Podcasts about Kauffman Stadium

A downtown stadium for the Royals is now a front burner issue. John Sherman, who leads the Royals ownership group, went public with the idea last month, and now it's out there for everyone to consider. Where would it be built? How much would it cost and who gets the tab? What becomes of Kauffman Stadium, and does the popular Royals ballpark even need to be replaced? Those questions and more are explored in a Kansas City Star series of stories by columnist Sam Mellnger, beat writer Lynn Worthy and reporter Blair Kerkhoff and in this special edition of the SportsBeat KC podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   The ALS Walk KC is Saturday morning at Kauffman Stadium and we would love to have you come say hello.  Or, make a donation here  http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/KeithWorthington?team_id=398426&pg=team&fr_id=14687 to support James Bishop and his family as they raise money to fight this awful disease.     The confidence people have in news media is now lower than our confidence in Joe Biden.  That's hard to do.     After Republicans caved in to raise the debt ceiling, Dem Chuck Schumer took the podium to rip Republicans.  Dem Joe Manchin was so upset, he walked out.  It's getting wild to be a Democrat.    The Urban Meyer video has clearly hurt the Jags coach but now a pair of stories are out about the collateral damage.  The woman in the video and the man that released it aren't having a good week either.    And if you ever want Vegas to lose... and this is lose big... there's one baseball team that can win it all and cost Vegas millions in losses.  

   On this episode, we're sharing a personal story from a listener that you will never forget.    It's about a brave man from a family that could easily be bitter and feel cursed.  Instead, this family, for generations, has chosen to fight.  Their fight is for future generations and all they are asking if for us to help.     His story brought me and Jessica to tears and we are looking forward to joining this amazing family on October 9 at Kauffman Stadium.  Please join us or help any way you can by visiting  http://web.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/KeithWorthington?team_id=398426&pg=team&fr_id=14687     This is an incredible story of family, faith and an uncommon strength to help others. 

On September 29, 1988 a strong cold front that blasted southward from central Canada in across the great plans of the United States. It produced flooding rains and severe weather across Missouri. Kansas City received 4" of rain and 60 mph winds during the late night and early morning hours, trapping rush hour commuters in their cars under 6' of water. Lawrence, Kansas had golf ball sized hail and 80 mph winds. Extensive tree damage and power outages in the Kansas City metro area; 60 mph wind gusts at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, but no major damage was reported at the ballpark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 7-2 win vs the Kansas City Royals in the finale of their three-game set from Kauffman Stadium.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo preview the finale of the A's and Royals from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. They were joined by Bob Melvin, Steve Vucinich and Shooty Babitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 12-10 win vs the Kansas City Royals in game two of their three-game set from Kauffman Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Townsend, Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo preview game two of the A's and Royals from Kauffman Stadium. They were joined by Bob Melvin and Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vince Cotroneo and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 10-7 loss to the Kansas City Royals in game one of their three-game set from Kauffman Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

   Seven weeks ago, Dayton Moore appeared on Kevin Kietzman Has Issues and we talked about him stepping away from his duties as General Manager and becoming team president.  While nobody else in the media wanted to discuss this, Dayton didn't shy away and told us he'd do whatever Chairman John Sherman wants.      Today is the day Moore moves to President and J.J. Picollo takes over as General Manager.  We also expect Dayton could oversee the move from Kauffman Stadium to a new downtown ballpark.  A completely different challenge.

Did Kate fool her children with nondairy ice cream? Is Jeff Bezos related to Bozo? Would you rather buy Michael Jordan's dirty or clean boxer briefs? The answers to these questions, plus the future of Kauffman Stadium, in today's show.

The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Kauffman Stadium this weekend for a three-game series with the Royals. Game one features the return of Jack Flaherty. Can Flaherty go out there and pitch like the ace he is? There's a good bet he can. Jon Lester and J.A. Happ will look to build off of previous performances and the offense looks to build momentum. The Redbirds faced these three starters last week, so all about keep doing what's working and changing what didn't. Stay Locked On to the show by hitting this link: https://linktr.ee/LO_Cardinals Follow Lucas on Twitter: twitter.com/ljfastball Email the show anytime at lockedoncards@gmail.com Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you StatHero StatHero, the FIRST Ever Daily Fantasy Sportsbook that gives the PLAYER the ADVANTAGE. Go to StatHero.com/LockedOn for 300% back on your first play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exactly a year ago the hockey player Darcy Bourne left her home in London to take part in the Black Lives Matter protests. Darcy who represents England at Under 21 level and studies at Duke University in North Carolina, had in her hand a placard that read "Why is ending racism a debate?" An image of her holding that simple message went viral. It was shared and viewed by tens of millions of people, and as it turns out completely changed her life. We explore what it means to be English and the important role football plays in national identity after Gareth Southgate penned a heartfelt letter to England fans ahead of Euro 2020. That theme is also being explored in a play being performed for the first time next week. ENG-ER-LAND is written and performed by Hannah Kumari who used her experiences of being a young, female, mixed race football fan in the 1990's to explore what it means to be accepted. The International Gay and Lesbian Football Association, IGLFA, have announced their World Cup in 2024 will take place in Argentina, and significantly it's being backed by the Argentine football association. For Gus Penaranda, President of the IGLFA, the decision has a personal connection, he tells us why. Plus we preview the final of the women's French Open and the European football championships. Photo: A Minnesota Twins player wears an End Racism shirt during batting practice before the game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on June 3, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)

