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Hope for the Cubbies
I am a longsuffering Kansas City Royals fan. But Cubs fans have put the LONG in longsuffering.
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Thank you, Royals!
Just about every Spring Training I write my annual love letter to the Royals. Every year comes with that tinge of expectation… not of victory but of bringing me to the very edge of hope and then dropping me off a cliff. This year I didn’t write the letter. Hopes were too high. They had all the pieces in place.…
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Quick Thoughts on Baseball
Every once in awhile I just can’t leave baseball alone. It’s my favorite sport. I grew up in Kansas City. Those were the days when they actually made the playoffs. Then, there were the World Series years of 1980 and 1985. Then… they vanished. Just like Bobby Fischer. I have lived in Minneapolis since 1997. Since the Twins are in…