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| CC strives for upgrade in Yanks' battle with Royals |
MLB Baseball |
04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) -- CC Sabathia will be seeking atonement from a disappointing debut as a New York Yankee when the high-priced offseason acquisition takes the mound for his new team in tonight's second test of a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals from Kauffman Stadium. The most coveted hurler among this past year's free-agent class, Sabathia signed a massive seven-year, $161 million contract with the Yankees in December, the largest deal for a pitcher in major league history. The 2007 American League |
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| Royals place OF Guillen on DL; recall P Ponson |
MLB Baseball |
04/10/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals placed right fielder Jose Guillen on the 15-day disabled list with a tear of his right groin muscle and recalled pitcher Sidney Ponson from Triple-A Omaha, the club announced on Friday. Guillen, who is expected to miss two weeks, was injured when he ran out a ground ball in the ninth inning of the Royals' 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. "Jose wanted to play through it, but this is the right thing to do for him and the team," Kansas City Ge |
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| Yanks, Royals play first of three in Kansas City |
MLB Baseball |
04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals will play the first home game of what the club hopes is a very promising 2009 campaign when the star-laden New York Yankees invade Kauffman Stadium this afternoon for the opener of a three- game series. After winning 75 games, the franchise's most victories since 2003, a year ago, the Royals raised expectations by expanding their payroll by over 20 percent during the offseason. That renewed commitment seems to have paid dividends so far, as Kansas City opened the season |
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| Cuckoo for Coco: Crisp's home run sends KC past White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
04/09/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Coco Crisp hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to help the Kansas City Royals edge the Chicago White Sox, 2-1, to wrap up a three-game series. Alberto Callaspo went 2-for-2 with a run scored while Ron Mahay (1-0) got the win for pitching a scoreless eighth inning for the Royals, who won the last two games of the series after dropping the opener. Kyle Davies worked seven innings of three-hit ball with two walks and eight strikeouts. Jermaine Dye drove in a run in t |
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| MLB - Key Trends to Watch |
MLB Baseball |
04/09/2009 |
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| finished in the black by 2,000 or more units the year before, and watch their fortunes falter the following season. There have been seven such instances over the last two years, and only one of the seven failed to do a complete 180. That was the '07 Kansas City Royals, and while they were still in the black at +1,134, they fell way short of their '06 mark of +2,387 units. The other six squads perfectly illustrate my point. The '06 Twins and Athletics surprised many folks by winning their divisions after missing t |
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| Royals, White Sox stage rubber match in Windy City |
MLB Baseball |
04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kyle Davies hopes to carry his strong finish from last year's campaign into this year, as the Kansas City Royals wrap up their season-opening three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Davies was the Royals' best pitcher down the stretch in 2008, going 4-1 with a 2.27 ERA in September. He was 9-7 overall, while pitching to a 4.06 ERA. The 25-year-old right-hander is 2-2 with a 5.60 ERA in five lifetime starts against the White Sox. Chicago will counter with 23-year-ol |
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| KC adds 3B Metcalf off waivers |
MLB Baseball |
04/08/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals acquired third baseman Travis Metcalf off waivers form the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Metcalf, who was designated for assignment by the Rangers before the season, appeared in 80 games for Texas the past two years, recording 11 home runs, 35 RBI and a .249 average. The Royals immediately assigned the 26-year-old to Triple-A Omaha. |
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| Young aces go head-to-head in White Sox-Royals tilt |
MLB Baseball |
04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two of the best young right-handers in the American League square off this evening, as Gavin Floyd and the Chicago White Sox try to start the season with consecutive wins against Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals in the middle test of a three-game series from U.S. Cellular Field. After winning just eight games over 40 major league appearances entering last season, Floyd broke out for a team-high 17 wins a year ago for the AL Central- champion White Sox. Floyd, who inked a four-year, $15. |
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| Rowand helps Giants power past Brewers in season-opener |
MLB Baseball |
04/08/2009 |
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| venth with a homer, Rowand doubled in Sandoval later in the frame and Winn went deep in the eighth. Bill Hall's RBI double in the ninth provided the final margin. Game Notes Milwaukee dominated last year's season series between these teams, winning all six matchups and outscoring the Giants by a whopping 49-18 margin...Suppan started three consecutive Opening Days while a member of the Kansas City Royals from 2000-02. He did not fare well in those assignments, posting a loss and two no-decisions with a 7.31 ERA. |
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| White Sox, Royals to try it again after washed-out opener |
MLB Baseball |
04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals try once again to lift the lid on their 2009 campaigns this afternoon, when the teams play the first of three games at U.S. Cellular Field. This series was supposed to get underway on Monday, but an ominous forecast of snow and rain prompted officials to postpone the game on Sunday. Chicago won its first American League Central crown since its world championship season of 2005 last year, but it did not come easy. The White Sox squandered a 2 1/2-gam |
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