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SHaynes23 · 08-07-2009, 08:26 PM

Twenty-three years. Lots of things have happened in twenty-three years. One thing that hasn't happened though is a playoff appearance for the Kansas City Royals. 1985 was the last time they made the postseason, and in that postseason they defeated cross-state rivals the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first and only World Series crown.

The 2009 Kansas City Royals come into the season looking to snap that streak before it reaches twenty-four seasons. That charge will be lead by the ace of the Royals pitching staff, Zack Greinke (13-10, 3.47 ERA). Greinke showed that he could be a very good pitcher for the Royals and live up to his All-Star potential he has showed for years. Gil Meche (14-11, 3.98 ERA) will also pitch in as a proven arm in the rotation, but the back end of the rotation has many questions.

One part of the team without questions is the 8th and 9th innings. Kyle Farnsworth (2-3, 1 SV, 4.48 ERA) will be the primary setup reliever for one of the premier closers in baseball, Joakim Soria (2-3, 42 SV, 1.60 ERA). If the Royals have a lead with Soria coming into the game, you can almost surely put it in the win column.

The Royals are lead on the offensive side by their corner infielders, third baseman Alex Gordon (.260, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 19 SB) and first baseman Billy Butler (.275, 11 HR, 55 RBI). Both of these men are very young and are primed for breakout seasons. A big bat was added in the offseason when the Royals picked up their new designated hitter, Mike Jacobs (.247, 32 HR, 93 RBI). Jacobs will provide some power that wasn't there last season.

The Royals have been down for many seasons, but with an infusion of young talent, this could be the year that the Royals start to turn the corner. Make sure you are tuned in this year to Royals baseball, it's going to be a fun ride.

Kansas City Royals Roster

Starting Pitchers

23 Zack Grenike - 25 years old - 4 years, $38 million
13-10, 3.47 ERA, 183 K

55 Gil Meche - 30 years old - 5 years, $55 million
14-11, 3.98 ERA, 183 K - 1x All Star

28 Kyle Davies - 25 years old - 1 year, $1.3 million
9-7, 4.06 ERA, 71 K

34 Jamey Wright - 34 years old - 1 year, $800,000
8-7, 5.12 ERA, 60 K

19 Brian Bannister - 28 years old - 1 year, $1.7 million
9-16, 5.76 ERA, 113 K

Middle Relief Pitchers

61 Sidney Ponson - 32 years old - 1 year, $600,000
8-5, 5.04 ERA, 58 K

32 Ron Mahay - 37 years old - 2 years, $8 million
5-0, 3.48 ERA, 49 K

51 Robinson Tejada - 27 years old - 1 year, $400,000
2-2, 3.97 ERA, 45 K

45 Doug Waechter - 28 years old - 1 year, $640,000
4-2, 3.69 ERA, 46 K

Setup Relievers

40 Kyle Farnsworth - 32 years old - 3 years, $14 million
2-3, 1 SV, 4.48 ERA, 61 K

37 Juan Cruz - 30 years old - 3 years, $9.5 million
4-0, 2.61 ERA, 71 K

Closer

48 Joakim Soria - 24 years old - 6 years, $30.8 million
2-3, 42 SV, 1.60 ERA, 66 K

Catchers

22 Miguel Olivo - 30 years old - 2 years, $4.9 million
.255, 12 HR, 41 RBI, 7 SB

3 Brayan Pena - 27 years old - 1 year, $400,000
.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI

First Baseman

16 Billy Butler - 22 years old - 1 year, $421,000
.275, 11 HR, 55 RBI

Second Baseman

13 Alberto Callaspo - 25 years old - 1 year, $416,000
.305, 0 HR, 16 RBI, 2 SB

Third Baseman

4 Alex Gordon - 25 years old - 1 year, $457,000
.260, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 9 SB

Shortstops

30 Mike Aviles - 28 years old - 1 year, $425,000
.325, 10 HR, 51 RBI, 8 SB

8 Wilie Bloomquist - 31 years old - 2 years, $3.1 million
.279, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 14 SB

