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Editor of Royals Review. Baseball stuff. If you want tech public policy coverage, go to @maxriepertech

Prairie Village, KS
Joined November 2025
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Not that these coaches should be judged on one year, but the Giants regulars were pretty decent last year, but they had a million injuries and were bringing in guys off the street to play for them by August, and those guys stunk.
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It's never one guy, but the Blue Jays scored the fourth-most runs in baseball in 2025 with Mense and were dead last in 2026 without him. Of course, the Giants were also 26th with him, so...
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Three Royals hitters are finalists, they must have a terrific hitting coach.
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I took a stab at predicting where some top free agents could land, and I must admit to some trolling by projecting Ty France to Cleveland.
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I always love the list of minor league free agents as a way of remembering some guys. Jon Heasley! Joey Wiemer! Garrett Hampson! They're all here!
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love when they call a state with 1% of the vote in like they should be able to announce a nets loss within a few minutes of game time
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Keep an eye on which party wins more races tonight
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If you vote in a gymnasium they should let you hoop while you wait!!!
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Oh is there a votesball happening today? That’s cute. I’m focused on real issues like the Minnesota Vikings rushing attack but that’s fun for you🙄
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Would have loved to have seen the Royals pick him up. Has an outstanding slider, good numbers in AAA last year.
Source: The Astros are acquiring Evan Reifert from the Rays. Reifert, 27, posted a 2.48 ERA in 46 appearances in Triple-A with Tampa this season.
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The Royals bullpen stunk this year and needs to be addressed. But spending big money on relievers is not the answer. royalsreview.com/kansas-city…
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Baseball is over.
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What are the most famous "last outs" of a World Series? I can recall (not counting Royals series): Ripken catches a liner in '83 Jesse Orosco strikes out Marty Barrett in '86 Charlie Hayes catches a pop up in '96 Josh Beckett taggs a runner in '03 Keith Foulke comebacker in '04
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Pat McAfee said this. Pat McAfee did that. Wake me up when Pat McAfee actually protects my computer from viruses like I freaking paid for.
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Me watching "You Can See Everything"
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There has been some talk from fans that the Royals should trade Vinnie Pasquantino. But I wrote that could cause more problems that it solves. royalsreview.com/kansas-city…
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Why are you stealing third with two outs? There's being aggressive and then there are TOOTBLANS
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The Rays and Brewers are meeting in the World Series. Back in September I wrote about what the Royals could learn from these two small-market success stories. royalsreview.com/kansas-city…
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If you have a short attention span, the good news is that there aren’t a ton of names the Royals have to consider adding to the 40-man roster!
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If the Rays and Brewers meet in the World Series it’s going to be streamed live on Microsoft Excel.
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