Romo Phone Home: Rosenthal on the Royals

In the spring of 1983, Pirates reliever Enrique Romo failed to report to camp. Attempts by the team to locate the enigmatic righty failed, and he was released. Similarly, for 20+ years, Pirates fans were unable to locate their once-proud franchise. This blog, last seen in September 2006, was the record of one father and son who nurtured the hope that one day Romo and the Pirates would phone home. That day arrived seven years hence, and now we are back. Enrique, we salute you, wherever you are.

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Rosenthal on the Royals

Again, the parallels with the Pirates are striking. Check this one:

Oh, Glass will argue that he raised the payroll from $34.9 million last season to $47 million this season, but that money would have been better spent on player development. Overpaying for second-tier free agents is a losing strategy, but Baird had little choice. Glass ordered the payroll increase, and Rafael Furcal wasn't about to come to Kansas City.

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Oh, God. Another accurate parallel between the Bucs and the Royals...is it really too much to ask to not be the Royals? Is it?; 8:15 PM