At a Kauffman Stadium that no longer has attendance restrictions, the Royals get the 7-3 win over Pittsburgh.  Bruce and Shane discuss in a Royals rewind on Sports Daily. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The on/off Royals are on again, having won six of nine and the latest one in dramatic fashion. Carlos Santana’s walk-off two-run homer beat the Detroit Tigers on Sunday and moved the Royals to one game below .500. But look out. Next up is a trip to Tampa Bay where the Rays have won 11 straight. On today’s SportsBeat KC, Star columnists Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian break down the latest stretch of success and look ahead to this week. Also on the topic list: The next time the Royals play at Kauffman Stadium, there will be no limited seating. It will be the first time since 2019 that every ticket will be available for purchase. Story links: Keys to the series, game times, as Royals hit the road to play Tampa Bay Rays What sports leaders, and all of us, gain by encouraging, not demanding, vaccinations Mellinger MInutes: Are the Royals back? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a point about Tyrann Mathieu’s contract extension you should hear, and that helps shape the next few years of the Chiefs’ salary cap. We start the show off there, then answer questions about whether the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is cheapening the Monarchs’ brand, when Kauffman Stadium will actually be full, whether vaccines will ever be required, and I hijack a question to promote this idea for barbecue at The K that is simply beyond reproach. The bonus section includes some reporting for a column about the NCAA and the name, image and likeness legislation making its way through various state legislatures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   The Royals have decided masks are optional at Kauffman Stadium, this is a good step.  A local columnist on the left now says it could have been done earlier and we can make our own choices.  We agree, but that would have been a lot smarter and more insightful months ago during football season.    KU lands a big time hoops transfer... if he doesn't go pro.  Now the question is, could he make more at KU than going pro?  There's a quarterback in the Big 12 projected to make $700,000 in endorsements this year.    Joe Biden called for Israel to stop defending itself then went golfing and hit a ball backwards. He didn't know where it went... what a metaphor for what's going on with his presidency.    A CNN anchor pulls a childish stunt at the same time the company is changing ownership.  Makes us wonder if changes are coming with how CNN does business.    And Melinda Gates wants a pile of money out of Bill Gates in their divorce... for her kids.  Bill has famously said they will only inherit $10million each and that won't fly with her.  This is classic.

   It was a special day for my mom at Kauffman Stadium, even though the Royals lost again.  This was sort of our own personal finish line with Covid and it felt that way.      A week after Medina Spirit wins the Kentucky Derby there is controversy.  Big controversy as it's not possible this is the first horse disqualified from winning since 1968.    The Los Angeles Times is losing money so its billionaire owner wants... you guessed it... government help to keep peddling liberalism.   The NFL schedule comes out this week so maybe we can all make some travel plans to see a road game.  And Patrick Mahomes wins a worldwide sports award. 

Welcome to the Show, Daniel!#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/EzEwpmOSO6 — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) May 4, 2021 For the second time in less than a month, a Henrico native has made his debut at the highest level of professional sports. Douglas Freeman High School graduate Daniel Lynch, a left-handed starting pitcher who also attended the University of Virginia, made his Major League Baseball debut Monday night for the Kansas City Royals, pitching into the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. Lynch, a power lefty who throws in the upper 90s, left the game with a 3-1 lead and...Article LinkSupport the show (http://henricocitizen.com/contribute)

   The Chiefs have doubled down on the offensive line adding three more players through the draft.  I'm not sure I ever remember one position group that got more attention than this in one off season.    Daniel Lynch is a  projected superstar and he makes his Major League debut Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.  We'll get you the scouting report and what this means for the first place Royals    Kyle Busch wins at Kansas Speedway and is chasing history.    Lance Leipold is the new football coach and KU and we ask if this is finally the coach that gets it all together.    A special election in Texas is a nightmare for Dems and Fox News Host Tucker Carlson just rips his former co-worker Frank Luntz.    

The Tampa Bay Rays ended their road trip in style, going 5-1 and nearly sweeping the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The good vibes return to Tropicana Field this weekend for the first series of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays. On this newest episode of Rays The Roof, we recap the Kansas City series and preview the Jays/Rays series with Laura Armstrong, the Blue Jays beat writer for the Toronto Star. Laura was fantastic and be sure to follow her @lauraarmy on Twitter for more up-to-date news on Tampa Bay's AL East rivals north of the border. Thanks so much for listening to this episode and be sure to follow Rays The Roof on our socials @RaysTheRoofTB, our YouTube channel, Rays The Roof, and our website, raystherooftb.com! As always, Rays Up! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A yippie Fri-YAY on this your KC Morning Show! As always, Friday's episode is brought to you by Charlie Hustle. Use 'KCMS20' in stores or online to score 20% off the sweet stylings of Charlie Hustle Co. On the show today, Hartzell makes a plea to Kauffman Stadium and the Royals. Let the man run. Let him relish this moment! (Petition coming soon.)Kitty freestyles this week's top headlines and things get deep. Blood donors are needed locally and nationally, if you can, donate today and save a life. Koala's are back at the zoo, go on and check out those furry little friends! In more serious news.... J-Lo and A-Rod split. We are devastated.Peregrine Honig, Artistic Director for the West 18th Street Fashion Show, has BIG news on "Summer in Hindsight," and this year's show!We wrap with A Sport's Thing, with Sports Illustrated's Benny Heisler. Always a good day to be a Kansas Citian. Xoxo - Hartzell (@hartzell965) & Kitty (@holeyhearts)

It's Episode 69, so you know what that means. That's right! It's time to have another Friend of the Show on. This week we had our new boss, Max Rieper, Editor in Chief at Royals Review, to talk Royals. (1:15) Next we got into our MLB season projections, not only touching on how we think the Royals season will go, but also how the entire MLB will unfold. (34:26) In our Waiver Wire draft, we draft items from the Kauffman Stadium menu: 1 main dish, 1 snack, 1 appetizer, and 1 "Social Space". (1:11:06) As always, you can subscribe to us over at Royals Review or wherever you get your podcasts. And if that's not enough, you can find us at our YouTube Channel, where you can watch every episode with our beautiful faces. Apple/Spotify/YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Episode 69, so you know what that means. That's right! It's time to have another Friend of the Show on. This week we had our new boss, Max Rieper, Editor in Chief at Royals Review, to talk Royals. (1:15) Next we got into our MLB season projections, not only touching on how we think the Royals season will go, but also how the entire MLB will unfold. (34:26) In our Waiver Wire draft, we draft items from the Kauffman Stadium menu: 1 main dish, 1 snack, 1 appetizer, and 1 "Social Space". (1:11:06) As always, you can subscribe to us over at Royals Review or wherever you get your podcasts. And if that's not enough, you can find us at our YouTube Channel, where you can watch every episode with our beautiful faces.

