Five suggestions for Kansas City Royals-themed sandwiches

Restaurants in Kansas City are missing real opportunities to lionize our sports heroes via meat and cheese homages. Anybody can have a statue built, but you know you’ve made it when your name graces a sandwich.

A perfect example is the Carnegie Deli’s decision to roll out the Carmelo Anthony sandwich in New York City, shortly after the New York Knicks traded for the all-star forward. Look, there’s big money in sports sandwiches: The Carmelo Anthony retails for $21.95. So, here are a few sandwich suggestions to get the discussion going along the lines of Blanc Burgers + Bottles’ Jamaal Charles burger.