tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413758965958565043.post5759270136046383330..comments2023-11-05T03:05:02.330-06:00Comments on The Henry Wiggen Blog: Joe Posnanski's so-long column, the Kansas City Kid leaves home... Don't miss itJohn Lofflinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278336968891726815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413758965958565043.post-62871720062252659542011-05-11T14:20:22.458-05:002011-05-11T14:20:22.458-05:00The Royals foul-tipped me one too many times back ...The Royals foul-tipped me one too many times back in ‘94 –what, a manger can’t throw things at sportswriters without getting fired?- so I quit going to the stadium. When the organization slid further downhill, I even quit watching the games on the tube.<br /><br />But I always read Joe’s columns on them.<br /><br />Even the one he wrote every spring, the one I hated because I knew it to be a lie ( hell, Joe knew it to be a lie), the column where he shared his belief that <i>this</i> was the year the Boys in Blue would win it all.<br /><br />And every spring I’d peruse Joe’s reasons and find myself buying into his logic, even as my hindbrain screamed, NO WAY! YOU’RE BEING HUSTLED! AGAIN!!!<br /><br />But for a week after that column, maybe more if the Royals had read Joe and found themselves inspired to play above their historical station, I’d follow the sports pages with hope and anticipation.<br /><br />I’m going to miss that, damn him.Nickhttp://willnotbetelevised.com/tv/noreply@blogger.com