Kevin Kietzman Has Issues

Bobby Witt Jr is the story of spring training for the Royals.  Whether its a 480 foot homer or a crazy great defensive play, Witt Jr has everyone's attention.  Will he be the opening day second baseman?  Still seems like a long shot to me but I've heard worse ideas.  KU AD Jeff Long is now in the crosshairs of KU fans and somehow, some way, he's going to be allowed to hire another football coach.  What a mess.  And I try so hard not to talk about idiotic things like the Royal family.  But when a spoiled rotten, attention seeking, mixed race, crazy liberal American enters the fray screaming for attention... it requires a comment.

Each week, I'm Danny Clinkscale's guest at www.patreo.com/dannyclinkscale and it winds up being a completely different sounding podcast than you would expect.  It's lively and fun and of course, we disagree on quite a few things.  Special thanks to Danny for allowing me to share this with the entire KKHI audience.

KKHI is on the road for spring training in Arizona and it's the wild, wild west after the governor just lifted the mask mandate.  From rolling eyes and snickering to an all at brawl between two women at an upscale fashion mall, the people of Arizona are at odds with each other.  Also, KU's troubles may be deeper than just Les Miles' past troubles and the Star wants Arrowhead Stadium to be ended by the Chiefs.  

 A flurry of sports news late in the week as KU escapes a game against UTEP while their football coach is under fire for alleged misconduct at LSU 8 years ago.  The reports of Miles' behavior indicate he was a serious abuser of his authority at LSU and was even banned from having contact with some women that worked around his program.  KU has a decision to make and we ask what does it all mean if Miles hasn't done anything like this at KU.  The Chiefs sell the name of the field at Arrowhead and the fan reactions are priceless.  Come on, it's Arrowhead Stadium and nothing else.  And the Royals announce their plan for fans.

As we travel our way to Arizona for a little baseball, sun and fun, we share with everyone what the BTL 2.0 Patron Podcast sounds like each Tuesday.  Danny Clinkscale joined us last week right after the cold weather as spring training was getting started.  Shocking, we disagree about Global Warming but find common ground talking baseball.  If you want to get these podcasts each week, they are part of the patron package at www.kkhasissues.com or Danny's site, www.patreon.com/dannyclinkscale.  Enjoy!

The Missouri Tigers have something a lot of teams don't, a go to guy in the clutch.  Dru Smith was the man at Florida as Mizzou gets its best win in a month.  Wade Davis fights his control in spring training as he tries to keep his career going, it's looking like a long shot.  And we know it's hard to keep up with all the Dr. Suess and Mr. Potato head stuff going on, but it looks like the word "plantation" is gone forever and just as offensive as the worst of the worst words you can use.  How are we supposed to keep up with what's ok and not ok?

Tom Porto, the attorney for little Ariel Young, believes former Chiefs coach Brit Reid is getting special treatment as no arrest has been made.  We've also learned the mother of Ariel pleaded with Brit Reid to call 911 while he was on the phone at the scene talking to somebody else.  This just gets worse.  In sports, 5 former Royals from the glory years are in training camp trying to resurrect their careers, I'll tell you about the latest to sign.  And Missouri Rep Jeff Coleman from Jackson County is our conversation.  He's about to lower your property taxes and talks about how to open up the state all the way post Covid.

Tom Porto is the Kansas City attorney for little Ariel Young, the girl left in a coma after a car crash involving former Chiefs coach Britt Reid.  ABC News "Good Morning America" has an update on the condition of the girl and it's not good.  The attorney gives his thoughts and I give mine as well. 

With no Donald Trump to unify around and hate, the Dems have turned on each other.  Governor Cuomo is at the top of the list, and should be.  But its so much more.  It's his brother, other governors, even old talk show hosts.  Yep, with their eyes off Trump, the grievance culture Dems are forced to attack their own.  A 22 year old Royals minor league hits the longest home run many people have ever seen.  I'll tell you who has the most powerful bat in the entire organization.  And watching Lon Kruger lose to K-State and then twice to rival OSU was bad enough, but it was on the same night Roy Williams and Jim Boeheim staged a pillow fight for a bubble spot.  College basketball is stale and in need of a new generation.

