The Royals finished the month of April with a 12-10 record. This was their first winning record in April since 2003, good enough for first place in the American League Central, and they have a Cy Young Contender in Zack Greinke who ended April with a 5-0 record and .50 ERA. Their bats are starting to wake up and their defense is one of the best in all of the Majors. I see two areas of concern: First, their bullpen is weak, they lost two of their best middle relievers from last year (Ramon Ramirez and Leo Nunez) off-season trades and the relievers they have now are shaky, some more than others. They need to improve this area, since they have the best closer in the league, Joakim Soria, who absolutely destroys batters in the 9th. Secondly, they need to get rid of Sidney Ponson and bring up Luke Hochevar who is throwing amazingly well in Omaha. This would give them 5 starters who are capable of going out on the mound every night and completely dominating late into the game. If they can improve on these two areas they can easily contend in the central this year. They still gave me one hell of a month, with every game being solid...I know, since I watched every one.
The Nuggets play has spoken for itself. They completely dominated the Hornets, and still receive no credit. I have never been more excited for basketball in my entire life, this is amazing. If they play as well as they did in the 1st round throughout the playoffs I don't know if they can be beat, my god, think of the possibilities. First things first, they need to take down Mark Cuban in an absolutely embarrassing fashion, but no matter what they have already exceeded my wildest expectations.
This is from one of the games against the Hornets of what the Nuggets can bring to the table. I also added it for people who may not get to hear the great broadcasting of Scott Hastings and Chris Marlow, in my opinion, the greatest duo ever! HEY HEY NENE!
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God I miss Hastings and Marolowe. The ESPN, TNT, and NBATV announcers just can't compare. Any other new phrases or nicknames I should be aware of? Did they go with "The Toaster" or "The microwave oven" for J.R.? Basketball just does not seem complete without them and their clever remarks.
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