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Remembering Emil Brown
While the close of the Mike Sweeney Era has understandably received the most attention, the 2008 campaign will also be the first since 2005 which won't include the vaguely adequate production and braggadocio of Emil Brown. While the end of Emil's time in Kansas City has been long established, (and...
Honoring Mike Sweeney
It's weird to think about Mike Sweeney retiring, because in some ways, it feels like he's been gone for awhile. I greatly enjoyed his A's-Mariners-Phillies sojourn, yet it never really felt like it was anything more than a tacked on extra, a set of deleted scenes. Here's what I wrote a few years...
Five Fun Facts About Scott Pose
In this edition, we honor 1990s great Scott Pose, a University of Arkansas product who became a favorite of Tony Muser for a few months at the end of last century, and reaffirmed the power of the human spirit. Pose was drafted by the Reds in 1989, fresh from his studies at the University of...
Honoring Joe Nelson
Last week the Joe Nelson Era in Kansas City abruptly and unceremoniously came to an end, with the Royals outrighting Nelson to AAA, followed by Nelson becoming a free agent. While it remains unlikely that Nelson will return to the Royals, we'll always have 2006, when Joe, a minor league lifer came...
Top 5 Royal Doubles Hitters Since 1993
Another blast from the past (a haunting?) on a rainy Thursday. Back in January, I looked at the Top Five Doubles Hitters in the post-Brett Era...Continuing the life-changing examination of the post-Brett era in Kansas City. This time, with a nod to the problems inherent in taking RsBI very...
Royals Fans Bid Grimace Adieu
A Farewell to Ken Harvey.It was a mild early winter weekend here in the Midwest, but for reasons totally unclimatological, it felt much much colder. The wind hit a little harder, the sun of the mind dimmed, and it was that much harder to greet the day as the sun rose.Like a long forgotten summer...
Honoring Joe Vitiello
Joseph David Vitiello was born on April 11th, 1970, three days before the once-OK Steve Avery was brought into the world. On December of that year Paul Byrd would be born. I wish I was around back in 1970, it seems awesome. And I haven't even brought up Dave Berg. Or Denny Hocking. He was a former...
Honoring Raul Ibanez
This season Raul Ibanez reaffirmed his status as a Hall of Famer, rocking 33 homers and posting a .289/.353/.516 line with the Seattle Mariners. He's now the owner of 138 career homers, tied for 91st All-Time amongst active players. Since he's tied with Matt Lawton, who's steroid usage destroyed...
Honoring Alexis Gomez
Neifi Perez isn't the only former Royal in the ALCS spotlight. Last night former Royal Alexis Gomez was the hero with an rbi-single and a two-run homer, as the evil Tigers roared (Federal Law dictates Tiger-based pun must be used) to a 2-0 series lead.Jon Paul Morosi profiles Gomez's big night...
Honoring Reggie Sanders
On August 24th Reggie Sanders played his last game of the 2006 season, going 0-3 with a walk in an 8-4 loss to the Indians. Reggie's time with the team has been truly special and before we close the file on him for this year, in the interest of justice we should reflect back on all he's done in...
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