Royal de Lux: A Kansas City Royals podcast

I want out.  The Royals aren't giving me what I want, so I'm done.  Now, whenever they play baseball, I'm going to do something good for myself.  This is now a self-help podcast, because there's nothing new to talk about with the Royals, and even if there is it certainly isn't any good news that would be fun to talk about.  Be the change you want to see. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Fr...

The Royals had a pretty OK weekend with one good game, one bad game, and one OK game that reveals a couple of things, but nothing new.  Mostly, it just reminds everyone that Cal Eldred is not qualified to be a pitching coach at any level, as Kris Bubic takes lessons learned elsewhere to find success like Jakob Junis did.  Meanwhile, Salvador Perez begins heating up in what could be a fun summer fo...

As I type this description, having the episode already completed and ready to go, I realize I could have done something goofy like make this episode into a Survivor parody or something.  Because what I'm doing here is evaluating the Royals' front office and management, looking at five guys individually and deciding whether or not they need to leave.  Because SOMETHING has to change in that way, or...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA It's not funny. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing's been good for Lux, but at least some things have been good for the Royals!  The offense is hitting well and Brady Singer has taken a legitimate step forward as the future of Royals pitching.  Unfortunately, the people in charge want to have it their way, which means not letting the kids play and taking the high road, salving as many wins as possible to get that 0.3% playoff chance up WOO...

The Royals began the night with a stress-free ballgame, which is all I can ask for at this point even if they lose.  So be it!  Who cares if the Royals lose more games at this point!  Might as well!!  But then, as the night grows darker, the bullpen comes in and the tides change!  The fates of this game is about to change...!!  Okay, enough of that.  The bullpens came in and did some interesting s...

The Royals have lost like infinity games in a row for the eight thousandth time this season or whatever.  Who's even keeping track anymore.  Let's talk about where it all went wrong, how did the Royals get here?  Can they get out of it?  Is this even an original talking point?  I AM BECOMING ALL OF US AT THE SAME TIME!!  I guess that makes sense, given that I just went to see Everything Everywhere...

This podcast is double-length for the absolutely LOADED day of baseball we got yesterday; it started with one of the worst games the Royals have played in 2022 (which says a lot given that we've had some baaaaaaaad games this year), and was followed up with a pivotal game for this team and organization.  Has Brady Singer truly evolved and will he finally reach his potential?  Also, how about MJ Me...

Although I planned on only doing series recaps for a little while, an emergency podcast had to be made because HOLY HECK.  THE ROYALS DID A THING.  Terry Bradshaw was fired as the Royals' hitting coach yesterday and was replaced by Alec Zumwalt and Mike Tosar, who have previously worked with both major and minor leaguers in the Royals organization.  I talk about what this could possibly mean for t...

What do you MEAN the Royals scored 14 runs in a game?!  What do you MEAN Hunter Dozier is hitting .280?!  What do you MEAN Zack Greinke gave up 7 runs?!  Who ARE these guys?!?!?!?!  Oh, they blew a 6-run lead after leaving in a pitcher for too long and they have a starting pitcher whose ERA is above 9?  Yep, that's the Royals all right... Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comS...

Some good things kinda happened; Kris Bubic has been optioned to AAA and Jonathan Heasley gets to take his spot in the rotation.  But this move comes at least a day late, as the Royals take a huge risk by throwing a bullpen game in a grueling stretch of the season with no off days in sight.  And it's time for more Cal Eldred complaining. Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comSh...

The Royals have lost again, and it seems like the boiling point has been reached among fans and even players.  This organization is incompetent.  And although they would like us to believe it will get better soon, no one is convinced it will mean anything.  At this point, the only thing that seems left for the Royals is a full-blown revolution. Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmai...

This is an episode I really did not want to do, which is kind of why I've been away for a little bit.  I didn't want to have to rant about Ryan O'Hearn for the 300th time in my life, I've already spewed my opinions on this organization's commitment to play everywhere on the internet, but now that I have a podcast it too has been exposed to the Ryan O'demic.  But that's not the only thing concernin...

