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Kansas City T-Bones Begin Their 2013 Baseball Season

Doug — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:56:11 +0000

The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals are doing well in the beginning of their season, but another team in the area is just starting their season. The Kansas City T-Bones will be taking on the Lee's Summit Monarchs today (May 6) at Community America Ballpark in Kansas City in an exhibition game.

Wichita State Shockers' Player Catches Squirrel in His Helmet [VIDEO]

Kaleb — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:35:51 +0000

During a game between the Wichita State Shockers and Kansas Jayhawks, a squirrel made its way onto the field and started running around near second base. Players chased the squirrel until Wichita State catcher Tyler Baker, who had reached second on a double, was able to scoop the squirrel up in his helmet. Baker was [...]

Reporter Almost Gets Her Head Taken Off By Baseball While Taking Selfie

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:15:41 +0000

Having your picture taken and taking a picture both require a certain degree of concentration. So when you’re taking a “selfie” (and performing both of these tasks at once) you tend to be pretty oblivious to anything else going on around you. Baseball reporter Kelly Nash almost learned this lesson the hard way while she [...]

Listen to Smith-Cotton Tiger Baseball Streaming Online

Doug — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:32:54 +0000

The Smith-Cotton Tigers baseball season is in full swing. Join Kaleb Filis and Al McCurdy with the play-by-play of Varsity, Junior Varsity and C team games. We’ll highlight each team as they play at historic Liberty Park and a few on the road. Good luck to the Smith-Cotton Tigers! Thanks to our sponsors for making [...]

5 Amazing Fans Who Caught Foul Balls Without Dropping Their Beers

Danny Groner — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:30:35 +0000

We’ve all seen fans at sporting events try to match the competitors on the field from time to time. As the ball flies toward them, they make valiant efforts to grab a souvenir. Some are armed with gloves, while others choose instead to duck and cover. And then there are the select few who so [...]

Watch These Great Moments in Foul-Ball Catches — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:46 +0000

[onescreen item="5062499"] Baseball season is upon us, and the main goal of many fans who attend games is to catch a foul ball. Almost every time, though, it doesn’t work out. There are only so many foul balls hit per game and up to 50,000 people are there also trying to catch foul balls, so [...]

What Baseball Stadium Would You Like To Visit? [SURVEY]

Doug — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:45:12 +0000

The Major League Baseball Season is in full swing, as teams now have had a full week of games. I am looking forward to seeing a game at Kauffman Stadium and Busch Stadium this season. Last week, I told you about the top five stadiums I would like to go watch a game at, and now the ball is in your hands. Tell me your top five stadium picks.

St. Louis Cardinals Face Cincinnati Reds in Home Opener Today

Newstalk 1050 Staff — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:11:20 +0000

Today (April 8) marks the annual return of baseball to St. Louis as the Cardinals take on the Cincinnati Reds in a 3:15 p.m. game. Opening Day 2013 will feature a pre-game ceremony that will pay tribute to Stan Musial. Following is a schedule of official activities and information to help baseball’s best fans enjoy what has become an unofficial holiday for Cardinal Nation.

Doug's Top 5 Major League Baseball Stadiums to Visit

Doug — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:24:47 +0000

The first pitch of the season has been thrown, and the Major League Baseball season has begun. We have a great luxury in being able to cheer for the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals around here. Both cities take great pride in their teams and have fantastic stadiums, Busch Stadium and Kauffman Stadium. While they both are great stadiums, Newstalk 1050 KSIS is giving you the chance to take a trip to see a game of your choice, so I thought it would be fun to list my top five stadiums to visit other than Busch and Kauffman.

UCM Baseball Ranked #1 in NCBWA Preseason Regional Poll

Newstalk 1050 Staff — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:59:08 +0000

The Central Missouri Mules Baseball team was the preseason No. 1 pick in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Central Regional Poll released on Wednesday evening (Jan. 30). The Mules received five of a possible eight first place votes and tallied 76 points to edge out Minnesota State, who received two first place votes [...]