirt off & show off his abs. I enjoy a nice pizza & ice cream. Gordo's strict about none of that & he likes to walk around at 36 & show off what he's got - & good for him. I'll stick to my cake & pizza."
What a wonderful night for the
#Royals
.
Close to 30,000 here seeing;
-A GREAT START by Michael Wacha.
-Gold Glove defense.
-An offensive onslaught.
-Fireworks.
A+ night
Dear John Sherman,
If the
#Cubs
moved, they wouldn’t get rid of brick walls & only put Ivey on 50 feet of it.
If the
#RedSox
moved, they wouldn’t reduce the green monster & move to an electronic scoreboard.
Don’t. Reduce. Fountains.
Don’t. Get Rid Of. Crown Vision.
Wake up.
If you clinch tomorrow:
Alec Marsh Saturday.
Option him after game - activate Vinnie (you can put Marsh on playoff roster).
Full bullpen game Sunday. Everyone pitches an inning’ish.
Ragans-Lugo-Wacha in Houston.
Jeremy Guthrie - on the home run distance foul ball (50 feet foul) hit by Salvy:
“Maybe the
#Royals
should challenge that. Replay might call it fair.”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Congrats to
@KCTenants
on possibly losing the
#Chiefs
&
#Royals
which will decimate KCMO- at least y’all saved the UHaul building and Totally Nude and helped turn KCMO into Little Rock. 👏👏👏
Honestly - getting Jac Caglianone at
#6
makes the “sting” of getting screwed in the draft lottery not a sting at all.
This feels like a
#1
pick to me.
This worked out beautifully.
Good news for the
#Royals
despite dropping to 6th in the MLB draft lottery:
The 24th best player (and cold weather high school player) that they were going to take in the Top 3 will still be there at
#6
.
Hey
@KCTenants
would just like to say you were right about the
#Royals
being awful & not deserving a stadium. They are terrible & you called it.
Also I’m thankful you were able to save that architectural wonder (the U-Haul building) as well as Totally Nude. Huge for future of KC
#Royals
at 19-13 on May 2nd.
-Top 5 starting rotation
-Top 5 bullpen
-Top 5 defense
-Slightly below average offense - but bats are much easier to acquire near the deadline than pitching is.
This team will win the AL Central.
The
#Royals
are doing exactly what good teams do.
-Hang in there against great teams (BAL) & avoid sweeps even despite late inning collapses.
-Destroy slapdick teams (CWS).
-Destroy “not yet ready” SP’s (Arrighetti)
-Win at home (soon to be 7-2)
Early - but VERY encouraging!
My gosh people - deep breath.
The
#Royals
are 12 games over .500.
The
#Royals
are pacing for 98 wins.
The
#Royals
just won 8 in a row.
The
#Royals
are 2-3 on this road trip (not 0-5).
Vinnie is day to day and fine.
Take a chill pill.
The year is 2036.
The
#Royals
have signed free agent outfielder Jorge Soler to provide veteran leadership.
To make room, Edward Olivares has been optioned to AAA Omaha.
The
#Royals
still have an 80% chance to get a wildcard.
But to win division, they’ll have to go 5-1 this week.
I have zero doubt this team is getting a wildcard.
They’ve made some good moves, seen Lugo/Ragans resurgence & Erceg should be back now & Renfroe Fri.
Don’t give up
JJ Picollo deserves to have a street named after him simply because of signing Seth Lugo for relative peanuts and fleecing the Rangers out of Cole Ragans.
The
#Royals
are FINALLY:
-Spending money beyond what they get from revenue sharing.
-Trying to win.
-Bridging the gap between all these high school players making it to KC and now.
This is all I ever asked for.
They are now automatic contenders in a slapdick AL Central.
This was a great day for the
#Royals
-Double header sweep of Cleveland.
-Cole Ragans dodges injury.
-Salvy sets RBI record.
-Bullpen pitches great.
-No pitcher had to be used in both games.
-Sole possession of second place in the AL Central.
-ONLY ONE GAME OUT OF FIRST
LFG
Frank White’s legacy should have been the below photo.
But instead, he will be remembered as man who:
-Oversaw crippling property tax increases
-Helped push Chiefs & Royals to KS (or worse)
-Went rogue against team that retired his number & gave him a statue.
Pathetic. Sad.
I don’t want to be Debbie downer - but McArthur was well on his way to blowing another game without Bobby turning into Ozzie Smith and stealing two outs.
They CAN NOT keep doing this McArthur thing.
How good does JJ Picollo look tonight in acquiring Michael Lorenzen and Paul Dejong?
Plus, Hunter Harvey and Lucas Ercig likely to close it out in the 8th and 9th.
LFG!!!!
The
#Royals
are now 8-26 (.235) & have lost a home series to the 8-26 (.235) Athletics - who play in a park with possums, rats, 2,000 fans & have made up, AI generated players on the roster.
KC is pacing for 38-124 & is 2-16 at home.
bUt gIvE uS mOnEy fOr tHaT sTaDiUm
KC drops the first two in Oakland.
There are absolutely no excuses for this series. You HAD to win it.
Even if the
#Royals
salvage tomorrow - this was a piss poor effort in all facets.
If the
#Royals
lose today then it’s officially time to panic. I’ve been patient and patient but you have Blake Snell tomorrow and likely Chris Sale and Max Fried.
You need 3 wins minimum - possibly 4 - out of those 7 games.
Pull your heads out of your asses and play baseball.
