Brag

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 […]

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800,000

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 […]

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And Eat IT Too

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 […]

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Smile

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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Past Now Unite

My dad went to his first postseason game (Friday’s win). Waiting in the bathroom line between innings he was surrounded by a bunch of young guys. Each held two big beers. I am not sure how they planned to navigate the facilities, but they were happy. Yelling and laughing, they turned to dad. Seeing he […]

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