SEATTLE | Utilityman Willie Bloomquist anticipated “a chaotic weekend” as he returned for the first time to Safeco Field since ending his 10-year association with the Mariners. “It will be good to see some family, I guess,” he said. “But I’ll be happy when the weekend is over. I just don’t want to make a big deal out of it. I know some people are excited that I’m coming back — and that’s nice — but I still have a job to do.
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August 27, 2009
Kansas City Royals outfielder Nicholas Francis has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program after a second violation for a drug of abuse.
Via Baseball Musings
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August 26, 2009
Joe Posnanski makes many good points about why Zack Greinke is the best pitcher in the game today, but this one drove the point home for me:
He never gets to face the Royals lineup.
So he never gets a chance at an easy shutout.
Via The Pipeline
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August 27, 2009
STILL NEED FANTASY FOOTBALL PLAYERS....I set up a 12-team ESPN Fantasy Football league. Draft 1 p.m. CT on Aug. 29, it's a live online draft. Pretty deep rosters, including defensive players. Either comment with your e-mail address or e-mail me at kennethlassiter@yahoo.com with your e-mail and I'll send you an invite. It's free by the way. NEED 8 MORE.This post on Royals Authority...
Via ESPN
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August 27, 2009
Kansas City Royals outfielder Nicholas Francis has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program after a second violation for a drug of abuse.
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August 28, 2009
The Rangers have signed well-traveled utility player Ryan Freel to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Triple A Oklahoma City. He will report to the RedHawks on Saturday. Freel, 33, has played for the Reds, Cubs and Royals this year. He was released by the Royals on Aug. 17.
-- Jeff Wilson
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August 28, 2009
For today, let's forget that the defense playing behind Zack Greinke is the worst in the American League.
Let's forget about their 94 errors, or that their collective Ultimate Zone Rating (-42.1) is about 25 percent worse than the next-worst AL team, which means that even Greinke's league-leading ERA is unfairly inflated.
* If you'll pardon the imperfect analogy, that's the difference...
Via Big League Stew
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August 28, 2009
There was a time when we thought the Dodgers would win the NL West by the start of September, the Cubs would back into a messy NL Central title and that the AL Cy Young race would be a two-horse race between Zack and Roy. Needless to say, there's a reason why they play the rest of the schedule. The Dodgers have been challenged by the Rockies, the Cubs have absolutely collapsed and...
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August 26, 2009
Mike Jacobs will take the signs where he can get them, and Wednesday morning, he got another one: seeing his name in the starting lineup against a left-handed starter for the first time July 3.
Via Seattle Times
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August 27, 2009
The schedule has become the Mariners' friend. After coming back from their last road trip to Detroit and Cleveland with a 2-4 record, giving them seven losses in their last 10 games, the M's had dropped to 63-61 and were reeling.
With a bad homestand, they could have dropped under .500. In the worst-case scenario, if the A's had swept them, Oakland would have crept within...
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August 26, 2009
Indians 4, Royals 2
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