Whitlock column on Yost, Royals and complicated history

[jwhit]

http://es.pn/1t5cJAW

[Bufkin]

Hi Jason. You're my hero.

[Hammock Parties]

I remember. It was my very first Kansas City Royals game. True story: In the spring, my first in K.C., I'd written a series of columns in the Star demanding the Royals front office give fans discounted prices at concession stands as an apology for the 1994 strike. The Royals acquiesced. I was the toast of drunken, well-fed Royals fans.

LMAO

Great story. You are Legend, Jason.

[ChiefsCountry]

I agree with the 20 years part of Royals baseball being bad as well. Between 1986 and 1994, they were a competitive team and would have made the playoffs under the current rules.

[alnorth]

Just finished reading it. That was pretty good, I give it an 8.5 out of 10.

[J Diddy]

One of the best stories you've ever written.

[Titty Meat]

Guys this isn't the real Jason Whitlock

[58-4ever]

Guys this isn't the real Jason Whitlock

Yes it is fuck face

[jwhit]

Of course it's me. Been posting here for years.

[Bufkin]

Of course it's me. Been posting here for years.
If this is the real Jason Whitlock, what famous Reverend did you debate with after the Don Imus controversy? Hint: It's not that Jesse Jackson guy.

[jwhit]

Rev. Sharp-tongue

[Bufkin]

Rev. Sharp-tongue
Haha! Touche.

[jwhit]

I post on message boards. That will never change.

[Hootie]

You were my fave growing up...but you were still dead wrong to blame that Dallas loss in 2005 on Larry Johnson. I hope you realize that.

[mr. tegu]

I had no idea Lamar Hunt offered to buy the Royals.

[ghak99]

I had no idea Lamar Hunt offered to buy the Royals.

I didn't either.

[CHENZ A!]

That's a good read.

I actually found CP because of jwhit mentioning this place in an article back in 2005..

[Bufkin]

jwhit only has 200 posts. Claynus is like "HaHaHa Who Dis Gui?!?"

[ChiefsCountry]

I had no idea Lamar Hunt offered to buy the Royals.

He teamed up with Western Resources in Topeka to make the bid.

[Hootie]

Well, he made a colossal mistake not buying it outright because Glass could probably sell for 600-700 million right now

[RealSNR]

Hey Jason! Is Michael Wilbon fatter in real life than he is on TV? I've always thought he looked like a dude pushing 3 bills, but nobody can really tell.

[Stewie]

Two great articles by former KC Star employees in the past week. Article 1) Posnanski; Article 2) Whitlock. And we're stuck with Mellinger.

[ChiefsCountry]

Well, he made a colossal mistake not buying it outright because Glass could probably sell for 600-700 million right now

Probably but the backlash and public support for new stadium improvements would be harder to get if he ended up with both. Western Resources was trying to merge with Kansas City Power & Light at the time and needed goodwill in the city.

In hindsight even it looked like a smart move by Lamar teaming up with a local company for the bid.

[Pablo]

Good read.

[Archie F. Swin]

cliff notes?

[jwhit]

Wilbon probably weighs 220. He's 6-2ish...

[Deberg_1990]

This can't be a Jwhit column? No racial angle.

[KC Hawks]

Hey Jason! Jared Lorenzen said you were his inspiration growing up when you were playing for Michigan.

[RealSNR]

Wilbon probably weights 220. He's 6-2ish...

Thanks! You seem nice.

[Why Not?]

Great read as always. Thx jwhit

[TLO]

You were a big reason why I originally wanted to become a sports writer - thankfully I realized that would probably be a big mistake and went into Law instead. :jester:

Always enjoyed reading your stuff.

[AustinChief]

Nice. Great article. Thanks for posting it man.

[Buehler445]

Good read Whitlock.

Thanks for posting. Hope all is well.

[TLO]

Can you tell the story about why you banned yourself from Vegas for a while? I got a good chuckle out of that when you told it on 610

[DaWolf]

Good read. Never thought I'd be reading Bob Boone quotes again...

