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Kansas City Baseball VaultRiding the Royalcoaster and Talking Plate ApproachThis week, the Kansas City Baseball Vault covered a lot of topics, starting with the controversial decision by MLB Advanced Media to pull the plug on multiple fan podcasts on iTunes. The Royals Podcast Network was among the iTunes casualties, and we explained where things stand - long story short, not much is going to change at all, and if you're listening now, you've found other ways to hear our show. Keep checking in on Soundcloud, Stitcher Radio, any other podcast app, or RoyalsPodcast.com for new episodes.Then we covered the crazy weekend, the awful Monday night...
2014-05-091h 10Kansas City Baseball VaultKansas City Baseball Vault: The Opener and Keys to 2014Mike and Jeff talked about the Royals season opener and broke down the loss and shared impressions. It's only one game...but it was still a game the Royals should have won.But there's a lot of season left, and we broke down the opening day roster and looked at a few of the key players, including the importance of Mike Moustakas, the potential of a healthy Lorenzo Cain, and how important this year is to Alcides Escobar.We also chipped in official win predictions, so if and when we're incorrect, you can come back and...
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Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and The Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: A Wild Card Race
2013-08-132h 10Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and The Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Kevin Scobee 2013The Royals have been unable to develop much starting pitching with Dayton Moore in charge, but that doesn't mean there aren't bright spots. To talk pitching, we brought on Kevin Scobee, former Park University pitcher and former instructor at Regal Athletic, to discuss the evolution of pitcher training and philosophy, specifically focusing on how it relates to the Royals and prospects Kyle Zimmer, Danny Duffy, and others.
We also talked about Duffy and Twitter specifically. Duffy's been one of the more active Royals players on Twitter and sometimes it's caused some furor with followers. We got into what his...
2013-08-0251 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the KC Baseball Vault Present: The All Star Game Mailbag Show 2013While the All-Star Game was starting up, we got to talking about the second half and our frustrations with the way the Royals finished the first half.
Most of our time was spent answering some listener questions about the podcast, the Royals, and baseball in general.
That led us down the path of talking about the Royals player evaluation approach and the blindspots they run into when looking at players, including Irving Falu, David Lough, Johnny Giavotella and others. We also talked about some roster moves and the Royals use of their minor leagues to keep the bullpen fresh.
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2013-07-171h 27Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and The Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Live during the ASG 2013 AnnouncementWE ARE MOVING! Get this feed now at www.soundcloud.com/Royalspodcast
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We decided to start recording right as All-Star Game rosters were announced and while Troy thought James Shields or Ervin Santana would be the Royals All-Star representative, I thought it would be Greg Holland.
We were both pleasantly surprised to find that we weren't close and two Royals - Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez - would be going to Citi Field for the mid-summer classic.
Following that discussion we talked about the rosters in general, including the...
2013-07-1050 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and The Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Good Bye FrenchyThere were plenty of ideas tossed around on this week’s Vault.
We open by talking about Jeff Francoeur, his legacy, his reputation, and his time with the Royals after the team designated him for assignment. We also talked about his replacement on the roster, Johnny Giavotella, and reacted to Sunday’s game.
Then, we discussed the rehab progress of Felipe Paulino and what contributions he might make this year. That also led to a discussion of Danny Duffy‘s potential addition this year. Tommy John surgery rehab is tricky and while some pitchers come back within a year, some d...
2013-07-031h 38Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and The Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Thoughts Before A Winning Streak.May was a tough month. So tough. Grueling. But May is over, and all that was left was to talk about the aftermath and pick up the pieces.
We talked about the changes to the coaching staff and what trading Jack Maloof for George Brett means for the team going forward and if it means anything other than window dressing and a PR cover.
We also discussed Yordano Ventura's promotion, Danny Duffy's rehab starts, and other moves recently. That led to a discussion about whether fans are setting themselves up for disappointment about Duffy whenever he returns. The concern...
2013-06-081h 11Kansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball 14, Kelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Eric EdelsteinAs you may have heard, Northwest Arkansas Naturals General Manager Eric Edelstein has taken a job that will land him in Reno, and he'll be leaving the Royals organization. But before he left, Troy Olsen caught up with him to talk about the move and to learn a bit more about some Double A prospects.
Then we talked about the latest Royals action, including the kneejerk reactions from social media. We tried to make sense of the noise, take a deep breath, and reflect on the long slog of the baseball season.
We wrapped up by picking a player...
2013-05-271h 12Kansas City Baseball VaultKansas City Baseball Vault Presents: An Angry Memorial DayThings are not going well for the Royals. They're stuck in a 4-16 nosedive that has fans angry, players pressing, and seats heating up.
So what better way to get the anger out than to talk about it!?
Troy and Michael fired up the podcast machine to talk about what's gone wrong, what's potentially going to happen next, and what we'd do. We discussed potential demotions and other moves, potential firings, and considered alternatives to current front office personnel.
More specifically, we talked about Chris Getz at leadoff, Alex Gordon batting third, Johnny Giavotella taking balls at third base...
2013-05-271h 32Kansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball 14, Kelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: First Place worries.Will be updating the description
2013-05-031h 20Kansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball 14, Kelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: The Bob Gibson Statue Presentation.How about a bonus Kansas City Baseball Vault episode?
While most of our time is focused on the Royals, we're not limited to the big league team and its affiliates. We're still baseball fans overall. So when we were contacted about an event in Omaha to unveil a statue of Bob Gibson (Omaha native), we wanted to check in.
So to help us cover the event at the Storm Chasers Werner Park, we sent Kings of Kauffman's Mike Vamosi and Hunter Samuels to check out the festivities.
Included in this episode, you'll hear from Hall of Famer Bob Gibson...
2013-04-181h 17
Kansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball 14, Kelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Bob Kendrick of the Negro League Baseball Museum, Brad Cook of OOTP Baseball, and Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus
This week on the Kansas City Baseball Vault, we discussed the young season and the Royals early success in 2013 and shared the elements that stood out to us in the first place start.
Then we cycled in some great guests, starting with Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kendrick's spirits were high following a successful Red Carpet premiere of "42", which saw a packed AMC Theater show the Jackie Robinson biopic. The event featured an collectibles auction and many Royals made appearances, as did the stars of the film, Chadwick Bozeman and Harrison Ford. We spoke about...
2013-04-1555 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Aaron Stilley and Opening Day 2013After a long winter, baseball is finally back, and after a week off, we're back talking about the Royals. We gave our first impressions about the first four games of the season and discussed any performances we're worried about yet (stressing that it's only four games so far).
We talked about the reactions on social media, both positive and negative, and everyone agreed that there was a lot of overreaction to the Royals first two losses of the year. There's a lot more baseball to go, and it's satisfying to project how things will go, and even more so...
