by Dylan Tucker
On July 24, 2009, the St. Louis Cardinals acquired outfielder Matt Holliday from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Brett Wallace, Clayton Mortensen, and Shane Peterson. The Cardinals had been searching for a big bat to couple with Albert Pujols, and Holliday was the answer. The A’s agreed to pick up $1.5 million of the approximate $5.385 million left on his 2009 contract, leaving the Cardinals with $3.885 million to add to their 2009 payroll.
Posted in MLB
Tagged Albert Pujols, Athletics, Billy Beane, Brett Wallace, Cardinals, Matt Holliday
by Dylan Tucker
It has been a few days since the Kansas Jayhawks were downed by the Northern Iowa Panthers, and I think I’ve cooled down enough to reasonably reflect on the game and the season.
by Dylan Tucker
Note: I’m taking a baseball scouting and general management class and I will post my weekly writing assignments on here. They will mostly NOT be KC based material.
by Dylan Tucker
As usual, the Royals off season was filled with questionable signing after questionable signing, and the result is a new-look outfield for the Royals. Scott Podsednik will be in left, Rick Ankiel in center, and David Dejesus in right, and if that doesn’t stir up all kinds of excitement in Kansas City, I’m not sure what will! Let’s take a look at this nightmare from both defensive and offensive lenses.
Posted in Kansas City, Royals
Tagged Alberto Callaspo, Billy Butler, David DeJesus, Dayton Moore, Mitch Maier, Rick Ankiel, Royals, Scott Podsednik
by Dylan Tucker
Unfortunately for Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks, the 2009-2010 Jayhawks are a team that has only one outcome that will please their fan base: cutting down the nets in Indianapolis. Realistic expectations or not, let’s see what the Hawks will have to do to get to Indy.
by Dylan Tucker
After taking a fairly depressing look back at the Chiefs yesterday, we’re going to delve even deeper into the darkness. Today’s subject? The Kansas City Royals. Ugh.
After two straight years of improvement under GM Dayton Moore, the boys of summer took a huge step back, finishing last in a weak AL Central.
by Dylan Tucker
About time, too! Local sports were pretty much a universal disappointment in 2009, and a fresh decade brings a fresh start. In this four part series, we will reflect on the 2009 seasons of the Kansas Jayhawks (football and basketball), Kansas City Royals, and Kansas City Chiefs. We will also delve into the future, and see what we should expect from 2010.
Posted in Chiefs, Kansas City
Tagged Alex Magee, Brandon Flowers, Carl Peterson, Chan Gailey, Charlie Weis, Derrick Johnson, Dustin Colquitt, Dwayne Bowe, Glen Dorsey, Jamaal Charles, Larry Johnson, Matt Cassel, Romeo Crennel, Ryan Succop, Scott Pioli, Tamba Hali, Texas Longhorns, Todd Haley, Tyson Jackson
by Dylan Tucker
I am starting to have serious concerns about the future of the Chiefs. In a stretch of three straight winnable home games, I expected to see an improving Chiefs team. What I’ve seen is “22 guys off the street” that look like they’ve never seen a football before. Who is at the center of all this failure? The head coach. Todd Haley is losing his team, and it’s going to be tough to win them back.
Posted in Chiefs, Kansas City, KC Star, NFL
Tagged Bobby Wade, Brandon Flowers, Charlie Weis, Derrick Johnson, Jamaal Charles, Matt Cassel, Romeo Crennel, Scott Pioli, Tamba Hali, Todd Haley
by Dylan Tucker
As Turner Gill’s introductory press conference concluded this morning, I couldn’t help but be impressed. Gill passes the eye test with flying colors, and just listening to that man talk gets me fired up about the future of the KU football program.
Posted in College Football, Jayhawks, Kansas City
Tagged Carl Torbush, Chan Gailey, Chuck Long, Todd Haley, Turner Gill
by Dylan Tucker
Here’s what I think is going on inside the University of Kansas Athletic Department:
Posted in College Football, Jayhawks, Kansas City, KC Star
Tagged Bill Self, Lew Perkins, mark mangino, Tiger Woods
