August started with a bang and ended with a thud. The month began with Danny Duffy striking out 16 Rays on his way to what was arguably the best start in Royals history. Things were looking great after Monday’s 8-5 victory, but dropping two heartbreaking games made the month look a lot bleaker than it […]
Author: David Lesky
Wake Me Up When September Begins
I’m not actually going to sleep all day or anything, but September has a chance to be a really fun month for the Royals. For one thing, you may have heard that they’re actually in the race, so rather than watching prospects prepare for the 2017 season, the final month is going to matter for […]
Riding the Playoff Odds Royalcoaster
The Royals haven’t had what you’d call a dominating season. It started hot, then got cold, then got hot, then got cold and then got hot and then got ice cold and now? Red hot. Meanwhile, the Royals playoff chances have ranged from a pretty decent possibility to not a chance to “okay, let’s do […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. New York Yankees, August 29-31
The Royals return home for a battle with the New York Yankees, one of the teams lumped in the jumble that is the American League Wild Card race. It’s quite amazing that the Yankees are where they are after they were in sell-mode at the deadline. They traded two of their three big relievers, along […]
Series Preview: Royals at Boston Red Sox, August 26-28
The Royals head to Boston for the first and only time of 2016 to take on the Red Sox, a team they’ve been chasing off and on in the Wild Card race. I say off and on because when they’re not in playoff position as a Wild Card team, they’ve been leading the American League […]
Friday Notes
The task is simple. Just keep winning series. And yet, the task is so difficult. In the last six series the Royals have played, they’ve won them all, which is impressive if you ask me. They’ve won 15 of 18 and given up just 43 runs in that time. That’s a good way to mask […]
RECAP: Marlins 3, Royals 0; All Good Things Must Come To An End
In each of the last nine games the Royals had played, the game ended with them meeting in the middle of the field to give congratulatory high fives. Simply leaving the field following a game had become unfamiliar, but that’s what happened in this one when the Marlins halted the Royals nine-game winning streak with […]
The Internal Struggle
You ever think that I might be a little crazy? Let me take you on a journey inside my head. This is a debate…with myself. Can and will the Royals make the playoffs? That depends on which me you ask. Just to give you a glimpse of what goes on in my head, I transcribed […]
Royals Providing Relief Once Again
When pressed about what has made the Royals so good the last couple seasons, there are a lot of answers people can give. You can mention the aggressiveness, both in the batter’s box and on the bases. You can talk about the amazing defense. You can talk about the never-say-die attitude. But, to me, what […]
Series Preview: Royals at Miami Marlins, August 23-25
The suddenly contending Royals take their show on the road to Miami where they’ll take on the Marlins. It’s the first time the two teams have played since 2013 and just the second time the Royals have played in Miami. In fact, the last time the Royals played a road game against the Marlins, they […]