Yankees vs. Royals - Box Score - April 09, 2008

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Game 8
Published 4/10/2008 by Lee Warren at Royal Reflections
Game Date: April 9, 2008 Royals 4, Yankees 0 / Box Score WP: Greinke (2-0), LP: Farnsworth Hughes (0-1), SV: Gobble (1) Royal Home Runs: Buck (1) Royals Record: 6-2 Neither rain, nor surprise starter, nor $195 million payroll could stop Zack Greinke and the Royals tonight. With the rain pouring down, Greinke mowed down the evil Yankees for eight innings without giving up a run, lowering his ERA to 0.60. Oddly, Joe Girardi scratched scheduled starter Ian Kennedy shortly before game time "because of anticipated rain ...

And That Happened
Published 4/10/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
... Royals 4, Yankees 0: Zach Greinke (8 IP, 6 H, 0 ER) shuts down the Bombers. Remember lo, those many weeks ago (2, if I recall) when we wondered which lineup -- the Tigers or the Yankees -- was more pee-in-the-pants inducing? Well, the only team in the AL the Yankees have outscored is the Tigers. ...

It was an interesting idea, at least
Published 4/10/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... (we'd whole-heartedly endorse either move), Ohlendorf is the odd man out. On his blog, Joel Sherman describes how Girardi still has faith in Farnsworth. You know the old "George Washington Slept Here" signs above colonial era buildings? Pretty soon MLB is going to be hanging signs outside of the stadiums the Yankees visit that similarly read, "Yankee bats slept here." Last night, the bats enjoyed a light night of work at Kauffman Stadium (they tallied seven hits , but had no runs to show for it). Perhaps they simply need a live rooster to ...