Will Brayan Pena Become the Next Matt Diaz?

Well, given free tickets, Mr. and Mrs. URF attended yesterday’s win over the Angels.  The win was nothing short of miraculous, considering that Davies held them to one run for five innings and then the pen had to go three innings before Soria came in the game.  But what struck me was that this is an organization that is in trouble, and seems not to know it. For instance, both dugout suites were EMPTY. I don’t ever remember attending a Royals game where they had failed to rent out both dugout suites.  The high-dollar Diamond seats? Mostly empty. The crowd itself seemed more interested in walking around the park than paying attention to the games.  Folks, I believe the bill is coming due for organizational neglect, and if you think this is bad, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. The good news—from my perspective—is that the Royals allowed Brayan Pena to dust off his catcher’s mitt. I’m told that it had become so stiff from ...