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The Kansas City Royals and Their Assault on Optimism

I like to think of myself as an optimistic person. I am usually able to find a silver lining to any dark cloud, which is probably a skill I’ve attained over years as a Royals fan. Even in the midst of…Read More

Kansas City Royals’ Dayton Moore, Ned Yost, Jack Maloof Have No Answers

I want to be positive…I wish I could be as upbeat as Rex Hudler…but I can’t. As a fan, I feel, as most of us do, pretty hopeless right now. The Royals are navigating the seas of Major League Baseball…Read More

Time For Dayton Moore to Wake Up

The Process is in its seventh year. Since joining the Royals as general manager, Dayton Moore has done some good things. I can’t discount the efforts he’s done to rebuild a farm system that…Read More

Royals Links: On Patience, Prospects and Ned Yost, Arborist

Tuesday was a busy day for Royals fans. Amid a four game losing streak and following a loss against the lowly Houston Astros (you’re contractually obligated to call a bad team “lowly”),…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”. I chastised them for using a rhetoric of lies while giving players like Luke Hochevar the chance…Read More

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Draft Stock And Who To Keep A Watchful Eye On

The Royals have had a busy offseason, and will continue to have a busy spring  leading up to the MLB…Read More

The What Ifs Of One Of The Biggest Blockbuster Trades In Royals History

When the news broke that general manager Dayton Moore and the Royals agreed to ship the organization’s…Read More

A Word From The Basement

One of the things that’s amused me this off season is the criticisms leveled at those who aren’t…Read More

Dayton Moore’s Sense of Time

Dayton Moore is ahead of schedule, according to, well, Dayton Moore. “I’m amazed that it’s…Read More

Luke Hochevar Returns

It’s been slightly over a week now since the Royals decided to keep Luke Hochevar around and I…Read More

Year Six Series: The Hitters

A couple weeks ago I looked at individual starting pitching performances during the Dayton Moore era…Read More

Year Six Series: The Rotation

If you are part of the #Royals family on twitter you no doubt tweeted, in a fit of frustration, #YearSix…Read More

Keeping A Good Man Down

Jeff Francoeur entered 2012 the darling of the casual Royals fan. I’m referring to those people…Read More

A Call To Arms

The Royals are in desperate need for starting pitching. No seriously. So desperate in fact that everywhere…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

Kansas City Baseball Vault: Offseason Rages On

Even though the Royals haven’t played for a while, there’s still news trickling in (and…Read More

Dayton Moore’s Itchy Trigger Finger

Earlier today, the Oakland A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins agreed to a deal that moved…Read More

The Fall Guy

I understand why Kevin Seitzer will no longer be the team’s hitting coach, and really, I’m…Read More

Glass Half Full

On Monday, Royals owner David Glass told Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star that he’d do whatever…Read More

Royalman Report – Talking Superfandom, Dayton Moore and An Announcement

You may have seen a man in the seats during the Royals series against the Orioles who came dressed…Read More