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Yes, That Happened. Royals Lose 1-0 and Fail to Support Greinke Again
It's getting harder and harder to care about this team on a daily basis. I actively dislike about half the roster at this point and I'm somewhere between really and truly rooting for losses and rootin...
A Note on My Criticism of Posnanski
Here on media relations day in the Royals blogosphere... Last night, I characterized Joe's blog post on the Royals offense as "cowardly". In particular, I took issue with the post's conclusion/non-con...
Miguel Olivo's Fascinating, Remarkably Dumb, Almost Useful, 2009 Season
Thanks to a .333/.364/.786 run in his last 44 plate appearances, Miguel is now hitting .257/.287/.493 on the season. His slugging percentage is easily the highest of his career, as is his wOBA, which ...
It's Time To Start Asking Some Tough Questions About the Kansas City Royals & Dayton Moore
Did you enjoy the happy times? I hope so, because it looks like they are over. Looking back at the calendar -- and this is a little bit like trying to isolate a major historical period, such as, say, ...
The Misery Continues for the Royals
A shaky bullpen and an impotent offense doom the Royals yet again. Jamey Wright has a nice run at the beginning of this season, and when Farnsworth imploded and the team wasn't sure about Mahay, he wa...
Sometimes, "I Told You So" Isn't All That Fun: Mystery WAR Graph II
Sigh. I'm guessing this won't be that hard for some people to figure out. (All data from FanGraphs players pages -- current as of this posting). Current RAR Totals: Mike Jacobs: 2.5 Russe...
Revisiting the Myth of the RBI Guy, Part One
If that's one of my worst mistakes -- to sign somebody who has 20 home runs and 97 RBIs -- I'll take it. -Royals' General Manager Dayton Moore, on Jose Guillen's 2008 performance. Everyone knows that ...
Royals Acquire Mike Jacobs for Some Reason
It was inescapable: KANSAS CITY -- The Royals acquired power-hitting first baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins on Thursday for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez. Jacobs, who turned 28 on Th...
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