We’ve discussed Alcides Escobar and his (lack of) offense at length. Today, let’s do something a little different. Let’s shine a light on his defense. “Why do that?” you may be asking yourself. After all, this is the guy who has played exceptional shortstop since arriving in Kansas City. That defense culminated in his first […]
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RECAP: Royals 4, White Sox 1; Can You Hear Me Knocking?
Here we go. The first match-up of 19 scheduled between the Royals and the White Sox. If you buy into the idea there is no standout team in the AL Central this year, these games are crazy important. They usually are, but with no team possessing the firepower to run away with the division, it feels […]
RECAP: Royals 4, Braves 2; Worth The Wait
What happens when two inept offenses match up on a Sunday afternoon? If you’re really interested in the answer, you may need professional help. I mean, a low scoring affair was always possible. Even with the Royals going with a starter on a low pitch limit. But when the home nine gets to the ninth […]
RECAP: Royals 3, Yankees 7; Bombed In The Bronx
Ian Kennedy struggled, the offense couldn’t find the sequence and the result was a thunderous crashing of a 2-5 road trip. The Royals limp home to Kauffman Stadium to play the Braves this weekend. Lest we get ahead of ourselves, we need to review the latest disaster. Bombs Away Thursday was the 10th time in […]
Recap: Yankees 10, Royals 7; Whatever It Takes (To Lose)
When things are going poorly, teams find ways to lose. The Royals have been working on their formula for a couple of weeks now, but tonight they added a new wrinkle: actually scoring runs, but still finding a way to drop a game. Kris Medlen Makes Me Sad A constant over this rough patch has […]
RECAP: Royals 7, Nationals 6; Walkoff Bliss
It wasn’t the fifth game of the World Series, or even a high-stakes October ballgame. Yet, it kind of felt the same. The Royals needed a win. Badly. They jumped out to an early lead, saw the Nationals chip away, put their bats away for the middle innings, and finally broke out in the later innings. […]
Futility
On Thursday, April 14, the Royals beat the Houston Astros 6-4 at Minute Maid Park. It was their third consecutive win, pushing their overall record to 7-2. A great follow-up to their championship season. Over their next 16 games, they won just six, scoring a total of 43 runs. Yikes. That’s an average of 2.7 […]
Time To Move Alcides Escobar Out Of The Leadoff Spot
Alcides Escobar has no business hitting at the top of the order for a major league baseball team. Whew. Felt good to get that off my chest. Like ripping the Band-Aid off, right there. Just grab it, pull and get it over with. Through the season’s first 21 games, Escobar is hitting .220/.250/.275 with a […]
RECAP: Royals 1, Angels 6; Jet Lagged
West Coast baseball games can be brutal on the sleep schedule. They can, like all baseball games at times, be brutal to watch. Monday’s game could fall into both categories. The Angels scored early. The Royals were lifeless. They play another one tomorrow. WPA Play Of The Game Let’s get straight to business. Recall, if […]
How Jarrod Dyson’s Speed Can Help Alcides Escobar Improve
With Jarrod Dyson rejoining the Royals’ big league roster, the lineup finally looks like the one the organization had in mind before Spring Training began. Neither Paulo Orlando nor Reymond Fuentes did much to wrest the right field job away from Dyson while he was rehabbing, so he strolled right through the clubhouse into the […]