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            <b>...</b> is mechanics and command a baseball from two or three different arm slots,&#8217;&#8217; <b>Royals</b> manager Ned Yost said. &#8220;He changes his speeds as effectively as anybody, and <b>...</b><br />
          
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            <b>...</b> beit largely because of the start of Albert Pujols&#8217; decade under a halo. The <b>Royals</b> are cool with that. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of potential here,&#8221; left fielder Alex Gor <b>...</b><br />
          
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            <b>...</b> er. I&#8217;m with Backus and think fans will finally see why the <b>Royals</b> selected Hochevar with the No. 1 draft pick in 2006. If you look at Hochevar <b>...</b><br />
          
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            Storm Chasers Beat the Isotopes, 8-4, on Opening Night <a href="http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120406&content_id=27992760&vkey=news_t541&fext=.jsp&sid=t541&tcid=tw_share" rel="nofollow" alt="http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120406&content_id=27992760&vkey=news_t541&fext=.jsp&sid=t541&tcid=tw_share" target="blank">www.milb.com</a> via @<a href="http://twitter.com/Minorleagues">Minorleagues</a>
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             alt="Royals fan and stat nerd. I have a journalism degree, so obviously I'm now working in a totally separate field. I also like crafts, clothes and TV.">
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               title="Royals fan and stat nerd. I have a journalism degree, so obviously I'm now working in a totally separate field. I also like crafts, clothes and TV.">minda33</a> 
            
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            Opening Night thoughts from Omaha - Will Smith, productive offense, Lough hurt?, and more: <a href="http://mindahaas.net/2012/04/storm-chasers-opening-day/" rel="nofollow" alt="http://mindahaas.net/2012/04/storm-chasers-opening-day/" target="blank">mindahaas.net</a>
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            It's opening day for KC. Honest prediction? 81-81.
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            We agree! "@<a href="http://twitter.com/breanneRjohn">breanneRjohn</a>: @<a href="http://twitter.com/omastormchasers">omastormchasers</a> Had a great time tonight! Felt great to be back at the ball park! =]"
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            After a fun night at the ballpark...it's time to WORK. <a href="http://yfrog.com/g0yw0obj" rel="nofollow" alt="http://yfrog.com/g0yw0obj" target="blank">yfrog.com</a>
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            Twenty-one hours until Albert's LAA debut... And the next chapter in Eric Hosmer's career. Can't wait to see.
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            And just think. Royals fans still have to wait until 9 pm to get our first look at a real regular season game.
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