For many years the Royals have done periodic radio/streaming broadcasts from a local sports bar, the shows feature interviews with players and others within the organization. On Monday morning I had an e-mail from Erik Jesberger, our current broadcaster who has been with us since 2021. He asked me if I could make it for the season's first show on Tuesday night, since we're in a relatively quiet time right now I was able to take him up on the invite. The show ran from 6:00 to 7:00, I was on for the first half-hour chatting with Erik about the team itself and my background and experiences with the club since it started in 2001. When we finished Erik seemed very pleased and told me I "killed it", I personally was just happy not to sound like a rambling fool (for the record the live audience seemed to enjoy it as well so I guess I did something right). The rest of the week was very slow, on Friday night football season ended for McCaskey with a loss on the road. The final record of 2-8 is one win better than 2022 and equals the program's record in 2021. The two wins were by a combined score of 74-41, the eight losses were by an average of 42-13. The last winning season the club enjoyed was in 2010, since then the mark is a combined 27-102. Basketball season will be here in another month or so, the first game there is on December 1. Take care, thanks for reading.
