At the quarter-pole, history says with the Royals, anything is still possible
KANSAS CITY, Mo. We asked history. History shrugged. Actually, it shrugged, threw up its hands, grabbed a soda, and went back to playing Minecraft.
History cant help us here. All we know is that we dont stinking know. Not after 40 games. Not where the Kansas City Royals are concerned.
At the quarter-pole mark of the Big 162 40 games the Royals are 20-20. Theres some sound, a...
A Royal Mess of an Outfield
Frenchie was soooo close on this one.
I’ve enjoyed watching the Kansas City Royals have a strong start to the season, as I was prepared to never witness it again. It’s like I was holding out hope that Bo Jackson would somehow return the Royals to glory.
While they don’t have Bo, the Royals do now have some talent in the outfield, although things are a little bit of a mess right...
Video: Jeff Francoeur continues tradition with opposing fans by visiting before game
Your browser does not support iframes.Jeff Francoeur may be the most popular player among Oakland A's fans.Of course, that may seem strange considering the outfielder plays for the Kansas City Royals. However, it's not too hard to realize why A's fans, especially those who occupy the right field seats at the O.co Coliseum, adore him so much.This weekend, Francoeur and...
Where’s the Power?
by John Viril—
Coming into the 2013 season, the Kansas City Royals hitting instructors Jack Maloof and Andre David insisted that their goal for the season was to produce more power from their hitters. Closing in on the quarter-pole to the season, the Royals are once again at the bottom of MLB in home runs (28th) and 10th in the American League in slugging. So far, the Royals have...
5 things to know from Royals 11-6 loss to the Yankees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Here are the five points we take away from the Royals 11-6 loss Friday night to the Yankees.
1. Restoring order: The Royals have scored six runs in each of the two games with skipper Ned Yosts new batting order, which features Alcides Escobar leading off, followed by Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon, Billy Butler, Eric Hosmer, Sal Perez and Mike Moustaksas.
Yost also...
Tinkering with the Lineup is not Enough for Royals
by John Viril—
Kansas City’s three game losing streak has suddenly made the Royals’ lack of offense apparent. The Royals have scored 3 runs or less in 18 of 30 games this season. The team is tied with the Marlins for last in home runs in major league baseball with 19. Overall, the Royals rank 9th in the American League in scoring with 4.26 runs per game.
In response to this...
Royals making most of getaway days
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Maybe its time the Royals started doing those Southwest Airlines commercials.
They have become a team that knows how to get away.
The Royals are 6-0 on getaway days those days the team plays on the same day it travels to another city. Monday they will get a chance to make it 7-0 when they wrap their homestand against the White Sox before heading to Baltimore...
Why is the Jeff Francoeur Nut tap so Amusing?
by John Viril—
Like everyone else who was watching the Royals 8-2 victory Tuesday against Tampa Bay, I saw Jeff Francoeur nut tap third base coach Eddie Rodriguez after hitting a triple. From the video, it appears as if Francoeur intended to poke him in the belly and missed—resulting in a wave of guffaws that has resounded among fans across the web.
Yeah, sure it’s amusing...
Royals Jeff Francoeur taps third-base coach Eddie Rodriguez in the groin (Video)
There are plenty of ways to celebrate a nice hit in Major League Baseball and it appears that Kansas City Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur has found a way to show some love to his third base coach.
After getting a triple in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, Francoeur celebrated his hit by giving a love-tap to Royals third-base coach Eddie Rodriguez...
Best GIF of the Week: Jeff Francoeur Nut Tapped His Third Base Coach
Best GIF of the week by far. Jeff Francoeur has always been a fun-loving guy in the clubhouse and this pretty much made it official. After a triple in the 7th inning of Tuesday night’s game. Francoeur slid into third and nut tapped third base coach Eddie Rodriguez. Awesome.
Royals 9, Rays 8
Elliot Johnson homered against his former team and the Kansas City Royals rallied from an early five-run hole, beating the Tampa Rays 9-8 on a cold, blustery Wednesday night.
Lorenzo Cain and Jeff Francoeur each drove in a pair of runs for the Royals, who trailed 5-0 in the third inning before slowly chipping away at the Tampa Bay lead.
They eventually pulled ahead with a five...
Jeff Francoeur celebrates triple by tapping his 3rd base coach in the junk
Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur connected for a triple in Kansas City’s Tuesday night win over the Rays, the 24th of his career. Upon reaching 3rd base and calling time, Francoeur decided to celebrate his three base hit with 3rd base coach Eddie Rodriguez in a rather unconventional manner.
With a celebratory tap to Rodriguez’s balls.
