Author Archives: Brandon Leftridge
Leftridge: Eleven Quality Scary Movies, Because Why Not, It’s Halloween
It’s raining as I write this, and that helps to accomplish Halloween just about as well as anything else. Some rain—some fog if you can get it—a crispness to the air, maybe a fire roaring in the fireplace, and some … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Cabrini Green, Halloween, scary movies
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Leftridge: The Chiefs Must Crush Cleveland in Resounding Fashion
The (7-0. 7-0. 7-0.) Kansas City Chiefs host the 3-4 Cleveland Browns on Sunday, but you already knew that. You also already know that the Chiefs will win, and Arrowhead will be insane and KC will still be undefeated and … Continue reading
Leftridge: A World Series of Suck
Until I sat down to write this piece, I honestly didn’t know that the ALCS between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox was tied 2-2. It’s not that I haven’t been watching—I have—but something about the way things … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Fans in Baseball, Brandon Leftridge, World Series
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Leftridge: TV Time: American Horror Story: Coven Premiers Tonight
In the hierarchy of Things That Are Supposed to be Scary but Aren’t, witches are at the top of my list. For every Blair Witch (who was only scary because she went unseen and could have been just about anything) … Continue reading
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Tagged American Horros Story, Brandon Leftridge, TV Time, witches
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Leftridge: A Look Back at My 2013 Royals Predictions
Travel with me back in time. Say, oh, six months or so. The government was still doing governmental things. It was a snowy spring, brutish and cold. Our grandmothers hadn’t yet been subjected to the horrors of twerking. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Greg Holland For Prez, KC Royals, Lorenzo Cain
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Leftridge: Royals’ Playoff Hopes Disappear, But That Doesn’t Mean Season Was a Bust
Most of us were asleep when the Royals postseason hopes were finally dashed against the rocks. It was late—late for a lot of 9-5’ers, anyway—when the mostly hapless Seattle Mariners finished drubbing KC for a second straight shutout. Coupled with … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Jeff Francoeur, KC Royals, Yuni
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Leftridge: Chiefs Win; All Hail King Houston
Chiefs fans, rejoice. Only three games into the 2013 season, and they’ve already exceeded last year’s win total. And while that’s not saying a whole hell of a lot—two victories is an embarrassingly low mountain to overcome—let us not dwell … Continue reading
Leftridge: Holy Fu**ing Sh*t, Royals Still in Playoff Hunt
I remember bits and pieces about being four years old, odd things that make me question just what kind of bizarre childhood I truly had. I remember that I had two Hot Wheels that I unimaginatively named “Refrigerator” and “High … Continue reading
Leftridge: Chiefs’ 2013 Record Prediction (Spolier Alert: I Don’t Have Them Winning the Super Bowl)
There’s simply no way to sugar coat horse plop: last year’s 2-14 Kansas City Chiefs were abysmal. We all know this, and we all know why. Godawful quarterback play. A worthless coach. Players failing to play to their potential. Players … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, KC chiefs, prediction piece
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Leftridge: Chiefs’ Preseason Comes to Merciful Conclusion
Even though it’s a thousand degrees and may not officially feel like it, football season is here. The Kansas City Chiefs trounced the Green Bay Packers last night (putting up 30 points, even—their most in a preseason contest since 2003), … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Camarohead, KC chiefs, preseason, worthless
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Leftridge: Leftridge Buys Home, Car, Needs Your Advice About Cable TV
So unless something wildly unforeseen occurs within the next couple of weeks, I’ll soon be living in a home that I purchased in the beautiful suburban sprawl of Overland Park. And because of this monumental change, I’ll no longer be … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Overland Park, Time Warner Cable
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Leftridge: TV Time: Orange is the New Black
The world moves too fast, anymore. At least that’s what I tell myself in order to feel better about being behind on things. The truth is, it’s probably something that just naturally happens as you get older. Your finger slips … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Netflix, Taylor Schilling, TV Time
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Leftridge: Royals’ Season Sunk, Took Longer Than Usual
Well, that’s your ballgame, folks. Though it comes as no surprise—we didn’t REALLY think the Royals would contend this year, did we?—it is a bit more melancholy than years past. That’s because, unlike the past 20 years of futility, those … Continue reading
Leftridge: ESPN Reports Boxer Tommy Morrison on Death’s Doorstep
Tommy Morrison has always been a little crazy, and now he’s dying and a little crazy. According to a post on ESPN.com, Morrison’s 17-year battle with HIV has morphed into full-blown AIDS and the former heavyweight champion’s days are likely … Continue reading
Leftridge: Most Important Series of Royals’ Season Started…Last Night
Editor’s note: This post was written last night but went unpublished owing to a communication miscue. This is it. This is everything. No series this season has been more fraught with tangible implications than the upcoming five game show-down with … Continue reading
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Tagged Boo Getz, Brandon Leftridge, Hunt for Blue October, KC Royals
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Leftridge: The One Where I Equate Enjoying the KC Royals to Sex with a Unicorn
Since Justin Maxwell was acquired at the trade deadline, he’s done nothing but hit home runs. (Well, two of them.) That still doesn’t mean I think giving up pitching prospect Kyle Smith was the right move. I begged and pleaded … Continue reading
Leftridge: Hey Dayton, Nice Trade Deadline
Well, THAT was unexpected. Except, well, maybe it wasn’t. Because if Royals fans have grown accustomed to any one thing during general manager Dayton Moore’s tenure, it’s that nothing is as it seems. He’s a master illusionist of sorts, except … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Ervin Santana, KC Royals, Trade Deadline, Wad Davis
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Leftridge: Trade Deadline Looms; Will Dayton Moore Do the Right Thing?
Dayton Moore is in the middle of the singularly biggest week of his professional life. Forget about the James Shields acquisition—that was a decision that likely took months of planning and strategizing. (And has also revealed itself to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Dirty South, Ervin Santana, KC Royals
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Leftridge: Royals Midyear Awards, Because Why Not?
So the All Star Game is in the books—a delightfully pointless affair that serves only to illuminate the pageantry in professional sports—and we’re left with nothing but the memories. Neil Diamond warbling his way through a cacophony of boos that … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Greg Holland, KC Royals, Midyear awards, Tits on a bowl
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Leftridge: TV Time: “The Bridge,” Because Who DOESN’T Like Mexican/American Crime Dramas?
FX’s original programming is to the point where I’m fairly certain they could air a promo with nothing but a black screen and the words “TV SHOW COMING SOON”, and I’d be hooked. And to be quite honest, this doesn’t … Continue reading
