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Video: Jeff Francoeur continues tradition with opposing fans by visiting before game
Your browser does not support iframes.Jeff Francoeur may be the most popular player among Oakland A's fans.Of course, that may seem strange considering the outfielder plays for the Kansas City Royals. However, it's not too hard to realize why A's fans, especially those who occupy the right field seats at the O.co Coliseum, adore him so much.This weekend, Francoeur and...
Kansas City Royals Make Trio Of Moves Including David Lough Recall
The Kansas City Royals recalled outfielder David Lough from their Triple-A Omaha minor league affiliate. To make room for Lough on the active roster, Kansas City placed outfielder Jarrod Dyson on the 15-day disabled list with a right ankle sprain.
In an unrelated move, the Royals have decided to release right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer after he decided to opt-out of his contract...
Royals prospects enduring tough Start
by John Viril—
In 2010, the Kansas City Royals minor league system enjoyed a magical season which saw a record nine farmhands propel themselves into Baseball Prospectus’ top 100 prospects. 2013 is almost the exact opposite. This year, Kansas City’s top prospects are typically suffering through slow starts to their season. Prospects are cratering up and down the organization...
Royals/Angels: Three To Walk With
The Royals took two out of three against the Angels and now stand at 20-17, a game and a half back of the division leading Detroit Tigers. In the midst of a nine game road trip, the Royals will now head to Oakland to take on the A’s in a three game set. Here are three things we can take away from the series in Los Angeles (read: Anaheim).
1. Alex Gordon is raking: After going 6...
Is Aaron Crow a Bust?
You may remember Aaron Crow's amateur career. Stud starting pitcher at the University of Missouri. He was a high first round draft pick for the Washington Nationals in 2008 (9th pick) but they were unable to sign him and he went back into the draft in 2009. The Kansas City Royals grabbed him with the 12th pick of the 2009 draft. Immediately the projections began that...
Fred White Dies at 76 After 40 Years As Kansas City Royals Broadcaster
Fred White, the longtime broadcaster for the Kansas City Royals, died Wednesday at 76 from complications from cancer, according to The Associated Press.
The team had announced the day before that White was retiring after working for the Royals for 40 years.
“We didn’t just lose a teammate,” Royals vice president for communications and broadcasting Mike Swanson said, according...
Cain's 3-run double powers Royals
Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run double and Billy Butler capped his most productive series of the season with a two-run single, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Wade Davis (3-3) was charged with four runs and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings in the rubber game of the series.
Butler, who entered this series in a 4 for 35 rut...
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Former Royals broadcaster White dies
Longtime Kansas City Royals broadcaster Fred White died Wednesday of complications from cancer. He was 76.
The Royals were informed of White's passing by his son, Joe. White died in hospice one day after the team announced his retirement after 40 years working for the organization.
White was the sports anchor for Topeka's WIBW-TV and broadcast Kansas State athletics before...
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The Evolving Kansas City Royals: The Offense
For several years now the Kansas City Royals have had one of the better farm systems in Major League Baseball. Most teams should be so lucky. The Royals haven’t been able to translate this advantage into success on the field and there would seem to be one very good reason for this.
You can’t win the World Series with the AAA Storm Chasers. It takes time to scout and develop...
'It was Fred who made them comfortable with me'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Few Royals fans will forget the news in the fall of 1998 when the Royals and then radio partner Entercom shockingly decided to remove longtime broadcaster Fred White from the radio booth after he had served more than 25 years with the franchise.
No reason was given for the dismissal, and fans were left stunned. And outraged.
And White himself was bewildered. ...
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Happy Birthday George Brett. Here’s the epic video of him talking about crapping his pants
The sports birthdays for May 15 include John Smoltz, Heisman winner Desmond Howard, our favorite “alleged” murdering preacher Ray Lewis, and Emmitt Smith. A ton of sports studs on this day but the Holy Grail is an equal split between a giant bust, Ryan Leaf, and a baseball Hall of Famer with the greatest story ever about crapping his pants in Las Vegas, George Brett.
Ryan Leaf...
Injury becomes blessing for former SoCal star
ANAHEIM, Calif. There wasnt much denying the fact baseball was where Mike Moustakas bread was buttered. It was his ticket and just about everyone knew it in and around Chatsworth high school where Moustakas played his high school ball.
That ticket hadnt been punched yet when Moustakas, then a junior for the Chancellors, needed to rethink things.
In his addition to his exploits...
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Royals' Fred White retires after 40 years
Kansas City Royals veteran Fred White announced his retirement Tuesday after 40 years with the organization, most recently as director of broadcast services and the franchise's alumni.
White was a sports anchor at a Topeka, Kan., television station and the voice of Kansas State athletics before joining the Royals, where he spent 25 years in the broadcast booth. He continued...
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Is it time to move the fences in at The K once more?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. It's the debate Royals fans and Royals players as well -- love to have:
Should the Royals move the fences in once again at spacious Kauffman Stadium?
The discussion takes on some added meaning this season no doubt because of the Royals' power shortage. They are last in the American League in home runs with 25, with just 10 of those coming at Kauffman...
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Hochevar finally finds his niche with Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. In some respects, Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar became the poster child for the team's losing ways over the past few years.
A former No. 1 overall pick, Hochevar not only fell far short of those lofty expectations, he became the target of misdirected anger from all angles from fans, bloggers and media. The more the team lost, and the more Hochevar lost...
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