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“Reporter Jottings”: Cags’ Rookie Year and Division Series Preview at Just Baseball; Reliever Awards at Pitcher List

With it being an off day from playoff baseball and no news breaking on the Royals’ end, I decided to create an edition of “Jottings” focusing on two pieces of content from Just Baseball and one piece from Pitcher List. That includes my latest post on Jac Caglianone and his rookie year, an MLB Division… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Cags’ Rookie Year and Division Series Preview at Just Baseball; Reliever Awards at Pitcher List

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“Reporter Jottings”: Sharp Staying With Royals; Drop the Ball Podcast; Cags in the AFL

We will know a World Series matchup by Tuesday at the latest, as the Mets and Dodgers finalize their NLCS matchup in Los Angeles today and possibly tomorrow. At this moment*, the Dodgers lead the Mets 2-1. If the Dodgers win tonight, they will punch their ticket to the World Series for a matchup with… Read More “Reporter Jottings”: Sharp Staying With Royals; Drop the Ball Podcast; Cags in the AFL

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“KC Chase to the Pennant”: Breaking Down the Royals’ Recent Struggles and Possible Trade Options

Oof. That was a rough loss today. It was bad enough to get all that random grief from San Diego fans over the weekend. Getting it from Cleveland fans, who are in the division and in first place, is even worse, especially since we have more games against them this year. It also didn’t help… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant”: Breaking Down the Royals’ Recent Struggles and Possible Trade Options

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“KC Chase to the Pennant”: Hitting Struggles; Pitching Development; When Do Royals Look to Trade?

Cristian and I were able to tape another episode of “KC Chase to the Pennant” on Monday during the Royals’ win over the Brewers. We also included a new intro with a pretty awesome 80s retro vibe. Here’s a look at the episode, in which we discuss the Royals’ hitting struggles, the success of the… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant”: Hitting Struggles; Pitching Development; When Do Royals Look to Trade?

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KC Chase to the Pennant: Interview with Walter Pennington

Last week, Jared Perkins and Preston Farr of Farm to Fountains and I interviewed Omaha Storm Chasers reliever Walter Pennington on “KC Chase to the Pennant.” Pennington has been absolutely electric with the Storm Chasers, which is encouraging after his robust Cactus League campaign. In 10 outings and 17.2 IP with Omaha, Pennington has a… Read More KC Chase to the Pennant: Interview with Walter Pennington

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“KC Chase to the Pennant”: Recapping the First Two Royals Series of the 2024 Season

Yikes. What a rough end to what was a fantastic game for seven innings. The Royals lost 4-3 on a walk-off to the Orioles on Thursday night. The game was delayed by five hours because Major League Baseball hates rescheduling games (but loves policing uniforms and promoting baseball in Las Vegas). Despite the long and… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant”: Recapping the First Two Royals Series of the 2024 Season

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KC Chase to the Pennant: Ballpark and Spring Training Thoughts; Royals Season Tier Rankings

I apologize for the gap between posts. This has been a busy week work-wise and honestly, the tragedy of Wednesday’s parade had me in a bit of a funk on Wednesday and Thursday, two days I initially planned on posting. I will try to have a deeper post on Saturday, especially with Royals players trickling… Read More KC Chase to the Pennant: Ballpark and Spring Training Thoughts; Royals Season Tier Rankings

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“KC Chase to the Pennant”: Breakdown of Royals News Items from the Past Week

After two interview-focused episodes with Chandler Champlain and Javier Vaz, Cristian and I got back to just talking between the two of us. In this almost hour-long episode, we broke down a variety of different topics. That includes our review of the Champlain and Vaz interviews; the Royals’ International Signing Class; Spring Training non-roster invitees… Read More “KC Chase to the Pennant”: Breakdown of Royals News Items from the Past Week

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