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Let's face it... the Royals aren't going to send more than one player to the All Star game this season. So who will it be?

Greinke again who is pitching well, and is finally starting to notch a few wins

Guillen, who has been arguably the best hitter on the team this year

Billy Butler, who is having a great offensive year at 1B

DeJesus, who is having a solid offensive year, and is playing great defensively

Maybe Podsednik, who again, is having a solid offensive year

Or perhaps Soria, who is having a very good year so far at closer.

What is your prediction for the Royals All Star game representative?

You must name a country, and then a CURRENT MLB player from that country. Let's see how many different countries people can come up with.

For example, Joba Chamberlain. Would anyone even know his name if he played in KC?

Billy Butler just signed a deal with the Royals for a whopping $470,000.

Butler was the Royals Player of the Year in 2009, leading the club with a .301 average, 93 RBIs and 51 doubles. He also hit 21 home runs, one triple and 51 doubles for 73 extra-base hits, sixth-most in the American League.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100304&c...

Is there anyone who is more underpaid than Butler?

This is the Royals major injury report data from 2002 to 2009, or the last 8 seasons. Where does this rank on the list of problems for the Royals?

"Josh Hermsmeyer at RotoBlog.com just released a data set of all injuries from 2002 to 2009. I decided to go ahead and jump on the opportunity and look at the Royal teams and the top 30 players that cost the organization the most money for time on the DL.

Here is the list of which teams ranked from year to year:

Rank Year Salary Lost Total Day on DL Trips to DL Total Payroll % of Total Payroll

1 2007 $19,211,214 1644 19 $67,116,500 29%

2 2009 $15,103,488 888 13 $70,519,333 21%

3 2006 $11,833,014 953 14 $47,294,000 25%

4 2004 $10,682,789 1490 20 $47,609,000 22%

5 2003 $5,880,161 524 11 $40,518,000 15%

6 2008 $5,449,647 649 10 $58,245,500 9%

7 2002 $4,658,222 577 12 $47,257,000 10%

8 2005 $4,550,350 481 5 $36,881,000 12%

Now time for the players, no real surprise at who is #1 (he came in 26th in all the league):

Rank Last First Salary Lost Days Lost

1 Sweeney Mike $17,694,444 298

2 Sanders Reggie $5,250,000 189

3 Guillen Jose $4,866,667 73

4 Crisp Coco $3,886,574 115

5 Elarton Scott $3,444,444 155

6 Sullivan Scott $3,153,333 226

7 Bale John $3,060,000 292

8 Gonzalez Juan $2,977,778 134

9 Dotel Octavio $2,666,667 96

10 Meche Gil $2,090,000 33

11 Grudzielanek Mark $2,033,333 84

12 Perez Odalis $1,894,444 44

13 Farnsworth Kyle $1,298,611 55

14 Santiago Benito $1,290,000 108

15 Marrero Eli $1,226,667 69

16 Hernandez Roberto $1,100,000 33

17 Hudson Luke $914,883 367

18 Randa Joe $862,500 42

19 Tucker Michael $779,167 51

20 Tomko Brett $716,667 43

21 Mientkiewicz Doug $709,167 69

22 Beltran Carlos $633,333 19

23 Cruz Juan $612,500 49

24 Buck John $596,111 37

25 Waechter Doug $579,556 163

26 Graffanino Tony $568,333 93

27 Affeldt Jeremy $555,600 194

28 Asencio Miguel $531,097 296

29 Nunez Leo $512,117 238

30 Knoblauch Chuck $500,000 45"

http://www.royalsreview.com/2010/2/17/1315509/2010...

According to this article, I would have to say Baseball. I think that there would be more than 11 minutes of action in a typical baseball game.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/football-games-...

What is the most number of curveballs thrown in a single AB, during the 7th inning or later of a game that is played on a Tuesday, in an outdoor stadium, with a lefty pitcher on the mound and a right-handed batter in the box, a runner on 2nd base, a rookie 3rd baseman on the field, during a tie ball game?

Right now he's at #69 on the all time list with 366 home runs. He's hit less than 34 homers only once in his career (in 2007 he hit 32). So do you think we'll see #400 this year from Pujols?

During the 1994 strike:

"Minnesota traded Dave Winfield to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later before the season was officially canceled, so no player was named. To settle the deal, the executives of the teams went to dinner, and Cleveland picked up the tab, meaning Winfield had been dealt for dinner."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Major...

I know that he retired in 1995, so it's not like he had a lot left in him, but come-on... a HOF player traded for dinner?

Does anyone know where I can find the total dollar amounts that each team received from revenue sharing for the 2009 season?

My organization runs a Bingo night once a week (Monday nights), and we always seem to draw a smaller crowd than other nights. What are some cost-effective things/promotions that we can do to increase attendance?

Seriously... besides me, did anyone see this coming before the season started?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhLU2...

I don't think that you can. I think that the title "homegrown" can only apply to the first contract that a player gets from his team. After that first contract expires, you have to purchase that player just like you do any other free agent.

Here's another question. If Jeter, Posada, and Rivera all came up in different organizations, would their teams have been able to afford to keep them their entire career like the Yankees have? I don't think so.

Last year they didn't make the playoffs and spent an enormous amount of money signing players. If they lose this World Series, will they spend more or less than they did last offseason?

Right now the Mets are 65-87 with 10 more games to play

the Royals are at 63-88 with 11 more games to play.

Keep in mind that the Royals have won 12 of their last 15 against the likes of Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago.

The Mets have 4 wins in their last 15.

So who finishes with the better record?

I hear a lot of people stating that baseball is boring because it's a slower game. So my question is... what is the most boring thing to watch in any given sport??? Any sport whatsoever.

Whether it be watching a standard baseball game, or the 4th quarter of a football game where one team is up 35-7? Kneel down plays at the end of football games... the last 5 minutes of any basketball game, the fouls, the time outs, the freethrows... ugh (just freaking get on with it already), golf, bowling, nascar...

More seriously, how long do you think DC will be able to support a baseball franchise?

Seriously, is anyone really more valuable to their team than Greinke has been to the Royals this year? Sure there is a case for Mauer or Morneau, but if you take either of them away from an average team in Minnesota, you still leave them with an average team. If you take Jeter or Teixeira away from the Yankees they would still be in first and wouldn't miss a beat.

The same argument can not be made for Greinke however... If you take him off of a bad team, you end up with the worst team in baseball. Seriously, where would the Royals be this year without Greinke? It might be a stretch for them to win 40 games without him. With him, they're 31 games below .500. Without him... they might be 50.

The Red $ox are buying up everything in sight, trying to catch the Yankee$. Are they in desperation mode? Look at the moves they've made this year....

V-Mart, LaRoche/Kotchman, Byrd, Wagner... etc. Is Theo's finger on the panic button yet? Seems like they're turning into Yankee Jr. with the money they're starting to throw around.