Oh hey, did you enjoy Tuesday's game?  Well, TOO BAD!  We're back to terrible starting pitching and non-existent offense!  WOOOOOOOO!  Kris Bubic melted down for the third or fourth or idk I lost counteth time this season, leading to an immediately disappointing game that probably made everyone in attendance regret buying a $20 parking pass.  OK, I'm being like really mean about this, but it's not...

The Royals let the kids play for a change, and it had an immediate, immense payoff.  Edward Olivares slaps four hits around the field and Bobby Witt Jr. golfs his first home run of the year.  They and MJ Melendez in his MLB debut contribute to a big offensive outburst from the Royals, one that has been desperately needed for this struggling team. Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gm...

Did something happen last weekend?  Oh, many things that I saw up close and personal... but who cares about that.  MJ MELENDEZ IS HERE!!  One of the most hyped catching prospects in the MLB and the likely successor to Salvador Perez, MJ Melendez is making his much-anticipated debut either today or tomorrow as the Royals take on the Cardinals. Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail....

The Royals take two of three from the championship-hopeful White Sox, which is a great sign after getting swept in Seattle and makes the upcoming weekend a little less daunting.  Now we have to deal with the Super Hot Yankees this weekend, but before we get into any of that, we have to talk about Adalberto Mondesi, because it might be the last time we do so for a very long time. Twitter: @royaldel...

The Royals take a rare L from the bullpen after scratching and clawing their way into a tie.  Is it thanks to Matheny's try-harding, or is it just a normal accident we should see every now and then?  Also, Whit Merrifield actually did something nice. Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldeluxpodcast@gmail.comShout out to r/KCRoyals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh, hi!  It's been a few days since we talked Royals Baseball, and things haven't been so great in that time.  Let's catch up by talking about what's so wrong about that series against the Future 2022 American League Champions Seattle Mariners and what can be done to somewhat rectify it.  Then we talk about what was so good about the first White Sox game and why I'm looking forward to the rest. Tw...

I WATCHED A CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGE The Royals may or may not have played a baseball game yesterday, it's honestly really hard to tell.  More importantly, we got some long-awaited payoffs I've been asking for: an answer to what's going on with Kyle Isbel (and a solution), and the first true overhaul of the Royals lineup (which still can't score any runs). Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-...

After another low-scoring game, it's clear what kind of team the Kansas City Royals are in 2022: a team that doesn't score many runs, but prevents runs from scoring thanks to an invincible defense and a shutdown bullpen, both of which have already been shown, statistically, that they are among the best in MLB.  The Royals have fully recovered from their 5-game losing streak by winning three straig...

The Royals come back from a 2-day break to win a second consecutive game--gosh, I feel so spoiled!!  This is largely thanks to MASSIVE power coming from Salvador Perez and Hunter Dozier--sorry, who is that?  I think I meant to say ALEX MF GORDON BACK FROM RETIREMENT hitting a game-winner.  That's right, HE'S BACK!!!!!  Also Bobby Witt Jr. cost us three runs lmao. Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: roy...

WE'RE FINALLY FREE.  The Royals break their 5-game losing streak in a game with the lowest expectations possible.  Kris Bubic makes a dramatic improvement over his season debuting disaster, and Hunter Dozier continues his revenge tour despite some mistakes.  Even with a highly imperfect game, it looks like things are getting a little better for the Royals. Twitter: @royaldeluxpodE-mail: royaldelux...

The Royals have lost their fifth straight game, thanks to yet another low-scoring offense.  Brad Keller gets an undeserved loss as he continues his great start, but it's besides the point today.  It's time to talk about Bobby Witt Jr. and his lack of success at the Major League level, and it's time to discuss what can and should be done about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

TENTATIVE!  That's the 10 pun that you're getting for today, in the 10th episode of the Royal de Lux Podcast.  The Royals lose a low-scoring game at home to a Tigers team that will probably end up being better than you think, but that's for another time.  Today, we discuss the problems this Royals team is having right now and how it could possibly, hopefully change as we try to break out of a four...