Posted on 17 May 2012. Tags: Baltim, Baltimore Orioles, Better Luck, Biceps, Brayan Pena, Center Fielder, Duffy, Filling The Void, Groin Injury, Humberto Quintero, Jonathan Broxton, Knee Injury, Last Sunday, Ligament Tear, Luis Mendoza, Ninth Inning, Replacements, Smart Move, Soria, Texas Rangers, Tommy John, Tommy John Surgery, Vin Mazzaro
The Royals have lost some key players to injuries, but their replacements are playing well.
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Posted on 17 May 2012. Tags: Amp, Baseball, Bloggers, C70, Cardinal, Cardinals Tickets, Conjunction, Email Address, Fans, Ivie, Loyal Readers, Lucky, Mlb, Monday Night, Padres, Pitchers, Radio, Road Game, Swag, Team Play
If there is one thing we love to do, it is to give away things to our loyal readers.
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Posted on 16 May 2012. Tags: Aaa, Alcides, Batting Average, Corey Smith, Earned Runs, Extended Spring Training, Hollingsworth, Jeremy Jeffress, Kansas City Royals, League Affiliate, League Spring, Milwaukee Brewers, Nick Van Stratten, Northwest Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Number 36, Number Nine, Outfielder, Player Draft, Season Tickets, Spring Injury, Spring Training, Springdale Ar, State Of The Art, Ticket Plans, Tops, Two Seasons, Wednesday Morning, Yuniesky Betancourt, Zack Greinke
Nick Van Stratten joins Naturals
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Boggs, Bryan Lahair, Critical Pieces, Cubs, Do The Right Thing, Freelance Writer, Game, Hr 3, Insurance, Intentional Walks, Kyles, Lohse, Mcclellan, Mike Matheny, Mike Metzger, Occasions, Pitchers, Right Hander, Second Guess, Seventh Inning, St Louis Cardinals
Decisions based on small sample sizes can kill you.
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Posted on 15 May 2012. Tags: Adam Dunn, Alex Gordon, Baseball World, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, Broxton, Center Fielder, Chicago White Sox, City Of Kansas City, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Elbow Injury, Eric Hosmer, Game Losing Streak, Home Crowd, Hr 1, Juan Gonzalez, Kansas City Royals, Kauffman Stadium, Mlb All Star Game, Toronto Blue Jays
It has been 12 years since the Royals have had multiple players in the MLB All-Star Game, but this could be the year that streak ends.
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Posted on 11 May 2012. Tags: Agony, Chris Dwyer, Consecutive Singles, Eric Duncan, Franchise History, Greg Holland, Julio Rodriguez, Kansas City Royals, Lafferty, Lisson, Ninth Inning, North Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Pitches, Rare Moments, Rosenthal, Springdale Ar, Springfield Cardinals, St Louis Cardinals, Strikeout
Naturals no hit the Cardinals in Double-A action.
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Posted on 09 May 2012. Tags: Baseball Team, Baseball World, Covering Sports, Favorite Team, Feeble Mind, Floods, Game Losing Streak, Human Struggle, Imagination Games, Journalist, Legislative Proceedings, Loser, Makeup, Minor Leaguers, Nbsp, Playground, Religious Events, Resilience, Royals, Storms, Swings
The Royals are like your kids. You don’t love them because they’re good. You love them because they’re yours.
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Posted on 09 May 2012. Tags: Ballgame, Cincinnati Reds, Combination Of The Two, Complete Game, Demonstrations, Earned Runs, Fact Of The Matter, Inconsistency, Jonathan, Kansas City Royals, Luke Hochevar, Mental Toughness, Opening Day, Quite Some Time, Red Sox, Sanch, Sanche, Starting Pitchers, Talented Players, Talented Team, Texas Rangers
The Kansas City Royals have talent, but to they have what it takes mentally to win?
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Posted on 05 May 2012. Tags: Bad Habit, Base Paths, Baseball History, Best Game, Cardinal Baseball, Clowns, Colby Rasmus, Coughing Up, Eventual Release, Home Video, Lobotomy, Meltdown, Ninth Inning, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Shortstop, Slapstick Comedy, St Louis Cardinals, Video Dvr, Youngsters
The St. Louis Cardinals have fallen back into a bad habit they were plagued by early in 2011: giving away games.
