Rockies vs. Royals - Box Score - June 23, 2008

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And That Happened
Published 6/24/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... Royals 8, Rockies 4: Brian Bannister started. He threw 113 pitches, but only 66 of them were strikes and he walked six guys. In other words, it was very un-Bannylike. The immediate implication: probably about 46 Posterisks in today's Banny Log as Joe P. vamps, trying desperately to figure out how to get out of writing 17 or 18 more of them this year.

The Hardball Times:THT Daily: Ooh and Ouch
Published 6/24/2008 by Dave Studeman at THT Live
... : Sure, the save is a somewhat overrated and often misinterpreted statistic, but K-Rod does have 31 of them through 77 games, and that's unprecedented. He plays by the same rules as every other closer, so no matter what you think of the save, you gotta give the fellow a hand. Royals 8, Rockies 4 : ...

Game 77: Colorado @ Kansas City
Published 6/24/2008 by Lee Warren (noreply@blogger.com) at Royal Reflections
Game Date: June 23, 2008  Royals 8, Rockies 4 / Box Score WP: Bannister (7-6), LP: Francis (3-7) Royal Home Runs: Teahen (8), Guillen (13), Gload (1) Royals Record: 34-43 Brian Bannister struggled with his command yesterday, but he battled through it, even taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning before the Rockies finally broke through against him. Banny walked six guys, but he didn't give up any earned runs (Esteban German dropped a ball in left field--more about him in a minute) in seven innings and you can't ask more from a guy who ...