Taking A Closer Look At Joakim Soria
Just like some baseball fans that I know, I was skeptical when a young prospect was selected to become the Royals’ closer during the 2007 season. Part of the reason was because I have followed the...
View ArticleThe Cloudy Future Of Brian Bannister
He was one of the first acquisitions when Dayton Moore took over as General Manager in 2006. The son of former Major League pitcher Floyd Bannister, also a former Kansas City Royal, Brian Bannister...
View Article2010 Year In Review: Cardinals First Base
Entrenched at first base for the last seven seasons in St. Louis has been Cardinal mainstay Albert Pujols. The year in and year our MVP candidate has been producing at such a high clip for such a long...
View ArticleA Look Back At Zack
The aftershocks of the Zack Greinke trade are still reverberating in Royals-land, and KC fans are trying to wrap their heads around life without Zack and the outlook for the four new names added to...
View ArticleJack Lamabe: Rising to the Occasion
Over the last few weeks, we’ve taken a look back at some great left handed pitchers. This time we’ll turn our attention to righty, and a journeyman at that. Jack Lamabe’s arrival in St. Louis couldn’t...
View Article2011 Key Player: Mike Aviles
In the midst of a youth movement and building for the future, the Royals find themselves with the promising bunch of young players from a few years ago standing firmly in the path of the young and...
View ArticleAlex Gordon 2.0
New number. New position. New life. What a ride it has been so far for Alex Gordon. From being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2005 draft, to being the Royals’ best player in 2011, Gordon has faced some...
View Article2011 Hall Of Legends Inductee: Vince Coleman
The week of Thanksgiving brings a time for all of us to be thankful for family, friends, health, any a myriad of other things that each of us finds important. Here at I-70 Baseball, we take this time...
View ArticleAdcock thriving outside of the big-league spotlight
In the movie Elizabethtown, Orlando Bloom’s character – athletic shoe designer Drew Baylor – runs into a heap of trouble in the fast-paced, high-pressure environment of the big city. On the verge of...
View ArticleMoose tacos all around
Patience is truly a virtue. For Kansas City Royals third basemen, Mike Moustakas, there is no statement more true. Known as a notoriously slow starter, Moustakas seems to finally becoming the Major...
View ArticleDo the Royals Have a Hall of Famer on their Team?
Miguel Tejada is towards the end of his career and is still producing at least at a marginal rate. Royals fans collectively groaned at the beginning of the year at the signing of the aging star, but...
View ArticleTriple Play: Clayton Kershaw, Edinson Volquez, Ichiro
In this edition of the Triple Play, we look at the best starting pitcher in baseball, an amazing career achievement that unexpectedly is drawing some controversy, and more (including our weekly...
View ArticleSt. Louis Cardinals need Lance Lynn in starting rotation despite struggles
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn may have saved his spot in the starting rotation with a solid six innings Wednesday when he held the Milwaukee Brewers to one run in a game the...
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