John Buck Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:01:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 My reaction to the Royals’ trade for James Shields https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-reaction-to-the-royals-trade-for-james-shields/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-reaction-to-the-royals-trade-for-james-shields Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:01:45 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6163 I don’t write about baseball all that often anymore, because to do a good job of it day to day you have to immerse yourself in it more than I’m willing or able to do, but I enjoy baseball. And

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]]> 6163 Bye bye, Zack Greinke https://dfarq.homeip.net/bye-bye-zack-greinke/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bye-bye-zack-greinke Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:55:37 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=2778 My favorite Kansas City Royal is still George Brett. It should be Zack Greinke, but it can’t be anymore. He’ll be pitching Opening Day for the Milwaukee Brewers. Part of me knew this was inevitable. Mostly I’m glad he won’t

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]]> 2778 Rebuilding in Kansas City https://dfarq.homeip.net/rebuilding-in-kansas-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rebuilding-in-kansas-city Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:42:06 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1386 Well, the Royals finally did something today.

They traded aging catcher Benito Santiago to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pitching prospect, and they traded a pitching prospect to the Atlanta Braves for Eli Marrero.

It's a start.

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]]> 1386 Is there hope in Kansas City for baseball? https://dfarq.homeip.net/is-there-hope-in-kansas-city-for-baseball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-there-hope-in-kansas-city-for-baseball https://dfarq.homeip.net/is-there-hope-in-kansas-city-for-baseball/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2004 22:45:19 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1296 I spent some time in Kansas City this weekend. If I had any doubts this season, where the Royals went from favorites to win the division to worst team in the league in a matter of about a week, had eroded fan support, that doubt is gone now.

So now what?

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