Tales from the Kansas City Royals Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Royals Stories Ever Told

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Amos Otis, Frank White, George Brett, Hal McRae, Dan Quisenberry, Bret Saberhagen, Paul Splittorff--one mention of any of those names can bring about visions of great baseball, determination, and winning. However, one vision outweighs all others: the boys in blue . . . the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals, an expansion club in the America

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Denny Matthews has been with the Kansas City Royals as a radio announcer since the clubs first season, 1969. Besides working for the Royals, Matthews has worked games for the CBS Radio Network. After the 2003 season, the Royals selected Matthews for the clubs Hall of Fame. Matthews, a 1966 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan, lettered in baseball and football for three years. In 1999, along with Fred White and Matt Fulks, Matthews coauthored Play by Play: 25 Years of Royals on Radio.
Matt Fulks started his journalism career while attending Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. Since then he has been involved in every form of media, including work with WSMV-TV (Nashvilles NBC affiliate), WAKM radio, and the Review-Appeal newspaper. Fulks is currently a regular contributor for various publications, including a weekly newspaper column, Behind the Stats, which focuses on inspirational stories from the world of sports. He is also the author or coauthor of six other books, including Behind the Stats: Tennessees Coaching Legends and Super Bowl Sunday, which he compiled in association with CBS Sports.