What’s New With Bruce Chen and Joakim Soria
Two significant news bits today: The Royals officially chose to retain Joakim Soria. Technically, they rejected the $750,000 buyout which enacted the $6 million salary for 2012. Soria’s 2011 fell…Read More
FanSided Awards: AL Manager of the Year
By leading the Tampa Bay Rays to the American League Wild Card in dramatic fashion, Joe Maddon was selected as the FanSided Network’s American League Manager of the Year. If someone can take Kyle…Read More
Learning From Last Year’s Deadline
If you’re experiencing a bit of deja vu this July as we near the MLB trade deadline, it’s understandable. In a busy month, Dayton Moore traded off Alberto Callaspo, Kyle Farnsworth, Rick Ankiel…Read More
Alex Gordon and the Science Experiment
Who wants to hear another Alex Gordon sob story? As a fan, I’ve struggled a lot over the years trying to decide when I should cut ties with a player and give up on them. When does a player pass the…Read More
One Year Ago…
A lot can change in a year. Last year this time, I was within three weeks of being laid off from my managerial job of nearly four years and taking some “me” time to gear up for the upcoming…Read More
Reviewing the Trade Deadline: Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth
Kyle Farnsworth had a solid 2010 in Kansas City, much to the surprise of just about everyone. With…Read More
Another Look at Dayton Moore’s Trade Deadline
By now, the trades of Alberto Callaspo, Scott Podsednik, Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth have been…Read More
Royals Trade Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth to Atlanta
In a move announced just after the trading deadline passed this afternoon, the Royals traded outfielder…Read More
Dayton Moore: Flirtin’ With Disaster
With due respect to all you Molly Hatchet fans out there (thanks to you both for the visit!), there are…Read More
What Should the Royals Do At the Trade Deadline?
Wally over at CallToThePen.com has asked the Fansided MLB lead writers to discuss what our teams should…Read More
Other Than That, the Play Wasn’t Bad
Life as a Royals fan has improved significantly since the start of the season. They have been competitive…Read More
While The Iron Is Hot
As we hit July and officially begin the furious rumor-milling that signals is the approaching trading…Read More
A Tale of Two Bullpens
I’m a realistic fan. I know that this team has its deficiencies. We play Jason Kendall too often.…Read More
Royals Pitching Falls Apart, Braves Sweep KC
The Royals looked to avoid a sweep at the hands of the first-place Braves, sending a new-look lineup…Read More
Royals Rewind: 6/7-6/13
So first off, the structure and pattern of the Rewind is going to be changing. To be honest, it’s…Read More
Royals Rewind: 5/31-6/6
The Royals started strong but fizzled out in their brief four-game series at Fenway Park, taking the…Read More
Royals Rewind: 5/24-5/30
When last we saw our Royal blue heroes, they were coming back down to earth after an initial hot streak…Read More
Quarterly Review
We’re just a touch past the first quarter of the 2010 season so it’s not a bad idea to take…Read More
The Bullpen: Use As Prescribed
So the scouting report on new manager Ned Yost tells us that he likes to structure his bullpen around…Read More
Royals Rewind: 5/3-5/9 – U G L Y
After some (mostly) strong pitching at Tampa Bay, the Royals moved on to Chicago and Texas, spending…Read More

