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Royals head to World Series after sweeping Orioles in ALCS
Kansas City Star ^
| October 15, 2014
| BY ANDY MCCULLOUGH
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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Kansas; US: Maryland; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: baseball; worldseries
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To: SoFloFreeper
I see what you did there. ;-)
To: Oldeconomybuyer; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...
:-(
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sad. Just sad.
Oh well, at least they made it.
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posted on
10/15/2014 8:15:29 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: Second Amendment First
Spent most of my life in KC but I am out in AZ now as I retire next year.
St. Louis despite being in the state of Missouri always seemed like the other side of the moon to me.
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posted on
10/15/2014 8:19:55 PM PDT
by
KC Burke
(Gowdy for Supreme Court)
To: big'ol_freeper
When are you going to leave, you hate it so much? Spend a lot of time beating us up.
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posted on
10/15/2014 8:21:35 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: mykroar; GOPsterinMA; campaignPete R-CT; dfwgator; hockeyfan44; NFHale; AuH2ORepublican
They are making a hell of a run, it has the feeling of destiny at this point. Did you bring your broom to the game, Mykroar?
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posted on
10/15/2014 10:27:31 PM PDT
by
Impy
(Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Would Rush Limbaugh attend one of the World Series games with George Brett?
To: All
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posted on
10/16/2014 4:27:19 AM PDT
by
mykroar
(Let justice be done though the heavens should fall. - John Adams)
To: Impy; mykroar; dfwgator; hockeyfan44; NFHale; AuH2ORepublican
I agree. I hope they win it all; it would be a let down if they didn’t.
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posted on
10/16/2014 6:21:01 AM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
Miller came out quik ping to self
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posted on
10/16/2014 12:02:30 PM PDT
by
campaignPete R-CT
(Let the dead bury the dead. Let the GOP bury the GOP.)
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