2013-04-0659 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Curt NelsonThe regular season can't get here soon enough. While the Royals cruise through spring training, we covered a few of the remaining battles while also discussing the final second base decision to keep Chris Getz over Johnny Giavotella. We also talked a bit goings-on in Omaha and brought up the idea of a platoon (or replacement) for Jeff Francoeur and tossed out an idea of trading for David DeJesus.
Most of our time this week, however, was spent talking with Curt Nelson, director of the Royals Hall of Fame. We talked about his vision for the exhibits and artifacts...
2013-03-271h 24Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Spring Training MovesThe Royals were busy trimming the roster and the latest Kansas City Baseball Vault discussed any surprises or disappointments in the cuts as well as what it means for the roster and any position battles going on. Along with that, we talked about the demotion of Luke Hochevar to the bullpen and its impact on the fifth starter race.
Eric Hosmer came up and inspired a discussion about concern, worry, and panic. His early spring numbers were strong, but his World Baseball Classic performance was not. He's still the biggest question mark for the 2013 season.
Also, look for a...
2013-03-2249 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Wesport Inn and Kansas City Baseball Vault Presents: Jason Martinez of MLB Depth Charts.Dayton Moore has talked about "the Process" of building a contender. It's taken a rebuild of the farm system but now it's time to get results. After trading Wil Myers for James Shields, the Royals are closer than they've been in a long time, but what's the actual window for contention? With most of their lineup made up of young players, what can we expect for the franchise in 2013 and ahead?
To answer those questions, we talked with Jason Martinez of MLB Depth Charts, Baseball Prospectus and ESPN.com about his article discussing all of those ideas. He went...
2013-03-121h 02Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present:Anthony SeratelliThe Royals start out undefeated in Cactus League play and we decided to figure out if it meant anything. Or even a little bit of anything.
Does it improve the team's confidence? Is it a sign of good things in 2013? How did we think the rotation did the first time through?
We covered all of those topics and marveled at the Chris Getz homer and what it means for the second base battle. We also talked a bit about what the World Baseball Classic means for the rest of spring training. Paul McCartney even showed up*.
*Paul McCartney did...
2013-03-0657 min
Kansas City Baseball VaultPine Tar Podcast 23.0 w/ Greg SchaumIts season preview season which means we have to get the opinion of our main man Greg Schaum on the Royals 2013 season.
Also on this episode Aaron Bentley of Baseballinstincts.com gives us his evaluation of the Detroit Tigers system.
2013-03-042h 02Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Mike McCartney and Elliot JohnsonWhile snow fell in Kansas City, the Royals were busy getting spring training underway and taking the field against the rest of the Cactus League.
We did our best not to overreact to the action so far, but did discuss Luis Mendoza's potential as a starter, John Lamb's comeback and velocity (as well as that of Noel Arguelles) and Alex Gordon's day off.
Then we welcomed the voice of Kauffman Stadium to the show. Mike McCartney's a name you might not know but if you get to see the Royals at home, you'll know his voice. We caught up...
2013-02-271h 48Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: JJ PicolloThe Royals are gathering in Surprise, Arizona right now for spring training and taking stock of their talent as the 2013 season starts.
Who better to discuss that talent than one of the men who's helped acquire it?
Royals Assistant GM JJ Picollo talked with the Vault about a number of prospects and their expected paths to the big leagues, including John Lamb, Kyle Zimmer, Jason Adam and Yordano Ventura. He explained the organization's approach to advancing Bubba Starling and talked about the input he gave Dayton Moore prior to the Wil Myers/James Shields trade.
He also gave us...
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Kansas City Baseball VaultPine Tar Player Podcast 6.0 w/ Kyle Smith and Legends Announcer Keith ElkinsRoyals 2011 draftpick Kyle Smith talked with Clint about his stellar 2012 season, his training regiment and what his goals are for 2013.
Also on the show Keith Elkins of the Lexington Legends spoke about the new partnership with the Royals at the Single A level, the towns great support for the team and upcoming promotions for the 2013 season.
2013-02-2039 min
Kansas City Baseball VaultPine Tar Podcast 22.0 w/ Kevin SeitzerFormer major league third baseman and Royals hitting coach Kevin Seitzer joined the program to talk about hitting approach, the struggles Eric Hosmer encountered and the differences in his approach and that of manager Ned Yost.
Quote from Seitzer on Yost - "I wanted the guys to take one pitch the first time through but Ned wanted them to be aggressive which isn't what I like to teach." "It was a rough seat for me but it didn't matter as it came back as a reflection of me."
Also Aaron Bentley of BaseballInstinct.com joined the podcast to talk...
2013-02-141h 43Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and The Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Rex HudlerYou either love him or hate him. He's either an annoying cheerleader or wrapped up in passion for the game. There's not always a lot of gray area when it involves Royals television analyst Rex Hudler.
Hudler took time to talk with us at the Kansas City Baseball Vault about his passion for baseball, his attitude as a player and how it has framed his daily approach as well as how he responds to criticism. We discussed optimism, getting over losses, and what he's said to players since joining the Royals.
The Wonderdog also shared some of his personal...
2013-02-121h 08Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Bob DuttonBob Dutton has been covering the Royals to some extent since 1987 and became the primary beat writer covering them for the Kansas City Star in 2003. He's seen his share of bad Royals baseball and, on occasion, some good as well.
Dutton took some time out of his schedule to talk with us at the Kansas City Baseball Vault about the Royals in 2013. We made sure to nail down who's going to play right field, asked about the fifth starter spot and sought insight into the 2012 struggles of Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. We also checked on the status of...
2013-02-071h 06Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Danny DuffyWe're getting anxious for spring training to start, but we can't match the anticipation of Danny Duffy. Duffy took time out of his rehabbing to talk with the Kansas City Baseball Vault about the work he's putting in to get back, his hopeful timetable, and his mindset as he looks to return in the middle of 2013. Last spring, Duffy was the most excited player in Royals camp. This year, he has to hang back while he continues to train after last June's Tommy John surgery. He talked about that need for patience and dealing with frustration.
He's also talked...
2013-02-0130 minKansas City Baseball VaultKansas City Baseball Vault and Kelly's Westport Inn Presents: Rob NeyerRob Neyer was lucky. He started his Royals fandom in 1976 while the Royals were just beginning the first of three straight playoff appearances. That passion for baseball led him to Bill James, then to ESPN.com and now to SB Nation.
He talked with us about growing up a baseball fan, the current state of the Royals, the Wil Myers/James Shields trade and if Kansas City is a baseball or football town.
We also talked with him about writing and the gaps between old school fans and those who dig into some of the stats and how that...
