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Luke Hochevar – A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma

Riddle me this Royals fans – How does the guy who faced 12 batters and gave up 7 embarrassing earned runs in the first inning of the 2012 home opener come back 4 months later on August 21 to one-hit…Read More

We Won’t Get Fooled Again

I can already see it. Dayton Moore made the statement several weeks ago that that the Royals will be going after pitching in the offseason (and for a while it looked like maybe at the trade deadline).…Read More

Luke Hochevar Shocks Tampa Bay Rays in 1-0 Pitcher’s Duel

Looking at the schedule and seeing that David Price was tonight’s scheduled starter is not a  fun feeling. A night after the Royals only scored one run doesn’t help matters. Then, somehow,…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 refused to admit his mistake?  When this happens in the movies, it can be funny.  When it happens…Read More

Series Preview Royals at Orioles August 9-12

Kansas City (47-63) took two-of-three on the South Side of Chicago to open their seven game road trip now heads to the inner harbor of Baltimore (60-51). The O’s are second in the AL East and are tied…Read More

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Rebuilding Our Idea of Luis Mendoza

Before the season began, the Royals were making a decision between Luis Mendoza, 2011 Pacific Coast…Read More

Series Preview: Royals at Angels – July 23-25

After a 3-7 homestand against the likes of the White Sox, Mariners and Twins the Kansas City Royals (40-54)…Read More

Series Preview Twins at Royals July 20-22

This weekend the battle for the AL Central basement begins when the Minnesota Twins (38-54) and their…Read More

The Royalman Report – All-Star Sunday From the Historic Gem Theater

  We were honored to be a part of the Baseball Prospectus event on Sunday afternoon. The Royalman…Read More

Royals Drop Both Ends of DH, Look For Series Split

In what was supposed to be the finishing flourish to the defining month of the Dayton Moore regime (okay,…Read More

Luke Hochevar’s Shutout Highlights a Complete Win

After a miserable series against the Cardinals, the Royals bounced back unfazed.   Luke Hochevar…Read More

Skeptical Optimism and the Royals

In Pittsburgh, the Royals looked rough at the plate, awful on defense and ended up dropping all three…Read More

Hochevar Finally Shows Us Something Good

Much-maligned Luke Hochevar has struggled to make his season anything other than a failure so far, but…Read More

Getting Runs When You Need Them

I remember thinking about how the Royals might go about winning games with such a terrible starting…Read More

Series Preview Athletics at Royals June 1-3

Kansas City (21-28) returns home to the K after a 5-4 road trip through the Bronx, Baltimore and Cleveland…Read More

Bullpen Dominates, Butler Stays Hot, Royals Win 4-2

Fresh off getting some pub for being the fantastic hitter he is, Billy Butler continued to be the best…Read More

Kansas City Baseball Vault: Talking With George Toma and John Sadak

Download the Full mp3 here or listen in the embedded player above. In our third episode of the Kansas…Read More

Series Preview Royals at Orioles May 25-27

This Memorial Day weekend the Kansas City Royals (17-26) will make their first of two appearances at…Read More

Royalman Report 5/20/12: Fake Ned’s Trip to Omaha and More

As the Royals finished their homestand, the Royalman Report added another episode of discussion. This…Read More

Baseball in a 4G World

This story might be about as useful as Polk points.*  Consider yourself warned. *For those of you who…Read More