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One Fan's Vision for the Royals
23 days ago by
Royals Review
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I've had over a month off from the Royals now and have been mulling over some ideas. This is my vision for the Royals in the upcoming 2010 season. Bear with me if you're bored and/or interested in one fans ideal vision for his cherished franchise.
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Around The Halo - 5/11/09
The Angels completed an exciting three game sweep of the Royals over the weekend at Angels Stadium and now are riding a four game winning streak.Game one saw Matt Palmer once again pitch lights out in the teams 4-1 victory. The highlight of the night was Howie Kendrick's inside...
Royals Review Prospect Pulse: August
August 07, 2009 by
Royals Review
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I know you were desperately wondering and hoping if there would be an August Prospect Pulse--well here it is-a little late but hopefully worth the wait.
Well, it was an busy month for the minors in July. We lost Dan Cortes and Derrick Saito in the "incident". ...
Kansas City Royals: Yer My Boy, Brayan!
August 19, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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When a baseball team has a two-decade track record like the Kansas City Royals, they have to expect a rabid fan base when hope turns to hype.
Then to head-hanging. And then to hate. These guys are horrible.
Not on an individual personnel level, but as a whole, this club is one of the...
Around The Halo - 5/11/09
May 11, 2009 by
SoCal Sports Hub
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The Angels completed an exciting three game sweep of the Royals over the weekend at Angels Stadium and now are riding a four game winning streak.Game one saw Matt Palmer once again pitch lights out in the teams 4-1 victory. The highlight of the night was Howie Kendrick's inside...
FOURTH PLACE LOSERS!
June 09, 2009 by
The Tribe Daily
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Check it out!The Cleveland Indians are in fourth place for the first time all year!HERE WE COME DIVISION TITLE!It looked like death after the top of the sixth inning, but after the bottom of that inning, something weird happened.In probably the most oddest scoring sequence I've...
Fixing The Mets
September 27, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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The New York Post's Joel Sherman offered up some suggestions for shaking things up in the Mets clubhouse this offseason. He worries that Luis Castillo won't be able to replicate his strong 2009 and that Jeff Francouer (.826 OPS with New York) may not be able to build on...
The Ghosts of Deadlines Past
July 31, 2009 by
Thunder Matt's Saloon
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Every year players and fans alike are excited at the prospect of change that the trading deadline brings to the game. I felt that with my post being finalized at exactly the same time as the deadline, it was only natural to talk a little bit about some last minute deals. This year...
Kansas City Royals' 2010 is Salvageable
September 05, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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It's fair to say that every Royals fan has accepted their playoff-less fate by now (though you may not look as sad as the guy in this image).
If you're like me, though, you still can't bring yourself to root against these losers, even in hopes of winning the Bryce Harper...
Free Agent Market: Catchers
September 04, 2009 by
MLB Trade Rumors
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Today let's take a look at the free agent market for catchers. As usual, plenty of backups will be eligible for free agency after the season. As far as those who have been used as starters in recent years, we have Rod Barajas, Josh Bard, Ramon Hernandez, Jason Kendall, Bengie...
Mid Season Manifesto-or why I will not trust the process
July 27, 2009 by
Royals Review
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This is my somewhat late review and rant about the first half of the season.
A statistical caveat: The #'s used are my own adaptation of Runs created per 27 outs (or in pitchers cases, runs allowed) I include some baserunning in the hitters #'s, and of...
56-51, Game Notes
August 06, 2009 by
Lookout Landing
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by Charlie Riedel - AP
Colon looks in, gets his sign, and readies for the pitch to CAT CAT THERE IS A CAT ON THE FIELD EVERYBODY PAY ATTENTION TO THE CAT
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Injuries Alone Cannot Explain Kansas City Royals' Bad Year
September 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Over the past few months, we have been treated to a number of interestingcomments from within the Royals' organization. The team's best hitter, Billy Butler, has been publicly criticized for a perceived lack of proficiency in turning the rare 3-6-3 double play....
Royals decline options on Crisp, Olivo and Yabuta
19 days ago by
kansascity.com
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The Royals trimmed their roster today by declining 2010 contract options on outfielder Coco Crisp, catcher Miguel Olivo and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta.
Miguel Olivo is Irish, The White Sox Are Lifeless
September 18, 2009 by
South Side Sox
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by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
Look at this pale redheaded Master Flamer
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We can't even joke about the White Sox playoff hopes anymore. Ozzie has begun filling...
The Latest Word on Evaluating Catcher Defense, or Miguel Olivo's Defense Is As Bad As We Thought
October 13, 2009 by
Royals Review
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The Latest Word on Evaluating Catcher Defense, or Miguel Olivo's Defense Is As Bad As We Thought
Our own devil_fingers spent an inordinate amount of time creating his own methodology to evaluate catcher's defense based on throwing out runners, preventing wild pitches and...
Still Adrift in KC
16 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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I was looking at Miguel Olivo’s numbers today, as one of the younger free agent catchers on the market this off-season (he’ll be 32 next year), and I’m frankly amazed that the Royals declined his 2010 mutual option for $3...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Royals face option decisions on Olivo, Crisp, Yabuta
21 days ago by
kansascity.com
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The end of the World Series puts the Royals on the clock in terms of picking up the 2010 options on catcher Miguel Olivo, outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta.
Royals decline 2010 options on Crisp, Olivo, Yabuta
19 days ago by
Miami Herald
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The Kansas City Royals have declined the 2010 options on outfielder Coco Crisp, catcher Miguel Olivo and pitcher Yasuhiko Yabuta.
ROYALS: Olivo vs The Field
September 17, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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The Olivo MentalityWell, I finally got around to doing an analysis of catchers. What prompts me to do so are a couple startling stats for Miguel Olivo. The first is that he has a 9.50 strikeout-walk ratio (astronomically high), while on the positive side of things he has 20...
Royals notes: Club faces option decisions
21 days ago by
kansascity.com
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The end of the World Series puts the Royals on the clock in terms of picking up the 2010 options on catcher Miguel Olivo, outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta. The Royals show little inclination to do so with Crisp ($8 million) and Yabuta ($4 million), although...
Royals notebook: Options declined on Crisp, Olivo and Yabuta
19 days ago by
kansascity.com
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It wasn’t just Mark Teahen who became an ex-Royal on Friday. The club also bought its way out of 2010 contract options on outfielder Coco Crisp, catcher Miguel Olivo and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta. The moves were expected — but came at a combined cost of $1.1 million.
Torii Hunter Gold Glove #9
15 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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by Lori Shepler - AP
6 months ago:
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter makes a catch to save a home run on a ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Miguel Olivo during the ninth inning of a baseball...
Saturday Afternoon Royals Links
September 19, 2009 by
Royals Review
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Royals:
Central Processing: 2009 Prospect Review (1s) | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog
The Pipeline: Royals on the Farm 9/18 -- NWA makes its last stand
ROYALS: Translating 11-0 | Upon Further Review
Royally Speaking: The great twitter (Robinson Tejeda) debate...
Royals rout division-leading Tigers 11-1
September 15, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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Alberto Callaspo, David DeJesus and Miguel Olivo all hit three-run homers and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 11-1 on Tuesday night.
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