I would like to enter a foot race with Billy Butler and Steve "Bye Bye" Balboni. Until I can make that dream a reality, I'll write about doing such things. I attempt to operate like a mind grenade so ... Warning: reading my work can lead to increased brain activity and potential injury. In the words of my should-be-famous brother: "If you choose to follow me ... bring a helmet."
It’s odd how in the offseason there is very little news and yet we still find stuff to talk and write about. Roster analysis, trade rumors, free-agent signings, yada, yada, yada, the season starts. But…Read More
Apparently, it’s important to strike hitters out without walking that many. Can we check to see if the Royals starters have gotten this memo? MLB.com posted an article yesterday explaining that this…Read More
I use to have this football coach who was a little bit kooky, a little bit nutty in a down-home-Midwest-drill sergeant kind of way. He had a flattop haircut decades after that was something people were…Read More
The Royals are a cushy 1000 games out of first in the AL Central. They’ve been injured, ineffective, and impotent. I feel safe in predicting that they will not make the playoffs for the 26th straight…Read More
Trenni Kusnierek hinted at it in her very good article earlier today, but I’d like to expand on it a little bit. We all know now that at the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game Robinson Cano was booed…Read More
In today’s know-everything-first, savior-in-the-making, prospect pleasure land, people tend to over-hype…Read More
Tuesday night, when the Royals laid a beating on the Rays 8-2, I had an opportunity to hang out in the…Read More
So, I’m randomly walking through LAX in March, catching a connecting flight to Las Vegas for a friend’s…Read More
This is going to sound crazy. It kind of sounds crazy to me. But I’m going to make the case…Read More
I remember thinking about how the Royals might go about winning games with such a terrible starting…Read More
Here’s a statement that will surprise no one. The Royals bullpen has pitched more innings than any…Read More
Let me start this with a caveat: I do not believe in luck. I don’t think there’s a mystical…Read More
I have an office mate; it’s like a roommate only if we’re hanging socks on the door we’re probably…Read More
In order to get us hastily prepared for the Royals-Red Sox series, I asked a fellow blogger, Derrick…Read More
If you haven’t heard, Lorenzo Cain’s rehab was derailed by a hip flexor problem, and it’s…Read More
Before the season began, I heard news of the Royals signing an overrated shortstop with no on-base skills,…Read More
This should be simple and quick. The Royals suck at baserunning. This is strictly observational, but…Read More
Since it’s in the nature of fans to overreact to every little thing that happens in a baseball…Read More
The optimism is looking a little less enthusiastic right about now. Soria’s out for the year. Salvador…Read More
*Immediately I must give my brother Mike Meade a shout out for the idea for this piece. He’s a brilliant…Read More
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