The Kansas Jayhawks have become the best team nobody is talking about, as odd as that sounds.  KU rolls Baylor 71-58 and climb to #11 in the NET rankings, which would put them in the tourney as a three seed.  This team has gotten so much better, they are a real threat now.  Meanwhile, one single loss has put Baylor's Big 12 title in peril.  Baylor is supposed to play West Virginia Tuesday and this crazy last week of the regular season could get very messy.  President Trump threw the kitchen sink at Joe Biden and the few anti-Trump Republicans during his speech at CPAC in Orlando.  We break down the important points he made.  And Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York now has the Attorney General investigating his pervy ways and even the Dems support all this.  Including Chuck Schumer.  The sharks are in the water.

The iconic Kansas City Star building is for sale in downtown Kansas City, yet another sign of the struggles of local media outlets.  You can't really call it a paper anymore and the future of the Star is anyone's guess.  Amazon cancels one of the most historic black figures in America during Black History Month.  Lady Gage offers $500k reward for something that doesn't sound possible.  Hear from Whit Merrifield about the upcoming Royals season... he's coming in hot!  Tiger is transferred to a new hospital and the NCAA has a horrible idea about backup tourney teams in case Covid strikes in Indiana.

Everyone is relieved Tiger Woods survived a horrible car crash but this story is just beginning.  When a Chief Medical Officer continues to say we should all pray for him going forward, you know it's bad.  Now, there are some coming forward saying it was not a dangerous stretch of the road he was on, typical reporting.  Now we don't know who to believe.  KU coach Bill Self says he's focused on playing Baylor and how it could matter when the NCAA committee seeds the field.  He's right, but this is still an odd change for KU.  Governor Andrew Cuomo is a fraud and embarrassment and should resign.  We should have known how full of it he is when he wrote a book about himself during a pandemic.  There's a cat fight in Congress and 5 counties in this American state want to move next door to a different state.

We are all shocked by the news of Tiger Woods' car accident and we now know he has a long way to go in recovery.  Doctors say  he's lucky to be alive.  And we have a wonderful conversation with an old friend.  You know him as your favorite TV meteorologist, I know him as the only other conservative where I used to work.  Mike Thompson is now a Republican state senator from Shawnee, Kansas.

There are the "haves" and the "have nots" from Covid-19.  Most of the media coverage has been focused on the awful situations millions of Americans have been dealt by the reaction to this pandemic.  We aren't talking about getting the virus, this is about life.  And some of the entities that have capitalized on this pandemic scored in a big way and some of it is scary as hell.  Also, Facebook caves in to Australian authorities in my easiest prediction of 2021.  Why do the liberal media love what the conservative leader of Australia is doing to big tech?  I'll explain.  The Royals full squad is in camp, manager Mike Matheny calls it Christmas morning.  We break down how things are different this year.  The president of the Seattle Mariners resigns after comments about Spanish speaking players.  And are the Seahawks really considering trading quarterback Russell Wilson?

If Missouri Republicans get their way, every January 12 will be Rush Limbaugh Day in the Show Me state.  Count me in.  Of course, it's already being blasted by the left.  So let this podcast serve as our call to action!  The Wall Street Journal has published a piece about herd immunity and vaccinations and they run the math that Covid should be irrelevant in April.  When you hear these numbers, you will agree.  And spread the word because this thing needs to end.   KU, MU and KSU all won in hoops Saturday.  What?  And it couldn't come at a better time as I'm started to get excited about college basketball.  And a college baseball players stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in Florida for his first collegiate at bat.  What happened over the next 14 minutes was a pure baseball miracle.

Spencer loves the Royals and shares his thoughts on some of the most important players for KC this year.  Plus, he went to a college game yesterday and sort of feels like Covid is finally ending.

This podcast is 100% guaranteed to pick you up out of your funk and feel great that America is headed for greatness.  It's the little things... and right now.. they are popping up everywhere.  It can't and won't be stopped.  We explain how it all adds up to the next big thing.  In sports, WSU shocks #6 Houston and in a year of scandal, the Shockers look like they're dancing!  And we'll preview games this weekend for KU and MU only, because we know whoever K-State is playing will beat them.  

Hoops history was made in Kansas this week.... and none of it is good for KU or KSU.  Meanwhile, Baylor has played 6 fewer conference games than KU, can they really win the league?  We break down how the Big 12 will figure this all out.  Sports wagering is likely in Kansas this year, we tell you what you need to know to get in on the action.  A high school in Topeka will change its name.... the big question is what will be the domino effect on this one?  Joe Biden is backing a pipeline, but it's not in America.  Chris Cuomo and CNN caught again demonstrating zero journalistic integrity.  The host of the Bachelor is getting cancelled over nothing.  And have you every caught a Grouper?  I bet you didn't know they grew this big.

