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Amazing Royals Facts: Melky Cabrera & Jarrod Dyson
Today's Amazing Royals Fact: Melky Cabrera was has three walks in 102 plate appearances. Jarrod Dyson has three walks in 9 plate appearances. It should be fascinating to see who finishes with a higher total in 2011.
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 rooting against seeing a mirage at the end of the season that makes everyone think that everything is ok....
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-conclusion: And it all comes back to the beginning: The Royals execs are smart people. But the more...
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 now stands at .335. He's outperforming the projection systems. Now, it needs to be pointed out that...
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 Dark Ages -- this humble historian would label The Good Times as beginning roughly on April...
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 was wright there (har har). Since April 30th however, prior to today's game he's posted a 5.52 ERA,...
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 Thursday, should answer the Royals' need for a proven power hitter. He had career highs of 32 home...
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