2013-01-271h 14Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Joe BonsallIn this week’s Kansas City Baseball Vault, we were joined by our pals Clint Scoles and Dave Lesky from the Pine Tar Press podcast.
We discussed the Hall of Fame vote and the factors that led to nobody being elected, as well as the process of voting. Lumped in with that was a discussion of steroids and other such issues that dozens of BBWAA members were writing about leading up to the final ballot counts.
In other baseball news, we answered a listener question about adding cell phones in dugouts to communicate with the bullpen.
We finished up by...
2013-01-141h 15Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Big News at Arrowhead, Little news at the K.The big news in Kansas City wasn't another Royals acquisition but rather the Chiefs signing Andy Reid to be their next head coach. We briefly covered the biggest local story of the day before moving on to the Royals latest moves. We talked about the minor league free agent signings of the last week, including Miguel Tejada and Endy Chavez and our listener question this week dealt with those kinds of deals as well which allowed us to talk a bit about Dayton Moore, intangibles and the Royals approach to building a roster.
Then we brought on Chris Kamler...
2013-01-0746 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: 2012 Year End All Request Show.The Royals have been quiet since the James Shields trade, but there's nothing wrong with a little speculation, right?
We responded to some listener comments, starting off discussing how well (if at all) the Royals match up for a Giancarlo Stanton deal That got us in a position of evaluating the Royals crop of prospects in relation to other teams. Obviously, we'd all like to have Stanton on the Royals, but what would it take?
That bridged into a conversation about whether we'd trade the last 20 years of Royals baseball for the on-again, off-again, fire sale prone Marlins. It...
2012-12-311h 17Kansas City Baseball VaultKansas City Baseball Vault and Kelly's Westport Inn Present: Mark Simon of ESPNEver since the James Shields trade, the question has turned from "what can the Royals do to get better?" to "how do the Royals win the division?"
To help answer that question, we talked with Mark Simon of ESPN's Baseball Today podcast about his article that addresses that second question. A lot has to go right, Mark admitted, but it's not outside the realm of possibility. He took us step by step through what it'll take to get Kansas City back into the playoffs. There will have to be a couple of leaps, though, and nobody's allowed to get...
2012-12-231h 07Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport and The Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Joel GoldbergAfter the blockbuster trade of Wil Myers (plus) for James Shields and Wade Davis, we had to go out and get another opinion on the trade.
To do that, we consulted Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City. He's excited about the deal and feels that James Shields is a strong pitcher at the top of the rotation and his argument is laid out pretty well. He also touted the clubhouse abilities of Shields and how he may work with Jeremy Guthrie and Jeff Francoeur in that role as leader.
It's an interesting discussion about aces, prospects, Twitter reactions...
2012-12-121h 00Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn and the Kansas City Baseball Vault Present: Jason ParksJason Parks of Baseball Prospectus recently released his top ten prospects report for the Royals minor league system and was kind enough to talk with the Kansas City Baseball Vault about the rankings, the Royals development process and the level of talent in the Royals system.
He also offered his opinion on the potential of a Wil Myers-for-James Shields trade, and the philosophy behind trading prospects in general. Parks offered a long-term look at each of his top ten prospects, including telling us about the two names he felt like he could have placed higher.
Parks sees a lot...
2012-12-071h 22Kansas City Baseball VaultKansas City Baseball Vault Presented By Kelly's Westport Inn Presents: JJ CooperAs the hot stove warms up, it was time to cover the latest roster moves by the Royals in advance of the Winter Meetings in Nashville.
We covered all of the moves the Royals made to clean up their 40 man roster and the arbitration offers they made to their eligible players. We also discussed the Jeremy Guthrie deal and the value behind it, both as a contract and in relation to the Royals staff in 2013 and beyond.
In light of David Glass's latest comments, we had to discuss the payroll for 2013 and Glass's idea of what the Royals can...
2012-12-031h 57Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Who goes out on Friday's!In the wake of the Miguel Cabrera vs. Mike Trout debate, Jeff and Mike responded to the apparent eyes vs. numbers argument put forth by Mitch Albom. Spoiler: Neither were very pleased with Albom's characterization of the sides of the debate.
We also talked about some of the Royals recent moves, including the signing of Brandon Wood and how the former prospect might fit within the organization, as well as the trades of Tommy Hottovy and Jeremy Jeffress. Additionally, we talked about Joakim Soria and bidding wars, the Royals and player development and reclamation projects, and then brought up...
2012-11-191h 13Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: Kansas City Baseball Vault: Ryan Verdugo and Jason Adam."We have a couple of interviews for you this week. Troy talked with Jason Adam about his year in Wilmington, what comes next season and his preparations this offseason while hard at work in Arizona.
Troy also talked with Ryan Verdugo about his being held back when September callups came around, fans at his major league debut, and what might happen this offseason."
2012-11-111h 08Kansas City Baseball VaultKellys Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: Angels pitchers, 40 man moves and twitter fun.The Royals were busy this week, making a trade to get Ervin Santana and shuffling players to get the roster down to 40. We discussed the implications of the Santana trade, what it signifies for the rest of the offseason, and what kinds of players might be in competition for the starting rotation this year.
We also looked at other moves in the league, including the Mike Aviles trade and lamented the slight return the Royals got for him in 2011.
Finally, we finished up talking about some listener comments.
2012-11-041h 11Kansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball and Kelly's Westport Inn Present The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Offseason Anger.Even though the Royals haven't played for a while, there's still news trickling in (and more to come once the offseason is upon us). The Royals added two hitting coaches to the staff, so we discussed their experience and what it may mean for the Royals offense next season, including the Royals trend towards internal hires rather than going outside of the organization for coaching positions.
We also covered the claim of RHP Chris Volstad and considered what he might add to the Royals next season - but we had to touch on comments from Dayton Moore about how...
2012-10-2957 minKansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball and Kelly's Westport Inn Present The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Royals Roster Questions.This week, we looked at some of the dates the Royals will have to work around this offseason in setting their rosters for 2013. That meant we had to guess at who may or may not be offered arbitration or added to the 40 man roster. That put Chris Getz, Brayan Pena and others on the line.
We also covered the free agent compensation rules in the new CBA and what it may mean for the Royals this offseason. Before checking in on our Out of the Park leagues, we also checked on the Royals that are playing in offseason leagues...
2012-10-2247 minKansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball and Kelly's Westport Inn Present The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Yearning for yesteryear.With the season over, we decided it was a good time to wonder about the Royals front office, focusing on the way David Glass runs the team, and the difference between running a team to win and running a team as a business.
Of course, Glass has said he's willing to pay up to upgrade the starting rotation, so with that in mind, we bounced ideas around as to who the Royals may target, what kind of trades may be necessary, and also took inventory of the Royals pitching prospects just in case any of those could be contributors...
