Our countdown of the 50 greatest moments in Royals history continues. Missed some? Numbers 50-41 are here, 40-31 are here, 30-21 are here, 20-16 are here, and 15-11 are here. 10. October 11, 1985: Brett Saves The Series So the Royals lost the last two games of the 1980 World Series. Then they lost three […]
Author: Darin Watson
U.L.’s Toothpick: The 50 Greatest Moments In Royals History (#15-11)
Need a refresher on the previous moments in this series? Numbers 41-50 are here, numbers 31-40 are here, and numbers 21-30 are here. The most recent entry, numbers 16-20, is here. 15. October 18, 1980: Aikens hits two homers in Series game—again On this list, we also previously mentioned Willie Aikens’ heroics in Game Three of the 1980 World […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: The 50 Greatest Moments In Royals History (#20-16)
We’re going to stretch out the drama here by running the top 20 moments of this series in installments of five each. Check back later this week for more! Also, if you want or need a refresher on the previous moments, #41-50 are here. And #31-40 are here. And #21-30 are here. 20. October 2, […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: The 50 Greatest Moments In Royals History (#30-21)
It’s time for the next installment of our countdown of the 50 greatest moments in Royals history. If you missed them or just want a recap, you can find numbers 41-50 here and 31-40 here. Something of a spoiler alert: pretty much everything after this point involves the playoffs, or getting to them. 30. September […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: The 50 Greatest Moments In Royals History (#40-31)
Let’s continue our countdown of the 50 greatest moments in Royals history, honoring the franchise as its 50th season nears. You can find moments 50-41 here. By the way, if you’re wondering, these were determined by a committee of…me. Well, I showed the list to my wife, The Amazing Michelle, but I picked the moments […]
U.L’s Toothpick: The 50 Greatest Moments In Royals History (#50-41)
As you are probably aware, 2018 marks the 50th season of Royals baseball. The team started the anniversary festivities with a fan vote on the top 50 players, with the results being revealed one per day leading up to Opening Day. So far I can’t quibble too much with the results. First I thought I […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: The Year Of The Card–Tony Solaita, 1975
Admittedly, Tony Solaita is one of the more obscure players in Royals history. His career in Kansas City ended more than 40 years ago, he wasn’t a starter, and he didn’t play on one of the division-winning teams of the late 1970s. (Well, he was on the 1976 team for a few weeks.) Yet I […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: What If…The Royals Didn’t Fire Whitey Herzog?
It may have been one of the most short-sighted decisions in Royals history. After a disappointing 1979 season, the Royals fired manager Whitey Herzog, who had led the Royals to the playoffs the previous three years. Sure, there were off-field circumstances behind the move – Herzog had publicly criticized general manager Joe Burke and owner […]
U.L.’s Toothpick: The Year Of The Card–Jose Offerman, 1998
It is perhaps the best tricky trivia question about Royals’ history: which player has the highest career batting average in franchise history (minimum 1,000 at-bats)? Most people, unsuspecting, would guess George Brett. Someone expecting an unusual answer might throw out Hal McRae or Mike Sweeney or someone like that. Most people probably don’t know the […]
Who To Root For In The World Series: A Royals Fan’s Guide
If you’re like me, you’ve discovered the last two Octobers are a bit of a letdown after the 2014 and 2015 postseasons. Playoff baseball is a drug, apparently, and withdrawal is not fun. Although the Royals aren’t in the World Series (as you may have heard), perhaps choosing a side in the World Series will […]