MJ Melendez man…
Is it possible he’s currently the
#Royals
best hitter not named Andrew Benintendi?
Advanced approach. Laser quick bat speed. Looks relaxed. Swings with a clear purpose each AB.
Dayton Moore has been GM of the
#Royals
since 2006 - early in George W Bush’s second term. So long ago, that America Online was still king in the internet world.
In that time, KC has finished above .500 THREE. TIMES
Counting this year, they have lost > 90 games EIGHT. TIMES.
I’ll tell you what - I appreciate the way Hunter Renfroe runs everything out. Never any slacking.
He’s not a guy I would have expected that from before the year.
He’s a winning ball player.
Dear
#Royals
Management,
This is why literally the entire fan base has wanted Edward Olivares getting regular ABs since mid-June.
Why is this so difficult?
Three things are true.
1. This series was a complete no show by the
#Royals
.
2. The
#Royals
are going to make the playoffs.
3. The
#Royals
are effing themselves in that they likely now have to use their big three in Atlanta and thus, possibly only have two of them in the WC.
Why is Walter Pennington not here over James McArthur?
I would take one pitch Will Klein over him.
Daniel Lynch out of the pen over him.
You don’t have to rely on trades to improve your bullpen.
Send him down.
This is a playoff chase in the Big Lesgues.
Over it.
Huge night for Vinnie, Bobby & Seth.
KC needs to get 2 of next 3 and then the fun REALLY STARTS with the Boston series and an order of:
Singer
Lugo
Ragans
#Royals
The
#Royals
end June with a 12-15 record.
Which is completely fine if July looks more like April and May.
Playoff teams often have 1-2 losing months.
12-15 isn’t even that bad - and to think, many wrote this team off. 😂😂😂😂
The
#Royals
(losers of 8 in a row) are now ALL ALONE as the WORST TEAM IN BASEBALL as the
#Athletics
win their 7th in a row.
KC has yet to win EVEN THREE IN A ROW.
It’s mid-June.
Welcome to the shitty.
Notice I’m not criticizing JJ or Q or new coaches. They deserve time to clean up Dayton’s boys club disaster.
HOWEVER Sherman needs plenty of heat. Bottom 5 payroll every year he’s been owner w/ absolutely no effort to field a competitive team while publicly begging for stadium
With Ronald Acuna’s slow’ish start to the season and Spencer Strider’s injury, you have to wonder if the
#Braves
would be interested in a trade like this.
#Royals
Get:
Ronald Acuna
#Braves
Get:
Jordan Lyles
Will Smith
John Rave
I'm amused how the Kansas City Royals won't use Pratto and Pasquantino over Santana and O'Hearn because of the chances that they struggle and play like...Santana and O'Hearn.
This has happened a few different times this year now.
Praying for Q’s family and hope everything and everyone is ok.
Also, I’m glad he is putting family first and that the
#Royals
organization backs him in doing so.
I would really like to see Vinnie Pasquantino activated Sunday in a “doesn’t matter game” so he’s getting ABs before playoffs. Bat him lead off so he gets 4 like it’s a rehab.
I feel like he’s close and if so - and you’re planning to bring him back for WC - let’s get him 4 ABs
Has there ever been a better Nebraska basketball offseason day?
-Fred Hoiberg National Coach of the year
-Keisei Tominaga wins 3 point shooting title
-NDSU Morgan likely N
-Fiedler Top 4
-Biliew Top 2
-Gary & Williams back
@HuskerMBB
@HuskerHC
@JVranicar
I have never in my life been more disappointed by a
#Royals
team. Not even in the mid-2000s.
But what makes it worse is that for the first time, I’m starting to lose faith in how the franchise is being run.
Many baseball operations decisions have been utterly incomprehensible
I hate to call tonight a must win.
But the
#Royals
MUST have Seth Lugo be better
AND
After the last two games - this one is really a must - both for the standings and to steady everyone’s mental health.
Tonight is the biggest game of the year - and that’s no exaggeration.
This
#Royals
season would be so much better if we were watching Nick Pratto & Vinnie Pasquantino over Carlos Santana & Hunter Dozier. Yes, I’m aware of Pratto’s early season K issues at Omaha.
But have you seen Santana & Dozier play?
Erceg now burned tomorrow and possibly injured.
Vinnie likely injured for the forseeable future.
This one is going to leave a mark.
Just can’t do this two days in a row.
This team is SO MUCH FUN.
Thankful I put $600 on KC to win AL Central at 12:1 (+1200)back in Feb and March.
Because as I’ve been saying all year:
This team is winning the AL Central.
#Royals
Can we pause for a minute and give the
#Royals
some credit.
Do you know how truly amazing it is to already have a five game losing streak after seven games?
Nicely done.
👏
If John Sherman wants to show he’s serious about winning - he can give Bobby Witt a 6 year deal this winter.
The
#Royals
have almost NO MONEY on books after next year - and if they deal Salvy, they have none.
Get it done.
John Sherman doesn’t like to meddle in baseball decisions. This is normally a GOOD THING.
But with Dayton’s bunch, he’s going to have to make an exception if he wants this franchise to go anywhere.
Matheny & Eldred should go and Dayton won’t do it, all three should go.
Literally EVERY SINGLE young starting pitcher for the
#Royals
who has spent time at the MLB level this season has regressed or not lived up to expectation.
Yet Cal Eldred is still here.
It’s honestly just dumb at this point. If Dayton won’t make the move, Sherman needs to.