Shared Excellence Might Not Be In the Cards This Decade
The area’s professional sports franchises kind of picked each other up during the 2010’s. The Chiefs seem the most likely poised to do the heavy lifting as they enter the new decade tonight.
Royals Join the 2020 Heartache Parade
A year that has produced so much negativity got no relief from, or for, the Kansas City Royals. Bad breaks, bad play, and bad news are the narrative, and hope for the future is muted. It is painfully fitting for this horrendous time.
Mike Matheny Comes Aboard Amidst a Wide Divide of Opinion.
What makes a manager a good one, and the importance of the position,
creates opinions as disparate as can be imagined as the Royals enter another
era.
Thrilling October Baseball Seem Like a Distant Friend
The Chiefs emergence as a real Super Bowl contender is a timely elixer for
local baseball fans far removed from playoff excitement.
Big Stories Drop to Start the Week, One an Ending, One With a Long Way to Go
Ned Yost retires the same day that Kansas is hit with a notice of allegations. Both stories
have complicated narratives, but they differ wildly to say the least.
Still Hard to Get a Read on Royals Rebuild
Last year’s strong finished raised some false hope, which were quickly dashed. More
questions than answers still hover over the franchise.
Despite a Title, Fans Never Warmed to David Glass and Look For Change
The apparent move to John Sherman as the principal owner of the Royals has
fans excited, for reasons complicated but understandable.
Baseball’s Treatment of Fans in Weather Situations Is Archaic and Rude
Fan consideration is almost zero when it comes to rain delays, postponements,
and conditions games are played in.
One Good Homestand Does Not a Season Make, But It’s a Welcome Smile
The Royals throw a little spice into the start of the second half, and put a spring
in their step.
An Ode to Irrational Fandom
I revisit a story I wrote before dannyclnkscale.com was launched, which likely you didn’t catch.
Catching it is easier than trying to explain the joy of suspending reality for the sake of our games.
Little Things Mean a Lot
Watching many plays on a routine baseball game reveals plenty.
A Disappointing Night for Sporting KC, Better for KU, the Royals Still a Footnote.
Zlatan was in town and he silenced the boos, Devon Dotson solidifies Kansas, and then there
are more baseball defeats.
The Joys of Europe Behind, Time to Return to Sports Immersion
Two weeks on, much of the misery remains, with some glimmers of hope
for our summer squads!
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The Fun Has Never Really Stopped
Event after event, and small moment after small moment, has been the hallmark of a
great excursion to Europe that now is close to an end.
Merrifield’s Run at the Record Provides Something Anyway
As the Royals season teeters on oblivion, there is at least some
personal excellence.
The Path From the Bullpen to the Mound Rocky Again
Last year’s Royals bullpen was a disaster. This year it has gotten even
worse early on.
After 2018 Disaster, One Series Win is Nice
Good signs and warning signs after a tiny sample of
Royals baseball.
Trying to Explain the Inexplicable, the Joy of Fandom
America’s love affair with sports obviously is rooted in many of the same reasons as mine. It’s generational, passed on from fathers and mothers to sons and daughters. It’s rooted in the memories of youth, and from a spectator’s standpoint, often is fueled to a new level by the college experience.