The Royals bats turned back the clock over the weekend. To April. Although you could have mistaken their offense for one from the dead ball era. 20-0. A team record 34 consecutive inning scoreless streak. There’s simply no way to sugar coat this. There’s no silver lining here. There’s no way to explain this away. […]
Author: Craig Brown
Let’s Swing, Baby!
Grip it and rip it. In baseball 2017, strikeouts are on the increase. Likewise the home run. Across the game, batters are digging in and taking their hacks. If they make contact, the exit velocity and launch angles confirm that the ball is flying out of the yard at a record clip. If they miss…well, […]
Bullpen Betrayal
What a meltdown. What a mess. The Royals bullpen lost another one on Tuesday night, a painful outcome for a team on the edge of a Wild Card race. (Let’s dispense with the fantasy this team is still in contention for the AL Central. If we’ve learned anything over these 119 games is that, while […]
Cool August
With temperatures in Kansas City that have felt more April than August, the Royals bats have similarly cooled. It’s never really fair to judge anything in baseball with monthly arbitrary end points, and it’s just as unfair to judge something on a small sample size of just seven games. Still, a trend is a trend […]
Salvage Work
Doubleheaders are tricky business. With the eight (or nine) man bullpen being the norm, it can still be difficult to navigate the staff around 18 guaranteed innings in one day. Factor in stretches where days off are far in the horizon, and it’s damned essential for teams to get depth from at least one starter […]
Baltimore Blahs
Just when you think this whole road trip concept is easy enough, a team like Baltimore jumps up and knocks you down. Jeez, the last two games have been difficult. Walkoffs are always sudden and painful and Monday was no exception. Tuesday was more of a slow burn. Five hits (with two of those doubles […]
Singles Night
The Big Blue Machine rolled into Baltimore itching for a fight, but couldn’t solve a pitcher with a 6.93 ERA and were walked off into the harbor. It was the second loss on the road trip, both of which were walkoffs that were ignited by the formerly reliable Joakim Soria. It has not been a […]
Homecoming
With the current nucleus assembled and ready for one last shot at glory, Dayton Moore set to add another complimentary piece by acquiring Melky Cabrera from Chicago on Sunday afternoon. It’s a sort of homecoming for Cabrera, who hit .305/.339/.470 for the Royals in 2011. He was an important part of a strong offensive team […]
Royals Of The Road
When a baseball team is in the thick of a pennant race and the trade deadline is approaching, everything seems to get all Bachelor-like as the importance of each game grows exponentially. Everything hinges on the upcoming series against Team X! This is the most important road trip of all-time! The most amazing rose ceremony […]
Hot Like Hosmer
Mercy. The Royals have showed none in their recent demolition of their AL Central opponents. Remember back earlier in the year when it seemed like the Royals couldn’t buy a win within the division? Eight consecutive wins, all against division rivals can chase that problem away. In their current eight game winning streak, the Royals […]