A great many times this season, I’ve sat down to try to come up with an angle about the Kansas City Royals that might be considered fun or interesting or anything other than an attempt at click-baiting my way to a semi-interesting take that even I only half-believed in. Occasionally, I’ve been able to grit […]
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Roster math enters advanced trigonometry phase
With the dawn of September baseball peeking over the horizon along with the Omaha Storm Chasers formally eliminated from postseason consideration on Tuesday night, thoughts may turn to those who could soon join the big league club. As you’re daydreaming of expanded rosters, keep in mind the Royals have been judicious in the past with […]
RECAP: The Jakob Junis Game
If Jakob Junis could only face the Tigers, there’s an outside chance we might consider him one of the game’s finest pitchers. Unfortunately, there are 28 other teams and Junis seems not to fare as well against any of them. Fortunately, the Tigers were his opponent Tuesday and Junis did what Junis does in mowing […]
RECAP: A walk-off! How unexpected!
When we look back on 2018, it will be called the O’Hearn-Dozier game. The first three paragraphs looked a lot different up until about 10:40 p.m. (CT), when the Royals suddenly pulled a Lazarus, rose from the dead and shocked the Cleveland Indians in 5-4 fashion. On the one hand, I’m a little bummed, because […]
RECAP: The March to 110 rolls on in loss at Tampa
The campaign to #MakeTheRoyalsScoreAgain finally resonated. Fitting it would be in Florida, amirite? And sure, two-through-four in the lineup were 1-for-the-evening, and that one came with two outs in the ninth and the Royals mustered no walks against a staff walking nearly nine percent of hitters faced this season. The Royals managed to score more […]
RECAP: Nothing happened but we wrote about it anyway
Jorge Lopez! The Rays Opener! It’s alleged Major League Baseball in central Florida, played in front of dozens! I know Florida is where the elderly go to await death’s sweet embrace, but it seems like more of them could make it out to Tropicana Field on a semi-regular basis. When even the reported attendance numbers […]
RECAP: Salvy wore a sombrero and somehow it gets worse
Nobody, but nobody, snatches defeat away from the jaws of victory quite like the Royals. The incredible part is that they can do it against the White Sox, nobody’s idea of a Murder’s Row offense, and make it look so charmingly easy. Matt Davidson wasn’t even involved, which is the true irony of ironies. Royals […]
RECAP: A victory, that was
I’m gonna be honest: I’m tired. I’m the proud, exhausted father of a 13-month old boy who has just learned to walk and screams for more food like a debauched Roman emperor. My capacity for rational thought is tapped. I called Brandon Maurer “Braden Mooney” in casual conversation with someone today. I can form two […]
RECAP: Royals beat weather, Jays to earn split
A two-hour, 14-minute rain delay for these two teams to continue their inexorable march toward 162 games seems downright silly to me. I get it, every effort should be made to always play all 162 unless there are extenuating circumstances. Players deserve the opportunity to stat-pad for contract purposes. Fans bought tickets. If you have […]
Turning a Corner (BP Kansas City Episode 111)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/08/16/turning-a-corner-bp-kansas-city-episode-111.mp3 Ya know, Luke Hochevar wasn’t the All-Star we may have hoped for after being the first overall selection in the 2006 draft, but he had his moments in his Royals career. We discussed his recent retirement and the up and down career Hoch experienced with the Royals. We also discussed some of the recent […]