BRUCE CHEN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Bruce Chen continues trend of playing catch with young fans, then rolls over and plays dead
First it was Hyun-Jin Ryu who brightened some young kid's day by tossing the ball back-and-forth before a game last week. Next, it was Gio Gonzalez who was video-taped playing catch another young fan later in the week.
Now before Saturday's game against the Athletics in Oakland, Royals relief pitcher Bruce Chen took a few moments from warm-ups to continue the trend...
Bruce Chen Withdraws From Rotation
The Kansas City Royals rebuilt their rotation this offseason, leaving Bruce Chen to compete for a spot in order to continue being a starter for the team. On Tuesday, Chen removed himself from the rotation. Not for the Royals, but for the team being fielded by China for the World Baseball Classic.
Many players have expressed interest in playing for their respective national teams...
Bruce Chen Shows Off Comedy Chops Taking Picture With Kansas City's Biggest 'Fan' (Photo)
Bruce Chen is having a bit of a resurgent year in Kansas City, both on the mound and now apparently as a comedian. The Royals right-hander tweeted out a picture of himself from the team's charity golf outing Monday, along with a note about meeting the city's biggest fan. With a textbook case of comedy misdirection, Chen brings the laughs. Check it out in the tweet below....
WHO DOESN'T?
Bruce Chen loves 'Dutch Hockey Field Team'
See why the Royals lefty can't get enough of 'em!
Chen set to pitch on short rest
Bruce Chen will work on short rest for the first time in 13 years.
Chen will start Wednesday on three days' rest against the Astros, and he is eager to get back on the mound after a poor performance Saturday at St. Louis.
Chen, who celebrated his 35th birthday Tuesday, was pulled after 40 pitches and only 1 23 innings Saturday, allowing six runs on seven hits.
"I didn...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
June 20, 2012
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Teammate's tasteless photo bomb of Bruce Chen
A pre-game television interview with Kansas City Royals pitcher Bruce Chen was photo bombed by his teammate Humberto Quintero and the move might have offended a lot of Asians. The Royals catcher walked up behind Chen before the start of the Royals 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates and made a "slanted eyes" gesture into the camera as Chen was answering a question.
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Chen surprises Angels with strong outing
Friday night's Royals-Angels game in Anaheim, Calif., turned out to be Exhibit A of why you should almost never trust spring-training numbers.
Royals left-hander Bruce Chen, beaten and battered by opponents most of spring training, completely baffled the Angels through six dominant innings.
The Royals' offense, so powerful and productive throughout spring training, was...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
April 07, 2012
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Bruce Chen: The 25th Best MLB Opening Day Starter
While surfing the internet tonight, I came across an interesting article from Jon Paul Morosi. Morosi ranks all 30 MLB opening day starters. Kansas City Royals ace, Bruce Chen, comes in at #25.
Morosi's comments about Chen:
The Royals’ rotation is widely cited as the biggest reason why they won’t compete with the Tigers this year. Chen’s presence here explains that....
On The Mound: Bruce Chen Edition
The 34-year-old lefty has played pretty solidly for the Royals the past three years. In 20 starts last year, Bruce Chen won 12 of them and had a 3.77 ERA. In order for the Royals to have a successful season they are going to need dependable veteran players like Chen. Also you have to consider the fact that Chen only has a base salary of 2 million dollars. I believe that Dayton did...
Tipping the Cap to Bruce Chen
After thirteen years in the big leagues, the Panamanian-born Bruce Chen finally got the payday of his life. Chen signed a two year deal with the Kansas City Royals valued at $9 million with another million and a half in attainable performance bonuses. Chen has been worth (according to Fangraphs) $12.4 million to the Royals over the last two seasons and though it was better for the...
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