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mlb
Royal Rumble Ends; Blogger Still Standing
Royals lift "ban" on Rany Jazayerli : "[T]here's a big difference between passively resisting my show and actively trying to sabotage my career. Now that the latter possibility is off the table, we're cool." [Rany on the Royals]
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Gourmet Spud: Well, looks like it's just me and you today, kid. 9 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Team "Bans" Baseball Prospectus Writer, Pain In The Royal Ass
Last week, Rany Jazayerli, blogger and baseball propeller-head of note, went after longtime Royals trainer Nick Swartz, stopping just shy of ripping out the man's heart and waving it at the sun. The team didn't take this so well. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Karlifornia: "he's done admirable work on the study of pitcher abuse." Most notably, the TV commercial he funded, featuring Mark Prior being... 1 Responses | Other threads
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gambling
Great Moments In Gambling: Cleveland Seagulls Cost Man His House
Betting on a mid-June AL Central baseball game seems like a brilliant path to financial freedom, but believe it or not, there are dangers. Like a flock of birds attacking Coco Crisp and costing you a $38,000 payday. More »
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Comment by Moobs: I got back from Vegas on June 10th, one day before this buffoon put in his Royals bet. The day... 3 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Cleveland's Flock Of Seagulls Scores Another Hit
Everyone said Eric Wedge was crazy to train wild birds to chase down baseballs in the outfield and distract opposing outfielders. Well, who's the crazy one now, huh? Indians/Birds 1, Royals 0. More »
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Comment by Logobot: In an related event the Cleveland Indians traded for Randy Johnson. 6 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Royals Fans Turn Children's Playground Into Thunderdome
Two couples started an all-out brawl at a Kansas City Royals game on Sunday after a woman walked in front another woman as she was taking a picture, a breech of etiquette that clearly deserves a head stomping. If a few kids got hurt along the way, that's just business. More »
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whimsy
Royals Broadcaster Somehow Duped On-Air By Food Network Impersonator
Guy Fieri, the Food Network personality always in search of America's best chili dog waffle burgers was in the stands at the Royals game last night. Wait — no he wasn't. [Kansas City.com]
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By DAULERIOComment by Father of 2 Future First Rounders: This is still my favorite "celebrity" interview during a game. + Watch video 7 Responses | Other threads
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zack greinke
Meet The Woman Who Saved Zack Greinke From Himself
Her name is Emily Kuchar. She is engaged to Greinke. According to him, she's the cool, refreshing Peach Daiquiri that keeps the Greinke crazy straw stirring. [MLB.com]
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By DAULERIOComment by Karlifornia: "Remember when there was only one set of kneeprints? That's when I was blowing you...." 23 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Catch A Ride On The Greinke Train
Look, we're all friends here. You've got certain feelings inside you and you're not sure how to deal with them, but it's okay to talk about it—you kinda want to hump Zack Greinke, don't you? More »
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Comment by Yinka Double Dare: Dear KC Royals, Please decide that you don't have the money to keep Greinke and trade him, preferably to the NL. Regards,The... 6 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Savor This Moment, Because It May Never Happen Again
It's rare that one can say this and mean it, so one must make it count: Yesterday's victory over the White Sox gave the Kansas City Royals sole possession of first place in the AL Central. More »
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By Pete GainesComment by Fire Coach K: And this is why baseball blows -- unless you're a fan of the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, et al. Fans... 10 Responses | Other threads
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mlb
Are You Ready To Welcome Your New Kansas City Overlords?
