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The Cobbler: There’s something about these Royals
“I need a number.” That’s what fellow Maryville Host Lions Club member Galen Lewis said to me when I sat down at his table a couple of weeks ago during a meeting. Not, “Hello.” Not, “How ya’ been?” The first thing my friend and fellow Kansas City Royals fan wanted to know from me was…
Read MoreChiefs add beef with stellar draft haul
Andy Reid is known for being one of the most innovative coaches in the NFL, but this offseason, he and the Chiefs front office went with a very old-school approach and leaned on one of football’s most basic rules: the game is won in the trenches. In Week One of the season, Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran…
Read MorePublic speaks out about possible Savannah mascot change
SAVANNAH, Mo. — One by one, 33 concerned citizens made their way to a lectern near the center of the gymnasium floor at Savannah High School Tuesday night and faced a seven-member committee with the fate of the school’s mascot in its hands. Savannah R-III’s Board of Education meeting, moved from its usual host site…
Read MoreIt’s a great time to be a Chiefs fan
For a small market, Kansas City has had its share of great sports days. Twice KC has celebrated a World Series victory. Twice and most recently, the city has enjoyed a Super Bowl victory celebration. Outside of those four days in history, I’m not sure another day will ever rank higher than July 6, 2020…
Read MoreJust give me one game, that’s all I ask
As I write this, it’s the 10th day of summer and here I am, eagerly anticipating Spring Training? Or is it Spring Training 2.0? Summer Camp? Whatever you want to call it, I’m glad it’s finally here. At this point I’ll take whatever I can get. Based on a brief phone call Monday with a…
Read MoreChiefs are family for Northwest grad
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Dante Jones is paying off a bet he made to himself years ago. The diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan spent nearly all day on Friday, June 5, getting a tattoo to commemorate his team winning Super Bowl LIV. The idea for it came years ago when he first became a Chiefs fan…
Read MorePart 3: Cobb answers Athletic’s survey on Royals
We’re back for the final episode of Phil answers the questions from The Athletic’s survey about the Kansas City Royals. Again, thank you to Alec Lewis, Royals beat writer for the use of the content. So far, in Weeks No. 1 and No. 2, we’ve talked about my all-time favorite Royals player, my current favorite…
Read MorePart two: Cobb answers survey from The Athletic
Last week I started a three-part series in which I’m answering questions from a survey by Alec Lewis of The Athletic. In the first installment, I made it through the first eight questions of a 24-question survey, answering questions like, “How confident are you in the 2020 Royals?” and “Will the Royals win a World…
Read MoreCobb answers survey from The Athletic
A special thank you to Alec Lewis of The Athletic, who allowed me to use his recent survey in order to construct this week’s column. Lewis, who is the Kansas City Royals beat writer for the popular sports coverage website, is one of my favorite follows on Twitter. I’ve been a subscriber to The Athletic…
Read MoreHow many Super Bowls can Kansas City win?
Turns out that if your team is playing in the Super Bowl, it’s really hard to watch. It wasn’t that I was nervous or that it appeared my team might lose through about seven eighths of the game. My problem was that there was so little football squeezed in between the endless and lengthy commercials…
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