By Greg Echlin
Mike Moustakas knew how to hit the right buttons in his first home game at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Continue reading Moustakas Makes Good First Impression in Milwaukee
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Saying Goodbye To Carlos Beltran
Carlos Beltran photo above courtesy Keith Allison/flickr
Audio: George Brett in Cooperstown, 1999
By Ian Echlin
I have a special fandom toward Carlos Beltran ever since we were paired on-field. I was an honorary lineup participant around ten years old before a Sunday afternoon ballgame, and our short back-and-forth chat sticks with me to this day. Continue reading Saying Goodbye To Carlos Beltran
Suit Settled, But Is Raytown South Problem Solved?
Before his career with the Chicago Cubs, Bobby Dernier was an outstanding athlete at Raytown South High School. This month, Dernier is going into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Continue reading Suit Settled, But Is Raytown South Problem Solved?
John Schuerholz Excluded From Royals Hall of Fame While Enshrined in Cooperstown
Perhaps the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame executive board needs to be re-assessed. Curt Nelson of the Royals Hall of Fame seems to be the only one who appreciates the roots of the success in the Royals franchise. Sid Bordman, a former sportswriter for The Kansas City Star, wrote stories about the Royals from the team’s inception in 1968 and well past the first game in franchise history in 1969. But he has never been asked to be a part of the committee that considers those from the Royals’ early days. Consequently, some of the important early figures in the history of the Royals go unrecognized.
LINK: Greg Echlin’s full story for KCUR.org Continue reading John Schuerholz Excluded From Royals Hall of Fame While Enshrined in Cooperstown
Royal Agenda For The All Star Game
On the baseball diamond, the 88th All-Star game will be played with no World Series home field advantage on the line for the first time since 2002. So what’s really going on amid the All-Star break festivities in Miami? Most likely, a lot of text messages between GMs all over baseball and the Kansas City Royals are no exception. The non-waiver trading deadline is just around the corner.
Link to Greg Echlin’s full story on KCUR.org Continue reading Royal Agenda For The All Star Game
The Year of the Cubs and a Year for Mr. Cub
By Ian Echlin
When the rings are passed out and the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs start parading through the 2017 schedule, there’s no better time to recognize one of their own who didn’t get there. Continue reading The Year of the Cubs and a Year for Mr. Cub
Fans and Teammates Reflect on a Tragic Loss
Time. Something we take for granted. We thought, with time, that Yordano Ventura would be one of the best pitchers in baseball. But Yordano’s time ran out tragically with a one-car accident that took his life at age 25 in his native Dominican Republic. Though we figured that there would be so much more, the right-handed Ventura provided Royals fans with some electrifying pitching moments in his shortened Royals career. Link to Full Story with Audio Continue reading Fans and Teammates Reflect on a Tragic Loss
Dayton Moore Trades With No Fear
By Greg Echlin
Seldom does Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore tip his hand on his off-season intentions. But, given his pattern in the past, it’s becoming more predictable on what to expect as he re-tools the Royals for 2017. Continue reading Dayton Moore Trades With No Fear
Memorial Service Held For Ballplayer Who Lived to 100
Voice of Eddie Carnett
By Greg Echlin
While America went to the polls for Election Day, a memorial service attended by around 150 friends and family was held in small-town Ringling, Okla., for former major leaguer and Navy veteran Eddie Carnett who died shortly after he turned 100. Continue reading Memorial Service Held For Ballplayer Who Lived to 100
World Series Title Follows Joe Tinker Celebration In Kansas Hometown
By Greg Echlin
A part of history for the 1908 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs started in the small town Muscotah, Kansas, the hometown of Hall of Fame shortstop Joe Tinker. “Joe Tinker Day,” an event organized by the Kansas Sampler Foundation, featured descendants of the Cubs shortstop, a vintage baseball game and a billy goat.
With the billy goat in attendance, the Tinker relatives made their attempt to reverse the curse on the Cubs. As the Cubs’ World Series drought ends in 2016, the Tinker descendants can finally be relieved.
Check out the full 2013 story here