Left Fielder

9 David DeJesus - 29 years old - 6 years, $19.3 million
.307, 12 HR, 73 RBI, 11 SB

Center Fielder

2 Coco Crisp - 29 years old - 4 years, $23 million
.283, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 20 SB

Right Fielders

24 Mark Teahen - 27 years old - 1 year, $3.6 million
.255, 15 HR, 59 RBI, 4 SB

11 Jose Guillen - 32 years old - 3 years, $36 million
.264, 20 HR, 97 RBI, 2 SB

18 Brian Buchanan - 35 years old - 1 year, $400,000
No Major League Stats Last Season

Designated Hitter

17 Mike Jacobs - 28 years old - 1 year, $3.3 million
.247, 32 HR, 93 RBI, 1 SB

SHaynes23 · 08-07-2009, 10:26 PM

April 5, 2009 - Baseball America has named their top prospects for the 2009 season, and in no great surprise Orioles catcher Matt Wieters has been named the top prospect in Major League Baseball. Although Wieters has never had a major league at-bat, many are predicting he will be one of the top catchers in all of baseball.

In the same report Baseball America announced that the top pitcher in all of baseball is Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price. Price made his name in the postseason for the Rays last season and looked very impressive. Many think he will have a great season pitching in the rotation of the defending American League champions.

The following Kansas City Royals prospects made the Top 100 list:

41. 3B Mike Moustakas (A)
49. SP Daniel Cortes (AA)
56. 1B Eric Hosmer (A)
76. SP Mike Montgomery (R)

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Kansas City Royals (0-0) @ Chicago White Sox (0-0)

Probable Pitching Matchups

Zack Greinke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. John Danks (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Gil Meche (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Mark Buehrle (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Kyle Davies (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Gavin Floyd (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

White Sox Top Five Players

CL Bobby Jenks (0-0, 0 SV, 0.00 ERA)
MR Octavio Dotel (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
LF Carlos Quentin (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
RF Jermaine Dye (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
SP John Danks (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

SHaynes23 · 08-08-2009, 12:26 AM

Code:

                              R     H     E
Kansas City Royals (1-0)      7     17    0
Chicago White Sox (0-1)       1     5     1

W:  Zack Greinke (1-0)   L:  John Danks (0-1)

Kansas City Royals Stats

David DeJesus: 4-6, HR, RBI, 3 R (.667, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
Zack Greinke: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K, W (1-0, 1.13 ERA)

2B: A. Gordon (1)
HR: D. DeJesus (1)
RBI: D. DeJesus (1), B. Butler (1), A. Gordon (1), M. Jacobs (1), J. Guillen (1), M. Olivo (1)

Chicago White Sox Stats

A.J. Pierzynski: 1-3, HR, RBI, R (.333, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
John Danks: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, BB, K, L (0-1, 33.76 ERA)

2B: C. Quentin (1)
HR: A. Pierzynski (1)
RBI: A. Pierzynski (1)
E: A. Ramirez (1)

Player of the Game

Zack Greinke (1)

SHaynes23 · 08-08-2009, 01:30 AM

April 8, 2009 - The first major injury of the year has occurred, and the victim is Cincinnati Reds closer Francisco Cordero (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Cordero took a line drive off of his arm and has suffered a fractured elbow. He is expected to miss 6 months of action.

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Roy Halladay's (1-0, 0.00 ERA) first start of the season was a very successful one. The Blue Jays ace threw a complete game shutout against the Detroit Tigers. Halladay only gave up three hits while he struck out six batters.

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Code:

                              R     H     E
Kansas City Royals (2-0)      12    19    1
Chicago White Sox (0-2)       4     12    1

W:  Gil Meche (1-0)   L:  Mark Buehrle (0-1)

Kansas City Royals Stats

Alex Gordon: 4-5, 3 RBI, 3 R (.667, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
Gil Meche: 7 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K, W (1-0, 2.57 ERA)

2B: J. Guillen (1)
3B: M. Olivo (1)
HR: J. Guillen (1)
RBI: A. Gordon 3 (4), M. Jacobs 2 (3), J. Guillen 4 (5), M. Olivo 3 (4)
E: M. Teahen (1)

Chicago White Sox Stats

Paul Konerko: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Mark Buehrle: 2.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB (0-1, 16.88 ERA)

2B: B. Lillibridge (1)
HR: P. Konerko (1)
RBI: C. Getz 2 (2), P. Konerko 2 (2)
E: J. Dye (1)

Player of the Game

Alex Gordon (1)

kobe360x · 08-08-2009, 02:00 AM

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SHaynes23 · 08-08-2009, 05:42 AM

April 9, 2009 - The Cincinnati Reds suffered their second injury in as many days as their star second baseman Brandon Phillips (.333, 0 HR, 3 RBI) has been diagnosed with a herniated disc. Phillips will be forced to miss four weeks of action.

