The Orioles… whew, they are bad. To say that as one who has spent hundreds of hours watching the Royals this year, it’s really no small feat to make me consider a team to be bad, but the O’s are so much worse than any team I’ve seen, including the Royals, perhaps ever. Friday, they […]
Tag: Alex Gordon
RECAP: A victory, that was
I’m gonna be honest: I’m tired. I’m the proud, exhausted father of a 13-month old boy who has just learned to walk and screams for more food like a debauched Roman emperor. My capacity for rational thought is tapped. I called Brandon Maurer “Braden Mooney” in casual conversation with someone today. I can form two […]
RECAP: Weather, Twins defeat Royals in late one
You have to admire the commitment. Apropos of more or less nothing, the Twins and Royals sat around until the wee small hours of Saturday morning, enduring two rain delays and fighting apathy to finish a 6-4 contest in front of dozens of fans in Minneapolis. Why? I don’t know. This game was official when […]
RECAP: Royal beating administered in Chicago
Dannnnnnng y’all. The White Sox are really bad now. I’m not saying this as a good development, although the Royals won a game (and the series!) by defeating the White Sox 10-5. But for the grander scheme—bottoming out, securing draft position, the hallmarks of rebuilding baseball teams—it’s a bad development. The Royals have six more […]
RECAP: The phenom leaves early, but the Royals lose anyway
If the Royals broke Shohei Ohtani, I’m gonna be mad. There’s no real modern-day precedent for Ohtani, the young Japanese dual-threat who likely cost himself armfuls of money by coming over as an international amateur rather than waiting a couple of years, when he could’ve secured a contract akin to an armored car backing up […]
RECAP: Hammel makes bullpen a nonissue in victory
My favorite late-inning Royals game to play is “How will the bullpen blow it this time?” I never know how it will turn out, but it’s always an entertaining watch. Even when nothing happens—even when the bullpen does that thing they’re supposed to do where they don’t give up runs and don’t allow a lead […]
Hitting is Hard
Maybe the Royals offense is bad. It’s not hard to assume that, given what you’ve seen so far in 2018. But what if I told you it didn’t have to be that way? In fact, what if I told you the Royals were (gasp) underachieving? Actually, you’d probably believe that. But what if it could […]
Friday Notes
We are now just 81 days until the 2018 MLB Trade Deadline, which is really the story of this season for the Royals as we count down the days until we find out who they trade and who they get back. Some early surprise contenders (to some) like the Braves and Phillies are helpful for […]
Patience Is Keying Alex Gordon’s Resurgence
Anyone remember when Alex Gordon was good? That’s right, it’s today. It’s right now. It’s happening. Heading into action Wednesday, Gordon was hitting .321/.361/.474 with a .293 TAv. This is the best year of his career since 2015 when he hit .271/.377/.432 with a .299 TAv and not too far off from his 2011 breakout. […]
RECAP: Nope, not this one either
Y’all thought this was gonna be the one. I’ll admit it, I did too. When the Kansas City Royals took that early lead, Danny Duffy was showing faint traces of old Danny Duffy and the Red Sox looked unable to cope with whatever was going on during the first three or so innings, it seemed […]