The Pipeline

Set Spotlight::::Upper Deck football....and some comments on the hobby

A busy spring and summer has curtailed my card trading, although for some reason I keep buying cards. I guess the main hassle involved is that they're mostly low-end products. I'd noticed it before,...

New Royal prospects blog out there

Just wanted to drop a quick note to point out a fledgling Royals blog in pretty much the same vein as the Pipeline. Royals Prospects has started and "Victorious Secrets" is posting daily updates on...

Odds and ends

I'm gradually shaking off the mental fatigue from another season of RotF reports, plus my usual job, which also involves writing. Hopefully I can crank out some more posts in coming times, including...

NPB Notes::::::Rakuten Golden Eagles

Founded: 2004, so the Eagles haven't yet developed any kind of rich history.Owner: Rakuten online shopping mall operatorHome base: Miyagi Stadium, making them the official team of The Karate Kid....

Royals on the Farm 8/20

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 7, Memphis 6C B. Pena 2-2, 3 BB, 2B (13), RBI (23), 2 RS, SB (6) -- .290, on BB tear lately, for himRF-CF Hollins 2-4, HR (15), RBI (52), K, 2 RS -- .2263B Spann 1-5, 2 RBI (6),...

Royals on the Farm 8/21

AAA - Omaha: Memphis 5, O-Royals 0LF Lubanski 2-4, 2 K -- .230RF Bigler 2-4 -- .333, so far, so goodC B. Pena 1-3, BB -- .291DH Ka'aihue 0-2, 2 BB -- .3211B Shealy 1-3, BB -- .2803B Spann 1-3, BB --...

Royals on the Farm 8/22

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 4, Memphis 21B Ka'aihue 3-4, HR (9), 2 RBI (17), K, RS -- .341, already almost to 10 AAA HRLF Lubanski 2-3, 3B (7), HR (14), RBI (49), K, RS -- .2333B Spann 0-2, 2 BB, RBI (7)...

Royals on the Farm 8/23

AAA - Omaha: Memphis 9, O-Royals 4CF Bigler 2-4, 2B (2), K, RS -- .308PH-DH-P Buchanan 1-4, 2B (11), RBI (34), K -- .2322B Labandeira 1-4, RBI (7), RS -- .157C Tupman 0-3, BB, SF, RBI (34) -- .2411B...

Royals on the Farm 8/24

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 5, Memphis 4 (10)1B Ka'aihue DNP (wrist)2B Labandeira 2-4, RS -- .176C B. Pena 1-3, BB, SF, HR (4), 2 RBI (25), K, RS, CS (2) -- .291LF Lubanski 1-4, 2B (19), 2 RBI (51), K --...

Royals on the Farm 8/25 -- Hosmer 1-3, 2B, RBI in debut

AAA - Omaha: O-Royals 8, New Orleans 2LF Lubanski 3-3, BB, 2B (20), RBI (52), RS -- .237SS Dawkins 3-5, 2B (15), HR (9), 2 RBI (28), K, 2 RS -- .276DH Shealy 2-5, HR (20), 2 RBI (59), 2 RS -- .284RF...