The final meeting between the Royals and the Twins in the 2016 season did not go quite like the 18 games that preceded it. By that, I mean the Twins played pretty well, and the Royals did not, as the visitors picked up the 7-6 win. Kansas City got off to a fast start with […]
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RECAP: Royals 4, Athletics 5; Soria’d
This game will serve as the epitaph of the Royals 2016 season. At this point, with the Royals on the periphery of the Wild Card chase, all games are huge. It’s truly impossible to understate the importance of each of the 19 remaining games. That’s why, try as I might, it is impossible to comprehend […]
The Royals Rediscovered Their Aggressiveness on the Bases
Since the Royals resurgence began in 2013, they’ve earned a reputation as a team with speed. Between the 2013-2015 seasons, the Royals stole 410 bases, which led all of baseball. The second-highest total belonged to the Rangers, with 355. Among the 90 team seasons during that time frame, the Royals own the top two totals, […]
RECAP: Royals 10, Twins 3; Patience – And The Twins Bullpen – Rewards The Royals
This was your 2016 Royals in a nutshell. First, jump out to a quick lead. Yes, it was a home run which isn’t very Royal, but that’s neither here nor there. The important part of my narrative I’m desperately attempting to manufacture is that the Royals scored a couple of quick runs. Then, they shelved […]
Paulo Orlando’s Place in History
After going 0-4 on Monday night, Paulo Orlando’s batting average dropped to .330. Raise your hand if you had Orlando pegged to be hitting that average after 300+ plate appearances this year. Heck, raise your hand if you had the 30 year old outfielder getting 300+ plate appearances this year. Now, put your hand down and apologize […]
RECAP: Royals 7, Indians 3; One Grand Inning
There are myriad reasons why we love baseball. One of my favorites, concerns the finite number of outs in the game. It doesn’t matter how far you’re down, as long as you have outs, you’re in the hunt. Monday’s game against the Cleveland Indians, for seven and a half innings, was brutal. The storyline was […]
Paulo Orlando’s Big Adjustment
An unsung bright spot for the Royals this year has been the offense of Paulo Orlando. Remember, at the start of the season it looked like Orlando would be sharing right field with Reymond Fuentes and then, after he returned from a spring training injury, Jarrod Dyson. In fact, Orlando didn’t start on Opening Day […]
RECAP: Royals 4, Indians 5; Gut Punch
Every once in a while, your team is going to give away a victory. Doesn’t mean it won’t sting. It’ll hurt like hell. Especially after the good vibes from the last week were effectively flushed down the toilet in the ninth inning on Thursday. With Wade Davis unavailable after throwing three consecutive games, Ned Yost […]
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 4, White Sox 1; Can You Hear Me Knocking?
Here we go. The first match-up of 19 scheduled between the Royals and the White Sox. If you buy into the idea there is no standout team in the AL Central this year, these games are crazy important. They usually are, but with no team possessing the firepower to run away with the division, it feels […]