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So, it turns out the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum won't have new competition from Baltimore after all.A story in the Baltimore Sun this week detailing "the first East Coast museum devoted to Negro League baseball teams and players" caused concern around Kansas City from some about how much the project would compete with th (Read More)
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Last night at the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library, Denny Matthews and his ghost writer Matt Fulks had a promo event for Denny’s new book that included an audience Q and A at the end. While most of what Denny had to say dealt with reminiscences of old time good ol’ ballplayers, there were some interesting tid (Read More)
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You know its a good week when two of Greinke's pitches get specific breakdowns.Royals:Greinke’s Slider | FanGraphs BaseballThe Curves of Zack Greinke - Beyond the Box Score Royalscentricity: Cy GreinkeZack Greinke wins the AL Cy Young Award " Royal ReflectionsReality check: Greinke's success means the clock is ticking on D (Read More)
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More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Zack Greinke was named the 2009 American League Cy Young Tuesday. The first Royal to win the award since 1994. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (Read More)
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More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP This is better than any award. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Browse more photos » Dear Zack, Thank you for an amazing 2009.We know that if there's any a (Read More)
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The big news in Royalsville are the DeJesus rumors and the announcement that Alberto Callaspo did not qualify for arbitration as a Super Two. Expect Moore to get great anti-value for these guys any day now. The little news, but maybe a growing meme, is the Mike Moustakas weight gain. Sickels brought back a negative report f (Read More)
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Did the SB Nation baseball bloggers get it right? Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pts1Joe MauerMinnesota Twins2431-------3712Ben ZobristTampa Bay Rays-106221-1--1723Mark TeixeiraNew York Yankees23243271--1584Derek JeterNew York Yankees15344211211575Evan LongoriaTampa Bay Rays-2412323211066Zack Grei (Read More)
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Here we are: the Top 30. I plan to go through them 6 at a time and then do a wrap up/overview of the Royals system. Since we are doing only 6 at a time, I'm able to squeeze in some previous years' stats as well as a few pictures. I'll go a little more in depth for my comments.Disco Hayes via royals.mlblogs.com 30-Salva (Read More)
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Hopefully this is an accurate preview of the "real" award to come. Greinke claimed the AL CYA from the SB Nation baseball bloggers with little challenge. Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts1Zack GreinkeKansas City Royals281-1432Felix HernandezSeattle Mariners-176573Justin VerlanderDetroit Tigers-89334Roy HalladayToronto Blue (Read More)
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Royals:Royals notebook: Club trims 40-man roster by sending John Bannister to Omaha - KansasCity.comCrown Gems: Alberto Callaspo for A.J. Ellis? | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals BlogMark Teahen traded to the White Sox « Royal Reflections Tangled Up In (Royal) Blue: A Few Thoughts On The Mark Teahen TradeRoyals Ca (Read More)
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Every season, the baseball team at SB Nation gets together and votes on the same name-brand season awards that the official baseball writers do. We follow the same format -- AL bloggers only vote for the AL Awards, two votes per city, etc. -- and the same points system. Like the BBWAA, votes are due before the postseason.T (Read More)
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First, my own unsolicited take on this trade.The news that took eighteen hours or so to emerge was not tremendously good for the Royals. Sending the White Sox $2 million dollars changes the complexion of this trade significantly. Don't get me wrong, it's still a minor deal in the grand scheme of things, but the real benefit (Read More)
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The Mark Teahen Era, one marked by so many trade rumors and so much uncertainty about Teahen's role on the team at any given moment, may be heading towards a fitting end: nobody seems to know what is going on. The Chicago Sun Times offers a straightforward report that the trade has been made, while the Kansas City Star and (Read More)
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More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke smiles and looks at the scoreboard after getting Chicago White Sox's Jim Thome to swing at a pitch during the sixth innin (Read More)
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I've had over a month off from the Royals now and have been mulling over some ideas. This is my vision for the Royals in the upcoming 2010 season. Bear with me if you're bored and/or interested in one fans ideal vision for his cherished franchise.1B- Mike Jacobs / Billy Butler Obviously Billy Butler is the man. He had a (Read More)