Kings of Kauffman » Jim Gentile http://kingsofkauffman.com A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 KC Baseball Vault Episode 15: KC A’s All-Star Jim Gentile and Talking About the Good Old Days http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/08/17/kc-baseball-vault-episode-15-kc-as-all-star-jim-gentile-and-talking-of-the-good-old-days/ http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/08/17/kc-baseball-vault-episode-15-kc-as-all-star-jim-gentile-and-talking-of-the-good-old-days/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:39:29 +0000 Michael Engel http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=14633

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As season one of the Kansas City Baseball Vault comes to a close, we spent our second to last show wondering what it was like growing up in Kansas City as a baseball fan in the 60′s when Kansas City was home to such stars like Mickey Mantle, Lou Pinella and Diamond Jim Gentile. We spoke with Randy Herr, Jeff’s father about just that.

We also spoke with former KC A’s First Baseman and six time All-Star Jim Gentile about his time with Kansas City, being a member of the Orioles Hall of Fame and the famed summer of 1961, when he went toe to toe with Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.

We’ll be back next week with more discussion of Kansas City baseball, past, present and future on ESPN 1510 Thursday at 6 p.m. CST.

You can catch up on old episodes of the Kansas City Baseball Vault here on Kings of Kauffman. Episodes of the Royalman Report are available on the site as well.

Follow the Kansas City Baseball Vault on Twitter and Facebook for future programming updates. Also follow Kings of Kauffman for article updates, discussion and other information.

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Tonight we continue an exciting new venture for Kings of Kauffman and its podcast, the Royalman Report.

Jeff Logan of the Kansas City Baseball Historical Society joins forces with us to form the Kansas City Baseball Vault on Kansas City’s ESPN 1510 AM from 6-7 p.m. every Thursday night. Listeners can tune into traditional radio or streaming live on 1510.com.

Tonight’s first guest is “Diamond” Jim Gentile, a former All-Star and runner-up for Rookie of the Year in 1960 and an MVP candidate in the 1960s. He played in Kansas City with the Athletics in 1964 and 1965 after strong years with the Orioles.

We’ll also talk with Randy Herr, longtime Kansas City baseball fan and father of co-host Jeff Herr.

It all starts at 6 p.m. CST on ESPN 1510 AM in Kansas City or 1510.com if you’re out of the area.

Follow the Kansas City Baseball Vault on Twitter and Facebook for future programming updates. Also follow Kings of Kauffman for article updates, discussion and other information.

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