It's less than a week until Opening Day! Am I doing my hair toss and checking my nails? Because I'm feeling good as hell! This is like an advent calendar where every door contains a full day's supply of serotonin... And after the year we've all lived through, this year's Opening Day is going to feel extra special with actual fans in actual ballparks. So this week, Royals Sr. Manager of Special Events and Promotions Matthew Schulte is on the podcast to talk about how Kansas City's front office has gone about preparing to welcome fans back to Kauffman Stadium. No more cardboard cut-outs! Actual baseball noise besides fountains splashing! KC just resigned 2015 World Series MVP Salvador Pérez to an extension...and Pride Night 2021 is on the schedule! All in all, not a bad offseason for Matthew's team--and he's looking forward to that moment just after first pitch when it sinks in that everyone's work has all come together to make another baseball season happen. One that's going to be historic for (hopefully) all the right reasons. Twitter: @KenSchultz_ @Schulte_Matthew Insta: @kenthinguy @schulte58 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I waited 6 months to have this conversation.  He will hate the praise, but it's true.  Todd Leabo built Sports Radio in Kansas City.  He has an incredible feel for what we all care about, he's the last reporter not fired to ask real questions and, despite not having a lot of opinions, he really does not give a crap about what you think of him. Todd is not impressed by coaches or players because he is smarter than all of them. He's also smarter than all his bosses since his days as a vendor at Kauffman Stadium.  Remarkable. His supervisors  just let him do his thing because well, they are fools if they don't.  When I met Todd Leabo,  I was unimpressed.  What a fool I am.  This man has had more impact on sports reporting in KC than anyone in the past 25 years.  Hit the play button.

We go off script for pretty much the entire last hour talking Kauffman Stadium and should it be moved down town.  A little football thrown in too as the QB carousel continues.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On September 29, 1988 a strong cold front that blasted southward from central Canada in across the great plans of the United States. It produced flooding rains and severe weather across Missouri. Kansas City received 4" of rain and 60 mph winds during the late night and early morning hours, trapping rush hour commuters in their cars under 6’ of water. Lawrence, Kansas had golf ball sized hail and 80 mph winds. Extensive tree damage and power outages in the Kansas City metro area; 60 mph wind gusts at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, but no major damage was reported at the ballpark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Rogers joins Buster to discuss his pitching strategy for the first round of the playoffs, Josh Donaldson’s ejection after hitting a home run and kicking dirt on home plate, the White Sox clinching a playoff spot, Javier Baez rounding into form, the end of Jon Lester’s time with the Cubs, and another possible Yankees-Twins matchup in the postseason. Later, Todd Radom joins the show to talk about Kauffman Stadium and to administer the weekly quiz.

The question last week — would the Royals move any major pieces before baseball’s trade deadline? — was answered in the affirmative. Closer Trevor Rosenthal, who had regained the form that made him an All-Star in St. Louis, was traded to the Padres. The Royals, it seems, have 2021 and beyond in mind. Rosenthal’s gone, but the KC bullpen, perhaps the most improved part of this year’s team, still turned in a superb performance in Monday’s 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Greg Holland picked up his first save at Kauffman Stadium in a Royals uniform since 2015. In this episode of The Star’s daily sports podcast, Royals beat writer Lynn Worthy joins SportsBeat KC host Blair Kerkhoff in a conversation about where the Royals go from here, and you’ll hear from Holland, too. Story links: Royals stand pad on trade deadline day, and stop short on going all in on tanking Royals announce they are canceling 2021 FanFest, announce dates for 2022 event Bubba Starling comes through with a clutch hit and Greg Holland closes out a 2-1 win over Cleveland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins closed up their season series against the Kansas City by winning two of three games at Kauffman Stadium. They lost Friday as Jake Odorizzi struggled and took a line drive off his ribs. The Twins bounced back, as they usually do, to win Saturday and Sunday and extend their lead in the division to 1.5 games. Aaron Civale will start for Cleveland tonight versus Kenta Maeda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

José Berríos attacked and dominated Thursday in six dazzling innings. He allowed only one hit, walked one, and struck out 9. The Twins won 7-1 and took the series over Milwaukee, also winning the season series 4-2. They will open a three game set tonight at Kauffman Stadium against the Royals in Kansas City Friday. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  CALL TO ACTION MUST READ VERBATIM!!! - Go to Get Roman dot com slash LOCKEDONNBA TODAY. If approved, you’ll get fifteen dollars off your first order of ED treatment. That’s Get Roman dot com slash LOCKEDONMLB. Get Roman dot com slash LOCKEDONMLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins are home for a four-game series against the Kansas City Royals. Minnesota is 0-3 against the Royals this year after being swept last weekend at Kauffman Stadium. Jake Odorizzi will start Friday against right-hander Jakob Junis. Josh Donaldson remains out with a calf strain. Donaldson was scheduled to be reinstated from the IL Friday but isn't in the lineup for the series opener. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Built Bar- Today's episode is brought to you by Built Bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get $10 off your next order. cbdMD Our friends at cbdMD have an amazing duo that can help you relax, regroup, and recharge when life gets chaotic. And to make it even easier cbdMD is offering all our listeners 25% OFF your next order when you use the promo code LOCKED ON MLB at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eight-time Gold Glove winner and 1985 World Series champion Frank White joins the boys to talk about playing for his hometown Kansas City Royals for eighteen years, his side job building Kauffman Stadium (true story!), why players from his era aren't getting their just due, how he's celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues and, lastly, his current career as an elected official.

The Royals ended their week-long skid on Thursday with a 13-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs, which means they’ve won every game they’ve played with outfielder Nick Heath in the starting lineup. Heath, who grew up in Junction City, made his first major league start in the game, collected his first hit and ended the game with a catch that resulted in him crashing into the wall. You’ll hear from Heath, Royals manager Mike Matheny, and beat writer Lynn Worthy talks about the team’s week. What went right, like young starting pitching, and what didn’t. The season continues with a weekend series against another playoff team from last season, the Minnesota Twins. But at least the Royals won’t go 0-for-Chicago this season. The six-game skid came against the White Sox and Cubs. Story links: Royals jump all over Cubs as Merrifield, Franco, Soler homer in 13-run outburst Royals’ roster decision sends Erick Mejia back down but opens a door for Nick Heath Here’s how Kauffman Stadium looked with virtual fans in stands during Fox’s broadcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Twins head into Wednesday's game with nine wins, tying them with the Chicago Cubs for the most in baseball. Minnesota's next five games are against teams that each lost over 90 games in 2019. The Pirates will host for two games at PNC Park before the Twins head to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City for a three game series against their rival Royals. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Postmates For a limited time, Postmates is giving our listeners ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS of free delivery credit for your first SEVEN days. To start your free deliveries, download the app and use code LOCKEDON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vern reacts to the Royals' 9-2 loss to the White Sox tonight at Kauffman Stadium. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Vern reacts to the Royals' 11-5 loss to the White Sox tonight at Kauffman Stadium. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

We chat with Melanie about the O's season and "making it" in the sports industry. Jess and Rachel reflect on how the first week of play has gone including evaluating how the MLB has handled COVID. It's Rachel's birthday and she gifts us with the story of her client, Trevor Bauer's, throw out of Kauffman Stadium from her perspective on its one year anniversary. That and more on think week's episode of Cork'd Up!