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Posted on 03 May 2012. Tags: Address, American League Central, Batting Average, Billy Butler, Disappointments, Eric Hosmer, Everyday Players, Excerpt, Five Games, Game City, Game Losing Streak, Home Runs, Kansas City Royals, Losses, Mario Mendoza, Playing Better Baseball, Rbi, Road Trip, Royals Baseball, T Score, Win Games
The Royals are finally winning games, but they have some issues they need to overcome.
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Posted on 03 May 2012. Tags: Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Bats, Calf Injury, Calf Strain, Cardinals, Chris Carpenter, Clubhouse, Differential, First Baseman Albert, Game Series, Games, Hasn, Lance Berkman, League Statistics, Losses, Mike Matheny, Nerve Problem, Palm Beach, Recurrence, Right Hander, Runners, Stars, Sure Thing, Taking Stock, Tony La Russa
“We could have had an epic month, but it turned out to just be a decent month,” said first baseman Lance Berkman, still disabled because of a left calf strain.
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Posted on 02 May 2012. Tags: Adam Wainwright, Bats, Breaking Ball, Bullpen, Cardinals, Carp, Dollar Question, Expectation, First Victory, Metrics, Offensive Slump, Pitchers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Qualitative Observation, Spring Training, Term Outlook, Tommy John, Tommy John Surgery, Velocity, Whip
Last night, May 1st, Adam Wainwright got his first victory of the year against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the Cardinals bats lashed out for 10 runs and 13 hits.
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Posted on 01 May 2012. Tags: Barry Bonds, Baseball, Basic Elements, Cardinal, Cardinals, Carlos Beltran, Epitome, Father And Son, Favorite Clubs, Future Hall, Hall Of Famer, Hall Of Famer Lou, Home Runs, Kansas City Royals, Lou Brock, Major League Baseball, Matt Kemp, Milestones, Pace, Power Numbers, Professional Athletes, Royals, Son Bobby, Speed Power, St Louis Cardinals, Western Missouri
Power and speed. Two basic elements that the best of professional athletes posses.
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Posted on 29 April 2012. Tags: Albert Pujols, Angels Of Anaheim, Batting Average, Bunches, Centerfielder, Consistency, Deficiencies, Friday Night, Furcal, Homers, Homeruns, Last Decade, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim, Milwaukee Brewers, Nl Central, Proof, Shortstop, Slump, St Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals lost a huge part of their offense when Albert Pujols signed a 10-year, $240-million deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but that also forced the team to build a more balanced lineup.
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Posted on 29 April 2012. Tags: Alcs, Alex Gordon, Apparent Confusion, Billy Butler, Bullpen, Detroit Tigers, Eric Hosmer, First World Series, Game Evidence, Game Losing Streak, Kansas City Royals, Lcs, Luke Hochevar, Ned Yost, New York Yankees, Series Victory, Straight Seasons, Time Campaign, World Series, World Series Appearance
Maybe it only makes sense that the Kansas City Royals would have to overcome a 12-game losing streak before making their first playoff push in 27 years.
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Posted on 28 April 2012. Tags: Baseball History, Fan Base, Futility, Game Losing Streak, Kansas City Media, Kansas City Royals, Lapses, Losing Streaks, Major League Baseball, Momentum, Opponents, Positive Feedback, Prospects, Public Relations, Road Swing, Seven Runs, Six Years, Thirteen Months, Three Games, West Coast Road
This past week the Kansas City Royals ended a twelve game losing streak. A streak that was so bad it included a winless ten game home stand.
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Posted on 27 April 2012. Tags: Addition Game, April 29, Attendance, Busch Stadium, Can Coolers, Clothing Company, Cool Gifts, Division Rival, E Entertainment, Entire World, Fox Sports, Greatest Games, Home Video, Louis Cardinals Game, Newest Addition, Promotion Books, School Kids, St Louis Cardinals, Weinhold, World Series
For the first time this season, I will be in attendance for a St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium.
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Posted on 27 April 2012. Tags: Cardinal, Cardinal Games, Cardinals, Highways, Minute Details, Quiz
In a test of Cardinals facts against Missouri roads and highways facts, can you tell the difference?
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