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Seeing Pitches Equals Seeing More Runs On The Board

I start with an observation and a statistic. The Royals see very few pitches; that’s the observation. Here is the statistic. They see 3.75 pitches per plate appearance, which is next to last in the…Read More

Royals Recap: Billy Butler Has 5 Hits, 5 RBI In Win Over Angels

Just when fans are ready to give in to the conditioned fear of failure by the Kansas City Royals (19-16) after 27 years of futility, the team does something to get us excited again, like scoring double…Read More

KC Headlines: Royals Rule, Chiefs OTA's Begin, BEARS!

ABOUT LAST NIGHT... Let there be runs!!! Billy Butler went 5-for-5 with 5 RBIs while the rest of the Royals totaled 19 hits and 11 runs and KC crushed Los Angeles 11-4. Alex Gordon recorded his 18th…Read More

James Shields and the Short End of the Stick

5-1 (ERA 3.52)48 SO and 17 walks That's the record James Shields had after his first 8 games started in 2012. We talk all the time on here about how overvalued the "W' is as a statistic,…Read More

Billy Butler Leads Royals Hit Parade. Meanwhile, Danny Duffy Tweets

There have been questions all year about the Royals offense. Where is Eric Hosmer's power? What does Mike Moustakas have to fix? And recently - surprisingly - what's wrong with Billy Butler? On…Read More

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Royals May 13th Minors Recap

It was a rough day for the KC Royals minor league affiliates, as two lost in walk off fashion. Lett's…Read More

Royals at Angels– Series Preview

Kansas City begins nine game road trip through the AL West that begins in Anaheim against the Los Angeles…Read More

American League Central: Detroit Tigers & Cleveland Indians Tied For First

The AL Central looked like it was going to be competitive, especially in the middle of the division,…Read More

Royals Recap: Offense Continues To Offend

It was a disastrous week for the Kansas City Royals 18-16). After the New York Yankees (23-13) completed…Read More

KC Headlines: Sporting Wins, Royals Swept, Chiefs Mini-Camp

ABOUT LAST NIGHT... So this weekend didn't go so well. A sweep at the hands of the Yankee-less…Read More

This Week In Royaltown

For Royals fans, this week was rough, a reminder of times we’d hoped were past. Facing two AL East…Read More

Royals May 12th Minors Recap

Omaha pounded out twenty hits en route to their 14-4 win in Colorado Springs. The Storm Chasers led 8-4…Read More

Jeremy Guthrie And The Kansas City Royals

On November 7th, 2011, the Kansas City Royals traded away apparent depth in their outfield by acquiring…Read More

NWA Naturals GM Eric Edelstein Talks With the Kansas City Baseball Vault

As you may have heard, Northwest Arkansas Naturals General Manager Eric Edelstein has taken a job that…Read More

Yanks Go Yard Recap: Pettitte Rebounds As New York Yankees Win Fourth In A Row

Andy Pettitte had been struggling of late. His pitches had been up and he's been getting hit hard.…Read More

Royals Recap: Another James Shields Start Wasted With Poor Offense

At some point, the Royals' General Manager Dayton Moore is going to have to recognize the fact that…Read More

Royals May 11th Minors Recap

Omaha lost their series opener against Colorado Springs, 10-7. That was after the Storm Chasers had a…Read More

Royals Pitching Overachievers and Underachievers

The Royals have been playing contending baseball despite having rough numbers from most of their key…Read More

Yanks Go Yard: Offense Helps Girardi Get 500th Win As New York Yankee Manager

Doing something positive 500 times in baseball will put you in elite company (home runs, wins etc). For…Read More

Royals May 10th Minors Recap

Down 1-0, Omaha stormed back to beat Reno, 6-2. The Storm Chasers scored four runs in the 6th inning,…Read More