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Greinke and Royals could surprise

By Buster Olney

Saturday, February 21, 2009

There is not a lot of original thought in baseball, but there are a lot of mantras repeated over and over and over. Throw strikes. Hit the ball the other way. Hit the cutoff man. Compete on every pitch. Zack Greinke had heard that last one before, but when a teammate suggested that to him a couple of years ago, the timing was just right. On Aug. 4, 2007, the Royals trailed the Yankees 11-7, and Greinke was summoned into the game. His effort was perfectly acceptable, but what he did not do was t ...

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