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Chris Getz’s Season Ends With Fractured Thumb

While going for a bunt in Friday’s win over the White Sox, second baseman Chris Getz suffered a fractured left thumb, left the game and, after surgery tomorrow, will be out for the season. Getz…Read More

Royals August 17th Minors Recap

Omaha finished up their West Coast trip with a 5-1 loss in Las Vegas. It was a matchup of Doug Davis against former Storm Chaser Sean O’Sullivan and O’Sullivan won the battle. Davis allowed…Read More

KC Baseball Vault Episode 15: KC A’s All-Star Jim Gentile and Talking About the Good Old Days

Download the full mp3 here or listen in the embedded player above.As season one of the Kansas City Baseball Vault comes to a close, we spent our second to last show wondering what it was like growing…Read More

Royals-White Sox Series Preview Q&A with Southside Showdown’s Matt Adams

This weekend, the Royals host the White Sox. In the last series between the two teams August 6-8, the Royals took two of three, led by Jeremy Guthrie‘s eight scoreless innings performance and Billy…Read More

Dreaming About Pitching

Let’s face it, any Royals team in the next block of however many years it takes to build a contender is going to be only as good as its pitching staff. Most of the small market teams and long-time…Read More

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Royals August 16th Minors Recap

Omaha completed their comeback over Las Vegas, but it took 11 innings. They won 7-6. Down 6-3 heading…Read More

LIVE at 6 p.m. on the Kansas City Baseball Vault (ESPN 1510 AM) – KC A’s Slugger Jim Gentile

Tonight we continue an exciting new venture for Kings of Kauffman and its podcast, the Royalman Report. Jeff…Read More

Thoughts On the Melky Cabrera Suspension and His 2011 Season

It came as a surprise to many when a report on Wednesday afternoon stated that Melky Cabrera had tested…Read More

Royals August 15th Minors Recap

Omaha received a solid start, but lost in walk-off fashion in Las Vegas, 3-2. Danny Perales delivered…Read More

Jeff Francoeur – Dayton Moore’s Last Stand

Have you ever known someone who was completely, totally, and utterly wrong about something, yet stubbornly…Read More

Royals August 14th Minors Recap

Omaha beat Las Vegas in the first game of their four-game series, 7-0. The Storm Chasers had two 3-run…Read More

Jeremy Guthrie Deals, Inspires Fact-Finding

When last we saw Jeremy Guthrie, he was shutting down the White Sox for eight innings, holding them scoreless,…Read More

Thus Ends the Yuniesky Betancourt Era

Earlier today, the Royals requested unconditional release waivers on Yuniesky Betancourt after they’d…Read More

Royals August 13th Minors Recap

Omaha completed their four-game sweep at Tuscon on Monday, 5-2. Their magic number to clinch the division…Read More

Strikeouts and Walks. What Else Really Matters?

Apparently, it’s important to strike hitters out without walking that many. Can we check to see if…Read More

Royals Rookie Ball Weekly Recap

Burlington still leads the East Division of the Appalachian League with a 32-17 record. The Royals went…Read More

Royalman Report 8/12 – Tape Delayed from 1977 and Converting Relievers

The Royals just had a decent road trip but still came away with a loss on Sunday, so the Royalman…Read More

Royals August 12th Minors Recap

Omaha blew out one of the worst teams in the Pacific Coast League (Tuscon), 20-3.  The Storm Chasers…Read More

Finding Royals Fame

I think one of the things you have to do as a fan when your team stinks is look at the glory days and…Read More

Royalman Report – Talking Pitching Development, Home Runs and Perhaps Nonsense

We’re back on at our normal time of 7 p.m. CST tonight and talking about the state of the Royals…Read More