Thursday, June 7, 2018

What's On TV Tonight (In Milwaukee) (In 1972)?







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  1. Nice to see Oakland atop The standings.

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  2. I watched the Brewers-Royals game on BackToBaseball.com. Dave May, the guy Milwaukee would eventually trade to Atlanta for Hank Aaron, tripled and doubled in runs to put the Brewers in the lead. But neither time did anyone get him home, and I knew Milwaukee was in trouble. Alas, Amos Otis knocked in a couple of guys in the bottom of the eighth to bring the Royals back from behind, and Kansas City won, 5-4. I don't care how well the Mets are doing this year; they should've never gotten rid of Amos Otis.

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  3. This win briefly pulled the Royals out of last place in the American League West. But then on the Thursday afternoon of June 8, 2018, Kansas City let the Brewers out of town with a series-saving win. So, as of the (#freakin) weekend starting June 9, the Royals are tied with the Texas Rangers for last place in the division, 12.5 games behind our Oakland A's.

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  4. This is unfamiliar territory for the fourth-year Kansas City team. The Royals debuted with the divisions in MLB69 and placed fourth in the West. They tied for same in MLB70, and then Kansas City surged to 85-76 and second in MLB71. Here's the beautiful start of a movie of 1971 Royals highlights, called "A Brand New Era."

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  5. I feel like I've mentioned this at the HP some time, but I used to go to church with a fellow here in Madisonville who had been part of the chamber or economic development or business community at large in Kansas City when Charles Finley moved the A's to Oakland and then Ewing Kauffman founded the Royals. He talked about how incredibly satisfying it was once the Royals ended up becoming such a division power and the A's so stunk at the end of the 1970s. I was always enjoyed hearing that guy telling those stories, even though I'm an A's fan. Anyway, that guy--a staunch Republican--cared for his wife--a true Democratic Party wheel in Kentucky--through all kinds of sicknesses and injuries in the last 15 years, and, then, about three months after she died early this year, this guy died, too. Rest in peace, both of them.

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