A Sports Complex

The Royals are nothing more than a glorified farm team and recently the Chiefs seem to be a training ground for county jail. Meanwhile, the respective owners of the teams seem to be putting all their efforts into extorting the people of KC:

Kansas City Royals owner David Glass wants Jackson County to spend about $200 million for upgrades to Kauffman Stadium, as part of an overhaul of the Truman Sports Complex that also includes Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs' owner, Lamar Hunt, also wants extensive renovations to the sports complex - including $312 million fixing up and expanding Arrowhead. The two teams are scheduled to begin lease negotiations with the county later this week, as county officials weigh whether to put a stadium tax on the April ballot . . .

Glass said he would like to see an election as soon as possible, although he and Hunt both said they would respect the county's decision.

"We tend to take too long to do it," Glass said. "We need more a sense of urgency."

In hip-hop parlance that's called "bitch better have my money. Now!" $200 million for the worst team in major league baseball. Who's gonna pay it? JoCo folks, Platte County seem to duck out every time the bill comes. KC is looking down the barrel of a gun that could mean losing a sports team if the owners are as tough as they talk.

And it's too bad because I think that the kids of KC's public school system could learn something from the owners of our local sports franchises. Chiefly, it's much easier to rob people wearing a suit than a ski mask. Forget the chump change at a convenience store or a bank, if you own a sports team you can shake a city down for hundreds of millions of dollars. And in the end, the money won't benefit the local economy, it'll only help you earn even more profits. This could be the best scam in the city besides Kay Barnes pretending that she doesn't have a penis.

Pay up KC or else . . . you could lose a consistently mediocre team full of lowlife thugs or the minor league team full of players desperately hoping to be traded.