tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11933856.post-1123738060711782402005-08-11T00:01:00.000-05:002005-08-11T09:25:34.316-05:00Here's some of the gems as the Royals losing streak approached a team-record 12 games:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"If I get that call on the 2-2 count, it's a different ballgame."</span><br /><br />Jose Lima<br />Topeka Capital-Journal 8/7/05<br /><br />After giving up seven runs in less than five innings, Lima needs to realize his outings rarely come down to one single pitch.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />“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.”</span><br /><br />Terrence Long<br /><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/baseball/mlb/kansas_city_royals/12330749.htm">KC Star 8/8/05</a><br /><br />Long finally makes some noise.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />“In some respect, I think we’re content with it. I’m not. I guess everyone takes it different. I don’t like losing."</span><br /><br />Terrence Long<br /><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/baseball/mlb/kansas_city_royals/12330749.htm">KC Star 8/8/05</a><br /><br />It about time someone on this team stepped forward with a statement like this. That is was Terrence Long says volumes about the Royals.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Everybody knows how I feel about coming back here. I want to finish my career here."</span><br />Matt Stairs<br /><a href="http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050809&content_id=1163525&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc">KCRoyals.com 8/9/05</a><br /><br />As much as we love Stairs, he might want to rethink that statement.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“Little popper, out into left centerfield. Out goes Berroa…and he drops it. And now he kicks it.”</span><br /><br />Denny Mathews<br />WHB 8/9/05<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“Flyball toward the left field corner. Ambres into the corner. He dropped it. In comes the tying run.”<br /></span><br />Denny Mathews<br />WHB 8/9/05<br /><br />See?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“The Indians score 11. That’s right. Eleven.”</span><br /><br />Denny Mathews<br />WHB 8/9/05<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“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.”</span><br /><br />Mike Sweeney<a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/baseball/mlb/kansas_city_royals/12344231.htm"></a><br /><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/12345065.htm">KC Star 8/10/05</a><br /><br />No argument from us.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“Hopefully, this is rock bottom, because if this is not, I don’t know what is.”</span><br /><br />Buddy Bell<br /><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/baseball/mlb/kansas_city_royals/12344231.htm">KC Star 8/11/05</a><br /><br />We said the same thing after Sunday.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“I remember when I got my first glove.”</span><br /><br />Mark Teahen<br /><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/baseball/mlb/kansas_city_royals/12344231.htm">KC Star 8/10/05</a><br /><br />If Teahen still knows where it is, he might want to loan it to Angel Berroa who apparently has misplaced his.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11933856-112373806071178240?l=warningtrackpower.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Craig Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05663271205264457251noreply@blogger.com9