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Volstad’s Chances at Success Slim but Better Than Hochevar’s

A quick heads up for readers of this blog: 90 percent of what you read this offseason will be about starting pitching. For me, this is a good thing. The Royals need starting pitching so we should write…Read More

Duffy Looks Good … I Mean It

The optimism is looking a little less enthusiastic right about now. Soria’s out for the year. Salvador Perez is out for half the year. The starting rotation has looked pretty bad in spring training,…Read More

Paulino Makes me Uneasy

Is everyone having a good time riding the optimism train? Good, now let me be the one to crash it. Just kidding; I like optimism. It allows fans of perennial losers a way to continually reconnect with…Read More

Understanding Crow

At this point in the year, there isn’t much left to write about. Starting pitching? Been done to death. Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas? Yeah, been done. Bullpen, Johnny Giavotella, Lorenzo Cain?…Read More

Prophecy in Pitching

    When you watch Royals games, do you have a friend who predicts a home run before an at bat, and then it happens? That friend jumps, dances, and duck-walks right along with the home run trot,…Read More