KANSAS CITY FRANCHISE CHOOSES NICKNAME
Northern League Press Release - 12 Oct 2002
"Team officials whittled the pool of entries into their own top 10 list of finalists. Their favorites included Blue Racers, Bullwhackers, Copperheads, Dottes, Flying Monkeys, Mud Daubers, Prairie Dogs, T-Bones, Trail Blazers and Twisters.

The fans’ list of most popular names stuck with names with more traditional or historical significance, Hurd said. The 10 most-often suggested names were Monarchs, Blues, Prairie Dogs, Twisters, Tornadoes, Racers, Jazz, Pioneers, Buffalo (or Bison), Dottes and Meadowlarks."

What's a Mud Dauber?

New minor-league team picks `T-Bones' as preferred moniker
Kansas City Star - 12 Oct 2002

KCK minor league baseball team picks 'T-Bones' as name
Kansas City Business Journal - 11 Oct 2002

www.kctbones.com and www.kct-bones.com are both under construcion. I'm guessing that's where you'll find the new website. www.kansascitytbones.com and www.kansascityt-bones.com are still available according to VeriSign

A cut above the rest: Kansas City T-Bones baseball
Yes, they're really naming the team the Kansas City T-Bones. Congratulations to winner Chris Dunn of Kansas City, MO, who was one of six people who entered "T-Bones" as the team name. Future headlines: Saltdogs Devour T-Bones, T-Bones Smoked Again, T-Bones Too Tough For JackHammers. Something tells me PETA is going to give the T-Bones some free publicity.

Baseball team to be named FRIDAY
The name will be announced midday Friday at kcnlbaseball.com.

Here's some more maps of minor league teams in Major League markets, courtesy of the Baseball Travel Guide: St.Louis (3 teams), Chicago (7 teams), Seattle (3 teams), Baltimore (3 teams), Boston (5 teams), New York (6 teams), and Philadelphia (4 teams).

Group seeks Olathe's help in buying park land for minor-league baseball stadium
Kansas City Star - 09 Oct 2002
It appears that the Frontier League and Central Baseball League haven't been scared away from Olathe just yet.

A map of the Kansas City T-Bones stadium site, the proposed Olathe ballpark site and Kaufmann Stadium can be found here. According to MapQuest, the KCK and Olathe sites are approxiamtely 15 miles apart and a 30 minute drive separates them. Kaufmann Stadium is approximately 22 miles (25 minutes) from the KCK site and 29 miles (34 minutes) from the Olathe site. MapQuest also has aerial photos of the Olathe and Kansas City T-Bones sites (registration required).

Kansas City Northern League Baseball Team Sends Pitcher To Team USA
KCNL Press Release - 25 Sep 2002