No excuses here, but the Royals probably were facing a tall task as they headed into the nightcap of today’s doubleheader. It’s tough to sweep a doubleheader against any team; the Red Sox are a very good team. The Red Sox were also starting David Price, who despite a rough start to the season is […]
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RECAP: Indians 5, Royals 4; Your Joy Will Turn To Ashes
Buoyed by a win behind Ian Kennedy on Saturday, the Royals sought to win a series for the first time in two weeks and sent Steady Eddie Volquez to the mound against the Cleveland Indians. However, on Sunday, Volquez wobbled. The damage started early, as Carlos Santana led off the game with a home run on […]
How Double Plays Have Been Doubly Painful For Royals
One of the most aesthetically-pleasing plays in baseball, in my opinion, is the 4-6-3 double play. There’s just something almost majestic about the artistry middle infielders display. The footwork and creativity needed to get the ball to the bag. The lightning-quick hands to get the ball from glove to hand. The arm strength to fire […]
RECAP: Royals 4, Tigers 0; Let’s Go Crazy
The first Royals-Tigers tilt of the 2016 season fell in favor of the good guys. A tidy pitching performance and some timely hitting, along with a home run, powered the Royals to their 10th win of the season. U Got The Look What else can we say about Sexy Ed Volquez? The guy may not […]
Series Preview: Royals at Oakland Athletics, April 15-17
The Kansas City Royals head to the West Coast for the first time in 2016 to take on the Oakland Athletics in a three-game set over the weekend. The A’s have put together kind of a weird team in 2016 with a few important pieces from their impressive three-year run from 2012 to 2014, but […]
The Royals’ Rotation is Racking Up Strikeouts
For the last several years, the Royals run prevention has been centered around their defense. They have Gold Glove-caliber defenders basically all over the diamond, with eleven awards among them. The 2016 squad appears to be another excellent defensive club, but the first few games have revealed another potential way this team can prevent opponents from […]
We Still Know Nothing
Baseball is back, and I would highly doubt that anyone reading this would argue that it is not a good thing. After some wonky opening week schedules for everyone, teams will be settling in to the typical grind of the regular season, so we can even get back to just regular, nearly daily baseball. The […]
Volquez Brought the Heat on Opening Night
One of the more interesting developments of Opening Night was Edinson Volquez’s continuing a trend he displayed late last season while throwing some serious smoke. Statcast had Volquez topping out at 97.5 MPH against David Wright. Thats the hardest pitch hes thrown since 7/27/14. Didnt hit 97 last year — Daren Willman (@darenw) April 4, […]
What’s In A Number?
By now you may have noticed that the Kansas City Royals haven’t exactly gotten stellar starting pitching during spring training. Say what you want about spring training statistics not mattering (and they don’t), but there’s something comforting in seeing your team perform well in the spring. Yes, the Royals record is still 0-0 and their […]
The Long and Winding Road of Edinson Volquez
“I feel sexy throwing down and away.” — Edinson Volquez, following his Game One ALCS performance against the Toronto Blue Jays. Over the weekend, the Royals named Sexy Ed Volquez their Opening Day starter. As appointments like this usually go, this one was unsurprising. Volquez is the veteran of the Kansas City rotation. He’s the […]