August 22, 1982 – Grand Theft Brummer
There is an old adage in baseball: it doesn’t take speed to steal a base, just the courage to run combined with the wisdom of when not to. Sometimes, it just takes a little bit of luck. The 1982...
View ArticleA Look Back: 1982 – Game Two
The year 1982 marked the first of three 1980′s appearances in the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. It also marks the one and only time that the Milwaukee Brewers reached the World Series....
View ArticleSpring Training Report #3: Let the Games Begin
SPRINGDALE, AR – The Kansas City Royals are just two games into the spring season, but already have shown a winning attitude. They dominated the defending American League Champion Texas Rangers in a...
View ArticleMaking their impressions early in Spring Training
This early in spring training, it’s sort of unusual for the Kansas City Royals to have so many lineup and pitching positions already set with potentially good players. In springs past, the Royals...
View ArticleSearching for meaning
The Kansas City Royals started their Cactus League schedule on Sunday with a 6-1 win over their campus mate Texas Rangers. A win as a good way to start the exhibition season, I’m sure I’m not alone in...
View Article2012 Key Players: Moustakas hopes to establish himself in year two
When Mike Moustakas banged a homer in just his second game as a big leaguer, hopes soared. And when he had a .385 average with four walks after four games, it looked like he was on his way to a great...
View ArticlePicking up where they left off
So far, the St. Louis Cardinals are making it look easy in 2012. And while no one would say anything in 2011 was easy—maybe when they put Game 7 of the World Series out of reach…maybe—the Cards are...
View ArticleThe Royals won’t make the playoffs, but three of their Minor League...
It’s easy for Kansas City Royals fans to become cynical when the team is playing yet another meaningless September and likely another losing season. But this year, three of the Royals Minor League...
View ArticleThe Wilmington Blue Rocks and Omaha Storm Chasers play meaningful games in...
It was a short playoff run for the Class High A Wilmington Blue Rocks, who lost two of three games in the Carolina League Division Championship Series last week against the Lynchburgh Hillcats, the...
View ArticleIt’s only two games, but…
It’s only two games. It’s early in the season. It’s Chicago cold and damp compared to the hot, dry air of Arizona. Yes, there’s reasons to not worry about the Royals 0-2 start. But It’s the way...
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