Patrick Obley

Joined: Apr 8, 2014

10-time national APSE honoree and twice listed in the annual compilation volume "Best of American Sports Writing." Covered the Tampa Bay Rays and their Florida State League affiliate, Charlotte Stone Crabs as well as Texas Rangers spring training. In a 22-year newspaper career, has covered a World Series, two Super Bowls and an NBA Finals while making stops in Kansas, Florida, Utah, South Carolina and now Virginia.

Kansas City Royals Top 15 Prospects

South Atlantic League was a Tourist industry in 2014

No one finer in the Carolina than MVP Jason Coats

September Call Ups: Royals add Brandon Finnegan, Terrance Gore

GotC’s All-Appalachian League team and playoff preview

Raul Mondesi, Sean Manea spur Wilmington into contention

Carolina League stat races will come down to the wire

Can Foster Griffin buck Royals’ history with southpaws?

Royals’ Foster Griffin flummoxing Appy League hitters

Yastrzemski is gone, but Burgess still Key in Frederick

Week in Review: Daniel Missaki tearing up the Appy

Carolina League: Bubba Starling, Michael Burgess red hot

Fit to be tied: Sally stars play to deadlock

Bakersfield duo leads California All-Stars past Carolina

Carolina League Week in Review: Farewell, Joey Gallo

Blue Rock and Roll: Wilmington is coming alive