The New York Times has picked the Royals to win their division. Let that roll around on your tongue for a bit. Mmmm (cough). [New York Times]
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Comment by Barry Lutz: New York Times? What is that, some kind of blog? 3 Responses | Other threads
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baseball
Baseball Has Been Very Good To Him Indeed
And now the bittersweet story of minor-league catcher Brayan Pena, who defected from Cuba 10 years ago by jumping out a bathroom window in Caracas, only to end up with the Royals. More »
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By Pete GainesComment by FlashIsBack: Still, I can't help but wonder if David Glass is really much of an improvement over Fidel Don't get me wrong,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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george brett
George Brett Would Like To Tell You About That Time He Pooped His Pants
Not sure which spring training this video is from, but the video was just released to an unsuspecting public on Thursday, and is destined to go down as a classic; watch now as Royals Hall of Famer George Brett regales a teammate about the many times he's shit his pants. Seriously; Brett goes into great detail about this, and even at one point follows the poor guy across the field so that he can finish his story. At one point Brett says proudly: "I'm good twice a year for that. When's the last time you shit your pants?" America needs to know just how close it came to this being the subject of Brett's Hall of Fame induction speech. He is really into it. Video following the jump. More »
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Comment by tater: When you slide into third and you feel a little turd... ...diarrhea, diarreha! 3 Responses | Other threads
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kansas city royals
This Could Be Your Chance To Pitch For The Royals
The young man you see here delivering a 79 mph fastball is Royals shortstop Tony Pena Jr., and I don't mean to mock, because he's certainly a better pitcher than me. Or Barry Zito. But what's he doing on the mound in a regulation game? The answer can be found in this morning's Kansas City Star, with the headline: Royals’ rally comes up 15 runs short against Tigers. Great Googly Moogly. More »
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Comment by Derek Jeter's Taco Hole: @I'm Hafner the man I used to be: You took the words right out of my mouth. Additionally, is this the all-new... more » | Other threads
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mexicutioner
Joakim Soria's Nickname Is Blogger Tested, Mexican Approved
It's about time the Kansas City Royals got themselves a bona fide All-Star, after branding Ken Harvey and Mark Redman as such. Joakim Soria is the Royals' scintillating closer, saving 25 of 27 games and sporting a 0.72 WHIP. With stats like that, a guy needs a legendary nickname, and he's got it now. Meet "The Mexicutioner." More »
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By Matt SussmanComment by Slant6: @josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance...: We could settle a lot of questions - Danica vs. Milka, Tony Stewart... more » | Other threads
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purple prose
The Big Ball Orchard In The South Bronx
Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: Johnny Damon's big day against the Royals on Saturday. More » -
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The (Bleep) Pot Is Boiling Over In Kansas City. (Bleep)
Speaking just for myself, I think it's refreshing that we have a profanity-laced, post-game tirade by someone named Guillen whose first name is not Ozzie. Meet JosĂ© Guillen, the Royals outfielder who lit into teammates on Wednesday following their 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Twins, which ran Kansas City's losing streak to 10 games. Hey, in his defense, someone must have told him it was a roast. More »
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Comment by NYSportscene: Jose Guillen has been a clubhouse cancer since the day he figured out how to sign checks. Why any team... more » | Other threads
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dark side of the locker room
Even Joe Posnanski Gets Yelled At
Being a sports reporter is, at times, an absolutely horrible job. Sure you get to watch games, travel and interact with athletes, but there is a horrendous downside. (Which is pretty much everything else.) And this is never more disturbingly clear than when a reporter has their first (or 50th) awful experience with a half-naked, exhausted athlete. Sometimes they'll be openly dismissive, sometimes they'll yell, and sometimes, well, they'll fart in your face. Most of these stories never end up in the newspaper the next day. So now, Deadspin proudly presents "The Dark Side of the Locker Room" where current and former sports writers can share some of their most distressing interactions. If you've got your own story to share, please send it along to ajd@deadspin.com. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by BlakeRedgrave: Hey, look at Jeff Montgomery. He's givin' it to T-bone. He's jumpin' up and down like some kind of monkey.... more » | Other threads
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kansas city beef
Gay Writer To Royals: Your Calendar Does Not Give Us Chubs
