Been a while since I've posted here - been tied up with other things.
Just listening to the game at work and wanted to give a tip of the cap to Alex Rodriguez, as he joins the 500 home run club. Sorry he had to do it against the Royals, but he was due to knock one out.
Congrats to the man who will overtake Barry Bonds atop the list about six years from now. Let's just hope there are no revelations that will make us all sick to our stomach when A-Rod's approaching the record....
Other comments.....
The trade deadline came and went without much fanfare, really. I like the Dotel for Davies deal well enough, I guess, but it didn't blow me away. Davies has GREAT stuff, but has never been able to pull it together at the big league level for any extended period of time. Maybe a change of scenery will help him out. Another plus - Dotel really likes it in KC and made some comments about maybe coming back here next season...so that'd be alright with me. He's a solid guy to have in the pen and I like his fiery attitude when he's on the mound.
Billy Butler continues to impress, winning the July American League Rookie of the Month Award. This guy was born to hit and I look forward to watching him develop over the rest of this season alongside Alex Gordon, who also continues to get better and more consistent as the season goes along. Gordon also hit one of the hardest shots I've seen this year the other night in Minnesota - a two-run bomb to win the game. These guys are going to look good in blue for years to come.
Joey Gathright is back thanks to Reggie Sanders landing back on the DL (again). I'm glad to see him back...he produced really well for us in his previous stint this season and the Royals need to figure out where he fits into the future plans. Hopefully he's here for the remainder of this season.
Greinke and Soria continue to dominate at the back end of the pen....these guys have great stuff. Should be interesting to see if one of them ends up starting at some point or if these two will remain the answer to the 8th/9th innings for the Royals over the next few seasons.
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