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Code:

                              R     H     E
Kansas City Royals (2-1)      2     9     2
Chicago White Sox (1-2)       7     9     0

W:  Gavin Floyd (1-0)   L:  Kyle Davies (0-1)

Kansas City Royals Stats

Mark Teahen: 1-4, 2 RBI (.200, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Kyle Davies: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, L (0-1, 9.00 ERA)

2B: B. Butler (1)
RBI: M. Teahen 2 (2)
SB: A. Gordon (1), C. Crisp (1)
E: A. Gordon (1), M. Teahen (1)

Chicago White Sox Stats

A.J. Pierzynski: 4-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R (.545, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
Gavin Floyd: 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (1-0, 2.25 ERA)

2B: A. Pierzynski (1), D. Wise (1)
RBI: C. Quentin (1), W. Betemit (1), D. Wise (1), A. Pierzynski 3 (4)

Player of the Game

A.J. Pierzynski

SHaynes23 · 08-08-2009, 01:57 PM

April 10, 2009 - The Giants took a chance on Randy Johnson (0-0, 9.00 ERA) for this season, and that chance has come back to bite them as Johnson has gone down with an injury. Johnson was covering first base when he collided with the base runner and suffered a broken fibula. He is expected to miss around three months.

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A fight of epic proportions took place on the field last night during the Rangers-Indians game. Indians reliever Jensen Lewis (0-0, 2.70 ERA) came up and in on Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler (.182, 0 HR, 0 RBI). Kinsler didn't like that one bit and charged the mound. Their teammates tried breaking them up, but they couldn't before a few punches were landed, and because of those landed punches each man landed a 9-game suspension.
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New York Yankees (3-0, 1st in AL East) @ Kansas City Royals (2-1, 4th in AL Central)

Probable Pitching Matchups

Jamey Wright (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Chien-Ming Wang (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Zack Greinke (1-0, 1.13 ERA) vs. C.C. Sabathia (1-0, 3.38 ERA)
Brian Bannister (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

White Sox Top Five Players

SP C.C. Sabathia (1-0, 3.38 ERA)
CL Mariano Rivera (0-0, 2 SV, 0.00 ERA)
SP Joba Chamberlain (1-0, 3.24 ERA)
1B Mark Teixeira (.154, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
MR Jose Veras (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

SHaynes23 · 08-08-2009, 05:44 PM

Code:

                              R     H     E
New York Yankees (3-1)        3     8     0
Kansas City Royals (3-1)      5     9     1

W:  Robinson Tejada (1-0)   L:  Chien-Ming Wang (0-1)   S:  Joakim Soria (1)

New York Yankees Stats

Jorge Posada: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R (.438, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
Chien-Ming Wang: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, BB, K, L (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

2B: R. Cano (1)
HR: J. Posada (1)
RBI: M. Teixeira (1), J. Posada 2 (4)

Kansas City Royals Stats

David DeJesus: 2-4, 3 RBI (.500, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
Jamey Wright: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, ND (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

2B: M. Teahen (1), A. Callaspo (1)
HR: A. Gordon (1), M. Jacobs (1)
RBI: D. DeJesus 3 (4), A. Gordon (5), M. Jacobs (4)
E: C. Crisp (1)

Injury: Jamey Wright leaves in first inning with sore elbow.

