One of the most aesthetically-pleasing plays in baseball, in my opinion, is the 4-6-3 double play. There’s just something almost majestic about the artistry middle infielders display. The footwork and creativity needed to get the ball to the bag. The lightning-quick hands to get the ball from glove to hand. The arm strength to fire […]
Tag: Mike Moustakas
When You Throw A Moose A Cookie, He Hits It Really Far
On Tuesday night in Anaheim, Jared Weaver served Mike Moustakas an 84 mph fastball on the outer half. When bat met ball, Moustakas added a little spice, generating an exit velocity of 101 mph. The result was a blast that landed 401 feet away; Moustakas’ club-leading seventh home run on the year. I’ve written previously about […]
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. […]
Friday Notes
After that weird first week of the season, we’ve gotten almost daily baseball for two weeks now, and that makes it feel like we’re in the thick of the baseball season. We’re still a couple weeks away from not having those wild swings in stats from game to game, so we’ll still talk about how […]
RECAP: Royals 4, Tigers 0; Let’s Go Crazy
The first Royals-Tigers tilt of the 2016 season fell in favor of the good guys. A tidy pitching performance and some timely hitting, along with a home run, powered the Royals to their 10th win of the season. U Got The Look What else can we say about Sexy Ed Volquez? The guy may not […]
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 […]
We Still Know Nothing
Baseball is back, and I would highly doubt that anyone reading this would argue that it is not a good thing. After some wonky opening week schedules for everyone, teams will be settling in to the typical grind of the regular season, so we can even get back to just regular, nearly daily baseball. The […]
Mike Moustakas Is Destroying Baseballs
Five games into the season, four wins for the Royals, and several little things are making me sit up and take notice. The starting pitching has been top notch, of course. The comebacks have been fun. The bullpen has been lights out as expected. How about this little tidbit: Mike Moustakas has been destroying the […]
Let’s Get This Show On The Road
I don’t know about you, but I was ready for this season to officially start about three weeks ago. I can’t remember a spring training I’ve cared less about. I suspect the Royals players, coaches, and front office people feel that even more strongly. As far as I’m concerned, this spring was about avoiding injuries. […]
Kendrys Morales, Linchpin
When Billy Butler departed as a free agent after the 2014 season, the Kansas City Royals had some options. They had talked openly about preferring to utilize the designated hitter role to be more of a rotation for position players to get a half-day off, so that seemed likely. There were also some free agents […]