LHP Kris Bubic is expected to begin a rehab assignment tonight at Werner Park with the Storm Chasers.

Daily Walkoff Royals #663 (P) "Call To The 'Pen" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

So none of these guys have any semblance of a spine, correct? Maybe it's just me, but if I really believed in something, I would strongly voice my opinion when asked. Cowards. All of them. Spineless cowards.

This Day in Music History: June 23, 1996-Metallica went to No.1 on the US album chart with their sixth studio album 'Load'. The album has now sold over five million copies in America alone. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

The baseball question is, “When you’re 15 games below .500 and have produced your share of totally horseshit moments on and off the field so far this season, is it worth rostering bigots who are at odds with your fan base and your franchise’s legacy?

Daily Walkoff Royals #662 (P) 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

30 years ago today, at the WWE King of the Ring, Stone Cold Steve Austin cut his iconic Austin 3:16 promo. "Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16... Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!"

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1177 9/9: Rarity: 7 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

This Day in Music History: June 22, 1985-Bryan Adams started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heaven', his first No.1 single, it made No.35 in the UK. The song had been featured in the film 'Night In Heaven'. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

Daily Walkoff Royals #661 (P) "Silver And Gold" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

This Day in Music History: June 21, 2011-Maroon 5 released 'Moves Like Jagger', featuring Christina Aguilera. 'Moves Like Jagger' was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards. The single peaked at No.1 on the US chart. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1176 9/9: Rarity: 4 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

Daily Walkoff Royals #660 (P) "1997 Positions" 🟢🟢🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"

Sunday Notes: George Lombard Jr. is Dialing In His Mindset and Swing blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...

This Day in Music History: June 20, 1992- Mariah Carey scored her sixth US No.1 single with 'I'll Be There', a No.2 hit in the UK. The song was also a US No.1 for The Jackson Five in 1970. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1175 9/9: Rarity: 6 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

This Day in Music History: June 19, 2006-Taylor Swift released her debut single 'Tim McGraw' as the lead single from her self-titled debut album. The track peaked at No.40 on the Billboard Hot 100. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

Whatever would we do without this shit-ass bullpen? #Royals

In a span of 100 games in 2004, Barry Bonds had 88 hits and 88 intentional walks.

Remember: every single proposal MLB makes is to reduce salaries. Unlike other industries in which employers have competing areas for spending (e.g. equipment, raw materials, and R&D) baseball has none of those expenses. The only competition for spending on salaries & player development is profit.

This Day in Music History: June 18, 1977-Fleetwood Mac went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Dreams', the group's first and only US No.1. Stevie Nicks has stated she wrote the song at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, in about 10 minutes. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1173 9/9: Rarity: 6 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

If all they wanted to do was 'Play Ball', they wouldn't have done this in the first place. It really shows how much spine they have when they aren't willing to back it up in any way. Cowards.

the unfortunate reality is, most MLB owners (and increasingly, sports leagues in general), are hung up on how much communities are willing to invest in them

Daily Walkoff Royals #657 (P) "HR Bonanza" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

The Home Run Derby was working too well so they decided to fuck it up. Sure, good call.

This Day in Music History: June 17, 1973-Dolly Parton recorded 'I Will Always Love You' in RCA's Studio "B" in Nashville. Written for her one-time partner and mentor, Porter Wagoner, (the two were splitting professionally at the time). audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

"They were in for a rude awakening with the response and it wasn't just from the gay community. It was from the Northern California community that supports the gay community." Five minutes of Mike Krukow worth listening to: www.sfgate.com/giants/artic...

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1172 9/9: Rarity: 6 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

Daily Walkoff Royals #656 (P) 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

This Day in Music History: June 16, 1972-David Bowie released his 5th studio album 'The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars' a concept album. The album which reached #75 in the US has been considered one of the greatest albums of all time. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

Daily Walkoff Royals #655 (P) "In n Out" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

This Day in Music History: June 15, 1989-Nirvana's debut album Bleach was released in the US. Kurt Cobain claimed that most of the lyrics on the album were written the night before recording while he was feeling "pissed off", and that he did not regard them highly. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

Brief rant: Yes it's cool that Brunson took less money so the Knicks could build a champion under the salary cap. But he shouldn't have *had* to. Salary caps are just tools billionaires use to suppress wages, and no one gets upset because the labor (pro athletes) make so much money. 1/5

2026 AL Position Player WAR Leaders Bobby Witt Jr. (3.9) Kevin McGonigle (3.6) Cody Bellinger (3.5) Nick Kurtz (3.4) All Leaders: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2026-batting-leaders.shtml

This Day in Music History: June 14, 1997-Puff Daddy and Faith Evans started a 11 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be Missing You', a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. Also a No.1 in the UK. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

This from @grantbrisbee.bsky.social on the Giants Pride Night situation is worth your time today.

Quality Starts This Year: 40 LAD 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 KC 32 31 SEA 30 NYY PHI 29 ATL 28 27 ARI 26 MIN 25 BOS DET 24 STL 23 LAA PIT CIN CLE 22 SF 21 TEX CHC MIA BAL 20 TB MIL 19 HOU 18 TOR CWS 17 16 NYM 15 ATH 14 SD 13 12 WSH 11 10 9 COL

Just as Vinnie started getting into a groove. Lady luck is not with the #Royals this season.

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1169 9/9: Rarity: 7 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

Sunday Notes: Jake Burger Is a Diehard Tottenham Fan Watching the World Cup blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes...

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1168 9/9: Rarity: 5 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 ➡️ See my grid: www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-g...

This Day in Music History: June 13, 1975-Peter Frampton played the first of two nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. Recordings from these two shows were used as part of his No.1 double album 'Frampton Comes Alive'. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

Daily Walkoff Royals #652 (P) 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

very funny to do this when you're absolute dogwater and wouldn't make the 40 man roster on like 26 other teams

This Day in Music History: June 12, 2002-Clive Calder the man who is credited with discovering Britney Spears, sold his record company Zomba to BMG Music for $2 billion. Calder started Zomba in 1975 and had hits with Billy Ocean, Sam Fox and Tight Fit. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

Daily Walkoff Royals #651 (P) "Hang 10" 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

This Day in Music History: June 11, 2019-An 11-judge panel from the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals decided to review its decision on whether Led Zeppelin plagiarized 'Stairway To Heaven' from the opening guitar riff on Spirit’s 1968 track 'Taurus'. audiomack.com/thorntonsean...

Daily Walkoff Royals #650 (P) 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com