Baseball Fan On Strike Hate And Love For The Game
A fan recounts lifelong Royals devotion and fantasy baseball joy while bitterly opposing current MLB trends. He cites strike action, salary caps, and perceived team buying power, naming the Yankees and other big markets as symbols of the sport’s faults. The piece ends with a paradoxical love of baseball despite the strike.
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Royals Stadium
Kansas City Royals
George Brett
Lonnie Smith
Bret Saberhagen
Dennis Leonard
Jim Sundberg
Royals
Brian Giles
Kelvin Escobar
Mike Piazza
Torii Hunter
Mariano Rivera
Orlando Hernandez
Roger Clemens
David Wells
Mike Mussina
Derek Jeter
Yankees
Kauffman Stadium
New York
Oakland
Toronto
Texas
Alex Rodriguez
Atlanta
Minnesota Twins
Arizona
Florida
Philadelphia Phillies
Kansas City
Mike Sweeney
Braves
Diamondbacks
Red Sox
Mets
Caine brings hard edge to Garden City football defense
Cameron Craig recalls biting friction with George Caine two years ago as he adapted to Caine’s demanding style. Now in his third year as Buffaloes assistant coach, Caine shifts to defensive coordinator, pledging relentless work and open communication with players. He describes himself as intense and aggressive, vowing to push every athlete to reflect his relentless drive.
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Cameron Craig
George Caine
Craig
Caine
Garden City
Buffaloes
Buffalo
Bill Weatherly
Fourth Fort Hays football player hospitalized with pneumonia
A fourth Fort Hays State football player was admitted to Hays Medical Center with a non-typical form of pneumonia as 18 players and two coaches statewide fell ill. Hospital officials said the four infected players are in fair condition and improving, with causes not yet determined.
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Cook
Owners push new revenue sharing plan to union
The owners presented a revised revenue sharing and luxury tax proposal aimed at easing talks with the players. The plan, disclosed after a bargaining session, would move about 270 million to lower revenue teams, a bit less than prior offers, with a goal to spur dialogue before a potential strike.
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NEW York
Rob Manfred
Manfred
Sam
Gene Orza
Donald Fehr
Frank Coonelly
Labor Relations Department
Commissioner’s Office
Coonelly
Associated Press
Harris named starting QB for Garden City Busters
Garden City Community College coach Bob Larson announced redshirt freshman Andrew Harris from St. Petersburg, Florida is the starting quarterback for the No. 4 Garden City Busters after a year of learning the offense. Harris beat out Georgia Military transfer John Little and returning sophomore Kevin Baalman as competition remains. Little impressed with his quick acclimation to campus and new terminology.
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Andrew Harris
Garden City Community College
Harris
Broacbusters
Dodge City
Memorial Stadium
Bob Larson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Georgia Military
John Little
Kevin Baalman
Larson
Garden City
Little
Louisville hurlers rally to U S semifinal win at Williamsport
Louisville Kentucky defeats Fort Worth Texas 2 1 in an 11 inning U S semifinal at the Little League World Series as Zachary Osborne and Aaron Alvey spark a no hit bid through six innings and five pitchers total fan 49 batters in a record strikeout game.
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Williamsport
Louisville
Kentucky
U.S
Zachary Osborne
Aaron Alvey
Fort Worth
Texas
Alvey
Walker Kelly
Aaron
J. Troy Osborne
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Lee Buffaloes
Brad Naning
Hospital
Baseball
Brad Nading
Houston
Gary
Ind
Tainan City
Taiwan
Lloyd McClendon
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mu- Hsu Chin
Taiwan City
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