Kansas City Legend: Steve Palermo R.I.P.

End of an era as this baseball hero who was shot helping a robbery victim long ago passed away recently after an exceptional career as both an umpire and advocate:

MLB Umpire Supervisor Steve Palermo Passes Away At 67

Major League Baseball Umpire Supervisor Steve Palermo passed away on Sunday. He was 67 years old. Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred said, "Steve Palermo was a great umpire, a gifted communicator and a widely respected baseball official, known in our sport for his leadership and courage. He had an exceptional impact on both his Major League...

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  1. Byron Funkhouser5/14/17, 5:02 PM

    "... fired for being a University of Missouri graduate, and for his attitudes towards the Downtown KC Street Car, Power & Light District, and his support of Mizzou sports programs."

    Those aren't valid reasons to fire someone.

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    1. Why don't you go play
      with yur dick ? Byron

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  2. Hush^^^^^^ you wouldn't know.

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  3. ATTENTION HYPOCRITES5/14/17, 8:30 PM

    Some of you people are HYPOCRITES

    How can you say in another discussion on this blog that you are against sending your kids to MU. But you are NOT against people who COME FROM MU?

    Missouri state government has thousands of Mizzou grads like this traffic guy. Why are you not against him? He's a product of what you speak out against.

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  4. What the hell is wrong with you??!! Why are you talking about this engineer on the story about Steve Palermo??? GET OFF THIS BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. RIP Steve. When i broke my neck 14 years ago and was paralyzed from the wait down and at KU Med about 10 days later as i was regaiing my arms you visited me and gave me quite a lift. You were a class act all the way You'll be missed.

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  6. Who's the DOUCHEBAG stalking dickhead From St Joseph ? Eat shit and go back to the shit hole up there , that's a dump ass white cracker little homo Pozers TRANNY city that never going to matter DICK HEAD ¡!

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  7. St Joseph dude must have a crazy ex-wife.

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  8. With a little effort, the Star could find out what happened to the guy who shot Palermo and his friend. One hopes his life was ruined as well, but more likely the only consequence of ruining Palermo's life was a couple years in jail.

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