royalsreview.com - 11/26/2008
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What do Royals fans have to be thankful for? Quite a lot, actually. I'm not generally a voice of boosterism, but when I started thinking about it, there were a lot of positives.
Zack Greinke : We -- and I was among the most guilty of this -- should stop worrying about whether or not Greinke ...
boston.com - 11/19/2008
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boston.com —
The Red Sox have traded center fielder Coco
Crisp to the Royals for righthanded relief pitcher Ramon
Ramirez, a major league baseball source has confirmed to the Globe's Nick Cafardo. The deal was first reported this morning on Kansas City...
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Crisp traded to Royals
thesportsculture.com - 11/20/2008
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thesportsculture.com —
BOSTON, Mass. (TSC) — A surprisingly upbeat Coco
Crisp walked out of Red Sox GM Theo Epstein’s
office Wednesday morning with news that the outfielder had been traded to the Kansas City Royals — taking Epstein by a pleasant surprise.
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Coco Crisp supports small business, Kansas City trade
mlbtraderumors.com - 11/19/2008
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mlbtraderumors.com —
According to Brian McRae reporting for Sports Radio
810 in Kansas City, the Royals acquired Coco Crisp
from the Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez . I emailed McRae to confirm, and he said, "It's a done deal."
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Coco Crisp Traded To Royals
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Royals Review: What Do Royals Fans Have to Be Thankful For? Uhh...Dennis Paepke hasn’t picked up a bat in over 30 years? Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Billy Butler, Alex Gordon: The odds are that two of these guys will reach an All-Star level, perhaps higher, before its all said and done. It hasn’t happened yet, but at least its possible. Again, it wasn’t always like this. The K: The K should really almost be in the same paragraph as the uniforms. The K manages to look modern and timeless at the same time, and should be even better this season with the renovations done. I ...
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Major League Baseball News 11/28/2008
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