joeposnanski.com - 1/20/2009
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We’re going to use the Kansas City Royals as an example, but you can obviously do the following with any team. The Royals are just a good example because they have been lousy for fifteen years. They are a good example because even after those fifteen years, general manager Dayton Moore feels ...
royalsauthority.com - 1/22/2009
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royalsauthority.com —
...I might as well, also. By now, you
have all heard or read about the Royals' intention...
to give Mark Teahen a look at second base this spring. The basic premise certainly makes sense simply because Teahen does not have the bat (apparently) to justify ...
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Royals Authority | a Kansas City Royals blog
drivelinemechanics.com - 1/19/2009
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drivelinemechanics.com —
Sportswriters, and, by extension, fans, love players in
all sports who are said to do the "little...
things." While "statheads" grouse about this a fair amount (and usually rightfully so), it must be conceded that at least on the immediate level of ...
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God of Little Things 2008
theloveofsports.com - 1/15/2009
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theloveofsports.com —
Joe Brown continues his series on franchise owners
with a history lesson on the Kansas City Royals...
David Glass. He also says the Royals could be sleepers in the Central this year, but we're not sure if he's serious or not.
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The Glass is Greener in K.C.
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Chat today, 3pm CST (one hour later than usual).
16 starters were chosen within the first seven rounds of 2008 fantasy drafts. How many were worth it?
Confused about all this arbitration stuff? Read this.
Fred Claire notes that teams continue to sign pitchers to long-term deals.
Just for the fun of it, Joe Posnanski envisions a Royals alternate reality where they drafted perfectly in 1999.
Mike Axisa attempts to fix the free agent compensation ...
Wednesday Wangdoodles
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... . • Joe Posnanski puts together the perfect draft
and if you still need more proof that scouting is really, really, really hard, this should be plenty. • In his latest blog entry, Bill James comes up with a new method -- actually, two-and-a-half new methods -- for ...
The Perfect Draft
The Halo Is Lit —
... This was not my idea. While cruising around the internet looking for something interesting, I found this intriguing article by Joe Posnanski about having the perfect draft. It's a "what-might-have-been" article about the Kansas City Royals and their 1999 draft and what kind of team they'd have if their club had used their pick a bit more wisely. Please read the article, it's very good (as is all of his writing). In the opening sentence he writes that you can do this with any team, so I did. And of course I picked the Angels, but not the 1999 ...
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