digitalsportsdaily.com - 7/21/2009
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By Travis Duncan
The Royals have had four winning seasons since 1990. 2009, has been one of the most frustrating for Royal’s fans.
Fans cite strategic handling of the Royals pitching staff by Manager Trey Hillman as a reason. Others question the signing of veteran players like ...
Groundhog Day
royalsauthority.com 7/21/2009 — A couple of interesting things happened over the weekend. They are not unrelated. First - The Royals blew three leads on three consecutive days in the eighth inning. I should expand on that. Not only did they hold the lead going ...
Stupid is …
joeposnanski.com 7/2/2009 — More Kansas City Royals. I keep meaning to write about some other teams … but the Royals just keep doing amazing things. Amazing things.
Here’s the thing — and, I’ll admit, this might be a bit of a flaw — but I ...
International Free Agents, Dayton Moore and Trey Hillman
kingsofkauffman.com 7/2/2009 — Tomorrow, July 2nd, marks the beginning of the international signing period. The Royals are expected to land one of the top Latin free agents by signing Nicaraguan 3B-Cheslor Cuthbert to an expected bonus of $1 million to $1.5 million. Cuthbert will most likely be the only high profile ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Royals Are Laughingstocks Once More
baseballreflections.com 8/26/2009 — When Dayton Moore was hired as general manager and David Glass decided it was okay to spend a little money, most of us were sure that the Royals were on the road back to respectability.
Bolstered by a better than it really was September, the Royals won more games in 2008 than they had ...
Trey Hillman Will Be Back in Kansas City Next Year
mlb.fanhouse.com 7/19/2009 — by Tom Fornelli The 2009 season was supposed to be the one where the Kansas City Royals were able to compete in what was viewed as a weak AL Central division. Things started out nicely enough with the Royals getting off to an 18-11 start and holding ...
Royals GM Moore: Hillman to return (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/20/2009
General manager Dayton Moore has given Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman a vote of confidence, saying he will return next season. The Royals (37-54) went into Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels 17 games below .500 after losing ...
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