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Rustin Dodd
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Writer at The Athletic. Knight-Wallace fellow 2023-24. Author of KINGDOM QUARTERBACK, a book on Patrick Mahomes and the history of Kansas City. Order below:
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    Rustin Dodd
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    May 24, 2023
    The first review of KINGDOM QUARTERBACK—our book about Patrick Mahomes and the history of Kansas City—is here from Kirkus. They called it "lively and meaningful." "Chiefs fans will find this a revelation, and urban planners might learn a thing or two, too." It’s out Aug. 22.
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    Jun 9, 2023
    Zack Greinke once threw Joey Votto nothing but hanging sliders because he believed Votto recognized spin better than anyone in baseball—and he knew Votto would expect the pitch to break out of the zone. Votto on Greinke: "I f— with this guy.” Ten stories that explain why
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    Jan 17, 2017
    so this is the most brutally accurate paragraph of 2017 so far. nytimes.com/2017/01/15/art…
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    Jan 30, 2023
    Patrick Mahomes has been a starter for five seasons. He's made three Super Bowls. About to win his second MVP. Has a winning record when his team is trailing by 10. And just beat one of the best teams in the NFL on a high-ankle sprain. Mahomes: "It took my teammates."
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    Nov 26, 2019
    Bill Walton: "Do you know who Bob Iger is?" Dave Pasch: "Yes, I know who Bob Iger is. He's our boss. He signs my check." Walton: "You don't do direct deposit?"
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    Jul 29, 2020
    Joe Kelly should have asked for immunity to admit that he threw at all the Astros on purpose.
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    Oct 8, 2024
    Salvador Perez homered in the postseason within about a minute of Kareem Hunt scoring a touchdown for the Chiefs. Siri: What year is it?
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    Jan 27, 2025
    The fact the Chiefs have beaten Josh Allen and this Bills team four straight times in the postseason feels like an astonishing statistical improbability and an absolute testament to their greatness.
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    Sep 11, 2020
    I'm still looking through Baseball Reference, so feel free to fact check me, but I believe Patrick Mahomes has set a new record for touchdown passes in a game by an MLB owner.
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    Rustin Dodd
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    Nov 29, 2020
    However good you think Patrick Mahomes is, he’s even better.
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    Rustin Dodd
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    Oct 30, 2019
    The last guy to throw a complete game in the World Series.
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    Rustin Dodd
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    Jan 17, 2022
    From 1963 to 2017, the Chiefs won nine games in the postseason. Since Patrick Mahomes became the starter in 2018, they’ve won seven.
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    Rustin Dodd
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    Feb 3, 2020
    The Chiefs’ Chris Jones: “We gonna party all fucking night.” He also said that GM Brett Veach is going to the Hall of Fame and they’re going to “build a fucking dynasty in Kansas City.”
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    Rustin Dodd
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    Mar 28, 2019
    The most outrageous baseball thing is that Lorenzo Cain has never won a Gold Glove. x.com/sung_minkim/st…