According to Baseball America.com, nine (8,9,10,18,19,51,68,69,83) of the top 100 major league prospects can be found within the Kansas City Royals system. On Friday the most highly touted of them made their Major League debut. After their starting First baseman Kila Ka’aihue (Ka-I-who-Ay) struggled to bat .200 at the big league level, it was decided [...]
Kings in Waiting in K.C.
By: AnnexNate | Wednesday May 11th, 2011
Verlander’s Second Scoop of History
By: AnnexNate | Sunday May 8th, 2011
That’s’s two! I can’t help but believe there will be more. Sometimes Justin Verlander’s pitch-count is at 108 in the sixth inning, but on Saturday that was all he threw to record his second career no-hitter; this to beat the Toronto Blue Jays. Without allowing a base-runner until the second batter of the Eighth inning, [...]
In the History Books: Ichiro Hits Ten!
By: AnnexNate | Thursday September 23rd, 2010
He did it again. Right about this time last year I posted a short series on Ichiro Suzuki’s ninth consecutive two-hundred hit season. Well, this year makes ten. Before the 2010 campaign Pete Rose was the only hitter in the history of the game with ten 200 (or more) hit seasons. He never had more [...]
Same Team, Better Team, Same Outcome: Braden’s Gem
By: AnnexNate | Monday May 10th, 2010
The last time Dallas Braden saw the Tampa Bay Rays they shooed him off the mound after only four innings. It appears he may have taken exception to that. That start against the Rays on the twenty-eighth of April is the lone blemish to Braden’s record in that it is the only time this season [...]
Another Passing and Regret
By: AnnexNate | Wednesday May 5th, 2010
As a relatively young baseball fan, I can’t say I truly appreciate the names from the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s in the way I should. Honestly, that bothers me. As I become more and more entrenched in historical research – names, stats, and anecdotes – I am starting to catch glimpses of what I’m missing. [...]
