A New Reign in KC

On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals named Dayton Moore their new GM. While he won't take over until after the draft (June 6-7), there is renewed excitement in the kingdom. It has been said for years that former GM Allard Baird was the cause of the perpetually inept Royals. Between trading all of the young talent for next to nothing and inexplicable free agent signings, it is exciting to get a winner from a winning program. The Braves have won their division for the last 200 years (OK, I think 13, but its a lot).
While listening to the Big Sports 590 (Royals local flagship station), a reporter from the KC Star (names aren't important) also hinted that Omaha would be used for up-and-coming players instead of just rehab and aging veterans (i.e., maybe Alex Gordon will spend time with the O Royals! ). The Double A team in Wichita is supposedly loaded with young studs which is why they've had televised games on the local FSN TV channel the last two nights. Bringing those young studs to Omaha, coupled with the zany but effective "speciality" nights that the AAA club has promoted lately, could continue the rise in attendance at Rosenblatt (yes, attendance has been up...media coverage has been better, but the promotion of the O Royals has a ways to go...would be sped up with Gordon in town). With the core of the Omaha club coming back to town after stints in KC and the renewed hope because of the new GM, there could be a rejuvination of Royals support in the midwest. I don't expect season tickets to exponential increase, but right now, if revenue and interest isn't plummeting, its a good thing.