The Royals conclude their West Coast road swing with a four-game set against the Angels, who have survived surprisingly well without Mike Trout but are probably realistically not more than an average team even with him in the lineup. Still, their record is better than that of the Royals, so this has to be seen […]
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Series Preview: Royals at San Diego Padres, June 9-11
The Padres figured to be awful this season when they went into the year, and they are certainly living up to expectations. I’m not sure if that’s good news or bad news for the Royals, who badly need to load up on some wins against bad teams to get back into the AL Central race. If […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, May 29-31
The Royals return to The K for a pivotal home stand that begins with their first look at the Detroit Tigers. While many are disappointed in the way the Royals have started the season, the Tigers might be even more disappointing. It’s hard to pinpoint one particular thing that has plagued the Tigers this season, but […]
Series Preview: Royals at Cleveland Indians, May 26-28
The Royals finish up their long road trip with their first visit of the season to Cleveland to take on the defending AL champs. The Indians have been an average team to start the season, but I don’t think anyone doubts that the talent is there. Besides, it sure seems that Edwin Encarnacion is beginning to find […]
It’s Not Early Anymore
It’s a grim time to be a Royals fan. This weekend, we passed the quarter point in the season. You can strap the cliche of “it’s still early” to the bat rack and set it on fire. All these games to this point count. And the results are enough to send you into a spiral […]
Series Preview: Royals at Minnesota Twins, May 19-21
After coming back to earth to start the week, the Royals now hit the road and head to the place that started the trouble this season, Minneapolis. They’ll take on the Twins in a three-game weekend set with a chance to make up some ground in the division that they lost in the season’s first […]
Friday Notes
When your favorite team recently lost nine in a row and scored two runs or less in eight of the nine losses, you start to appreciate the little things. You know, things like a win or two. The Royals haven’t really struggled for wins over the last few seasons, so it’s easy to forget how […]
Trading Places
After another tough weekend for the Royals, the question seems to be more of a when than an if they’ll be unloading their key free agents. Sitting at 7-16 and drifting farther out of the playoff picture at a far quicker rate than anyone expected, the organization will face some tough questions. As you know, Lorenzo […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, April 28-April 30
The last time the Royals were at Kauffman Stadium, they were beating Madison Bumgarner and evening their record at .500. A lot has changed in the seven games since then and now the Royals have themselves quite a hole to dig out of. They’ll have revenge on their minds as they attempt that when they […]
Series Preview Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, April 14-16
This season began looking like the Royals had a nice little early stretch where they got to face the Twins, A’s and Angels. We know how the Twins and A’s portion of the schedule have gone and the Angels have gotten off to a much better than expected start, especially given the injury to Garrett […]