The newest Royal fan is born

by NYRoyal on Jun 7, 2009 9:07 PM EDT Comment 57 comments

On May 28, Katherine Olivia (aka "lil NYRoyal") was born. She was 8 lbs., 11 oz. and 19 7/8 inches long. She eats a lot, poops a lot, her favorite stat is tRA and her favorite player is Brian Bannister. She has good taste.

Baby, mother and father are all doing well, but tired and frazzled, as one would expect. For better or worse (undoubtedly both), my contributions on the site will continue to be infrequent for a while. Sometime this month I'll report May's RCI and post the questions for June's RCI.

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Congrats NY

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Jun 7, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats

Hopefully she’ll grow up with a good Royals program to root for

Cheese… milk's leap toward immortality.

by ratherfantastic on Jun 7, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats!

by wildthang on Jun 7, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So thats where you been!

I thought you might have fallen off of the bandwagon completely!

Congrats

BOOM! ROASTED!

by GoBabies!! on Jun 7, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats

Whatever you do… make sure she becomes a fan of a winning team.. don’t put her through the pain and misery of a Rroyals fan

Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.

by focs on Jun 7, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats!

I was going to do a similar post when my son was born 5 weeks ago but just got overwhelmed with lack of sleep, et al and forgot to post it. Good luck and try to get sleep when possible. (My son’s favorite player is Greinke since he was on the cover of SI the week he was born.)

by jsolo on Jun 7, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Babies Rule!

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jun 7, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

BTW, Literally About

10 seconds before I saw this post it occurred to me that you hadn’t been around for a while. Welcome back.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jun 7, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations!

I’m sure she be posting on here in a few weeks breaking down advanced defensive metrics.

by nwroyal on Jun 7, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

congrats!

glad you didn’t go with Katherine Olivo.

by stuckinstl12 on Jun 7, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

careful

after all, if she was named Katherine Olivo, she might never learn to walk

Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!

by loyal2sdad on Jun 8, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

she'll be able to throw

but every time you try to get her to dry a plate, she’ll drop it

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by devil_fingers on Jun 9, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats

I’ve got another one on the way in 5 weeks. My first child is 18 months old. Man they grow up quick.

by AxDxMx on Jun 7, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats NY!

by I need more Esteban on Jun 7, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

CONGRATS

Hey, if she likes Banny, that probably means she’s gonna become a doctor or lawer or something smart like that.

Here’s hoping that soon she’ll be sleeping through the night. I have heard that is the best time, once the little new one starts sleeping an entire night.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 7, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

D'awwwwww

Congrats, NYRoyal. :)

"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"

by NHZ on Jun 7, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Many congrats brother

by 2LegittoShit on Jun 7, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We've missed you. Your new obsession has arrived, though. She's more deserving of your attention than the boys in Blue. Here's hoping she'll always come through with the big hit.

by Steve Hovley on Jun 7, 2009 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats!

by Top Ramen on Jun 7, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats

have fun they are amazing

I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.

by kcscoliny on Jun 7, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Brian Bannister? Really?

Granted, she wasn’t around just yet when Greinke was rolling…

Congrats, glad to hear everyone is happy and healthy.

by RoyalsFanInBillings on Jun 7, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

is there a female version of zack?

if course, one could always just go with xaquisha.

by wildthang on Jun 7, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

will this picture

become a game thread rally baby?

by wildthang on Jun 7, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice.

congrats! That’s awesome news! My wife and I are trying… no luck yet.. Any secrets? :p

The 2009 Official You Got Rocked by the Royals and Sent to the Minors List
1. Josh Rupe TEX April 17
2. David Purcey TOR May 1
3. Brian Burres TOR May 1
4. Bryan Bullington TOR May 1

by 306008 on Jun 7, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There are secrets

But I don’t think I should share them. They are definitely NSFW. ;)

The immoderate moderator

by NYRoyal on Jun 8, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Try conceiving during the Sonic Slam Inning

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 8, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

lolz

by marbotty on Jun 8, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

God know the the Royakls don't score during the Sonic Slam inning

someone else may as well try

Jayhawk baseball - a tradition since Steve Jeltz

by JayhawkTom on Jun 10, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Three babies born (or due soon) to RR readers recently in this thread, plus the latest Top Ramen baby, who was born in May.