There will never be another Rush Limbaugh.  He single handedly saved AM radio, inspired millions to be the best they could be and never, every apologized for American Greatness.  He won the battle of ideas and that's the reason he was so despised by the left.  His death leaves a void, but he would want every conservative in America to see it as an opportunity to follow in his steps and make a difference.  If you want to give it a shot, you've come to the right podcast.

Bill Self now admits he simply can't recruit like he used to because of the NCAA's investigation into the program for allegedly paying for players.  We have the audio from a very candid interview where Self says recruiting hasn't been the same since 2018.  As they get ready to play K-State, we analyze the mess Bruce Weber has made.  And it doesn't get better from there as Mizzou fans are miffed how the Tigers blew a game against Georgia.  Also, a really embarrassing town hall with Joe Biden on CNN and Donald Trump punches back and Mitch McConnell so hard it's cringeworthy.

Best news ever, little 5 year old Ariel is awake.  There's no prognosis yet, but this is just great.   Have you had a rolling blackout yet?  Seems to me these are avoidable if we just stick to stuff we know.  A local writer is calling for the NCAA Tourney committee to go away... it's a pretty good plan.  And a national writer says the Royals are team to watch because of their young pitching. 

We haven't paid much attention to the impeachment trial, and it's a good thing for the Dems because they got smoked.  They called this a trial with no Chief Justice present, no sitting president and no witnesses called.  You gotta hear why they didn't call any witnesses, what a disaster for them.  Meanwhile, President Biden was taking vacation at Camp David with nothing on his schedule but video games with grandkids.  Really?  The Daytona 500 ends with a huge crash and flames everywhere.  Exciting, I guess, but should you be allowed to win like this? And the NCAA did a teaser, 16 team bracket reveal this weekend and Mizzou camp in at 16.

Spencer has your Valentine's edition of KKHI and his torn between his favorite show and cancelling Disney+.  Also, he has sort of worked for dad, sort of.  And the Royals are headed to Spencer's back yard.  Play ball!

It's all good news as conservatives are fighting back, peacefully, against Disney+ for firing a conservative actor from their favorite show.  We've got the inside scoop from a listener that tells us thousands and thousands of conservatives are cancelling.   A college in Indiana is changing it's mascot and name because they think people associate "Crusaders" with the KKK and not the Lutheran Church they represent.  Wow.  MU (4) and KU (5) seeds could meet each other in the NCAA tourney.  We ask the question if Mizzou fans really want that?

Chiefs assistant Britt Reid is no longer with the team after an auto accident that resulted in a 5 year old girl in a coma.  This podcast says what needs to be said.  Britt Reid should never have been hired as a coach here.  Britt Reid was never good at coaching.  This is an unfiltered take on what went wrong and why Andy Reid and the whole organization protected an employee they knew was at risk.  Also, the Royals acquire left fielder Andrew Benintendi and it looks like a sign the Royals think they are close to winning.

The Chiefs have placed Britt Reid on leave after his involvement in an accident that leaves 5 year old Ariel in a coma.  The team is supporting the family now, we discuss what's next.  What exactly did Mahomes and Brady talk about after the game, we'll let you know.  Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has dumped the national anthem, this can't be the right solution.  And KKHI hits a memorable milestone 5 months after episode one.

Marty Schottenheimer was tough, bold and fair.  Covering him on a daily basis was truly an honor and one of the most memorable things of my life.  One of only 8 coaches to win 200 games, Martyball lives on forever.  Even if you thought it was a negative term.  I'll explain.  Brady vs Badger continues and both have plenty of critics chiming in as we learn more about what happened.  Patrick Mahomes continues to have lady problems as his mom and fiance got really weird on social media.  The Dems are proving once again how petty and unserious there are with new fixations on Trump.  And the most absurd thing you'll hear this week. 

Just because so many of us want to forget the game itself, it doesn't mean there isn't plenty of other stuff to talk about.  From Kevin Harlan's great call of the streaker, and why the man did it, to commercials that fell as flat as Tom Brady's apology, we've got it for you.  Lots of loose ends to tie up around Super Bowl LV.

