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 […]
Tag: Jason Hammel
Jason Hammel is sick of this shift
Jason Hammel does not care for the shift. Jason Hammel gave up several soft hits through open spots in the shift tonight. He railed against the shift postgame. “I’ll probably get backlash tomorrow.. But I’m tired of it.” — Jeffrey Flanagan (@FlannyMLB) May 23, 2018 The comments came on Tuesday night, following an outing where […]
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 […]
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 Cleveland Indians, May 11-13
The Cleveland Indians should count themselves lucky they get to play in the American League Central, where a .500 record is good for first place at this point in the season. That’s not to say they might not have to play better as the season progresses, but it’s not exactly a division of heavyweights, so […]
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 […]
Series Preview: Royals at Boston Red Sox, April 30-May 2
The Red Sox just ended the eight-game winning streak against the Rays and now have to take on the red-hot (for them) Royals who are the winners of a whopping two in a row. The Red Sox can score with the best of them and they can pitch with the best of them. It’s no […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Milwaukee Brewers, April 24-25
The Brewers are hot, having won six in a row, so that’s great for the Royals. There’ll be a very familiar face at the top of the order in Lorenzo Cain, but he’s just setting the table for some prolific run producers to drive him home and he’s thriving so far in his first season […]