We’ve arrived at the latest opening day in baseball history. And now, the sprint is on. A 60-game regular season and the quest to land in an expanded Major League Baseball playoff bracket begins Friday night for the Kansas City Royals. On this episode of The Star’s daily SportsBeat KC podcast you’ll hear from seven-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder Alex Gordon on what he believes is a more dangerous KC lineup this season. After a break, Royals play-by-play man Ryan Lefebvre explains how it’s all going to work in the booth this season. The Royals’ TV and radio crews will not travel to road games. But they won’t miss a moment of the action. They’ll be calling all the games from Kauffman Stadium. Lefebvre breaks down the unique challenges of such an arrangement. We’ll finish with sound from the first major sporting event in Kansas City since the shutdown in mid-March. You’ll hear how the Super Start Batteries 400 sounded, from the ‘Start your engines!” command bellowed by Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones to the final laps of the hotly contested NASCAR Cup race in KCK. The first busy sports weekend in Kansas City in more than four months has arrived, with the Royals’ season starting, Sporting KC facing Vancouver Sunday at 10 p.m. in the knockout round of the MLS is Back Tournament, continued racing at Kansas Speedway (ARCA, Xfinity and two trucks series races remain this weekend), and the Chiefs’ rookies reporting to camp. Follow coverage of all these events and more via kansascity.com and the SportsBeat KC podcast, as well as in the printed edition of The Kansas City Star newspaper! Story links: Royals release hype video ahead of 2020 opener Royals roster is set, and Bubba Starling leads list of first timers on list of 30 Hamlin is lights out in his third Cup win at Kansas Speedway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talked with Celeste Lupercio (@celestekc on IG), member of MANY boards. We talked about working at Kauffman Stadium, social work, sexism, and the West 18th Street Fashion Show https://west18thstreetfashionshow.com/ Since we are all in pandemic lockdown Celeste brought us the news that the fashion show will now be a MOVIE, all filmed in Kansas City. Directed by Peregrine Honig (@peregrinehonig on IG) and starring Calvin Arsenia (@calvinarsenia on IG). Get your tickets on EventBrite now. Our Badass Lady is Sharice Davids (@repdavids on IG). If you don't know about her please do yourself a favor and check her out.Our featured organization is Campfire. You can find them at campfire.org or @campfireNHQ on IG/Twitter/FacebookWe were drinking SD Strong Distilling Pillar 136 Gin (@sdstrongdistilling )You can find us on IG and Twitter @TLALPodcast and email us at TLALPcast@gmail.com

Today on "What's Trending" Baseball weekend testin, MLB Schedule Release tonight at 5:00 P, Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Indians reviewing their team nicknames, KU suspends football voluntary workout, and  Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal agree to fight in UFC 251. Should high school football spread the season out over several months? We're joined by Royals beat writer for the KC Star Lynn Worthy to discuss what he's seen so far at the limited access at Kauffman Stadium. We discuss the age old question of when you should stop with the firework on 4th of July. Bryson DeChambeau confronted a cameramn for hurting his brand.

It's the greatest era in Kansas City sports history! The Chiefs just won the Super Bowl! And the Royals...might only lose in the double digits! To celebrate, Ken Schultz is joined by comedian and Royals fan Justin Williams (SiriusXM) to relive his experiences celebrating both World Series and Super Bowl champions within a half-decade. Other topics include: the embarrassingly bad Mookie Betts trade, Kauffman Stadium's status as the only good thing to come out of the 1970s, and the existential question: "Mike Matheny...why?!" Twitter: @KenSchultz_ @JustinWComedy Insta: @KenThinGuy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in March of 2011, Eric Hosmer and Sal Perez hadn't even played in Omaha yet, and we started a crazy little Royals podcast. Through controversial trades, odd managerial moves, slumps, surges, winning streaks, and a couple of playoff appearances, we've been here to discuss it all, culminating in a World Series and the following rebuild.This is our final episode. All things must end, and this seems the right time. With an ownership change ahead, a new manager, and a new wave of players in the pipeline, we're stepping away leaving behind 8 years and 9 seasons. It's been an absolute joy. We've always tried to do our show our way and the things we've been able to do and people we've been able to meet ... it's been crazy. On behalf of our founder Troy Olsen, our incomparable host Jeff Herr, the kid in the back of the classroom throwing spitballs Chris Kamler, and myself: Thank you for listening. If you've been here since day one, my gosh, thanks for sticking with us. If you only just found us, I'm sorry for the rough timing...but we have plenty of past episodes online.For this episode, we invited Troy and Chris back to join us and just sat down and talked about the experience, our memories, our favorite guests and moments, and just had a lot of fun hanging out. There's not much in the way of Royals news, but we had a lot of fun and I hope you give it a listen. (ALSO: Should warn you that there is some cursing, as we just kinda let it go for this one.)If nothing else....here's the rundown of the episode if you want to bounce around:Open: Mike McCartney, the voice of Kauffman Stadium, reads a soliloquy we handed him sometime in maybe 2012.From there, it's the four of us talking about everything.At 1:30:15, a compilation of the moments we've covered during the run of the show: "Everyone's an MVP to Someone"1:35:30 - The Fake Ned Minute1:41:25 - an old Kelly's ad: "Barhopping"1:42:28 - another ad: "Spit Cup"1:44:30 - Compilation: "Royals Are The Champions:1:47:30 - Outtakes: "Kamler is summoned"1:47:49 - Outtakes: "A Great Opportunity!"1:48:15 - Outtakes: "Sponsorships"1:49:50 - The best tribute to baseball I can imagine: A. Bartlett Giamatti reading "The Green Fields of the Mind"Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/KCBaseballVaulthttp://twitter.com/TheJeffReporthttp://twitter.com/michaelengelhttp://twitter.com/DFFVoicehttp://twitter.com/TheFakeNedThank you, and as always, go Royals.-Michael Engel

