The Royals had four walk-off wins during a homestand for the first time since April 2000. Brandon Moss hit a game-ending double off Tyler Clippard that lifted Kansas City over the White Sox 5-4 Sunday, extending Chicago’s longest losing streak in four years to nine games. Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio and Eric Hosmer hit consecutive home runs off Derek Holland in the fourth inning for a 3-0 lead, and Merrifield hit another solo shot in the eighth off Dan Jennings to tie the score at 4. Mike Moustakas singled off Gregory Infante (0-1) leading off the ninth and pinch-runner Lorenzo…
Author: Mitch Fortner
The Hugh Freeze/Escort service story is too good not to talk about. Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck calls in. The Royals are good again and Brandon Moss has killed the baseball in the last two games. Plus, Match Game and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Hugh Freeze #BongsAndEscorts 11:04 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 24:11 – Match Game 35:39 – Robert Streb update/Chiefs tie guy 0:00 – Royals face James Shields tonight 11:59 – KSU hoops ranked last in power rankings 23:09 – Mitch’s WTF Facts 30:34 – You Can’t Be Serious
Brandon Moss is getting hot as the Kansas City weather. Moss drove in four runs, Mike Moustakas had three RBI and the Kansas City Royals routed the error-prone Detroit Tigers 16-4 on Thursday night. It was Moss’ second straight game with multiple RBI after logging just two in his previous 29 games. Eric Hosmer and Whit Merrifield homered for the Royals, who moved within 1 1/2 games of first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. The 16 runs and 19 hits were season highs for Kansas City. For the first time in franchise history, the Royals scored four runs in four…
Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder is one of 19 FBS coaches to be named to the watch list for the 2017 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Trophy, according to K-State Athletics. Snyder, a 2015 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, is one of only two Big 12 coaches on this year’s list, joining Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy. Snyder has won the Dodd Trophy on two occasions as he led the Wildcats to a 11-0 regular season in 1998 and a Big 12 Championship in 2012. The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted coaching award, celebrates the…
According to K-State Athletics, Kansas State senior quarterback Jesse Ertz picked up a pair of honors on Wednesday as he was named to the watch lists for the 2017 Davey O’Brien Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Ertz is one of 30 quarterbacks in the country to be a candidate for the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s best quarterback, while he is one of 47 named to the Golden Arm Award watch list, which honors the nation’s best senior signal caller. Ertz is the sixth Wildcat to be a candidate for the Davey O’Brien Award and third since…
(AP) The Detroit Tigers got along just fine without J.D. Martinez in their lineup. After trading their star outfielder to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Tigers pounded out 16 hits in a 9-3 rout of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Nicholas Castellanos homered twice and drove in five, Victor Martinez had a pair of RBI and just about everyone else did something constructive. “I don’t know that you can replace J.D.,” said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, whose club won its fourth straight. “We’ll do our best. Tonight was a good night for us.” The Tigers were presumed to be…
John and Tyler were live from Big 12 Media Days in Frisco, Texas. The guys sat down with K-State head coach Bill Snyder, QB Jesse Ertz, OL Dalton Risner and TE Dayton Valentine. Plus, Mitch has his Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – New coaches at Big 12 media days 12:54 – Interview with Dalton Risner 22:08 – Interview with Dayton Valentine 32:12 – Oklahoma State punter campaign for Heisman 0:00 – Interview with Bill Snyder 11:22 – Interview with Jesse Ertz 21:55 – Sound of the Day 32:04 – Jabroni of the Week
(AP) Jordan Zimmermann threw just about every pitch against Kansas City for a strike Monday night. Except the one that plunked Alcides Escobar. The Tigers’ veteran starter pounded the zone in a dominant performance against the Royals, and backed by long home runs from Nicholas Castellanos and Mikie Mahtook, he helped Detroit to a 10-2 rout to open a four-game series between AL Central rivals. The dominance was partly a result of first-pitch strikes to 24 of the 28 batters he faced, which helped Zimmermann (6-7) snap a personal three-game skid with his first win since June 3. As for…
(AP) On a bright afternoon in Kansas City, the Royals shaded the Texas Rangers. Texas right fielder Shin-Soo Choo lost Lorenzo Cain’s routine fly in the sun, and the ball glanced off his glove for an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted Royals over the Rangers 4-3 Sunday. Choo tried to shield his eyes, but even sunglasses didn’t help on Cain’s sliced flyball. Cain could empathize, having to fight off the sun to make three catches in center. The Royals snapped a five-game losing streak, and also ended a 12-game skid against the Rangers. Kelvin…
The Scott Frantz story is still important to talk about. The Royals begin their 2nd half of the season tonight hosting Texas. Former K-State basketball player Jamar Samuels calls in to discuss the Purple & Black team. Bryson Veznaver from Fro Football Focus calls in to breakdown the Big 12. Plus, Match Game and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – More from Scott Frantz/Will the Royals make the playoffs? 12:54 – Interview with Bryson Veznaver 22:27 – Match Game 33:42 – John needs help on how to approach his high school reunion 0:00 – Interview with Jamar Samuels 11:01 -…