[Bearcat]

"We've been fearless with the way we have approached this. We've got nothing to lose. We're going to be aggressive. If we're not making mistakes, we're probably not being aggressive enough. Ned has brought that attitude from day one."

I like that.

[58-4ever]

he actually has been posting here for years. That's how I found CP

[Rausch]

I'd love to hear Whit's opinion on Dorsey so far.

Not that it's much of his concern anymore, but...

[Prison Bitch]

He quotes Boone saying Ape threw 120 pitches 1995 Opening Day an that's why he pulled him in the 7th. That # screamed bullshit to me, and sure enough the official box score only shows 98.


Of course Jason never liked researching claims. That was work. He is more of a storyteller. Boone lied and should've been corrected

[Bearcat]

He quotes Boone saying Ape threw 120 pitches 1995 Opening Day an that's why he pulled him in the 7th. That # screamed bullshit to me, and sure enough the official box score only shows 98.


Of course Jason never liked researching claims. That was work. He is more of a storyteller. Boone lied and should've been corrected

Keep reading...

Appier could not be touched that day. Two decades later, Boone's memory is a bit faulty. Appier had thrown 98 pitches when Boone removed him. The second-guessing and ridiculing of Abner Boonieday started on Day 1.

[jwhit]

He quotes Boone saying Ape threw 120 pitches 1995 Opening Day an that's why he pulled him in the 7th. That # screamed bullshit to me, and sure enough the official box score only shows 98.


Of course Jason never liked researching claims. That was work. He is more of a storyteller. Boone lied and should've been corrected


You might want to try researching your own claims by reading a few more paragraphs.

[Buehler445]

LOL Prison Bitch. How does that foot taste?

[Prison Bitch]

That's great, I stopped reading and rolled my eyes.


I'm glad to see Whilock challenged the old coot because Boone was a known liar

[Coach]

If I recall, wasn't Cain's bunt during the ALCS game 4 was his decision, not Neds?

[jLoy88]

Bad ass write up Jason, enjoyed the shit out of it, glad you're a poster on here as well. Go Royals!!!!!

[Buehler445]

If I recall, wasn't Cain's bunt during the ALCS game 4 was his decision, not Neds?

I read that. Not sure if it has been substantiated.

[SPchief]

If I recall, wasn't Cain's bunt during the ALCS game 4 was his decision, not Neds?

Yes, and it's also stated in the column

[srvy]

Well haven't missed JoPo or Fatlock since they left. None of ya could hold a candle to Joe McGuff, Bill Richardson or Sid Bordman.

[Simply Red]

Jason,

Do you like hip-hop music? Ever get crunk up in the club, anymore?

Thanks.

[Simply Red]

Bad ass write up Jason, enjoyed the shit out of it, glad you're a poster on here as well. Go Royals!!!!!

you seem nice.

[Demonpenz]

There are crumbs of Thin Mints that fall out of Jwits mouth bigger than dyson.

[Deberg_1990]

Hi Jason! How is Paul "can't" Hackett these days?

[Halfcan]

Pretty accurate article. Nice job!

[Mr. Flopnuts]

3 things.

1. I love that Jason went National but has never forgotten KC, and is still plugged into the pulse of the city.

2. Great article. Holy shit to this part, I thought Lamar was smarter and had more foresight than that. But the Royals' credibility and viability were so low in the late 1990s that a New York carpetbagger thought he could finesse some Midwest rubes. Beloved Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt couldn't resist taking a stab at getting something for nothing. He put in a formal offer to buy the Royals for $47 million. Hunt thought the Royals were worth less than a billionaire's home.

3. I can't help but ROFL when Chiefsplanet Chiefsplanet's and you get SNR asking Wilbon's weight, and SR asking jwhit if he still gets crunk in the club. That's fucking golden. I can just imagine Jason rolling his eyes no less than 9 times every time he logs in.

I don't go to ESPN nearly as often as I used too. Thanks for coming over and posting it, Jason. It was a great read, and I wouldn't have gotten to enjoy it most likely unless someone else posted it.

[jwhit]

Glad some of you enjoyed it.

[Hootie]

Jwhit,

you going to any of the WS games?

