Bring back the fun baseball nicknames
When my family moved to the Kansas City area when I was in elementary school, I wasn’t yet…
Royally random tidbits: Hall of Fame voting, Kris Bubic, and what to do about Jonathan India
My sports world is in a tailspin. The Chiefs are struggling, the Blues are awful, and the Timberwolves…
Figuring out how to watch sports now is a mess
Every year for the last few years, we write articles here about how to watch the Kansas City…
MLB should model its extra innings like Super Smash Bros.
Major League Baseball officially calls the player who begins the inning during regular season extra inning games the…
3 things I’d do if I were in charge of the Royals this offseason
I’m glad that I’m not in charge of a professional sports team. It’s a lot of work, the…
The 10 best players of my lifetime
Shohei Ohtani is amazing. For years, I refused to see the light. I didn’t care that he hit…
The North Kansas City stadium site might just be the best one
A lot has happened since John Sherman, principal owner of the Kansas City Royals franchise, first floated the…
Should MLB adopt a salary cap? It depends on the problem you’re trying to solve.
Major League Baseball is the only one of the Big Four North American sports leagues not to have…
It’s time to move past the 2017 Astros sign-stealing scandal
Halfway through Game 7 of the American League Championship Series between the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays,…
You should pick a playoff team to root for
Most years – like most Royals fans, I expect – I haven’t paid a ton of attention to…
Will the Royals finally value on-base percentage?
Everyone knows that the Kansas City Royals struggled to score runs this year. That’s not to say that…
Eight free agent outfielders the Royals should pursue this winter
Like I said when I wrote about the infielders, the free agent outfield class is really thin. But…