Caleb Rocke

@Chiefy1179319 @royalsexec Yeah. 9 years ago the Royals were 4 spots higher and #16 of 30 teams. Last year, 20 out of 30. His words are meaningless.

@royalsexec Jeez you’d think someone who “works in the royals front office” would easily have access to annual payroll and can google its conversion to today’s dollars

“Is the owner who authorized the first ever Royals $150 million payroll even paying attention???” Cries the Twitter user into the void. Please blame the right people.

@royalsexec This is a bad take. Royals were #16 in payroll in 2017. Last year, just #20. It's called inflation. Don't conflate that with increased investment.

@TulsiGabbard @ODNIgov Glad you have integrity.

I am deeply grateful for the trust President Trump placed in me and for the opportunity to lead @ODNIgov for the last year and a half. Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026. My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. He faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months. At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle.

@jazayerli They don't care, Rany. They just want their new stadium.

The Royals are now at the "lose a game despite having Michael Wacha on the mound and getting a two-run homer from our third-string catcher" stage of the death spiral. The lack of urgency being expressed by the entire front office - from the manager on up - is truly mystifying.

Zach Thornton had a lot more going on tonight than just his Major League debut. His father, Paul, managed to make it to the game despite being temporarily paralyzed and unable to walk. On the Thorntons' story: mlb.com/news/zach-thor…

@PocsikWill @AnthonyDiComo Or balls! His last strikeout was well off the plate and he took it looking.

@AnthonyDiComo He was fine. Senger was horrible both offensively and defensively. Should really be a 3-2 game between senger’s error and his refusal to challenge clear strikes

Zach Thornton's Major League debut: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 80 pitches. All the damage came in the first two innings, most of it on a CJ Abrams three-run shot. While it wasn't the debut the Mets wanted, Thornton showed some resolve in retiring nine of his final 10 hitters.

Zach Thornton's father will be in attendance tonight for his son's MLB debut Here is Paul Thornton's inspiring story ❤️

News: the Mets will call up 13th-ranked prospect Zach Thornton to pitch Wednesday in Washington. Left-handed, strike-thrower, had just two starts at Triple-A Syracuse but performed well in both of them.

@morfyeroc @royalsminors It's Q, Zumwalt, and Hoover. A bigger group of three never-has-beens has yet to be seen.

@royalsminors Preston, I know you don’t believe that it’s just Q making these decisions. Please tell me I’m right.

On the bright side I’m not sure I’ve seen the Royals Twitterverse this united about something in some time

@ajcluck @jazayerli Another sweep. It's the roster construction!!

@ajcluck @jazayerli It never ceases to amaze me how staunchly bloggers on the Royals defend Q.

Quatraro is not the problem here; having #3 and #4 hitters with a combined 601 OPS is. I hope the Royals don't scapegoat him. It might seem to work in the short term, because in the short term even Don Mattingly can look brilliant if you confuse regression for improvement.

@SirBylHolte I can't believe you left this one out...

The 15 Greatest Movie Catchphrases: 1. Get away from her you bitch! 2. I’m your huckleberry. 3. It puts the lotion on its skin. 4. You talkin’ to me? 5. Here’s looking at you, kid. 6. We’re gonna need a bigger boat. 7. Say hello to my little friend! 8. You can’t handle the truth! 9. Houston, we have a problem. 10. May the Force be with you. 11. Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker! 12. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. 13. Hasta la vista, baby. 14. I see dead people. 15. KHAAAAAN! What did I leave out?

THORNTONMANIA so far tonight for Syracuse. Zach Thornton (Mets #13 prospect) is rolling against Scranton. 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 43 pitches/ 31 strikes

Left-hander Zach Thornton was magnificent tonight for Triple-A Syracuse 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K. He threw 81 pitches (54 strikes) and generated 15 swing & misses Thornton’s 9 strikeouts is a career high His Triple-A ERA is down to 2.25

Zach Thornton was nearly untouchable tonight 😤 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 9 K, a new career high!

@PetsandPucks @royalsclubhouse I should've clarified my statement, but you can't edit unless you pay $$. 🙃 Dayton has zero fault on current team. Heck, BWJ is his pick. More than not his JJ hasn't done jack. That I give you.

@CalebRocke @royalsclubhouse Come on man, JJ assembled this roster He and Dayton have a dreadful track record in the draft. Would you like to have Chase DeLauter and JJ Wetherholt on this team? I sure would. How about Matt Shaw? Or Kyle Teel?

Until John Sherman decides to ACTUALLY inject change (not keeping every single one of Dayton’s guys in baseball operations, not keeping same hitting coach, not changing base coaches) then nothing is going to change. Guess what guys? True help from the farm is two years away.

@royalsclubhouse Dayton hasn't been here since 2022. Blaming JJ is valid, this isn't Dayton's fault and I'm tired of people blaming the only GM in KC to win anything in over 40 years.

The fact that we have exactly ZERO true prospects AA or above has nothing to do with Dayton, JJ, Scott Sharp, Lonnie Goldberg, Johnny Ramos, Matt Price, on and on??? What?

@RealCandaceO You are....crazy.

🚨BREAKING: As we reported on our show yesterday, approximately 1 Hour following the WHCD shooting, the White House Military Office sent an e-mail directing the amplification of Erika Kirk’s “I want to go home” video clip. Unfortunately, the e-mail was sent to the wrong internal groups. They then attempted to have I.T revoke the e-mail. When that failed they ordered every person to destroy the e-mail. I have manually retyped the relevant portion of the e-mail that they wanted destroyed. (As explained on my show yesterday, this is because the DOD’s IT department has imprinted the e-mail with canary tactics to identify individual leaks) So the question now is— why did the military so quickly prioritize making Erika Kirk the face of WHCD shooting? Is that normal emergency protocol or was this unnaturally preplanned?

@JustinCLeto Stearns is an Ivy League grad, not a baseball guy. You get what you pay for

After listening to David Stearns presser, I’m convinced even more that he is the single most arrogant and unqualified exec in sports. I’m also more convinced than ever that the NY media is scared to ask him the truly tough questions. When he said he didn’t want to address the Mendoza issue again with “you guys”, the reporters should have done their jobs and pushed back. Talk about the Phillies success. Ask him about whether his job security is tied to Mendoza’s success. Ask him why it took him so long to promote Ewing and why he was running out a bunch of cast offs. And here’s an idea…ask him if he makes the lineups and decides who is pitching. Ask him if left righty is a thing he has imposed. Ask him if he makes the bullpen decisions. Just put him in an uncomfortable place and hold him accountable. Instead they let him smirk and scold them for daring to ask about Mendoza. What a joke. @Mets