With their starting pitchers impersonating victims from a Law and Order episode the last two games, the Royals desperately needed length from Sunday’s starter, Ian Kennedy. Kennedy not only gave the Royals seven innings, he allowed just three hits and one walk on the afternoon. After the run-scoring barrage from the Houston bats the previous […]
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RECAP: Royals 1, Mets 2; AWOL Offense
Once again, the Royals forgot to pack their offense. Fortunately, this is only a two-game road trip. Visiting the scene of the crowning achievement of the Dayton Moore era, the Royals can’t replicate November and drop another one on the road. Bombs Away, Parts 17 & 18 Ian Kennedy has a home run problem. After […]
RECAP: Royals 16, Tigers 5; Lots of Runs, Lots of Fun
The Royals won their seventh game in their last eight tries, punishing their division foe for the second consecutive night. Offensively, it was an impressive display all around. Whit Merrifield continued his ascent to baseball immortality. Kendrys Morales continued to crawl his way out of a subterranean slump. And the rest of the offense did their […]
Friday Notes
I’m exhausted. It’s only mid-June and we’ve already been through a 12-6 start, followed by a 3-11 stretch, followed by a 15-5 stretch, followed by an eight game losing streak, followed by the current 5-1 stretch. Add it all up and the recent six games is the difference with the Royals now four games over .500 and […]
Sunday on the Deck
So, the Royals got a win on Saturday to ‘up’ their mark to 2-8 over the last ten games. Cleveland, prior to their game with the Angels last night, did the exact opposite and the two teams essentially swapped places in the Central Division, with Detroit popping themselves into the middle of the fray as […]
Frozen
Swings and roundabouts. Baseball can be such a cruel game to follow. One week, your team is coming back from deficits in three consecutive games, dealing a division rival crushing losses in rapid succession. Then, your team follows that up with a thorough curb-stomping against good competition. Six wins in six games. You’re not necessarily […]
RECAP: Royals 1, Indians 7; Baseball Sominex
I enjoy soccer. You’re mileage may vary, but that’s OK. In soccer, they allow ties. That means you could invest two hours of your life in a game that ends 0-0. “My god, that’s boring!” you may be saying at this revelation. Perhaps. But not always. Certainly, there are some 0-0 draws that are dreary […]
RECAP: Royals 10, Rays 5; Big Hits and Small Ball
Let’s quickly review some collateral numbers from the Royals 10-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays: — The Royals have now won six consecutive series. The last time they won six in a row was back in 2014. — They now have a five game winning streak for the first time in 2016. — The […]
Slumps and Surges and Whit’s a Hit (BP Kansas City Episode 10)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/05/26/slumps-and-surges-and-whits-a-hit-bp-kansas-city-episode-10.mp3 A few weeks ago, the pattern was that most of the Royals lineup struggled and one or two players would be productive at a time. Now, though, some of those early struggling players are heating up in a big way and others have stepped up as well. As a result, the starting rotation has […]
The Struggles Of Kendrys Morales
A huge part of the Royals’ offensive struggles this year has been the almost complete disappearance of Kendrys Morales. Coming off a .290/.362/.485 season that seemed to resurrect his career, Morales has been struggling to keep his batting average above .200 this year. His .201/.257/.345 is even worse than the .218/.274/.338 season he suffered in 2014, […]