royalsreview.com - 7/15/2009
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Now, more than ever, the ability of the Royals player development system to produce both stars and useful Major Leaguers, stands out as the question dictating the viability of the Moore regime. Last week, I contacted two Royals bloggers who follow the minors closely, as well our own RR ...
Dayton Moore Timeline
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 7/20/2009 — In the winter of 2007, Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore signed free agent outfielder Jose Guillen to a three-year, $36-M contract . Moore was excited about the move at the time of the deal, telling reporters: "We feel we have acquired an impact bat from the right side of the ...
Number 1s of Michael Jackson and the Royals
kingsofkauffman.com 6/27/2009 — In honor of Michael Jackson’s life and recent passing, I thought it would be appropriate to pay his music its due respect, Kansas City Royals style. Michael Jackson was a legend, an icon, a musical genius, and a creative inspiration. I grew up listening to the music of MJ, and while I may ...
Become a Sponsor for Kids' Day at the K
royalreflectionsblog.com 7/22/2009 — Let’s forget about how poorly the Royals are playing for a minute and focus on something we can do something about. As I’ve spoken to many Royals fans over the past few years, I hear a common theme regarding the way they became interested in the ...
A Dayton Moore Timeline
mvn.com 7/20/2009 —
In the winter of 2007, Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore signed free agent outfielder Jose Guillen to a three-year, $36-M contract . Moore was excited about the move at the time of the deal, telling reporters: "We feel we have acquired an impact bat from the right side of ...
Stats vs. Royals
joeposnanski.com 7/12/2009 — There is something about this whole Royals-Yuniesky deal that I can’t quite let go of … and I’m not entirely sure I’m going to be able to get at that something. It is more about being a fan, I think, than being a Royals ...
A Royal Thirty Days of Stink
baseballreflections.com 7/25/2009 — There were once high hopes for the Kansas City Royals , but no longer. While the problems plaguing the Royals began even as they raced out of the 2009 starting gate to an 18-11 record and three game Central Division lead, the last thirty days provide a perfect illustration of the state ...
Life’s Not Fair (Royals Edition)
joeposnanski.com 7/20/2009 — The older I get, the less tolerant I am of excuses. I’m not entirely sure why this is … maybe it’s because the older I get the more I appreciate that concept introduced to me when I was probably 7 years old, the concept that life ...
Fountains Of Greinke
pitchersandpoets.com 7/17/2009 — Our first ever Situational Essay comes today from Reeves Wiedeman. Reeves has written about hot dogs for SI.com, a Pi savant for The Boston Globe, and the Recently Insufferable Roger Federer at his blog, Meanderings , which he would be honored to have you skim after you get through Pitchers ...
Double The Nightmare
royalsauthority.com 7/24/2009 — Did anyone subject themselves to the entire doubleheader? I remember 25 years ago, the San Francisco Giants used to give fans a pin for attending night games at Candlestick Park, where the wind off the Bay made most evenings absolutely ...
Bullpen Blues
royalsauthority.com 7/8/2009 — Let us remember this as the day we, as a nation, laid Michael Jackson to rest and as the day we, as Royals Nation, celebrated the debut of the gritty Ryan Freel. Both are seismic events in our common history. And I think we will all ...
Dayton Moore's Defining Moment —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/15/2009
To the national media, the Royals' trade for Yuniesky Betancourt was a somewhat minor transaction: partly because of the two cities involved and partly because of the players involved. To those of us who doggedly follow the Royals, however, ...
Oakland A's All-Time Team —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/16/2009
This slideshow is designed to show the best players at east position of the Oakland A's. Let's take note that I'm just interested in the Oakland portion of the A's. So, no players who played in Philadelphia and Kansas City unless they came over to ...
