Fountain City Sports Media: A Kansas City Chiefs Podcast

Kansas City Royals: Danny Duffy to Los Angeles Dodgers

Go West Duffman 

The Kansas City Royals deal fan favorite Danny Duffy to the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Royals long since removed from playoff contention, is there anybody else on the squad who may follow suit? 

 

Episode highlights include:

•Discussing the Danny Duffy trade. (4:20)

•Are other Royals on the trade block? (10:49)

•Sporting Kansas City defeats the Seattle Sounders. (15:54)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Is the pendulum swinging back to lower ABV beers? (20:01) Armando reviews "Victory Dance IPA" from SingleSpeed Brewing Co. (26:22)

Gian With The Wind

Giannis and Gianluca. That is All.

 

It was a great week for two young stars in the professional sports world. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA Title thanks to some historic numbers, while Sporting KC's Gianluca Busio is seeing some good lucking numbers of his own thanks to an impending transfer to Venezia FC. 

 

Episode highlights include:

•Giannis goes on an NBA Finals stampede (5:47)

•Gianluca Busio Transfer to Venezia (17:32)

•Can Sporting KC contend going forward without Busio? (24:33)

•This Week in Craft Beer: A brewery in upstate New York finds a unique way to advertise for help (30:13), while Rhys reviews "Snow Juice New England IPA" from Snow Bank Brewing (34:47)

The First (Official) What If Episode

We traded in our Baseballs for Crystal Balls

With the big three Kansas City teams on break, it gave us time to sit down and revisit one of our favorite episode concepts: The What If Episode. Hot Take Mando and Referhys each bring a paradigm shifting sports hypothetical to the table and debate the ripple effects they may have caused on professional sports as a whole. 

 

Episode highlights include:

•A Lack of Respect: ESPN's coverage of Salvador Perez in the Home Run Derby (4:10), and MLB The Show to Hot Take Mando in general (9:27)

•WHAT IF: The Pistons draft Dwayne Wade instead of Darco Miličić in 2003? (14:05)

•The Week in Craft Beer: A dissection of the classic Saison style (32:46), and Rhys reviews "Colorado Red" from Snowbank Brewing (38:32)

•WHAT IF: The Arizona Cardinals select Andy Reid as their head coach in 2013? (49:31)

 

Sporting Kansas City: Red Hot in Sporting Blue

That's Called a Winning Streak 

After three straight wins over the 3rd, 4th, and 5th ranked teams in the Western Conference, Sporting KC stakes their claim as hottest team in the MLS and a contender for the Supporter's Shield. We analyze the team's latest win over the LA Galaxy, and what it means for the team going forward.

 

Episode highlights include:

•Complete match breakdown of Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy (5:57)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Hot Take Mando shares how Scott Eastwood entered the brewing game (36:27), and also reviews Pint Sized Hawaiian Pizza Party Tiki IPA from Boulevard Brewing Company (41:48)

Kansas City Royals Coaching Staff: Going, Going, Gone?

Those hot seats are looking mighty toasty... 

As the Kansas City Royals continue their free fall, fingers are starting to point in the direction of pitching coach Cal Eldred and the club's front office. The KC Kid Noah Metzger returns to determine if these feelings are justified, or just the grumblings of perpetually frustrated fans.

 

Episode highlights include:

•The regression, and continued struggles of the Royals' young pitchers. (9:51)

•This Week in Craft Beer: How bars are struggling to meet craft beer demands in an increasingly post-Covid world, (33:21), and Rhys and Noah review "Dunkel" from Brauerei Göller (39:03).

•Quick Sporting Kansas City Update (51:42)

•Is Cal Eldred's dismissal imminent? (55:50)

•How much longer will GM Dayton Moore be at the helm for this rebuild? (1:09:45)

TIMBER: The Frank Clark Fracas and the Sporting Kansas City Collapse

When it Rains, it Portlands 

In a sports week that was rougher than a two dollar steak, we've got the cure for what ails you.