Chris Stigall had me on KCMO Talk Radio Monday after the Super Bowl and we didn't spend a lot of time on the game.  A big part of our conversation is the tragic story of 5 year old Ariel in the hospital after Chiefs assistant Britt Reid apparently slammed into the car she was in.  The pictures of her are heartbreaking and a Go Fund Me page has hit $325,000 for the family.

This was unthinkable.  The Chiefs didn't score a touchdown in Super Bowl 55 as Tampa did the hardest thing to do in team sports.  We explain what that is and talk about all the important little things the Chiefs did wrong.  Sometimes, you tip your cap to the other guy and that's where the Chiefs are.  Also, Stan Weber on the x's and o's of what went wrong.  This was a game to forget.

Chiefs coach Britt Reid, son of head coach Andy Reid, was involved in an accident that leaves a five year old child in the hospital with life threatening injuries.  I have exclusive details of the Application for Search Warrant and Britt Reid's criminal background.  It's more than troubling. 

Sometimes what the big stars say before a big game matters.  Most times it doesn't.  I think comments by Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill is foreshadowing of what's to come.  It sounds crazy for a furniture guy to bet $3.5 million on Tampa but when you hear the rest of the story, you'll find out why it all makes sense.  And Candace Owens is a rock star.  If you don't know who she is, you have to hear what she did to AOC this week in a battle between a person of substance that is real versus a total fake.  Wow.

Super Bowl prop bets are so much fun, even if you don't play them.  They are fantastic conversation at your watch party during pregame.  Will there be more than 4 commercials with dogs?  Will official Sarah Thomas wear her hair in a pony tail or inside her ball cap?  Will Travis Kelce get 100 yards?  These are the things Vegas comes up with and our man Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports has some fun with a few and some serious tips about others. 

It was bound to happen as the queen of exaggeration AOC is caught in a lie about her harrowing brush with death at the Capitol when "conservative terrorists, the enemy within," plotted to kill her.  Oops.  She was in her office in a different building.  Ouch.  The CEO of Parler is fired, he and shareholder Dan Bongino have differing opinions why.  Danny Clinkscale is her to talk about the Chiefs and Bucs.  The Missouri Tigers get a big win and KU officials say they came up $30m short of projections because of Covid.

Trent Green has built quite a career at CBS Sports after setting all kinds of passing records for the Kansas City Chiefs.  As he watches Patrick Mahomes take down most of those gaudy numbers, nobody could be happier.  Trent is a big part of Kansas City through his work in media, with the Chiefs and of course to the Ronald McDonald House.  This is a great conversation about football, plain and simple.  If you want to get smarter about the game, listen to this podcast before Super Bowl LV.

So much to cover in this podcast including Patrick Mahomes handling pressure in the Super Bowl.   Can the Bucs bring more heat than the Niners did?  He scrambled the whole game last year.  Also, a local tv sportscaster thinks she heard from a viewer about her hair because she's not white.  This is nuts, everyone on tv gets complaints.  A Mahomes rookie card sells for a whopping number, the Bucs can't fire the cannon in their stadium this week and the CDC really doesn't want you cheering Sunday.  You gotta hear this nonsense.  In hoops, is anyone worse than K-State? Mizzou preps for Kentucky and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is actually trying to do something about Big Tech.

Bonus pod at KKHI as Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman tells an incredible story about why he's giving away a truck for charity.  You have to hear this.  And I feel like another impeachment saga is a hard prank by the Dems, especially after you hear this montage of all the violence and mayhem they publicly called for the past four years.

Mike Remmers has been in the league 7 years and the Chiefs starting left tackle Sunday may just have the biggest chip on his shoulder of any player to ever play in a Super Bowl.  We explain why.  Would you rather face Tom Brady or Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl 55?  Yup, Cousins was actually ranked higher than Brady this year.  KU and K-state enter their game at Allen Field House struggling big time.  And Kamala Harris shows what she's all about by circling behind a fellow Dem's back to gut punch him.

Kevin Harlan is America's sportscaster and joins us as he gets ready to extend his record streak of calling Super Bowls on national radio.  Kevin may be calling national tv NBA games from his basement in KC, but he can't wait to get to Tampa for Super Bowl 55.  This KKHI convo is a must listen.

