Perez had the concussion earlier this year too. He was speaking from experience.

Not when Duffy has a shutout going, he'd be tossed.

Salvy almost Charlie Browned that dude. Socks and shirts and shoes flying...

What I hate about modern baseball:

Now, because the umpire warned both teams, Danny Duffy can't come out and drill a Twins player in the rib cage and show them the RIGHT way to throw at a guy.

Salvy kind of took care of it, but still. If I'm the pitcher in the dugout and see that happen, I'm shoving my best fastball at Morneau's ribcage the next time he's up.

in the 8th.

Salvy is my favorite Royals in over a decade....easily.

Last player I liked this much was Beltran.

Am I nuts for thinking that our rotation could be better next year even without Santana?

Dyson looks to be over his ankle dingers

Nuts? No, it is possible, I guess (if Guthrie is better and you get better prod from the 4-5 starters and IF Duffy can be consistently excellent.

Likelihood isn't great, though.

I'd love to see them add one more guy to the rotation, assuming Santana is not resigned. Josh Johnson, Scott Feldman a couple of names to think about.

A pipe dream I'm sure... but how far back are we in the wild card now? Have ben tuned out from baseball in general for a week or so.

7. Not really a realistic shot IMO.

Yep, though the Royals keep talking like they're still in it. They'd have to go on a major tear to get back into the conversation.

That's the type of DP Billy should be hitting into instead of those weak grounders to second.

I feel like the bottom of our rotation should be much better. The difference betweenSantana and Duffy could be less of a drop off than the improvement from Davis to Paulino/Ventura/Zimmer, etc.

What a pitch