#VoteMoose worked! Mike Moustakas wins the American League Final Vote and will be on the AL All-Star game roster. Is K-State cornerback DJ Reed one of the best JUCO players has ever had? Big 12 media dyas observations. Plus, WTF Facts and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – #VoteMoose is trending worldwide 13:10 – KSU will send five players to Big 12 media days 23:28 – Update on Wesley Iwundu in NBA Summer League 33:19 – Mitch’s WTF Facts 0:00 – The results are in…/Hoz vs. Moose long term 11:36 – DJ Reed: best JUCO player since…? 22:35 – We…
Author: Mitch Fortner
(AP) Less than two months after sitting 10 games below .500, the Kansas City Royals are rolling into the All-Star break and on the cusp of the lead in the AL Central. Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the 10th, Alex Gordon added a two-out RBI single later in the inning and the Royals completed a three-game sweep with a 9-6 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Perez drove the second pitch from reliever James Pazos (2-2) out to right field for his 17th homer of the season, an inning that started with an error by Seattle’s…
Is it time to jump all-in with the Royals? Mike Moustakas will compete in the Home Run Derby. Royals beat writer Jeffrey Flanagan calls in. K-State news and notes from the long weekend. Plus, Inside The Fort and Jabroni of the Week. #VoteMoose 0:00 – All-in on the Royals 11:43 – #VoteMoose/Rex Hudlerisms 23:09 – K-State news & notes 33:06 – Hulk Hogan Documentary/Inside The Fort 0:00 – Jim Bowden says the Royals are making a mistake 12:14 – Interview with Royals beat writer Jeffrey Flanagan 23:11 – Another broadcaster can’t pronounce Iwundu 30:40 – Jabroni of the Week
(AP) Every so often Kansas City’s Whit Merrifield will swing at the first pitch of the first inning no matter what just to make sure his scouting report doesn’t become predictable. Merrifield picked the right time, hitting Felix Hernandez’s first pitch of the game for his seventh home run as the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Tuesday for their fifth win in six games. Merrifield set the tone jumping on an 89 mph pitch in the middle of the plate and clearing the wall in left-center. Mike Moustakas continued his home run roll at the plate…
Royals LHP Jason Vargas and catcher Salvador Perez both were named to the 2017 All-Star Game in Miami on July 11. Vargas will be making his first All-Star Game appearance. Vargas is currently tied with Clayton Kershaw for most wins in Major League Baseball with 12. Perez will make his fifth straight All-Star appearance. In 2017, Perez is hitting .290 with 16 homers and 51 RBIs. Third baseman Mike Moustakas has been selected at one of five candidates from the American League for the All-Star Game Final Vote. Fans can cast their ballots for the Final Vote at MLB.com until…
(AP) The Kansas City Royals’ hot streak not coincidentally coincides with Alcides Escobar’s blistering bat. Escobar had two hits and two RBI and Scott Alexander picked up his first major league victory as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Sunday. The Royals have won 15 of 21 games to move a game above .500 and into a tie with the Twins for second place in the American League Central. Escobar went 7-for-16 with four extra-base hits, including a home run, with seven RBI and scored four runs in the four-game series. He has raised his average…
Tyler releases his Big 12 predictions for 2017. John hates the idea of buying fireworks. John takes on Tyler in a game of Hot Takes, Cold Topics. Breaking Danny Duffy news. Moose was left off of Home Run Derby lists. Plus, Match Game and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Tyler’s Big 12 predictions/John hates buying fireworks 14:24 – Hot Takes, Cold Topics 26:07 – Breaking news on Danny Duffy/Moose 32:03 – Doesn’t look like Moose will make the Home Run Derby cut 0:00 – Match Game 14:37 – Biggest waste of money: Fireworks or lottery tickets? 23:06 – KSU…
The crowd cheered Michael Fulmer and booed the decision to pull him. That was the only real drama at the end — after the talented right-hander had shut down Kansas City for almost the entire game. Fulmer came within one out of a shutout, and the Tigers hit three home runs in a 7-3 victory over the Royals on Thursday. A late Kansas City rally cost Fulmer a complete game after he’d faced only one batter above the minimum through eight innings. Fulmer (7-6) appeared headed for his second big league shutout. He was at only 88 pitches after Alex…
R. Bowen Loftin, former Chancellor of University of Missouri, is taking shots at Bill Self and KU. Maybe the Jayhawks miss playing the Tigers. Vanderbilt football players have been suspended. A new transfer rule could be coming. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Mizzou taking shots at the Jayhawks 11:37 – Vandy players suspended 23:07 – Gavin Schefter makes a surprise return 29:58 – Best QB names of all-time 0:00 – KU misses playing Mizzou/New K-State rule 13:03 – WTF Facts/Awesome Alex Barnes stat 25:37 – Should Moose be in the HR Derby? 32:26 – You Can’t Be Serious
Former Kansas State standouts Wesley Iwundu and Justin Edwards will compete in the upcoming NBA Summer League, beginning with Iwundu playing with the Orlando Magic in the Mountain Drew Orlando Pro Summer League from Saturday-Thursday, July 1-6. Edwards, fresh off winning a championship with Alba Fehervar in the Hungarian A Division on June 18, will play with his hometown Toronto Raptors in the Las Vegas Summer League from Friday-Monday, July 7-17. According to a release from K-State Athletics, Iwundu and the Magic begin summer league play on Saturday, July 1 against the Indiana Pacers at 1 p.m. CT in the…