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25th ANNIVERSARY: The Royals’ 1985 Starting Lineup
Going into the 1985 World Series, the Kansas City Royals knew they were the underdogs. Their pitching staff, although successful, was much less established than their opponent, the 101-game winning...
View Article25th ANNIVERSARY: Game 2 Recap
1985 World Series St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals Game 2 – October 20, 1985 Location: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. Attendance: 41,656 Recap: For the second game in a row, the Royals put...
View Article25th ANNIVERSARY: Game 6 Recap
1985 World Series St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals Game 6 – October 26, 1985 Location: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. Attendance: 41,628 Recap: This game is remembered for “The Call,” an...
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1985 World Series St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals Game 7 – October 27, 1985 Location: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. Attendance: 41,658 Recap: The Kansas City Royals came back from a 3-1...
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The Balboni Line
After Adam Dunn’s recent signing with the White Sox, I pulled up his career stats, and could hardly believe his home run totals from the last seven seasons: 46, 40, 40, 40, 40, 38, 38. The consistency...
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Tigers ‘Heavyweight’ Deal May Benefit Royals
I received several texts, emails and phone calls in the days following the Tigers’ signing of Prince Fielder. The messages varied, but the tone was always the same: “Now we have to go sign Roy Oswalt,...
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Votto’s contract shouldn’t worry Royals fans
For many Kansas City Royals fans, Joey Votto’s 12-year $251-million deal with the Cincinnati Reds was the worst news they had heard all spring. Fans speculated on Twitter that this would make Eric...
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Odds and ends from 1985
If you enjoyed last week’s article then you should really enjoy this one. While explaining my hatred was an exercise in fun, I thought it this week I would look back statistically at the greatest...
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An ode to Country Breakfast
Lost in the roasting of Kansas City over the booing of Robinson Can0 was the sentiment that fans around baseball would not want to see Billy Butler compete in the Home Run Derby because they don’t...
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Is .390 the greatest Royals record?
As it becomes more and more apparent that Billy Butler will not be breaking the most embarrassing record in Kansas City Royals history I thought it would be a good time to look at the opposite side of...
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