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Extra from Little Big League. I watch baseball, college football, and TV. Cup of Coffee subscriber. “Critical Spirit” — Dayton Moore, former Kansas City Royals General Manager
Rockford Files reboot where this is both Jim’s car and mobile home.
Katie (Brassafrass)@brassafrass.bsky.social · 2d agoWhat should we do with the People Movers that Dulles is doing away with? Wrong answers only.
Now that we’re past the deadline and the draft, it’s the bittersweet season when veteran players are designated for assignment or released from minor league teams. Some will not find new jobs. Pour one out for these guys who are entering involuntary retirement even if they don’t know it yet.
The Gausman return is a pretty good indicator that any return for Wacha would likely be quite underwhelming.
If you needed to know Lugo is not getting traded ...
Kansas City Royals@royals.com · 6d agoSeth Lugo takes the mound for the series finale.
Do the hyphen guys still magically appear when you spell it "Spiderman"?
My favorite part of the Bailey Falter Era was looking him up when he was traded because I thought he’d already been released but finding out he was only designated for assignment and cleared waivers.
I’m going to forget Lane Thomas was on the Royals before the end of the month.
Even if the Royals were motivated to sell Lugo, who is taking that contact? He’s owed over $30 million for the rest of this year and next year, plus a *vesting* option for 2028. Even if they paid down most of that contract (which is 100% not their modus operandi), the return would be meh.
Royals Review@royalsreview.bsky.social · last wk.Reports indicate the Royals may have a quiet trade deadline www.royalsreview.com/kansas-city-...
One of my dad achievements was helping my kid figure out how to throw a knuckleball (with an assist to YouTube videos). The first time he got one to flutter was a real WTF moment. But before he could establish any consistency, he goes, “oh, I don’t want to pitch.” Unlocking the mystery was enough.
The Laundry@thelaundry.bsky.social · last wk.Greinke comes back, but he'll only throw knuckleballs
“Once” is a little gem of a movie, and “Falling Slowly” is a lovely song, but in the scene when Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová sing this song and it all comes together, it stops being a movie and becomes something genuine.
Royals trade deadline preview: Thomas — duh Lugo — sure if someone will take that contract Lynch — if there’s an overpay situation Massey — someone might overpay while he’s playing well and has club control Wacha — no unless someone gets stupid Collins — he’s a seat filler which has some value
Eddie Money is lucky he’s not around to see “Two Tickets to Paradise” used to advertise Bacon Cheeseburger Wonton Tacos, which I’m assuming is an AI-created menu item
Per Wikipedia, “Husband Wrangler” is a 2003 Lifetime Network movie starring Judith Light as a New Mexico rancher and part-time matchmaker for single women looking to meet and marry traditional Western cowboys.
Productive Outs@productiveouts.bsky.social · 2w agoSOURCE: The San Diego Padres have signed third-round pick, collegiate catcher Wrangler Husband, to an $1.08 million deal. Slot value was $808.1k.
Dayton Moore would have banned this as pornography.
Kansas City Royals@royals.com · 3w agoOpe, just gonna squeeze by ya.
Now Messi is going to make an errant pass but it will bounce off four Spain defenders into the goal.
Extra time halftime show is a Bon Jovi cover band and the Times Squares Muppets.
The way things are going, this will end with a cheap penalty.
Went to the farmers market and they sold out of lettuce at opening.
Jimothy is going to get milkshake ducked by eating the milkshake duck.