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The Kansas City Royals are finally playing good baseball. It has us wondering what could have been if the rest of the season went the way it's going during this stretch. We celebrate the players contributing to the hot streak. We take a deep dive into the numbers as to who is to blame for the Royals shortcomings in 2026.

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0:00 Happy Birthday!

0:43 Noah Cameron and Jac Caglianone Are For Real

18:00 Has JJ Picollo Done a Good Job As GM of the Royals?

01:16:32 Royals Downtown Stadium News

01:18:01 Honorable Mentions

Jac Caglianone and Noah Cameron can’t be stopped. They are giving us hope for the future of the Royals. Earlier this year John Sherman did an interview where he gave a vote of confidence for JJ Picollo. Today we are going to look over JJ’s resume and answer the question of whether or not he has done a good job...

The Royals have not been half bad over the last 7 games. Jac Caglianone has carried the team and Noah Cameron has been dominant. The Royals made a move to help the bullpen by signing future hall of famer Craig Kimbrel. We want the Royals to call up Gavin Cross. Its time to send Starling Marte on his way and let players that may actually be part of the future have some playing time in the bigs. John Sherman did an interview talking about what the Royals offseason plans were. Some things seemed obvious, other things he said set off...

The trade deadline is over. It was more about what the Royals didn't do versus what they did do. Its time for the leadership on this team to change. We'll get into the Royals compensation for the trades they made and give this deadline a letter grade. We'll take a tour around the league and look at the biggest trades in MLB. The Dodgers are setup to win another championship. Everyone was shocked. What would a lockout even look like if it happened after the season. The Royals did make some necessary moves this afternoon. What are your honorable...

Salvador Perez is the new Home Run King for the Kansas City Royals! Were Brandon and Moses right about their predictions of when it would happen? What are the Royals going to do at the trade deadline? Does something need to change with the Royals training staff? A lockout seems more and more likely in 2027 every week.

Brandon and Moses are back after completely whiffing on last week’s episode. We’ll explain what happened. What did we think of the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game? We have to look at what went wrong in the 1st half for the Royals. It won’t be pleasant but it must be done. What needs to happen between now and 2027 for us to feel optimistic about the Kansas City Royals? Baseball is back with the 2nd half. What should we expect for the Royals? The Red Sox are hot! What can Kansas City learn from them? As always...

The Royals did something historic against the Phillies. Tyler Tolbert is the hottest hitter in baseball. What is happening with the 2026 Royals? Should MLB Change the playoff seeding format? How well does Brandon know Royals All-Star history? Some umpires will be packing their bags after this season.

0:00 How Was Your 4th of July?

10:38 I Had a Dream About Matt Quatraro

13:04 Where Does the Front Office Stand on 2026?

29:53 Phillies @ Royals Recap

42:19 MLB All-Star Rosters Announced

44:00 Should MLB Do Away With Divisions?

56:20 Royals News

Brandon and Moses are back this week celebrating the 4th of July! We reveal our Independence Day plans. The Royals are embarrassing. We try our best to make sense of what happened with Kansas City over the last week. The Royals have an update on the downtown stadium plans. We’ll get into some of those details and what the timeline currently looks like. The all-star game is around the corner, which means the homerun derby is near. Brandon and Moses each draft a team they think would win the derby. The Mets fired Carlos Mendoza, is it time fo...

0:00 Moses Fell Down the Stairs

5:21 Has Jac Caglianone Finally Arrived?

16:04 Should the Royals Consider Shutting Bobby Witt Jr Down?

20:21 What Should the Lineup Look Like Moving Forward?

25:09 You Have to Trade One Pitcher. Who is it?

28:09 One Thing We Want the Royals to do to Prepare for the Future

33:42 Is Salvy Going to Hit 318 Home Runs Before the All-Star Break?

35:23 What is Your Ballpark Tradition?

37:46 One Thing We Want at the New Stadium

42:46 Besides the Obvious…

44:51 Honorable Mentions

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0:00 Kansas City Mavericks

:35 Royals Against the Nationals

10:00 The Royals are Bad

17:37 The Royals are Injured

29:15 The Royals Traded for Connor Seabold

31:43 All-Star Ballot Update

34:40 Sports Apparel Prices are Insane

42:30 Is a Cycle or Perfect Game More Exciting as a Fan?

46:42 Congrats to the Knicks!

50:45 The World Cup in Kansas City

52:12 Everybody Loves Chiefs

53:01 Please Don’t Ruin Shrek

55:07 The Royals Roster but Funny

01:00:04 Honorable Mentions

Moses might have jinxed the Kansas Ci...

Brandon and Moses are back after a great Memorial Day Weekend! The Royals blew it again and we’re going to try and figure out what the Royals need to do to get this thing back on the rails, but is it too late? Salvador Perez just made history again! He is well on his way to Cooperstown. Its a long season, we’re taking a trip around the minor leagues to get everyone familiar with the Royals farm system and we have a few national stories that are worth mentioning!

Moses and Buttface guy talk about the ups and downs of the Royals season. Possible / probable changes? Who needs to get canned if anybody? Salvy the goat? And HUUUUGE news here at ELR!!

