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Royals Sign Willie Bloomquist
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Royals Sign Willie Bloomquist By Tim Dierkes [January 9 at 12:20pm CST] According to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel, the Royals signed utility man Willie Bloomquist to a two-year deal for about $3MM. Assuming Bloomquist passes his physical today, he'll compete for the second base job. The 31 year-old hit .279/.377/.285 in 192 plate appearances for the Mariners in '08. |
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how much was the Rays payroll last year?
ya know, the team that finished ahead of both the yankmees and bosox?
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01-09-2009, 05:10 PM | #22 |
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It makes me laugh how so many people still think the Chiefs are such a better franchise than the Royals. Obviously they don't pay attention to what's going on. The Royals are making real progress while the Chiefs have been getting worse. The Royals have a damn good GM and the owner has been loosening the purse strings over the last few years and getting some quality players. The Chiefs MAY get a good GM... but as it's stood for a while now... no.
Compare the winning percentages of the two teams over the last couple years. The Chiefs aren't the better team. One team actually DIDN'T finish in last place last season... and it wasn't the Chiefs... and the Royals are competing and playing an unbalanced schedule against one the the strongest divisions in baseball. The Chiefs... aren't. Have the Royals been bad for a long time? Yes. But they're getting better. The Chiefs... so far... can't say that. Yea the Chiefs had a nice run of regular seasons in the 90's. Which team won a championship last? The Royals are on their way up. We'll see if the Chiefs can say the same soon. |
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Well, ****. Now I'm excited about the upcoming year for KC.
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This is a long story, but not really even trying in the draft, due to ridiculous financial restraints from ownership, prior to 2005 would be a start.
The Royals are going in the right direction now, though. |
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