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Hot Stove #230 – Happy Days – A Royals Winning Streak and American Graffiti’s 50th Anniversary

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August 10, 2023August 16, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

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 an overhead photo, Elly De La Cruz slides head-first into home ahead behind catcher William Contreras as the ball gets by Contreras.
July 27, 2023August 16, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

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

July 7, 2023August 16, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

The year 1948 was big for Harry Truman and Satchel Paige. What they did 75 years ago is well worth remembering. Continue reading →

Hot Stove #227 – The Roaring Twenties – Baseball, Booze and Barbecue

Joe Sanders | The Pendergast Years
June 27, 2023August 16, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

Over the past couple of months, I have encountered several Kansas City stories from a century ago. Baseball. Barbecue. Prohibition. Jazz. Crime. Pendergast. Harry Truman. I’ll start with the baseball. Continue reading →

Hot Stove #226 – New York, New York – Yogi to Jackie to Broadway

This Day In Dodgers History: Jackie Robinson Steals Home In Game 1 Of 1955 World Series
June 12, 2023June 25, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

For many years, Rita and I have gone to New York over Memorial Day Weekend to binge on Broadway shows. An early treat to ourselves for our anniversary (June 6). Also the timing is between the Tony nominations and the Tony awards (held last night). Continue reading →

Hot Stove #225 – Cardinals/Royals, Larry Ward and Tina Turner

June 2, 2023June 25, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

Earlier this week, the Cardinals and Royals split two games at Busch Stadium. Neither team is having a stellar year. I’ll get into the details on that, but first, a remembrance of my friend Larry Ward. Continue reading →

Hot Stove #224 – Gregorian Chants, Charlie and LoCain

Charlie White, photographed in 2008 at age 103. (Doug Dalgleish)
May 15, 2023June 25, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

Three ideas were percolating in my head for this mid-May post: (i) Today is the third anniversary of the finale of the (Vahe) Gregorian Chants; (ii) David Von Drehle’s The Book of Charlie is being released next week; and (iii) Lorenzo Cain had a moving retirement ceremony at Kauffman Stadium. Coincidentally, all three stories have a Covid angle. Continue reading →

Hot Stove #223 – Pieces of April – Royals Edition

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May 2, 2023June 25, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

I’ve got pieces of April, I keep them in a memory bouquet

I’ve got pieces of April, but it’s a morning in May

—Three Dog Night Continue reading →

Hot Stove #222 – Royals Halter Top Day Returns To Kauffman Stadium

Marilyn Maye, with Tom Hubbard on bass and Jim Eklof on drums, at the Metropolitan Room.
April 20, 2023April 23, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

I’m guessing the subject line got your attention. I’ll get to the halter top, but first… Continue reading →

Hot Stove #221 – Nostradamus Edition (2023)

Babe Ruth and The New York Yankees on Opening Day Wednesday, April 18, 1923
April 6, 2023April 23, 2023 ~ Lonnie Shalton

Last Thursday on Opening Day, MLB Jesus welcomed the new baseball season. Continue reading →

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