The Royals finished at 82-80, a winning season, but not good enough to make the postseason. After the last home game was played, Royals photographer Jason Hanna posted this photo to signify the end of the season at Kauffman Stadium. Continue reading
This post began percolating in my mind when I heard that today would be the release date of Jane Leavy’s new book, Make Me Commissioner: I Know What’s Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It. I’ll be picking up my copy today at Rainy Day Books. I’m a fan of the author and have read her four prior books. Continue reading
It’s getting exciting! The Royals are making a strong run for a Wild Card slot. The team is 24-14 since July 6, the best record in the American League. The mid-season trades have had a positive impact, and the remaining schedule is somewhat favorable. Go Royals! Continue reading
Hot Stove goes international! Today’s lead story in Hot Stove #286 is also being released out of London as Shelfies #48 (click here). Continue reading
My thanks to several Hot Stove subscribers who sent emails and photos that generated ideas for today’s post. Continue reading
Diana Sue (Sullivan) Brewer, 83, died on July 4, 2025, just 49 days after the passing of her beloved husband of 53 years, Continue reading
Will the Royals move downtown? Go to Kansas? With the ongoing saga of a future stadium for the team, I get asked these questions repeatedly. My answer: I have no idea. Continue reading
Today’s Hot Stove post was prompted by a Tom Boswell column headlined… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: I finalized today’s post about 7:00 last night. Settled down to watch TV. Scrolled my Bluesky feed later in the evening and got this: Continue reading
Larry Charles Brewer died on May 16, 2025. He was 83. Obituary here. Continue reading