I’ll just quote Ryan Lefebvre here: “One year ago today, there was an enormous ovation for the home team. But, it was for Jon Lester’s no-hitter at Fenway park. Tonight, it’s for the Royals after a four run bottom of the ninth inning. … So, what’s the difference between this year and last year? There… Read more

A nice bit about Zack’s scoreless inning streak from The Hardball Times. It shows just how important having strike out pitchers is. Greinke has given up some hard-hit balls, but his ability to miss bats means those base runners don’t end up getting very far. We’ll see if he can keep the streak alive tonight… Read more

Since manager Trey Hillman seems to have no intellectual ability when it comes to managing a bullpen, the Royals have brought up right-handed pitcher Brian Bannister to help with in-game decision making. Oh, and he’ll start on Wednesday against the Indians. Bannister had a rough go of it in 2008, when the league talent caught… Read more

4 years for $38 Million is starting to look like a steal. Aside from a few mercy runs in Friday’s game, the Royals have completely shut down the Rangers in Arlington, which is no small feat. Greinke was masterful, and good for Hillman to let him finish the game even after a runner got on… Read more

The diagnosis is a cartilage tear in his right hip, which doesn’t sound good. Gordon has had a slow start to the season, but his expected progress was to be a huge part of the Royals contending this season. The decision to hang on to Mark Teahen looks wiser with this move. The second base… Read more

The Royals lost the series but may have turned a corner by finally scoring some runs on Sunday in a win over the Yankees. Fielding prowess was not on display as both teams botched routine plays to give up leads. It’s interesting to me that the scoring “outburst” occurred with Butler, Gordon and Guillen out… Read more

That grumbling you hear from the rest of the division might have something to do with the fact the Royals starting pictures haven’t allowed a run since the second inning of the season. Kyle Davies kept up the good mojo by blanking the White Sox for seven innings. Ron Mahay got his chance in the… Read more

And close games in the Chicago cold. Grienke, Cruz & Soria. Done and done and done. Mike Jacobs took a walk (on pace for 82!) and the best hitter from last season is still batting ninth. Mike Aviles scored both runs, getting on base ahead of the guys at the top of the lineup. So,… Read more

Dayton Moore added some insurance for Alex Gordon today. Travis Metcalf may not be a superstar, but he’s a nice pick up from the Rangers. A quick look at his minor league stats shows that Metcalf struggles in his first year at a new level before adjusting. This will be his second full year at… Read more