Pete Grathoff
@pgrathoff
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I write about baseball and the Royals for The Kansas City Star (@KCStar). My blog about the quirky side of sports was ranked No. 1 in the world by my mom.
Kansas City, Mo
Joined December 2012
My dog Henry died earlier this month, and I wrote this tribute to him.
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The dog was tied up in a bag and left to die on a beach in the Philippines when he was found by Maureen Schrijvers, the wife of Chiefs' Nikko Remigio. That pup is now loving life in Kansas City thanks to the couple.
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This is a great read.
The first championship Patrick Mahomes attended: Back in 2000. The Subway Series. Some 25 years ago, Mahomes wowed his heroes. He’s never forgotten it — and neither have they. This was a fun one for Super Bowl week:
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Chiefs linemen Kingsley Suamataia and Ethan Driskell took over interviewing duties this morning and got Jawaan Taylor to sing the Florida fight sing
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Andy Reid on talk of refs favoring the Chiefs: “You’d be insulting them to think that’s what they do. … A good story but that’s not reality.”
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Royals estimate they’ll reach 7 million more households by having 10 Sunday games in the 2025 season simulcast on KSMO with six of those games also airing on KCTV 5.
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RT @KCTV5: JUST IN: Kansas City Royals to simulcast 10 regular season games on KCTV5/KSMO in 2025.
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RT @vgregorian: This has been clear for weeks, including Clark Hunt making the preemptive point after the AFC Championship Game ahead of th…
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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce answering a question from a kid: “Is there one question I would ask the media? Why are you leaning into this ref thing so much?”
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Yeah, it’s Super Bowl Opening Night when you see stuff like this.
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NFL guy just replaced the green-colored Gatorade that was in front of Eagles players at Opening Night with red-colored Gatorade before Chiefs players get here.
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RT @ChasenScott: This is a really cool story from @pgrathoff. Do you know why fans started yelling "Home of the Chiefs!" during the nation…
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Cole Ragans opened his meeting with the media at Royals Rally by asking: "Is there barbecue sauce on my face?" That might be the most KC question ever.
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RT @SamMcDowell11: Kareem Hunt is talking about his redemption story at the podium today. @jessenewell shared that story a few weeks ago he…
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RT @JeffPassan: Closer Carlos Estévez and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a free agent contract, sources tell ESPN.
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Royals agreed to terms with outfielder Nelson Velázquez, who hit 22 homers in 104 games with the Royals in 2023-24
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I spoke with singer/Chiefs fan @MichaelBuble, who was in KC's locker room after the AFC Championship Game win.
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If the Chiefs are going to advance to Super Bowl LIX, they are going to have to score at least 31 points for the first time this season.
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