[HonestChieffan]

Jwhit is still alive? Who knew?

[Marcellus]

I bet this story was fun to write.

I had no idea the Royals had a 13 game lead when the strike hit. JFC that's cruel.

[Kiimo]

There are crumbs of Thin Mints that fall out of Jwits mouth bigger than dyson.

Thin Mints are delicious. What are you trying to say little man, too good for Girl Scout cookies? This is a trick question, Jesus loved them.

[Discuss Thrower]

Senor Whitlock you're a big reason why I started sports writing.

I mean I've gave up on seriously trying to get hired on a paper or website but you know.

[Demonpenz]

Thin Mints are delicious. What are you trying to say little man, too good for Girl Scout cookies? This is a trick question, Jesus loved them.

Jwhit is a legend. I was trying to hack out a fat joke. Jwit is on PTI and I am part-time

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Jwhit is a legend. I was trying to hack out a fat joke. Jwit is on PTI and I am part-time

Don't complain. Live your life like I do. #TooBlessedToBeStressed Do you like that hashtag? I made that shit up all on my own!

[BigRedChief]

Jwhit is still alive? Who knew?Yeah he's on ESPN, PTI and ESPN is buidling a website around him. Yeah, he's living on skid row since he left KC.

[tk13]

I bet this story was fun to write.

I had no idea the Royals had a 13 game lead when the strike hit. JFC that's cruel.

They were 13 games above .500. They were still right behind Cleveland and the White Sox in the standings... but they'd just ripped off 14 wins in a row and had a legit shot at overtaking one if not both for their playoff spots.

Cone/Appier was a great 1-2 punch with Tom Gordon and Gubicza behind them. Hamelin was making an outside run at the team HR record, Joyner/Lind/Gagne/Gaetti was a very good defensive infield. Tons of speed in the OF with Vince Coleman and Brian McRae.

[ChiefsCountry]

Glad some of you enjoyed it.

Was it you or JoPo that wrote that Carl might be pissed if Lamar bought the Royals he couldn't get a WR because the Royals just signed a 4th outfielder?

I remember one of you wrote that in the Star and got a good laugh.

[Exoter175]

Love him or hate him, you have to ENJOY a good Whitlock column, always worth the read.

[ChiefsCountry]

They were 13 games above .500. They were still right behind Cleveland and the White Sox in the standings... but they'd just ripped off 14 wins in a row and had a legit shot at overtaking one if not both for their playoff spots.

Cone/Appier was a great 1-2 punch with Tom Gordon and Gubicza behind them. Hamelin was making an outside run at the team HR record, Joyner/Lind/Gagne/Gaetti was a very good defensive infield. Tons of speed in the OF with Vince Coleman and Brian McRae.

That team had the starting pitching to do damage in the playoffs, with Pichardo and Monty to finish it off.

[tk13]

That post made me curious so I looked up the final AL standings when the strike hit with about 40 games to go:

East - NY Yankees 70-43
Central - Chicago 67-46
West - Texas 52-62 (That's not a typo)

WC
Cleveland - 66-47
Baltimore - 2.5 GB
Kansas City - 3 GB
Toronto - 12 GB

Royals were 3 back of the WC and 4 back of the division, and were on fire in the 2nd half of the season. Kind of gets lost in history though because everyone talks about the Expos, who had the best record in baseball when the strike hit.

[KChiefs1]

He was crying on Sportscenter after the Royals won the ALCS.

[lcarus]

Post more often dude. You jumping into Chiefs discussions more often here would be most welcome.

[ChiefsCountry]

That post made me curious so I looked up the final AL standings when the strike hit with about 40 games to go:

East - NY Yankees 70-43
Central - Chicago 67-46
West - Texas 52-62 (That's not a typo)

WC
Cleveland - 66-47
Baltimore - 2.5 GB
Kansas City - 3 GB
Toronto - 12 GB

Royals were 3 back of the WC and 4 back of the division, and were on fire in the 2nd half of the season. Kind of gets lost in history though because everyone talks about the Expos, who had the best record in baseball when the strike hit.

I still say the Royals made a mistake not staying in the AL West.