The Royals played 10 games in Cleveland this year. They won once. They were blown out, walked off, shut out, and everything in between. If there was a mercy rule on baseball road trips to a particular city, it would have been invoked back in June. Alas, the game has not become so enlightened. The […]
Day: September 22, 2016
Milestones (BP Kansas City Episode 26)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/09/22/milestones-bp-kansas-city-episode-26.mp3 So the Royals are going to miss the playoffs, but the Royals are still giving fans some things to watch out for. Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales are aiming to become the second set of teammates in Royals history to each hit 25 homers and drive in 100 runs in the same year, Danny […]
The 2018 Royals: Probably Better Than You Think
I told a few people the other day that the Royals are “logically eliminated, not mathematically eliminated” from postseason contention; sure, there is a path to the playoffs, but it involves so many what-ifs and need-this-and-thats that it is only a slightly better bet than a lottery ticket. There will be plenty of time to […]
BPKC Minor League Player of the Year
The Royals had three different players jump out to excellent minor league seasons this year with Cheslor Cuthbert, Hunter Dozier and Ryan O’Hearn all having big Aprils, but only one was able to sustain that success at the minor league level to win the first BP Kansas City Minor League Player of the Year Award. […]