As most fans focused far more on a thrilling Chiefs win, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost walked off, literally, into the sunset on the last day of the baseball seasonat Kauffman Stadium

Ken Korach and Alex Jensen discuss the A's 9-8 win over the Kansas City Royals in the finale of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

Ken Korach and Alex Jensen discuss the A's 9-8 win over the Kansas City Royals in the finale of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

Ken Korach and Alex Jensen discuss the A's 6-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in game two of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

Ken Korach and Alex Jensen discuss the A's 6-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals in game three of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in game two of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 19-4 win over the Kansas City Royals in game one of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

Ken Korach and Chris Townsend discuss the A's 19-4 win over the Kansas City Royals in game one of their four-game series from Kauffman Stadium.

On the latest edition of Tribe Talk, Jim Rosenhaus joins us from Kauffman Stadium to preview the trip to KC the Cleveland Indians are on and talks to Indians director of player development Jim Harris.

On the latest edition of Tribe Talk, Jim Rosenhaus joins us from Kauffman Stadium to preview the trip to KC the Cleveland Indians are on and talks to Indians director of player development Jim Harris.

Tune in to hear the guys JD, Jimmy, and Dean go over the BIG trade deadline deals in baseball and the rumors around the league. The guys also go over the Yankees pitching needs and Trevor Bauer's amazing throw over the Center Field wall at Kauffman Stadium. Hear the BRAND NEW SEGMENT "NEXT", a rapid fire round with some random questions. Listen in to hear the Fact of the Pod and the Great Dean's Final Thought. All this and more on this episode of Major League Talk! Social Media Twitter: @jdwithsports Facebook: @jdwithsports Instagram: @jdwithsports.co

Hear the call from Hammy and Rosie as Trevor Bauer heaves the baseball out of Kauffman Stadium. Kenny sticks up for Trevor, but does the incident kill his possible trade value? And listen to Trevor's apology.

Big Cheetah is back at Chiefs training camp. Trevor Bauer apologizes for acting like an ass at Kauffman Stadium. The best move the Cardinals could make at the trade deadine is no move at all.

The idea for this week's Leading Off with Ryan Lewis podcast was supposed to fully be about the upcoming MLB trade deadline on Wednesday. Then Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer decided to launch a baseball from the pitcher's mound over the outfield wall at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday. Now, Bauer's long toss may not lead to a trade. And really, throwing a baseball is far from a big offense. But it's just another incident with Bauer. The real damage will be if he gets suspended by the league. Anyway, the trade deadline on Wednesday. The Indians made a minor trade over the weekend, acquiring relief pitcher Hunter Wood and infielder Christian Arroyo. Is that the only move the team will make?  Ryan explains what the Indians could do and why they're doing it. He also details Cleveland's philosophy when it comes to making trades.

Mike takes a road trip to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri!  Music is Appalachian Coal Mines by Mid Air Machine through a Creative Commons license.

There’s no telling how the Kansas City Royals’ fortunes might have been altered if they hadn’t traded David Cone. Twice. Cone -- one of the best baseball players to emerge from Kansas City -- shared his life story and explores baseball issues in his new book, "Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher," written with Jack Curry. During his recent stop at Kauffman Stadium, Cone took time out to chat about his career with host Blair Kerkhoff. Read the story we discussed: Pitcher David Cone covers Kansas City years in new book about his baseball career - https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article230815714.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tampa Bay moves on to the second leg of this road trip, and takes the opener of their four-game series at Kauffman Stadium. We also discuss the debut of Nate Lowe with the big club, plus point out two players that could be key for the Rays continued success on the field in 2019, and talk about a new MLB record that is somewhat diminished.

The guys review the Marlins/Royals game and Kauffman Stadium. Gates BBQ gets an A+ rating from the guys and they discuss group sex and orgys.https://ia601007.us.archive.org/3/items/Day18OrgyTime/Day%2018_%20Orgy%20Time.mp3

On this episode, I sit down with Adam Cain, Adam is the Manager of Season Sales and Development at the Kansas City Royals. We talk through an exciting fan focused experience that they have created, called The Keep. The Keep at Kauffman Stadium is the first ever fan focused, fan driven, fan section at The K. The Keep is a place for fans that are not only passionate about the Royals, but equally passionate about their Kansas City community and possibly their epic tailgating. This exclusive ticket package is for avid fans that enjoy an exciting and welcoming atmosphere and most importantly: creating memories at The K. Listen in on my conversation with Adam Cain.

