World Series 2014
By assembling exactly the type of talent needed, the Kansas City Royals reached baseball’s pinnacle— and provided lessons in management that any business can embrace. There is a memorable line early in the movie Miracle, the 2004 film that chronicles…
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Where do we begin? Six innings of gutsy pitching from a guy who buried his father just days before? An extra-inning rally keyed by a player without a plate appearance since October 4th? Two innings of hitless relief from a…
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Saturday's 11-4 loss by the Royals in World Series Game 4 made me feel like the dog in the ubiquitous Budweiser commercial when his master doesn't return home after a night of partying. Lots of anticipation early, only to dissolve…
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The San Francisco Giants hold on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series. Giants ace pitcher and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner came in to preserve the one run lead and compile…
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The real story is Giants place pitcher Madison Bumgarner, who threw a 4 hit complete 9 inning shutout. The Kansas City Royals were in the game until the 8th inning, untimely the Giants rallied to score three more runs to…
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The magic carpet ride on which the Royals carried our community for the last 30 days came to a quiet end last night as the Giants won the seventh and deciding game of the 2014 World Series by a 3-2…
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I have always thought that Major League Baseball's use of the All-Star game to determine home field advantage for the World Series was one of the dumbest ideas ever. Today I've determined it's pure genius. So thank you All-Star MVP…
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An off-day Monday provided time to reflect on what an exciting October it’s been for Kansas City. Despite the morose feelings that followed the past two World Series games, the metro remains a sea of blue, from the Royal garb…
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Kansas City starts off strong with a 4-1 lead only to see it erode to a productive 16 hit 11 run rally by the Giants to capture Game 4. What started looking good for the Royals heading into the bottom…
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Kansas City starts off strong with a 4-1 lead only to see it erode to a productive 16 hit 11 run rally by the Giants to capture Game 4.
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