KauffmanStadium rumored to host 2012 MLB All-Star Game : I guess this gives me a general time table for when I should renew my season tickets after canceling following this last turd of a season.
Instead, a baseball source confirms, the 2012 game will be held in Kansas City, where KauffmanStadium recently underwent a major renovation. 2012 MLB All-Star game headed to KC Thanks to JayKC for the heads up. At least one major game will be played in Kansas City in the next three years.
According to Sean McAdam of Comcast Sports New England, the Boston Red Sox were rebuffed in their efforts to host the MLB All-Star Game in 2012. Instead, the game will be hosted by the Kansas City Royals at newly renovated KauffmanStadium. Red Sox management had hoped to have the game at Fenway Park to coincide with [...]
Score one for Royals marketing. The team announced Thursday that next year's team will wear a new powder blue hat with their powder blue jerseys, which have been worn every home day game since the 2008 season. The hat -- shown above here -- will go on sale for $38 at the team store at KauffmanStadium on Tuesday. The store will also be open before the Kansas-Missouri football game --...
... his pitching based on the advanced defensive statistics. Because of the size of the outfield at KauffmanStadium and the strength of the Royals’ outfielders, relative to their infielders, it sometimes made more sense to induce fly balls. “David DeJesus had our best zone rating,” Bannister said, referring to the Royals’ left fielder. “So a lot of times,...
The 2012 All-Star Game seems to be edging closer to a home in Kansas City. That was the indication after the Owners' Meeting on Thursday in Chicago, where Commissioner Bud Selig hinted that the newly renovated KauffmanStadium would get the game.
... his pitching based on the advanced defensive statistics. Because of the size of the outfield at KauffmanStadium and the strength of the Royals’ outfielders, relative to their infielders, it sometimes made more sense to induce fly balls. “David DeJesus had our best zone rating,” Bannister said, referring to the Royals’ left fielder. “So a lot of times, Zack would pitch for a fly ball...
Home is where the heart is or, in Billy Butler's case, home is where the hits are. Butler hit up a storm last season at KauffmanStadium. He didn't do too bad elsewhere either, and fittingly, he was named on Monday as the Royals' Player of the Year.
Look, we're all too exhausted -- mentally and physically -- to post anything right now. Here's a story about a catlady and a cat who ran onto Wrigley Field during a game. Other cats on field: KauffmanStadium, U.S....
... Scouts Association Hall of Fame induction will occur at the Midwest Scouts Association Banquet at KauffmanStadium in Kansas City, Missouri. He will be inducted along with Mike Radcliff of the Minnesota Twins and Bill Bryk of the San Diego Padres during the event’s dinner at 7:00 p.m. The Mid Atlantic Scouts Association (MASA) Hall of Fame induction will take place at its annual...
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Players pick Greinke as American League's top pitcherBy BOB DUTTONThe Kansas City StarJOHN SLEEZERKansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke (23) throws in the first inning during Sunday's September 27, 2009, baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins at KauffmanStadium in Kansas City, MO. STARSHOT0927More NewsRoyals right-hander Zack Greinke garnered another...