0:00-1:28 Bop It Baby

1:28-3:50 29 references

3:50-10:09 Hot, Cold, and Meh

10:09-31:43 Q is on whatever Rashee is on

31:46-36:36 Reality Check noobs

36:36-39:47 Salvy is Historically Good

39:47-42:53 Honorable Mentions

42:53-1:02:47 BIG ELR UPDATES

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Happy Baseball season to all who celebrate. This week we are focusing on the early data for the ABS Challenge System. What do the success rates look like? What teams have it figured out so far? We look at some umpire data and see who is actually accurate and who needs some help.

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The 2026 MLB season is upon us. The Dodgers are looking to be the first team to win three straight championships since the New York Yankees(1998-2000). What team has the best chance to take down the Dodgers this year? Is a lockout inevitable in 2027?

Baseball is back! Spring training is here! The WBC team USA roster is out! We are going over the notable players on the team. We take a look at some moves around the league and react to the latest PECOTA projections.

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We're back for more in 2026! Today we're getting caught up on everything that has happened over the last month. Are the Dodgers spending days about to be over? Are the Marlins going to need to start opening up the check book? What does a lockout in 2027 mean for baseball?

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Free agents are starting to move. We're keeping you informed on everything happening at the winter meetings. The contemporary era hall of fame ballot was revealed and we have a brand new MLB hall of famer. The MLB draft lottery was this week and we now know the order of the 2026 MLB draft.

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The offseason is under way and we have a lot of great free agents on the market. Who are they and where will they land? A couple of Guardians pitchers have been indicted for alleged gambling scheme. What will the major sports do to fix this issue?

The World Series is tied at 2-2 guaranteeing a trip back to Toronto. We go over a wild few games in LA and look at what that means for the rest of the series. Hopefully this series goes the distance.

The Dodgers and Blue Jays meet in the World Series. We reflect on the Championship Series and look ahead to the World Series

The Dodgers and Mariners went on the road and took care of business. We look at the dominance of the Dodgers pitching staff and the lineup of the Mariners. What does Milwaukee and Toronto need to do to get back in to the series.

Four teams are on the verge of elimination. A quick overview of what has happened so far in the American and National League Division Series.

The MLB Postseason is here and we have 12 teams that want to lift the trophy at the end of the playoffs. Today we are going through the sense of urgency to win a World Series championship in each city.

The final weekend of the 2025 MLB regular season is here and the water is muddy. We try to figure out what happened to Detroit and give Cleveland the credit they deserve. We make our World Series matchup choices and wrap up the season

We are waving the white flag on the Royals season but we feel very optimistic about what's to come for them. Can the Mariners go on a run in the postseason? The wild card races are tight!

Its September and that means its go time! This week we are looking at some very important series for every playoff team in the month of September. We also discuss ways the MLB schedule could be built better for more division matchups down the stretch.

This week we look at who the AL MVP should be versus who it will probably be and look at what is going wrong in St Louis.

This week on This Is Baseball, Padres fumbled a golden opportunity, American League Wild Card Race, MLB expansion and realignment conversations.

This week on This Is Baseball, we react to the Ohtani lawsuit, Ohio's stance on prop betting, division races and celebrate the best team in baseball.

This week on This Is Baseball we're looking at some of the biggest and surprising moves of the 2025 deadline. We will look at how the Royals are deadline winners in more ways than one and what they need to do to make the postseason.

This week we go over Bryce Harper and Rob Manfred's exchange. We look at some of the pros and cons of a cap and the need for a salary floor. We'll look into the Emmanuel Clase suspension and what is going on with the Guardians pitchers

-The recent induction of Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner into the Hall of Fame

-Ichiro Suzuki's illustrious career boasts an impressive collection of accolades, including 3,000 hits and a .311 batting average.

-CC Sabathia's remarkable achievement of 251 career wins and where he stands in all time wins

-The Kansas City Royals made a strategic decision to extend Seth Lugo's contract, reflecting their commitment to building a competitive team.

-Billy Wagner's induction into the Hall of Fame, despite previous delays, highlights the evolving recognition of his significant contributions to the game.

This week we celebrate the Royals series victory over the Chicago Cubs and discuss the chances of them keeping the offense moving in the right direction. We look at some news surrounding gambling and harassment of players online.

We're at the second half of the MLB season(technically we're more like 2/3rds of the way through) we're looking at the Royals upcoming schedule and whether they are really contenders. We look at the drama between the Yankees and Braves and see who was really out of line.

The All-Star game was a huge success. We get into the good and the bad of the all-star break and talk salary cap possibilities in MLB

This week we discuss the MLB all-star break and why its still the best all-star format in sports. We react to some of the drama surrounding all-star selections. We look at a potential World Series matchup if I had to make a choice today. We close the show talking a little bit of Royals and what matchups they have coming up.

A lot of chatter has been going around about Jac Caglianone. I am here to defend him. Today we look at several players across different sports that didn't get off to great starts in their careers but ended up as hall of famers.

This week on the show we discuss how everything has shaken out in the first half of the season. Who performed as expected and who surprised us. Can teams like the Rangers, Royals and Braves turn it around and get into the playoff race? The Athletics broke ground in Las Vegas.

Brandon is back from vacation and we have some catching up to do. We look at the Devers trade and what it means for the Giants and Red Sox. We catch up on how the Royals are doing and talking manager ejections.

A conversation about the 2025 Kansas City Royals and what needs to change. The Athletics are finally breaking ground in Las Vegas, and some Royals stadium news.