Ale.

Rhys and Armando talk about the exciting NBA playoffs, how a Chiefs star's routine traffic stop turned into a potential felony, and Sporting Kansas City getting chopped off at the knees in a Western Conference showdown. 

Grab a cold one, settle down, and listen in.

Episode highlights include:

•Trae Young the Giant: How the next generation of players are influencing the best NBA playoffs in years. (2:15)

•A Response from last week's email to Holidaily Brewing Co! (14:46)

•Frank the literal tank: Kansas City Chiefs' star Frank Clark arrested for having Uzi in front seat of car. (16:20)

•This Week in Craft Beer: Kaufmann Stadium named one of MLB's top craft beer stadiums (25:31), Americans drinking beer at a lower volume, but at a higher alcohol by volume (31:11), and Rhys reviews "Tip the Cow" milk stout from SingleSpeed Brewing Co (35:04).

•International interest in Gianluca Busio (47:22), and a break down of Sporting Kansas City's loss to the Portland Timbers. (57:20)

Fountain City Sports Media: The Rebrand-ening Part II

Just Like How Avengers Endgame Really Should Have Been Called Infinity War Part II 

 

It's Part II of this weeks "Rebrand-ening" podcast! We promised you updates on Kansas City's big three teams, and like Karl Malone, you better believe we came to deliver.

If you haven't listened to Part I yet, go give that a listen now. Otherwise tune in to jump right back into the action!

 

Episode highlights include:

•Do the Kansas City Royals Trade Whit Merrifield? (2:05)

•Reload or Rebuild: Is it time for major changes throughout the Royal's organization?(11:04)

•Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC recap and takeaways (19:32)

Fountain City Sports Media: The Rebrand-ening

Cool New Look, Same Great Takes! 

The Fountain City Crew are back with a hot new logo, and equally hot takes. It has been a packed month of June for all of Kansas City sports, and you better believe we're going to give each team their due. Strap in, crack a cold one, and hit play.

 

Episode highlights include:

•A HUGE thank you to all of our Patreon supporters, and a shoutout to YupYup Design (5:38)

•A real time love letter to Holidaily Brewing Company in Golden, CO (10:56)

•Le'Veon Bell sounds off on Kansas City Chiefs' coach Andy Reid (20:28)

•Injury to Kansas City Chiefs' guard Kyle Long, and how it reshapes the offensive line (29:15)

•This Week in Craft Beer- A discussion on the growth and shifting popularity of United States  hop varieties (41:27), and Armando reviews "LA Beauty" from Monkish Brewing Company (47:29)

Kansas City Royals: Contenders or Prentenders?

Time to Get Philosophical

The Kansas City Royals haven't been this relevant heading into June since 2016. But as it stands, the team still sits at .500. Do the Royals have the firepower to go toe to toe with the top teams? Can they find the consistency to keep up in a tight AL Wildcard race? 

 

Episode Highlights Include:

Pitchers, or belly itchers? (11:05)

The batting order: High powered, or wall flower?  (19:10)

Bullpen: Liability or reliability? (23:38)

Will June be make or break for the Royals? (31:11)

 

Sporting KC vs San Jose Earthquakes Instant Reaction

Aka, Richter and Sporty 

Sporting Kansas City leaves San Jose with a huge 3 points after a resurgent week from Alan Pulido and company. What brought on this offensive firepower, and can the team keep up their winning ways heading into June?

Episode highlights include:

•Alan Pulido shines, and the Sporting offense carves up San Jose (6:12)

•Good offense from Sporting? Or poor defense from San Jose? (24:21)

•This Week In Craft Beer: A beer previously featured on the show makes history, and Rhys reviews "Early Riser Puerto Rican Style Coffee Porter" from Boulevard Brewing Company (29:49)

•Predicting Sporting's next 3 matches, and what are the teams keys to success going forward? (43:26)