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Joakim Soria's Nickname Is Blogger Tested, Mexican Approved [Mexicutioner]

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:54:06 +1900

It's about time the Kansas City Royals got themselves a bona fide All-Star, after branding Ken Harvey and Mark Redman as such. Joakim Soria is the Royals' scintillating closer, saving 25 of 27 games and sporting a 0.72 WHIP. With stats like that, a guy needs a legendary nickname, and he's got it now. Meet "The Mexicutioner." It's gotten pretty big locally. The T-shirt is selling like pine ...

Royals Review: Front Page Posts found this 5 days ago on deadspin.com [link]

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Whose idea was "The Mexicutioner?"

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:30:13 +1900

You've seen Joakim Soria's new nickname, "The Mexicutioner," in Royals game stories, heard it on radio, and lately it has been spotted on increasingly popular T-shirts. Bob Dutton , Royals beat writer for The Star, says the The Mexicutioner nickname didn't start with him. WHB's Kevin Kietzman , who did launch the T-shirts, also said he can't claim to be the origin of the nickname. Both ...

The Big Lead found this 6 days ago on overthetop.kansascity.com [link]

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'Mexicutioner' is the rage in Kansas City

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:32:37 +1900

Best new nickname to emerge this season is the "Mexicutioner" one given to Kansas City closer Joakim Soria, which thankfully so far has escaped persecution by political correctness fanatics. Soria, from Monclova, Mexico, has 25 saves to date, and thrived...

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 6 days ago on blogs.usatoday.com [link]

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Soria fitting right in with All-Star idols

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:00:18 +1900

Joakim Soria spent Monday rubbing elbows with his idols -- most notably Mariano Rivera. But the Royals' closer and new All-Star has carved out his own name.

Baseball in Fort Wayne found this 8 days ago on mlb.mlb.com [link]

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National League All-Stars vs. American League All-Stars - Box Score - July 15, 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:40:00 +1900

PITCHING IBB: M Tejada (By J Soria) Batters faced: C Lee 7; J Saunders 4; R Halladay 3; E Santana 4; J Duchscherer 6; J Nathan 3; J Papelbon 4; F Rodriguez 2; M Rivera 5; J Soria 9; G Sherrill 8; S Kazmir 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lee 2-1; J Saunders 2-1; R Halladay 1-0; E Santana 1-0; J Duchscherer 0-2; J Nathan 0-2; J Papelbon 0-1; F Rodriguez 0-1; M Rivera 2-0; J Soria 1-2; G Sherrill ...

ShysterBall found this 9 days ago on scores.espn.go.com [link]

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National League All-Stars vs. American League All-Stars - Box Score - July 15, 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:01:00 +1900

Baseball Toaster found this 8 days ago on sports.espn.go.com [link]

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