A Farewell to Kings

Sunday marked an emotional end to the Kansas City Royals 2017 baseball season. An era may be ending, but the memories will remain.

Another Record Breaker

For the second straight night, a Kansas City Royal set a home run record. Congratulations to Mike Moustakas for breaking the franchise's single-season home run record. Moose drilled his 37th homer of the year to surpass the previous Royals mark of 36 set by Steve Balboni in 1985.

Read about Moose's record breaking home run at The Kansas City Star.

Record Breaker

Congratulations to Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals for hitting the home run that broke the MLB record for home runs in a season.

Read about the record breaker at ESPN.

Father's Day

Father's Day is less than two weeks away. Need a gift idea?

Order Keep the Line Moving here.

Order Ninety Feet Away here.

Mother's Day Sale

This weekend (May 13th and May 14th) the Kindle Edition of Keep the Line Moving is just $2.99.

And if that isn't exciting enough, the Kindle Edition of Ninety Feet Away is also on sale for $2.99.

Don't miss out on this chance to read about the Royals recent World Series seasons. Just click here (Ninety Feet Away) and here (Keep the Line Moving) to order your books!

Gift Ideas for Kansas City Royals fans

For the Royals fan on your Christmas list:

Ninety Feet Away: The Story of the 2014 Kansas City Royals

Keep the Line Moving: The Story of the 2015 Kansas City Royals

Husker Night at The K

Former Nebraska Cornhusker Alex Gordon prepares to bat against Toronto on Husker Night at The K. Gordon helped the Royals prevail over the Blue Jays 4-2.

#VoteOmar

Earlier this month the Kansas City Royals released Omar Infante. The second baseman thanked his fans in KC for their support.

Check out the article in The Kansas City Star.

#VoteOmar

New book about the Kansas City Royals

My new book about the Kansas City Royals is published! Relive the Royals 2015 season and learn about the players who strived to Keep the Line Moving all the way to a world championship.

Keep the Line Moving is available as a paperback and a Kindle e-book.

End of Year Book Sale!!

Ready to add some books to that new Kindle you got for Christmas? Here are a couple of Countdown Deals to end 2015.

Starting Wednesday, December, 30th:

The e-book version of Ninety Feet Away is only $2.99!

The e-book version of The All-American King is only 99 cents!

Don't delay. The Countdown Deal for both books ends on Sunday, January 3rd.

Grading the Royals

Writer Rany Jazayerli recently posted his grades for the 2014-2015 Royals. Looks like the team had a good couple of years.

Check out the report card here.

Taking the Crown

Congratulations to the Kansas City Royals

2015 World Series Champions

All-Time Greatest Kansas City Royals

Four years ago I posted my picks for the all-time greatest players for each Major League team. With a new season upon us and my new book about the 2014 Kansas City team about to be released, I thought I would revisit my selections for the greatest Royals at each position. Players from the 1970s and 1980s still dominate, though I've now got Gordon ahead of Tartabull in the outfield. In a couple seasons, Perez could claim the catcher spot and Holland could surpass Quiz. Hosmer and Cain also have a shot at cracking this lineup, but it would be a few years down the road. As for Billy Butler, a case could be made for putting him ahead of Beltran in the bench spot. 

1B  Mike Sweeney – Five-time All-Star; drove in a bunch of runs (144 in 2000) for some bad KC teams. 
2B  Frank White – Excellent range; won eight Gold Gloves; hit a few HRs late in his career.
SS  Freddie Patek – Good glove; stole 30+ bases 8 times for KC (led league with 53 in ’77). 
3B  George Brett – One of the best 3B ever; 3,154 hits, 317 HRs, three batting titles; Gold Glove; came through in the clutch.
OF  Willie Wilson – Incredible speed; led AL in triples five times; stole over 600 bases for KC; won AL batting title in ’82.
OF  Amos Otis – A complete player; could field (three Gold Gloves), hit, and steal bases (52 in ’71).
OF  Alex Gordon – Four straight Gold Gloves and counting; career OPS of .781 (through 2014); driving force in the resurgence of KC baseball.
C  Mike Macfarlane – Decent hitting catcher with power; penchant for getting HBP boosted his OPS numbers; Porter played only four seasons in KC.
DH  Hal McRae – The first great DH; drove in more than 1,000 runs for KC; career .290 hitter.
Bench  Carlos Beltran – Power and speed; drove in 100 runs in four of his five full seasons in KC.
Pitcher  Bret Saberhagen – Two-time Cy Young Award winner; 1985 World Series MVP.
Pitcher  Dennis Leonard – Workhorse who won 20 games three times for the Royals.
Pitcher  Paul Splittorff – Holds the franchise record with 166 wins; won 15+ games four times.
Closer  Dan Quisenberry – Led the AL in saves five times; provided the missing piece KC needed to reach the World Series.