Nintendo Power Cast Episode 162   Music On Being Human Unofficial Nintendo Podcast Ad readAudibletrial.com/npc Opseat N64josh.com/opseat Patreon Announcements   Another Castle Launches Next Tuesday, January 15th   More NPC is on the way Weekly Mario Golf Tournaments 3DS Weekly Mario Kart Tournament   Smash Bros Tournament The second Saturday of each month N64josh.com/smashtournament   Watch live 6:30 pm PST on Twitch.tv/n64josh New Schedule 3 pm Mon-Fri   First Look 6 am PST Friday morning Reviews/Impressions Smash Bros Indies Double Cross Everything News From @TomKCTV5 “we sent our helicopter out to get aerials of Arrowhead Stadium and on its way there it noticed a game of Mario Kart had broken out on the Crown Vision board at Kauffman Stadium??”’ Twitter link Final Fantasy X, X-2 April 16th and XII April 30th Yoshi’s Crafted World 3/29 Kirby Extra Epic Yarn 3/8 Dragon Dogma April 26 Guest What is your history with Nintendo? Favorites consoles? Favorite games or series? What’s one of your favorite Nintendo memories? What’s a Nintendo game that you haven’t played or haven’t completed that others will judge you for? What kind of Nintendo Content do you create? What advice would you give someone wanting to start creating their own Nintendo content? Where can we find you and your content? Do you have a piece of content that you’ve created that’s your favorite? (Please include link)   Please include a couple of photos of yourself   Thanks so much for taking the time.   Talking Points DLC your registered console...   Instagram Nostalgia     Listener Questions Discord Email   Coming soon *NPCmini http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/01/nintendo_download_10th_january_north_america Switch Games on Sale *NPCmini https://www.nintendo.com/games/game-guide?pv=true#filter/switch|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|true|-|-|-|-|featured|des|-|- Outro Follow Eric @HateXero on Twitter, Twitch? Follow @N64Josh on Twitter Follow NPC on @NPowerCast Show notes can be found at N64josh.com/npc162 Email us NPC@N64Josh.com Ad readsAudibletrial.com/npc Opseat Patreon NPC T-shirt Join the Discord n64josh.com/discord N64josh.com/facebookgroup Rate and review on iTunes Podcast posts Switch Friend Code 8202-5241-5057 Click here to purchase NPC Shirt Join N64Josh Discord Check out my Patreon Check out OPSeat.com the official chair of the Nintendo Power Cast Get your free audio book from Audible and help support this cast. Follow the hosts on Twitter @N64Josh @HateXero Twitch.tv/n64josh Facebook Page Podcast Links iTunes Nintendo.Podbean.com Google Play Stitcher Patreon Supporters Necrophobic Campbell RustBeltKid https://twitter.com/RustBeltGeeks HyrulianJulian https://twitter.com/HyrulianJulian

60 min OT, 2019-1 (January 6, 2019) Twitter @CoachMcCartan Youtube: search “Coach McCartan” Soundcloud.com/coachmccartan BlogTalkRadio.com/daniellemccartan Facebook.com/coachmccartan ON DEMAND: iTunes Podcast “Coach McCartan” TUNE IN Radio – type in “60 Minute Overtime” Play.google.com: Search “COACHMCCARTAN” WWW.PROSPORTSRUNDOWN.COM 2:00 My impressions of Kansas City and Kauffman Stadium #12 of 30! 7:27 My endorsement for and rationale for Jets Head coach and offensive coordinator (plus bonus uniform discussion) 20:09 My thoughts on GM Mike Maccagnan keeping his job- is it justified? 27:09 Giants off-season conundrum: what should they do at the QB position? Manning/Foles/Flacco/Bridgewater/etc. 34:28 The actual problem of the New York Giants in 2018 w/ an eye-opening comparison. 26:13 NFL Playoffs Wild Card weekend: Saturday night reactions & Sunday predictions 43:41 60 Minute Overtime hurry-up offense 46:19 Yankees off-season moves: Troy Tulowitzki, Zach Britton – what about Andujar and Machado? 52:02 What the Eff story of the week 59:12 One on One with Giants' Super Bowl winning quarterback Phil Simms

Benson and Barletta share thoughts on the Urban Meyer situation at Ohio State. Should Urban Meyer have been fired? Do we cover up our sins as well, trying to hide them and turning a blind eye? Plus, 'Shenanigans', 'You Like That', and a quick story of a boxer who really didn't want to be where he found himself.

I went to my only White Sox game of the year, since I moved to LA and they only play in Angel Stadium within reasonable distance now. I didn’t realize how nice it was to have Kauffman Stadium, Target Field, and Guaranteed Rate Field all within six hours of each other until moving away. But on the flip side, it’s way less humid here, and thus usually more livable even at disgustingly high temperatures. This episode, we’re talking about Moto Hagio’s Heart of Thomas published by Fantagraphics and Syundei’s Go for It, Nakamura! published by Seven Seas. The song you heard at the top of the episode is “Who We Are” by A.W. As always, you can find me on Twitter @ImpassionateK, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) on Twitter at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post. Listen Show notes: 0:36 – We talk about Heart of Thomas! 15:34 – We talk about Go for It, Nakamura! Next time is Gundam: The Origin and Spirit Circle.

Summer is here and Taco The Town is ON LOCATION once again, this time from the friendly confines of KAUFFMAN STADIUM, home of the Kansas City Royals and we're reviewing the plethora of amazing tacos available for fans at ballpark! You'll never order a basic hot dog or nacho again! Dave is joined by Taco Fanatics and Royals Fanatics JESSICA GROCE and BRAD ELLIS and many many tacos are tasted (7 different kinds!) and lovingly admired! In this episode we talk some KC Royals (All Time Favorite Royals Player? All Time Favorite Royals Game You Ever Attended?), how we would fix the game of baseball (Robot Umpires?) and what is the Weirdest Place in KC (Westport or the Ren Fest?) We also check the Taco Ticker and ask the burning question: What Royals player would you like to eat tacos in the Parking Lot with after a game and what would your baseball walk-up song be? ALSO: We sing the 7th inning Taco Stretch Classic "TAKE ME OUT FOR SOME TACOS!" You can't beat taco fun at the ole taco ballpark!

We are just 10 days away from Opening Day when James Shields will be starting for the White Sox against Kansas City Royals starter, Danny Duffy at Kauffman Stadium. Last week we previewed the White Sox outfielders and gave our picks on the upcoming season. This week we’ll do the same for the infielders. Will Jose Abreu be traded this season? Will he make the All-Star team? How many home runs will Yoan Moncada hit? Where will Tim Anderson hit in the lineup? Who’ll back up Welington Castillo at catcher? And who is most likely to be the White Sox starting third baseman in September? We’ll address those questions and more shortly as many of you got a chance to partake in our preseason survey. Episode presented by SeatGeek. Save $20 off your first purchase by downloading their mobile app and use promo code SOXMACHINE at checkout.

