Posted on 10/15/2014 4:17:38 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
In the moments after the Royals won the pennant, after their 2-1 victory carried them to a sweep over the Orioles in the American League Championship Series, joy flowed like the fountains beyond this ballparks outfield fences.
The last embers of afternoon sunshine still illuminated Kauffman Stadium. The voices of 40,468 revelers merged with a fireworks display. Greg Holland jumped into the arms of catcher Salvador Perez. Lorenzo Cain flung his glove skyward and skipped like a child. In the center of the diamond stood the Kansas City Royals, conquerors of the American League, ready to contend for their first World Series title since 1985.
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Yep, The Show-Me Series.
Me too. A good cross-state series and no "Big Market" teams. Even though I'm a NL fan, I'll root for the Royals. I love the way they play.
Part of me is envious of KC fans - not much torture in a four game sweep.
In KC in 85 we often called it The I-70 Series.
I am on top of the world. Been a fan since they started and knew Kaufmann when I was a kid and he was just getting started in the pill business.
Woo hoo!! Go KC Royals!!
What you have just witnessed is what a REAL Farm System will do for a MLB Team(the last Team to have this good of a Farm Team(s) was the Old Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers)! GO Omaha StormChasers and Kansas City Royals! DAMMIT GET BUSY CARDS! I-70 SERIES!
Crown seats for game one are going for $7500 on Tickets-For-Less. Maybe next time.
Just like 1985, the Missouri Series.”
With all the troubles in Ferguson wish they would move all their games out of Missouri.
Orioles Fan: Who's there?
KC Fan: Owen
Orioles Fan: Owen who?
KC Fan: Owen four, sucker.
They are lame
Shes a die hard Royals fan.”
I lived in KC and went to their games long, long ago. Remember outstanding players like Freddie Patek and George Brett. So glad these guys pulled it out. Hope they win it all.
Congratulations to Kansas City....my favorite city mentioned in “Blazing Saddles”.
As a diehard Yankees fan, who truly hated the Royals back in the George Brett days, I’m tickled they’ve won the AL Crown!
It’s been sooooo long but I’m enjoying every minute of this.
Go Royals!!!
CGato
Ha!! Kudos to your wife!!
Loving it her in Cardinals country.
Hope it is an another I-70 series.
Go Royals!
All you Cards fans want pay-back for game 6 in 85 don’t you?
LOL
That was a poor call, but it still stood and as we said gleefully you can’t say one call cost you the series.
I want to see the Cards WIN and the Missouri teams go at it again. I would love to be at my place in the Ozarks but I am too busy.
This play off games between the Yanks and Royals in the late 70s and early 80s were some of the best games ever played.
Royals fans here.
Moving back home next year.
Still want to see the next I-70 series.
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