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Cys Go To The Young

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17:31 +0000

Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you, if you’re young at heart. Here is the best part, you have a head start, if you are among the very young at heart. -Frank Sinatra Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Baseball is quickly becoming a young man’s game. Blame ...

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Royals ink Campillo to Minors deal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:04 +0000

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com 11/20/09 12:05 PM EST KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Jorge Campillo, a World Baseball Classic teammate of Kansas City closer Joakim Soria, has signed a Minor League contract for 2010 with the Royals. Campillo, who was with Soria on Mexico's team last spring, missed most of ...

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Sports & Money: Baltimore pushing for Negro League Baseball Museum

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:24 +0000

What would Buck say? What would Buck say? Here's a wake-up call for supporters of Kansas City's Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: The city fathers in Baltimore are backing a $4.1 million plan to build a Negro League museum there to draw tourists and rejuvenate a section of the town. The plan, which ...

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Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:14:27 +0000

The AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...

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IRF Reacts to Brad Thompson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:17:58 +0000

My IRF (Inner Royals Fan) got some good news* when it was announced the Royals had signed RHP-Brad Thompson to a minor league contract. *You may be asking yourself about my usage of “good news” when referring to the Royals signing Brad Thompson. If you are, let me remind you that ...

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Footprints in the Snow: Royals

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:00 +0000

by Tom Fornelli Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. Over the last few years there has been a familiar refrain coming out of the City of Fountains: this is the year that the Kansas City Royals will finally ...

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Use of Statistics Helps Zack Greinke to A.L. Cy Young

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:31:32 +0000

Zack Greinke had a 16-8 record with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals.

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Royals to bring out powder blue hats in 2010

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:03 +0000

Score one for Royals marketing. The team announced Thursday that next year's team will wear a new powder blue hat with their powder blue jerseys, which have been worn every home day game since the 2008 season. The hat -- shown above here -- will go on sale for $38 at the team store at ...

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Source: Royals have deal with righty Thompson

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:13:47 +0000

As a minor league free agent, Thompson was able to agree on a 2010 contract prior to Friday, when major league free agents can begin signing with new clubs. Thompson is 21-17 with a 4.36 in 185 major league appearances, all with the St. Louis Cardinals. He has made 32 starts in the big leagues. ...

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Zack Greinke Is Awesome

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:44:35 +0000

The next time that you try to sell someone on FIP and that they tell you that its a load of crap reserved for nerds who have never played the game, tell them Zack Greinke disagrees . Bannister, a right-handed starter, is known for his appreciation of modern pitching metrics, which emphasize ...

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Royals Top 30 Prospects:#24-19

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:37 +0000

We cover prospect #24-19 in this installment of the our Prospect List. I decided to drop adding pics because it was such a headache last time. We've got some high ceiling players on this section--if even one of them came close to reaching their potential, that would be a good ...

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RHP-Jorge Campillo Joins the Royals

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:28:01 +0000

Another day, another minor league free agent for Dayton Moore and the Royals. Enter 31 year old, RHP-Jorge Campillo who has the distinction of having been signed twice and released once by the Atlanta Braves. Campillo was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent on February 14th, ...

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Fashion Ump: Royals strike out again with powder blue caps

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:01:48 +0000

Anyone who reads Big League Stew knows that the Fashion Ump is generally a fan of any team that decides to go with the old-school powder blue uniform. That said, he's never been particularly fond of how the Royals choose to remember the days of Dick Howser, Frank White and Willie Wilson. ...

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FA Open Season Approaches, My IRF Sleeps

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:14:47 +0000

Midnight is fast approaching and with it open season on the current class of free agents. This can be an exciting time for fans of certain teams or for people obsessed with pretty much anything baseball. I fall into the latter category so I am fired up to see who goes where and for how [...]

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Zack Greinke Is So Damn Awesome

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:12 +0000

Zack Greinke won the AL Cy Young award, with 25 of 28 first-place votes. It should have been unanimous, but I won't quibble with that. Instead, I'd like to bring attention to this article from the NY Times. Greinke considered that Felix Hernandez might have been awarded by the voters, but it ...

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Zack Greinke: Stathead

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0000

Not only did Zack Greinke claim a victory for statheads everywhere by winning the AL Cy Young yesterday despite only 16 wins, afterward he outed himself as a believer in sabermetrics thanks to stathead teammate Brian Bannister: I'm also a...

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Royals' Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:50:54 +0000

Just three years after social anxiety disorder almost completely derailed his career, Royals ace Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez.

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Royals sign Thompson to Minors deal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:50:54 +0000

The Royals, anxious to deepen their pitching options, have agreed to a Minor League contract with former Cardinals right-hander Brad Thompson.

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Royals sign Brad Thompson to minor league deal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:10:21 +0000

The Royals agreed to terms with RHP Brad Thompson on a one-year minor league contract. Thompson could be an option at the back end of the Royals rotation, the bullpen or as minor league depth in 2010. The front end of the Royals rotation figures to made up of Zack Grienke and Gil Meche. Trade ...

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It’s so bad to play for the Royals! … How bad is it !?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:31:06 +0000

It’s so bad that it is more exciting to finally win a game than it is to win the Cy Young. Hear for yourself. Zack Greinke explains.

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