Player of the Game

David DeJesus (1)

08-07-2009, 08:26 PM	#1
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Kansas City Royals: Return of the King (OOTP10) Twenty-three years. Lots of things have happened in twenty-three years. One thing that hasn't happened though is a playoff appearance for the Kansas City Royals. 1985 was the last time they made the postseason, and in that postseason they defeated cross-state rivals the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first and only World Series crown. The 2009 Kansas City Royals come into the season looking to snap that streak before it reaches twenty-four seasons. That charge will be lead by the ace of the Royals pitching staff, Zack Greinke (13-10, 3.47 ERA). Greinke showed that he could be a very good pitcher for the Royals and live up to his All-Star potential he has showed for years. Gil Meche (14-11, 3.98 ERA) will also pitch in as a proven arm in the rotation, but the back end of the rotation has many questions. One part of the team without questions is the 8th and 9th innings. Kyle Farnsworth (2-3, 1 SV, 4.48 ERA) will be the primary setup reliever for one of the premier closers in baseball, Joakim Soria (2-3, 42 SV, 1.60 ERA). If the Royals have a lead with Soria coming into the game, you can almost surely put it in the win column. The Royals are lead on the offensive side by their corner infielders, third baseman Alex Gordon (.260, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 19 SB) and first baseman Billy Butler (.275, 11 HR, 55 RBI). Both of these men are very young and are primed for breakout seasons. A big bat was added in the offseason when the Royals picked up their new designated hitter, Mike Jacobs (.247, 32 HR, 93 RBI). Jacobs will provide some power that wasn't there last season. The Royals have been down for many seasons, but with an infusion of young talent, this could be the year that the Royals start to turn the corner. Make sure you are tuned in this year to Royals baseball, it's going to be a fun ride. Kansas City Royals Roster Starting Pitchers 23 Zack Grenike - 25 years old - 4 years, $38 million 13-10, 3.47 ERA, 183 K 55 Gil Meche - 30 years old - 5 years, $55 million 14-11, 3.98 ERA, 183 K - 1x All Star 28 Kyle Davies - 25 years old - 1 year, $1.3 million 9-7, 4.06 ERA, 71 K 34 Jamey Wright - 34 years old - 1 year, $800,000 8-7, 5.12 ERA, 60 K 19 Brian Bannister - 28 years old - 1 year, $1.7 million 9-16, 5.76 ERA, 113 K Middle Relief Pitchers 61 Sidney Ponson - 32 years old - 1 year, $600,000 8-5, 5.04 ERA, 58 K 32 Ron Mahay - 37 years old - 2 years, $8 million 5-0, 3.48 ERA, 49 K 51 Robinson Tejada - 27 years old - 1 year, $400,000 2-2, 3.97 ERA, 45 K 45 Doug Waechter - 28 years old - 1 year, $640,000 4-2, 3.69 ERA, 46 K Setup Relievers 40 Kyle Farnsworth - 32 years old - 3 years, $14 million 2-3, 1 SV, 4.48 ERA, 61 K 37 Juan Cruz - 30 years old - 3 years, $9.5 million 4-0, 2.61 ERA, 71 K Closer 48 Joakim Soria - 24 years old - 6 years, $30.8 million 2-3, 42 SV, 1.60 ERA, 66 K Catchers 22 Miguel Olivo - 30 years old - 2 years, $4.9 million .255, 12 HR, 41 RBI, 7 SB 3 Brayan Pena - 27 years old - 1 year, $400,000 .286, 0 HR, 0 RBI First Baseman 16 Billy Butler - 22 years old - 1 year, $421,000 .275, 11 HR, 55 RBI Second Baseman 13 Alberto Callaspo - 25 years old - 1 year, $416,000 .305, 0 HR, 16 RBI, 2 SB Third Baseman 4 Alex Gordon - 25 years old - 1 year, $457,000 .260, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 9 SB Shortstops 30 Mike Aviles - 28 years old - 1 year, $425,000 .325, 10 HR, 51 RBI, 8 SB 8 Wilie Bloomquist - 31 years old - 2 years, $3.1 million .279, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 14 SB Left Fielder 9 David DeJesus - 29 years old - 6 years, $19.3 million .307, 12 HR, 73 RBI, 11 SB Center Fielder 2 Coco Crisp - 29 years old - 4 years, $23 million .283, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 20 SB Right Fielders 24 Mark Teahen - 27 years old - 1 year, $3.6 million .255, 15 HR, 59 RBI, 4 SB 11 Jose Guillen - 32 years old - 3 years, $36 million .264, 20 HR, 97 RBI, 2 SB 18 Brian Buchanan - 35 years old - 1 year, $400,000 No Major League Stats Last Season Designated Hitter 17 Mike Jacobs - 28 years old - 1 year, $3.3 million .247, 32 HR, 93 RBI, 1 SB

