Joe Posnanski
Joe Posnanski
Royals' signing of Ankiel is baffling
Friday, the Royals and outfielder Rick Ankiel agreed to a $3.25 million deal. Several brilliant readers have asked me what I think about this … and I have to admit complete bafflement on the subject.
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- I’m thankful Kansas City is my home
- Zack Greinke's masterpiece salvages something from yet another lost season
- Posnanski | Chiefs turn their back on LJ, who didn't carry team's respect
- There might be positives in Chiefs’ play … but you have to look hard
- Our team can’t pressure the QB
- In retrospect, last year was a disaster and Pioli faces a big challenge
- Disco Hayes defies the odds in Royals’ system
- You can’t believe your eyes with Betancourt’s defense
- One more big play for Derrick Thomas
- The saddest chapters of Derrick Thomas’ life are the ones he didn’t write
- Posnanski to Sports Illustrated: Going ... but not really leaving
- In a moment, belief disappeared for Watson and his fans
- Watson turning back clock is an incredible story
- Stan is still The Man
- Greinke should be starting the All-Star Game — but he’s handling it well
- At All-Star break, this Royals team is just depressing
- Pujols consistently sensational
- Greinke deserves to start All-Star Game
- Royals take all the fun out of a nice Friday
- Royals are a terrible base-running team
- Notes from the road: Royals used to routs
- Even the unlikeliest of sports bring fathers, children together
- Good players are allowed mistakes
- Bob Frederick was a gentleman and a gentle man
- Hochevar dazzles with just 80 pitches
- KC native Scott Erwin’s hopes were never ambushed
- Royals key: Score more than four
- Greinke has too many pitches to get hit
- Bale comes to Royals’ rescue
- It’s not good when the Royals’ clubhouse gets quiet
- La Russa is some kind of genius — mostly
- Indians’ adjustment makes Greinke work on mound
- No one saw this one coming
- Crisp does everything for Royals
- Even when he’s not at his best, Greinke is awesome
- Greinke is magic on the mound
- We’re immersed in sports minutiae
- Greinke is too good to be jinxed
- Tony Gonzalez grabbed everything but a title
- Bannister filled a need for Royals
- Analyzing mock drafts is a piece of work
- Hard to argue Soria shouldn’t remain a closer
- Royals no match for Sabathia
- The K is a hit, even if the Royals can’t hit
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Greinke is just scary good
- Joe Posnanski: Royals playing to win back KC
- Trying to make sense of Hillman’s decision
- Missouri’s Final Four dream died early
- This Missouri team is hard to hate
- Long-shot Missouri wins big
- Memphis coach Calipari rubs people the wrong way
- Marquette fans steamed after MU’s late drama
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MU’s Lyons has matured, and the Tigers are better for it
- There’s more than one way to win for Tigers
- Coaching at Cornell keeps Donahue happy
- MU’s Carroll can feel good
- Missouri picks up an ugly win
- Big 12 loss may be another good lesson for Kansas
- MU the best team left in Big 12 tournament
- Easy to say, tough to acknowledge: K-State missed its chance
- If K-State beats Texas, the Wildcats deserve to make tournament
- It’s another Allen Fieldhouse moment for the Jayhawks
- Royals’ rotation, bullpen look strong
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Baseball talk blooms in the spring
- Royals scout Stewart taking another swing at love
- We may see more K’s at The K
- There’s just one thing keeping Bannister from being a great story
- Projecting the best for the Royals in 2009
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America's best Named the nation's best sports columnist in America, Joe Posnanski spent his first day on the job for The Star standing in center field during a rain storm at Yankee Stadium. It was a sign of things to come. |
