Royals
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Royals need life in their bats
By Adam Gardner | April 9, 2026 The Royals first road trip to a division foe ended with a thud. After winning the series opener, Kansas City struggled in two losses to end the series and need to find life in their bats. Michael Wacha was a stud in the opener as the Royals picked
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Slow starts and a look at the great Ape
By Adam Gardner / April 6, 2026 Kansas City is 4-5 through its first homestand of the season, a slower start than I hoped for after so many players had good outputs in the World Baseball Classic. The sky is not falling, of course. Any team could be 4-5 through nine games, it’s only April
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Royals win first home series
By Adam Gardner / April 2, 2026 Winning is fun. The Royals earned a series win over the Minnesota Twins this week and nothing puts a pep in your step like winning the first home series of the season. Especially after dropping the season-opener in Atlanta. Kris Bubic was great against the Twins on Monday
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No need to overreact
By Adam Gardner / March 30, 2026 I left myself a note on Friday that simply said, “DO NOT OVERREACT. No matter what.” Those words of wisdom floated through my head Saturday night when the Royals gave up 6 runs in the ninth inning against the Braves, losing on a walk-off grand slam. I reminded
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Let the 2026 season begin
By Adam Gardner / March 26, 2026 We’re so close. I compared it to Christmas in Monday’s post, and now we’re at Baseball Christmas Eve. The Kansas City Royals play baseball tomorrow: Let the 2026 season begin! There really is something special about Opening Day. I don’t want to wax poetic about baseball too much
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Opening Day quickly approaching
By Adam Gardner / March 23, 2026 Baseball Christmas is almost here as Opening Day is quickly approaching. Friday’s opener couldn’t come at a better time because, if you’re like me, the college basketball season officially died when Kansas was eliminated on a buzzer-beater. The NCAA Tournament is cooked, just like my bracket. The Royals
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WBC is perfect hype machine
By Adam Gardner / March 19, 2026 Now that’s how you get people excited for baseball season. The World Baseball Classic was a terrific success. There were great games from start to finish, Cinderella runs, powerhouse teams, and a thrilling finish with Venezuela defeating the United States 3-2 Tuesday night. It was incredible baseball and
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Childhood baseball memories are strong
By Adam Gardner / March 16, 2026 Baseball nostalgia is real. I still remember how excited I’d get for baseball games when I was a little kid. Registration would roll around for the Atchison Recreation Summer League and I’d look through the newspaper to find out what team I was on. Businesses sponsored teams, so
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Royals showing out in WBC
By Adam Gardner / March 12, 2026 It was a joy to see Royals crushing it in the United States vs Italy World Baseball Classic game on Tuesday night. Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone combined for four hits and Vinnie Pasquantino made a pair of incredible stretch plays at first base, hitting the splits
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Potential still there for Caglianone; a look at the WBC
By Adam Gardner / March 9, 2026 The 2025 season was a mixed bag for Jac Caglianone. Playing his age 22 season, and just his first full professional season after being a star for the University of Florida, Caglianone was white hot in the minor leagues. He hit 20 home runs and slugged .617 across
