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Game 72 Open Thread - Royals (29-42) at Cardinals (42-30)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:15:01 PDT

Game 72 Open Thread - Royals (29-42) at Cardinals (42-30)
Posted 16 days ago at Royals Review
Tonight in St. Louis it's Brian Bannister (5.00 ERA) against Weatherford OK native and former Shocker, Braden Looper (4.34 ERA) . According to the Social Security Administration , Braden was the 156th most popular male baby name in 2007, a...

Mike Aviles off to blistering start for Royals
Posted 16 days ago at Most Valuable Network

Royals Sign Mike Montgomery
Posted 16 days ago at Royal Reflections
The Royals signed left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery yesterday. Montgomery was a sandwich pick for the Royals in the draft this year. His signing bonus was $988,000 and he's on his way to the Arizona Rookie League, where he'll play for the Surprise...

Losing 2-1 to Royals. Shame Ensues.
Posted 16 days ago at Cardinals Diaspora
2-1 games happen in baseball. Sometimes you’ll be at the business end of that stick and sometimes you won’t. But you’re not going to play 162 games and not waste a great outing with a limp batting performance. That’s the good news. Good? We f

Royals Slip Past Cardinals
Posted 16 days ago at The Game of Baseball
Mike Aviles hit a solo homer in the top of the eighth to lift the Royals to a 2-1 win over the Cardinals in the first of a three-game set at Busch Stadium. David DeJesus had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City, which has won three in-a-row and four...

Game 71 Open Thread - Royals (28-42) at Cardinals (42-29)
Posted 17 days ago at Royals Review
If Hillman calls for a sac bunt in the fourth inning and it's successful, would the St. Louis fans -- who we know are not only the classiest in baseball, but also the smartest -- applaud? That would be the classy thing to do, right? And we all...

Royals on the Farm 6/16
Posted 17 days ago at The Pipeline
AAA - Omaha: Albuquerque 9, O-Royals 8 SS Smith 4-5, HR (15), 2 RBI (45), RS, E (11) -- .266, says something he's best producing power hitter on team 1B Shealy 2-5, 2B (9), HR (9), 4 RBI (23), 3 K, 2 RS -- .237 CF Maier 3-5, RBI (28), 2 RS -- .311 2B...

Cards to host Royals in ShowMe State Rivalry
Posted 17 days ago at Redbird Ramblings
the cardinals will look to take a couple of games from their intrastate rivals, the royals, in interleague play. they have to play the royals 6 times, this series is gonna be at busch. the next one in KC. so, the cards will face some decent...

Royals-Cardinals Preview
Posted 17 days ago at Royals Authority
Three months ago not many of us non-Cardinal fans even considered the possibility that St. Louis would be 42-29 in mid-June. Better and more unbiased baseball minds than me actually projected the Cardinals to be one of the five worst teams in...

Royals on the Farm 6/15
Posted 17 days ago at The Pipeline
AAA - Omaha: Albuquerque 7, O-Royals 1 LF Hollins 2-4, HR (7), RBI (26), K, RS -- .215 DH Butler 2-4 -- .391 CF Costa 2-3, BB, K -- .292 1B Shealy 0-3, BB, K -- .232 RF Stodolka 1-4 -- .229 Duckworth 5 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 9 K, 3 HRA, pickoff -- L,...

KC shows its colors on both sides of the state

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:29:34 PDT

KC shows its colors on both sides of the state
Posted 16 days ago at Around the Horn in KC
It was a full house at Busch Stadium in St. Louis last night and, across the state, many packed into the KC Live District. The Royals pulled out a late-inning squeaker and hero Mike Aviles got the customary 'Pie in the face of the rookie...

Game 71: Kansas City @ St. Louis
Posted 16 days ago at Royal Reflections
Game Date: June 17, 2008 Royals 2, Cardinals 1 / Box Score WP: Davies (3-0), LP: Villone (1-2), SV: Soria (16) Royal Home Runs: Aviles (3) Royals Record: 29-42 We'll get to Mike Aviles in a minute. But first I want to talk about Kyle...

