KANSAS CITY ROYALS YORDANO VENTURA TRIBUTE DOMINATES LOCAL NEWS CYCLE

There's an instinct that many people have to criticize sport fans who personalize news about their team WHEREAS the trials of travails of any other taxpayer subsidized corporation ruled by millionaires and billionaires would be met with far more scrutiny.

Still, the outpouring of local emotion and a display of empathy is refreshing given local sports fan typically ignore most human misery concerning this town.

For now, the death of the star has captured the imagination of most news watchers and dominates the news cycle. And so we share some of the links we find most interesting in this afternoon compilation:

Kansas City Sports Vigil
Kansas City Royals Fans And Players Gather At The K, And Tweet, To Mourn Pitcher Yordano Ventura
Media Blame Game
Yordano Ventura was reportedly not a wearing seatbelt during fatal car crash
Dominican Republic: Most Dangerous Roads In The World
New details emerge about car accident that killed Yordano Ventura
Tragic And Iconic Image
Family, fans mourn for Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura
More Local Man On The Street Coverage
Reactions to the death of Yordano Ventura
Front Office Interview
Royals GM Dayton Moore: 'Players like Yordano are why coaches and teachers exist'
Tragic Occasion To Sell Merch
'Ventura-RIP' jerseys in high demand by fans who want to honor pitcher who died so young
This is the OPEN THREAD . . .