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Leftridge: Why the Chiefs Will Win Their First Playoff Game in 20 Years
Here we are, on the precipice of the Chiefs’ biggest game in 20 years, and it doesn’t really feel like it. Oh sure, the fountains are bloodbath-red, and there are roving hordes of local news people standing in a frigid … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Royals Offseason Moves A-Ok (Like the New Outfielder Aoki– Get it?)
Well, the Chiefs have locked up a playoff spot for official, and they’ve got an important game this weekend against the Indianapolis Colts (who likely figure to be KC’s first round opponent, too), but I’m sure another writer will post … Continue reading
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Leftridge: KSHB’s Jack Harry Offends, Fails to Admit Mistake
Jumping beans. Jakarta. Java. Javelin… These are all words that start with the letter “J.” Grandpa. Gross. Golf. Groundhog. These are all words that start with the letter “G.” Sometimes, you can get a “g” word that starts with a … Continue reading
Leftridge: Will the Royals Land Beltran, and Should They?
When a friend with inside knowledge told me on Tuesday (before it was being reported elsewhere) that free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran was visiting Kauffman Stadium and being wooed like a five star recruit—replete with the highlight real on the … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Royals Offseason Chugs Along; My Predictions
The 2003-2004 offseason was an important one for the Kansas City Royals. Riding high on their first winning record since 1994 and picked by many to be an ’04 favorite to win the division, they did what any self-respecting organization … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Chiefs Key to Success Hinges on Winning the Game
The Chiefs are less than three days away from what is inarguably their biggest test in 10 years. Not since the 2003 season’s playoff matchup against the Indianapolis Colts has a game meant this much. (I’m excusing 2010’s anomaly from … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Chiefs Midseason Report Card, One Game Late
Last year, I didn’t do a “midyear progress report” on the Chiefs, because how do you even grade horseshit? It would have looked something like, “oh man, is this team bad. I mean, really, REALLY bad. F’s all around. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Smith, Andy Reid, Brandon Leftridge, KC chiefs, Report Card
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Leftridge: The Chiefs Must Crush Cleveland in Resounding Fashion
The (7-0. 7-0. 7-0.) Kansas City Chiefs host the 3-4 Cleveland Browns on Sunday, but you already knew that. You also already know that the Chiefs will win, and Arrowhead will be insane and KC will still be undefeated and … Continue reading
Leftridge: A World Series of Suck
Until I sat down to write this piece, I honestly didn’t know that the ALCS between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox was tied 2-2. It’s not that I haven’t been watching—I have—but something about the way things … Continue reading
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Leftridge: A Look Back at My 2013 Royals Predictions
Travel with me back in time. Say, oh, six months or so. The government was still doing governmental things. It was a snowy spring, brutish and cold. Our grandmothers hadn’t yet been subjected to the horrors of twerking. It was … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Royals’ Playoff Hopes Disappear, But That Doesn’t Mean Season Was a Bust
Most of us were asleep when the Royals postseason hopes were finally dashed against the rocks. It was late—late for a lot of 9-5’ers, anyway—when the mostly hapless Seattle Mariners finished drubbing KC for a second straight shutout. Coupled with … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Chiefs Win; All Hail King Houston
Chiefs fans, rejoice. Only three games into the 2013 season, and they’ve already exceeded last year’s win total. And while that’s not saying a whole hell of a lot—two victories is an embarrassingly low mountain to overcome—let us not dwell … Continue reading
Leftridge: Chiefs’ 2013 Record Prediction (Spolier Alert: I Don’t Have Them Winning the Super Bowl)
There’s simply no way to sugar coat horse plop: last year’s 2-14 Kansas City Chiefs were abysmal. We all know this, and we all know why. Godawful quarterback play. A worthless coach. Players failing to play to their potential. Players … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Chiefs’ Preseason Comes to Merciful Conclusion
Even though it’s a thousand degrees and may not officially feel like it, football season is here. The Kansas City Chiefs trounced the Green Bay Packers last night (putting up 30 points, even—their most in a preseason contest since 2003), … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Royals’ Season Sunk, Took Longer Than Usual
Well, that’s your ballgame, folks. Though it comes as no surprise—we didn’t REALLY think the Royals would contend this year, did we?—it is a bit more melancholy than years past. That’s because, unlike the past 20 years of futility, those … Continue reading
Leftridge: ESPN Reports Boxer Tommy Morrison on Death’s Doorstep
Tommy Morrison has always been a little crazy, and now he’s dying and a little crazy. According to a post on ESPN.com, Morrison’s 17-year battle with HIV has morphed into full-blown AIDS and the former heavyweight champion’s days are likely … Continue reading
Leftridge: Most Important Series of Royals’ Season Started…Last Night
Editor’s note: This post was written last night but went unpublished owing to a communication miscue. This is it. This is everything. No series this season has been more fraught with tangible implications than the upcoming five game show-down with … Continue reading
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Tagged Boo Getz, Brandon Leftridge, Hunt for Blue October, KC Royals
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Leftridge: The One Where I Equate Enjoying the KC Royals to Sex with a Unicorn
Since Justin Maxwell was acquired at the trade deadline, he’s done nothing but hit home runs. (Well, two of them.) That still doesn’t mean I think giving up pitching prospect Kyle Smith was the right move. I begged and pleaded … Continue reading
Leftridge: Trade Deadline Looms; Will Dayton Moore Do the Right Thing?
Dayton Moore is in the middle of the singularly biggest week of his professional life. Forget about the James Shields acquisition—that was a decision that likely took months of planning and strategizing. (And has also revealed itself to be a … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Royals Midyear Awards, Because Why Not?
So the All Star Game is in the books—a delightfully pointless affair that serves only to illuminate the pageantry in professional sports—and we’re left with nothing but the memories. Neil Diamond warbling his way through a cacophony of boos that … Continue reading
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