Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Hot Stove #301 – Spring Training in Excelsior Springs (1901/1902) – Guest Columnist Pat O’Neill
Hot Stove #300 – THREE HUNDRED
How to celebrate Hot Stove #300? Continue reading
Hot Stove #299 – Something Old (Minneapolis Millers), Something New (ABS), Something Borrowed (?) and Something Blue (Royals)
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
Hot Stove #298 – Spring Training, Carlos Beltran, NLBM and the Irish
Baseball is back! Royal pitchers and catchers report today for spring training. The full squad is due on Monday, February 16. Continue reading
Hot Stove #297 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day Messages – 25 Years and Counting
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
Hot Stove #296 – The Chiefs (Positive Spins Only) and a Jukebox Turned Up to 11
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
Hot Stove #295 – The People Are Thirsty (For Gambling)
As most of you know from the advertising blitz, sports gambling went live in Missouri two weeks ago. Continue reading
Hot Stove #294 – A Decade of Hot Stove (2015-2025)
Today is the 10th anniversary of Hot Stove! Time flies. Continue reading
Hot Stove #293 – World Series – 2015 and 2025
This post was rudely delayed by a shriveled gallbladder. I am happy to report I am trending back to normal. Hooray for medical science. Continue reading
Hot Stove #292 – Not the World Series Post – A “Shriveled” Gallbladder Instead
I’ll bet you were expecting a World Series report. Sorry, not done yet. I have a good excuse. I had a bad seat for Games 6 and 7. A bed at KU Hospital. Photo by Managing Editor Rita.
