The Seattle Mariners have scored 403 runs and allowed 403 runs this year. There’s something pretty amazing about that actually. If MLB awarded half wins, they’d likely be 41.5-41.5 instead of being a game under .500. They hit pretty well with a deep lineup that mixes some pop with some speed. The good news for […]
Author: David Lesky
Series Preview: Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, June 30-July 2
The Royals welcome the thorn in their side, the Minnesota Twins, to town for a four-game set with all four games being played over three days. This series is just ridiculously important for the Royals if they want to make up ground in both the Wild Card race and the American League Central as the […]
Friday Notes
As long as weather cooperates, the Royals will be halfway through their season when they finish their four-game set against the Twins this weekend. That’s 81 games to know what this team is and what this team isn’t, and yet, I don’t think anyone is entirely sure what they are. We’ve seen them score 63 […]
Series Preview: Royals at Detroit Tigers, June 27-29
The Royals hit the road for a grueling three-game road trip against the flailing Detroit Tigers. Once the kings of the AL Central, the Tigers are languishing near the bottom of the division due to a lack of contributions from most of their stars, both on the position player side and in their pitching. J.D. […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays, June 23-25
Here come the Blue Jays. Tell me if this sounds familiar. After a terribly disappointing start, a team with playoff aspirations has played well enough to get themselves back into the AL Wild Card race because of a truly mediocre middle class in the American League this season. The Blue Jays were 2-11 through 13 […]
Friday Notes
When the month of June began, I believed the Royals needed to either have a ridiculously dominant month or fall flat on their face. Nothing about a 14-12 month was good for the franchise. Even with a stretch of nine road games against middling to bad teams, things figured to be difficult, starting off with […]
Boni Joins Exclusive Club
A milestone home run was hit in last night’s 8-3 loss to the Red Sox, but it’s not getting the attention it deserves. It was hit by a player who has helped to stabilize an offense that struggled early and who has a chance to break a team home run record that has lasted for […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Boston Red Sox, June 19-21
The Royals come home after a ridiculously successful 7-2 road trip that has vaulted them back into contention. They’ll be tested right away as they welcome the Red Sox to town. After a slow start, Boston has come on and been able to catch the Yankees at the top of the AL East. The offense […]
Friday Notes
The Royals are on the verge of averaging four runs per game for the season. If you round up, they are averaging four per game. After that brutal April, I knew there was obviously a chance they’d turn things around and be able to score some runs, but I didn’t think they’d be approaching that […]
Series Preview: Royals at Los Angeles Angels, June 15-18
The Royals conclude their West Coast road swing with a four-game set against the Angels, who have survived surprisingly well without Mike Trout but are probably realistically not more than an average team even with him in the lineup. Still, their record is better than that of the Royals, so this has to be seen […]