2012-10-161h 23Kansas City Baseball VaultOOTP Baseball Presents EKOH Sports ReportThis week Jeff and Troy get back together to talk, Chiefs, booing, cheering, idiot national reporters, idiot national reporters from KC, and College Sports.
Check out EKOHNetwork.com for all your Sports and non sports blogging entertainment.
2012-10-1646 minKansas City Baseball VaultAll Good Things. A Goodbye and a Thank YouA goodbye and Thank you from Troy "KCRoyalman" Olsen. Full story on KingsofKauffman.com
2012-10-1409 minKansas City Baseball VaultKellys Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: The end of the 2012 SeasonThis week on the Kansas City Baseball Vault, we covered a little bit of everything. There were a few bright spots about the Royals play this year, though how much matters and how much is just spin was a question we tried to answer. There are still big holes to fill, especially starting pitching, and that led us to discuss the future rotation and who may be a part of it. Of course, that led us to the question of Luke Hochevar.
Comments in the Royals post-season press conference suggest that they'll bring Hochevar back. That same conference also...
2012-10-071h 23Kansas City Baseball VaultKellys Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: The RoundTableWe gathered a handful of Royals bloggers together to discuss the Royals in a roundtable format in the latest Kansas City Baseball Vault.
The discussion ranged from the Royals inability to develop pitching and what it means for next season and the offseason, as well as what moves or pitchers might be necessary to go after to turn things around, to the 40 man roster and who might be left off and who might stay on, and finally, wrapped up with a discussion on the Royals as an organization and their hesitance to adapt to new media, their approach to...
2012-10-011h 28Kansas City Baseball VaultKellys Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: Talking the South Side with Nick ShaeferIf the Royals aren't going to be in a playoff race, the least we can do is talk about it with someone whose team is.
Nick Schaefer from FanSided's Southside Showdown joined us to talk about the White Sox division lead and their struggles against the Royals this year. In 18 games, the White Sox only scored 52 runs, leading to a 12-6 head to head advantage for the Royals. Nick had his theories.
We also talked about some of the Royals needs this offseason and continued to guess at the solutions for pitching next season. Nick offered his insight on...
2012-09-2353 min
Kansas City Baseball VaultEKOH Sports Report: NFL Week 3/College Week 4 2012Well we had some internet gremlins make recording interesting but Jeff (Herr) and Troy (Olsen) managed to take you through the last 2 weeks and the upcoming week for the Chiefs, KU, Mizzou, KSU and Nebraska. What do you want to talk about? Have comments on the show? Hit us up. RoyalmanReport@gmail.com
2012-09-2230 minKansas City Baseball VaultKellys Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: "I don't like Luke Hochevar anymore."As the title suggests, we had to talk about the Royals latest approach to fixing Luke Hochevar and his spot in the organization. We considered the price to keep him, what he might have left in the tank and what the alternatives might be.
We also talked about Lorenzo Cain's injury, Omaha's quest (in vain) to repeat as PCL champs and which players might get dropped from the 40 man roster this winter. Salvador Perez was also a key figure in our discussion, as he had just matched Darrell Porter's team-record hitting streak for a catcher.
To finish up, we...
2012-09-171h 12
Kansas City Baseball VaultEKOH Sports Report: NFL Week 1/College Week 2Troy and Jeff went around the horn with Nebraska, Kansas, K State and Missouri. Then they talked about the top 25. After a break they talked about the Big XII contract followed by more Chiefs talk and an around the Horn with the NFL games. Due to technical difficulties this was posted late. Our apologies.
2012-09-131h 02Kansas City Baseball VaultKellys Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: 2012/2013 40 man RosterIn the latest episode of the Kansas City Baseball Vault, we tried to settle on the value of Jeremy Guthrie, the fate of Luke Hochevar and discussed why Wil Myers isn't going to be called up this September.
That led to discussion about service time, the Rule 5 draft and Super Two status as well as what to look for this offseason as the Royals figure out their 40 man roster and who to offer arbitration. We also checked in on the playoff status of the Omaha Storm Chasers, Wilmington Blue Rocks and Burlington Royals.
Check us out on Youtube. Youtube...
2012-09-0853 minKansas City Baseball VaultKellys Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: A New BeginningLast week The Royalman Report Ended, then the KC Baseball Vault ended on 1510, then we changed how we record things and reinvented the KCBBV Podcast. This week the new Vault of Jeff Herr, Mike Engel and Troy Olsen took to google hangouts and talked about the great August the Royals had, how much different the new additions have made and how much the removed players took away from this team. Then they talked about Kevin Goldstein going to the Astros and Kent Babb to the Washington Post and wished well to both of them.
Then the KCBBV switched to...
2012-09-041h 37Kansas City Baseball VaultThe Kansas City Baseball Vault: Don Larsen and the Final Curtain on 1510We dropped the final curtain on the radio portion of the Kansas City Baseball Vault this week with nothing less than perfection. Not us, of course, we spent the hour discussing the ownership troubles of the Royals and our favorite segments from past shows. The perfection I refer to was our guest, none other than 1956 World Series MVP Don Larsen. Larsen spent two years also as a member of the Kansas City Athletics. We talked with him about his time in Kansas City, the famed World Series Perfect Game and the state of pitching in the Major Leagues today...
2012-08-2359 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: LuchadOriole and a Big AnnouncementThe Royalman Report welcomed a kindred spirit this week as we brought LuchadOriole, A.K.A. Neil Moorhouse to the program. Neil is an Orioles SuperFan and spoke about the genesis of his character, how it's been embraced by Baltimore and the Orioles and the chances for the O's this season. We also talked about Jeremy Guthrie's near no-hitter Sunday and gave a BIG announcement about the future of the show. Make sure to stay tuned to EKOHNetwork.com for more information about changes in dates, times and name for this podcast!! Thanks to everyone for their continued support...
2012-08-191h 06Kansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents: The Kansas City Baseball Vault - Jim Gentile and Randy HerrAs season one of the Kansas City Baseball Vault comes to a close, we spent our second to last show wondering what it was like growing up in Kansas City as a baseball fan in the 60's when Kansas City was home to such stars like Mickey Mantle, Lou Pinella and Diamond Jim Gentile. We spoke with Randy Herr, Jeff's father about just that. We also spoke with former KC A's First Baseman and six time All-Star Jim Gentile about his time with Kansas City, being a member of the Orioles Hall of Fame and the famed summer of 1961...
2012-08-1659 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Tape Delayed from 1977 & Kevin ScobeeThe Royals just had a decent road trip but still came away with a loss on Sunday, so the Royalman Report tried to hearken back to better days, then tried to come up with how to bring those good days back.
