I will be appearing on ESPN Radio 1510 AM in Kansas City tonight to discuss the results of our Royals Mount Rushmore poll. The folks from the Kansas City Baseball Vault have invited me on as a guest and I expect to be heard around 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT.
You can listen live at 1510.com or, if it’s already aired, check out the show archive at the link above.
Andy, I’m sure you’ll do great. While #1 is not in doubt, #2 through #4 Royals have enough legit candidates to provide a lively discussion.
Maybe you could do this in other cities ,such as DC? (Yeah, I know, it’s a lot of work setting that up, starting with getting someone to return your calls).
I’m going to try to listen on-line. You might point out that the 1 vote John Mayberry got probably didn’t come from Whitey Herzog. As a group, I think we represented ourselves pretty well on this vote. There’s a reasonable case to be made for all of the top 10 vote getters and I think the final results are a pretty fair representation of about how they should rank (I switched Appier for Saberhagen in my vote but other wise mine was the same). Let me give you some helpful advice that I’ve always found useful in times of pressure:… Read more »
Andy, Hartvig’s kind advice is just another sign of the civil generosity that has become characteristic of this blog that you began. [Here, think: low-tech guy clueless how to insert smiley face.]
Good job! I’ll be catching up via the archive. Perhaps another 29 opportunities will follow.
You were excellent! You’re voice was deeper than I expected.
I’m assuming the answer to your trivia question can’t be Brett- it would be too obvious. Sweeney maybe?
When they asked about dark horses from other teams I was sure you were going to mention Eddie Kranepool. That was my only disappointment in the whole interview.
Balboni’s 162 avg:
31 HR
84 RBI
.229 BA
144 K
But you know, those ’85 Royals did not have much offense behind Brett. McRae was still dangerous. Lonnie Smith could steal a bag (if he could get on). Balboni was an important piece of that Championship team.
36 HR
112 ops+
And against the Angels, who KC beat out by one game:
.348 .423 .630 1.054
Royals went 9-4 vs the Angels.
Got to listen live after all, Andy. As your comment at #13 might have led me to expect, you know how to make a presentation – poised, clear, and very interesting.
In your comments you made it clear that your KCR Rushmore would have included Appier, and I was impressed that as moderator here you hadn’t pushed that view, though you mentioned how underrated you felt he was.
I expect we’ll have some new contributers from KC joining the site after tonight’s show.
It was in Mayberry’s 1975 season when he led the AL in BB and OPS+, and finished 2nd in MVP voting, behind Fred Lynn. Mayberry was also 3rd in HR, 2nd in RBI and 4th in WAR that year.
The Royals were in 2nd place every day from June 4 to the end of the season, trailing the As who, other than June 3, were in first place every day from Apr 23.
I run a tech company during the day, so I’m constantly negotiating deals, talking to big clients, that sort of thing. In the end, when my interview started last night, I was a tad nervous just before, but forgot all about nerves once it started. I was highly aware of a couple questions that were asked that I didn’t have good answers ready for, but that wasn’t nervousness as much as it was annoyance with myself that I didn’t have good info ready. I knew going in, though, that it’s impossible to prepare for every possible question. That radio show… Read more »
