D12: Billy Butler’s emergence gives Royals another bright spot
Welcome to ‘Duk’s Dozen, a streamlined selection of 12
morning-fresh links and items to start your baseball
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1. With 41 doubles, Billy Butler(notes) is starting to make the Pepsi people look like geniuses. BallStar
2. The Machine was apparently no match for Beatles Rock Band. Joe Posnanski
3. Some Cubs fans think luring La Russa to Chicago would fix things, but most don’t. Hire Jim Essian
4. Brad Lidge’s(notes) futility, described in 10 words or less. The 700 Level
5. Late bloomer Chris Coste(notes) doesn’t understand why the Phillies soured on him. Crashburn Alley
6. Curt Schilling(notes) lays out his political beliefs; still isn’t running for governor. 38 Pitches
7. Good thing, too: Curt is currently polling at a whopping 3 percent. Style Points
8. Logan Kensing’s(notes) 10.46 ERA enlisted in Washington’s push for Bryce Harper. Nats Enquirer
9. Alex Rios(notes) hasn’t made too many friends in Chicago. All Your Base Are Belong to Rios
10. "How Derek Jeter(notes) went from homesick kid to King of New York." NYDN
11. Olbermann wants you to remember that Gehrig’s record could have been bigger. Baseball Nerd
12. A Mets fan’s worst nightmare: Yankees-Phillies in the World Series. Daily Stache
