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Crown Jewels: A New Voice, Learning from September and a Chance to Play Spoiler
The season couldn't end fast enough a month ago and now I'm going to miss Royals baseball so much in a week or so.
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McArthur Saves the Day
The tall righty has shown quite a bit to the Royals over the last few weeks.
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Weekend in Review: Some Impressive Relievers, A Series win and the Week Ahead
The Royals played spoiler, which is never the goal when the season starts but fun when it's all that's left.
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Crown Jewels: The 2024 Infield, Targeting Pitchers and a Much Better Team Looming
The Royals have had a lot of questions answered, but they still have some decisions on how they line up and what sort of pitchers they target.
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Opening Up
The Royals may have found something in how they use Alec Marsh.
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Mike Matheny is Done...Who's Next?
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Changing Now vs. Changing Later
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Long, Wild Day Ends in Royals Split
Each team had an easy win after an early explosion, but one of the two bottom-feeders almost lost theirs.
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Weekend in Review: The Posnanski Book, Another Sweep and the Week Ahead
The return of football all weekend really makes it feel like the Royals season is over even though it has been since mid-April.
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Crown Jewels: Strikeouts, The Off-Season Plan and a Tough Series in Toronto
People are probably going to pay even less attention to the Royals, but there are still things to talk about!
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Balk This Way
The Royals win in the weirdest way possible. Again.
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Ragans Does It Again
Cole Ragans Day is becoming almost as big as Rex Manning Day for the Royals.
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Crown Jewels: 40-Man Decisions, Trading Singer and Honoring Ned
The goodwill from the Royals winning streak is now gone and we're back to 2023 baseball.
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Cole Ragans, Ace?
The Royals lefty turned in another stellar outing and just added to the legend.
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Weekend in Review: Incremental Improvements, Swept in Seattle and The Week Ahead
The Royals aren't that close, but I also wonder if they're closer than it seems sometimes. That, plus a sweep in Seattle and what's coming up this week…
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Crown Jewels: Second Half Success, A New Stadium and a Weekend Preview
The Royals have played better in the second half and it's helped to create the offseason blueprint. Plus, the stadiums were revealed and the Royals head…
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