UPDATE: FORMER MLB AND NL STARS TO APPEAR AT FIRST WATCH ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13:
Former Negro Leagues player Jesse Rogers and son of Hall of Famer Hilton Smith, DeMorris Smith, will be at 1022 Westport Road from 8-9 a.m.
Former Royals second baseman Frank White will be at that location from 9-10 a.m. Former Royals pitcher Al Fitzmorris will be at 12040 Blue Valley Pkwy, Overland Park, from 9-10 a.m.
Former Royals outfielder Brian McRae will be at 9916 College Blvd., Overland Park, from 8-9 a.m.
Former Royals Paul Splittorff and Les Norman will be at 19321 E. Highway 40 #L in Independence from 9-10 a.m.
All area First Watch Restaurants are again "stepping to the plate" to posthumously honor former NLBM chairman Buck O'Neil. The popular day-time only restaurant will donate the day's profits from each of its ten Kansas City locations in support of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on November 13, 2009, the anniversary of Buck O'Neil's birth.
First Watch is a popular national restaurant franchise specializing in delightful breakfast, brunch, and lunch meals. The ten locations across the Kansas City region are among the most popular family dinning venues. Most locations are typicallly open from 7:00 a.m.until about 2:30 p.m., but you should call ahead to check specific location hours. To learn more about the menu, which includes carry out items and gift cards, link to http://www.firstwatch.com/pages/menus.html
Addresses to KC area First Watch Locations:
Fairway - Fairway Shoppes
2800 West 53rd Street
Fairway, KS 66205
913-236-7600
Olathe - Olathe Station Shopping Center
15289 W 119th Street
Olathe, KS 66062
913-390-6072
Overland Park - 95th Street & Metcalf
7305 W. 95th Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
913-383-2904
Overland Park - Pinnacle Village at 119th Street
12040 Blue Valley Parkway
Overland Park, KS 66213
913-696-1119
Overland Park - The Shoppes at Corporate Woods
9916 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-339-6686
Shawnee - Shawnee Mission Parkway
11112 W. 63rd
Shawnee, KS 66203
913-631-0888
Prairie Village - Corinth Square
4117 W. 83rd Street
Prairie Village, KS 66208
913-649-8875
Independence
19321 E. Highway 40 #L
Independence, MO 64055
816-795-0814
North Kansas City
409 Armour Road
North Kansas City, MO 64116
816-842-7300
Westport - Old Westport Shopping Center
1022 Westport Road
Westport, MO 64111
816-931-1054
