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Kansas City Royals Look to Carry Spring Hope into Regular Season

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Spring Training, tagged on March 31, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Last year, the Toronto Blue Jays were the toast of Spring Training, compiling a 24-7 record that ranked as the second best in a non-labor shortened exhibition season since 1984. This spring, the Royals did them one better, ending the pre-season with a 25-7 mark that has optimism on the rise in Kansas City. If […]

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Experts Sling Arrows, but Shields Gives Royals Fighting Chance

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, Trades, tagged , on December 10, 2012 | 3 Comments »

A six year, $147 million contract is too rich for the Kansas City Royals’ blood. So, when Zack Greinke agreed to terms with the Dodgers on the richest contract ever given to a pitcher, general manager Dayton Moore probably saw the handwriting on the wall. Although the Royals weren’t a player for Greinke, the enormous […]

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Process of Elimination: Giants Make Postseason History, Live to Fight Another Day

Posted in Baseball, MLB, World Series, tagged , on October 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Move over St. Louis. The cardiac kids of the postseason now reside in San Francisco. Entering last night’s sudden death NLCS showdown, the Cardinals were riding a six game winning streak in winner-take-all postseason match-ups dating back to last October. Meanwhile, the Giants, who have been on life support for most of the postseason, were […]

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Appeasing Aggrieved Fan Bases with All Star Olive Branches (and Video)

Posted in All Star Game, Baseball, Humor, Mets, MLB, Video, Yankees, tagged , , , on July 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Some Yankees’ fans have been slow to forgive the rude way in which All Star second baseman Robinson Cano was treated by their Kansas City counterparts, who were unhappy that the Bronx Bombers’ second baseman did not pick hometown favorite Billy Butler to participate in the HR Derby. However, I’d like to extend an olive branch to the long suffering […]

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Fall Guys: Will 2011’s Biggest Breakout Players Take a Step Back in 2012?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, tagged , , , , , on March 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Identifying potential breakout players is a fun way to enjoy the optimism of a brand new season. But, what about those players who already took a big step up the year before? Are they a sure bet for a repeat performance, or ideal candidates for regression? At the risk of being too pessimistic, below are […]

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A Big Day for Catchers Underscores a Developing Trend in the Game

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, Rumors, Yankees, tagged , , , , , , on February 28, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Yesterday, catchers stepped out from behind the plate and into the headlines. Early in the afternoon, word of Jason Varitek’s pending, but inevitable, retirement surfaced. Then, news came that the Royals had agreed to a five-year deal with 21-year old backstop Salvador Perez. Finally, the day concluded with a report stating the Cardinals and Yadier […]

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Butler Would Serve Yanks Need at DH, but Royals May No Longer Be Looking to Flush Away Talent

Posted in Hot Stove, MLB, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on January 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »

The names most often mentioned as candidates for the Yankees’ DH opening read like a who’s who from the early part of the last decade. Emerging amid the cluttered speculation about veterans like Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Vladimir Guerrero, Carlos Pena, and Raul Ibanez, however, was a more intriguing rumor about the Kansas City Royals’ […]

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