robjwa9m | 27/11/2009
NEW YORK – Zack Greinke fidgeted a bit and spoke softly. Winning the Cy Young Award brought up a whole lot of unwanted attention. "A lot of stuff going on today when I usually just like doing nothing," he said. "But just part of life." The Kansas City Royals ace easily beat out Felix Hernandez for the honor Tuesday after a spectacular season short on wins but long on
MLB (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Greinke, Butler can add TYIB honors
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | yesterday
So far, 37 players have received at least 30 projections from the Fangraphs community. Nine of them are either Mariners or Mariner free agents. The list of players projected 30+ times is a veritable who's who of the best or most popular players in the league, and Michael Saunders and Jack Wilson . Saunders has received 28 projections from fans of his team. Zack Greinke has received 11. Mariner...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 7. Troy Tulowitzki 8. Mark Reynolds 9. Jimmy Rollins 10, Jason Bay 11. Victor Martinez 12. Zack Greinke This draft definitely didn't go as I expected, and I don't think there were alot of "autopicks", but I could be wrong. Poll Which pick was more surprising? Teixeira at 4 Wright at 12 Rollins at 21 2 votes | Results
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | yesterday
... who like to talk baseball, whatever the team. So if you have a question about someone like Zack Greinke, send it in. We’ll have fun discussing it. Podcast run time: 1:09:45 You know what the RAB Radio Show is great for? Downloading and listening on your commute home. You can download the RAB Radio Show by right clicking that link and selecting Save As. You can play it in your browser by...
klemensr02mc | 30/11/2009
For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories — the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke. A whopping win total, a good ERA and a bunch of strikeouts often brought home the hardware. But the perception of pitching
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... a short-term deal, then begin selling him on KC once the season begins. He'll love pitching with Greinke! Bedard gives the Royals the best 1-2-3 in the American League. Happy Response: As long as the money is reasonable, this is great news. Sure, it might not work out, but there's a possibility that Bedard could be healthy and be awesome, equaling a win for the Royals. This is precisely...
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... (Joe Mauer) NL MVP: Manny Ramirez INCORRECT (Albert Pujols AL CY: CC Sabathia INCORRECT (Zack Greinke) NL CY: Tim Lincecum CORRECT AL ROY: Elvis Andrus INCORRECT (Andrew Bailey) NL ROY: Cameron Maybin INCORRECT (Chris Coghlan) AL East Division Standings: Yankees 96-66 INCORRECT (103-59) Rays: 92-70 INCORRECT (84-78) Red Sox: 91-71 INCORRECT (95-67) Blue jays: 76-86 INCORRECT (75-87) Orioles:...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
More photos » by Erich Schlegel - AP Browse more photos » As a writer (very loose term there), I find there are certain topics and people that I can easily fall back on because there is plenty of material and interest in them. I would like to thank the following people and topics for making my job (another term used loosely) easier: Miguel Olivo Zack Greinke Derek Jeter Derek Jeter's...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Dave Kaplan proves just what a swell guy he is over at his blog with his “The Hottest Wives and Girlfriends in Sports” post. Charmingly, he refers to all of the players’ wives by their husbands’ names – but allows them to have their own first names in parentheses, as in: Mrs. Zach Greinke (Emily) Mrs. Aaron Boone [...]
Tony's Kansas City (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... isn't as popular as old white dudes would like to think. Cy Young Earned by Set-ups makes Zack Greinke a typical Kansas City Turkey Get it straight: Privilege, Marketing and SUPREMACY earned the Royals pitcher his prize and NOT his slightly less than mediocre play in non-competitive games. Turkeys enjoying privilege at the P&L District cost KC big money As much as TKC loves white ladies...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... had not won the World Series in almost two decades. The Chiefs were a perennial playoff team. Zack Greinke was a 12-year-old kid in Florida, Todd Haley had just given up his dream of becoming a PGA Tour golfer, and Bill Self was coaching basketball at Oral Roberts.
addyz8vac | 25/11/2009
For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories — the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke. A whopping win total, a good ERA and a bunch of strikeouts often brought home the hardware. But the perception of pitching
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... • That A-Rod was busted for cheating -- then entirely redeemed his rep. • That Zack Greinke made following the Royals a national pastime. • That Brandon Jennings became an NBA star, by way of Europe not college. • That the Magic shot both the Celtics and the Cavs out of the playoffs. • That Tyler Hansbrough fulfilled his college basketball destiny. • That after...
The Ladies... love the Olympics (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... not making the playoffs. Crane: 1. Roy Halladay . 2. Roy Halladay . Minda: I am thankful for Zack Greinke, and all the people who didn’t let him quit baseball forever. Without those people, KC fans would have had no reason to even care about the Royals this summer. And with time, the gift of Greinke keeps getting sweeter. The Cy Young win was an excuse to watch his highlight reels...
