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Albert Pujols, mercenary

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:09:04 +0000

I’m a Royals fan living in St. Louis, so my perspective on Albert Pujols has always been that he’s the one who got away. He went to high school and college in Kansas City, but somehow Royals scouts overlooked him.

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Mazzarro: A never-give-up story

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:58:24 +0000

Last night, Vin Mazzarro pitched 7 shutout innings for the Kansas City Royals. Normally, that’s not exactly news. Seven shutout innings is commendable, but it’s 9 innings (a complete game) that makes it newsworthy. And maybe that’s why not a

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And this is why I don’t drink

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:14:18 +0000

Early in the morning of April 9, 2008, just hours after pitching six shutout innings, 22-year-old Nick Adenhart was killed when a repeat-offender drunk driver ran a red light and plowed his minivan into the Mitsubishi sports car Adenhart was riding in. He died in emergency surgery a while later. Two other passengers died at the scene.

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The death of Lyman Bostock

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:47:17 +0000

Thirty years ago next week, during a heated division title race with the Kansas City Royals, star California Angels outfielder Lyman Bostock was murdered in Gary, Indiana at the age of 27.

ESPN has a tribute.

He's the best baseball player you've never heard of, and quite possibly also the greatest human being you never heard of.

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Another All-Star Flub

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 12 Jul 2002 05:03:13 +0000

I remember when the All-Star Game actually mattered.

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They don’t make ’em like Lyman Bostock anymore

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 27 Jun 2002 03:39:43 +0000

Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly:

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A flair for the dramatic

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 11 Jul 2001 06:34:55 +0000

Writing about baseball two days in a row? Hey, it's my site.

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