One Kansas City Royal could be facing surgery that would end his season. Centerfield Coco Crisp has been on the disabled list since June 12 th with a strained rotator cuff. Team officials now say there is a possibility he has a torn labrum, and he will be examined on Monday in Birmingham, Alabama by Dr. James Andrews.
If it is a torn labrum, the team and Crisp will have to choose either more rest, that could see him return later this season, or surgery that would not have Crisp return until spring training of next year. Crisp’s three year, $15.5 million contract with the Royals will expire after this season. Kansas City does have an option to keep Crisp next year at a cost of $8 million. If he is released and becomes a free agent, the Royals would have to pay a $500,000 buyout.
Crisp could be lost for the year
State Fair concert tickets on sale today
The Missouri State Fair, which kicks off Aug. 13, offers a variety of musical entertainment for all tastes.
Cross Canadian Ragweed takes the state opening night opening with Low Cash Cowboys. Other performances include Heart, Little Big Town, The Country Gold Tour, new rock group Shinedown, and many others. Brooks & Dunn will perform the last night of the fair, which is expected to be a sold-out show.
Visit the Missouri State Fair Web site for the lineup and a link to Ticketmaster to purchase tickets.
Blues sign Tkachuk
Number seven will be back on the ice this season wearing a blue note as Keith Tkachuk signs a one year deal with the St. Louis Blues. Blues President John Davidson made the announcement yesterday.
Tkachuk, who is 37 years old, played in 79 games for the Blues this past season, scoring 25 goals and dishing out 24 assists. He became the 72 nd player in NHL history, and just the seven US born player, to reach the 1000 point milestone when he scored a power play goal last November against Atlanta.
Tkachuk also played in his fifth all star game this past season. In eight seasons with St. Louis, he has 195 goals and 200 assists. He is eighth on the all time Blues records list in points, sixth in goals, seventh in game winning goals and fourth in power play goals.
Ludwick’s blast gives Cards win over Royals
Three home runs in the first three innings, including a grand slam for St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick, was all the Redbirds needed as they take the first of three against the Kansas City Royals, 10 to 5.
Albert Pujols drove in the first two Cardinal runs in the first. When he came up again in the second, rather than pitch to him, the Royals walked him to go after Ryan Ludwick. With the bases loaded, Ludwick connected for the first grand slam of his career off Royals starter Kyle Davies allowing Pujols to cross the plate for the 1000 th time in his career.
The Cardinals would blast two home runs in the third when Rick Ankiel, and Khalil Greene, who was making his first start since coming off the disabled list Thursday, both hit solo shots. David DeJesus’ solo homerun in the first, would be the first of three KC home runs in the game.
Miguel Olivo would hit a two run shot in the seventh and Billy Butler would hit a solo homerun in the eighth.
Cards starter Brad Thompson, pitching again for the injured Kyle Lohse, picked up his second win of the season giving up four runs over seven innings. Royals starter Kyle Davies lasted only two and two thirds innings after he gave up eight runs on nine hits.
Cards starter Chris Carpenter will be looking for his fifth win of the season against the Royals Brian Bannister, who will be going after win number six.
