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So much for flashes in the pan

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:38:10 +0000

I’ve had some questions about the Royals’ wheeling and dealing for their pennant drive, and of course I have an opinion about that. Mostly I’m glad I was wrong about last year’s heartbreak turning into a flash in the pan. But

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This one hurts.

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:36:41 +0000

I tried to write the day it happened. I couldn’t write anything that made any sense. Mostly I sat and stared. I told myself when the Royals made the Wild Card, I’d be happy with whatever happened, because it was

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A modest second-base proposal

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 22:11:45 +0000

So my Royals look to be playing meaningful baseball in September, for the first time in a decade. I’m excited. I’m disappointed they can’t find a second baseman who bits better than a pitcher, but I’m excited. And with rosters

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My reaction to the Royals’ trade for James Shields

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:01:45 +0000

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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Let Eric Hosmer hit second

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:00:55 +0000

Yesterday, the Cleveland Indians humiliated the Kansas City Royals 8-3 in what really looked like a showdown between two bad teams. Neither team played especially well, but the Indians were less bad. And in any given game, less bad is

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