Tag Archives: Kansas City Royals
Hearne: Facing Up to the Bitter Realities of Royals Baseball
In the end, didn’t we all know better? Coming back after a Rip Van Winkle coma is no small thing, and even people like me who had moved on with their lives leaving Major League Baseball in the distant rearview mirror were charmed by … Continue reading
Glazer: They…Could…Go…All…The…Way!
It’s on… The Royals smashed the San Francisco in game two at Kaufman Stadium last night. We got a bit of ‘tough guy’ stuff going on out there. Yep, Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland wants a piece of Salvador Perez. The Royals tagged him … Continue reading
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Tagged Amos Otis, Billy Butler, Hunter Strickland, Kansas City Royals, Salvadore Perez
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Glazer: Scribe Crosses His Fingers, Conjures Cup Half Full
Behold the talk of the day in Kansas City… Did the long layoff hurt the Royals momentum? Can the team start hitting again? Does the first loss of the post season spell trouble? Can KC still win it all? Hey, it’s just one … Continue reading
Hearne: Midland Uses World Series as Excuse to Dump Ducats
Let’s see, you’re sitting on a you-know-what load of soft ticket shows and you want to save face – what to do? Well, there’s always the option of “papering the arena” as they say. Concert biz insiders are all too familiar with that … Continue reading
Glazer: Scribe Belly’s Up for Second Helping of Crow
Talk about eating my words… With a monster win on the road against a very good team, you have to count the 3-3 Kansas City Chiefs in the hunt for post season play. Just about everyone who mattered agreed with me … Continue reading
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Tagged K-State, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, MIZZOU, San Diego Chargers
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Hearne: ‘Losers’ @ Sports Illustrated Forecast Royals Rumble
Does Sports Illustrated still matter? A handful of years back the editor at the Kansas City Star told me in no uncertain terms that it did not. It was a joke, the dying embers of an outdated dream. Seems SI had … Continue reading
Leftridge: The Royals Have Turned Me Into a Big Pussy
So I was wrong about the Royals… Look, I’ll admit it. In the piece I posted before the ALCS, I suggested that Kansas City would win the series, but Baltimore would rack up two victories in the process. Jesus, Mary … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy shit holy shit holy shit, Kansas City Royals, World Series
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Glazer: Scribe Whips Out Ouija, Lays Down His Picks
What to do while we all wait on the Kansas City Royals… I know! The Chiefs have a big game in San Diego, a place they’ve had very little luck winning any games the last 10 years. Most of the scores … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Glazer, K-State, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, KU, MIZZOU
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Glazer: Scribe Admits Error of His Ways, Hops on Royals Bandwagon
Eight playoff wins in a row – never been done before… Our Kansas City Royals are UNDEFEATED. What a story. What a team. What a fan base. Everyone in Kansas City is a Royals fan now. Hell, most of the nation … Continue reading
Glazer: Royals Eclipse NFL, Chiefs Off, This Week’s Picks
What a week… The Chiefs are off this week. The Royals are undefeated with four of five post season games going into extra innings – they seem to be unbeatable – team of destiny, America’s darlings. Who knew? Missouri catches … Continue reading
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Tagged Carriage Club Kansas City, Craig Glazer, Kansas City Royals
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Hearne: About This Year’s Royals-Cards World Series Matchup
It’s way too early to contemplate a Cardinals-Royals rematch… Or is it? Because aside from fears of jinxing things, it’s a reasonable possibility that this year’s Kansas City Royals could end up playing the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. You know, shades … Continue reading
Calvin Sense: ‘No Name Royals’ Need Nickname & Isis Mission Creep
When the ’72 Miami Dolphins went undefeated one key to the team’s success was its “No Name Defense.” That’s because Miami’s offense had so many notable stars that got all the publicity, whereas its defense got little media attention and didn’t have any big name, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1972 Miami Dolphins, Alex Gordon, Calvin Sense, Greg Holland, Kansas City Royals, Salvador Perez
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Glazer: Unreal Week for KC Sports & This Week’s Football Picks
What a week for Kansas City sports…. We all know whats up; the Kansas City Royals are flying high. First playoff win for Royals or Chiefs in more than 20 years. Unreal. Head coach Andy Reid has been ultra handy with this … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Reid, Charlie Weiss, Craig Glazer, K-State football, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, MU football
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Hearne: Royals Making Playoffs a Financial Disaster for KC Businesses
Think modern mythology… Somewhere along the line professional sports teams figured out how to con cities, politicians and the general public into doling out millions in tax dollar incentives because they thought it was a good investment. Starting with taxpayer subsidized … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Self, David Glazz, Ewing Kauffman, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, KU basketball
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Glazer: Scribe Lets Loose Weekend Football Picks
Ah, the Kansas City Chiefs… They’re a very bad team in a sea of bad teams. However, the Chiefs will win a few games due to other” lock down teams” sucking, like this week’s New England Patriots. Because happily hue Patriots are just as … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Glazer, K-State football, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, KU football, Missouri Tigersw
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Glazer: Royals Baseball is Boring but It Got ‘Em to the Playoffs!
The Kansas City Royals have all but secured their 1st playoff slot in 29 years… And in all likelihood most Royals fans were too young back then to remember much about the 1985 World Series. So this is big time for Kansas City. AND … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball is boring, Craig Glazer, Kansas City Royals, Royals baseball is boring
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Glazer: The Absurdity of Winning, Times Two
Both our pro teams had big Sundays… The Chiefs, who were on the brink of WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR won a game on the road. Hey, it was in Miami where they never win. OK, Miami is as banged up as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Butler, Craig Glazer, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Knile Davis
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Starbeams: Death of Joan Rivers & Free Speech, Red Friday, David Lawrence Naked
Ten years from now there will be no comics like Joan Rivers because the world will be so politically correct, our vocabulary will be reduced to 50 words that don’t offend people. … Continue reading
