Rob's Royals Ramblings

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Thursday, April 06, 2006

Well, they didn't lose today

Of course, they didn't play either, but hey, when you've seen nearly 400 losses in the past 4 seasons, you take what little victories you can get! :)

I've seen several quotes from various players about how the Royals fans should back off in their booing of Mike Sweeney in particular, and the Royals in general. Let's take a look at this phenomenon, shall we?

The Royals have managed one winning season in the past 10 seasons. In fact, the last time the Royals finished above .500 in consecutive seasons was 1993-94. To give you some perspective, George Brett was still playing in 1993 and 1994 was the strike shortened season where Hal McRae was canned after leading the Royals to a 14 game winning streak right before the strike hit.

So, Doug Mientkiewicz, Joe Mays and Jeremy Affeldt have taken it upon themselves to "protect" their teammates from the heartless and ruthless Royals fans that would dare boo such a hard-working and dedicated team.

Quoting Joe Mays from the Royals website, "The fans need to back off a little." Huh? You've been here five minutes and you're going to tell what's left of the Royals fanbase to keep quiet? Tell you what Joe, once you've been through the purgatory that is Kansas City baseball, then you can tell the Royals fans what to do. Until then? Keep your nicely paid mouth shut and try to do your job a little better than you did on Wednesday.

Quoting Doug Mientkiewicz from the KC Star website, "Getting on your own team sends a bad message around the league." Say what? It sends the message that the fans are sick and tired of the status quo. This ain't Boston or New York, Dougie. This team hasn't been winning consistently ever since the explosion of salaries in the 90's. Again, once you've had to endure what the Royals faithful has, you can tell us to shut up. For now, take your World Series ball and shove it.

And then, of course, there's Jeremy Affeldt's quote from the Royals website, "Booing is not going to help." Jeremy, you would certainly know that booing doesn't help since you've gotten your share of boos from the crowds at Kauffman the past few seasons. But if you're so concerned with what sound is coming from the fans, then you obviously can't keep your focus on the field. But that's no surprise to anyone that's seen you pitch. Tell ya what, lefty, why don't you try to actually earn your money for a change?

Harsh? Maybe. Honest? Definitely. The time has come for Royals fans to be a little meaner, a little rougher and a little more demanding. Afterall, the Royals used to be the model expansion franchise. Now, they look more like a model contraction franchise.

GO ROYALS!

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