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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

Royals Rotten Decade (2007)

During the 2000s, no major league team lost more games than the Kansas City Royals.  It was a decade where the negatives far outweighed the positives.  This is the eighth installment of the 11 part Royals…Read More

Crown Gems: AL Central News and Other Notes

The non-tender news is coming in at a fairly good clip this evening.  To prevent duplication, I’m going to wait until tomorrow to publish some thoughts on who was let go.  Until then, however,…Read More

KoK Offseason Proposal 4: Reid Brignac

Since the regular season ended, I have explored the potential acquisitions of Mat Gamel, Felix Pie, and Jeremy Hermida in an attempt to improve the present and future roster of the Kansas City Royals.…Read More

Crown Gems: AL Central Links and News

This edition of Crown Gems features a rundown of relevant links from each of the AL Central teams with some quick thoughts from yours truly. Read | Share

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Crown Gems: Dwyer, Myers, Roberts, Pena, Duffy, Metcalf, AFL

Covered in this issue of Crown Gems:  Chris Dwyer, Wil Myers, Lee Roberts, Tony Pena Jr., Danny Duffy,…Read More

Sunday Crown Gems (8/9)

I’ll start this edition off with some random news, notes, and player movement around MLB.  Then…Read More

Crown Gems on a Sunday (Links, News, and Notes)

Cleaning up some odds and ends from the last several days.  In this issue of Crown Gems you will find: …Read More

Reasons to Remain a Royals Fan (Volume 3) TPJ Edition

The inevitable finally happened today.  Tony Pena Jr. has been designated for assignment by the Kansas…Read More

Royals Deal for Yuniesky Betancourt

Today the Royals made an attempt to fill the gaping hole they have at SS by acquiring 27 year old Yuniesky…Read More

Inconceivable and Inexcusable

The move occurred before last night’s game, but I couldn’t bring myself to write about it…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

Trey and TPJ

Last night’s loss wasn’t solely on Trey Hillman.  He may have pulled Greinke a little early,…Read More

Wednesday News and Notes

Some news and notes from the last few days: On Sunday C-John Buck was placed on the 15-day DL with a…Read More

Notes: Greinke, Pena, Pena and 7.00 ERAs

Yesterday Zack Greinke was named the AL Pitcher of the Month for April.  Based on what he has done,…Read More