On September 30, 2014, against the Oakland A’s, Salvador Perez smashed a ball down the third base line and sent Kansas City into a frenzy. The frenzy lasted close to two years, brought two AL pennants and one World Championship and countless indelible moments to our beloved franchise. On September 15, 2016, against the Oakland A’s, the […]
Day: September 15, 2016
So It Goes (BP Kansas City Episode 25)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/09/15/so-it-goes-bp-kansas-city-episode-25.mp3 Have a seat. I don’t want to break this news to you, but the Royals are probably not going to make the playoffs again in 2016. In this episode, we look at why that is. Yes, some of that is Joakim Soria, who, of late, has been bad in key situations. Some of that […]
Looking on the Bright Side
With the Royals most recent loss to the A’s, their record for the season fell to 74-71. That’s a perfectly fine record for a perfectly fine team, but at five games out of the second wild card spot with just 17 games to play, the hopes for a third straight trip to the postseason have […]
Diamonds in the Rough – Texas League Championship Game 2
Midland RockHounds 6 NW Arkansas Naturals 4 Midland up 2-0 (best of 5) The Naturals and RockHounds went head to head in game 2 with the Naturals sending Texas League All-Star Eric Skoglund to the hill to try to even things up. After being remarkably consistent the entire season, Skoglund had to attempt to avoid […]