08-07-2009, 10:26 PM	#2
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: Kansas City Royals: Return of the King (OOTP10) April 5, 2009 - Baseball America has named their top prospects for the 2009 season, and in no great surprise Orioles catcher Matt Wieters has been named the top prospect in Major League Baseball. Although Wieters has never had a major league at-bat, many are predicting he will be one of the top catchers in all of baseball. In the same report Baseball America announced that the top pitcher in all of baseball is Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price. Price made his name in the postseason for the Rays last season and looked very impressive. Many think he will have a great season pitching in the rotation of the defending American League champions. The following Kansas City Royals prospects made the Top 100 list: 41. 3B Mike Moustakas (A) 49. SP Daniel Cortes (AA) 56. 1B Eric Hosmer (A) 76. SP Mike Montgomery (R) ---------- Kansas City Royals (0-0) @ Chicago White Sox (0-0) Probable Pitching Matchups Zack Greinke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. John Danks (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Gil Meche (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Mark Buehrle (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Kyle Davies (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Gavin Floyd (0-0, 0.00 ERA) White Sox Top Five Players CL Bobby Jenks (0-0, 0 SV, 0.00 ERA) MR Octavio Dotel (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LF Carlos Quentin (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) RF Jermaine Dye (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) SP John Danks (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

08-08-2009, 12:26 AM	#3
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: Kansas City Royals: Return of the King (OOTP10) Code: R H E Kansas City Royals (1-0) 7 17 0 Chicago White Sox (0-1) 1 5 1 W: Zack Greinke (1-0) L: John Danks (0-1) Kansas City Royals Stats David DeJesus: 4-6, HR, RBI, 3 R (.667, 1 HR, 1 RBI) Zack Greinke: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K, W (1-0, 1.13 ERA) 2B: A. Gordon (1) HR: D. DeJesus (1) RBI: D. DeJesus (1), B. Butler (1), A. Gordon (1), M. Jacobs (1), J. Guillen (1), M. Olivo (1) Chicago White Sox Stats A.J. Pierzynski: 1-3, HR, RBI, R (.333, 1 HR, 1 RBI) John Danks: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, BB, K, L (0-1, 33.76 ERA) 2B: C. Quentin (1) HR: A. Pierzynski (1) RBI: A. Pierzynski (1) E: A. Ramirez (1) Player of the Game Zack Greinke (1)

08-08-2009, 01:30 AM	#4
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: Kansas City Royals: Return of the King (OOTP10) April 8, 2009 - The first major injury of the year has occurred, and the victim is Cincinnati Reds closer Francisco Cordero (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Cordero took a line drive off of his arm and has suffered a fractured elbow. He is expected to miss 6 months of action. ---------- Roy Halladay's (1-0, 0.00 ERA) first start of the season was a very successful one. The Blue Jays ace threw a complete game shutout against the Detroit Tigers. Halladay only gave up three hits while he struck out six batters. ---------- Code: R H E Kansas City Royals (2-0) 12 19 1 Chicago White Sox (0-2) 4 12 1 W: Gil Meche (1-0) L: Mark Buehrle (0-1) Kansas City Royals Stats Alex Gordon: 4-5, 3 RBI, 3 R (.667, 0 HR, 4 RBI) Gil Meche: 7 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K, W (1-0, 2.57 ERA) 2B: J. Guillen (1) 3B: M. Olivo (1) HR: J. Guillen (1) RBI: A. Gordon 3 (4), M. Jacobs 2 (3), J. Guillen 4 (5), M. Olivo 3 (4) E: M. Teahen (1) Chicago White Sox Stats Paul Konerko: 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI) Mark Buehrle: 2.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB (0-1, 16.88 ERA) 2B: B. Lillibridge (1) HR: P. Konerko (1) RBI: C. Getz 2 (2), P. Konerko 2 (2) E: J. Dye (1) Player of the Game Alex Gordon (1) Last edited by SHaynes23; 08-08-2009 at 05:42 AM.

