Kansas City Royals At Mission Gateway Coming Soon?!?

Even if this idea is satire, it's not a bad idea.

In fact . . . We've seen the comment come up a few times on this blog.

Today, apropos for #TBT and in memory of the late, great American shopping mall . . .

KANSAS CITY ROYALS FANS OFFER MODEST PROPOSAL TO MOVE THE HOME TEAM TO THE EMBATTLED MISSION GATEWAY SITE!!!

Again . . .

Even if it contributes to even more local speculation . . . This is ACTUALLY much better than the dumb idea that Bob Fescoe through out with absolutely no evidence.   

Here's the word as the Royals front office continues to drag its feet . . .

"Sure, building a new baseball stadium at Mission Gateway would bring the Royals across the state line, and it would not accomplish the initial goal of being downtown. However, it would accomplish the goal of being within an actual area where people live. At the current stadium, you have to go half a mile from Kauffman before you hit any houses at all, and there are very few residences even going out to an hour radius.

"The Mission Gateway, on the other hand, is in an established residential area. The majority of the combined 44,000 strong population of Mission, Roeland Park, Fairway, and Prairie Village are within a two mile radius of the site. Additionally, the area is walkable—the downtown Mission/Johnson Drive area is one of the most walkable areas in the metro."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Royals Review: Screw it, let's put the new Royals stadium at the Mission Gateway site

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