Man...I just got a link to this Greg Hall column on Twitter :

http://www.kcconfidential.com/full_content.php?article_id=22625&full=yes&pbr=1

Really, really hope Greg's wrong on this one. Obviously, something's been wrong with him for over a year now...but I'd really hoped it was something Splitt could overcome. I'd seen a few postgames lately and noticed that he looked very, very frail.

I'm not the praying type, but my thoughts are with his family, and the whole Royals family at this time.