Hurricanes and oil spills are not the only disasters to strike the gulf coast, as last night the Omaha Royals (Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals) hammered New Orleans; scoring nine runs against starter Rick VandenHurk in just the first three innings! This game was over before we even reached the bottom of the 3rd. Royals hurler, Blaine Hardy (1-0) pitched a perfect three relief innings that would end scoreless for the New Orleans batters and secured his first ever Triple-A win. The Royals easily won, 10-5, securing their tenth win in their past eleven games! Omaha is now 29-22 and will engage New Orleans for their third meeting of the four game series tonight.
The way the Royals are playing is just incredible! As a one-time Omaha resident, I remember many a time at Rosenblatt Stadium watching the Royals and later, the "Golden Spikes" (this name change was due to the history of the railroad running through Omaha, this did not sit too well with fans and the Golden Spikes once again became the Royals in the early 2000s), play the game that is to us what hockey is to Canadians. There is just nothing better than going to a ballgame, taking in the sights and sounds and, of course, enjoy a good stadium dog. I know I am not alone in this sentiment.
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Woo-hoo, The O Royals have been tearing it up! Its going to be sad to see the Blatt closed after this season. I too hold many fond memories at Rosenblatt Stadium. The only regret I had about coming out to D.C. is that I will miss the last College World Series at Rosenblatt!! It will be the first time that I've missed the CWS in 10 years!
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