Subject: Rany Jazayerli

• Nearly Headless Mike Sweeney

  July 20, 2007

• Jazz is back on Troost, a teacher may be on his way out, and the Royals are in last place for nicknames

  June 4, 2009

• Off the Couch

  June 14, 2001

• Is David Glass Smoking Grass?

  March 30, 2006

• Batter Up!

  June 2, 2005

• The Goat

  Brian Anderson is one of several disappointments on a disappointing Royals team. But you don't have to tell him.

  June 17, 2004

• The Numbers Game

  Baseball's lead-off stats interpreter — who now devises Red Sox strategies from his office in Kansas — has a few things to say about the Royals.

  July 17, 2003

• Nicknames need to improve, uh, Hilly

  FlickrIt was exciting to glance at Bob Dutton's recap of the Royals' come-from-behind win Tuesday night and see the name "Zeus." Finally, a Royal with a cool nickname!But then, upon closer reading, it became evident that "Zeus" had not been assigned to a player who, say, has white flecks in his beard. It's simply a truncated form of DeJesus, as in David.The Royals are an improved ballclub, and it's high time the players and coaches put more thought into the names they use for each other (at leas

  May 21, 2009

• Spat between Royals blogger and organization ends with whimper

  Hot topic among Royals fans this weekend was the "ban" levied by the club against Rany Jazayerli, who pens Rany on the Royals and also hosts a Royals heavy radio show on WHB 810. Jazayerli went into the Royals doghouse for a column calling for the head of trainer Nick Swartz. A never ending string of injuries led Jazayerli to the conclusion. The team wasn't happy, and Jazayerli claimed they "banned" him. "Let's just say you won't hear anyone from the front office on my radio show anytime soon,"

  July 7, 2009

• Watching the Royals is like reliving the presidency of George W. Bush

  July 16, 2009