The gesture, while probably meant to be loving...
Royals rally from 5-run hole to beat Rays 9-8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Elliot Johnson homered against his former team and the Kansas City Royals rallied from an early five-run hole, beating the Tampa Rays 9-8 on a cold, blustery Wednesday night.
Lorenzo Cain and Jeff Francoeur each drove in a pair of runs for the Royals, who trailed 5-0 in the third inning before slowly chipping away at the Tampa Bay lead.
They eventually pulled...
Sixth inning again does Rays in against Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Elliot Johnson homered against his former team and the Kansas City Royals rallied from an early five-run hole, beating the Tampa Rays 9-8 on a cold, blustery Wednesday night.
Lorenzo Cain and Jeff Francoeur each drove in a pair of runs for the Royals, who trailed 5-0 in the third inning before slowly chipping away at the Tampa Bay lead.
They eventually pulled...
Jeff Francoeur triples, celebrates with an Eddie Rodriguez sac slap
On Monday night, the Royals broke their 2 game skid, winning 8-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays (I still want to say Devil).
Batting 7th, Jeff Francouer had a nice game, going 2 for 4 with an RBI and a triple... and a celebratory tap of 3rd base coach Eddie Rodriguez's balls.
The best part of this scene, Rodriguez doesn't looked shocked or upset... Instead, he has that "...
Jeff Francoeur celebrates triple by smacking the third base coach in the balls (GIF)
CBS Sports’ Dayn Perry uncovered this gem from Tuesday night. Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur smacked a triple over the head of Rays right fielder Ben Zobrist. As he was getting up after sliding into third, he gave Royals third base coach Eddie Rodriguez a little “how do ya do?”
via CBSSports.com
THAT'S BALLSY
Jeff Francoeur hits third base coach in the crotch
Jeff Francoeur of the Kansas City Royals has a solid triple on Tuesday night, but it was the celebration after (if you can call it that) which made some headlines. Francoeur roped a triple in the sixth inning and as he slid safely into third he had quite the smile on his face. Initially one would think it was because of the three-bagger, but it was because he took the time to tap...
Jeff Francoeur taps third base coach in sweet spot after triple
After Kansas City's Jeff Francoeur smacked a triple against the Rays, he went ahead and smacked his third base coach's "sweet spot."
Victor Martinez Pulled A Grandpa Simpson
Your browser does not support iframes.Kansas City’s Jeff Francoeur has a strong arm in right. Detroit’s Victor Martinez is not fast. Dude’s 34 years old, you know? He wasn’t fast a decade ago. But here he is being waved home, kicking up dirt behind the also-not-fast Prince Fielder, en route to a home plate collision. What’s a guy to do in a situation like this? Plow...
Intentional Walk to Jeff Francoeur a Recipe for Failure in Detroit
Intentionally walking Jeff Francoeur. Really? Really Jim? That seemed like a good idea? Let’s explore how poor decisions impacted a game leading to a large rally instead of escaping a jam or limiting the damage to a lone run.
Yesterday the Detroit Tigers lost another extra-inning affair when the Kansas City Royals struck for 5 runs in the top of the 10th inning to gain a series...
Tom Brookens screws up again
Gene Lamont probably got a bad rep over the years and I tried to defend him a few times over the last couple seasons. Well, Tom Brookens has been third base coach for the Tigers all of 18.5 games and he has already screwed up royally at least twice.
Unfortunately, both times has involved ill-advisedly sending Victor Martinez. V-Mart is 34 and is coming off missing a season due...
Royals not surprised by their success
The Royals are my surprise team. They're probably your surprise team. Your aunt, your accountant, your yoga instructor, your favorite barista -- I'm told they picked the Royals as their surprise team, too.
Three weeks into the season, the Royals lead the American League Central.
They're not surprised.
"We're a good team," James Shields, the new Kansas...
Francoeur Impressed with Braves
Jeff Francoeur had a good series against the Braves
The Kansas City Royals and former Atlanta Brave, Jeff Francoeur, snapped the Braves 10-game win streak with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday afternoon. Despite the victory over the Braves, Francoeur came away impressed with this year’s Atlanta team.
“That is a very good baseball team over there, we know that,” Francoeur said...
Three Cuts: Royals end Braves win streak
ATLANTA The Royals ended the Braves' 10-game winning streak in anticlimactic fashion Wednesday afternoon, blanking Atlanta 1-0 at Turner Field. Here are three observations from the game:
1. Wade Davis joins a short list
Wade, meet Cliff Lee. Cliff, meet Wade.
For just the second time this season, an opposing pitcher took the mound and beat the Braves. Both instances came...
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