Wichita State Shockers

Mike Kennedy, Forever Voice Of The Shockers

by Kevin Burton Tomorrow Mike Kennedy will call his final regular-season game after 46 years as the voice of Wichita State basketball. This is one of those blog ideas that showed up on the spreadsheet long ago. But it keeps moving down the page. I’m having trouble delivering it. I don’t want …

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Here’s To Leo Foster And Old-school Ball

by Kevin Burton Gonna tell you everything I know about Leo Foster, then I’ll tell you why. Foster was a utility infielder who played parts of five seasons for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets between 1971 and 1976. He hit .198 in 262 at bats. He had two home runs and …

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