Subtract 9 months from the late May, early June timeframe, and you’ve got conception times around August to September.

So the secret is: wait until the Royals season is pretty much over.

by Top Ramen on Jun 8, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It is durning that time...

between August and September Royal fans try to forget about the season by…

well you know.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 8, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hearty congrats

i was wondering if you had “unofficially” resigned b/c of the team’s sucky play :-). anyway, if this is your first, you’ll quickly wonder what you ever did w/o kids. love the name by the way. take care…

I hereby resign from this post.

by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jun 7, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations!

I also have a daughter born on May 28, but sixteen years earlier. She has the math skills to be a sabermatrician but seems to favor the medical and political sciences so far. Perhaps in a few decades after she’s amassed her fortune she can hire Katherine Olivia to run the ballclub she’ll be able to buy as a tax writeoff. :) Best wishes. (Like the rally monkey blanket. The Royals definitely need it.)

by hunter s. royal on Jun 8, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations!

I hope you do better with yours than I did with mine. Out of 7 kids, I’ve got a Met fan, a Yankee (shudder) fan, and 5 that are so far indifferent to baseball. (though I suppose I can claim the babies as Royals fans in much the way you did)

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Jun 8, 2009 9:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think we're going to end up moving out of NYC before she can become a Yankee fan

That’s one thing I just couldn’t handle.

The immoderate moderator

by NYRoyal on Jun 8, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for all of your congratulations

I’m going to try to make her a baseball fan, but we’ll see how that goes. She’ll probably end up being a girlie girl who rolls her eyes at my obsessive talk about baseball. Oh well, as long as she becomes rich and takes care of me in my old age, it’s all good.

The immoderate moderator

by NYRoyal on Jun 8, 2009 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats!

I know she’s already disagreeing with you! Try to get some shut eye. And offer to help your wife change diapers! Its an easy task that will get you many brownie points!

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jun 8, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Brownie points, indeed

(yuck)

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Jun 8, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

congrats

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

by devil_fingers on Jun 8, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good job

I just wanted to be different. That’s my way of saying “congratulations.”

I know it’s obviously a small sample size, but what’s her PAR (Poop Above Replacement) so far?

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie

by Sweep_the_Leg on Jun 8, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

You don't want to know

But I’ll tell you anyway. To put it in the most easily comprehensible numbers, her PAR+ is about 149 (49% above average).

The immoderate moderator

by NYRoyal on Jun 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well then she is well worth the.....

time/effort/investment to keep then. I mean a PAR+ of 149!! That is an incredible number for a rookie.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

She's in the running for Baby of the Year

And since she lives in NY, she’ll benefit from the voters’ east coast bias.

The immoderate moderator

by NYRoyal on Jun 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Congrats

Your only hope is to try to time the evening nap time with first pitch.

by Gopherballs on Jun 8, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations, NYR

Daughters are fine. I have two college age daughters who both follow baseball. My older daughter was a math major and likes sabermath!
As a heads up, just wait until you start feeding the baby “solid” foods. You will see the kaleidoscope of poopy colors come out. No doubt what they are eating then!

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jun 8, 2009 1:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well done, NY

by marbotty on Jun 8, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations!

I am glad to hear all are doing well. She’s a cutie. Stay safe and get rest when you can

Superstitious? I'm not superstitious
*spins Frank White bobblehead conterclockwise three times

by topekaroyal on Jun 8, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats!

that’s a very cute baby!

8 lbs 11 oz? You should prolly go apologize to NYRoyal wife, and very soon at that. That’s a pretty big baby.

Heh – probably good timing on your part, as the team has collapsed and the RR community has begun the annual chicken little impression (sadly, it may be with good cause), sparing you from having to argue at the overgeneralizations and overtly negative vibe…

Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!

by loyal2sdad on Jun 8, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

8 lbs 11 oz? You should prolly go apologize to NYRoyal wife, and very soon at that. That’s a pretty big baby.

Very big. Most of the other babies in the nursery were 5-6 pounds. She didn’t look like a newborn compared to them. As far as Mrs. NYRoyal goes, for better or worse, Katie was born via c-section, so her size didn’t end up being a problem.