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 […]
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Series Preview: Royals at Los Angeles Angels, June 4-6
The Royals make their first trip out west and will take on the Los Angeles Angels in a three-game set. The Angels have had an odd season. They’re 18-10 on the road, but just 14-18 at home, and this series will be a home series for them, if you didn’t already know. We all know […]
RECAP: Good God Almighty, what was that?
Last year, one of my first acts at my previous site was watching the early-season Royals-A’s contest. Jharel Cotton tossed the finest game of his career; it was brought up roughly 173 times that he was one of the players acquired from the Dodgers for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick in one of the real […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Oakland Athletics, June 1-3
The Royals are red-hot (for them) and welcome in the Oakland Athletics for a three-game weekend set. The A’s are on the upswing, but not quite there yet, though they do have a talented roster with an offense that should honestly be better than it has been, a rotation featuring some promising young arms and […]
RECAP: Bartolo Colon is awesome. Also, the Royals played
One can’t bag on the Royals not taking a 45-year old best described as ‘rotund’ straight to the woodshed because as presently constructed, Bartolo Colon would be the Royals No. 2 starter. One can bag on the Royals for other reasons, like staking a three-run lead, putting men on in crucial spots late and not […]
Series Preview: Royals at Texas Rangers, May 24-27
It’s now on to Texas for the Royals where they’ll take on the worst team in the AL West in a four-game battle that could have major ramifications on the 2019 MLB Draft. The Rangers are one of the worst hitting teams in the league but have sequenced well enough that they’ve scored a few […]
Series Preview: Royals at St. Louis Cardinals, May 21-23
The I-70 Series resumes this week as the Royals head across the state to take on the St. Louis Cardinals for three. The Cardinals are involved in a current four-team race in the NL Central, and at least three of those teams appear to have staying power. They are not a perfect team, but they […]
That’s Entertainment
The Royals played their 43rd game of the season on Wednesday afternoon. It was another loss. The fifth consecutive game they have dropped and the seventh of their last eight. We knew this season would be a struggle. We knew it was going to, at times, be difficult to watch. Yet here we are, over […]
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 […]