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  • Royals and Chiefs fans are not the same

    - 07/04/2008 11:16 AM CDT

    It doesn’t surprise me that some people at Royals’ games sing “home of the Chiefs” instead of “home of the brave” at the end of the national anthem. (See recent Ball Star blog.)

  • Baseball lays down the law on replays

    - 07/04/2008 07:11 AM CDT

    Replays are serious stuff to Major League Baseball, which issued something called Bulletin D-12 before the start of the year that tells teams what they may and may not show. It even has to be posted in the scoreboard operations booth.

  • Big board blues, replay flap, free custard

    - 07/01/2008 10:21 AM CDT

    There’s no doubt about it — the new scoreboard at Kauffman is a visual wonder. Its size and configuration make it easy to see, even from certain places outside the ballpark.

  • Royals spoil things for Cards again

    - 06/28/2008 10:19 AM CDT

    CHEAP CHEEP: From what I gather, fans of the Cardinals never get as caught up as Royals’ fans do in the teams’ interleague rivalry. Call it a superiority complex. Or more fitting word might be smug. So it wasn’t a surprise to hear one Card’s fan lament to a Royals’ follower after the game Friday night: “You aren’t making the playoff, and you are costing us our shot!” He got no sympathy. Actually, the Cards are only three...

  • A field of dreams for Royals AA team

    - 06/24/2008 11:05 AM CDT

    SPRINGDALE, Ark. | For some baseball fans, a bonus of any vacation is to have a minor league team in the vicinity. Some of us even go a bit out of our way to take in a game.

  • Take heart: Losers can turn around quickly

    - 06/13/2008 04:38 PM CDT

    Fans younger than their mid-20s have never known the Royals as a playoff team. The Royals haven’t made the post-season since 1985 – the second-longest drought in the majors. Milwaukee hasn’t been there since 1982. (Tampa Bay has never been there but has only existed since 1998.)

  • Long lines and loud boos

    - 06/12/2008 05:57 PM CDT

    Wednesday was probably not a night that will bring folks back to Kauffman. Lines 30-people deep waited to buy tickets and a lot of fans didn’t get in until the game was nearly an hour old. Then, many fans left early as the Royals coughed up another lead in the late innings.

  • Promotions will be big draw next weekend

    - 06/11/2008 02:44 PM CDT

    Believe it or not, you may want to act quickly to get a ticket to one of the first two games of the Royals homestand that begins June 20.

  • Free agents outshine draft picks

    - 06/09/2008 06:26 PM CDT

    As a low-budget team, the Royals are supposed to build their team on drafting and developing good players more so than going the free agent route.

  • Attendance lags again

    - 06/06/2008 10:25 AM CDT

    As you might expect, the Royals are not a great draw again this year, but the news is not all bad. The Royals are 27th in average attendance per game among the 30 Major League Baseball teams, according to figures on ESPN’s Web site. The Royals drew an average of 18,726 through June 1, ahead of only Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh and Florida.

  • Bus to Kauffman is cheap option

    - 06/04/2008 04:06 PM CDT

    Here’s a way to beat the price of gas and parking while getting a discounted Royals’ ticket besides: take the bus.

  • Limits sought on tailgating at Kauffman

    - 06/02/2008 07:44 PM CDT

    Tailgating has never been nearly as big at Kauffman Stadium as at Arrowhead, but the Royals want to bring it under more control nonetheless.

  • Billy Butler lives, José cheered, White excels

    - 05/30/2008 12:26 PM CDT

    Billy Butler was sent to AAA Omaha on Thursday, but it seemed as if he was still with the Royals last night. Butler appeared on the scoreboard in the nightly taped trivia feature in which players participate. Butler’s signature was the one to find in the program Thursday night to win a prize. And there were plenty of fans wearing Billy Butler jerseys they got at the April 12 game. By the way, Butler’s jersey is still selling for up to $49.99 on eBay. How many minor leaguers can...

  • Royals mark down seats for Saturday.

    - 05/29/2008 03:51 PM CDT

    The Royals are skidding and so are the prices of tickets for Saturday night’s game — and a few others. But the team says there is no connection.

