The Weather is Always Fair in KC

Not even two months ago I would see at least 15 people on Facebook with statuses about the latest Royals game. I knew this was only due to the fact that it was the start of a new season and that they were winning. Now that the team has started to come back to Earth a bit all the love seems to have disappeared. You can hear it on the radio shows, on the streets, and in the stands.

I think that Kansas City is easily in the Top 5 of Fair Weather Towns in the country. Believe me, I take no pleasure in making this claim. I love Kansas City and want nothing but the best for it. I know that winning breeds popularity everywhere. In KC though as soon as things look like they might go wrong fans pull their support.

A little over 20 years ago the Chiefs couldn't give away tickets to their games. Then when they started to become respectable there wasn't a ticket to be found. In plenty of NFL cities once they start selling out the fans stick by there team through thick and thin. The last few years have been the thinnest of any for the Chiefs in my lifetime. I have no idea how the front office staff managed to keep every home game on TV this past season. If things don't improve soon we might not see the Chiefs on TV. My biggest gripe isn't with the Chiefs though.

Like I said before earlier this season everyone was on the Royals bandwagon. Now that they have hit the skids fans are nowhere to be found. I contend that these kinds of times are when teams need the fans' support more then ever. I don't think that most people even know when the team plays now. I love sports and I love Kansas City. I want to see be up there with Boston or Chicago with great sports cities.

I hear plenty of cries calling for a team for the Sprint Center. Kansas City hasn't shown that it deserves one. It's like when you were little and you had to take care of a goldfish to show your mom that you could handle a puppy. In this case we already have two fully grown dogs. We leave them unfed and unwatched. Why do we think that any one would turn up to an NBA or NHL team? Between the long season and probable dearth of talent attendance would be minimal. Unless KC can lure a championship caliber team they won't be given the proper support and nurturing they need.

Please Kansas City, I beg you, give our local teams the support they need to succeed. Your time now will be rewarded later.