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Progress Slow, but Royals Are Making It

SURPRISE, Ariz. – When Royals general manager Dayton Moore was looking for help, he didn't sugar-coat the message to prospective employees. There was no talk about jumping aboard to ride the bandwagon back to the top of the baseball mountain. It was more about getting out to push it. "This is the greatest challenge...

ESPN and Me: How the Worldwide Leader Shaped One Fan's Life

Thirty years ago today, something called "ESPN" showed up on America's cable and satellite TV systems. I can't swear that I've been watching it from the very beginning, but if not, it was pretty close. I first heard of the future worldwide leader when the newspaper in my home town of Fort Dodge, Ia., announced that we'd be...

George Brett Doesn't Care to Hear Your Criticism of Trey Hillman

Many former players get courtesy titles in the organizations they played for, but few of them take those jobs quite as seriously as George Brett, the Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Royals. That's a nebulous title that could mean a lot of time playing golf and shaking hands, but Brett still takes his Royals...

A Royal Resurgence?

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Kansas City Royals.The 2008 season was a lot like every other season for the Kansas City Royals lately, with one major exception. They didn't finish in last place of the AL Central. No, that honor went to the Detroit Tigers instead. Still, while fourth place isn't...

Current, Former Players React to A-Rod

Everyone's got an opinion on the Alex Rodriguez confession to using an illegal steroids. People in the public eye are going to have to deal with questions on the subject, even if the circumstances make the question a tad bit inappropriate -- like when someone felt it was necessary to question President Obama during a...

George Brett News From the Web

05/29/12 Yanks notes:Derek Jeter passes ... Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Derek Jeter's first-inning single, career hit No. 3,155, moved him past George Brett into possession of 14th place on MLB's all-time list.
05/24/12 Feature Obituary: George Brett, 89, loved time in... Source: Portland Press Herald - Portland ME The Boston transplant's love affair with Maine began when he attended the Birch Rock Camp in Waterford as a kid in the late 1920s.
05/22/12 George Brett, Bo Jackson, Mike Sweeney to Play in... Source: Fox4kc.com - Kansas City KA KANSAS CITY, Mo. The 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game will feature a roster of Hall of Fame and All-Star talent including former Royals greats George Brett, Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. For the first time, the softball game will increase to six-innings.
05/21/12 George Brett Visits MLB Fan Cave Source: Fox4kc.com - Kansas City KA Baseball Hall of Famer, Royals Legend and 2012 MLB All-Star Summer Ambassador George Brett traveled with the club to the east coast for the team's game against the New York Yankees.
05/15/12 Royals Uniform History: 5 Source: Around the Horn in KC Hall of Famer George Brett is celebrating a birthday â the third baseman was born in West Virginia on this day in 1953.