You won't find me writing about sports very often on here. This will be one of those rare times, this time because it involves a friend and a brother in Christ. His name is Byron Shores. He gets out there and contends hard for the Kansas City Royals, although he won't be knocking out the new scoreboard with a grand slam home run and he won't be making any game-saving catch. What he will be doing is encouraging the fans to root loud and hard for the Royals as their mascot, Sluggerrr. And, as this article points out, just as he strives for a win for the Royals, he also contends for wins for the King.
For the next several days (until the next issue is posted), the front page should have a picture of Sluggerrr. Unfortunately, there is no picture of Byron. It makes me think of the verse to "Good Ol' Boys" that is not played as part of the theme song to the show "Dukes of Hazzard." Waylon Jennings sings, "I'm a good ol' boy, you know my mama loves me. But she don't understand they keep a-showin' my hands and not my face on TV." Unlike some of us who could use a big costume, Byron is actually not all that ugly.
For more pictures and information about Sluggerrr, you can check out his MySpace page.
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