World Series
About a dozen years or so ago the Royals gave away a tie sponsored by Dodge, featuring pictures of the Avenger alternating with the Royals logo, set on a background of various shades of blue. Not the most attractive of…
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Kansas City starts off strong with a 4-1 lead only to see it erode to a productive 16 hit 11 run rally by the Giants to capture Game 4.
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There’s something to be said for “the formula,” that combination of base-running speed, lockdown pitching and just enough offense to scratch out a win. Hey: It worked well enough to get Kansas City into the 2014 World Series. But there’s…
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It happens every World Series or Super Bowl: Mayors or governors get in on those cheesy “bets” over which city’s team will prevail on the field. You know: Things like KC barbecue against Napa Valley wine for the current World…
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Well, that was disappointing. I wish the Royals could have a do-over. Everyone appeared significantly amped—the crowd, the Royals and certainly James Shields. Perhaps too much so. The Royals began both the ALDS and ALCS on the road, and played…
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If you bought your World Series tickets for tonight’s game from anyone other than a reputable dealer, you could be in for a surprise at the game when you get to the K: Kansas City police fans need to be…
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Lots and lots of land hereabouts—admittedly, expropriated from the original tenants—called out to a nation of immigrants, expansionists and opportunists in the 19th century. Fertile as it was, though, the ground underfoot didn’t make Missouri and Kansas the farming and…
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The energy at Kauffman Stadium these days is electric. It’s a force that’s been popping all over the Kansas City region for months, and as mid-October approached, was sending a buzz across the nation. The Royals, the unlikely underdogs, find…
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