Comments for Royals Then, Now & Forever http://royalshof.mlblogs.com The Official Blog of the Royals Hall of Fame Wed, 25 May 2011 20:52:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on 1946-2011 by Lwiedy http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2011/05/25/1946-2011/#comment-287 Wed, 25 May 2011 20:52:27 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/?p=1960370#comment-287 Very sad. Splitt was one of the most underrated pitchers of his day. How tough was he? In the deciding game of the 1977 ALCS, Billy Martin didn’t start Mr. October because he knew Reggie had no chance against him. Splitt pitched more than well enough to win that night and I am glad he was the starter the night KC won it’s first pennant. As important a person to the Royals organization and anyone not wearing #5, IMO. RIP, Splitt.

]]> Comment on New York, New York by Lwiedy http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2011/05/10/new-york-new-york/#comment-284 Wed, 18 May 2011 01:11:24 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/?p=1960345#comment-284 Lou showed in that first series his penchant for coming up big in the apple. During KC’s second trip to NY, Lou had an inside-the-park HR.

]]> Comment on New York, New York by Lwiedy http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2011/05/10/new-york-new-york/#comment-283 Wed, 18 May 2011 01:05:06 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/?p=1960345#comment-283 Lou showed in that first series his penchon for coming up big in the apple. During KC’s second trip to NY, Lou had an inside-the-park HR.

]]> Comment on Paul Splittorff by BoJackson16 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2011/05/17/paul-splittorff/#comment-282 Tue, 17 May 2011 18:05:35 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/?p=1960360#comment-282 Thank you #34always carried himself with dignity and class. I got to meet him in 1979 at Kauffman. With those glasses he reminded me of someone’s insurance saleman, but his competitive fire on the mound made him great fun to watch. All the prayers of all Royals fans everywhere are wi him and his family. I personally hope he makes it back into the booth as soon as he can. Thanks #34 for all the great memories and God Bless!

]]> Comment on This Date In Royals History – April 19, 1984 by lwiedy@yahoo.com http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2010/04/19/this-date-in-royals-history-april-19-1984/#comment-3 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:36:52 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/04/this-date-in-royals-history---april-19-1984.html#comment-3 And Sabes “coming out” party was also against the ’84 Tigers. He survived a shaky start in game two of the LCS and shutout Detroit on just two hits over the last five innings.

]]> Comment on Cy Young Celebration – TONIGHT by lwiedy@yahoo.com http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2010/04/09/cy-young-celebration-tonight/#comment-4 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:09:40 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/04/cy-young-celebration--tonight.html#comment-4 To take the KC connection a bit further, Rick Sutcliffe was from Independence, MO.

]]> Comment on This Date In Royals History – April 8, 1969 by lwiedy@yahoo.com http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2010/04/08/this-date-in-royals-history-april-8-1969/#comment-5 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:12:11 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/04/this-date-in-royals-history---april-8-1969.html#comment-5 Denkinger?s last game (according to Retrosheet) was also in KC. It be interesting to hear Denkinger?s thoughts on that 1st game in?69. He?s from Iowa, so it must have been neat to work you first game in the city relatively close to your hometown. Don also worked the 1980 World Series, getting an earful from Jim Frey after Dickie Noles dusted Brett in game four.

]]> Comment on This Date In Royals History – February 23, 1987 by suedehead6 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2010/02/23/this-date-in-royals-history-february-23-1987/#comment-7 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:47:56 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/02/this-date-in-royals-history---february-23-1987.html#comment-7 (That 7-14-01 date is incorrect…not sure what the date was in 2001.)

]]> Comment on This Date In Royals History – February 23, 1987 by suedehead6 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2010/02/23/this-date-in-royals-history-february-23-1987/#comment-6 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:35:44 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/02/this-date-in-royals-history---february-23-1987.html#comment-6 Hello Mr. Nelson & Royals Hall of Fame –

I thoroughly enjoy the blog, thanks for the work you do on it.

As a Monarchs history buff and Royals fan, I always love the annual Salute to the Negro Leagues game, particularly seeing the Royals wear Monarchs throwback uniforms. I’m attempting to chronicle these games on my blog: http://kcbbh.blogspot.com/

Would you be interested in helping me out with a little history on these games? I have a partial list of the games, but if you could provide a more complete list, that would be great. Also, if you’d be willing to share any images from these games, that would be greatly appreciated.

Here’s my partial list of games:
6-13-98
6-26-99
6-?-00
7-14-01
6-29-03
6-13-04
7-10-05
?-?-06
7-1-07
6-28-08
5-30-09

Thanks so much and cheers,
Aaron
aaronstilley [at] hot mail dot com

]]> Comment on Pitcher/Player…Player/Pitcher by lwiedy@yahoo.com http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/2010/01/22/pitcherplayer-playerpitcher/#comment-8 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:44:20 +0000 http://royalshof.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/01/pitcherplayerplayerpitcher.html#comment-8 Nice Pokey reference with the shot of Ankiel taking on the wall. I vaguely recall seeing video once of Tom?s crash into the left field wall in 1976 vs. the White Sox. Retrosheet mentions that he left the game with ?multiple fractures?. It was some crash. Hard to believe it took until 1978 to add padding to the outfield walls.

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