We're back after the break to discuss the last two weeks of Royals Baseball, kicking off Clearing the Waivers by giving our main takeaway from the last two weeks. (2:38). After that, we move on to a few of the latest roster shake ups and what they might say about the state of the front office. (19:53) We close the Waivers out with a personnel edition of Ball Street. (27:15) DFA kicks off our Shenanigans for the week, where Josh brings an NBA trivia question to the table to try to stump the other hosts. (48:00) Finally we close the week out with a Waiver Wire Draft of our favorite frozen treats. (1:00:52) Be sure to follow and subscribe to the podcast as well as our YouTube channel, so you don't miss out on the new episodes every week.

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Episode 80: Keep Your Nuts Outta My Dessert

This week we Clear the Waivers by talking about the Jackson Kowar debut (1:17), what do the Royals do about Adalberto Mondesi in the long run (19:56), and preview the coming two weeks of the Royals' schedule. (31:20) Then we kick off the Shenanigans with a "What did you watch as a kid" themed round of the Waiver Watch Wating Game. (41:02) And finally we bring it home with a live sports inspired Keep, Trade, Cut. (56:51)

Episode 79: Smoothlessly

This week we discuss the plethora of roster moves made by the Royals lately and what they could mean long term. ( ) Thn we do a bit of day trading some pretend player stocks in Ball Street. ( ) In the Shenanigans, we start out with a Royals themed DFA that's built for both speed and power. ( ) Finally we wrap up the week with a ridiculous Keep, Trade, Cut. ( ) If you like what you hear, go leave us a 5 star review, follow us on social media (@ClearingWaivers), and share us with a friend.

Episode 78: A Flurry of Royal Roster Moves

This week we had our very first mailbag! The listeners submitted some great questions including power ranking some of KC's staple BBQ joints, a Bobby Witt Jr extension, and the biggest hole for the Royals currently and how we'd fix it. (1:58) We kicked off the Shenanigans with a round of Waiver Sharks where one contestant put in a perfect round. (30:40) Finally we kick off wedding szn with a Waiver Wire draft of the "Worst Things About Weddings". (43:51) If you like what you hear, be sure to like/subscribe to the podcast so you get new episodes right when they're available. Also go leave us a review of the show and check out the great work over at Royals Review for all your Royals coverage.

Episode 77: Our 1st Mailbag!

This week, we have the ol' 40 game sample size for the Royals' 2021 season. In Clearing the Waivers, each go through the one definitive thing we can say about this club (2:19). We also buy and sell some Take shares in Ball Street (24:00). And we wrap up the Waivers with a new segment, Let's Make a Deal, where we each give a roster move we'd like for the Royals to make. (45:55) In the Shenanigans, we have the shortest round of Waiver Sharks we've ever had. (57:32) Finally, we Keep, Trade, Cut some different kinds of fans to watch a game with. (1:07:19) If you like what you hear, give us a follow/subscribe so you know the second we drop a new episode. While you're at it, go check out the great work over at Royals Review and Royals Farm Report for all your Royals coverage.

Episode 76: The 40 Game Takeaways

We've got a jammed pack episode of Royals content this week. First in Clearing the Waivers (2:10) we talk about the worst things we've seen over the past couple weeks of Royals baseball. Next we try a new segment called "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" where we highlight a player that has been doing their job and one that has not. (19:27). Then we get into the Shenanigans, kicked off by an old fashioned DFA centered around former Royals Opening Day starting pitchers. (41:19). Finally, we round out the week with a Waiver Wire draft of Random Royals. (54:18) If you enjoy what you're hearing, go like, subscribe, review, and share the podcast and follow us on socials (@ClearingWaivers). Also check out the great Royals coverage at Royals Review and Royals Farm Report.

Episode 75: Try Easier

This one was a Chiefs heavy episode and we couldn't have a better guest on to debrief from the Chiefs 2021 Draft class. Craig Stout of the Kansas City Sports Network and KC Laboratory joins us to talk Chiefs OLine, positional value, and football IQ. He even sticks around to grade some draft hot takes in a new segment! We didn't forget about our first place Royals, we've got you covered there too. Kitty rejoins us to give some of the main takeaways of the Royals last couple of weeks. We've got a lot of takes about this pitching staff and Josh is absolutely fired up about this team. (1:00:58) Be sure to subscribe to the Royals Review Radio podcast to find us every week, as well as the great Royals Farm Report podcast to stay up to date on the future of the Royals. Also be sure to check out the great Royals coverage over at Royals Review while you're at it. And as always, thanks for listening.

Episode 74: Chiefs Draft Fallout with Craig Stout

This week we had Kent Swanson from Arrowhead Pride and the AP Laboratory to help us get ready for the NFL draft this week. (2:27) Then we intercept some questions from the internet that were meant for others in order to give our own takes on it in Who Asked You? (28:30) In the Shenanigans, we bring back our old tongue twisting friend, The Waiver Watch Wating Game to guess some critic scores of movies/shows that involves drafts. (52:19) Finally, we stay #OnBrand and Keep, Trade, Cut some favorite Draft Day foods. (1:04:00) Hope you all enjoy!

