We’ve now passed the magical 40-game mark that Dayton Moore has mentioned so many times, so hopefully now we can start to see some moves to turn this team into a lean, mean contender. I kid, of course, but I do think we’ll start to see even more movement over the next few weeks. We’ve […]
Tag: Eric Skoglund
RECAP: Waste of a perfectly good Skoglund
Why ESPN put this random Royals-Rays game on national television is for the network to know and for us to merely speculate upon. It provided two highlights: Negro League Museum president Bob Kendrick hung around the broadcast for a few innings and told stories. Some of these you could get by watching Ken Burns Baseball […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays, May 14-16
The Royals return home to face the Tampa Bay Rays, who just lost three of four to the Baltimore Orioles, who were the worst team in the American League. Of course, the Royals just lost two of three to those same Orioles, so, well, you know. The Rays offense actually isn’t bad. They hit for […]
Series Preview: Royals at Baltimore Orioles
Four years ago, the Royals and Baltimore Orioles played a series to determine who would go to the World Series. Now, both are fighting for the number one pick in the 2019 draft. Life comes at you fast, I guess. The two teams got to this point in slightly different ways, but here we are […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, May 3-6
The Tigers are multiple games under .500, multiple games out of first place and aren’t very good. And they’re still overachieving to start this season. They were expected to occupy the basement of the American League Central with the Royals and White Sox, and so far haven’t really been that bad, which does kind of […]
RECAP: A split twinbill is good for the Royals
With the Royals playing two today, I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and recap both games! (Please send whiskey, I obviously need help). Game One This game was trash and bad. Alex Gordon was the only one who looked like a Professional Hitter™, which is all […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Chicago White Sox, April 26-29
The Royals welcome the White Sox back to town for a slightly warmer set than what they encountered during the first series of the year in late March. As expected, the two teams are jockeying for draft position and both are sitting with an embarrassingly low number of wins. The White Sox offense has really […]
Series Preview: Royals at Detroit Tigers, April 20-22
The Royals get to take on one of their fellow basement dwellers this weekend in what’s become a four-game set due to the postponement from a couple weeks ago. Of course, the Royals will really have to do some winning this series in order to actually be on the same level as the Tigers, who […]
Series Preview: Royals at Toronto Blue Jays, April 16-18
This is a bit of a transition year for the Blue Jays as they no longer have their middle of the order stalwart, Jose Bautista, and have already lost Edwin Encarnacion while preparing to lose Josh Donaldson. One thing that hurt them last year was a lack of depth, and them addressing that has allowed […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Seattle Mariners, April 9-11
The Mariners hold a title that the Royals once held. They now have the longest playoff drought of any team in North American sports. They haven’t been the postseason since the 2001 season when they won 116 games but lost in the ALCS, so they’re itching to get back and they do have some talent […]