kansascity.com - 6/29/2009
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PITTSBURGH | Gil Meche will test his “dead arm” today in a throwing workout before deciding whether to make his scheduled start Wednesday against Minnesota. “I won’t know anything until (today),” he said. “Am I concerned? ...
fantasyphenoms.com - 6/30/2009
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Three pitchers who have exceeded expectations so far are...
Jon Lester, Zack Greinke and Justin Verlander . Owners of these pitchers have been relying on them as weekly starters who play an intricate role ...
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kansascity.com - 6/24/2009
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HOUSTON | No, before you ask, Royals manager
Trey Hillman didn’t come up with the idea of...
having pitcher Zack Greinke bat eighth Tuesday night against the Astros from one of his weekend conversations with Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. La ...
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Royals notebook: Greinke bats eighth against Astros
royalsreview.com - 6/23/2009
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The Saga of Gil Meche's back
Royals Review —
The lastest part of the Gil Meche injury soreness saga is news that he will pitch today to test his "dead arm".
But there's a claim spreading like the Swine Flu out there. The myth that "Gil Meche is better after throwing lots of pitches, therefore Trey shouldn't get so much heat for keeping him out there for 132 pitches"
It is a complete and total logical fallacy for one concrete reason. Gil Meche had back pain. And was put out to pitch over 115 pitches multiple times after the back pain flared up. Gil Meche's performance coming off of ...
Royal Trade Rumors, Meche’s Arm, Quirk on MLB
Royal Reflections —
... Bob Dutton said the following in the Star this morning: “The buzz on the rumor mill is that the Royals are openly offering some veteran players in response to their disappointing season. Names making the rounds include David DeJesus, Mark Teahen, Kyle Davies, Brian Bannister and virtually all of their relievers.” To deal DeJesus, Teahen, or Bannister right now would seem to me to be a huge regression. ...
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royallyspeaking.com 7/9/2009 — Looking over Gil Meche' career and breaking up high pitch counts accordingly...and then combining performances over the next three games. S E A T T L E - M A R I N E R - C A R E E R 2003 : 3 115-119 pitch performances 10 ...
Meche Streaks
baseballmusings.com 6/17/2009 — Gil Meche pitches his first shutout and complete game of the 2009 season, limiting the Arizona Diamondbacks to four hits and one walk. The 5-0 victory gives the Royals their fourth win in a row as they stay in contention in the AL Central. Meche pitched seven shutout innings in his last start, ...
Meche retakes spot at head of Royals rotation
hardballcooperative.com 6/20/2009 — Gil Meche is dealing. The 30 year old righthander is 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in his last six starts and has retaken the mantle as KC’s ace as Zack Greinke begins his descent back to earth. Meche has been everything the Royals hoped for when they signed him to a $55 million deal after the 2006 season.
Morning Notes: Meche, Bob Melvin, Minor Perfection
mlbnotebook.com 7/1/2009 — Gil Meche will fight through injury issues and pitch in the Royals series finale with the Twins tonight. Former Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners manager Bob Melvin is accepting a job with the San Diego Padres. There is no word on what that job may be. Rockies minor leaguer Brandon ...
Meche Fixes the Mess
baseballmusings.com 6/11/2009 — Gil Meche and an extra powerful Kansas City offense move back into fourth place in the AL Central with a 9-0 victory over the Indians. Meche easily pitched his best game of the season, striking out 11 and walking just three in seven innings of work. The Indians managed just four hits.
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All Hail Zack Greinke
fangraphs.com 7/8/2009 — Zack Greinke is about half way through the 2009 MLB season and to date he has been worth 5.5 wins. He is roughly on pace to accumulate 11 wins. As a pitcher. In the last four years, no pitcher has broken past the eight win mark. Since 2002, the first ...
TH Daily: What a Meche
hardballtimes.com 6/17/2009 — Gil Meche has a 14-4 record against interleague rivals. Click the title to read more. Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.
The Social Disease That Strikes 19 Million
jimmyscottshighandtight.com 6/30/2009 — Jerry Seinfeld once had a joke, based on truth. He said that the #1 fear of Americans was speaking in public. #2 was death. "So you'd rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy."
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4 straight only 5 out
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/28/2009 — Before I get started please know the silence on this site has been due to me being sick. My apologies for this and please know I am going to do my best to get this blog back to daily postings. Thank you for your patience and please accept my apologies. The Pirates continue to amaze me. With ...
Royals' Meche pitches 4-hit shutout (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 6/17/2009 — Gil Meche pitched a four-hit shutout and Mark Teahen had three hits and drove in a run as the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Tuesday. Meche's shutout was the second of his career. His other came on Sept. 12, 2004 against ...
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NYT > Baseball 6/28/2009
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Zack Greinke didn't allow a run until making his final pitch before a rain delay in the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals kept the Pittsburgh Pirates from sweeping an interleague series for the first time since 2001 by ...
Royals' Greinke gets to 10 wins (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/28/2009
Zack Greinke didn't allow a run until making his final pitch before a rain delay in the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals kept the Pittsburgh Pirates from sweeping an interleague series for the first time since 2001 by winning 3-2 on ...