Guests: Jay Hill on using Social Media to tell your ag story ... Toby Cook of the KC Royals on Kauffman Stadium renovation in progress ... Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lench

本集邀請到前職棒球員、知名棒球球評「喇叭」潘忠韋先生，來分享「喇叭」綽號的來歷(02:35)、棒球員綽號的觀察與有趣之處(06:55)、Aaron Judge 陷入低潮的原因(18:55)、頭部滑壘的利與弊(35:40)、赴美採訪大聯盟春訓的所見所聞(46:00)，並給予中職改進的建議(53:58)。球場單元來到皇家主場 Kauffman Stadium(58:04)，數據單元則討論守備佈陣的最新趨勢(01:04:24)。

John and Kate return after technical difficulties kept our episode featuring Grant Bronsdon from seeing the light of day. As they both bake in Seattle’s smoggy heat wave, they assess how the M’s stack up against their likely contenders in the suddenly real Wild Card race. The Tampa Bay Rays are essentially the 2014 Mariners, in style and in literal roster construction, we conclude, while the Kansas City Royals are probably hiding Kendrys Morales somewhere in Kauffman Stadium. They debate a potential Jarrod Dyson extension, the mixed bag that was the Rangers series, and some of the strange comforts and frustrations of this bizarre season as it enters the final third. Afterwards, to beat the heat, we play a quick game checking in on some of the biggest free agent signings that the Mariners didn’t make. Music: "Smooth" - Santana; "Fire" - Big Sean; "Louvre" - Lorde Please submit any of your future questions for the podcast to @LookoutLanding or leave them in the comments below. Note: If you’re searching for the podcast to subscribe (and we would love it if you did) please be aware that it is listed as simply “Lookout Landing” and not “Lookout Landing 2.0” which is understandably confusing. We’re sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hold the Choo-In Hall of Fame inductions every year around the time of the actual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions. The Choo-In Hall of Fame is intended to recognize artists that are unlikely to ever be enshrined into the actual Rock Hall, but we feel are equally deserving of the recognition. This year, Levi inducts guitar god Roy Buchanan, Jonathan inducts Seattle mainstay Mudhoney and Gabe welcomes Tesla. We then conduct our first ever Build-A-Band by holding a fantasy draft which includes all of the 2017 Rock Hall inductees. Jonathan also shares a story of an unlikely encounter with a Royals player outside Kauffman Stadium earlier in the week.

This week, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to catch up with Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Bob shared information about some of the upcoming events at the museum over the next month or so, including a celebration of Jackie Robinson's love of Kansas City and Jazz (May 6), Dressed to the Nines Day at Kauffman Stadium and the Salute to the Negro Leagues (May 15), and the Hall of Game inductions on June 11.Bob talked about personality in baseball, Bryce Harper's visit to the museum, and the style of play embodied by Tim Raines, Andre Dawson, Orlando Cepeda, and Tony Oliva, the inductees to the NLBM Hall of Game. And he shared a couple stories about Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige, and the late, great Buck O'Neil. Follow the Vault at @KCBaseballVault. Follow host Jeff Herr at @TheJeffReport, co-host Michael Engel at @michaelengel. You can also email feedback to KansasCityBaseballVault@gmail.com. For more information about the Negro Leagues or the events at the museum, go to NLBM.com. Follow Bob Kendrick at @nlbmprez.

Washington Nationals' manager Dusty Baker said today's game would be a good test after a disappointing loss last night in Kansas City and his Nats came out and pounded the Royals in the series finale, winning 13-2 to take 2 of 3 in Kauffman Stadium. Stephen Strasburg put together a solid start, Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy and Wilson Ramos had multi-hit games and the Nationals as a team connected for 16 hits total in a big win that left them 19-8 on the year.

The Washington Nationals handed a 6-4 lead to veteran closer Jonathan Papelbon, but he blew his second save of the season as the Kansas City Royals rallied to tie it at 6-6 in the ninth and a walk-off single by Lorenzo Cain won it. 7-6 final. The Nationals four-game winning streak was snapped with the loss and it set up a rubber match between the Nats and the defending World Series champs tomorrow afternoon in Kauffman Stadium at 2:15 PM EDT.

Gio Gonzalez threw a lot of pitches early, but hung around for 102 pitches total over six scoreless innings in Kauffman Stadium as the Washington Nationals took the series opener with the Kansas City Royals, 2-0. It was the fourth straight win for the Nationals, who improved to 18-7 on the year with the win. After Gonzalez was done, Sammy Solis, Shawn Kelley, Oliver Perez and Jonathan Papelbon combined for 3.0 scoreless frames, shutting the defending World Series champions out. 

Michael Grandinetti is not your ordinary magician.  With performances on national and international television, in stadiums, arenas, casinos, and theaters around the U.S., with Oscar winning composers and symphony orchestras, for NFL halftime shows and major sporting events while surrounded by 70,000 people, for Fortune 500 companies, and even at The White House, Michael has made a name for himself around the world as an extremely talented and innovative illusionist and entertainer. He has starred in NBC's "The World's Most Dangerous Magic" television special, The CW's "Masters of Illusion" series, and Pop Network's "Don't Blink" series, and has been featured in FOX's "Bones" series, the "Hollywood Christmas Parade" on The CW, "Entertainment Tonight", "Access Hollywood", "SportsCenter", "NBA on TNT", "New York Today", "FOX & Friends", and "The Bold and the Beautiful".  Michael was recently featured on the cover of TV Times magazine, released in newspapers across the U.S. Entertainment Weekly named Michael as “a great magician who can truly communicate with a TV audience”. Michael has also pioneered live magic in one of the most challenging environments imaginable, major-league football stadiums, baseball stadiums, and basketball arenas for NFL and NBA halftime shows and large-scale sporting event shows.  For example, at Bank of America Stadium, Michael caused people to appear, disappear, shrink in size, and levitate above the 50-yard line, while 70,000 people witnessed the magic with a 360 degree view.  At Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium, Michael performed one of the largest live interactive illusions in history when he read the minds of all 45,000 people in the stadium at the same time.  At University of Phoenix Stadium, for the Arizona Cardinals, Michael's halftime show was part of large-scale entertainment at the game, which included legendary rock band Journey who performed the national anthem.  Michael's performance for halftime at the Chicago Bulls NBA playoff game at United Center in Chicago caused commentators Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley to comment in amazement during the live national broadcast on TNT. Michael was recently honored to be the first Illusionist ever invited to perform in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC.  During this remarkable celebration of the U.S., Michael levitated a girl high above one of the floats as it moved down Constitution Avenue, while a live audience of 250,000 people lined the streets. This is magic on a major scale. Make sure you catch Michael when he stars in Season Three of the hit CW series "Masters of Illusion", premiering in the summer of 2016.  Michael is one of the extraordinary people featured on The One Way Ticket Show.   In the podcast, Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back!  Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Several of Steven's guests have included:  Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett;  CNN's Richard Quest & Bill Weir; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca (of CBS Sunday Morning & The Cooking Channel's "My Grandmother's Ravioli" fame); Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; as well as leading photographers, artists, writers and more.  

