Behind the Stats Radio

Wednesday, June 17thOriginally, I was going to title this entry, "So, You Think You're a KU Fan?" but I'm not so sure that's the most accurate for this. Basically, I'm working on a fast-track book featuring Kansas Jayhawk fans telling their best/favorite/most memorable stories about, well, being...

Friday, June 12thLong-time no blog. I'll get better. And this is a great way to kick off the "new and improved" Matt blogging -- or something like that...

Former Royals catcher Don Slaught recently joined me for a phone interview as "Behind the Stats" gets tweaked. Here's a link to a recent "Where Have You Gone?" that I wrote on Slaught for Metro Sports.We hope you enjoy this shortened show.

Monday, April 6th During the past few posts, I've been reliving a couple Final Four memories from the book I compiled, CBS Sports Presents: Stories from the Final Four. Somewhat appropriately heading into tonight's championship game, here's a little story from 1988...

Friday, April 3rd As I mentioned yesterday, this week I'm presenting first-hand accounts of memories from men who have been through the Final Four experience -- players, coaches and broadcasters. The full-length stories are featured in the book CBS Sports Presents: Stories from the Final Four...

Thursday, April 2nd As you might've read in my "Behind the Stats"column on Monday for Metro Sports, this week I'm offering a few Final Four memories, mainly coming from my book from a few years ago, CBS Sports Presents: Stories from the Final Four.After all, similar to the Super Bowl, for...

Wednesday, March 25th I'm not sure why I'm doing this, but starting today -- right now, actually -- at least once a week I'm going to post a few interesting, intriguing or just goofy articles I come across...

Wednesday, March 4th Remember how I said in my last post that I'd be updating you during this little hiatus and posting "Best Of..." shows and all of that? Oh, you don't? OK, great...

Hey BtSR Buddies, (one of my favorite inside jokes of all time, thank you Matt)As Matt had mentioned to all of you earlier, I am writing this email to you from the Hawkeye State, a.k.a. Iowa...

Monday, Feb. 16th Wow, long time, no communication. Actually, it's been only a little more than a week, but it seems a lot longer. At any rate, I wanted to start updating you on the current status of our "Behind the Stats" radio show...

As is usually the case with long-time major-league pitcher (and friend of the show) Steve Renko, we had a great time recording the show Tuesday at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The following are the show's first three segments...

Saturday, January 31st Finally! Or, it's about time! Either way, Chiefs great Derrick Thomas, who died nearly eight years ago -- on Feb. 8 -- was announced earlier today as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2009. Frankly, this is long overdue...

I had an absolute blast this week at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum with Pellom McDaniels and Bob Kendrick. Pellom, without question, is one of the true gifts to sports in Kansas City...

Monday, January 26th As you might've noticed on our site or in The Star, this week we're recording the show at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the historic 18th and Vine district. We've said it here before, but if you've never been to the museum, do yourself a favor and go sometime...

Although we didn't record a show this week, doesn't mean we don't have an original "Behind the Stats" to pass your way. We've been planning to run this show with Priest Holmes around this time...

Friday, Jan. 23rd As you've likely heard by now, the Chiefs finally fired Herm Edwards today. (The only reason I say finally is because of the saga. For whatever reason, I've told people that I wouldn't have had a problem with one more year of Herm...

As you may have heard, this week was our final at Saints Pub. (We'll explain that in another post sometime.) What a way to go out! Long-time Royals player and coach (a Royals legend, frankly) Jamie Quirk joined me, along with guest co-host Dave Stewart...

Wednesday, January 14th Sadly, there are times when all of us need to be reminded of at least one of these two truths: 1. There are college coaches out there who do things the right way, for the right reasons.2. We can't take today for granted...

Sunday, Jan. 11th Technically, this isn't good blog material. However, since we have listeners and readers throughout the Midwest, we wanted to pass along some information on a few upcoming Royals Caravan stops this week in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri...

Thursday, January 8thHappy Elvis Day! Since I know that a few of you will be tuning in to tonight's Florida-Oklahoma game instead of your favorite Elvis movie, this seemed like a good time to post a link to an article I wrote for Metro Sports a few weeks ago...

I stated this in an earlier post today, but it's worth repeating... a big "Happy Elvis Day" to you. (If you're not sure what I mean, Google Elvis and Jan...

Monday, January 5th We're still not sure what we're doing with this blog and podcast stuff. (I don't know if that's a confession or just a statement of fact.) But, in hopes of getting the word out more about "Behind the Stats" radio, we've added it to a couple podcasting-type services...

Happy New Year's!For your holiday enjoyment, we bring you this week's "Behind the Stats," which we recorded on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Saints Pub & Patio in Lenexa with former Chiefs running back Kimble Anders. This week, however, we're starting something a little different...

Merry Christmas from the "Behind the Stats" family. For your Christmas treat, we bring you a great show with Chiefs Hall of Fame guard Ed Budde and his son, a Chiefs great in his own right, Brad Budde...

Join us for lunch as we welcome former Chiefs running back Kimble Anders. As always, there is no charge to watch the show, and cordial audience participation is encouraged.

Saturday, December 20th The answer to that question is pretty easy. Well, at least where he'll be on Tuesday the 23rd. (Brad Budde and his dad, Chiefs Hall of Famer Ed Budde, are our scheduled guests for the show at Saints Pub at 11:30 a.m...

I want to start this off with a special thanks to Lynn Dickey, former K-State and NFL quarterback, for joining me Tuesday at Saints Pub & Patio for "Behind the Stats." Besides coming out in the snow when other events around the city were being cancelled or postponed, Lynn hung around long enough...

Saturday, December 13th Anyone who knows me, knows about my faith and belief in Christ. Maybe it's not good that I start that with the caveat "anyone who knows me." So, I'm often drawn to stories of people in the sports world who are willing to talk about their faith...

Chiefs Hall of Famer Ed Budde and his son, former Rockhurst/USC/Chiefs player Brad Budde, will be our guests at Saints for lunch on Tuesday. Take a break from your last-minute...