Archive for February, 2008
Royals 13, Padres 9
Shawn Estes was roughed up in his first big league outing in nearly two years, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 13-9 on Friday.
The left-hander, who underwent reconstructive elbow surgery in June 2006, gave up six runs and four hits with two walks in 2-3 of an inning.
While the outing wasn’t […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Royals beat Padres 13-9 in Estes’ return to mound (AP)
Shawn Estes was roughed up in his first big league outing in nearly two years, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 13-9 on Friday. The left-hander, who underwent reconstructive elbow surgery in June 2006, gave up six runs and four hits with two walks in 2-3 of an inning. While the […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Smoltz still has something to work on
John Smoltz is working on perfecting a pitch and teams are debating Kyle Lohse. Ken Rosenthal has more from Spring training.
Posted: February 29th, 2008.
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Hamilton’s 2-run double leads Rangers to 6-1 win over Royals (AP)
Josh Hamilton hit a two-run double in the fifth inning Wednesday and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 in their spring training opener. Hamilton was the first player chosen in the 1999 draft, but played only 15 professional games from 2003-06 after being suspended for violating baseball’s drug policy.
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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Hamilton’s 2-run double leads Rangers to 6-1 win over Royals
Josh Hamilton hit a two-run double in the fifth inning Wednesday and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 in their spring training opener.
Hamilton was the first player chosen in the 1999 draft, but played only 15 professional games from 2003-06 after being suspended for violating baseball’s drug policy. The Rangers acquired him […]
Posted: February 27th, 2008.
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What a difference a year makes for Royals closer Joakim Soria (AP)
Joakim Soria has gone from unknown to Kansas City closer in a year. Soria came into the Royals camp last year as an anonymous Rule 5 draft pick who had never pitched above Class A. This year, he is in camp as the closer after saving a team-leading 17 games last season — more than […]
Posted: February 25th, 2008.
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What a difference a year makes for Royals closer Joakim Soria
Joakim Soria has gone from unknown to Kansas City closer in a year.
Soria came into the Royals camp last year as an anonymous Rule 5 draft pick who had never pitched above Class A.
This year, he is in camp as the closer after saving a team-leading 17 games last season - more than any other […]
Posted: February 25th, 2008.
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Royals Spring Training Report on FSN Kansas City
FSN Kansas City takes an up-close look at spring training in the Royals Spring Training Report, a new weekly 30-minute show that debuts Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Posted: February 25th, 2008.
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Lidge confident he can still slam door
When Brad Lidge returns from his latest knee surgery, Ken Rosenthal says the Phils will find out if their confidence in him is warranted.
Posted: February 25th, 2008.
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Royals coach gives players test on baseball basics
When sliding feet-first into a base, is your front foot straight up or sideways?
Before a game starts, what are the first two things a player should check?
Stumped? Don’t fret. When first-base coach Rusty Kuntz asked the Kansas City Royals to take his quiz on outfield play and baserunning fundamentals, there were quite a few “who […]
Posted: February 24th, 2008.
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