After the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 7-1 in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, The Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough and Blair Kerkhoff explained how the Royals have taken control and look like the better team as the series shifts to New York for Games 3 and 4, and if needed, 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we kicked things off by talking about the Royals' trip to Cleveland and Baltimore - a mixed bag for sure.Jeff and Mike raved about Yordano Ventura's outing against the Orioles and his poise and approach in his eight shutout innings on April 25. We also had to lament the close games lost in Cleveland, key AL Central contests.But the meat of this week's show was a deeper analysis of Kauffman Stadium and the following question: Are the Royals a team of guys who won't hit homers at all, or is the stadium the biggest culprit?By comparing what the Royals have hit over different eras, what other teams hit in the league (in and away from Kauffman), we came to a few conclusions and dug up some interesting facts. Last week, we just skimmed the surface. This week we looked at as much as we could from many different angles. Also keep your calendar clear for Memorial Day weekend. Our sponsor, Kelly's Westport Inn, is helping host a block party with their neighbors at McCoy's on May 25 at 8 p.m. It's a $5 cover and local band Lost Wax takes the stage at 9:30. email: kansascitybaseballvault@gmail.comtwitter: @KCBaseballVault

Kelly's Westport Inn presents the Kansas City Baseball Vault:Your hosts Jeff Herr and Michael Engel discussed the last week of Royals baseball and the rebound after a miserable series in Minnesota.While Kansas City is scoring more, they're still showing disturbing splits on batted balls, and many key players have hit far more groundballs than is ideal. Of course, the Royals are notorious for having the lowest franchise home run record in the majors, so that fact led to a discussion about why.Sure, the stadium is large, but what about the players? Other teams haven't had issues finding players to hit 40 or more in similarly large stadiums. Jeff focused more on the talent on the team; Michael saw a mix between personnel and surroundings.In the second segment, the two played a name game regarding James Shields. Is James Shields an Ace? He's certainly a great starting pitcher, but an Ace? How do you define an Ace? Would you take Shields over Felix Hernandez? Jon Lester? Max Scherzer?Finally, they wrapped up talking about the bullpen, specifically Danny Duffy, and what his success means going forward. Reach the Vault by email at kansascitybaseballvault@gmail.com.Follow on Twitter: @KCBaseballVault; @TheJeffReport; @michaelengel

We were glad to talk to a recurring guest on the Vault this week.Bob Kendrick is the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and a huge part of the baseball community in Kansas City. We had him join us to share some stories and tell us about the upcoming events at the museum including a visit by Olympian Jackie Joyner Kersee, the Curt Flood Symposium, the Hall of Game inductions, and Dressed to the Nines Day at Kauffman Stadium.Follow Bob at @nlbmprez on Twitter or visit NLBM.com for more information about the Negro Leagues Museum in the historic 18th and Vine District.

Ben and Sam talk about a pair of All-Star candidates, then discuss Royals GM Dayton Moore’s comments about Kauffman Stadium suppressing walks.

While snow fell in Kansas City, the Royals were busy getting spring training underway and taking the field against the rest of the Cactus League. We did our best not to overreact to the action so far, but did discuss Luis Mendoza's potential as a starter, John Lamb's comeback and velocity (as well as that of Noel Arguelles) and Alex Gordon's day off. Then we welcomed the voice of Kauffman Stadium to the show. Mike McCartney's a name you might not know but if you get to see the Royals at home, you'll know his voice. We caught up with him to talk about the All Star break, his philosophy behind how to work within the game and the crowd in calling up a player, what he does with the weird names (and we tested a few with him), and what it's like to work at the ballpark all summer. After a brief interlude to talk about the Chiefs and their search for a quarterback (we try not to go there unless it's a big story), we talked with Elliot Johnson, the newest Royal in camp. Johnson shared a lot about his climb towards the big leagues, including the disappointments of being kept in the minors, bad timing, and his dustup with Francisco Cervelli (and he had a nice take on the overreaction to that 2008 collision). He also talked about the leadership the Royals should expect from former-and-once-again teammates James Shields and Wade Davis as well as his adjustment to a new clubhouse and coaching staff and playing every position on the diamond.

Following a sweep-saving, extra-innings win by the Royals over the Rangers witnessed by the Royalmen from a Kauffman Stadium suite, we talked about Ned Yost's ultamatum and the DFA'ing of Yuniesky Bettancourt and the firing of Doug Sisson. Seems that the entire team is fixed now, right? Might've been a bit of sarcasm there. Regardless, we talked about it all and caught up with the rest of the minor leagues and reset several other storylines around the team. Join us every Sunday at RoyalmanReport.com or EKOHNetwork.com.

The guys wrapped up All Star Week with a star studded, action pack show! Mike, Troy, Chris and Jeff Herr were joined in studio by Curt Nelson, proprietor of the Royals Hall of Fame. (Jeff Logan was out on assignment.) The guys talked about the All Star experience with Curt but were quickly joined by Mayor Sly James. The Mayor discussed what it took for the city and the success that this All Star Week was. Then the guys were joined by NFL Hall OF Famer and future Royals Hall of Famer George Toma who helped prep Kauffman Stadium's field. He told his story of catching the 1st pitch from Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson with a little help from Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins. Finally the guys were joined by the Voice of Kauffman Stadium, Mike McCartney. Mike and Curt paired up to exchange stories of this week and weeks gone by. They told us how a ball hit violently by Mark Trumbo ended up on top of the Royals Hall of Fame and then inside the Royals Hall of Fame. Mike talked about how hectic the booth was and what it was like working with the networks. This and so much more await you inside this weeks Kansas City Baseball Vault! For more tune in Sundays 7-8pm at www.RoyalmanReport.com for the Royalman Report and Thursdays from 6-7pm on ESPN 1510 for the Kansas City Baseball Vault.