There was a time in Royals history when “The Third Base Tree” was more talked about than the actual team. The Royals were struggling and so was Mike Moustakas, and sometimes when things aren’t going great, Ned Yost gets a little short with reporters and ultimately gave a great quote about going to the third […]
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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 […]
Royals Have Options – and Some Time – Before Turning to Trade Targets
It’s been a tough week in Kansas City. On Monday, we learned Alex Gordon was headed to the disabled list for a few weeks with a broken bone in his wrist. On Wednesday, the Royals lost to the Twins. And yesterday, Mike Moustakas went to the disabled list with a torn ACL stemming from his […]
Friday Notes
The baseball season is really long. I know that we say that all the time. You hear the clichés that it’s a marathon and not a sprint and all that good stuff, but sometimes, even with all that, you lose track of just how long the baseball season is. And I think sometimes you lose […]
RECAP: Royals 2, White Sox 3; I Wanted Everything
Absolutely. There’s still plenty of time for the Royals to makeup ground in the AL Central. Yet I can’t help but think this series is an example of why it’s exactly so difficult to make inroads against a division leading team when going head to head. On Friday, the Royals rolled into Chicago 4.5 games […]
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 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-19-16
A 2-2 day for the affiliates with a big win at Triple-A for the Chasers. HR Roll Call Hunter Dozier 1,2 (12), Brett Eibner (8), Balbino Fuenmayor (1), Cam Gallagher (1) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Hunter Dozier 3-5 2 HR, 3R, 3 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Nolan Watson […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-18-16
A 2-1 day thanks to a walkoff win in Wilmington. HR Roll Call Chase Vallot (7) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Chase Vallot 2-4 HR, 2b(9), 2 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Zach Lovvorn 6 IP 6 H 1 R 0 ER 0 BB 7 K 5-3 GO-FO 92p/61k Arkansas […]
RECAP: Royals 7, Nationals 6; Walkoff Bliss
It wasn’t the fifth game of the World Series, or even a high-stakes October ballgame. Yet, it kind of felt the same. The Royals needed a win. Badly. They jumped out to an early lead, saw the Nationals chip away, put their bats away for the middle innings, and finally broke out in the later innings. […]
Futility
On Thursday, April 14, the Royals beat the Houston Astros 6-4 at Minute Maid Park. It was their third consecutive win, pushing their overall record to 7-2. A great follow-up to their championship season. Over their next 16 games, they won just six, scoring a total of 43 runs. Yikes. That’s an average of 2.7 […]