This Is Baseball
A weekly baseball podcast discussing games, news and history of the sport.
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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&...
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 ...
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...
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 shou...
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 @ ...
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 n...
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...
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
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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 ...
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!!
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
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.
Are you a Royals fan? Catch Everybody Loves Royals every Wednesday. Watch at youtube.com/@everybodylovesroyals or listen wherever you find your p...
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
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