Stars always shine bright at the MLB All-Star Game

After all the years and all the changes, the MLB All-Star Game remains the best exhibition game in any sport. And despite all the criticism over voting and lineups, and deciding the home field advantage in the World Series, the game remains a fan favorite. Watching on TV is great, but nothing beats being there […]

Simple formula for a Royals win tonight

In Big Game James We Trust. Key to AL Wild Card game: Royals must score 2-3 runs off Jon Lester by the 4th. Give James Shields the lead and then get through the first six innings. Then use the Royals formula that includes Herrera, Davis and Holland out of the bullpen. Get on base, run on Lester. […]

Fall feels good again – especially in Kansas City

The Fall Classic is right around the corner. You can feel it in the air. You can see it on the calendar. It’s Sept. 28, the final day of baseball’s regular season for 2014. Cool, bring-your-jacket games are upon us – even if the thermometer passes 80 degrees today in Connecticut. The leaves are changing […]

Back in business at The Files

My apologies to followers of this blog. I’ve heard from some who are missing our posts. Well, I’m glad to say we are back at it. I was shut down for about four days last week with laptop computer problems. Those have been fixed. Then I took a four-day weekend vacation home to Kansas City […]