People actually want to watch the Chiefs?

I ran across this tidbit in the Kansas City Star.

The Kansas City Power & Light is seeking 17.5 percent increase in rates. Okay, most electric companies are doing that. Here is the kicker, KCP&L was asking their customers to pay $3.6 million in expenses for such items at $200,000 in tickets to Worlds of Fun for employees, $188,000 in ticket fees for the Royals and Chiefs and $5,900 in food at the Chiefs game.

Amazing huh?

Well after a few days, KCP&L changed their stance, despite the spokesman saying those were legitimate business expenses and should be covered by the customers. At least Empire isn't screwing us around that bad -- that I know of.

Ransburg leaves KU

The much ballyhooed recruit from Harrisonville has left Kansas and transfered to Mid-American Nazarene of all place. So from State Champion caliber QB to NAIA QB in 2 years.

http://www.mnu.edu/athletics/news/632/article.php

Economy to affect KC teams

I ran across this reading the Kansas City Star this weekend. Though it likely won't affect anyone in Southwest Missouri, the city of Kansas City is ending its Royals Express and Chiefs Express bus pick up service around the city. The Area Transportation Authority Board voted to end the service and save the city $7 million dollars.

Bad baseball

I bought the Sporting News Major League Baseball preview and saw some interesting facts.
The Cardinals are 822-635 since the start of the 2000 season, the third best record in baseball in that time frame. My beloved Kansas City Royals are 607-857 in that same time frame -- dead last.

And to add insult to injury, of the 10 worst records in baseball since the 2000 season, the Royals have the third worst record. In fact, the 2004 and 2005 Royals both rank in the Top 10.

Sporting News Poll

The Sporting News held a survey of fans of all sports and ranked all the teams from 1 to 110 -- all the teams in the four major sports -- MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL.

The St. Louis Cardinals rank No. 10 in fan following and No. 10 in fan loyalty.
The Royals, in comparison, ranked No. 81 in fan loyalty and then get this -- it hurts typing this -- ranked No. 110 in fan following. Worst then the freakin' Detroit Lions? Worst the then Clippers? Worst then the Bobcats?

MIAA

I don't know how many people saw this, but Lincoln University joined the MIAA.
That means there will be 11 teams in football and 12 in basketball starting next year.

Rockhurts University in Kansas City has also applied to join the league

Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

The 2009 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, in Springfield, will induct several players and figures into the hall this year, including Grant Wistrom, Will Shields, Todd Worrell, John Mayberry, Stan Kroenke and Steve Hancock.

Hancock is the head coach at Branson High School.

Kroenke is the owner of the Avalanche and Nuggets and married into the Walton fortune -- smart guy

Mayberry is a former Royals standout in the 70s

Worrell was the premier closer in the NL in the 80s and early 90s for the Cardinals

Shields was a Nebraska standout and then made his name playing for the Chiefs

Wistrom, as everyone know, is a former Webb City standout that made it big time with the Rams.

Familiar name in signing list

Nebraska inked a player by the name of Brandon Kinnie from Fort Scott Community College as a WR.
That is the same McKinnie that prepped at Grandview and was in the Neosho Holiday Tournament Slam Dunk contest a few years ago. I will always remember him for throwing the ball off the wall and slamming it down.

Thursday's news

There will be stories on five signings in Thursday's Daily News.

Neosho football players Xavier Morrison, Nick Morrison and Anthony Westfield all signed with MSSU and Cody Holland signed with Pitt State.

In Granby, Jacob Khan signed to run track at MSSU

MU loses recruit

Terrance Lloyd, a 3-star recruit defensive lineman from Houston, will no longer be headed to Missouri. According to reports, he has changed his commitment and will play in-state at Baylor.

Ouch!
Missouri is losing ground in Texas to Baylor? That is not a good sign for Pinkel & Co.