Permit me, if you will, to wax a bit nostalgic about one of the few men to have worn the uniforms of both the KC Royals and their Kansas City big-league predecessors, the Kansas City Athletics. Rocky Colavito, a former Royals coach and A’s player, remains one of the most memorable persons to have graced Kansas City baseball.
If you’ve followed this space for long, you know I was fortunate to spend a few of my childhood years in Lawrence, Kansas, a place so conveniently close to the A’s Municipal Stadium home that I attended more than my share of the team’s games.