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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

Hot Streak

I’ve written about this before, but it seems even more important due the current state of  affairs. Baseball is a game of super-weird superstition. When you’re throwing a no-no, everyone avoids…Read More

A.L. Central….Beware

The Royals are about to finish up the month of April and have been fairly impressive so far. They’ve won more than they’ve lost, and what’s more important, they’ve beat some pretty…Read More

No Quit

I’m still riding the emotional high that sweeping a doubleheader will give you, but I thought I’d quickly chime in with a stat that is interesting to me. Six of the Royals ten wins have occurred…Read More

Around the AL Central With FanSided

As of right now, the Royals hold a one game lead over the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. Most may not expect that to last, but that’s the fact as of right now. It’s never too soon to watch…Read More

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Spring Q&A with Motor City Bengals

In the final edition of our Kings of Kauffman Spring Q&A’s with our friends around the AL Central…Read More

J.C. Gutierrez Nabs Final Bullpen Spot

The Royals have finally showed their hand at what will resemble the complete bullpen product come Opening…Read More

Platoon or Bridge

Dayton and friends have come to their senses as of late.  First they took Luke Hochevar out of the starting…Read More

Spring Q&A with Wahoo’s on First

Our Q&A spring training tour of the AL Central moves onto the Cleveland Indians. We asked Lewie Pollis…Read More

I’m Not Dead Yet

After signing Cheslor Cuthbert in 2009 Baseball America put him as the 17th ranked Royals’ prospect…Read More

Decision Makers Haven’t Turned The Corner Just Yet

About a week ago, I wrote a post vilifying the Royals for their flippant use of the term “competition”.…Read More

Spring Q&A with Southside Showdown

Next on our Q&A spring training tour of the AL Central are the Chicago White Sox. This means we checked…Read More

Realistic Win Total for 2013

No one could have asked for a better start to the spring than the way the Royals have been playing. …Read More

Spring Q&A with Puckett’s Pond

We’re closing in on the start of the regular season which seemed like a good time to check in on our…Read More

Monopoly Money

The jump in the average of MLB team payroll by year is always interesting to watch. I read an article…Read More

Countdown to the New Year

Some people consider will try to tell you that the new year has already begun, but I prefer to make my…Read More

Games Marked In Red

If you’re anything like me as we turn the page to a new year, you’ve already started counting…Read More

Royals sign Endy Chavez

Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com just broke the news that the Kansas City Royals and free agent outfielder…Read More

My Royals Wish List: 2013 Edition

With everyone in the holiday spirit, it gave me an idea to create my wish list for the 2013 Royals. …Read More

Royal Investments

So you’ve got a Royals fan in your life and you are desperately searching for that delightful gift…Read More