Our little boy arrived yesterday and soon gave us a smile. My mom, seeing the picture, said the angels were whispering in his ear. Old wives tales – I assume it was just the reaction to his first bit of gas. This little one’s arrival has been a journey. We have seen more sonograms of him than our […]
Read more "Ezekiel"Back to back Pennants, now a World Series crown – you would think everyone is after the Royal formula. It would make sense that Assistant General Manage J.J. Picollo would be a trendy choice for a perennial loser’s GM opening… But, so far, it has not led to offers, and here’s a theory: People around baseball […]
Read more "Brag"Meg is “great with child” – literally, the little guy is due next week. So going to the Royal Parade was out of the question. Okay, not out of my questions, but out of her answers. Still, school was closed, so we went to Granny’s and watched with the family. It was pretty awesome to cheer […]
Read more "800,000"I was in Waco at Truett Seminary when the 2003 Royals started 9-0, then 16-3. Dr. Weaver, a sports fan, was amazed to have a Royals fan in his class. So the bonus question on a pop quiz asked about the current Royals record (I think it was 17-4 at that point). Of course, to the professor’s chagrin, I […]
Read more "And Eat IT Too"Last night Johnny Cueto marched into the record books. Eight earned runs. 6 outs. “Before tonight, no starter had ever given up 8 earned runs while collecting six or fewer outs in a postseason game in 112 years of B-R data.” (Tweet @mellinger). Then Cueto walked off the field with this expression… I was watching […]
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