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Following the Royals Top Prospects: 5/6-5/12
I decided to not add Bianchi to this list, at least not right now. He is only hitting .255 with a .288 OBP, and he will have to hit a lot better than that to have any future with this organization. It is interesting that Bianchi is playing the majority of his games at 2B, and Colon is playing the...
Following the Royals Top Prospects: 4/22-4/28
The Royals starting pitching has been pretty terrible these past six games, and fans are calling for someone to get promoted. I don't think Montgomery or Duffy should get promoted until June, for I would like to keep them cost-controlled for as many years as possible. Instead, I think the Royals...
7/24/1983 - The Pine Tar Incident
(Brett goes out to argue the call. Photo courtesy of The Associated Press) It was the top of the ninth at Yankee Stadium. With two out and a man on first, Royals third baseman George Brett was at the plate, with New York closer Goose Gossage on the mound. In the matchup between two future Hall of...
Today in Sports History: September 30th
9/30/1972 - Clemente gets 3,000th hit in final AB In his final at-bat of the final game of the regular season, Roberto Clemente sends a pitch from the Mets' Jon Matlack to the outfield wall for a double. It was the 3,000th hit of his big league career, adding another accomplishment to one of the...
9/19/2002 - Fans attack Tom Gamboa
(The Royals come to the aid of Gamboa. Photo by Ted S. Warren, AP Photos) The United States rarely accommodates the fan violence seen in some European countries. Over there, fans have rioted the field, thrown flares at the players, and have even been in altercations that resulted in multiple...
Today in Sports History: April 3rd
4/03/1985 - Kings move to Sacramento A special NBA committee grants the Kansas City Kings the right to move to Sacramento, California. Kings owner Joe Axelson cited poor ticket sales, attendance, and "generally weak support over the years" as the reason for the move. Kings owner Gregg Lukenbill...
Did you really expect an update?
I mean, c'mon, it's time for The Masters! The greatest four days in golf are upon us. For more info, check out SB Nation's golf blog, Waggle Room.On top of that, there really isn't any K-State news today. On a personal note, I went to the Astros-Cardinals game last night and saw Albert Pujols...
Blogging with the Enemy: Questions for the KC Star's Joe Posnanski
As Rany Jazayerli wrote last week, Kansas City has been home to some of the best sportswriters on the planet. And I would add that they're some of the most generous. The staff of the Kansas City Star has been berry, berry good to BYB over the past couple of weeks. Last week, I posted my...
BYB Does Ball Star
As a footnote to yesterday's interview with the Kansas City Star's Sam Mellinger, he only agreed to be interviewed by me if I would answer a few questions for him, as well. Sam really had to twist my arm, as you know how I prefer not to talk about myself. That's why I got into blogging, to keep...
Desperately Seeking Closure
Moneyball theory says that the closer position is basically interchangeable. For years, whether it was Billy Taylor, Jason Isringhausen, Billy Koch or Keith Foulke, the pitcher given the task to close out the 9th inning of games for Oakland didn't really seem to belabor the issue. Then came Arthur...
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