Hochman: Despite World Series loss, baseball reborn in Kansas City
Fans display signs of support during the Season Celebration by the Kansas City Royals for the community on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (John Sleezer, The Kansas...
View ArticleDespite World Series loss, baseball is reborn in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, mo. — It was over, just like that, and the hometown fans just stood there, the blue in blue, not knowing what to do. So they cheered. They cheered like it was the first inning of Game 7....
View ArticleSam Mellinger: Series loss won't diminish Royals' magical season
After the last out of the last game of the World Series, the strangers from San Francisco turned an infield 1,800 miles from home into the happiest dogpile in sports. Salvador Perez put his head down...
View ArticleKansas City was cloaked in Royals hues in October
October 2014 will always be remembered as a special month in Kansas City. The Royals ended a 29-year postseason drought with a magical journey. In turn, the city, slowly but then more assuredly,...
View ArticleBumgarner makes October his time (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) This one will stand the test of time, will rank alongside almost any other in World Series history. Is he Sandy Koufax? For his time and place, for doing what his team...
View ArticleGiants a new-age dynasty with help from Bumgarner
KANSAS CITY Missouri (Reuters) - A different kind of Major League Baseball dynasty has emerged. The San Francisco Giants are champions of a new age of parity, the best at juggling budget and talent,...
View ArticleReal Giant
Madison Bumgarner unleashed a pitching performance for the ages that cemented his place among World Series legends and established the San Francisco Giants as a Major League Baseball dynasty. //-->...
View ArticleGiants weigh 'dynasty' label after third World Series title in five seasons
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As the Champagne flew in the visitors' clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium, and the air became heady and close, and the gold-flagged Commissioner's Trophy was passed around the room from...
View ArticleRoyals partner with City Union Mission for Thanksgiving feast (Kansas City...
(Source: Kansas City Royals) Royals partner with City Union Mission for Thanksgiving feast 4:50 PM ET Press Release|4:50 PM ET KANSAS CITY, MO (November 12, 2014) - The Kansas City Royals will once...
View ArticleGordon and Molina win 2014 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards (Kansas City Royals)
(Source: Kansas City Royals) 47 minutes ago Email Print Press Release | 47 minutes ago NEW YORK - November 7, 2014 - Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE:...
View ArticleTipsheet: Mizzou caught up in bowl scramble
This has been a long, long year for SEC teams not located in Georgia. Vanderbilt tanked this season and the rest of those schools are fighting for lesser bowl berths. Missouri (6-2) became...
View ArticleBumgarner the wizard ends Kansas City Royals’ dreams of World Series
Pakistan claim big Test win; Four Nations rugby rumbles on; City take Manchester derby; Djokovic too good for Raonic ...
View ArticleFormer Kansas City A’s manager Alvin Dark dies
Alvin Dark won a World Series as a shortstop with the New York Giants when they won the 1954 World Series and 20 years later was the manager when the Oakland A’s won the World Series. He also was the...
View ArticleKey moments from the Royals season and every game of the playoffs
From April 25, when rookie pitcher Yordano Ventura displayed all the evidence of his bright future, to Oct.. 29, when the Royals’ improbable postseason run ended in game seven of the World Series, a...
View ArticleRoyals sign minor league free agents INF Ryan Roberts, LHP Joe Paterson...
(Source: Kansas City Royals) Royals sign minor league free agents INF Ryan Roberts, LHP Joe Paterson 17 minutes ago Press Release|17 minutes ago KANSAS CITY, MO (November 12, 2014) - The Kansas City...
View ArticleCulture and Chemistry Matter
Wow... that was an unbelievable World Series! If you watched it passionately as I did, you know what I'm talking about. Even if you didn't and you don't know or care that much about baseball or sports,...
View ArticleBochy's skilled leadership overcame obstacles (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) Bochy's skilled leadership overcame obstacles 3:39 PM ET 2014 NL MOY Finalist: Bochy0:25 Bruce Bochy is a finalist for the 2014 National League Manager of the Year after...
View ArticleBochy finishes third in NL Manager of the Year race (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) Bochy finishes third in NL Manager of the Year race 12:13 AM ET Bochy third in MOY voting0:25 Bruce Bochy finishes third in voting for the 2014 National League Manager of...
View ArticleRoyals look toward next season after dream run
Add comment Reprints + - Kansas City Royals' Billy Butler tosses his bat after striking out during the sixth inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, Oct....
View ArticleRoyals' future is bright
Add comment Reprints + - The Kansas City Royals' Alcides Escobar (2) celebrates with Mike Moustakas (8) and Eric Hosmer (35) after scoring on a hit by Lorenzo Cain during the second inning of Game 6 of...
View ArticleCain, Gordon earn Wilson Defensive Player of the Year honors (Kansas City...
(Source: Kansas City Royals) 12 minutes ago Email Print Press Release | 12 minutes ago KANSAS CITY, MO (November 5, 2014) - Kansas City Royals outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon have received...
View ArticleRoyals will need Moustakas, Hosmer, Cain in October form for 2015
When the regular season ended, Mike Moustakas had posted his worst offensive statistics as a professional. Eric Hosmer saw a summer sunk by a two-month slump and a month-long absence. Lorenzo Cain was...
View ArticleBBWAA Managers of Year being revealed (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) Nats' Williams, Orioles' Showalter win Manager of Year Awards | sfgiants.com 14 minutes ago Email Print Williams wins NL Manager of Year 4:55 Nationals skipper Matt...