We talked with Kevin Scobee of Kings of Kauffman about the Royals hints about converting some relievers into starters. The conversation led to talking about Luke Hochevar and what's gone wrong, Kyle Zimmer and what's going right and what attributes of some relievers work best if they were asked to become starters.
We also talked about Billy Butler's...
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Kansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents: The Kansas City Baseball Vault - Episode 14 - Freddie Patek, David Lough and Johnny GiavotellaThe Kansas City Baseball Vault has always been dedicated to bringing you the best from the past, the present and the future. Tonight we had all three in the same show. We started off the show walking about the recently resurgent Royals, but has anyone noticed? Next we talked with 3-Time All-Star and Royals Hall of Famer, Short Stop Freddie Patek. We talked with him about the best Royals teams in history, what it was like to play for Mr. K and what he'd do to fix the current Royals. Next we talked with a future Royals outfielder, David...
2012-08-1059 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Yuni Days Are OverFollowing a sweep-saving, extra-innings win by the Royals over the Rangers witnessed by the Royalmen from a Kauffman Stadium suite, we talked about Ned Yost's ultamatum and the DFA'ing of Yuniesky Bettancourt and the firing of Doug Sisson. Seems that the entire team is fixed now, right? Might've been a bit of sarcasm there. Regardless, we talked about it all and caught up with the rest of the minor leagues and reset several other storylines around the team. Join us every Sunday at RoyalmanReport.com or EKOHNetwork.com.
2012-08-0648 minKansas City Baseball VaultThe Royalman Report Presents The Kansas City Baseball Vault: August 3rd, 2012Jeff Logan and the Royalman Report guys were stood up by Joe Randa but they battled on. They looked around KC Baseball, Talked about Jason Adam, Ranted about closer mentality, talked about who, if anyone, should be put in the Royals HOF the next few years, talked about the resergance of Luis Mendoza and of course Frenchy, Yuni and Wil Myers.
Join the KC Baseball Vault every Thursday at 6pm on ESPN 1510AM and 1510.com.
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2012-08-0359 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: The Dog Days and Jason AdamAfter a sweep by the Seattle Mariners and a "crap for crap" trade, the Dog Days of the Royals season are definitely here. Making not attempt to put lipstick on this pig, Troy and Chris talked about the doldrums the team is in and then during the second segment, were pleased to talk to a future Royal (we hope) Jason Adam of the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Jason talked to us about being the subject of trade rumors, his favorite parks to play in and even gave us a little impression of his favorite vendor at Blue Rocks stadium. Catch...
2012-07-2954 minKansas City Baseball VaultThe Royalman Report presents Kansas City Baseball Vault: Bill FisherOn tonight's episode of the Kansas City Baseball Vault, the boys were faced with the harsh reality that the dog days of summer brings to the City - losing Royals Baseball. We were also joined by 65 year Professional Baseball veteran and former Kansas City Athletic, 81 year old Bill Fischer who also serves as the Senior Pitching Advisor to the Royals. Bill joined us from Burlington where he was scouting the likes of Bubba Starling. To close the show, Chris challenged the rest of the crew to point to one shining light for the rest of the season. And then...
2012-07-2759 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: "never say it can't get any worse"They say "never say it can't get any worse". We've already tried to get through the tough 12 game losing streak but a good stretch of play just got everyone's hopes up. The Royals aren't very good right now, and in this episode we tried to figure out why and what can be done.
With that in mind, we talked about pitching development, the next wave coming and what kind of things might go down as the trade deadline approaches.
(Also, technology was a bit down in the dumps too during recording, as we almost lost the first half of...
2012-07-2556 minKansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents: The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Tyrone Brooks and Sal BandoThe Royalman Report guys joined Jeff Logan of the KC Baseball Historical Society for another KC Baseball Vault.
This week the guys welcome Director of Player Personnel for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tyrone Brooks. Tyrone was a part of the BP event and worked with Dayton Moore for several years in Atlanta. Tyrone gave us some insight to how the Pirates have became a winning team this year in a small market.
We were then joined by former KC/OAK A's Captain Sal Bando. Sal held nothing back when talking about Charlie Finley and Bud Selig. He also told us...
2012-07-2059 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Curtis Kitchen and Marc NormandinBasking in the Post-All-Star Week Glow, the Royalmen met up in a newly redesigned Fake Ned's Man Cave to talk Royals Baseball. We talked with Curtis Kitchen about the trials and tribulations of Eric Hosmer and what the Royals should do to fix him. Then, we spoke with Author Marc Normandin about his new book project "The Hall of Nearly Great" a collection of essays about "nearly great" baseball players. We spoke about his essay on Bret Saberhagen as well as what an incredible lineup of authors who contributed to the project including Jason Parks, Joe Posnanski and Bradford...
2012-07-161h 33Kansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report presents The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Mayor Sly James, Mike McCartney, George Toma and Curt Nelson of the Royals Hall of Fame.The guys wrapped up All Star Week with a star studded, action pack show! Mike, Troy, Chris and Jeff Herr were joined in studio by Curt Nelson, proprietor of the Royals Hall of Fame. (Jeff Logan was out on assignment.) The guys talked about the All Star experience with Curt but were quickly joined by Mayor Sly James.
The Mayor discussed what it took for the city and the success that this All Star Week was. Then the guys were joined by NFL Hall OF Famer and future Royals Hall of Famer George Toma who helped prep Kauffman Stadium's...
2012-07-1359 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: All-Star Sunday at The Flying SaucerIn our second show of All-Star Weekend, we find the Royalmen in the epicenter of All-Star Festivities right outside of the Power and Light District at The Flying Saucer. We started out show with a bit of a scare as we went on the air right as a bomb threat occurred. Once that was cleared, we turned to happier topics such as what the All-Star festivities meant to Kansas City and Fan Fest. The first half of the show, Chris is joined by Rambling Morons cohorts Laurie Kunkel and Chris Atkins. The second half of the show focused on...
2012-07-111h 35Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: All-Star Sunday At The Historic Gem TheaterAll-Star Sunday continues our coverage of All-Star Week and this show was a panel during a Baseball Prospectus event held at the Historic Gem Theater in the 18th and Vine District. Troy, Michael, Jeff and Chris along with Craig Brown of Royals Authority were all on the panel so we just decided to tape it and share it with you. We talked a little about how our podcast got its start, then talked about the Royals, their troubles, and their future. Thanks to all who came out, asked questions and participated at the entire event.
