Representatives from Lamar Hunt's Hunt Sports Group
(HSG) and Western Resources Inc., who are making a joint bid
to buy the Royals, earlier this month offered Bobby Brett
and George Brett a 5-10% "cut into their effort but were
turned down," sources close to the Royals sale process told
Jeffrey Flanagan of the K.C. STAR. Explanations for the
rejection "vary." One source said that the Bretts wanted to
be represented "prominently" in Royals management, and
suggested that George become team president and the club's
official rep at MLB meetings. The source said Hunt-Western
Resources termed the Bretts' suggestion "preposterous." If
the Hunt-Western bid is successful, the source said that
Hunt's son Clark is expected to become team president.
Another source said that the Bretts might have agreed on the
offer had it not been a "take it or leave it" proposition
with a 24- to 48-hour deadline. Lamar Hunt and HSG
President Tim Connolly were unavailable for comment. Bobby
Brett would not comment, but added, "I will say that we
don't consider the door closed" (K.C. STAR, 6/23).
