The Royals stranded runners. Yordano Ventura gave up homers and hits. The batters sleepwalked through the middle innings. The Royals trailed 7-1 going into the bottom of the ninth. The White Sox sent closer David Robertson to the mound. Paulo Orlando struck out for the first out. And then all hell broke loose. Frenzy Hitting Cheslor […]
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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 8, Red Sox 4; Reignited And It Feels So Good
The Royals went into the cellar and pulled out a bottle of 2015 vintage. It was just like the good times. You remember the good times. The Royals starting pitching kept them in the game. They rode productive outs and the singles train. The bullpen provided the lock-down innings. And the Royals broke it open […]
Royals Pitching and the Worst Walks of All
You’ve probably noticed this, but the Royals pitching staff has walked a lot of batters this season. If you haven’t noticed, you can read David Lesky’s article from a couple of weeks ago, and you can read the following sentence. The Royals have walked 9.8 percent of the batters they’ve faced this season, tied for […]
RECAP: Royals 7, Yankees 3; Reversal Of Fortunes
The Royals jumped the Yankees early, WPA Play of the Game That would be in the first inning, thank you very much. The Royals strung together four consecutive base runners to open the frame, but after a caught stealing and a sacrifice fly, had scored just a single run. It was one of those situations […]
RECAP: Royals 1, Indians 7; We Need To Talk About Yordano
This, like so many games in this brutal stretch, was over early. Maybe you spent the evening riding the streetcar. At least that stayed on the track. While the bats remain in cold storage, this one was all about Yordano Ventura who struggled through four innings that were painful to watch. And painful is a […]
RECAP: Royals 0, Mariners 6; No
Not much to say about this. I’m loathe to harken back to the dark days, but I will say that in those times, the Royals were always interesting. Yes, even as an awful team there was always something that made them must-see baseball. That usually wasn’t a good thing, but still. This road trip, on […]
World Series Hangover Cures (BP Kansas City Episode 6)
This week, we kept it brief (for us) and discussed the Royals’ series against Detroit and Baltimore (and recalling their road series win in Houston) as a way to show how the Royals are not fighting complacency early in the 2016 season as they defend their World Series crown. While half the offense is still finding […]
The Royals’ Rotation is Racking Up Strikeouts
For the last several years, the Royals run prevention has been centered around their defense. They have Gold Glove-caliber defenders basically all over the diamond, with eleven awards among them. The 2016 squad appears to be another excellent defensive club, but the first few games have revealed another potential way this team can prevent opponents from […]
Let’s Get This Show On The Road
I don’t know about you, but I was ready for this season to officially start about three weeks ago. I can’t remember a spring training I’ve cared less about. I suspect the Royals players, coaches, and front office people feel that even more strongly. As far as I’m concerned, this spring was about avoiding injuries. […]