Category Archives: Sports
Leftridge: Screw Glenn, Kansas City Finally Has a Decent Dorsey
For 12 years, he was the director of college scouting for the Green Bay Packers. Actively involved in player personnel decisions for the better part of 22 years, John Dorsey has had a very direct hand in shaping the landscape … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Smith, Brandon Leftridge, Chiefs, John Dorsey
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Leftridge: Chiefs Formally Introduce New Walrus ‘Stached Overlord
Depending on who you ask—and possibly what kind of mood they’re in at that given moment—the Chiefs’ hiring of head coach Andy Reid was either a brilliant move by a sinking ship or a stupid move by that very same … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Smith, Andy Reid, Brandon Leftridge, Kansas City Chiefs
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Leftridge: Jack Harry’s Top 18 Twitter Moments of 2012
Twitter is a funny place. It can be a source of breaking information (Hey—did you guys hear Scott Pioli is out?! I did… about 55 times in 20 minutes), a 140 character amateur hour or an insight into the personal … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Jack Harry, old people, Twitter
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Donnelly: Sporting Makes Two Good Moves
Just this morning it was announced that Sporting Kansas City re-signed MLS Defender of the year and KC native, Matt Besler… Besler became a free agent at season’s end and admitted on 810 WHB this morning that he had several … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew_Donnelly, Sporting_Kansas_City, Sports
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Leftridge: The Royals Make Huge Trade, Will Probably be Good or Bad Thing
Like Los Angeles Lakers great James Worthy, they call him “Big Game James” due in no small part to his propensity for clutch performances. He owns every major pitching record for the Tampa Bay Rays, has a World Series victory, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Hot Stove, James Shields, Royals, Wil Myers
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Leftridge: MLB Winter Meetings Come, Go; Royals Refuse to Even Let Other Teams Feel Them Up
In my dreams, the Royals won the Winter Meetings. General Manager Dayton Moore, acutely aware of the importance this particular off season brings, fleeced his colleagues with hidden snake-oil tactics and slick talking. After the dust settled, and the Royals … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Brandon Leftridge, Hot Stove, Winter Meetings
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Leftridge: Royals’ Offseason Soldiers On, Apparent Satan Pact Maker Hochevar Avoids Axe
So they haven’t signed Zack Greinke. The fact of the matter is, they probably won’t. Get over it. And to ESPN’s Jim Bowden, who, upon the announcement of Jeremy Guthrie’s signing tweeted, “Royals signing of Jeremy Guthrie ridiculous….now paying Ervin … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Hot Stove, KC Royals, Luke Hochevar
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Donnelly: Espinoza Heads to EPL, Sporting Puts 4 on Best XI
Well, it finally happened… After months of rumblings, Sporting KC midfield bulldog Roger Espinoza looks like he’s headed to play in the best league in the world, the English Premier League. Reports indicate that Wigan has grabbed the Honduran international, … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew_Donnelly, Sporting_Kansas_City, Sports
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Leftridge: TV Time: 30 for 30, Whenever You Want
Netflix Instant is a pretty awesome thing. Probably just as equally as awesome is ESPN’s acclaimed documentary series, 30 for 30. Combine the two, and you’ve got an excellent way to kill time (supposing you’ve got any time to kill). … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 for 30, Brandon Leftridge, TV Time
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True to Nature, Bears Maul Cats
Sometimes, the stars align so cosmically that it’s almost painful. You get pulled over for speeding on your way to the DMV to get your tags renewed. You call the cops to report a suspicious ne’er-do-well and they find they … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Snyder, Brandon Leftridge, Collin Klein, EMAW, Kansas State
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Leftridge: Marlins’ Loria Takes Title of Worst Owner; Your Move, Glass
Remember everybody: it could be worse. The Royals COULD be the Miami Marlins. In a complete demolition of a recently rebuilt and rebranded franchise, Marlins’ owner Jeffrey Loria surprised no one by systematically assuring the 23 Miami baseball fans that … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Brandon Leftridge, David Glass, Jeffrey Loria, Miami Marlins
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Leftridge: Tales from the Tweet: Mizzou’s Misery, Crennel Cans Self & Sheik Speaks
Welcome back to an all new, all-election version of Tales from the Tweet! Just kidding, not really. I’m tired of the incessant political talk. I mean, I get that it’s important, and I understand why we must all educate ourselves/rock the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Iron Sheik, MIZZOU, politics, Twitter
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Leftridge: Despite Scribe’s Protests, World Series Begins on Wednesday
First, allow me to apologize in advance for writing about—GAG—baseball. I know from reading The Scribe’s missives that baseball is sucky and horrible and that nobody cares. It’s yesterday’s news, you idiots, and—according to his scientific polling of hot young … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Brandon Leftridge, Pablo Sandoval, World Series
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Leftridge: Royals’ Season Recap (From a Guy Who Watched More Than Just Opening Day)
Somewhere long before Wednesday’s season finale– before Eric Hosmer’s grand regression, before all of the season-ending ligament surgeries, before Royals’ fans realized with wretched horror that Bruce Chen was the ace of this ball club– before any of this, Sports … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Country Breakfast, KC Royals, Royals Recap
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Leftridge: Local Man Who Wrote Letter to Glass Buys Banner
Meet Joe Accurso. You might remember Joe from such exploits such as “The Guy Who Wrote the Letter to David Glass That Was Published in the Kansas City Star.” I initially shared my feelings about Joe’s efforts here, on this … Continue reading
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Tagged airplanes, Brandon Leftridge, David Glass, Royals
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Leftridge: August Royals’ Recap: The Blessed End is Near
The infuriating thing about the Kansas City Royals is that baseball doesn’t exist in a world of “coulda.” Baseball is a universally black and white affair (hold the Dominican jokes, please), wherein a team plays 162 games during the course … Continue reading
Leftridge: Man With Too Much Time, Disposable Income, Pens Letter to Royals’ David Glass
By now you’ve all had the chance to read and digest what local Kansas City businessman Joseph Accurso had to say about the Royals. In a strongly worded letter published in the form of a paid advertisement in the Kansas … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, David Glass, Royals, tree-falling-in-forest
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Leftridge: Oh, Ochocinco, No Bueno, Buddy
It’s never okay to hit women. It just isn’t. It doesn’t matter if you catch her in bed with the cable TV installer, or if she tells you that she’s been banging a co-worker for the past several years, or … Continue reading
Leftridge: Chiefs Crush Cardinals; Fake Scribe Predicts KC Super Bowl Win
Mark it down. I’m not mincing words. I AM the greatest football predictor in the history of predicting football, and here is my bold, completely thought-out and aggressively accurate assertion about this year’s Kansas City Chiefs: THEY WILL WIN THE … Continue reading
Leftridge: Mr. Brightside Presents a Royals’ July Recap
Someone needs to head down to the Safeway, because we’re running out of Turd Polish. It’s getting bad out there—like, regular Royals bad. Gone are the days of “fun team to watch!” and, “lookit the little roses bloom!” Everything has … Continue reading