2012-07-0853 minKansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents: The Kansas City Baseball Vault - Episode 9 - All Star EditionThe motto of our new Radio Show on ESPN 1510 has been "You never know what will come out of the Vault." Well, this show stayed true to form as The Baseball Vault opened this week to kick off All-Star Weekend. We started off the show with a recap of the FanFest preview that Michael Engel and Chris Kamler attended. We talked with Toby Cook and some Hall-of-Famer named George Brett about Fan Fest and what holding the All-Star Game means to Kansas City. The usual cast of characters, Jeff, Jeff, Michael, Chris and Troy welcomed Bud Daley, two-time All-Star...
2012-07-0659 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents The Royalman Report: Craig Brown and All Star Wrap UpWhile Chris Kamler was hanging out in 100 degree heat watching little league and Jeff Herr was on assignment, Troy Olsen and Mike Engel had an afternoon discussion about the Royals weekend problems and their bipolar play lately.
They covered the Billy Butler all star announcement, guessed at his odds in the Home Run Derby and talked about other All Star selections.
The plight of Jonathan Sanchez came up as well, and they agreed that he's been about as bad as possible since coming to the Royals.
Things wrapped up by talking about upcoming all star events and there's an...
2012-07-021h 00Kansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents: Kansas City Baseball Vault: Jim Nash and Biking for Baseball.We took our normal look around the Royals system and checked in on the Tbones. We had a great look into the Vault with Jim Jumbo Nash and then talked to The guys from Biking for Baseball who are looking to see all 30 stadiums this summer by bicycling across America. We also talked about the PCL All stars and All Star week events. Then the guys got heated talking potential call ups including Wil Myers. Troy finished the show by ranting on Jon Sanchez.
The KC Baseball Vault can be heard Thursdays 6-7 on ESPN 1510 AM and 1510.com.
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2012-06-291h 00Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Sam Mellinger, Bill Sobbe and Dave DarbyOne hundred degree temperatures and a crappy showing against the Cardinals melted the Royalman Report team down to just Chris and special guest Dave Darby. We talked about a miserable series against the Redbirds and where the team goes from here. We also talked with Kansas City Star columnist, Sam Melliger about Jerry Sandusky, Sal Perez, Twitter Tuesday and the Olympics and finally finished up the show with Royals Bullpen catcher from 1984 to 2003, Bill Sobbe. Bill is currently the bench coach for the Kansas City T-Bones.
2012-06-241h 27Kansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Brian Pena and Greg PryorThe guys were joined in studio by member of the 1985 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals, Greg Pryor and on the phone by current Royals Catcher Brayan Pena. Greg told stories about 1985 and was the target of our trivia question. Brayan told us why he loves the Royals, America, what he thinks of Sal Perez and Humberto Quintero and much much more! The KC Baseball Vault is on EVERY Thursday from 6-7 PM On ESPN 1510 AM in KC, World wide at 1510.com. Don't forget to join the guys Sundays from 7-8pm for the Royalman Report at RoyalmanReport.com.
2012-06-211h 00Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Father's Day and Nick WrightAll four of the members of the Royalman Report were in the Man Cave on Father's Day to celebrate a series win over the Cardinals, and in the shadow of a 15 inning victory over the Redbirds. We spent some time in the first segment recapping that series and a great week of exciting games. In our second segment we all got a little sappy talking about our favorite Father's Day and Baseball stories. As is usually the case, the talk turns to what to do about our rotation and when we're going to call up Wil Myers. In our...
2012-06-181h 30Kansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault: Betty Caywood-Bushman and Monte MooreJeff Herr, Troy Olsen and Jeff Logan took over the hosting duties while Michael Engel and Chris Kamler were out on assignment. They were joined on the phone by Betty Caywood-Bushman and Monte Moore, the original announcers of the KC A's. We then talked about the Brewers series, the minor leagues, the T-Bones and the upcoming Royals Series. We then talked about the recent moves for the Royals. Next Week We have Danny Jackson and Greg Pryor in studio. Join us every Thursday, 6-7pm on ESPN 1510.
2012-06-1559 minKansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents The Kansas City Vault: Buddy BiancalanaJeff Logan and the guys from the Royalman Report returned to the ESPN 1510 studios with a fresh Royals draft behind us, Paulino being hurt and hopes of returns of some of the DL'ed Royals Players.
They were joined by Buddy Biancalana who was funny and real about his career and the amazing 1985 Championship run.
The guys talked about the minor league All Stars, Clint Robinson being called up, the Royals Major Announcement and the Draft Picks.
The Royalman Report also announced the details of the major event with Baseball Prospectus on Sunday of All Star Week.
They ended by...
2012-06-081h 00Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Brad Fanning and Jason AdamThe Royals had a great start to the homestand, taking 2 out or 3 from the Athletics and we were joined by KCTV 5's Brad Fanning to break down the series. Brad also talked to us about his story on the Royals Baseball Academy that graduated MLB'ers such as Frank White and Texas Manager Ron Washington. Then we were joined by Wilmington Blue Rock's starting pitcher Jason Adam who talked to us about needing run support and Twitter. We finished the show with Royalman's Rant and what may or may not be a picture of Fake Ned underneath a Kansas flag.
2012-06-041h 29Kansas City Baseball VaultThe Royalman Report Presents The Kansas City Baseball Vault: Rene Lachemann and Andy from High Heat StatsChris, Troy, Mike, Joff H and Jeff L kicked off another week of their show on ESPN 1510. They were joined by former KC A's catcher and current Colorado Sky Sox Hitting Coach, Rene Lachemann. He told us about his days with the A's along with other stories from his 50 years in baseball.
They were also joined by Andy from HighHeatstats.com as High Heat made their Royals Mount Rushmore.
The guys also did their normal banter talking about Wil Myers, Jason Adam, Melky Cabrera, and more. They took a look at all teams effecting KC baseball and even gave...
2012-06-0159 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: The Return of the Rambling MoronsPretty slow week with the Royals taking a 3-game series from the Orioles, but losing a series earlier in the week to the Yankees. So we did what we do best... yammer about stuff. On this week's Memorial Day episode, we were joined by podcast veterans Laurie Kunkel and Chris Atkins and hit such topics as in-stadium proposals, the Royalman NASCAR sponsorship. We also recapped the soap opera that Danny Duffy quitting twitter has resulted in. We also recapped the all-star event that the Royalman Report will be a part of during All-Star Weekend. We'll be throwing out some...
2012-05-2852 minKansas City Baseball VaultRoyalman Report Presents The Kansas City Baseball Vault: George Toma and John SadakIn our third episode of the Kansas City Baseball Vault, we had the pleasure to speak with legendary groundskeeper George Toma. Toma shared stories of working the grounds at Municipal Stadium when the A's were in Kansas City, working with Charlie Finley and an incident with monkeys let loose in the ballpark. No, really.
