Steve Balboni

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Chasing Balboni: Billy Butler

I love writing about Billy Butler. In the last couple of years, Butler’s gotten a bad  rap. He’s always been a good contact hitter and one of the best at hitting doubles. His size, though,…Read More

Billy Butler Headed For Career Power Year

Billy Butler has drawn flack in the past for being a singles hitter in a slugger’s body. A small but vocal group of fans have questioned his ability as a run producer, a power hitter and a clutch…Read More

Get Your Popcorn Ready – Royals 2012 Season Storylines

The Royals 2012 season is going to be like a good book or movie.  Lots of intersecting plotlines, intriguing drama, memorable heroes, wild action scenes, and despicable bad guys.  The major difference…Read More

Opening Day Miracles

  For me, the New Year does not start on January 1, it starts with Opening Day. Opening Day is the physical embodiment of hope and new life. Instead of soon-to-be-forgotten resolutions, I make predictions…Read More

A Grand Old Time

The Royals have hit 108 grand slams in team history, most recently by Melky Cabrera last season against Cleveland. I was flipping through the Royals 2011 Media Guide, looking for information on another…Read More

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37 Days until Pitchers and Catchers Report

We are slowly crawling to the fantastic day when pitchers and catchers report to Surprise for spring…Read More

Royals All-Time Name Team

Al Hrabosky – The Mad Hungarian (Sports Illustrated) #2 on our Royals All-Time Name Team   The…Read More

Chasing Balboni

The man steps in, uniform tugging at the wrong contours of his body.  He’s ready to hit and as…Read More

Sunday Morning Grab Bag

It’s been a busy week for the Royals.  They came to agreements with Alex Gordon and Luke Hochevar…Read More