(AP) Alcides Escobar was one of the least likely Kansas City Royals to belt a home run in extra innings. The light-hitting shortstop had not gone deep in 140 at-bats, and his only long ball this season came on April 17. Escobar, however, sent a drive to left field with two outs in the 14th inning Tuesday night to give the Royals a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. He connected on a 3-1 pitch from Taylor Rogers (1-2), ending a game that took 4 hours, 12 minutes. Rain also delayed the start by 24 minutes. “I knew right away,”…
Author: Mitch Fortner
Today’s show is dedicated to former K-State quarterback Josh Freeman. He retired from the CFL over the weekend. Hear stories from listeners who had interaction with Freeman in Manhattan. Was Freeman to blame for the struggles during the Ron Prince era? Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Freeman’s complicated legacy 14:14 – Freeman parking lot story 22:45 – Freeman story/Mitch hates NBA 32:56 – John’s Tom Asbury camp evaluation 36:48 – Freeman not the problem/Would Snyder make a difference? 51:03 – How will Freeman be remembered? 1:03:08 – Best Freeman story 1:10:51 – Jabroni of the Week
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Miguel Sano keeps tormenting the Kansas City Royals. Sano belted a two-run homer, Eddie Rosario hit a three-run double and the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game skid with an 8-5 victory over the Royals on Monday night. After extending his hitting streak against Kansas City to 15 games, Sano is batting .373 with six home runs and 26 RBI during that stretch. “This is the ballpark (where) I realized my dreams,” said Sano, who made his major league debut at Kauffman Stadium on July 2, 2015, and went 6 for 15 in the series. “My…
Big day for K-State men’s basketball. Bruce Weber receives a two-year contract extension through the 2022-23 season. Barry Brown announced on social media that he’s returning for his senior season. Bruce Weber calls in to wrap up hour one. John is embarrassed to be a Chiefs’ fan. Plus, Match Game and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Bruce Weber contract extension 11:09 – Barry Brown returning for senior year 21:37 – Match Game 32:22 – Interview with Bruce Weber 43:26 – Barry’s legacy 57:15 – John embarrassed to be Chiefs’ fan 1:10:51 – Dreiling vs. Hudler 1:16:16 – You Can’t…
Current junior guard Barry Brown, Jr., is withdrawing his name from the 2018 NBA Draft process and will return to K-State for his senior season in 2018-19. “Although the process was more than enjoyable I have decided to withdraw my name from the 2018 NBA Draft,” said Brown via social media. “Thank you to everyone who supported me and I am looking forward to finishing my senior season as a Wildcat.” Brown enters his senior season in 2018-19, ranking 12th on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,283 points having seen action in all 105 career games at K-State with…
After leading the school to a historic victory over Kentucky and its first NCAA Elite Eight in eight seasons, head coach Bruce Weber has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2022-23 season, continuing his leadership of the Kansas State men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced on Friday (May 25). This is according to a release from K-State Athletics. The extension comes less than a year after Weber agreed to a two-year contract in August 2017. Weber now has five years on his agreement that runs until April 30, 2023. The seventh-year head coach will be…
Kansas State will travel to former Big 12 Conference rival Texas A&M as part of the sixth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, the two conferences announced Thursday afternoon (May 24). This is according to a release from K-State. The game will be one of 10 contested between the two conferences for the sixth consecutive season with ESPN providing coverage of all games on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. All the contests will occur on Saturday, January 26, 2019 with start times and complete television information to be released later. The…
K-State men’s basketball finds out their opponent for the sixth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Berry Tramel, columnist for The Oklahoman, calls in to chat about his article on Big 12 football venues and towns. John ranks Big 12 football venues. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – KSU’s opponent in SEC/Big 12 Challenge 13:13 – Issues with Nebraska & A&M/The Hat 24:16 – Other SEC/Big 12 challenge games 34:18 – Tyler “Piano Man” Dreiling 38:31 – A&M beefs up non-con schedule 53:29 – Interview with Barry Tramel 1:07:26 – John’s Big 12 venue rankings 1:15:02 – You Can’t Be Serious
Drew Butera doesn’t get much playing time. But the Kansas City Royals backup catcher made the most of his opportunity on Wednesday. Butera had a two-run single in the 10th inning and the Royals earned a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Butera’s RBI were his first since May 2. Jon Jay followed with an RBI single as the Royals won their first series since taking three of four from Detroit May 3-6. “That’s a tough spot to be in right there. You don’t want to expand. You don’t want to chase, and perfect,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.…
At a Catbackers event in Wichita, K-State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber backs up what we said yesterday about Barry Brown. Kellis Robinett, from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle, joins the show in studio for most of the first hour. Mitch is the next victim of an old school Tweet of the Moment. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Weber on Barry Brown at Catbacker event 12:02 – Kellis Robinett in studio 25:48 – Twitter questions with Kellis 35:09 – More questions with Kellis 40:14 – Coach Snyder on quarterback battle 52:26 – Tweet of the Moment: Old…