Voice of Joe Keough
By Greg Echlin
The baseball glory that Joe Keough figured would be brief is still remembered 50 years later. He was one of the original Kansas City Royals in 1969 and died on Sept. 9 at the age of 73. Continue reading Joe Keough Fame Not Fleeting in Kansas City
Photo above courtesy Frederick J. Nachman
Voice of Royals manager Ned Yost about Kelvin Herrera
By Greg Echlin
The day before the one-year anniversary of the Kelvin Herrera trade from Kansas City to Washington, Royals general manager Dayton Moore said his cell phone has been ringing with other GMs “just checking in.” Looking back a year later, Herrera says the trade caught him off-guard. Continue reading The Kelvin Herrera Deal, Looking Back One Year Later
Photo above courtesy of the Kansas City Royals: Ian Kennedy celebrates a win. Kennedy could be an option to deal as the trade deadline approaches.
By Greg Echlin
The Kansas City Royals made their first move, June 6, last year when they sent Jon Jay to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a couple of prospects. This year’s team is in the same state as a year ago as the losses mount, which brings up the question: When will the day come when an established player is traded? Continue reading Royals Send-Offs Imminent?
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
Photo Credit Christian Gideon / LA Galaxy
Voice of Zack Murshedi with the LA Galaxy
By Greg Echlin
Twenty-four hours after a devastating tornado fizzled as it approached Children’s Mercy Park, the Los Angeles Galaxy took to the pitch after their own wayward route to Kansas. Continue reading A Whirlwind Victory in Kansas
Voice of a Michael Andrew
By Greg Echlin
For world class swimmer Michael Andrew, there’s no place like home. But it’s in California now. Continue reading Michael Andrew Doesn’t Live in Kansas Anymore
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
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
Voice of Greg Pryor
By Greg Echlin
Though former infielder Greg Pryor got a World Series ring in Kansas City with the 1985 Royals, there’s still a soft spot in his heart for Chicago where he played from 1978 to ’81. Continue reading Greg Pryor Says Chicago Was His Kind of Town
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
