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
Hot Stove #269 – Birthdays (in Celsius and otherwise) and a Look at the Four “Major” Sports
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Hot Stove #268 – Money, Money, Money (Baseball and ABBA)
Money, money, money.
Hot Stove #267 – Election Perspective – We Still Have Baseball (And Lots of Other Stuff)
“I am hoping for one outcome and dreading the other. I think that describes most of the country.”
This quote comes from a column posted on election night BEFORE the returns started coming in. So, it aptly applied to voters for both Trump and Harris as we all awaited the result. Continue reading
Hot Stove #266 – Freddie’s World Series (2024)
The Dodgers beat the Yankees four games to one. I’m guessing the vote for MVP was unanimous. Freddie Freeman. Continue reading
Hot Stove #265 – Coming Attraction – 2024 World Series
Tomorrow night. Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) vs. New York Yankees (94-68) at Dodger Stadium. Continue reading
Hot Stove #264 – Royals In the Postseason (2024 and Some Déjà Vu)
What a wonderful baseball season in Kansas City!
The 2024 Royals were 86-76, an improvement of 30 games over the 56-106 record in 2023. Continue reading
Hot Stove #263 – Royals and Yankees in the ALDS – Renewal of a Rivalry
Hallelujah! A Royals sweep of the Orioles in the Wild Card round!
The scores: 1-0 and 2-1. Continue reading
Hot Stove #262 – (1) The Royals Return to the Postseason!, and (2) Tim Sear’s Excellent Clemente Adventure
The Royals did it. A team that lost 106 games in 2023 will be playing in the 2024 postseason. Continue reading
Hot Stove #261 – Postseason Race, KC A’s (the Movie) and Yellowstone/Glacier
Are the Royals going to be in the postseason? Continue reading
Hot Stove #260 – “In no particular order, Baseball, Politics and Rock ‘n’ Roll”
I’ll start with the most unexpected statistic from the 2024 world of the Kansas City Royals.
The Royals are only 4.5 games shy of the best record in baseball. Continue reading