That the Royals scored six runs in an inning didn’t just lose—they relinquished the lead in the very next half-inning, before even recording an out—is some real Royals BS, even for the 2018 version of the franchise. The mind fairly reels at the myriad ways Ned Yost’s hapless band has strolled to [checks notes] sweet […]
Tag: Salvador Perez
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 […]
Swingin’ Sal Earns the Sombrero
The day to day grind of following an awful baseball team can be punctuated by moments of wonder. While Sunday’s squandering of a 6-0 lead won’t challenge a particular ninth inning collapse against the Cleveland Indians in bottom feeding Royals immortality, it does provide one of those instances where disaster feels so unexpected, yet at […]
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: Salvy swats, bullpen shoves… doesn’t matter
I don’t think we’re making enough of a big deal about Salvador Perez’s second half. I’m going to do something I love to do, and that’s link back to something I wrote that was actually correct. And then I’m going to explain why I was wrong, which you should all be more accustomed to. I […]
RECAP: Royals bullpen gives up late runs to complete the sweep
Driving back from an impromptu end-of-summer trip for the second anniversary of my 29th birthday (do the math, kids) I realized something: The Royals hadn’t disappointed me once this weekend. In fact, I had no idea what had happened. I’d been completely off the grid and it was liberating, particularly after zooming through the recaps […]
You’ve Been Framed
Over the past few seasons as catching metrics continue to grow, one thing we’ve seen become more and more prevalent is the framing metrics. On Baseball Prospectus, you can see framing metrics presented as the number of runs catchers either gain or lose their team throughout the course of the season. Now here’s a controversial […]
Friday Notes
Here we sit with just a weekend and a day between us and the trade deadline and there are questions about what the Royals roster will look like the next time we meet for Friday Notes. Mike Moustakas will almost certainly be in another uniform. He may already be dealt, depending on when you’re reading […]