By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Follow hockey much, and as the playoffs near you hear broadcasters talking about “desperate” play. If you don’t know what that means initially, you figure it out pretty quickly. Stars throwing themselves in front of 90-mph rubber disks. Puck battles all over the place. Goalmouth traffic more intense, goalie scrambles […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Royals pitcher Jonathan Sanchez was designated for assignment Wednesday. He deserved it. Sanchez was 1-6 with a 7.76 ERA and 44 walks — all in 53 1/3 innings covering 12 starts. The pitcher who also has a no-hitter to his credit was routinely lit up by media folks in the […]
Continue ReadingChuck Samples, my former next-door neighbor from childhood in Omaha, Neb., is the news director of KVOE Radio in Emporia, Kan. He covered the major league baseball All-Star game on Tuesday and was kind enough to send ISL several photos of his experience. Click through and enjoy! Click here for next photo: Other links: Chuck Samples’ All-Star […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent KANSAS CITY — Well, the All Star Game may have been a bust. OK, scratch that — it was about as exciting as an empty hamster wheel — but that shouldn’t detract from a wonderful stretch of activities in Kansas City. And an important one for a long-suffering region. Imagine, […]
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