The All-Star break is a good time to take a breather and also look ahead to the rest of the season. If you find yourself in a pennant race, like the Royals do, you might start doing some math* with the remaining schedule. You know, if Cleveland goes .500 the rest of the way, what […]
Author: Darin Watson
The Best Move For The Royals Might Be No Move
We’ve reached the All-Star break, and the Royals have an interesting decision to make in a few weeks. Actually, since real-life trades are complicated, they probably have to make it sooner. There will be plenty of discussion on whether the Royals should make some moves to go for a playoff berth or not, or even […]
Recap: Mariners 3, Royals 2; No Magic Tonight
They say momentum is only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher. So after a thrilling walkoff win last night, the Royals’ momentum took the form of a slender young man from the Dominican Republic named Yordano Ventura. How’d that work out for them? Not Too Shabby Ventura actually pitched pretty well. Through five […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: The Year Of The Card–John Mayberry, 1975
A brief history of the Royals’ single-season home run record, pre-Steve Balboni: In their inaugural 1969 season, the Royals had five players reach double digits in home runs. That sounds good until you realize that all of them were between 11 and 14 dingers. Ed Kirkpatrick hit 14, so he became the record holder. That […]
Recap: Royals 6, Phillies 2; Duff-a-licious and Morales-tastic
Baseball is so simple and easy when your starting pitcher shoves for 8 2/3 innings and your right fielder belts two home runs. Sit back and enjoy, just like Ned Yost was able to. #GNAR The transformation of Danny Duffy into a very good starting pitcher has been something to behold. Sure, he had the […]
Paulo Orlando’s Big Adjustment
An unsung bright spot for the Royals this year has been the offense of Paulo Orlando. Remember, at the start of the season it looked like Orlando would be sharing right field with Reymond Fuentes and then, after he returned from a spring training injury, Jarrod Dyson. In fact, Orlando didn’t start on Opening Day […]
Diamonds In The Rough 6-25-16
Royals affiliates had a so-so day, going 3-4. The Arizona League Royals had the day off. HR Roll Call: D.J. Burt (3), Chris DeVito (2), Jecksson Flores (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day – Chris DeVito, 1-3, 2 R, HR, BB, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day – Kris Medlen 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 […]
The Case For Keeping Brett Eibner
The good news in Royals land, of course, is that Alex Gordon will be back in the lineup soon. Although Gordon has not hit like everyone expected this year, you still have to believe he will be a key offensive contributor going forward. And the hope and thought is that he will continue playing the best […]
Roadkill: Royals Pitching Struggles Away From Kansas City
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to pick up on the fact that the Royals have struggled mightily on the road this year. Even after two wins in Chicago over the weekend, Kansas City finds themselves with a 13-23 road record, compared to a 19-7 mark at home. So at home, they are on a […]
Recap: Royals 4, White Sox 1; Happy Days Are Here Again
It feels like a long time since we’ve seen this Royals team. With an eight-game losing streak and the prospect of falling back below .500, a thought that seemed unfathomable just 10 days ago, the boys in blue rediscovered The Formula. You know The Formula: good starting pitching, just enough offense, and a shutdown bullpen […]