Game 1 went 14 innings, the longest Game 1 in World Series history.
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Maybe they ought to ask for the goal posts from the University of Kansas.
For the first time since 1985, the Kansas City Royals are world champions. “That’s grown throughout the whole entire world, I think, as the fans have watched us compete throughout this postseason”. I was fine with this, as were most fans. They won the World Series.
The Royals finally ended the three-decade championship drought with an approach as retro in today’s analytical game as music still on MTV.
A year ago he invited everyone to a kegger at his mom’s house when the Royals made the Series, its first appearance back since winning it all in 1985.
That resiliency was evident throughout their October ride. One fan held up a placard reading, “Thanks Comeback Kids”, a nod to the Royals’ record-setting eight postseason comeback wins.
Cain stole second on the next pitch, and Eric Hosmer sliced a fastball into the left-field corner, pulling the Royals within a run.
The World Series party is expected to cost about $350,000 with city officials saying most of that will be covered by sponsors.
After driving a 2.3-mile route in a caravan, team owner David Glass, manager Ned Yost and several of the Royals returned the love by telling fans they could not have captured the World Series without their support and calling the turnout for Tuesday’s celebration “unbelievable” and “amazing”.
Harvey then got pulled, but the Kansas City Royals scored another run to tie it up and send it to extra innings, where they eventually won 7-2.
Here are the five plays that helped push Kansas City to the promise land.
I’ve always said plate discipline and base running wins in October.
Now, that team that formed such a bond with its city the past two seasons will get to revel in a championship together.
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Forty people were taken to the hospital, mostly for minor issues, according to the Kansas City Fire Chief Paul Berardi. All you had was this old thing called human memory. He opened by asking for a moment of silence honoring Mike Moustakas’ mother, Chris Young’s father and Edinson Volquez’s father, three members of the Royals family who died this year. Royals general manager, Dayton Moore, announced as the ninth inning was about to begin Sunday night: “Get ready”.
