royalsreview.com - 2/3/2009
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The 35th Greatest Royal of All-Time was one of the first good Royals pitchers in franchise history and a workhorse, pitcher Dick Drago . "We are judged by what we finish, not what we start." -Anonymous
Baseball men lament the passing of the "good ol' days" when men were men and pitchers ...
blogs.nypost.com - 2/4/2009
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By JOEL SHERMAN The Royals signed pitcher Brian
Bannister to a one-year $1,737,500 contract, avoiding arbitration, the...
Post has learned. Bannister can earn an additional $25,000 by pitching 200 innings and also by making the All-Star team. In the ...
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ROYALS SIGN BANNISTER
royalsblog.kansascity.com - 1/27/2009
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The baseball executive sent an e-mail that included
these five words: "now THATS how you build." The...
agent called and said this: "he's leaving money on the table, but it's probably good for both sides." And then the scout answers his phone and ...
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Greinke signs, and if these aren't quite the "new" ...
joeposnanski.com - 2/2/2009
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– So, here’s the final Bruce prediction in
order: 1. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out 2. Working On...
A Dream 3. Glory Days 4. Born To Run. I’m still hoping for a surprise of some kind, but it’s the Super Bowl and they have outlawed surprises ...
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... • In case you were wondering (and I just know you were), Dick Drago is the 35th greatest Royal of all time. [Royals Review] ...
Random Retro Baseball Player: Dick Drago
Sharapova's Thigh —
... rain in the 5th inning. He got the loss in a 1-0 contest, as he gave up a solo homer to Hall of Famer Frank Robinson. At the age of 44 in 1989, Drago pitched in the Senior Professional Baseball Association for the Fort Myers Sun Sox. He had a 10.54 ERA in 8 games pitched. He gave up Hank Aaron's last home run(#755), which of course was the record number until Barry Bonds surpassed it in 2007. He had a combined 1.04 ERA and 2 saves in the ALCS and World Series for the Red Sox in 1975. Royals Review recently ranked Drago the #35 on their "100 Greatest Royals of All-Time". ...
Talkin' baseball with Dick Drago
The Hall of Very Good —
... Dick Drago is a native of Toldeo, Ohio and currently calls Tampa home. During his playing career, he found himself suiting up five teams...Kansas City, Boston (twice), California, Baltimore and Seattle. Earlier this year, Royals Review named Drago one of the 100 Greatest Royals All-Time. ...
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