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More than 51,000 fans and dozens of players from Metrodome lore turned out on Sunday to say goodbye to this big, dingy building after 28 weird, wacky and sometimes wonderful baseball seasons.
The Yankees ended the first regular season at their new $1.5 billion ballpark the same way they began — with a loss.
All this Cy Young talk is wearing on Zack Greinke. Even when it comes from the hometown fans, Kansas City's attention-shy ace doesn't want to hear it.
The Minnesota Twins somehow missed Zack Greinke the first 14 times they faced the Kansas City Royals this season.
David Ortiz homered and drove in three runs, and Clay Buchholz took a shutout into the seventh inning to help the Boston Red Sox move closer to the postseason with a 10-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke, hit in his throwing arm by a line drive during his previous start, played catch Saturday and should be able to make his scheduled start Tuesday against Boston.
Robinson Tejeda won his third straight start, pitching six solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday.
The Kansas City Royals agreed to a three-year major league contract with first-round draft pick Aaron Crow on Thursday.
Michael Cuddyer homered, doubled and drove in three runs Wednesday and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 for a three-game sweep.
Zack Greinke boosted his Cy Young credentials and stalled the Detroit Tigers.
Kyle Davies carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight start, pitching the Kansas City Royals past the Cleveland Indians 7-0 on Sunday.
Royals starter Gil Meche is probably done for the year with a shoulder problem, and fellow right-hander Brian Bannister is flying to New York for a second opinion on his shoulder.
Alex Gordon and Alberto Callaspo homered, leading the last-place Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Thursday for a surprising three-game sweep of the AL Central leaders.
Billy Butler homered twice and had four RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals ended a nine-game losing streak to the Los Angeles Angels with a 6-3 win on Monday.
Royals outfielder Jose Guillen will miss the rest of the season because of a right knee injury.
Joe Saunders won his third straight start and Bobby Abreu drove in three runs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Landon Powell hit his first career grand slam to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 Wednesday.
Kansas City manager Trey Hillman hasn't put a whole lot of thought into job security, certainly hasn't lost any sleep over it. He's been too busy trying to get the Royals headed in the right direction.
His team may be in last place, but that hasn't stopped Kansas City ace Zack Greinke from building his case as the best pitcher in the American League.
Grady Sizemore scored three runs and David Huff bounced back from a bad start in his previous outing to help the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
The Kansas City Royals have cut left-handed pitcher Ron Mahay and promoted righty Yasuhiko Yabuta from the minors.
Michael Cuddyer homered twice in Minnesota's eight-run seventh inning and Denard Span added a three-run triple, helping the Twins turn a close game into a 10-3 rout over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Jose Contreras won for the first time in six weeks, leading the White Sox over the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday and making a strong bid to save his job in Chicago's starting rotation.
Now that the deadline has passed for signing players taken in baseball's June draft, the Kansas City Royals hope to resume talks with first-round pick Aaron Crow.
Alex Gordon, regarded in spring training as one of baseball's top prospects, was demoted to the minor leagues Tuesday by the Kansas City Royals.
Knickers and other unmentionables: (un)diplomatic US view of royal toursAmbassadors' indiscreet reports to Washington reveal the lighter side to royals' 'pomp-filled' state visits
Yesterday the Royals designated Sidney Ponson for assignment after he went 1-7 with a 7.36 ERA in 58.2 innings.
If We Are To Be Energy Independent & Prosperous Let's Start Building More Nuclear Power Plants Today!We simply have to become Energy Independent. In other words, build 50 - 100 Nuclear Power Plants in the US by 2020. This policy will provide us with affordable energy that will free us from our dependence on OPEC and create millions of jobs nationwide.
The Best Way For America Is To Secure Our Borders & Reform Immigration Law!The Best Way For America Is To Secure Our Borders & Reform Immigration Law!
The other day Peter Gammons, as he often does, threw out a random and somewhat shocking comment when talking about the progress teams are making in signing their first round picks:
Prior to last week Luke Hochevar seemed destined for a career as a solid but unspectacular mid-rotation starter, which while certainly not a bad thing would qualify as a big disappointment for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 draft.
This is an interesting development, but it starts off with a pretty major insult to pitchers everywhere:
New York Council Approves Manhattan Traffic Fees Perhaps to generate more revenue for the city, the New York City Council should consider waiving tolls for anyone seeing a Broadway Show:
GM Dayton Moore thinks the Royals are "on the right track." Know what? Just about all these trains were on the right track too. Like the Royals, however, they were driven off the damn rails.
Where You Lived - Used To Be Location, Location, Location - Now It's Education, Education, EducationBecause of failing schools like we have seen in Detroit, Kansas City and other areas it is evident that our education system has to change. We also need to make everyone more accountable for a better education system (School Officials & Teachers, Parents, and Students).
Let's Reform Healthcare Now!Healthcare costs have to be contained and our government should not offer a "One-Payer" system, nor should they eliminate the "Doctor-Patient" model.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck.
Whenever you have a chance to give a vote of confidence to an unpopular manager who has led the team to a 112-140 record amidst sloppy play, you have to do it. You just do:
* Dayton Moore's latest explanation for acquiring Yuniesky Betancourt: "We have people who believe Yuniesky Betancourt is going to continue to get better through a change of scenery.
New acquisition Yuniesky Betancourt came off the disabled list yesterday and the Royals cleared room on the 25-man roster for their new starting shortstop by designating Tony Pena Jr. for assignment.
Royals general manager Dayton Moore, on the advanced defensive statistics that show recent acquisition Yuniesky Betancourt as a poor shortstop:
Bill lets utilities pass costs to customersIn order for our US economy to thrive and let us reduce our "BTU" energy prices we have to immediately do two things which we are currently not doing: 1) Convince the Global Market that our commercial paper offered by Wall Street is sound and has value.
Diversity Makes Us Stronger!We could all benefit from more dialogue between, races, gender, and Lifestyles.
How much More Will The Obama Administration Squeeze The Middle Class?"Big Government" Is Not The Answer! Our government is getting too intrusive, too large, and federal spending is unsustainable.
A Bipartisan Blueprint For Immigration ReformImmigration Reform should be one of the highest legislative priorities our Congress addresses this year. In order to offer an acceptable Healthcare Plan, Quality Education, and Provide Community Safety, every citizen in the US should be issued a National I.D. Card.
Executives Should Be Paid According To Performance!The SEC and all of our corporation's shareholders have to establish a set of guidelines for Company Executive Pay. Today, CEOs are being overly compensated and in too many cases are rewarded by keeping their corporate payroll to a minimum.
Our Economy Today!After listening to Alexis Glick of the Fox Business Network (FBN) report that: * Corporate tax revenue is down 57%. * Personal Taxe revenue is down 22%. * 6.8 Million are collecting Unemployment. * US Government has spent $80 Billion of the Stimulus Package. * $150 Bill …
Will We Have Healthcare Reform This Year?What's My Line.........You Decide!
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