While researching the Burlington/Oakland situation, I came across an article from a few weeks ago announcing that Bees manager Jim Gabella had been fired by the Royals.
Jim is easily one of the nicest managers in the league, and we certainly hopes that he finds work with another club.
Showing posts with label Kansas City Royals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kansas City Royals. Show all posts
Monday, September 27, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Didn't See This One Coming
The Kane County Cougars have ended their affilliation with the Oakland A's and have linked up with the Kansas City Royals for 2011 and beyond.
You can read the article here.
You might be wondering why I say I didn't see this one coming in the headline. Well, usually when an affiliation ends, one party is not happy with the other.
But the Oakland A's have always given the Cougars good players, enough so that they make the playoffs basically every year and have won quite a few championships. And on the flip side, the Cougars draw a good crowd, have a nice ballpark, and provide the players with what they need, so why would Oakland not be happy? Seems odd to me.
Anyhow, this now means that the Burlington Bees are without an affiliate because they were previously with the Royals. I've not seen an announcement yet as to whether they will go with the A's, or if someone else might be available.
One obvious advantage of Kane County going with Kansas City...they both are "KC" teams so it could be a merchandise bonus.
You can read the article here.
You might be wondering why I say I didn't see this one coming in the headline. Well, usually when an affiliation ends, one party is not happy with the other.
But the Oakland A's have always given the Cougars good players, enough so that they make the playoffs basically every year and have won quite a few championships. And on the flip side, the Cougars draw a good crowd, have a nice ballpark, and provide the players with what they need, so why would Oakland not be happy? Seems odd to me.
Anyhow, this now means that the Burlington Bees are without an affiliate because they were previously with the Royals. I've not seen an announcement yet as to whether they will go with the A's, or if someone else might be available.
One obvious advantage of Kane County going with Kansas City...they both are "KC" teams so it could be a merchandise bonus.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
More Top 10's
Baseball America continues their online look at the Top 10 prospects for each system with the Royals and the Twins.
The Royals have their low A affiliate in the Midwest League with the Burlington Bees.
The Twins are with the Beloit Snappers.
Many of the players on the lists are guys you would have seen or heard about in the last few years. Enjoy.
The Royals have their low A affiliate in the Midwest League with the Burlington Bees.
The Twins are with the Beloit Snappers.
Many of the players on the lists are guys you would have seen or heard about in the last few years. Enjoy.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Now Catching for the Montreal Expos: Tom Brady
That headline doesn't make a whole lot of sense, unless you read this piece from Baseball America about NFL quarterbacks who were drafted as baseball players as well.
I've always found it fascinating how many athletes from other sports have been drafted to play baseball as well. I think a large part of that is because baseball has so many rounds, that sometimes they just draft "athletes" as opposed to baseball stars. And if you see a kid in high school who plays two sports, then you take a chance in the 40th round that he might decide to go ahead and sign with your team, hoping he develops.
At the bottom of the article, there is also some talk about Kansas City Royals pitching prospects, some of whom played for Burlington this season.
I've always found it fascinating how many athletes from other sports have been drafted to play baseball as well. I think a large part of that is because baseball has so many rounds, that sometimes they just draft "athletes" as opposed to baseball stars. And if you see a kid in high school who plays two sports, then you take a chance in the 40th round that he might decide to go ahead and sign with your team, hoping he develops.
At the bottom of the article, there is also some talk about Kansas City Royals pitching prospects, some of whom played for Burlington this season.
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