On November 1, 2015, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in Game 5. The winning pitcher was Chris Young. Continue reading
Hot Stove #237 – Texas Rangers Win Their First World Series (And Get a Rolling Stones Record)
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Hot Stove #236 – The World Series Starts Tonight
Before we talk baseball, a moment of silence for the victims of terrorism in Israel. Below, the October 12 NLDS game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Continue reading
Hot Stove #235 – ALCS/NLCS Final Four – Houston and Three Wild Card Teams
The first two rounds of the MLB postseason have been completed: The “Hankook Wild Card” round and the “Booking.com ALDS/NLDS” round. The “LoanDepot ALCS/NLCS” round is underway, and the winners will play in the “CapitalOne World Series.” Continue reading
Hot Stove #234 – 2023 Postseason Begins
The 2023 MLB regular season came down to the last day to finalize the division winners and Wild Card seeding. Let’s start with… Continue reading
Hot Stove #233 – Rocky Mountain High – Baseball and Movies
On our way to Telluride for the film festival this year, Rita and I paused in Denver for two days so we could check off an item on our bucket list – a game at Coors Field.
Coors Field – Colorado Rockies: Coors Field is in the LoDo District (Lower Downtown) of Denver. The brick façade gives a good first impression, and the overall stadium deserves the high marks it gets in “best stadiums” lists. Continue reading
Hot Stove #232 – Kansas City Monarchs (1942 and 2023) and More Posnanski
Over a long Labor Day Weekend, Rita and I saw 15 films at the Telluride Film Festival. As she says, it’s the sport of extreme sitting. A movie report will be in the next Hot Stove. Continue reading
Hot Stove #231 – Culture Vulture Edition – Two Books, a Film, a Museum Exhibit, a Mural and a Band
Rita and I head to Denver on Sunday to take in a Rockies game at Coors Field. We then move on to Telluride for the annual film festival held on Labor Day Weekend. Yes, a movie report is in your Hot Stove future.
In the meantime, for your consideration… Continue reading
Hot Stove #230 – Happy Days – A Royals Winning Streak and American Graffiti’s 50th Anniversary
Just when I thought the Royals season was over, they pulled me back in. It’s been a tough year, but their recent 7-game winning streak produced some welcome excitement for Kansas City fans. Continue reading
Hot Stove #229 – Rooting for Laundry – Seinfeld and Logoland
In 2018, in Hot Stove #69, I wrote about Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas and Jarod Dyson, players who had brought such joy to Royals fans. They had moved on and were wearing the laundry (uniforms) of opposing teams. Continue reading
Hot Stove #228 – Harry Truman, Satchel Paige and Tom Eagleton
The year 1948 was big for Harry Truman and Satchel Paige. What they did 75 years ago is well worth remembering. Continue reading