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Royals Could Win Most Games Against Tigers

The Royals offense is bad. That’s no secret. However, several of their offensive characteristics lend a unique (albeit small) advantage against the Detroit Tigers. On top of that, the Tigers have…Read More

Royals Recap: NovaCain! Hosmer! BBQ Sauce!

BBQ sauce has never looked so good. Lorenzo Cain homered on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth to tie the game at 2, and Eric Hosmer singled in Miguel Tejada with two outs in the tenth to win it…Read More

Royals Recap: Power Is Absent; James Shields Is Terrific Again

It wasn’t easy or pretty but the Kansas City Royals (23-30) found a way to win against the Texas Rangers (34-21), the best team in the AL, by scoring 3 runs in the 10th in their 4-1 victory. As has…Read More

Royals Recap: Offense Fails James Shields Yet Again; Astros Win Series

This was the series in which the Kansas City Royals (21-22) were supposed to get healthy. Instead, they had one 3-inning stretch in game two in which the offense clicked for 7 runs, but otherwise the series…Read More

Royals Recap: Lough Leads Off, Shields Excellent, Offense AWOL

It seems whenever James Shields takes the mound the best he can hope for is a no-decision. Shields pitched an excellent eight innings of baseball, striking out nine, walking one, and allowing only two…Read More

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Royals Recap: Another James Shields Start Wasted With Poor Offense

At some point, the Royals’ General Manager Dayton Moore is going to have to recognize the fact…Read More

Preview: New York Yankees Vs. Kansas City Royals

It is like we have found a time machine. The first place (AL East) New York Yankees (20-13) are coming…Read More

Royals Recap: Bullpen, Offense Waste Great James Shields Effort

Note to Manager Ned Yost – When your staff ace, who you paid through the nose for, is pitching…Read More

Royals Recap: Mike Moustakas Hits HR; James Shields Recovers Nicely

It was a strange night at Kaufman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals (14-10) were coming off a couple for…Read More

Royals Recap: Alex Gordon Hits GS; James Shields Outlasts Justin Verlander

The Kansas City Royals (11-8) defeated the Detroit Tigers (10-10) in 1o innings on Thursday. For years,…Read More

Royals Recap: James Shields Loses 2-Hit Complete Game; Eric Hosmer Hurt?

Thursday’s off day seems to have sapped the Kansas City Royals‘ (6-5) momentum they gathered…Read More

Royals Recap: Billy Butler Drives In 7; Bullpen Almost Implodes Again

Whew! That one was close. The Kansas City Royal bullpen almost blew a 9th inning lead for the second…Read More

The First Time Through: The Royals New Rotation

The Kansas City Royals opened the 2013 season with a starting rotation entirely different than the one…Read More

Evan Longoria Says Clubhouse Better Without Shields, Upton

One of the major reasons touted by the Royals front office for bringing in James Shields this offseason…Read More

KC Headlines: Bombs Away, Mavs Escape, Longoria is Happy Shields is Gone

  ABOUT LAST NIGHT… Four home runs (three solo, one nearly robbed by Alex Gordon) were enough…Read More

Royals Recap: Opening Day Freeze-Out; Shields Did His Job; Hitters Did Not

Many of us worried this would happen. Warm weather March batting averages crumbled into nothing more…Read More

Royals Predictions: Joel

It’s Opening Day! Not only will we all get a fix of real, meaningful baseball today but we will…Read More

AL Central Predictions

Every spring, it is always fun to make pointless and meaningless predictions on the outcome of the upcoming…Read More

Royals Recap: 6 Hits for Getz; Shields Pitches Well, Mendoza Doesn’t

The Royals had two games Wednesday and couldn’t pull off a victory in either contest. They fell…Read More

Royals Recap: Shields Shelled; Hosmer & Francoeur Hit Homers

It was ugly but the Kansas City Royals won another Spring Training game on Friday. Their 13-9 victory…Read More