Choosing Hurdle makes sense
Richard Durrett...Baylor. When Jim Leyland was named manager for the 1998 season, Hurdle remained the hitting coach. Buddy Bell was named manager in 2000, and Hurdle remained as hitting coach. Sound familiar? Jaramillo was the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009The Royals' lost decade
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the end of the year It's easy (and fun!) to mock Tony Muser and Buddy Bell and Tony Pena and Trey Hillman and Allard Baird and Dayton Moore, and all of them...
Blog | August 24, 2009Take the K.C. Managerial Quiz!
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...are not eligible to join the ranks of an august club whose members include Tony Muser, Buddy Bell, Tony Pena, and the franchise's newest and bestest intellectual powerhouse, Trey Hillman. You should...
Blog | July 23, 2009McLaren couldn't fix GM's mistakes
...the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres baseball clubs. Well, at least Riggleman is not Buddy Bell. And it's not like things can get any worse than they are. For the record...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2008
Soria drawing comparisons to Mo
Joakim Soria was summoned into the office of then-Royals manager Buddy Bell last summer, and Bell and pitching coach Bob McClure explained to Soria that he was going...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2008
Is Hillman the difference in K.C.?
...like the Royals, and I can't believe it didn't occur to me until yesterday ... Buddy Bell is gone. Buddy Bell was a loser. I don't mean that in a personal way...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2008
Patterson, finding cheap steals
Eric Karabell...time, so if you're in the area, check it out as myself, Matthew Berry and Stephania Bell share the fantasy baseball knowledge. Attendance, refreshments and the advice are all free. And it's Vegas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2008
Let the A-Rod lobbying begin
A-Rod's agent is campaigning for his client with more vigor than presidential candidates in Iowa, presenting his platform and hinting, with the same t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2007
Eight important NLDS numbers
Eight sets of numbers relevant to the National League Division Series: .241: That's the opponents' batting average in September against the Rockies'...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2007
Gwynn Jr. grows up
In the guts of what was Jack Murphy Stadium, Tony Gwynn's locker was in the right corner of the clubhouse, right next to the manager's door. There wer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2007
Choosing Tulowitzki over Braun
The National League Rookie of the Year race was generally conceded to Ryan Braun weeks ago, the same way that the Yankees were declared dead months ag...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2007
Ugliness of divorce inevitable
Like a lot of divorces, the split of Barry Bonds from the Giants is ugly, with a lot of hurt feelings. Bonds believes that the Giants knew long ago th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2007
Yanks have mental edge
The Red Sox have the best record in baseball and lead the AL East by five games in the loss column with 13 games to play, following Josh Beckett's 19t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2007
K.C. slowly making positive strides
...124 games. And general manager Dayton Moore must hire a new manager in the days ahead, with Buddy Bell already having announced that he will move on after this year. Kansas City shares a division...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2007
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