Dayton Moore
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Provides a blueprint for becoming a champion, both on and off the field When Dayton Moore arrived in Kansas City in 2006, the Royals hardly resembled a contender. The general manager inherited a major league club that had just one winning season in the previous decade. Moore, a Kansas native who grew up as a Royals fan, implemented a plan to return the franchise to its glory years. Though not without a few bumps in the road, that plan came to fruition...
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"One year after Alex Gordon stood 90 feet away from tying Game 7 of the World Series, the Kansas City Royals are World Series champions for the first time in 30 years. The success of 2014's wild-card team may have come out of the blue, but the 2015 edition grabbed first place in the American League Central on June 8 and never looked back, capturing the team's first division title since 1985. Anchored by seven All-Stars and bolstered by the midseason...
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With their 2015 World Series championship, the Kansas City Royals claimed their spot among baseball's top current franchises. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Royals, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat. Montgomery recounts moments with George Brett, Willie Wilson, and Mike Sweeney as well as the current squad under Ned Yost,...