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The Rime (and Possible Sweep) of the Ancient Mariner(s)

What a difference two years can make. I was at a Royals/Mariners game on a Wednesday night, two years ago. A year where I was watching a Royals team much different than the team I’m watching this…Read More

Wil Myers’s Catching Comps

In response to the news that Wil Myers would officially be moved from behind the plate to the outfield this spring, a reader asked if Myers could be another Mike Piazza or if his defense would be much…Read More

Tinkering With The Lineup

So this really started as a way to look at what the Royals lineup might look like if they’d retained either of Miguel Olivo or John Buck and thus, never signing Jason Kendall.  There’s…Read More

Your random Miguel Olivo based fact of the day

I took a break from the 7/2 edition of Roster Moves over on Call to the Pen to share something I just noticed about Miguel Olivo.  It came about because one of my friends, and fellow FanSided MLB writer,…Read More

Announcing the Kings of Kauffman All-Star Team

While Kings of Kauffman should be your first stop on the internet as a Royals fan, we know Kansas City doesn’t exist in a vacuum.  We’re all fans of the Royals because we’re fans of…Read More

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Jason Kendall: Simply (Not) the Best

I got involved in a discussion the other day on Twitter (@michaelengel) about Jason Kendall‘s…Read More

Royals Rewind: 5/17-5/23

After the dust settled and Trey Hillman had become the first managerial casualty of 2010, the Royals…Read More

Yorvit Torrealba signs with Padres … Ugh

Friday afternoon, the San Diego Padres signed catcher Yorvit Torrealba to a one-year $1.25 million contact…Read More

Royals Rotten Decade (2009)

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade…Read More

Royals Rotten Decade (2008)

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade…Read More

Miguel Olivo has Signed, Dayton Blows it Again

John Buck was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays immediately after he was non-tendered by the Kansas City…Read More

Sluggerrr Snacks: Billy Butler, Miguel Olivo, and Kyle Davies

It has been almost two weeks since Sluggerrr Snacks made it’s debut.  Two weeks is a long time.…Read More

Jason Kendall and the Hole That Remains

As obsessively as I have been following the catchers on the market, it should come as no surprise to…Read More

Catching Movements: Olivo, Schneider, Shoppach, Mauer, Diaz and More

The Royals declined to offer C-Miguel Olivo arbitration today.  This hardly comes as a shock to anyone,…Read More

Crown Gems: Royals Transactions

It’s been a busy week full of minor transactions for the Royals.  In this edition of Crown Gems…Read More

Caught Up in a Catching Situation

The Royals had a three-headed monster at catcher for parts of the 2009 season.  It seems safe to assume…Read More

Sunday Links, News, and Notes

Sunday is traditionally a day of rest, but for yours truly, it is typically a day of site maintenance,…Read More

Fixing the Royals

If you read my last post, you know that I have already fired Trey Hillman and have named John Gibbons…Read More