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Poldberg Returns For Third Season With Naturals

Texas League (TL) Northwest Arkansas Naturals SPRINGDALE, AR - Thursday, the Kansas City Royals announced that veteran skipper Brian Poldberg will be returning to Northwest Arkansas for a third consecutive season to manage the...

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Joe Posnanski | Greinke's gem salvages something from another lost season

The one thing you get used to in Kansas City is learning how to appreciate athletes who perform valiantly when there isn’t much at stake. Still, we should take special joy from Royals pitcher Zack Greinke, winner of the 2009...

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PI Finds: Batting Season Finder

With the new additions to the Play Index, you can run a wider variety of queries than ever before. Here are just a few examples... First, go to the main Batting Season Finder page. Notice that the yellow box at the top of the...

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Williams' Sox remake begins with Teahen

Chris Getz and Josh Fields are Royals, Mark Teahen is the White Sox starting third baseman, Jermaine Dye is all but gone, talks with free agent-to-be Scott Podsednik have disintegrated, and Gordon Beckham is the new starting...

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Hurdle hired as Rangers" hitting coach

By Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Clint Hurdle to be named hitting coach of Texas Rangers. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) With a passion for teaching baseball still in his blood, former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle...

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Hurdle hired as Rangers' hitting coach

By Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Clint Hurdle to be named hitting coach of Texas Rangers. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) With a passion for teaching baseball still in his blood, former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle...

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Renck: Clint Hurdle a finalist for Rangers' hitting job

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post NEW YORK — Watching words spill out of Ozzie Guillen's mouth on the Fox TV set down the left-field line brought back memories. Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was a lot of things to a lot of...

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The Hardball Times: Cooperstown Confidential: The legend of Mick the Quick

I wonder if anybody in baseball has ever referred to Mickey Rivers by his given first and middle names of “John Milton.” During his days at Miami-Dade, Rivers popularized his custom of addressing everyone as “Gozzlehead,” a...

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Joe Posnanski: The 10 greatest hitters ever

Where does one begin in making a list of the greatest hitters ever? Well, I put together a spreadsheet, and using my very special grading system that I only just invented, I came up with a Top 10 list of hitters. In fact, I...

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Indians working on managerial candidates

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 08, 2009 (Akron Beacon Journal - General Manager Mark Shapiro will forgo throwing darts at a target to choose a new manager for the Indians. Instead, Shapiro and his lieutenant, assistant general manager...

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