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Beware the Dugouts of March: the Kansas City Royals' 2009 Preview

As longtime readers of The Dugout are aware, the Royals are one of our pet franchises. We tend to ignore teams like the Astros, mostly because we're too busy writing story arcs about an obscure Royals utility infielder possessing superhuman abilities, or the Royals' owner assuming the role of a contemporary Satan, or the...

Should the Royals Go After Frank Thomas?

The Kansas City Royals have gotten off to a decent start this season, going 9-10 in their first 19 games, but any success they've had on the young season should be solely credited to their pitching staff. It's guys like Brian Bannister and Zack Greinke who have been solid as starters, and Joakim Soria, Jimmy Gobble, and...

Jimmy Gobble Stepped on a Cactus

It's well known that baseball is full of weird injuries (it seems like a post starts like this at least once a month). Never before, in my recollection, has a player actually been injured by the namesake of his league. I mean, I suppose a collision in an AL game resulting in an injury means that the player may have been...