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Hard Ball

By Molly Knight

Monday, October 6, 2008

It's opening day at Kauffman Stadium, and they've rolled out the blue carpet for all the Royals. But rookie third baseman Alex Gordon draws the loudest cheers. Kansas City fans have been waiting for this moment since the team made Gordon the second overall pick of the 2005 draft. They've all heard that the 6'1", 220-pound, lefthanded hitter is the second coming of George Brett—even Brett himself says so—and that helps soothe the hurt of back-to-back-to-back 100-loss seasons and no pl ...

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