2019 Omaha Storm Chasers / KC Royals

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed May 15, 2019 3:12 am

Lopez just got his first MLB hit, driving in Merrifield (who just got his 500 MLB hit)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed May 15, 2019 3:46 am

And Lopez gets a Salvy (Merrifield) Splash!

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Wed May 15, 2019 2:43 pm

The Royals pregame show on Fox Sports KC pretty much focused on Nicky. Creighton got a least 2 mentions.

Greg

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu May 16, 2019 12:35 am

First AB tonight for Lopez, the only extra base hit by a lefty against Minor this year.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 5:36 pm

Royals' Cheslor Cuthbert: Goes deep in 2019 debut

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:15 am

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Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Wed Jun 12, 2019 3:11 pm

Rumor that Starling could be promoted as early as today.

Greg

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:32 am

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:08 pm

Bubba Starling just got called up.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:22 pm

Coyote wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:08 pm Bubba Starling just got called up.

Took a little longer than expected. Cool he got to play in the AAA All Star game before going. Might have been due to fact that he can not be returned to Omaha without going through waivers (since he has been in minors so long).

Greg

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:17 am

Starling draws a walk at his first at bat, and comes around to score a few batters later.
The fourth Royal to do so at his first MLB AB.

Second AB Starling goes 3-0 and then strikes out.
Third AB a grounder to second.

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jag42 · Post by **jag42** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 3:21 am

Wouldn't it be a plate appearance and not an at bat since he drew a walk

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:41 am

Two hit Whit just made the Royals 100th inside the park HR.
I hope that someone posts that on YouTube.
He was called out initially, but upon further review...

jag42 · Post by **jag42** » Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:04 pm

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/white-sox-v ... ame=565750

I think it's the 4th highlight video.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:52 pm

Bubba Starling hits his first MLB HR and now has a 7 game hit streak.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:54 pm

Coyote wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:52 pm Bubba Starling hits his first MLB HR and now has a 7 game hit streak.

And hit it right to a Royals fan in Cleveland who caught it.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:40 pm

Diekman from Wymore is traded to the A's the same day as Huskers Day at the K.
O'Hearn called up from Omaha and is starting 1B tonight.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:51 pm

Coyote wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:40 pm Diekman from Wymore is traded to the A's the same day as Huskers Day at the K.
O'Hearn called up from Omaha and is starting 1B tonight.

Husker Day at the K is always a blast.

I am glad O'Hearn is being given another shot. Might as well find out and play him the rest of this season.

Greg

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:14 pm

Merrifield just hit his second inside the park HR of the year and it wasn't even close.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Aug 10, 2019 12:23 am

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jag42 · Post by **jag42** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:21 am

StormChasers' 2020 home sked released today. Wichita will replace the New Orleans BabyCakes.

https://www.milb.com/omaha/news/home-da ... so2om5_h7Y

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:25 am

jag42 wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:21 am StormChasers' 2020 home sked released today. Wichita will replace the New Orleans BabyCakes.

https://www.milb.com/omaha/news/home-da ... so2om5_h7Y

New Orleans is moving to Wichita.

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iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:42 am

Coyote wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:25 am
jag42 wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:21 am StormChasers' 2020 home sked released today. Wichita will replace the New Orleans BabyCakes.

https://www.milb.com/omaha/news/home-da ... so2om5_h7Y
New Orleans is moving to Wichita.

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New stadium on the river for them.

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:25 am

iamjacobm wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:42 am
Coyote wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:25 am
jag42 wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:21 am StormChasers' 2020 home sked released today. Wichita will replace the New Orleans BabyCakes.

https://www.milb.com/omaha/news/home-da ... so2om5_h7Y
New Orleans is moving to Wichita.

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New stadium on the river for them.

Long ago and far away, that team was the old Denver Bears. I can remember listening to them on the radio playing the Omaha Royals. This was when Tim Raines and Randy Bass played for the Bears.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:55 pm

Very close in size to Werner Park.

Greg

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:04 pm

I don't think KC and Omaha will ever split but with Wichita in the picture now it will be interesting to see how hard Wichita tries to lure KC away from Omaha when player development deals come up.

