They say momentum is only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher. So after a thrilling walkoff win last night, the Royals’ momentum took the form of a slender young man from the Dominican Republic named Yordano Ventura. How’d that work out for them? Not Too Shabby Ventura actually pitched pretty well. Through five […]
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Handle With Care (BP Kansas City Episode 16)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/07/07/handle-with-care-bp-kansas-city-episode-16.mp3 Right now the Royals are fighting through injuries and inconsistency and it’s got everything feeling pretty fragile. The Royals title defense isn’t going as planned but what is there to be done about it? Who will the Royals turn to in close games while Wade Davis is on the DL? Will they go make […]
RECAP: Royals 10, Tigers 3; Ventura and Perez Tag Team to Bodyslam Detroit
There’s Kansas City in mid-June hot. There’s surface of the sun hot. And now there’s Salvador Perez hot. The Royals backstop is tearing through the American League and continued his punishing of opposing pitchers, driving in three runs on another home run and a double. It seems like for the first time in his career, […]
Digging Deeper into the Royals’ Road Woes
Earlier this week, our own Darin Watson pointed out how well the Royals rotation has pitched within the confines of Kauffman Stadium, along with how dreadfully they’ve pitched when leaving Kansas City. If you haven’t already read it, you should definitely click the above link and check out the numbers. If you have read it, […]
The Ride Continues (BP Kansas City Episode 13)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/16/the-ride-continues-bp-kansas-city-episode-13.mp3 After a tumultuous week and an awful losing skid during the road trip, the Royals bounced back with some strong pitching and a couple wins heading into a homestand. On top of that, they made a big change to the roster, committing to Whit Merrifield full time and designating Omar Infante for assignment. We […]
Roadkill: Royals Pitching Struggles Away From Kansas City
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to pick up on the fact that the Royals have struggled mightily on the road this year. Even after two wins in Chicago over the weekend, Kansas City finds themselves with a 13-23 road record, compared to a 19-7 mark at home. So at home, they are on a […]
A Tale of Two Streaks (BP Kansas City Episode 12)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/09/a-tale-of-two-streaks-bp-kansas-city-episode-12.mp3 After a week of Royal dominance and frenzy hitting, it all went cold. It all went dark. The best of times have turned into the worst of times and the Royals have lost every game on the road trip so far, scoring just barely over a run per game and giving up way too […]
Brawls and Bad Pitching – Ventura is Lost
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The Royals were involved in a brawl with Yordano Ventura at the center. Okay, don’t stop me because I’d actually prefer that you read this. I didn’t watch much of the game last night. After five straight losses, when the game started off the way it did with […]
RECAP: Royals 1, Orioles 9; Meltdown
That was embarrassing. Is there any other adjective we can use? I’m open to suggestions. Embarrassing may not be strong enough to described what we just watched. From the flaccid offensive performance, to Yordano Ventura’s lack of command, to his confrontations with Manny Machado. This game, like this road trip, has been dreadful. My colleague […]
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 […]