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Love their glove.

When the Royals rose to prominence a decade ago (has it been that long already? Sheesh!), they weren’t known for hitting home runs or having elite starting pitching. Instead, they prided themselves on having a high-contact lineup, a shutdown bullpen, and an elite defense.

The 2014-15 Royals had 95.6 Defensive Runs Above Average, 40 better than the next best team. Left fielder Alex Gordon gunned down runners and won a Platinum Glove. Читать дальше...

I have no idea what year this is from. The only caption we have is “Diablos Rojos v Tecolotes Of Nuevo Laredo”

These Rumblings were completed long before last night’s game

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Michael Wacha looked great through six, and then struggled

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It’s gonna be a late night

This Royals squad is a weird bunch. And by weird I mean that over 1⁄3 of their runs have come in the 6th and 7th innings. This team can be looking lost at the plate for six innings and then hit you with an eight spot. It’s one of the reasons they are 13/15 in wRC+ in the American League while being 5th in runs scored.

They are weird.

But weird works when you have functional starting pitching, and J.J. Piccolo’s... Читать дальше...