Brian Bannister pitched for the Royals from 2007-2010, just as his father Floyd did from 1988-1989. In fact, when Brian made his debut with the Royals, that made him and Floyd the third Royals father-son combo to appear in a KC uniform (joining John/Dusty Wathan and Hal/Brian McRae). While with the Royals, Brian enjoyed much success, including the 2007 season when he went 12-7 with a 3.87 ERA. Bannister recently joined Dave O by phone from his home in the Phoenix area and for the first time publicly, spoke about what led to the end of his career and the toll it took on him. (Photo Courtesy Kansas City Royals)
Wow, great interview, I was at that game in Cincy. I wouldn’t have been so upset had I known. I remember Gomes and Phillips hit absolute bombs off of Banny that game. That is crazy.