ROYALS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Elliot Johnson seizing job at 2nd Base
by John Viril—
All season long, the Kansas City Royals have struggled to get production at 2nd base. Chris Getz opened the season as the starter and proceeded to hit .212/.273/.288 for a miserable .561 OPS. 38-year-old utility player Miguel Tejada has performed well in limited duty (.310/.355/.448), but manager Ned Yost wisely does not wish to over-expose him. Enter fellow utility...
Alex Cobb OK after hit in the head (Video)
After being hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Royals’ Eric Hosmer on Saturday, Alex Cobb was taken to a local hospital where tests came back normal. Another good sign was Alex Cobb himself tweeting on Sunday that he was fine. Want to say thank you to our All-star trainer Ron Porterfield and the doctors @bayfront hospital. Woke up with only a minor headache today. —...
Are These The Final Days Of Jeff Francoeur For The Kansas City Royals?
The Kansas City Royals are playing solid baseball and winning games, bringing them closer to the division leading Detroit Tigers. Â The team is hitting well and is about to get a punch in the arm from rehabbing speedster Jarrod Dyson when he returns from his minor league rehab assignment.
That leaves the Royals with a roster choice to make at the big league level and the choiceâ...
Royals now Hitting on all Cylinders
by John Viril—
Many commentators expressed concern that the Kansas City Royals recent surge has been driven by exceptional pitching (here, here and here). The already-poor offense had gotten worse. Then the Royals scored 10 and 7 runs in back-to-nights in Tampa Bay.
Every phase of the team is now playing well: offense, defense, and pitching. The Royals have now won 9 of their last...
Preview: Guthrie seeks to keep Royals on a roll
(AP) Strong pitching continues to pace the Kansas City Royals during their recent surge.
Jeremy Guthrie looks to continue that success on the mound and help the visiting Royals to a fourth straight victory Saturday against the struggling Tampa Bay Rays.
Luis Mendoza gave up two runs with six hits and three Kansas City (32-33) relievers pitched three hitless innings in Friday'...
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Yost follows game at daughter's wedding
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost could have been excused for missing his team's game on the night his daughter got married.
But he didn't.
Yost was in Sugar Hill, Ga., on Thursday night with one eye on the wedding ceremony of his daughter, Jenny, while the Royals were playing the Tampa Bay Rays about 500 miles away.
''I had the phone out, sitting on the pew...
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Video: Ervin Santana eats banana in dugout during game
Your browser does not support iframes.The Kansas City Royals are quickly developing a reputation for having the finest culinary skills in Major League Baseball.Their recent affinity for a "rally BBQ sauce" has led them to win eight of their last nine games which currently makes them the hottest team in baseball (no pun intended).On Thursday, another food item was spotted...
Is George Brett making the Royals a better team?
A couple of weeks ago, the Royals were in their worst funk of the season. After losing seven games in a row by May 29 and with a 21-29 record, the Royals made a change and reassigned hitting coaches Jack Maloof and Andre David to the Minor Leagues. In their place, the Royals hired interim hitting coach George Brett. Yes, the Royals legend George Brett.
At the time, it appeared to...
New lineup has Royals streaking
The Royals are suddenly red hot, winners of seven of their last eight games.
Kansas City just completed a six-game winning streak and a change in the lineup may have been a catalyst for the recent surge.
Frustrated by a lack of success on offense and in the standings, manager Ned Yost reportedly sought help from the Royals front office in putting together an optimal lineup. After...
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Eric Hosmer doused with BBQ sauce after win
Eric Hosmer doused with BBQ sauce after walk-off win. Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to close out a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. The Royals introduced a new twist in the victory celebration when they mobbed Hosmer out on the field by dousing him not with water or Gatorade, but with barbecue...
Royals' season turning the corner?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Too early to start using the term season-saver?
Maybe, maybe not. But there was no mistaking the joy (and relief) inside the Royals' clubhouse following their dramatic 3-2, 10-inning win over first-place Detroit on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals playfully splashed their now official rally sauce Billy Butler's "Hit it a TON" sauce...
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Royals' secret to winning? It's all in the sauce
KANSAS CITY, Mo. It all started when a new shipment of designated hitter Billy Butler's "Hit it a TON" barbecue sauce arrived in the Royals' clubhouse six days ago.
That's when Royals right-hander Jeremy Guthrie began passing bottles of the sauce around the dugout during the game, rewarding Royals for getting big hits.
The television cameras began taking...
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Danny Duffy gets bombed in AAA Rehab Start
by John Viril—
Kansas City Royals starter Danny Duffy got bombed in Omaha last night in his quest to come beck from 2012 Tommy John surgery. Just promoted to AAA after 3 short rehab stints in AA NW Arkansas, Duffy did not survive the third inning. In a 10-7 Stormchaser’s victory over the Nashville Sounds, Duffy surrendered 3 runs in the fourth inning and four more in the 3rd...
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Little kid snipes baseball from pretty Royals fan
Like a ghost in the darkness, a little kid jumped up and sniped a baseball from a hot Royals fan.
Little Kid Steals Ball From Attractive Young Lady At Royals Game
Far too often we see videos of kids getting pushed aside or bullied by grown adults in an effort to get a souvenir ball at a baseball game – in fact, we saw a little kid get run over for a home run ball just this week. But this little boy at the Royals game is ready to put a stop to the madness. He’s ready to stand up for himself and take that ball away from YOU, even if you...
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