Suddenly, that big play at the deadline doesn’t look so amazing, does it? When Dayton Moore went out and got Melky Cabrera and a trio of arms before the start of August, the proverbial push of the chips to the middle of the table, it signaled a point of no return for the Kansas City […]
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Series Preview: Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals, August 7-8
The Royals wrap up their homestand with a brief two-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals. They’ll begin the next trip with two against the Cardinals in St. Louis to complete the four-game home and home, but we’ll preview those two games ahead of those games on the road. Things haven’t gone especially well for […]
Baltimore Blahs
Just when you think this whole road trip concept is easy enough, a team like Baltimore jumps up and knocks you down. Jeez, the last two games have been difficult. Walkoffs are always sudden and painful and Monday was no exception. Tuesday was more of a slow burn. Five hits (with two of those doubles […]
Series Preview: Royals at Baltimore Orioles, July 31-August 2
The Royals will wrap up their road trip with their one and only visit to Baltimore to take on the Orioles, who have fallen quite far since the last time the two teams faced off in mid-May. Back then, the Orioles were one of the best teams in baseball, but a three-game sweep at the hands […]
Royals Of The Road
When a baseball team is in the thick of a pennant race and the trade deadline is approaching, everything seems to get all Bachelor-like as the importance of each game grows exponentially. Everything hinges on the upcoming series against Team X! This is the most important road trip of all-time! The most amazing rose ceremony […]
Series Preview: Royals at Boston Red Sox, July 28-30
After opening the season’s second half with 13 games against sub-.500 teams, the Royals face their first real test since the break when they head to Boston to take on the division-leading Red Sox. To sum the Red Sox up in a sentence, they’re riding a lot of lefty starters with a contact oriented offense […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Chicago White Sox, July 21-23
The Royals finish up their long homestand with a visit from the Chicago White Sox, and it’s a good thing they wear their name on the back of the uniform because they look different than the last time these two teams met. The White Sox, of course, have traded Jose Quintana, David Robertson, Todd Frazier […]
Selling Now Would Be A Mistake For Royals
At the beginning of the 2017 season, the Royals went through an offensive funk you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. Well, maybe the Yankees. Anyway, the drumbeat began then, increasing in volume with every strikeout, popup, and weak grounder. Sell. Sell. Sellsellsell! After 30 games, the Royals were 10-20 and had scored a grand […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, July 17-20
After salvaging the finale against the Rangers, the Royals welcome in the Detroit Tigers for a four-game set as they get back to AL Central play. They haven’t fared especially well in the division or against the Tigers, which kind of doesn’t make a lot of sense. The Tigers can hit a little and sometimes […]
Full Speed Ahead (BP Kansas City Episode 63)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2017/07/06/full-speed-ahead-bp-kansas-city-episode-63.mp3 This week, we marveled at the homerun hitting power of Mike Moustakas and the All-Star invitations given to Sal Perez and Jason Vargas. Then there’s that little matter of the Royals jumping into a wild card spot and being within a game and a half of first place. Oh, also Danny Duffy returned a […]