The Kansas City Royals will host the St. Louis Cardinals next Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. It won't just be any other night at the K. It'll be Right to Life night at the K."Come cheer on the Royals as they play the St. Louis Cardinals and
support the Missouri Right to Life," says a line on the Royals' Web site promoting the June 19 night game. The timing seems awkward given that not even three weeks will have passed since abortion provider George Tiller was slain in a Wichita church. But th
Late last week, the Kansas City Royals were still advertising Friday's showdown with the St. Louis Cardinals as a way to "support the Missouri Right to Life." The link for what we were calling "Right to Life night at the K" disappeared shortly after we ran this piece Friday morning, about the awkward timing of such a promotion in light of the assassination of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Besides, as a part-time season-ticket holder told us, it's just bad business to mix politics and spor
I didn't make it to Friday night's Royals-Cardinals game, but I've been wondering about the fallout from the unofficially named "Right to Life night at the K."A week and a half ago, I wrote about the objections of season-ticket holder Scott Hartley (who just happens to be Missouri state Sen. Jolie Justus' district aide) to an ad on the Royals' Web site urging fans to "come cheer on the Royals as they play the St. Louis Cardinals and support the Missouri Right to Life."After the story appea
