Author Archives: Greg Hall

Why do I post my Baseball Is… verse each Opening Day? Because of letters like the one below. Mr. Hall, I know that your poem “Baseball Is…” is over 20 years old now. But I just read it for the … Continue reading →

It has become a tradition for the Kansas City area runners who are registered to run the venerable Boston Marathon to meet in Kansas City the weekend before they travel to Beantown and the Back Bay. This gathering has become … Continue reading →

My Off The Couch column and the comments section that follows each column has always been a source of pride. I enjoyed the chance to share my thoughts with those who bothered to read my work. I write with a … Continue reading →

“CHOKELAND” Headline, following Oakland’s 24-20 upset of the Chiefs, in the Kansas City Star’s Sports Daily GH: I am proud of the Kansas City Star for running this banner headline in the Friday newspaper. The local newspaper should report the … Continue reading →

“Student Section at Mizzou Arena” Mike Kelly, @mikekelly1120, play-by-play voice of Mizzou basketball, as he tweeted out this photo of the Missouri student section Wednesday evening from Mizzou Arena, Twitter GH: I do not know what the problem is with … Continue reading →

“We didn’t make any shots and we took some very ill-advised shots. … We didn’t play well and we didn’t play as well as we’re capable of. Give them a lot of credit too.” Norm Roberts, KU assistant basketball coach … Continue reading →

“If you take (Kentucky’s) first and second teams and split them up, they’d probably have the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation. John (Calipari) should go 45-0 with that talent.” Larry Brown, SMU head basketball coach, USA … Continue reading →