After highlighting Hot Stove #300 as a milestone, I got some clever responses in the form of baseball statistic comparisons. This sent me down a series of rabbit holes on the internet, and I kept running into George Brett connections. With a newsletter mostly read by Royals fans, I feel compelled to share. And if you tire of the numbers talk, you will still have Morganna and Lonnie’s Jukebox. Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
How to celebrate Hot Stove #300? Continue reading
First, a nod to the Winter Olympics. And a big shoutout to figure skater and “baseball pitcher” Alysa Liu who thrilled us with a gold medal performance to the disco beat of Donna Summer (more on this later in Lonnie’s Jukebox). Continue reading
Baseball is back! Royal pitchers and catchers report today for spring training. The full squad is due on Monday, February 16. Continue reading
Next Monday, January 19, we again celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is my 25th annual message for the holiday, a tradition started in 2002 as an internal message at my law firm. The distribution was expanded to friends and family, and in 2016, the message moved to Hot Stove. Continue reading
I thought I was done for this year when I posted Hot Stove #295. But the recent headline news coming from the other team at the Truman Sports Complex has pulled me back in. Continue reading
As most of you know from the advertising blitz, sports gambling went live in Missouri two weeks ago. Continue reading
Today is the 10th anniversary of Hot Stove! Time flies. Continue reading
