At the trade deadline, the Royals were in the thick of the pennant race. Entering August the Royals trailed Cleveland by two games. They had a firm grasp on the second AL Wild Card, checking in two and a half games ahead of Tampa. Then, it went to shit. The Royals went 25-33 the last two […]
Author: Craig Brown
Focus On The Future
I used to be able to depend on Dayton Moore. His year end press conferences were red meat for the blog. Not anymore. The delusion and defiance of the past have been replaced with a pragmatism that underscores the Royals development as a franchise under Moore and his team. The Process worked. While the last […]
Talking Offseason Blues
As we have come to be reminded over the last two Octobers, this is the most dreadful time of the baseball year. Unless your team is actually in the postseason. It’s the inertia. The void of meaningful news. We have to keep reminding ourselves that just because there isn’t any information or moves coming from […]
Money Matters
A second consecutive October without the Royals is less than ideal. At least we can start to focus on the offseason and shine a light on the business the Royals must attend as they start to formulate their Post-Core plan. It’s time to crack open the spreadsheet and talk dollars. Before we jump in, a […]
Who Is The Royals MVP?
It’s all over but the hardware. The Royals closed their 2017 campaign with 80 wins and a spot on the sidelines for the postseason. It was a disappointing finish to a season that opened with such promise. (At least before they actually started playing games. Damn, April was awful.) Still, there were individual performances of […]
One Final Time Around The Bases
The Royals return home Tuesday for their final home stand of the 2017 season. We’re about a week away from the depressing reality that baseball will take it’s annual leave from us. Another October without baseball. Blah. It’s not just any final set of games at The K. With a number of players likely leaving […]
Talkin’ Pennant Race Blues
This must be what the off-season will feel like. To sum up: Blah, blah, blah. Monday was quiet on the Royals front. Too quiet for a Monday in September. But really, at this point is there any need to make any noise? Yeah, we can debate the merits of a six-man rotation, but when 25 […]
Stumble And Fall
Numbers don’t lie. The numbers that describe the Royals current situation are particularly grim. After dropping three of four to the hotter-than-the-sun Cleveland Indians, the Royals find themselves five games back in the hunt for the final Wild Card. They have 13 games remaining. On the surface, that doesn’t seem insurmountable. Besides, these Royals are […]
Remorse, Accountability and Rebuilding a Reputation
Mistakes are made. Every single day. Those mistakes are the results of choices made, often poor ones. And those mistakes carry consequences. Punishment of varying degrees is one outcome. A tarnished reputation is another. On Tuesday, it became public knowledge that Danny Duffy was charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday. The details we know […]
Shutout, Shutout, Shutout, Shutout
With so much focus on some sort of consecutive inning scoreless streak, let’s breakdown the latest Royals loss by the numbers. 0 Runs scored by the Royals. You already knew that. 1 Strikeout recorded by Ian Kennedy. This is notable because he has now run his consecutive start streak with at least one strikeout to […]