When the Kansas City Royals unveiled a not-so-provocative calendar featuring candid photos of their 2008 squad, it provided ample opportunity for sports bloggers to point and laugh with the usual amount of unbridled enthusiasm. The calendar, whose proceeds go toward a female self-defense program in honor of a 19-year-old Kansas City lifeguard who was violently murdered (yeesh...), features "casual" photos of Royals photographed in what appears to be somebody's unfinished basement. Most upset by the blandness of the Royals' calendar was gay-sports site, Outsports, which accused John Buck, Alex Gordon and company of fearing the gays: More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Colin White Devil: The Hall of Fame may be out of reach, but with all that brick wall the Royals are a collective... more » | Other threads
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2008 division previews
Your AL Central "Preview"
All right, well, the season has supposedly started, though rain on Opening Day has to be some sort of cruel trick from God. So let's wrap up the last division. More »
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By LeitchComment by ArmandTamzarian: And while we're on the subject of the AL Central, does anyone else think that Curtis Granderson needs a nickname?... more » | Other threads
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Baseball Season Preview: Kansas City Royals
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all. More » -
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Felix Pie Out With A YEEEEEEEOOOOOOWWWW
The Cubs have suffered a spate of unfortunate and somewhat bizarre injuries already this spring. Alfonso Soriano has a fractured finger. Jose Ascanio had a bruised face after getting punched in a robbery attempt. Mark DeRosa was hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat. But none has a painful tale as twisted as poor outfielder Felix Pie. More »
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they cook the fish there
Somewhere, There Are Some Japanese Restaurant Investors Wondering Where They Went Wrong
We like the idea of a major league manager named "Trey." It seems like an oddly informal name for a manager: We imagine them all having grizzled old-guy names, like Whitey, or Miller. But new Royals manager Trey Hillman is fresh off years with the Nippon Ham Fighters, and he's got, like, a new attitude or something. He also left the Japanese league a bit hanging. More »
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By LeitchComment by simonsen77: @ BRUSCHI'S BREWSKY: So, you're saying order Gibbon's porterhouse, but look for the roundhouse? more » | Other threads
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stop the small plastic gun violence
You Still Got That Little BB In Your Eye, Kornacki?
You'd think having to cover the Kansas City Royals was a pain in the ass as it is when ... BAM! A pellet-gun bullet straight to the face! Jesus, Emil! Watch where you point that thing! More »
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By skeetsComment by 1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes: Congratulations to Emil for living Ryan Leaf's dream. more » | Other threads
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all star game
The Royals Rule The All Star Game
This is Gil Meche, the Kansas City Royals' "All-Star" for last night's game. Like Albert Pujols, he didn't get in the game. For Royals fans, this is the furthest thing from unusual. Their All-Star history is so checkered that the last Royals to get a hit in an All-Star game was ... Bo Jackson. More »
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By LeitchComment by HmptnStvns (Formerly Jocksniffer): @UkraineNotWeak: Yes, but the BBQ is good. more » | Other threads
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baseball
The Royals Can't Even Accept Charity Anymore
Is Torii Hunter about to be banned by Major League Baseball for the next three years? Well, probably not, but he certainly could be. More » -
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Odalis Perez Has A Uniquely Hittable Pitch
Longtime readers will be well aware of our affection for Royals pitcher Odalis Perez, the only guy brave enough to admit that he could give two craps about charity and helping out kids, and only wants to get his. To remind, from last year: More »
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By LeitchComment by The Devil's Advocate: I'm SO GLAD I've got him on my fantasy baseball team. Winning the ERA category is so overrated. ... more » | Other threads
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baseball
Your AL Central "Preview"
Everyone says it's the toughest division in baseball, but we think it's just the mostly hotly contested: You could pretty much interchange any of those top four teams and not sounds like a fool. But those Royals ... More »
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By LeitchComment by Doctor Lingerie: 1. Jaime Navarro 2. Juan Gonzalez 3. Juan Gonzalez 4. Tony Batista 5. Juan Gonzalez more » | Other threads
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baseball
What's Eating Zack Greinke?
Last year, the mystery depression that clouded the mind of Royals pitcher Zack Greinke confounded teammates, coaches and fans. The man Baseball Prospectus once called "the future of pitching" was off the map. He has been in spring training this year and has even won a spot in the Royals' rotation, not that like that's too difficult. More »
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By LeitchComment by Come a little Miroslav Klose You're My Kind of Man: @Weed Against Speed: Why is the Snorg Tees model even the slightest bit crazy? & would that be a bad thing,... more » | Other threads
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Baseball Season Preview: Kansas City Royals
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team. More » -
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By rickchandComment by bigboneded: That was technically a Giants mention right? So this post is NOT violating a Commentment? Go Giants. more » | Other threads
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baseball
Can We Close Down Munchkin Gate Now?