View ArticleHudson's first taste of postseason celebration is sweet (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) Hudson's first taste of postseason celebration is sweet October 30, 2014/news/article/100057974/tim-hudsons-first-taste-of-postseason-celebration-is-sweet Hudson on World...
View ArticleKansas City’s classical music community had a strong showing in the World Series
With the Kansas City Symphony and Joyce DiDonato performing national anthems in the World Series, the Royals’ postseason run made fans and believers out of many in the local arts community. … Click to...
View ArticleBernie Bits: an early look at 2015 World Series odds
Good day. A serving of the Morning Brew, poured this afternoon: 1. With the 2014 MLB season in the books, it's never too soon to peek at 2015. Accordingly, Bovada.lv is out with its first set of odds...
View ArticleBernie Bits: Early look at 2015 World Series odds
Good day. A serving of the Morning Brew, poured this afternoon: 1. With the 2014 MLB season in the books, it's never too soon to peek at 2015. Accordingly, Bovada.lv is out with its first set of odds...
View ArticleRoyals, and Kansas City, in no hurry to let season slide away
It was an impulsive, almost whimsical decision, the kind college students make all the time. And so it was that Dayton Moore and his college buddy decided to pull off the freeway, head to the ballpark,...
View ArticleSilver Slugger Awards honor game's top mashers (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) Silver Slugger Awards honor game's top mashers November 6, 2014 ByJohn Schlegel / MLB.com|November 6, 2014 In an era when pitching and defense have become so powerful,...
View ArticleSmallville: Giants show off fundamentals on big stage (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) Full Game Coverage Smallville: Giants show off fundamentals on big stage October 30, 2014/news/article/100047568/smallville-giants-show-off-fundamentals-on-big-stage...
View ArticleKansas City Royals' Dream Postseason Run Ends In Game 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon saw the ball skipping past Giants outfielder Gregor Blanco and all the way to the wall, and the Royals' homegrown star put his head down and churned toward third...
View ArticleMadBum's Series performance will stand the test of time (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) MLB.com Columnist Phil Rogers MadBum's Series performance will stand the test of time November 7,...
View ArticleMadBum, Posey win Silver Slugger Awards (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) MadBum, Posey win Silver Slugger Awards 1:57 AM ET/news/article/100742010/madison-bumgarner-buster-posey-win-silver-slugger-awards Bumgarner wins Silver Slugger1:05...
View ArticleWatching the Giants is watching history unfold (San Francisco Giants)
(Source: San Francisco Giants) This was Game 7 as it was supposed to be, closely contested throughout, finishing with the potential tying run for Kansas City on third base at Kauffman Stadium. And it...
View ArticleBill Plaschke: Series is no longer must-see baseball
LOS ANGELES — The pressure is off, America. The Fall-Over Classic is finished. No more baseball games, better known as Four Hours With Strangers. No more fourth-place teams battling fifth-place teams...
View ArticleThree Royals Honored with Rawlings Gold Gloves for Second-Straight Season...
(Source: Kansas City Royals) 12:28 AM ET Email Print Press Release | 12:28 AM ET KANSAS CITY, MO (November 4, 2014) - Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., and ESPN2 announced tonight that three...
View ArticleRoyals are built to last
Salvador Perez swung, and the ball went straight up in the air. A moment earlier, it was so noisy in Kauffman Stadium that the air seemed thick and distorted with sound. But now, as the ball went...
View ArticleWorld Series Recap: Burlington Alumni (Burlington Royals)
(Source: Burlington Royals) BURLINGTON, NC- The Kansas City Royals' 2014 Season came to a bittersweet end Wednesday night after the San Francisco Giants beat them 3-2 in Game 7 of the World Series. It...
View ArticleRoyals fans come to grips with end of magical monthlong playoff ride
Published October 30, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print A Kansas City Royals fan sits in the stands after Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants,...
View ArticleRoyals exercise club option on pitcher Wade Davis for 2015 season (Kansas...
(Source: Kansas City Royals) Email Print Press Release | The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has exercised its one-year option on right-handed pitcher Wade Davis for the 2015 season....
View ArticleRoyals extend qualifying offer to pitcher James Shields (Kansas City Royals)
(Source: Kansas City Royals) Email Print Press Release | KANSAS CITY, MO (November 3, 2014) - The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has extended a one-year Qualifying Offer to...
View ArticleRoyals Decline to Exercise Club Option on DH/1B Billy Butler for 2015 (Kansas...
(Source: Kansas City Royals) 21 minutes ago Email Print Press Release | 21 minutes ago KANSAS CITY, MO (November 1, 2014) - The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have declined to exercise...
View ArticleRoyals Charities announces special Postseason grant cycle (Kansas City Royals)
(Source: Kansas City Royals) Royals Charities announces special Postseason grant cycle 33 minutes ago Press Release|33 minutes ago In celebration of the Kansas City Royals' incredible postseason...
View ArticleMagical playoff ride comes to end for Royals fans
Share PhotoReddit✉ Kansas City Royals fans watch as the San Francisco Giants celebrate their win in Game 7 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie...
View Article>The Exact Moment The Kansas City Royals Blew Their Best Chance To Win The...
The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals in a dramatic game seven to complete their third World Series triumph in five years. But for a couple of innings in game four things looked much...
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