This blog is a Royals blog, not a general MLB one. I would like to avoid any and all Manny discussions here after this post. However, I just wanted to share this very human thought, free of ESPNesque preachiness, from Bart Given. I know better – should have seen this coming. Got to admit, I’ve …

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If you are a member of SABR, you can get a grant for your research efforts. I don’t personally have any research to contribute to the greater good of baseball knowledge, but I respect and appreciate all the hard work, innovation and sharing of the SABR-minded people of the world. From Susan Petrone: This is …

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“The Royals are officially unstoppable.” -David Pinto After a soul-crushing 9th inning loss in Omaha this afternoon, it was great to just destroy something, even if that “something” was just Kansas City destroying Carlos Silva. This is the Royals’ 17th win of 2009. The team got to that very fast compared to the last few …

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When I was little, I bought a postcard in Colorado that featured a beautiful photo of the Rocky Mountains. On the back there was a quote from Teddy Roosevelt that described the scenery as something that “bankrupts the English language.” I thought that was such an awesome way to describe something breathtaking without copping out …

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The talented proprietor of CuteSports (who is one of the newest writers at Ladies…) and I are once again teaming up to get some All-Star votes for our oft-forgotten Midwestern Teams. Here’s a link to her side of the proposal. The way I see it, ASG voting is stupid anyway. Sure, you could labor over …

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