Archive for February, 2008
Royals coach gives players test on baseball basics (AP)
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 [...]
Posted: February 24th, 2008.
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Notebook: Reds fill rotation with cheap labor
Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang now have company in the rotation, and the Reds got it on the cheap, Ken Rosenthal says.
Posted: February 23rd, 2008.
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Hillman primes the Royals to A-A-O (Yahoo! Sports)
Trey Hillman expects to win championships with the Royals by developing an attitude to adjust, adapt and overcome.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008.
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Without complaint, Gil Meche endured worst run support in AL last season
Nobody in Kansas City has more reason than Gil Meche to celebrate the arrival of free-agent slugger Jose Guillen.
Finally, some muscle in the meat of the Royals’ run-starved lineup, a guy who’s hit at least 20 home runs four of the past five years.
That sounds like an offensive windfall to Meche, who last year bore [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2008.
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Without complaint, Gil Meche endured worst run support in AL last season (AP)
Nobody in Kansas City has more reason than Gil Meche to celebrate the arrival of free-agent slugger Jose Guillen. Finally, some muscle in the meat of the Royals’ run-starved lineup, a guy who’s hit at least 20 home runs four of the past five years. That sounds like an offensive windfall to Meche, who last [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2008.
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Without complaint, Gil Meche endured worst run support in AL last season (AP)
Nobody in Kansas City has more reason than Gil Meche to celebrate the arrival of free-agent slugger Jose Guillen. Finally, some muscle in the meat of the Royals’ run-starved lineup, a guy who’s hit at least 20 home runs four of the past five years. That sounds like an offensive windfall to Meche, who last [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2008.
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Royals’ Mark Teahen on 3rd position in 3 years
Watching Mark Teahen trotting into left field can only mean one thing: a terrific new left fielder will soon show up in Kansas City.
That’s been the pattern ever since Teahen made it to the big leagues. No sooner does he settle in at a position than somebody comes along to give him the boot. The [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2008.
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Royals’ Mark Teahen on 3rd position in 3 years (AP)
Watching Mark Teahen trotting into left field can only mean one thing: a terrific new left fielder will soon show up in Kansas City. That’s been the pattern ever since Teahen made it to the big leagues. No sooner does he settle in at a position than somebody comes along to give him the boot. [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2008.
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Chin music: Preparing for your draft
First off, let me say there’s no ONE perfect way to prepare for a fantasy draft. A roadmap one can follow as a guide will be the goal here, though you should know that depending on the competition in your league as well as the time commitment you’re willing to make, the time and effort [...]
Posted: February 21st, 2008.
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The best at putting the pieces together
Theo Epstein is baseball’s best general manager and has the rings to prove it. Dayn Perry lists baseball’s top 10 front-office minds.
Posted: February 20th, 2008.
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