Unsourced North Kansas City Tease Works To Give Losing Royals Leverage

For Friday afternoon the Biz Journal serves the interests of a BILLIONAIRE and we don't mind busting their bubble . . .

THIS "REPORT" IS BASICALLY AN OPEN THREAT TO KANSAS CITY THAT WE BETTER PLAY BALL OR THE ROYALS MIGHT MOVE!!!

Perspective . . . 

NKC doesn't have the tax base to support the team and we've yet to see how much muscle that the front office is willing to buy in Jeff City. Consider . . . It's very obvious that they aren't putting much money into the team right now. 

Sadly, it's much easier and cheaper to buy journalists.

Take a peek . . .

"Discussions with Royals Chairman and CEO John Sherman spurred the Merriman family to buy the Clay County properties through an entity called Armour District LLC. Multiple sources said Sherman helped facilitate the initial deal, including in some financial capacity."

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

Royals' Sherman helped arrange, finance NKC land assembly for stadium, sources say - Kansas City Business Journal

It was no coincidence that a local business family assembled close to 100 acres in North Kansas City last fall, not long before the Royals announced consideration of several sites in and near downtown Kansas City. Rather, multiple sources say team CEO John Sherman held talks with the Merrimans before the transaction and helped facilitate it in some financial capacity.