Mike King

What a powerful commentary on integrity and life

I really like political cartoons.  This isn't a political cartoon so I call it a LIFE cartoon.  It was on Scot McKnight's (who has a FANactical baseball passion) blog and it makes such a powerful statement on integrity and life.

Big 12 Championship Game

I had four tickets to the Big 12 Championship Football Game at Arrowhead last night.  I was hoping for another scenario like last year so that I could sell my tickets and make a little profit but such was not in the cards for 2008.  It was a festive environment and fun to watch the Schooners in their warm-up before they win the National Championship next month.  I had good company with Erik Leafblad, Jim Newberry and Jim's brother-in-law.  Dang it was cold.  By halftime the game was beyond any chance for Mizzou to mount a comeback so we retreated to the warmth of the nearby neighborhood Applebees for drink, food and the end of the game. 

This is what a picture looks like (way to much head room) when taken by a random MU fan who already had way too much to drink before the game.

You've got to love this...

 

Royals are generating some fireworks

The Royals hot off of a five win, one loss road trip (including a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals) have come home this weekend to win two of three games over the San Francisco Giants.  Friday night, they delighted the capacity crowd with what was billed as one of the largest fireworks displays in Kansas City history.  Vicki and I watched from the same location that my dad and I used to visit frequently during 1969 - 1972 to watch the progress of this marvelous sports complex.  It is great to see the stadium full.  We are only a couple years away from returning to the status of a playoff team.  That's when the real fireworks will begin.

National Championship

Last night was a great night.  We worked late at the office and got to 810 Sports Zone too late to get a table for the National Championship Game.  So we checked out a couple other places before settling in at Jack Stack's on the Plaza.  Vicki and I were joined by Chris Folmsbee, Aaron and Paige Mitchum and Nick Pickrell along with around twenty others who enjoyed the worlds greatest BBQ while watching KU work their magic.  Carl Peterson and his wife were part of the twenty.  Nick was pretty psyched about that because he is a major Chiefs fan and he happened to be wearing a Chiefs shirt.  Anyway, we ate and yelled way too much while experiencing one of the greatest National Championship games ever.  It has been twenty years since Danny Manning last brought us a National Championship.  I would be happy if Carl could make sure that we duplicated this feat by winning us the Super Bowl in 2009 (40 years after our last Super Bowl victory).  I know, fat chance but there was some miracles happening in the last three minutes of last nights game.  Carl was taking notes... who knows.  Oops, it is time to go and watch the Royals Home Opener with the boys...

 

GO JAYHAWKS

Still in 1st place

The Kansas City Royals are still in 1st place.  Wow, for three days I've been able to kind of identify with the joy that being a Red Sox or Yankee's fan must be like.  Come on boys, let's keep it going.  Please.  It happens in the movies.

KU on the way...

The Jayhawks are on the way to a national championship...

CHASE away the blues

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helps me forget

Chiefs and Rockies

The Chiefs’ game against the Bengals had more excitement in the first five minutes than all of last Sunday’s game.  Gonzales broke the NFL record for most touchdowns scored by a tight end.  While at the game I received a text message from Jeremy Affeldt, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies who told me how cold it was in Denver.  The cold weather didn’t slow down the Rockies. These guys are on fire.  Jeremy came on in relief and completed a fast three up and three down inning.