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    <title><![CDATA[   A heady night for Pena ]]></title>
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        Tony Pena Jr. has been the invisible man on the field since late May, but he will be at Kauffman 20,000 strong on Saturday night.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Sparse crowd, more fun ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:42 CDT</pubDate>
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        The crowd at last night&amp;rsquo;s Royals&amp;rsquo; game was a cozy gathering of 11,143 &amp;mdash; many of them huddled under the overhang as rain threatened.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Be a hot dog at Kauffman ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:32 CDT</pubDate>
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        The Royals&amp;rsquo; season may be turning increasingly grim, but humor can still be found in the on-field Hot Dog Derby.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A Royal collector and loyal fan ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:58 CDT</pubDate>
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        To Andy Craig, any construction trash bin sitting outside Kauffman could be worth checking out for spare stadium parts.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Saturday will be a banner night ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:15 CDT</pubDate>
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        No pennant flags will be won at Kauffman this year, but banners will be waving all over the park Saturday night.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Crown could become pieces of history ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:34 CDT</pubDate>
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        Part of the gold crown that stood atop the old scoreboard at Kauffman for many years could be yours.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Ticket discounts and overlooked Twins ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:53 CDT</pubDate>
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        One thing about watching the Royals at home from now on: tickets should be cheap. The Royals continue to fade and school is under way in most places.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Great plays merit replays ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:15 CDT</pubDate>
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        On Sunday, Minnesota Twins&amp;rsquo; shortstop Adam Everett made a great diving catch just off the ground to rob the Royals of a base hit.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Construction tour was enlightening ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:51 CDT</pubDate>
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        The media tour of the Kauffman renovation answered several questions I had as a fan at recent games. (A full update on the project is in today&amp;rsquo;s Sports section and online.)      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Big crowd overwhelms Kauffman ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:24 CDT</pubDate>
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        This was not the way to see a ballgame. Thousands of fans must have missed two or three innings of play Friday night as Kauffman was again unable to handle a large crowd.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Christian night is post-game only ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:56 CDT</pubDate>
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        A friend of mine saw that the Royals are having Christian Family Night at Kauffman later this month and wondered if they were going to also have a night for Jews, Muslims, Hindus or people of other faiths.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A big week at the K ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:59 CDT</pubDate>
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        With almost two months left in the baseball season, the most popular two series remaining on the Royals home schedule will likely be this week when the Red Sox and Twins are in town.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Griffey cheered, Royals booed ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:31 CDT</pubDate>
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        Fans gave standing applause to Ken Griffey, Jr. when he stepped to the plate for the first time Friday night, marking his return to the American League. Of course, then they had to watch him beat the Royals with a pair of singles and two RBI. Some fans on the White Sox side of the field were also taking pictures of the future Hall of Famer.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Big trades were few &mdash; again ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:47 CDT</pubDate>
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        Two marquee names changed teams today with Manny Ramirez and Ken Griffey Jr. switching leagues. But that was about it and once again trade deadline day did not live up to its hype. This is doubly disappointing for fans like me &amp;mdash; who closely follow real-life teams and also own a fantasy team. It&amp;rsquo;s always interesting when a lot of star players change teams, but it seldom happens.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Red Sox series &ldquo;premium&rdquo; but shop around ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:32 CDT</pubDate>
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        The only series with the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman on Aug. 4 to 6 are &amp;ldquo;premium&amp;rdquo; games, meaning prices are $5 to $7 more per ticket because of expected high demand to see the defending World Series champs.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Trade history unkind to Royals ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:57 CDT</pubDate>
