Bob EllisBob Ellis

I've been a baseball fan (and Royals fan) for as long as I can remember. I am probably more obsessed with the game than is normal, and being a Royals fan over the last several years hasn't been easy, but I'm not ready to give up just yet.

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The New Rotation – Good Enough?

I don’t think too many fans will argue Dayton Moore has done quite a bit to improve the starting pitching on this team – but how much has it improved? Back in September, I took a look at the Kansas…Read More

Bo Jackson – What if?

A recent article Joe Posnaski wrote about baseball card collecting (and a Boog Powell card that kept him up at night) got me thinking back to the Bo Jackson frenzy of the late 1980’s/early 90’s. I…Read More

Any Crops Left on the Farm?

I’m going to take one final look at “The Trade” with the Tampa Bay Rays, and any collateral damage on the Royals farm system. We all know – even casual fans – who Wil Myers is (and most…Read More

I’m on board

I know you’re probably tired of reading about the Tampa trade by now…and while I was looking forward to writing about it, I’m not sure how excited I am to do so at this point…but I do have some…Read More

To trade, or not to trade, that is the question

The winter meetings have been, for the Royals at least, a whole lot of speculation without much activity. It’s like lighting that huge professional grade firework you paid $100 for, and watching it…Read More

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All I Want for Christmas…

I have two items, not really items I guess…but wishes, on my Christmas list this year. The first…Read More

How bad can he be?

Jeff Francoeur is likely going to be a Kansas City Royals player when opening day 2013 rolls around.…Read More

Rumor Mill – Will KC Go Big?

  Look at all these rumors, surrounding me everyday. This is a fun time of year, but right now…Read More

Royals Hand Out Hardware For 2012

The Royals have handed out a few team awards, most notably giving their Player and Pitcher of the Year…Read More

Instant Upgrade?

Dayton Moore made a nice move yesterday, adding some much needed depth to a thin rotation. I don’t…Read More

We Know Who We Are

Chris Volstad. That’s the initial big splash the Royals made this offseason. The move itself doesn’t…Read More

What Happened to Hosmer?

There have been plenty of complaints about the Royals pitching. We know that’s got to get better.…Read More

The Business of Breaking Even

Baseball is a sport. Sports success is measured in wins and losses by fans, players, general managers,…Read More

Who is most valuable?

Another season of Royals baseball has ended short of the playoffs. All the talk will now be about the…Read More

All in with a pair of threes?

We’ve all seen the comments from David Glass. The Royals position players and bullpen stack up with…Read More

Leading off for your Kansas City Royals

Lineups are a tricky topic, especially on a team like the Royals, with so many developing hitters. One…Read More

Who is Lorenzo Cain?

With the Royals out of the race (as usual), one player who has held my attention this September with…Read More

What Might Have Been

Wil Myers is everywhere these days. Minor League Player of the Year over at Baseball America. Nice interview…Read More

The Proof is in the (Lack of) Pitching

Could the Royals be one big-time pitcher away from a winning record? Possibly, but in this case addition…Read More

We Won’t Get Fooled Again

I can already see it. Dayton Moore made the statement several weeks ago that that the Royals will be…Read More