http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/07/07/handle-with-care-bp-kansas-city-episode-16.mp3 Right now the Royals are fighting through injuries and inconsistency and it’s got everything feeling pretty fragile. The Royals title defense isn’t going as planned but what is there to be done about it? Who will the Royals turn to in close games while Wade Davis is on the DL? Will they go make […]
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RECAP: Royals 4, Tigers 10; Bombs Away
It’s difficult to win when your team coughs up five home runs. If you want to look on the bright side (if you’re that kind of an optimist that there’s a brbrera.ight side to five home runs, congratulations) four of the bombs were solo. The fifth one that pushed Detroit into the lead they wouldn’t relinquish […]
RECAP: Royals 3, Indians 2; Rumble, Salvy! Rumble!
Down a run with four outs remaining, the Royals needed a hero. Whit Merrifield had done all he could, homering in the third to pull the game level. After providing all the Royals offense for a game and a half, it was time for someone else to shoulder the load. How about Salvador Perez? Just […]
RECAP: Royals 2, White Sox 1; We’re Putting The Band Back Together
It’s OK. You’re in a safe place. You can go ahead and breathe. With the 2-1 triumph on the South Side, the Royals have won seven of their last 10. They have won three consecutive series. Ten games ago, they were seven games behind the White Sox in the AL Central standings. Now they’re 2.5 […]
Recap: Yankees 10, Royals 7; Whatever It Takes (To Lose)
When things are going poorly, teams find ways to lose. The Royals have been working on their formula for a couple of weeks now, but tonight they added a new wrinkle: actually scoring runs, but still finding a way to drop a game. Kris Medlen Makes Me Sad A constant over this rough patch has […]
Joakim Soria, and How Dave Eiland is (Still) a Wizard
Joakim Soria didn’t get off the kind of start he was hoping for this season. He allowed four runs in his first three appearances, and his ERA after seven innings of work was an unsightly 7.71. Fifteen batters reached base against him in that span. His return to the K looked anything but special. It […]
Know Your Role (BP Kansas City Episode 5)
This week, our first segment covered some of the ways the Royals aren’t performing quite like we’ve grown accustomed to seeing and how it’s making the fanbase slightly cranky. Or apoplectic. Depends on who you ask. And that’s for a 9-4 (at the time of recording) team! What a country! Our second segment veered a […]
RECAP: Royals 2, Tigers 3; Furious Home Run Rally Falls Short
Sometimes, you hang to the bitter end because that’s baseball. The Royals lost 3-2 on Wednesday in a game that featured eight innings of torpid offense. If you stuck around you were treated to a home run infused comeback that, on this night, fell just short. Back to Back Alex Gordon has whiffed a lot. He […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: Two-Time Royals Have Poor Track Records
I was thinking about Joakim Soria’s career the other day, and I started pondering the number of Royals who have left Kansas City and then come back. And I realized that what Soria is trying to do is unprecedented in team history. No player has ever really excelled as a Royal, then left and come […]
The Soria Question
There is angst in Royals Universe, and we have identified Joakim Soria as the root cause. The latest evidence for the prosecution came on Tuesday in the Royals 8-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Entrusted with the three-run lead in what is now his customary eighth inning, the right-hander couldn’t get his three outs. He […]