Somehow Bob Edmondson fell through the cracks.For decades, Ralph Houk has been listed as the first Lawrence High product to play baseball in the major leagues. Not true.That distinction belongs to Edmondson, who toiled for the Washington Senators a hundred years ago.According to the record ...
Rob Thomson, a catcher in the early '80s for Kansas University and a member of the New York Yankees' organization for 19 years now, recently was promoted to serve as new manager Joe Girardi's bench coach.It's a huge career break for Thomson, who has served in a variety of instructional and ...
Asked to predict what will be the enduring legacy of Bud Selig's tenure as commissioner of Major League Baseball, most baseball fans likely would say the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and the explosion of steroid use.Not so fast, urges former Kansas University Chancellor Gene Budig, who ...
Arlington, Texas ? Travis Metcalf's Wednesday started near the French Quarter and ended in what felt like the fourth quarter.Metcalf, a Kansas University product, went from New Orleans, where he was playing for Triple-A Oklahoma, to Baltimore, where he was a part of a record-breaking ...
Kansas University outfielder Brock Simpson has decided to skip his senior season and sign with the Cleveland Indians.Simpson, a 6-foot-3 left-handed hitter from Washburn Rural, hit .256 with three home runs, 42 RBIs and 13 stolen bases as the Jayhawks' starting right-fielder last spring.Simpson ...
KU outfielder Brock Simpson has inked a deal with the Cleveland Indians organization.
Former Kansas University pitcher Tom Gorzelanny was put on the ballot Sunday night as one of five National League candidates for the Monster All-Star Final Vote, which allows fans to vote online for the final roster spot in each league for the midsummer classic.Gorzelanny, 8-4 with a 3.05 ERA ...
Before Thursday night, Travis Metcalf's mere presence at former Kansas University teammate Tom Gorzelanny's wedding as an usher this upcoming November was going to be more than enough to validate his friendship.Now he might have to crack open his wallet to send that same message.Metcalf, a ...