Episode 73: Draft Week with Kent Swanson

This week, we hae the guys from Royals Farm Report on to talk some prospects in Clearing the Waivers. (4:22) They stick around for a great bit of Shenanigans, starting off with a podcast vs podcast round of DFA Family Feud style. (34:14) Then we all get some anger out in the Waiver Wire by drafting and venting about the athletes that we hate. (50:12) If you like what you're hearing, share the podcast with a friend, and while you're at it, go check out the great work being done over at Royals Farm Report. Thanks for listening!

Episode 72: A Whole Lotta Hate with Royals Farm Report

We've seen enough Royals baseball in 2021 and we're ready to overreact! We find something with the rotation, bullpen, and lineup to overreact about to lead off Clearing the Waivers. (1:36) Then we do some more predictions with our "Best of the 3" portion. (28:15) Kicking off the Shenanigans, Brian brings a DFA question about the AL Central. Can Josh and Kitty get all the answers? (44:45) Finally, we burn some bridges in the Waiver Wire where we draft the "Worst things that friends ask you to do". (56:43) Be sure to hit the follow/subscribe button wherever you're hearing us each week. If you've got a review, we'd love to see it (especially if it involves 5 stars). Also go check out the great content at Royals Review and Royals Farm Report.

Episode 71: Friends Are the Worst

This week it back to the original three. We go over what we've learned about the Royals after just four games. (1:05) Then we do moving/shaking with some Ball Street stock exchanges based off a few Royals performances thus far. (13:18). We kick off the Shenanigans with a hybrid game called Shark Watch. (29:07) Who will run the gauntlet of Rotten Tomatoes scores? Who knows! Finally we end the show with a Waiver Wire draft of the Best Smells. (43:58) If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe to the podcast as well as our YouTube channel so you get the latest episode as soon as you're ready for them. Also it'd be much appreciated if you could throw us a rating wherever you're hearing/seeing us. And most of all, thanks for listening.

Episode 70: The Best Sounds

It's Episode 69, so you know what that means. That's right! It's time to have another Friend of the Show on. This week we had our new boss, Max Rieper, Editor in Chief at Royals Review, to talk Royals. (1:15) Next we got into our MLB season projections, not only touching on how we think the Royals season will go, but also how the entire MLB will unfold. (34:26) In our Waiver Wire draft, we draft items from the Kauffman Stadium menu: 1 main dish, 1 snack, 1 appetizer, and 1 "Social Space". (1:11:06) As always, you can subscribe to us over at Royals Review or wherever you get your podcasts. And if that's not enough, you can find us at our YouTube Channel, where you can watch every episode with our beautiful faces.

Episode 69: Polishing Our Crystal Balls with Max Rieper

This week we welcome on Friend of the Show, Lynn Worthy of the KC Star, to talk Royals baseball (1:23). Afterwards, we intercept from questions from the internet in Who Asked You? (45:26) Be sure to follow Lynn on twitter (@LWorthySports) and check out his work at The Kansas City Star. As always, if you like what you hear, click that follow/subscribe button and share with a family. Also come interact with us on social media (@ClearingWaivers) and check out the great work over at Royals Review (www.royalsreview.com)

Episode 68: Royals' Mamba Mentality with Lynn Worthy

This week is jammed pack with action. We start Clearing the Waivers off with some Royals lineup, rotation, and bullpen predictions. (2:39) Then we get to the Chiefs building a wall in front of Patrick Mahomes through a few different transactions. (20:41) Finally we bitch about Mizzou and Kansas getting thrown into the region of death in the NCAA Tourney. (28:11) For Shenanigans, we discuss some Royals ZiPS projections in DFA (43:00) and Keep, Trade, Cut some holiday characters. (52:36) If you enjoy this podcast, throw us a review wherever you get your podcasts and share us with a friend. You can also interact with us on social media @ClearingWaivers.

Episode 67: #CancelCupid

This week we're staying with a Royals heavy show. In Clearing the Waivers, we talk about why we're optimistic about the Royals (4:24), including a certain 20 year old phenom potentially breaking camp with the team. (18:01) But we also balance out the good with the bad with some reasons why we're pessimistic about the 2021 Royals. (26:44) Then we give our votes on who should be the newest inductees to the Royals Hall of Fame this year. (38:27) Finally we close out with a Waiver Wire draft of "Big Deals That We Just Don't Understand". (51:31) If you like what you see/hear, throw us a like and a follow on social media and wherever you are hearing us so you don't miss the latest episodes every week. Also go check out the great work at Royals Review!

Episode 66: Wooster

Clearing Waivers is a midwest-centric sports talk podcast with plenty of tomfoolery along the way. We’ll have talk, we’ll have games, we’ll have segments, all jam-packed with “ope’s” and “weeeeeeeeeell’s” that us fly-over folks love. We'll primarily cover the Chiefs, Royals, Bears, Cubs, Cardinals and Mizzou, but the midwest connects the coasts, so we'll be touching on just about everything.

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