  • Don’t blame yourself, Trey

    - 05/28/2008 03:41 PM CDT

    This Trey Hillman is a stand-up guy. He seems always willing to politely answer media questions, win or lose. Now, he’s even taking blame for the Royals’ nine-game losing streak. Well, I don’t hear a lot of fans faulting Trey, and they shouldn’t. Let yourself off the hook, Trey. You don’t belong there.

  • Get a T-shirt of champions, win or lose

    - 05/27/2008 01:30 PM CDT

    The jokes may fly at the Royals’ game tonight as the first 20,000 fans get a T-shirt that reads “Wieners are champions.”

  • Royals’ lack of power is no fun

    - 05/23/2008 12:13 PM CDT

    For the most part, nothing enlivens a crowd like a homerun. Even in a losing cause, it’s something to cheer about.

  • Seats for big appetites

    - 05/21/2008 01:35 PM CDT

    For big eaters who like baseball, the all-you-can-eat seats may be the way to go at Kauffman Stadium. Gorge on all the hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts, nachos and soft drinks you want.

  • Kauffman OK in food site inspections

    - 05/20/2008 12:09 PM CDT

    Say what you want about restaurants and concession stands at Kauffman, but they are relatively clean.

  • ‘Fan of the Game’ and other observations

    - 05/16/2008 12:50 PM CDT

    I was all set to do a big exposé on the Royals “Fan of the Game” feature at Kauffman. That’s the one where fans are told to yell and scream in hopes they get selected for the prize of the day.

  • A standout win; fan gets to Peña; scalpers warned

    - 05/15/2008 06:35 PM CDT

    Today’s game may have been the most fan-friendly of the year at Kauffman. The weather was finally warm, the Royals got out to a six-run lead in the fourth inning and the Tigers never got very close, making for a relaxing time. In the upper deck, thousands of school kids were in attendance as you could tell by the high pitch of their cheers.

  • Ways to buy tickets are changing

    - 05/13/2008 03:48 PM CDT

    Buying tickets to Royals games is becoming similar to shopping on eBay or Craig’s List. Go to the team’s website, royals.com, and you’ll find the team auctioning off tickets and also providing a place for private individuals to buy and sell tickets.

  • Two cops get best seats in house

    - 05/09/2008 02:21 PM CDT

    Randy Sims readily admits that his moonlighting job is a great gig. Sims’ attends Royals’ games for free and sits in the visitor’s dugout. Across the diamond, Darren Ivey hangs out on one end of the Royals dugout — also as a second job.

  • Popping the question for all to see

    - 05/07/2008 02:54 PM CDT

    Normally a very private moment, marriage proposals are sometimes taken public in a big way at Kauffman Stadium.

  • Homestand preview and Emil “RBI” Brown

    - 05/06/2008 09:25 AM CDT

    The Royals tonight start a 10-game homestand — the longest of the season — that is relatively lean on promotions but should offer some interesting baseball.

  • School choir won’t be denied anthem

    - 05/02/2008 05:13 PM CDT

    Sometimes even the singing of the National Anthem can stir controversy at the ballpark — before the game is ever played.

  • What’s good out at Kauffman

    - 05/02/2008 03:28 PM CDT

    After taking the Royals to task on replays, giveaway practices and a few other things recently, it’s only fair to mention what they’re doing right this year.

  • Service struck out at MU-KU game

    - 04/30/2008 05:04 PM CDT

    It was a nice spring evening for the Missouri-Kansas college baseball game at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, but there was nothing pleasant about trying to buy food or drinks.

  • Royals favor fans behind dugouts

    - 04/28/2008 05:15 PM CDT

    People sitting behind the two dugouts at Kauffman Stadium not only have some of the best seats in the house to watch the game, they also have the inside track on handouts.

  • Save that ticket stub for food and drink

    - 04/26/2008 03:33 PM CDT

    The popular Krispy Kreme donut promotion is long gone at Kauffman Stadium. You remember – if the Royals got 12 hits, a ticket from the game was good for a dozen donuts.

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