Feb 25
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 41 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 41 is the number of triples Royals players hit in 2011. The team didn’t have anyone who tripled like crazy; rather, the triples were pretty …
Feb 19
Let’s see if I can come up with a post every day of the rest of the offseason. Today, there are 47 days left until Opening Day on April 6. 47 is the number of doubles Jeff Francoeur hit in 2011. That’s his highest total of doubles in a season, despite the fact that he …
Dec 31
Part One covered January through April. Let’s move right along to May and beyond! May I caught one Storm Chasers game as a regular fan before leaving on the Epic Road Trip Adventure. (Here’s a snippet of that travelogue…I should really get around to sharing more, right?) Photos from the road trip are here. I …
Dec 29
The obligatory end-of-the-year post is being broken up into parts to allow for more pictures of Eric Hosmer (and other people and things). This is Part One. January I was chosen to be a part of the Royals Digital Digest at FanFest! Before I went to KC, I noted that Anthony Lerew is married – …
Aug 18
When the inevitable happened last winter, I wrote: Let’s take consolation in a few things: 1) This was not a trade; we did not lose any prospects. 2) It is one year. 3) More specifically, it is for 2011, which was going to be an ugly season anyway. The first bullet point still applies, which …
Jun 01
Because this site accidentally turned into a 24/7 Jeff Francoeur site last winter, I think it’s only appropriate that I contribute to the Royals’ campaign for him to be an All Star this summer. Some people say that you can use numbers to say anything. I’m trying to make the numbers say that Jeff Francoeur …
Apr 02
People on Twitter have been making fun of Royals players who say “Y’know” for as long as people have been talking about the Royals on Twitter. This season, I’ll be keeping track of the player interviews on the Royals postgame show on FSKC so we can see quantifiably who the King of Y’Know really is. …
Apr 02
Season ticket holder and Royal Blues reader Matt B. is a Royals season ticket holder. This year, he had an enviable vantage point for some of the Opening Day pre-game festivities. I invited him to share his experiences here… ___________________________________ Opening Day has always seemed more like a holiday to me than just the beginning …
Apr 02
People on Twitter have been making fun of Royals players who say “Y’know” for as long as people have been talking about the Royals on Twitter. This season, I’ll be keeping track of the player interviews on the Royals postgame show on FSKC so we can see quantifiably who the King of Y’Know really is. …
Jan 21
Over and over, Royals fans have been told that Jeff Francoeur is a great leader. But what does that mean? What does a leader DO in the clubhouse that is different from other players who have been around the game? I decided to ask Jeff Francoeur about it, and he actually had some concrete examples …
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