08-08-2009, 02:00 AM	#5
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08-08-2009, 05:42 AM	#6
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: Kansas City Royals: Return of the King (OOTP10) April 9, 2009 - The Cincinnati Reds suffered their second injury in as many days as their star second baseman Brandon Phillips (.333, 0 HR, 3 RBI) has been diagnosed with a herniated disc. Phillips will be forced to miss four weeks of action. ---------- Code: R H E Kansas City Royals (2-1) 2 9 2 Chicago White Sox (1-2) 7 9 0 W: Gavin Floyd (1-0) L: Kyle Davies (0-1) Kansas City Royals Stats Mark Teahen: 1-4, 2 RBI (.200, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Kyle Davies: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, L (0-1, 9.00 ERA) 2B: B. Butler (1) RBI: M. Teahen 2 (2) SB: A. Gordon (1), C. Crisp (1) E: A. Gordon (1), M. Teahen (1) Chicago White Sox Stats A.J. Pierzynski: 4-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R (.545, 1 HR, 4 RBI) Gavin Floyd: 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (1-0, 2.25 ERA) 2B: A. Pierzynski (1), D. Wise (1) RBI: C. Quentin (1), W. Betemit (1), D. Wise (1), A. Pierzynski 3 (4) Player of the Game A.J. Pierzynski

08-08-2009, 01:57 PM	#7
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: Kansas City Royals: Return of the King (OOTP10) April 10, 2009 - The Giants took a chance on Randy Johnson (0-0, 9.00 ERA) for this season, and that chance has come back to bite them as Johnson has gone down with an injury. Johnson was covering first base when he collided with the base runner and suffered a broken fibula. He is expected to miss around three months. ---------- A fight of epic proportions took place on the field last night during the Rangers-Indians game. Indians reliever Jensen Lewis (0-0, 2.70 ERA) came up and in on Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler (.182, 0 HR, 0 RBI). Kinsler didn't like that one bit and charged the mound. Their teammates tried breaking them up, but they couldn't before a few punches were landed, and because of those landed punches each man landed a 9-game suspension. ---------- New York Yankees (3-0, 1st in AL East) @ Kansas City Royals (2-1, 4th in AL Central) Probable Pitching Matchups Jamey Wright (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Chien-Ming Wang (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Zack Greinke (1-0, 1.13 ERA) vs. C.C. Sabathia (1-0, 3.38 ERA) Brian Bannister (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte (0-0, 0.00 ERA) White Sox Top Five Players SP C.C. Sabathia (1-0, 3.38 ERA) CL Mariano Rivera (0-0, 2 SV, 0.00 ERA) SP Joba Chamberlain (1-0, 3.24 ERA) 1B Mark Teixeira (.154, 0 HR, 0 RBI) MR Jose Veras (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

08-08-2009, 05:44 PM	#8
SHaynes23 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Blog Entries: 54	Re: Kansas City Royals: Return of the King (OOTP10) Code: R H E New York Yankees (3-1) 3 8 0 Kansas City Royals (3-1) 5 9 1 W: Robinson Tejada (1-0) L: Chien-Ming Wang (0-1) S: Joakim Soria (1) New York Yankees Stats Jorge Posada: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R (.438, 1 HR, 4 RBI) Chien-Ming Wang: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, BB, K, L (0-1, 6.75 ERA) 2B: R. Cano (1) HR: J. Posada (1) RBI: M. Teixeira (1), J. Posada 2 (4) Kansas City Royals Stats David DeJesus: 2-4, 3 RBI (.500, 1 HR, 4 RBI) Jamey Wright: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, ND (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 2B: M. Teahen (1), A. Callaspo (1) HR: A. Gordon (1), M. Jacobs (1) RBI: D. DeJesus 3 (4), A. Gordon (5), M. Jacobs (4) E: C. Crisp (1) Injury: Jamey Wright leaves in first inning with sore elbow. Player of the Game David DeJesus (1)

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