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1. Kansas The Jayhawks return every relevant player from a 27-win team and add a top 10...

Warden11 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:02:41 -0000

1. Kansas

The Jayhawks return every relevant player from a 27-win team and add a top 10 recruiting class featuring Xavier Henry, Elijah Johnson and Thomas Robinson. Thanks to Sherron Collins, Tyshawn Taylor, the Morris twins and Cole Aldrich, Kansas is talented and deep at every position, perhaps even better suited to win a national title than the 2007-08 team that won a national title. That's crazy, but true.

CBS Big 12 Preview by Gary Parrish

"The bottom line," he said, "is it hasn’t worked here. It hasn’t worked. We have to do what we have ...

Warden11 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:59:53 -0000

"The bottom line," he said, "is it hasn’t worked here. It hasn’t worked. We have to do what we have to do to shake up our team and generate as much competition as we can. We have to put the pressure on (players) to go out and perform."

-Dayton Moore on the trade

Is the process being altered?

One more...can't help it.

Warden11 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:04:15 -0000

One more...can't help it.

It's time...

Warden11 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:19 -0000

It's time...

Eliminate the Big 12 North?

Warden11 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:07:00 -0000

Eliminate the Big 12 North?

From Upon Further Review at the KC Star.

The North is 8-61 vs Tx and OU since 1998. That's pretty bad. However, I also wonder how the other 4 teams in the south do against Tx and OU. Can't be much better, can it?

Deadspin: Why Your Stadium Sucks

Warden11 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:59:31 -0000

Deadspin: Why Your Stadium Sucks

Deadspin's review of MLB stadiums makes it way to The K.

Just a look at how each player's WAR has been earned. *Gordon's numbers are 2008

Warden11 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:17:33 -0000

Just a look at how each player's WAR has been earned.

*Gordon's numbers are 2008

It was a solid performance for Hughes, a 27-year-old left-hander who was selected in the 11th round...

Warden11 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:33:00 -0000

It was a solid performance for Hughes, a 27-year-old left-hander who was selected in the 11th round of the 2003 draft. He was 3-3 with a 3.50 ERA at Class AAA Omaha.

"He was outstanding," Hillman said. "When you bring a guy into that situation, you know it’s their major-league debut, you kind of take extra notice what you think their heart rate is, the look in their eyes. He wasn’t intimidated."

It's always about the eyes with Trey. He must have some 6th sense.

From Here.

The Royals had the second-best record in the American League on May 7, and are 2 1/2 games worse...

Warden11 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:13:44 -0000

The Royals had the second-best record in the American League on May 7, and are 2 1/2 games worse than anybody in baseball since. What began with playoff hopes is ending with an eye on whether the Royals will lose 100 games, finish with the game’s worst record, or maybe both.

It is like dangling a steak in front of a starving man, and then punching him in the face.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/royals/story/1399092-p3.html

Thought that was a pretty good line coming from Mellinger.

"We’ll get him back in," Hillman said. "We still want to see what we’ve got. But it’s still going t...

Warden11 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:04:05 -0000

"We’ll get him back in," Hillman said. "We still want to see what we’ve got. But it’s still going to be a matter of trying to win ballgames by mixing and matching with what we think is going to be the best lineup for us to win."

Anderson has started just five of 10 games since joining the Royals and, after striking out Saturday as a pinch-hitter, has just four hits in 23 at-bats.

So, no, he hasn’t forced his way into the lineup, and Hillman appears unwilling to sit down any of a number of more productive hitters to create time for Anderson _ despite the club’s desire to make a long-term evaluation.

"You’ve got (Alberto) Callaspo with a good batting average and one of your better hitters," Hillman said. "Willie Bloomquist, at times, is good for two or three hits."

From the Star.

Can't sit Willie, might miss the night he has 2 or 3 hits.