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 […]
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Recap: Royals 4, Orioles 2; As Good As It Gets
Four American League teams entered Friday with 10 wins in this young season. Two of them faced off at Kauffman Stadium as Baltimore came to town to face the Royals. The boys in blue (and gold) got things off to a good start in the series with a 4-2 win. I’m not gonna hurt ya. […]
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 […]
Friday Notes
As the Kansas City Royals prepare to head to the West Coast for the first time in 2016 (and strangely the second to last time), they do so on the heels of a really fantastic start to the season. I was listening to Buster Olney on The Border Patrol on 810 in Kansas City yesterday […]
What’s In A Number?
By now you may have noticed that the Kansas City Royals haven’t exactly gotten stellar starting pitching during spring training. Say what you want about spring training statistics not mattering (and they don’t), but there’s something comforting in seeing your team perform well in the spring. Yes, the Royals record is still 0-0 and their […]
The Man In The Middle
Last season, Ryan Madson went from non-roster invitee to questionable roster addition to critical piece of puzzle in less than two months. In doing so, Madson provided the Royals with a ‘sixth-inning man’ and, more importantly, a fourth arm to throw into the late inning mix when one of the big three at the back […]