The Ballad of Joseph Edmund Zdeb

By DAVID MARTIN

Lance Feyh, a writer and Royals fan who lives in Rolla, has come up with Foxworthyesque

list of signs indicating terminal allegiance to the hometown team.

The son of Kansans, Feyh tells us that he follows the Royals via satellite radio. As if it’s not hard enough rooting for a team that hasn’t won 90 games since a current player’s dad was on the roster, the Ozarks is Cardinals country, where Royals games are seldom seen on cable.