The Pirates are plundering their opponents, Bumgarner melts down and out of Arizona, the Reds are securing their future rotation and the AL Central is bad.
Oakland was on the good end of a much-hated A's move in 1968, so why shouldn't they be on the bad end of one now? It's not as if anyone out there attends their games anyway.
I agree with you about Bumgarner. I've never understood the whole thing about hating somebody because they are really, really good at their job. There has to be more than that. Obviously there are behavioral cues but they also have to display genuinely arrogant attitudes. Or else make it clear that they don't care about what they're doing at all, but few of those are great at their jobs to begin with. (Think Jonathan Sanchez and Ross Gload, quite possibly my two most hated Royals of all time.)
One final observation: you're right. That was definitely a rambling column! 😸 Thanks for taking my mind off the catastrophe that is the Royals 2023 season so far, even if only for a few minutes!
Mr. B, thx for playing up the Pirates. I've always loved their uni's and their gorgeous park. I am so stinking old I remember their '79 Series against Baltimore as one of the classics. PS - thanks bunches for "red assery." You're the best.
I’m cautiously optimistic about the Royals; they won last night, maybe they can win again 🤔
Also I’m getting quite a bit of fun out of the Cardinals pitching problems. That one seemed really predictable. I think the Royals can split with the Cards this year. 🎉
Judge Landis must be spinning in his grave with the news of an MLB team heading to America's gambling capital. I'm probably wrong, but I wonder how well a team will do there. I expect a lot of visiting fans there for the novelty (much like the Raiders experience) and I doubt there is a large local fanbase right now. If they're not good, it seems like the locals would lose interest quickly with all the other things to do there.
Oakland was on the good end of a much-hated A's move in 1968, so why shouldn't they be on the bad end of one now? It's not as if anyone out there attends their games anyway.
I agree with you about Bumgarner. I've never understood the whole thing about hating somebody because they are really, really good at their job. There has to be more than that. Obviously there are behavioral cues but they also have to display genuinely arrogant attitudes. Or else make it clear that they don't care about what they're doing at all, but few of those are great at their jobs to begin with. (Think Jonathan Sanchez and Ross Gload, quite possibly my two most hated Royals of all time.)
One final observation: you're right. That was definitely a rambling column! 😸 Thanks for taking my mind off the catastrophe that is the Royals 2023 season so far, even if only for a few minutes!
Mr. B, thx for playing up the Pirates. I've always loved their uni's and their gorgeous park. I am so stinking old I remember their '79 Series against Baltimore as one of the classics. PS - thanks bunches for "red assery." You're the best.
I’m cautiously optimistic about the Royals; they won last night, maybe they can win again 🤔
Also I’m getting quite a bit of fun out of the Cardinals pitching problems. That one seemed really predictable. I think the Royals can split with the Cards this year. 🎉
Judge Landis must be spinning in his grave with the news of an MLB team heading to America's gambling capital. I'm probably wrong, but I wonder how well a team will do there. I expect a lot of visiting fans there for the novelty (much like the Raiders experience) and I doubt there is a large local fanbase right now. If they're not good, it seems like the locals would lose interest quickly with all the other things to do there.