Bostons Take Series; Philly Men Fall Short With Late Rally

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:56:58 PDT

Bostons Take Series; Philly Men Fall Short With Late Rally
Posted 16 days ago at A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory
The Athletics have long since waved adieu to Philadelphia, taking up residence in Oakland via Kansas City, MO. The Braves left Boston for Wisconsin, before settling on the Peach State as a home. These days, it's only when the American and National...

Passan’s all-overpaid and all-underpaid teams

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:20:53 PDT

Passan’s all-overpaid and all-underpaid teams
Posted 16 days ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
All-Overpaid....SS: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, $21.6 million – He’s on pace for the worst year of his career by a long shot offensively, his defense is subpar even by his standards and he’s the third-highest-paid player in baseball. No amount

Royals on the Farm 6/17

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:44:13 PDT

Royals on the Farm 6/17
Posted 16 days ago at The Pipeline
AAA - Omaha: Round Rock 3, O-Royals 0 RF Costa 2-4 -- .290 CF Maier 1-4 -- .310 1B Butler 1-4 -- .394 DH Shealy 0-4, K -- .232 C B. Pena 1-3 -- .280 LF Lubanski 0-3, K -- .254 Colon 4 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 4 K, HRA, pickoff -- L, 2-2, 4.88 ERA Peralta 3 IP,...

The D Stands for Dead Arms

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:37:45 PDT

The D Stands for Dead Arms
Posted 16 days ago at Bugs & Cranks
I know what you are thinking, but this is not about that movie theater incident from high school where you unsuccessfully attempted to convince your date that you were physically unable to control your hands for a moment. Apparently a dead arm period...

RR Minor League Project: Idaho Falls Chukers Pitching Staff

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:28:01 PDT

RR Minor League Project: Idaho Falls Chukers Pitching Staff
Posted 16 days ago at Royals Review
The 17 member Chuker's staff consists of a little bit of everything. They have a rehabbing AAA pitcher and a highly rated prospect coming off an injury. Add to that four 2008 draftees, three players up from the 2007 AZL team, and 8 non...

Hitter, Pitcher of the Day for June 17

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:04:47 PDT

Hitter, Pitcher of the Day for June 17
Posted 16 days ago at All Things Valley League
Five games were played last night: Waynesboro @ Luray - Waynesboro wins 10-3 Staunton @ Harrisonburg - Harrisonburg wins 4-3 (Turks win 4th in a row) Woodstock @ Haymarket - Haymarket 10, Woodstock 6 Fauquier @ Front Royal - Front Royal wins 3-2...

[On The Farm] 06/18/08

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:00:34 PDT

[On The Farm] 06/18/08
Posted 16 days ago at Rain Delay
AAA Richmond Braves (37-37) Charlotte 6 Richmond 5 (Game 1) Josh Anderson : 1-2 1R (1)2B 1BB Carl Loadenthal : 2-2 1R 1R 2BB Scott Thorman : 1-4 1K Jason Perry (DH): 1-3 1R 1HR 2RBI 1K Mark Jurich : 2-3 2R (2)2B 1K Clint Sammons : 1-3...

More Unreads

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:54:06 PDT

More Unreads
Posted 16 days ago at MLB.com's Fantasy 411
Hey Guys, Neighbor Steve here. In my 5x5 12 team mixed: Scott Baker was dropped. Would you pick him up and drop a bat like A. Ethier? Is Ethier a Mon./Thurs. guy in a 12 team league? G. Meche and C. Morton are also available--would...

Bugs and Cranks Top 30: Week 12 -

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:56:38 PDT

Bugs and Cranks Top 30: Week 12 -
Posted 16 days ago at Bugs & Cranks
You are looking live at the lively prose of The Bugs & Cranks Top 30 displayed on a computer screen through a miraculous invention called the internets. If you’re one of the hundreds of good people who check in with us each and every...

Baseball Notebook

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:55:55 PDT

Baseball Notebook
Posted 16 days ago at Baseball, Etcetera
Marcus Thames Homers In Fifth Straight Game Marcus Thames has been a big part of the resurgence of the Tigers and homered in his fifth straight game in the Tigers 5-1 defeat of the Giants. His last 8 hits have been homers and only Mark McGwire has...