You know, sometimes we worry about what we hath wrought. More »
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By LeitchComment by yodapepper: were there black munchkins in that movie the Whiz? i like the ones with coconut all over them. more » | Other threads
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baseball
Royals' Munchkingate Rocks Baseball
On Tuesday we brought you a small excerpt from the Royals Notebook in the Kansas City Star; proof positive that the Royals front office is marketing its team as as if it were in the Frontier League: "The last living munchkin from 'The Wizard of Oz' threw a surprisingly good first pitch before Sunday's game — and won a backpack during the fifth inning dance-off." Also from Tuesday, MLB.com took it even further: More »
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Comment by hermes_needed_a_fence: Irony: The Royals celebrate Wizard of Oz with remaining munchkin at Kauffman Stadium in Missouri but "We're not in Kansas... more » | Other threads
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baseball
A Short Note On The Royals
It's the sentence we never thought we'd live to hear. But there it was, just sitting there in the notes column of the Kansas City Star's Royals gamer on Sunday. It is at once awesome in its randomness, and frightening for the images it conjures. Even more terrifying: we know that someone, somewhere, has pictures. Well, here it is. More »
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Comment by hermes_needed_a_fence: Ahh, you've all missed the supreme master plan our new GM, Allard Baird...er, that guy from Atlanta. While you're distracted... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Planet B: who is the player sent back to AAA for emotional reasons? I've googled and looked at the live blog and... more » | Other threads
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baseball
The Closer: ... With An Arm That Can Bring A Man To Tears
Notes from a day in baseball: More »
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baseball
The Pain Of Life As A Royals Fan
We watched all three Cardinals-Royals games over the weekend, on the Royals television affiliate — which had a charming, low rent, public access, Wayne's World feel — and we can say with as much certainty as we can muster that the Royals are the worst team we've seen in a long, long time. It's not so much that they lack talent — though they do — but that they have a sort of Keystone Cops, everybody's gloves have Flubber in them type of feel. From afar, the Royals are kind of cute, in a hapless, way. We'll put it this way: We're glad we're not a Royals fan, because being a Royals fan, and watching them every day, might make us kind of hate the Royals.
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We're Goin' Streakin'!
A reader sent in a tip regarding a streaker at the Royals/Cardinals game Friday night. The streaker, a tattooed, mohawked Cardinals fan in boxer shorts, stole the 1985 Royals World Series flag, ran into left field, and, according to the tipster, was then beaten down by a combination of police, the Royals ball boy, and the Royals mascot. More »
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By mjdeadspinComment by The Intangibles: Yes, the the beating of our first base coach occured at the Cell in Chicago. We don't much like anyone... more » | Other threads
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baseball
Like We Needed An Excuse To Go To Wal-Mart
When you think of the 2006 Kansas City Royals, of course you think: "World's most expensive baseball card." Meet Alex Gordon, whose Royals rookie card got printed by Topps even though Gordon didn't make the Major League roster. In fact, he's playing for the Double-A Wranglers. Topps caught the error and began cutting up the cards (hey, any chance of doing that with Derek Jeter?), but not before about a hundred of them got out. A fan named Jeremy Troutman found five Gordon cards in a Topps rookie collection at a Wal-Mart in Wichita, and now the things are selling for as much as $2,550 each — the hottest card in baseball. Sealed Topps Wal-Mart boxes, which may or may not contain a Gordon card, are going for as much as $250 on eBay. More »
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baseball
Royals Discover Their True Marketable Assets
We knew things were getting pretty bad in Kansas City, but we didn't know it had come to this. The Royals have started a promotional tie-in called T-shirt Tuesdays, in which they give away Royals shirts of the team's best players, including David DeJesus and Mike Sweeney. Problem is, after about, oh, a month, they ran out of actual major-league quality baseball players — shouldn't have traded McEwing, fellas — so May 9 ... they're giving out T-shirts of the team's scoreboard race. More »
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