GIL MECHE NEWS
Meche's tired shoulder similar to Bannister's
September 04, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Gil Meche's nightmare season continued with a late scratch from a scheduled start Friday. They're calling it a tired shoulder, similar to what brought Brian Bannister out of his Wednesday start after 1 1/3 innings.
Deeper look at Royals' pitch counts coming; in the meantime another stupid sports injury
June 26, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Programming note: lots of Royals fans upset about recent pitch counts, particularly with Gil Meche and Zack Greinke. Check out Sunday's paper for a deeper look at this, one that goes beyond the reactionary. You might be surprised at what one of the sport's leading...
In Case You Aren’t Following The Kansas City Royals
January 12, 2009 by
Hotdog & Friends
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Last year they had $35m tied up in Gil Meche, Jose Guillen, and Miguel Olivo.? They just gave Bloomquist 2 years at 3 million and signed Horacio Ramirez to a one year 1.8m deal.?
I can never remember the answer to this question: is it better to be the first bad evaluator of talent, or to [...]
Pitching Perspectives (4/27-5/3)
May 14, 2009 by
Kings of Kauffman
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The Royals finished the week with a 5-2 record. They are now 14-11 and stand alone in 1st place in the division.
Kansas City
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
PC
ERA
WHIP
Gil Meche
3.2
7
5
5
5
2
0
85
6.0
7
4
4
2
3
0
116...
Game 80: Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
July 01, 2009 by
Twinkie Town
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First Pitch: 1:10pm CDTTV: MLB.tvRadio: Twins Radio NetworkKnow Thine Enemy: Royals Review
Starting Pitchers
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Gil Meche
4-7
16
16
1
1
0
0
92.2
96
49
44
6
36
71...
A Farewell To Right Arms
October 08, 2009 by
Royals Review
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A Farewell to Right Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Trey Hillman, first published in 2009.
The novel is told through the point of view of a big league manager, an American who wishes he was in fact Japanese citizen, and who might as well be an ambulance driver...
Kansas City Royals 2008 Fantasy Team Preview
February 21, 2008 by
Fantasy Sports Experience
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We continue our fantasy baseball team previews, taking a look at what 2008 holds for the Kansas City Royals, highlighting key offseason moves, projected starters, players to draft/avoid and sleepers.
Pitching Perspectives (5/25-5/31)
June 02, 2009 by
Kings of Kauffman
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The Royals again finished the week with a 1-5 record. They are now 23-27 and 5.5 games behind the Tigers for 1st place in the division.
The Rotation:
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
PC
ERA
WHIP
Gil Meche
2.1
6
4
2
3
1
0
73
7.0
...
Pitching Perspectives (5/25-5/31)
June 02, 2009 by
Kings of Kauffman
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The Royals again finished the week with a 1-5 record. They are now 23-27 and 5.5 games behind the Tigers for 1st place in the division.
The Rotation:
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
PC
ERA
WHIP
Gil Meche
2.1
6
4
2
3
1
0
73
7.0
...
6/4 GDT: Kansas City Royals @ Tampa Bay Rays
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - James Shields
4-4
11
11
0
0
0
0
74.0
79
32
29
10
20
52
3.53
1.34
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 - Gil Meche
2-5
11
11
...
CC making it easier to say goodbye
April 11, 2008 by
Tribe Fan in Yankeeland
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They say that breaking up is hard to do.
CC Sabathia is making it a whole lot easier.
Sabathia has taken the mound three times this season - his walk season - and has had three awful outings, with tonight's being the worst.
If this continues too much longer Tribe fans...
Royals click in all phases and escape last place in 9-0 victory over Indians
June 10, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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The Royals hit three homers for the first time in 44 days in support of Gil Meche's first victory in 38 days and romped their way to a 9-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.
Yes way, Jose! Carlos Pena Moves Past Canseco, Becomes Tampa's All-Time Home Run King
September 05, 2007 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Finally, a home run king everyone can appreciate. Includes the tribute THE MAKING OF A KING: THE EGDC CARLOS PENA HOME RUN LOG, including every team and pitcher Pena homered off of as he swung his way into our hearts as well as the history books.
Royals-Pirates Lines Preview
June 26, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The Kansas City Royals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at PNC Park. The Royals will trot ace Gil Meche out to the mound in this one. Righthander Meche has a 4-6 record and a 4.11 ERA this season. The Pirates will counter...
The bats turn up lame in a 7-1 loss to the Royals
The Jays could only muster two hits in last night's game against the Royals,while Purcey displayed another poor effort on the mound allowing six earned in five innings. Purcey is now 0-2 with an ERA of 7.01. He has been getting into similar problems in all of his outings this...
Tigers-Royals Odds Preview
May 26, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium. Ace Justin Verlander will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Verlander is 4-2 this season with a 3.99 ERA. Meanwhile, it'...
Royals-Twins Lines Preview
August 13, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The division rival Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at The Metrodome. Righthander Gil Meche will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Meche is 4-9 this season with a 4.50 ERA. The Twins will counter Meche...
Foutain seats for 7 still available at Kauffman Stadium tonight I think
May 20, 2009 by
NFL Football Online
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Cleveland Indians (14-26) @ Kansas City Royals (21-18)Fausto Carmona (2-4, 5.70) vs. Gil Meche (2-4, 4.60)Can it get much worse for the Indians after last night? I think I should just copy and paste that question to use for the rest of the season. The season may already be lost, but...
Pitch counts are just one way to judge whether a pitcher is being overused
June 27, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Zack Greinke has more than $35 million coming from the Royals. Gil Meche is owed more than $29 million. These are enormous sums, obviously, more than twice what the team chipped in for stadium renovations, and these investments come with all the requisite care. Greinke has...
Two-a-Days: Kansas City Royals
17 days ago by
Fragile Freddy's
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65-97, 4th Place (Tied) 21 ½ GBPositional MVP: Alberto Callaspo - .297/.351/.440 – The 26 year old second baseman has become a solid performer. His defense does not rate particularly well but he’s a solid line drive hitter.Cy Young: Zack Greinke – 13-8, 2.19 – What, you were...
Royals-Indians Lines Preview
April 23, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field. The Royals will give the ball to ace starter Gil Meche in this one. Righthander Meche is 1-0 this season with a 2.25 ERA. Starting this game...
Too Quick to Criticize: Gil Meche
April 27, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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(Everyone is a pundit these days. In the baseball world, people love to judge and criticize contracts because of their value, length, or just general stupidity. But every so often, the supposedly bad contract, actually turns out OK. I'll admit that the instances are rare, but it...
Game 119 Open Thread - Royals (46-72) at White Sox (61-58)
August 18, 2009 by
Royals Review
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Your pitching matchup is Gil Meche v. Freddy Garcia.
KC's Record Through 118 Games:
2009: 46-72
2008: 54-64
2007: 52-66
2006: 41-77
Most teams are being pulled, one way or another, constantly towards .500, which they orbit in varying degrees depending on their resources...
Pitching Perspectives (6/8-6/14)
June 14, 2009 by
Kings of Kauffman
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Was this the week of the long awaited turnaround? After 2 straight weeks of 1-5, the Royals bounced back to go 4-2. It was their first winning week since early May. They are now 28-34 and remain 5.5 games behind the Tigers for 1st place in the division.
The Rotation:
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PECOTA v. Pipeline -- the rundown
September 22, 2009 by
The Pipeline
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Back in March I ran through the Royals' PECOTA stat predictions as listed by Baseball Prospectus and then put my own predictive spin on them. I gave the 50th percentile (most likely) projection as a solid average of what the system said....here's how it's shaken out.CMiguel...
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