Willam H. “Doc” Worley died last Saturday (12/7/24) at the age of 82. His funeral is tomorrow morning (details and obituary here). Continue reading
A Personal Remembrance of Two Dynamic Duos – Doc Worley and Mike Russell/Ken Hill and Wayne Tenenbaum
Hot Stove #263 – Royals and Yankees in the ALDS – Renewal of a Rivalry
Hallelujah! A Royals sweep of the Orioles in the Wild Card round!
The scores: 1-0 and 2-1. Continue reading
Hot Stove #262 – (1) The Royals Return to the Postseason!, and (2) Tim Sear’s Excellent Clemente Adventure
The Royals did it. A team that lost 106 games in 2023 will be playing in the 2024 postseason. Continue reading
Hot Stove #261 – Postseason Race, KC A’s (the Movie) and Yellowstone/Glacier
Are the Royals going to be in the postseason? Continue reading
Hot Stove #260 – “In no particular order, Baseball, Politics and Rock ‘n’ Roll”
I’ll start with the most unexpected statistic from the 2024 world of the Kansas City Royals.
The Royals are only 4.5 games shy of the best record in baseball. Continue reading
Hot Stove #259 – Baseball and Politics – 50 Years Ago (1974)
1974 Baseball Season: The Oakland Athletics won their third straight World Series. Continue reading
Hot Stove #258 – Down a Rabbit Hole with the Kansas City A’s
This post is David Matson’s fault. He emailed a film clip that sent me down a rabbit hole in pursuit of trivia. Continue reading
Hot Stove #257 – Stadium Bucket List Update
As of the end of the 2019 season, Rita and I had attended games at 22 MLB stadiums (out of 30). And then Covid hit, stalling our bucket list endeavor. Continue reading
Hot Stove #256 – Willie Mays (RIP) – From Rickwood to Greatness
Two days ago, on Tuesday morning… Continue reading
Hot Stove #255 – Rickwood Field – Big Night in Birmingham; Royals Hall of Fame (Tallis, Schuerholz and Bo)
Thursday night, June 20! A special occasion will be nationally televised on Fox. In a Tribute to the Negro Leagues, the Cardinals and Giants are playing a regular season game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Continue reading