On The Record

Here's some of the gems as the Royals losing streak approached a team-record 12 games:

"If I get that call on the 2-2 count, it's a different ballgame."

Jose Lima
Topeka Capital-Journal 8/7/05

After giving up seven runs in less than five innings, Lima needs to realize his outings rarely come down to one single pitch.


“If you ain’t got heart, you might as well pack your stuff up and go home. That’s what it’s gonna take. And I can question that on this team in a lot of people. I will. If they don’t like it, I’ll tell them. If you want me to name names — if they read this article and don’t like it — I’ll point them out.”

Terrence Long
KC Star 8/8/05

Long finally makes some noise.


“In some respect, I think we’re content with it. I’m not. I guess everyone takes it different. I don’t like losing."

Terrence Long
KC Star 8/8/05

It about time someone on this team stepped forward with a statement like this. That is was Terrence Long says volumes about the Royals.


"Everybody knows how I feel about coming back here. I want to finish my career here."
Matt Stairs
KCRoyals.com 8/9/05

As much as we love Stairs, he might want to rethink that statement.


“Little popper, out into left centerfield. Out goes Berroa…and he drops it. And now he kicks it.”

Denny Mathews
WHB 8/9/05

After Berroa recovered to get a forceout, Denny said the Royals were “fortunate” to get an out. Little did he know what was to follow.


“Flyball toward the left field corner. Ambres into the corner. He dropped it. In comes the tying run.”

Denny Mathews
WHB 8/9/05

See?


“The Indians score 11. That’s right. Eleven.”

Denny Mathews
WHB 8/9/05


“This is the worst I’ve ever been through in my 10 or 11 years here. The absolute worst. I don’t ever remember anything like this.”

Mike Sweeney
KC Star 8/10/05

No argument from us.


“Hopefully, this is rock bottom, because if this is not, I don’t know what is.”

Buddy Bell
KC Star 8/11/05

We said the same thing after Sunday.


“I remember when I got my first glove.”

Mark Teahen
KC Star 8/10/05

If Teahen still knows where it is, he might want to loan it to Angel Berroa who apparently has misplaced his.