The Royals have lost six straight games to the Yankees since the 2024 postseason. Their last win against the Yankees was on October 7th in the ALDS when they beat New York in the Bronx 4-2 to even their series 1-1. Since that game two victory, the Royals lost two straight at home in the… Read More Royals Struggles Against Yankees Continue But In A Different Fashion
It’s December 23rd, officially the holiday of “Festivus ” for Seinfeld fans. For those unaware of the holiday (or those who watched “Friends” instead of “Seinfeld”), “Festivus” was a holiday made up by George’s dad, Frank, to be a secular “alternative” to Christmas. Of course, the “spirit” of “Festivus” is much different from Christmas or… Read More Celebrating a Royals-Themed “Festivus”
This week, we have had some Royals-related news, and I decided that it would be appropriate to have a “Jottings” article recapping and sharing some thoughts on those items. It’s been a much more positive offseason so far for the Royals, which is to be expected for a team coming off an 86-76 season and… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Salvy and Witt Earn Silver Sluggers; Predicting the Cy Young, Manager of Year, and MVP Races
I wrote about some Royals becoming free agents this offseason this past week, with Tommy Pham and Michael Lorenzen being the focus. I hope to write about the Royals’ 40-man roster this week in a couple of posts, at the very least. The main focus will be on players who must be added to the… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Salvy Wins Roberto Clemente Award; Jensen’s Strong AFL; World Series Thoughts
The Kansas City Royals fell short in the American League Division Series, losing 3-1 on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. The loss helped the Yankees clinch the best-of-five-game series three to one, officially ending the Royals’ surprising and magical 2024 season. As much as Royals fans wanted the magic to continue this October, this Yankees… Read More Three Things We Learned About the Royals This Postseason
The Royals dropped game one of the ALDS to the Yankees on Saturday night, losing 6-5 in a game with five lead changes. It is the first postseason game in MLB history where that number of lead changes occurred. Unfortunately, Kansas City came up on the losing end of MLB Postseason history in this one… Read More “Reporter Jottings:” Game 1 A Sign of A Competitive Series? Or Did the Royals Give Momentum Away?
The Royals take on the Yankees in game one of the American League Division Series at 5:08 p.m. this afternoon in the Bronx. The Yankees have won five of seven against the Royals this season, but in their most recent September series, Kansas City beat the Yankees 5-0 in game two and lost on a… Read More Can Michael Wacha Set the Tone for the Royals in Game One?
In stress-inducing fashion, the Kansas City Royals swept their AL Wild Card Series against the Baltimore Orioles in Camden Yards on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Royals captured two pitching duels in a row, winning 1-0 in Game 1 and 2-1 in Game 2. Lucas Erceg, whom the Royals acquired at the Trade Deadline from Oakland,… Read More The Three Biggest Stories in the Royals-Yankees ALDS
After blowing a 4-3 lead on Monday, the Royals returned to Yankee Stadium and shut out the Bronx Bombers on Tuesday in a 5-0 win. Seth Lugo was the main star of this Royals squad on Tuesday night, as he put up one of the best performances of this season and perhaps his career. Lugo… Read More Seth Lugo is Solidifying His AL Cy Young Case
The Royals had a winning homestand this week, going 4-2 against the Guardians and Twins, both division foes. How Kansas City got to that winning homestand was atypical, especially considering they were coming off getting swept in a four-game series last weekend in Houston. The Royals started the homestand poorly, losing the series’ first two… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Pitching Carries Royals to Sweep; Salvy’s Framing; Shaking the Yankees?