We also got to talk with John Sadak (@johnsadak) the voice of the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Sadak discussed the progress of Jason Adam, Yordano Ventura, Cheslor Cuthbert and gave us his insight into the Royals High A minor league affiliate.
This episode also featured a...
2012-05-2559 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Omaha Special EditionOur intrepid reporter, Fake Ned, also known as Chris Kamler, spent last weekend in Omaha with the Storm Chasers. We present to you a short show compiled of interviews with members of the Storm Chasers staff. You'll hear an interview with Martie Cordero, the GM of the Chasers about Werner Park and what a great option it is for a short summer trip. We also talked to Park Hill South alum Tommy Hottovy about his tour with the Royals earlier this year and some advise he has for Danny Duffy. Finally, we ended with some post-game sound after Jake...
2012-05-2536 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Diamondbacks Aren't A Royals Best FriendAfter a series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Royalmen focused this week on the pitching woes of the starting staff and what type of help might be available in the minor leagues. Fake Ned produced some sound from his recent trip to Omaha as he talked to Pitchers Tommy Hottovy and Jake Odorizzi as well as Storm Chasers General Manager Martie Cordero. The boys finally focued on what's going right with the team as the bats of Billy #CountryBreakfast Butler and Mike Moustakas are carrying this team right now.
2012-05-221h 17Kansas City Baseball VaultThe Kansas City Baseball Vault: Ep 2, Kevin Goldstein and Joe Rudi.This week on the Kansas City Baseball Vault, we jumped right into the future of Royals baseball, welcoming Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus and ESPN.com and discussing Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi and their potential to reach the big leagues this year, Eric Hosmer's slumps, Mike Montgomery's trouble, Mike Moustakas's success and a few other prospects down the pipe. Goldstein and the Baseball Prospectus crew will be in Kansas City July 8 for an All-Star Weekend conference at the Negro League Baseball Museum where the KC Baseball Vault team will be co-panelists.
We also talked with former Kansas City Athletic...
2012-05-1859 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Wesport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Fake Ned goes to ArkansasWe were out last week while we prepared for the debut of the Kansas City Baseball Vault but came back with plenty to talk about, including Danny Duffy's injury and his potential replacements in the rotation. We all figure he'll see DL time (and at time of the episode's upload no announcement had been made by the team), and we discussed the Royals injury problems this year and how it impacts the rest of the year.
The team's been playing better, though, so we brought up the possibility of a resurgence.
Much of the episode focused on two different...
2012-05-141h 23Kansas City Baseball VaultThe Kansas City Baseball Vault. Episode 1.Well kids we made it to the radio!
1 year ago KCRoyalman made a podcast called the Royalman Report hoping to take it to the radio airwaves.
Enter Jeff Logan and the Historical Society who asked us to help host his new show, The Kansas City Baseball Vault.
This first episode we talked about the current Royals along with the history of baseball in Kansas City. We were joined by Mike Hershberger of the KC A's and Clint Robinson, 1b/DH for the Omaha Stormchasers.
Listen live every Thursday 6-7pm on ESPN 1510 and www.1510.com.
Also join us Sunday...
2012-05-111h 00Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report - Alan Jaeger and Our Big AnnouncementThe powers that be decided to let Jeff "airquotes" Herr run the show this week and he put together a doozy. After opening with the end of the Royals losing streak and how bad it actually got. In our second segment, we were joined by Alan Jaeger of Jaeger Sports. Alan is an expert in pitching mechanics and trains the "long toss" program. We spoke with him about the pros and cons of Minor Leaguers using long toss and how that training program is sometimes squelched by Major League clubs. We examine those issues in great detail. Then, in...
2012-04-301h 26Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn presents: Royalman Report: The StreakThe Royals' losing streak hit ten games and the Royalman Report went into therapy mode. We spent some time discussing the streak, but then we focused on the silver linings and we were able to find a few. Mixed in we had Jeff laying on our "therapy couch", we had talks of naked batting practice, Cool Runnings and Kelly's Westport Ben. This streak has been rough on all of us, but hopefully this episode will be a nice distraction until our next win.
2012-04-231h 07Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Royals Opening Day Live at an Undisclosed LocationWe spent the morning of Royals Opening Day dodging raindrops and podcasting from an undisclosed location that may or may not have been near or in the Truman Sports Complex. We spent 90 minutes at a wonderful tailgate in anticipation of what would be a beatdown of Luke Hochevar and the Royals. However, before that happened, we talked with hosts Troy Olsen @kcroyalman, Michael Engel @michaelengel and Chris Kamler @thefakened about Opening Day memories, favorite tailgates and booze. We were joined by Chris Luhning, Justin, the Guys from Shattered City Entertainment and some guy named DJ Bob. Catch the Royalman...
2012-04-141h 32Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Opening Day Live at Kelly'sThe bunting was out for the Royals 2012 Opening Day, only the fourth being held by Major League Baseball this week. But the Royalman Report checked the schedules and confirmed the day. We broadcast live from our great sponsor, Kelly's Westport Inn for an Opening Day pre-game show. The "B" team of Chris Kamler and Jeff Herr let things off with our predictions for the upcoming season. Then we took it around the room to many of our favorite listeners (and even Mrs. Fake Ned). Listen closely, as you'll even hear a cameo from KC Royalman himself! Spring is no...
2012-04-081h 00Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Presents The Royalman Report: Curtis Kitchen, Nate Bukaty and Robert FordWe were pleased to feature a trio of local sports commentators on the latest Royalman Report.
Curtis Kitchen covers a bit of everything at CurtisKitchen.com but primarily focuses on the Big XII and Kansas State sports. He also works with 610 sports. He joined us to discuss the Frank Martin escape from Manhattan and the state of KSU basketball.
We then jumped into Royals baseball with Nate Bukaty, who you’ll recognize from his reporting during the Royals pregame and postgame shows. We covered a bit of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game beforehand but then got to talk...
2012-04-031h 27Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: First BirthdayThe Royalmen celebrated the First "podiversary" of the Royalman Report. What once started as two Royals fans trying to organize their thoughts has now turned into this... The best podcast in Kansas City. To celebrate, we recorded live from Kelly's Westport Inn and were joined by dozens of our closest friends in our biggest tweetup yet. During this episode, you'll hear about tattoos, the burning of Peyton Manning, the Royals closer situation as well as Fat Billy Joel. You'll hear young Zachary, a Royals fan since 1990 talk about the 5 years he spent in the womb. You'll hear from young...
2012-03-261h 25Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents Royalman Report: Jeff Montgomery and John DewanWe weren't in the Man Cave, but we still got it together to have a full discussion on the Royalman Report.
It was a busy week for the Royals and we covered the Salvador Perez injury and his potential replacements after surgery. Alcides Escobar signed an extension and we covered the importance and the symbolic gesture behind it. We dug into the pitching staff, particularly the final two starting spots, the enigma that is Luis Mendoza and the overstocked bullpen.
