The ninth inning of this game had no business being remotely interesting, let alone with the bases loaded, two down, in a one-run game. Yet here we were mere moments ago, watching helplessly as Scott Alexander loaded the bases after Kelvin Herrera was pulled—again—due to injury—again—leaving Alexander to clean up the mess. And Alexander delivered. […]
Tag: Royals
Some Historical Perspective
It’s easy to poke fun at the Kansas City Royals current plight, and I plan to do just that, but first I’d like to talk about how impressive going 43 consecutive innings without scoring a run actually is. If you’re a fan of the (formerly Baseball Prospectus-run) podcast Effectively Wild, you’ve probably heard the story […]
Hammel’s perfecto blown up by Cleveland
We went from “Jason Hammel is throwing a perfect game” to “Jason Hammel should be removed after five innings, marched to the clubhouse and duct-taped to a radiator, no questions asked” in a matter of about 15 pitches. The latest in a long line of disappointments dropped the Royals to .500 and brought into question […]
Hosmer walks off against Holland
Greg Holland hung a slider to Eric Hosmer. Of all the people who should know better, you’d think it would be Holland. But on a 1-1 count with two down in the ninth, Holland spun a spinner that Hosmer LAUNCHED (no other word for it, that thing was at 109 mph off the bat) for […]
Duffy’s gem allows Royals to hang on for a much-needed win against Colorado
Mention Danny Duffy to a national audience and lots of times you hear the same words. Workmanlike. Gets it done. Crafty. I personally take umbrage with this one, since it’s always applied to lefties and that’s unfair. You ever hear of a crafty righty? No, because those guys top out at Double-A. Not exactly the […]
Royals dispatched in disappointing fashion in opener against Cleveland
Friday night’s contest was hard to watch. That’s why I’m posting it at 2 a.m. Frankly, it seems unfair to even recap the events that transpired, because all it served to do was emphasize the gulf—nay, the chasm—separating the Kansas City Royals from the Cleveland Professional Baseball Team. Four Cleveland homers were more than enough—especially […]
Why Hosmer and Moustakas might look elsewhere (other than money)
There are ways the Kansas City Royals could bring back both Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. Unfortunately, with both being Scott Boras clients, they involve David Glass developing the Midas Touch or falling butt-first into a Sorcerer’s Stone. (h/t all Harry Potter nerds) Financially, it’s unlikely to work—had Hosmer continued his dismal early season showing […]
The #CamSlam wins it for KC in Oakland
The Cam Slam was the difference for the Kansas City Royals in Monday’s series opener in Oakland, as Cam Gallagher’s first career homer put some distance between the Good Guys and the home team in a 6-2 Royals win. The win puts the Royals within a half game of the streaking Angels, winners of six […]
Melky’s late blast propels Royals to much-needed win
Streak finally snapped. They tried to give it away, but the Kansas City Royals five-game losing streak was snapped thanks to timely home runs and a bullpen that was able to avoid becoming a complete sieve against the Quad-A White Sox. The win got the Royals back to .500 and within a half-game of the […]
Vargas tagged early in Royals loss to Cardinals
Suddenly, that big play at the deadline doesn’t look so amazing, does it? When Dayton Moore went out and got Melky Cabrera and a trio of arms before the start of August, the proverbial push of the chips to the middle of the table, it signaled a point of no return for the Kansas City […]