Omaha has really never had a challenger that made financial and logistical sense and now you have another AAA team in the same Major League Market so it will definitely be something to keep an eye on.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:25 pm

cp jay 07 wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:04 pm I don't think KC and Omaha will ever split but with Wichita in the picture now it will be interesting to see how hard Wichita tries to lure KC away from Omaha when player development deals come up.

Omaha has really never had a challenger that made financial and logistical sense and now you have another AAA team in the same Major League Market so it will definitely be something to keep an eye on.

It would be a possibility but still a long shot. Omaha is a bigger market (both Omaha and Wichita are part of KC's tv rights area) and a little closer. Wichita used to be KC's AA affiliate but it moved to NW Arkansas. KC just extended Omaha earlier this year through 2022.

Greg

jag42 · Post by **jag42** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:06 pm

I remember when I was a kid, the Omaha Royals used to play the Wichita Aeros.

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:59 am

The Kansas City Royals are being sold. I wonder if this would change the dynamic between Omaha and Wichita.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/274 ... ng-sale-1b

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:12 am

Jorge Soler just hit a Royal's record 39th single season HR.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Sep 05, 2019 1:40 am

Coyote wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:12 am Jorge Soler just hit a Royal's record 39th single season HR.

Make that 40!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:11 pm

Ned Yost is retiring at the end of the season.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 7:50 pm

Coyote wrote: Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:11 pm Ned Yost is retiring at the end of the season.

That is is a good thing IMO.

jag42 · Post by **jag42** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:30 pm

Interesting....wonder what might happen to the Chasers? The following is an ESPN link, but there is a link in the article to a Baseball America article, which states the PCL would go to 10 teams, while the other Triple-A league, the International League, would go to 20, so still 30 Triple-A teams.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/278 ... n-40-teams

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:28 pm

And the name for Wichita is the Wichita Wind Surge......

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:52 pm

Greg S wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:28 pm And the name for Wichita is the Wichita Wind Surge......

Was Wind Shear taken?

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 6:09 pm

Padre wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:52 pm
Greg S wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:28 pm And the name for Wichita is the Wichita Wind Surge......
Was Wind Shear taken?

Evidently. Plus a lot of good alternatives I would assume considering they settled for this.

Here's the logo:

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/wichitas ... -311756252

Greg

omaha79 · Post by **omaha79** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:19 pm

jag42 wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:30 pm Interesting....wonder what might happen to the Chasers? The following is an ESPN link, but there is a link in the article to a Baseball America article, which states the PCL would go to 10 teams, while the other Triple-A league, the International League, would go to 20, so still 30 Triple-A teams.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/278 ... n-40-teams

If this goes through as proposed, and that's a huge if, Omaha would probably either have to move to the International League or drop down to a lower level of Minor League Baseball.

I think this is only a starting point of negotiations though and there's a very strong chance that this will change.

omaha79 · Post by **omaha79** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:00 pm

No word on AAA realignment in this and if/how it would affect Omaha, but here are the 42 teams that could well be on MLB's hit list. I hate everything about this. MLB greed destroying small town affiliated minor league baseball.

Iowa could lose 3/5 of their affiliated minor league teams. Some of my favorite minor league memories include visiting small town teams like Burlington, Clinton, and Quad Cities. Iowa would only get to keep Cedar Rapids and Des Moines...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/spor ... posal.html

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:10 pm

omaha79 wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:00 pm No word on AAA realignment in this and if/how it would affect Omaha, but here are the 42 teams that could well be on MLB's hit list. I hate everything about this. MLB greed destroying small town affiliated minor league baseball.

Iowa could lose 3/5 of their affiliated minor league teams. Some of my favorite minor league memories include visiting small town teams like Burlington, Clinton, and Quad Cities. Iowa would only get to keep Cedar Rapids and Des Moines...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/spor ... posal.html

I have my doubts this happens. There is a whole bunch of members in congress upset on this, and MLB absolutely cherishes their anti trust exemption. I think you'd have a bunch of lawsuits from municipalities too based on some stadium expenditures.

If it does happen I think Omaha would end up with Des Moines and a bunch of other central US based AAA teams. Either as the International League West division or something gets worked out and they stay with the PCL.

Greg