We even tossed in a bit of Chiefs free agency talk.
Along with the discussion there are two interviews...
2012-03-171h 28Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report - Jason ParksWith Senior Editor Michael Engel out on assignment this week, the Royalmen were joined by Justin Ivey of The French Quarter fan club. The men were educated for the majority of the hour by Jason Parks (@ProfessorParks) from Baseball Prospectus and the Up and In Podcast. We talked with Jason about his impressions of Royals Spring Training, who he saw that was "awful" and who impressed him. We also talked Jeff Francouer, Yuniesky Bettancourt and his flagrant man-love for Eric Hosmer. Make plans to join the Royalmen on March 24 at Kelly's for an afternoon and evening of baseball, basketball...
2012-03-131h 11Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn presents The Royalman Report: Brooks Pounders,Paddy KC and Dave DarbyOn the day before the first Royals spring training game, we gathered on a Saturday night for an episode of the Royalman Report where we discussed the Royals camp news to that point, the addition of Bruce Chen (@ChenMusic) and Willie Aikens (@WAikens) to Twitter and some of the best tweets from Royals players this spring. We also talked at length about Salvador Perez, his extension, and his potential on the team now and going into the future.
We also got minor league pitcher Brooks Pounders on the line and asked him about his experience of being traded, the...
2012-03-051h 26Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Presents The Royalman Report: JJ Picollo and Joel GoldbergA random meeting in the Kauffman Stadium Team Store led Troy "Royalman" Olsen to meet Royals Assistant General Manager J.J. Picollo. After a brief conversation, J.J. agreed to join us on the Royalman Report and this is the result.
Picollo discussed the things the Royals are looking at in Surprise during spring training, who he expects to bounce back, and who the Royals hope to see big breakouts from. The team's thoughts behind the Yuniesky Betancourt signing and reflections on negotiations with Roy Oswalt and Edwin Jackson were also addressed. He also discussed the impact of the...
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Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Jay Binkley and Jason AdamWith Fox 4 taping us in studio, we celebrated the official start of Royals spring training with a Pitcher and Catchers edition of the Royalman Report. Joining us first was Jay Brinkley of Three Guys in a Garage who discussed such matters as the Royals expectations and starting rotation, the Border War and going from a chilly garage to 810 in Kansas City.
We also talked with Jason Adam about what he's working on in spring training and his goals for 2012. We also discussed his friendship with other Royals farmhands including Lane Adams, Matt Ridings and Bubba Starling. Jason's a funny...
2012-02-231h 10Kansas City Baseball VaultThe Royalman Report Presented by Kelly's Westport Inn: Danny Duffy and Gar RynessWe were excited about our guest lineup going into this Sunday's podcast, and they did not disappoint.
The Royalman Report was glad to have Danny Duffy and Gar Ryness (The Batting Stance Guy) on the show in what turned out to be a guest-exclusive show.
We talked with Duffy about his goals for spring training, adjustments he had in mind, his idea of the team as a whole and their enthusiasm and what pushes him every day to improve. He also admitted that he thinks he's not a bad dancer.
Gar Ryness took a quirky skill and turned it...
2012-02-201h 02Kansas City Baseball VaultThe Royalman Report: Gregg DoyelSunday before Roller Derby, Troy Olsen, recorded an interview with CBSsports.com Award Winning Columnist, Gregg Doyel. (@GreggDoyelCBS, http://www.cbssports.com/columns/writers/doyel) Before that, Chris and Troy talked about a conversation Troy had with JJ Piccolo in the Royals Team Store on Wednesday. Get your baseball feel in the first 10 minutes then stick around for 40 minutes of everything with Gregg Doyel. Thanks again to Gregg.
2012-02-1650 minKansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: "This is what happens when Jeff is sick."Royalman was out for the Roller Derby opener and Jeff Herr wasn't around to keep the train on the tracks, so you get a rare glimpse into the Odd Couple that is Michael Engel and The Fake Ned (and Laurie Kunkel of Rambling Morons.com).
LISTEN - as Engel tries to discuss Alex Gordon's 2012 one year agreement.
LISTEN - as The Fake Ned starts doing Kermit the Frog impersonations.
LISTEN - as Laurie Kunkel rambles about... well we aren't sure.
LISTEN - as Engel tries to talk about the Royals scouting and investing in Latin America.
LISTEN - as Th...
2012-02-141h 05Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents The Royalman Report: Rany, Seitzer and Dave DarbyThe boys took the week off from a live show for the Superbowl but that doesn't mean we don't get you new and high quality content. Chris interviewed Rany since he was the most famous person he could find in 10 minutes while Dave Darby (@DaveDarby46) got us an interview with Kevin Seitzer and then Mike interviewed Dave as well. We also have your normal Fake Ned Minute and Holding Court but also something from @spantasy who sings a song about Yuni from the Brewers perspective. Check out his youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9IDHRKePI0&feature...
2012-02-051h 14Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Presents: The Royalman Report: Willie AikensWe've had a number of guests on the Royalman Report, but none have had as tumultuous a journey as Willie Mays Aikens.
Aikens was a star in the 1980 World Series, hitting two homers in Games 1 and 4, as well as winning Game 3 with an RBI in the bottom of the 10th inning. Within five years, Aikens would be out of baseball and battling addictions to cocaine and alcohol. In 1994, he was convicted on drug and bribery charges.
In describing his fall from stardom and his return to normalcy, Aikens provided us with an intensely honest and personal account of his...
2012-01-301h 06Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents: The Royalman Report: Kent BabbHere at the Royalman Report, we're not 100% Royals, we like to do our best to cover the other big stories in Kansas City sports and there is currently no bigger story than the scandalous charges going on at One Arrowhead Drive. With Troy and Michael "on assignment," we had the JV squad of Jeff Herr and Chris Kamler manning the submarine tonight. We had the author of the Kansas City Star article "Arrowhead Anxiety", Kent Babb in the Man Cave to discuss the current state of the Kansas City Chiefs. Kent also spent time recapping his article and then...
2012-01-261h 19Kansas City Baseball VaultKelly's Westport Inn Presents The Royalman Report: Lil Frenchy and Jeff LoganOn the latest Royalman Report, we mixed a bit of past, present and future.
Past because we talked with Jeff Logan about Kansas City baseball history and upcoming events for the Kansas City Baseball Historical Society. If you're a fan of the old KC A's or other old teams, you'll want to hear his segment. He also shared with us the fact that George Toma doesn't stop moving (probably why he's going into the baseball Hall of Fame).
Present because we talked about who might be the face of the Royals franchise, as well as expectations for the team...
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