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The Dugout: Kansas City Royals Spring Training 2011

The Kansas City Royals no longer have Kyle Farnsworth or Sidney Ponson on their roster, so it takes a while for me to come up with jokes about them. Where do I make them curse? Where do I imply that they are forest creatures? Thankfully, Joakim Soria is trying to get rid of his 'Mexecutioner' because of its negative...

The Dugout: The Royals' Playoff Hopes Are Suddenly In Doubt

Wednesday night's loss to the White Sox didn't help the Royals' playoff chances one bit. It was a sobering night for Royals fans, who now have to come to terms with the possibility that their team might not be playing baseball late into October.This team can still make it this year, though, if they do a few things right....

The Dugout: Rise of the Machines

Google has rendered private detectives largely unnecessary. The video game revolution has brought tough times upon jump rope manufacturers. And now, as Lackey reports, a pair of baseball-playing robots have been built. Yes, it's only a matter of time before today's baseball players are disenfranchised for the benefit of a...

The Dugout: The 'Royals' are 'Flush' With 'Good Poker Cards'!

So far, The Dugout has established three relatively static "straight man" characters on the Royals: pitchers Zack Greinke, Brian Bannister, and Joakim Soria. This season, of course, they're joined by perennial Dugout man-children Kyle Farnsworth and Sidney Ponson. So we can say that the Royals have a Full House, Aces full...

The Dugout: the Reason Why Kyle Farnsworth is Still on the Mound

Last Wednesday, esteemed reader Craig pointed me to a statistical pile of manure:You realize the Royals are 7-6, but 6-1 in games that Kyle Farnsworth has not appeared in?Entering Saturday, the Royals are now 8-2 without him. The Royals haven't been 8-2 in any context since, like, 1207. As a Royals fan and unconditional...