We did it! This past weekend, Rita and I completed our bucket list of attending a home game for all 30 MLB teams. Continue reading
Hot Stove #278 – MLB Bucket List – 30 Stadiums – DONE!
Author: Lonnie Shalton
Hot Stove #277 – Opening Day 2025!
Tomorrow is Opening Day for the Royals. Some KC major league baseball history…
Opening Day 105 Years Ago (1920): First Kansas City Monarchs game in the newly formed Negro National League. Continue reading
Hot Stove #276 – Stan Bushman (RIP) – Hot Stove Mensch
Hot Stove has lost one of its most loyal patrons. Stanley J. Bushman died on March 7, 2025. He was 96. Obituary here. Continue reading
Hot Stove # 275 – Hilton, Satchel and Bullet – Citizens of Kansas City
At the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, there are 37 inductees who have been honored primarily based on their careers in the Negro Leagues. Continue reading
Hot Stove #274 – Spring Training; Hall of Fame Report
The Chiefs. “Now don’t be sad, ‘cause two out three ain’t bad” (as sung by Meat Loaf; more in Lonnie’s Jukebox below). Continue reading
Hot Stove #273 – Chiefs in the Super Bowl – Then and Now
After three non-baseball posts (Jimmy Carter, the MLK holiday and Joe Serviss), I am returning to sports. But still not baseball. Continue reading
Hot Stove #272 – Joe Serviss (RIP) – Political Stories
James R. (“Joe”) Serviss died on December 26, 2024 (obituary here). There will be a Celebration of Life next week on Tuesday, January 28, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Twin City Tavern (State Line and Westport Road). Continue reading
Hot Stove #271 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day (2025) – Stevie Wonder and the MLK Holiday
This is my 24th annual message for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The tradition started in 2002 as an internal message at my law firm about the MLK holiday. The recipients expanded to friends and family, and in 2016, the message moved to Hot Stove. Continue reading
Hot Stove #270 – President Jimmy Carter (RIP) – A Personal Perspective
Former President Jimmy Carter died on December 29, 2024. He was 100. Continue reading
Hot Stove #269 – Birthdays (in Celsius and otherwise) and a Look at the Four “Major” Sports
Final Hot Stove of 2024. I’ve been busy, so won’t get down into the baseball weeds today. Instead, I’ll start with some personal stuff. Continue reading