A Bright Spot For The Royals

The Kansas City Royals have a record of 64-94. They did what the Royals do: start off strong and give Royals fans a glimmer of hope that this could be the break out year, fall apart in the middle of the summer and crush all Royals fans hope that anything will ever change and, finally, make a nice run in September to get people to think that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that light will get brighter beginning with next years spring training.

The Royals dream about having a conversation with the words 'Kansas City' and 'magic number' in the same sentence. Once again, this is not that year. The Royals are fighting with the Cleveland Indians to avoid being at the bottom of the AL Central Division (right now the Royals are barely losing that battle).

But, there is a shining spot on this team.

His name is Zach Greinke. He will be your 2009 AL Cy Young award winner. He has a record of 16-8 and if he was on a different team with better hitters, he would have well over 20 wins this season. But the Cy Young voters are not stupid. They see that Zach is the most dominant pitcher in baseball. He makes great hitters look stupid. He breezes pitches by hitters and he buckles knees with a killer curve ball.

Dear Dayton Moore,

To quote KGB with his Russian accent in the movie 'Rounders' - 'Pay him. Pay that man his money.' Give him what ever he wants. Kansas City has a great player and in the past the Royals have traded that great player for prospects. I'm sick of watching the World Series and seeing different players and saying, 'Remember when he used to play in Kansas City? Yeah, that was great.' Pay him what he wants and build a team around your dominant ace pitcher.

So, Royals fans, be proud of the one shining spot on this years team and cross your fingers that he will be a sign of what is to come for the Royals.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Nebraska fans for YOUR accomplishment of selling out 300 games in a row. This record is not about the coaches or the players or the athletic director or anyone else. This record is about you. This record is about fans showing up to support their team through good times and bad times, wins and losses.

300 sell outs in a row! The team in second place is Notre Dame with 206! I don't think this record will ever be broken by another team and I don't see this streak ending any time soon. Nebraska fans have made it through some rough times in the last five years and have still sold out every game. I don't see anything keeping these fans away from the game.

So, congratulations and enjoy the celebration this weekend. You deserve it because this record is yours.

Moving On

It is almost impossible for fans to move on from the Nebraska's 16-15 loss to Virginia Tech last weekend. It was a game that Nebraska looked to have in the bag. It is hard to find someone that would say that Virginia Tech was the better team on the field, because Nebraska seemed to have control most of the game (except inside the last 2 minutes).

But, if you believe what they say, Bo Pelini and the rest of the football team has already forgotten about the game and has moved on to Louisiana-Lafayette. Bo Pelini even called the loss one of the worst losses that he has ever had to deal with in his entire football career. But, it's done. The Team has already started preparation for the next game and that is that.

I'm sure that a lot of the fans wish that it could be so easy.

Zac Lee's Press Conference

Zac Lee talks about his injury, the red zone offense at Virginia Tech and what he learned from the loss.

Link here.

Suh's Press Conference

Ndamukong Suh talks about last weekend's loss to Virginia Tech and the game this weekend against Louisiana-Lafayette.

Link here.

Bo Pelini's Weekly Press Conference

Bo Pelini's press conference talking about the loss to Virginia Tech and the game this weekend against Louisiana-Lafayette and the 300th consecutive sell out at Memorial Stadium.

Link here.

Free Creighton Basketball Season Tickets

Creighton Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen announced today that a nomination and selection process has been put in place for a limited number of 2009-10 men’s basketball upper bowl season tickets to be provided free of charge to individuals or families who have had a recent change in economic circumstance or don’t have the means to attend games.

Rasmussen said the complimentary tickets awarded will be for the 2009-10 season only and that Bluejay fans are welcome to nominate themselves or others. A nomination form is available at www.gocreighton.com//quest/Questionaire.dbml?QID=68661.

There are several ways that fans can make their nominations:



1) They can fill out the form on-line and hit "Submit".
2) They fax the completed form to the Ryan Athletic Center Ticket Office at (402) 280-3373.
3) They can drop off the completed form at the Ryan Athletic Center Ticket Office on weekdays from 9 am - 4:30 pm.
4) They can mail the completed form to
Barb Epps
Ryan Athletic Center Ticket Office
Creighton University
Omaha, NE 68178

Rasmussen said nominations will be accepted until the close of business on Thursday, Oct. 15 and that selected recipients will be notified shortly thereafter.

Creighton’s 27-8 record last year extended its league record with an 11th consecutive 20-win season. The Jays will return eight lettermen and three starters in search of a 13th straight postseason.

For season ticket information about Creighton Men’s Basketball, call (402) 280-JAYS. The Bluejays have ranked among the top-20 nationally in home attendance each of the past three years, averaging over 15,000 fans in that time.