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        Some fans are tossing around the names of some of best Royals&amp;rsquo; players as possible trade bait as the inter-league trading deadline nears Thursday. Notably, we hear David DeJesus, Zack Greinke, Jose Guillen and Gil Meche mentioned.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Fans can't linger long at Kauffman ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:19 CDT</pubDate>
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        OK, there hasn&amp;rsquo;t been a lot of Royals&amp;rsquo; games lately that made fans want to stay at the park and bask in the afterglow.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Upper deck seating will shrink ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:06 CDT</pubDate>
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        There won&amp;rsquo;t be any cheers coming from the left field side of the upper deck at Kauffman Stadium for games played after mid-August.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Just ahead: Blue, pink and a tough schedule ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:30 CDT</pubDate>
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        Giveaways crowd the Royals&amp;rsquo; home schedule for the second half of the season, starting when the first 20,000 fans get Frank White powder blue T-shirts this coming Tuesday.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Expectations, great and small, at the break ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:30 CDT</pubDate>
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        The All-Star break is when fans often take stock of their team. Some Royals fans are feeling not-so-bad about the team being 10 games under .500 at the All-Star break. That says a lot about expectations.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Royals win; Seattle sinks deeper ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:29 CDT</pubDate>
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        Royals fans had a rousing time Friday night and nobody was likely feeling sorry for the Mariners or their fans.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Hat promotions novel, if not practical ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:49 CDT</pubDate>
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        Give the Royals&amp;rsquo; promotions team credit for imagination &amp;ndash; if not practicality&amp;ndash; in giveaways planned for the weekend series against Seattle.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Low budget no alibi for losing ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:50 CDT</pubDate>
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        Here&amp;rsquo;s a statistic that should encourage fans of low-budget teams, even if it doesn&amp;rsquo;t hold for the struggling Royals:      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Royals and Chiefs fans are not the same ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:16 CDT</pubDate>
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        It doesn&amp;rsquo;t surprise me that some people at Royals&amp;rsquo; games sing &amp;ldquo;home of the Chiefs&amp;rdquo; instead of &amp;ldquo;home of the brave&amp;rdquo; at the end of the national anthem. (See recent Ball Star blog.)      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Baseball lays down the law on replays ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:11 CDT</pubDate>
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        Replays are serious stuff to Major League Baseball, which issued something called Bulletin D-12 before the start of the year that tells teams what they may and may not show. It even has to be posted in the scoreboard operations booth.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Big board blues, replay flap, free custard ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:21 CDT</pubDate>
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        There&amp;rsquo;s no doubt about it &amp;mdash; the new scoreboard at Kauffman is a visual wonder. Its size and configuration make it easy to see, even from certain places outside the ballpark.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Royals spoil things for Cards again ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:19 CDT</pubDate>
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        CHEAP CHEEP: From what I gather, fans of the Cardinals never get as caught up as Royals&amp;rsquo; fans do in the teams&amp;rsquo; interleague rivalry. Call it a superiority complex. Or more fitting word might be smug. So it wasn&amp;rsquo;t a surprise to hear one Card&amp;rsquo;s fan lament to a Royals&amp;rsquo; follower after the game Friday night: &amp;ldquo;You aren&amp;rsquo;t making the playoff, and you are costing us our shot!&amp;rdquo; He got no sympathy. Actually, the Cards are only three...      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   A field of dreams for Royals AA team ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:05 CDT</pubDate>
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        SPRINGDALE, Ark. | For some baseball fans, a bonus of any vacation is to have a minor league team in the vicinity. Some of us even go a bit out of our way to take in a game.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Take heart: Losers can turn around quickly ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:38 CDT</pubDate>
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        Fans younger than their mid-20s have never known the Royals as a playoff team. The Royals haven&amp;rsquo;t made the post-season since 1985 &amp;ndash; the second-longest drought in the majors. Milwaukee hasn&amp;rsquo;t been there since 1982. (Tampa Bay has never been there but has only existed since 1998.)      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Long lines and loud boos ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:57 CDT</pubDate>
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        Wednesday was probably not a night that will bring folks back to Kauffman. Lines 30-people deep waited to buy tickets and a lot of fans didn&amp;rsquo;t get in until the game was nearly an hour old. Then, many fans left early as the Royals coughed up another lead in the late innings.      
    
  

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