Lucas Giolito: Weekend Show-Stopper in Kansas City

Photo above courtesy of Adam Fagen/Flickr – Lucas Giolito pitches as a member of the Washington Nationals. Giolito was traded to the White Sox in 2016.

Voice of Lucas Giolito

By Greg Echlin

During a weekend when Kansas City area natives Paul Rudd (“Ant Man”) and Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”) invited their Hollywood friends to town for a charity event, another Hollywood guy stole the show. Continue reading Lucas Giolito: Weekend Show-Stopper in Kansas City

Things Ended Badly for Gunther Cunningham as the Chiefs Head Coach

Gunther Cunningham photo above courtesy of Flickr 

Voice of Gunther Cunningham

By Greg Echlin

Gunther Cunningham would be the first to tell you that life isn’t fair.  He learned that as a kid born in war-ravaged Munich, Germany, a year after World War II ended.  But he never made excuses for the bad hands dealt to him. Continue reading Things Ended Badly for Gunther Cunningham as the Chiefs Head Coach

Mark Gubicza Didn’t Dig the Long Ball

Voice of Mark Gubicza

By Greg Echlin

When Kansas City Royals Opening Day starter Brad Keller stretched his streak of 54 consecutive innings pitched without giving up a homer earlier this season, at the time it was the longest active streak at the majors.  But it didn’t come close to the team record set by Mark Gubicza. Continue reading Mark Gubicza Didn’t Dig the Long Ball

The Next Royals To Hit For The Cycle? Brad Miller Predicts

 

Voice of Brad Miller

By Greg Echlin

Cleveland Indians second baseman Brad Miller had the team’s only two hits, a single and a double, in the their 3-0 loss against the Kansas City Royals Saturday night.  He has a history for spraying the ball around at Kauffman Stadium. Continue reading The Next Royals To Hit For The Cycle? Brad Miller Predicts

Success For Ben McCollum Opens Opportunity At The Next Level

Photo above: Ben McCollum (second from the left) poses for a team picture after claiming a second consecutive MIAA Tournament title in 2018.

By Ian Echlin

The same year Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum moved up from being an assistant coach of the Bearcats, I was arriving on campus as college freshman. Continue reading Success For Ben McCollum Opens Opportunity At The Next Level

Kansas Crossroads in Manhattan

By Greg Echlin

Two years ago, Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self talked about a defining moment during yet another win in the fifth of what would be eight straight against Kansas State.  Their latest in-state rivalry game on Feb. 5 featured another moment the Jayhawks could cite as a signature to this season, but not one that Self will like.  Continue reading Kansas Crossroads in Manhattan