Maybe Zack Greinke Is the Real AL MVP
sportingnews.com 9/25/2009 — Dear AL MVP voters: Consider this acknowledged fact: Joe Mauer should and likely will win the AL MVP. He's putting up an absurd .374/.441/.610 slash line, is fourth in the majors in Wins Above Replacement, a counting stat, despite not joining the ...

Greinke Can’t Do Quite Everything…
therookiesblog.com 9/23/2009 — I wasn't sitting too far behind these guys last night. Zack Greinke is baseball history in the making. He is surrounded by a rather shabby baseball team, but is having the best season by any pitcher since Pedro Martinez rewrote the definition of dominance a decade ago. If only Greinke had ...

GREINKE GOES FROM DEPRESSED GUY TO FUNNY MAN
bigleaguescrew.com 10/2/2009 — Zack Greinke has elevated himself to elite status. He is arguably the favorite to win the AL Cy Young award this year. But before that, he had bouts with social anxiety disorder and depression.You might think that he’s a down-trodden loner. However, it turns out that Zack Greinke is ...

Zack Live Blog
joeposnanski.com 9/24/2009 — This time we start this thing on time. First inning: Zack gets Jacoby Ellsbury to hit ground ball to second on third pitch. He fallsl behind 3-1 to Dustin Pedroia, who pokes a double over Mark Teahen’s head — Teahen seemed to get a bad ...

Ask BA
baseballamerica.com 9/28/2009 — Where will Aroldis Chapman rank as a prospect? Should the Royals trade Zack Greinke? How does Rick Porcello's rookie season rate against that of other recent blue-chip pitching prospects?

Zack Greinke, Part III: Return of the Jonah.
ranyontheroyals.com 9/1/2009 — Alright, let’s talk about something positive for a change. I’m halfway through a piece breaking down the Dayton Moore contract extension rumors, but it’s a lot more fun to talk about Zack Greinke instead. As everyone knows, Greinke struck out 15 ...

Zack Greinke Ejection - Was the Strike Zone Different for Kansas City Compared to Boston?
beyondtheboxscore.com 9/26/2009 — More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP Chuck Norris wears Zack Greinke pajamas to bed. Browse more photos » On Thursday night the Royals were facing the Boston Red Sox and Zack ...

Félix versus Zack
seamheads.com 10/18/2009 — Hace cuarenta años un serpentinero cubano acompañaba a los Leones de Ponce en la Serie del Caribe a efectuarse en Caracas en febrero de 1970. Miguel Cuellar abriría el primer juego ante Magallanes. Venía de ganar el Cy Young de la Liga Americana igualado con Denny McLain. Lo recuerdo muy bien, ...

Can Zach Greinke Get A Little Help?
camdencrazies.com 9/16/2009 — No starting pitcher has ever won a Cy Young award with less than 16 wins in a full season. That might have to change this year, since Zach Greinke has been easily the best pitcher in the AL and still only has a 13-8 record, largely due to the ineptitude of the Royal’s offense. I took a ...

A Post, Finally; Greinke A No-Brain Choice For Cy Young
mvn.com 9/24/2009 — So, last time that you heard from me, Scott Kazmir had just been traded to the Angels. Needless to say, a lot of time has passed since then. I personally apologize for the lack of activity on the site this month. The lazy excuse would be to blame it on the utter lack of any real pennant ...

Jimenez feels no pressure for Game 4 — Major League Baseball News 10/12/2009
For the second time in six days, Colorado pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez will get a crack at the Phillies in the National League Division Series, a welcome opportunity for him given how his start in Game 1 began and ended.

Healthy DeJesus hitting charity circuit — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
Royals left fielder David DeJesus missed the last nine games of the season because of a bout with a virus. Now he's home in Kansas City, recovered and ready to pitch in on some local charity efforts.