It's Super Bowl week and the Mahomes/Brady hype will grow even bigger.  One analyst says this game is the biggest game Patrick Mahomes will EVER play.  We explain why and let you be the judge.  KU and K-State have some real hoops problems going on right now as they get ready to play each other.  We have some numbers that may shock you.  And the CDC says there were only 23 cases of the flu in America last week.  Normally, it's around 15,000.  We'll try to figure out what's going on.

Spencer chats with Olathe native, all Big 12 tight end and Big 12 Champ at K-State Travis Tannahill.  These boys have plenty to talk about, including Travis remembering social media reaction from K-State fans when he went to the Cleveland Browns.  K-Staters were mad Andy Reid picked another TE named Travis from Cincinnati.  Tannahill laughs about it now. 

If you've been feeling down about the Chiefs offensive line injuries, we've got a pick me up for you.  It probably won't matter as much as you think, because, it's the Super Bowl.  We'll tell you why.  Tom Brady's pretty much been an "average" quarterback in 9 Super Bowls.  His "average" performance won't be nearly enough to beat the Chiefs, we'll share those numbers.  Can social media groups control the stock market for good?  If they can, are you a little worried about your 401k?  And AOC calls Ted Cruz an attempted murderer.  Man, I love this unity thing!

It only took a week to see things are not going to end well for Joe Biden.  Just take a breath, sit back and watch it all fall apart for him.  No fewer than 4 gaffes to start his presidency?  Obama won't let this go on for four years. Meanwhile, from school board meetings to the stock market, Trumpism is continuing to grow.  Little guys are crushing it everywhere and showing Republicans the game plan for how to crush Dems that "shorted stock" in America.  And the Chiefs aren't playing at home, but they get to wear home uniforms as we discuss Super Bowl 55.

Far left members of the baseball writers association are keeping Curt Schilling out of the Hall of Fame because he's a conservative.  And they admit it.  Schilling's response to what they call him is spot on.  If KU and MU met in hoops, who would win?  The question is a jump ball right now but I get the feeling they are headed for the same bracket in the tourney.  And a Nashville recording artist has a pretty darn good Chiefs hype song.  I'll play it and give you the back story of the singer from Arkansas that has fallen in love with this team.

Taking my mom to get the vaccine on the first day was a blessing, she's so excited.  Me?  Not as much.  Of course I'm thrilled for her and the others in line that were all 80 or older.  Some cried with joy, some needed help and some were just happy to be out of the house.  The staff was more than exceptional, despite having over 500 people in line and some waiting outside in the cold.  It was orderly, professional, euphoric and sad all at once.  I share my range of emotions about these beautiful people that have felt crippled for a year.

Singer Trey Songz was arrested and charged at Arrowhead for assaulting a police officer.  He was warned 4 times at the game to improve his behavior, so why do I feel like this is going to be some opportunity for media to stick it to Kansas City's finest?  Cass County is stepping in to save us from Mayor Q.... somebody has to.  And my mom is getting the vaccine just days after Biden says there's nothing he can do about the virus.  He's right, Trump did it all for him and my mom's life is about to get better!

The Chiefs have clearly stepped up their game in the post season and just left the upstart Buffalo Bills in the dust in the AFC Championship.  It's hard to say Patrick Mahomes played his best game ever, but let's put it like this.  He's never looked better.  An insane performance for the ages and the Chiefs are headed to Super Bowl 55 to take on Tom Brady and the Bucs.  Stan Weber is here with his thoughts on if we are watching the emergence of one of the greatest dynasties in sports history.

Spencer and Rudy, Sirius football analyst and former #12 for Tampa qb, bang it on this weekend's games and politics. This is a 30-something perspective on what matters... and Rudy got a cup of coffee in KC  before Alex Smith and some floppy haired #15 got here.

Patrick Mahomes is good to go Sunday in the AFC Championship AND his toe is better.  It just rains good news in Kansas City.  I'll preview the matchup with the Bills and the NFC Title Game between the Packers and Bucs.

It's been the worst two days imaginable for President Biden as we have become the laughing stock of the world.  25,000 troops protecting an inauguration in a ghost town where not one person threatened anything.  Now these troops have been send to sleep on cold concrete in exhaust fume filled parking garages while there still is no security threat.  The world sees this and is shocked.  China and Russia are laughing and our soldiers are pissed. This all happened after this president signed a mask mandate for all of us but not his family, his spokesperson saying we have bigger things to worry about that mask.  Then he killed 11,000 union jobs and refuses to denounce violence in Portland and Seattle.  Ya, UNITY is right around the corner.