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But did you know that the folks back home in Mississippi still call him Bubba? “I don’t know why I got that name,” Gathright said. “But even when I go back there now, they all know me by ‘Bubba.’ ”
Here are a few other things you might not know about Gathright:
Favorite restaurant in Kansas City?
“Kona Grill. I love the steaks there.”
Last movie you saw?
“Iron Man.”
Favorite movie of all-time?
“ ‘Bad Boys II.’ I think Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are really good together.”
Favorite team growing up?
“Atlanta Braves.”
Favorite player growing up?
“Rickey Henderson. I loved the way he could be a leadoff guy and still hit home runs. I wish I could do that.”
The vehicle you drive?
“(Cadillac) Escalade.”
Favorite breakfast cereal?
“Oooh, that’s tough. Either Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Fruity Pebbles.”
You have another nickname (other than Bubba)?
“Another one they called me growing up was ‘Honey Bun.’ I used to live on Honey Buns.”
Favorite beer?
“Don’t drink beer. White wine sometimes.”
Best friends on the team?
“David DeJesus, Mark Teahen and John Buck. I could go up and tell John Buck I hate him every single day and he’d still say, ‘I love you, man.’ ”
OK, you’re stranded on a desert island with one woman and it would be …
“Halle Berry. No doubt about it. God, I love that woman.”
Good rainouts
The Royals had yet another rainout on FSN Kansas City last week (at Cleveland) that had a higher Nielsen rating (0.9) than two NBA playoff games for the week.
NBA fever. Catch it.
More ratings
The Royals’ telecasts on FSN Kansas City, the new rights holder, have had some glitches this year. But the average Nielsen rating (3.4) for the first month was the highest Royals’ April average on record.
That 3.4 average topped last year’s 3.1.
Fitz’s ace
Yep, that indeed was former Royal Al Fitzmorris you saw in the hole-in-one section of Thursday’s sports section. Fitzmorris aced the 135-yard, 17th hole at The National’s Deuce course.
“I’ve never had a hole in one, never even seen a hole in one,” Fitzmorris said. “But what was cool about it was it’s an elevated tee box, so I’m looking down and I can see it all happen.
“I hit my 52-degree gap wedge about 10 feet past the hole, and it stops, hops and spins back right into the hole. It wasn’t so much jumping up and down afterward as it was, ‘Holy crap. Did that just go in?’ ”