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I myself have always loved the Royals and even in all the lean years for the past 25 years,I still went out to games every year to cheer them on.
the last 25 years though it was just to look at the ballpark-they got the coolest ballpark in all major leagues hands down.Because the team was so crappy you couldnt watch them and enjoy the games so I went out mostly to look at the water fountains in the outfield.
They are cool as hell to look at at nighttime.
for all the people that have never been to a game there before,I feel sorry for you.You are missing a great experience.One you wont find at any other ballpark.
Even Sparky Anderson said that Royals stadium was his favorite ballpark in all the major leagues that he enjoyed visiting and remember,sparky managed in BOTH the NL and AL leagues.so thats saying a lot.
this is coming from a guy who is the most skeptical person about the Royals.This year people were asking me how come I did not follow the royals because they finally had a winning season last year for only the second time in 20 years and i replied saying-yeah but they got to have two winning seasons in a row to convince me that wasnt a fluke.that they are for real. well expect that to happen this year the way they are playing.
Not only that but expect them to be in the playoffs for the first time in 29 years.a drought longer than anybody in professional sports.thats why for so many years I have referred to them as the royal losers they have been such a joke.
But this Royals team is unlike any other Royals team that I have seen for the past 29 years.
For the first time in 25 years when i lost interest in them,this is the first time since then,that when i am driving around I'll say to myself-"I wonder how the royals are doing." and turn on the radio and listen to them.Its also the first time since then,that I have had the desire to turn on the tv and actually watch them play because they are a fun and exciting team to watch.
Not only are they going to the playoffs this year but they COULD actually go as far to the world series as well.Before you laugh which is the natural thing to do, consider these facts first why they have just as much of a shot to make it that far as anybody else does.
1.except for one starting player,they are all healthy.they are only a half game behind the detroit tigers in their division.I still cant believe I am saying that at this point of the year.while the detroit tigers have two of their starting pitchers on the disabled list.Thats not good to be facing at this point in the season.
2.they are the hottest team in baseball right now winning 7 straight games in a row and 14 out of their last 17 games as well.
3.they are beating good teams while winning as well.Not just the bad teams.This past week they went up to Oakland and beat the Oakland A's in their own ballpark in oakland beating them two out of three.that speaks volumns about their team because The A's have the best record in baseball.the A'S had their three best pitchers playing as well in their rotation and the royals beat two of them.
Not only that,but it was the first time since the beginning of may that the A'S had lost a series in Oakland so that REALLY says a lot about this team that they are for real.
They then went on the road to arizona and swept the diamondbacks there.Okay so they arent a good team.However they then followed that up by completing a three game sweep as well of the san francisco Giants this past weekend here in kansas city. a team that won the world series two years ago and beat THEIR top 3 best starters in their rotation as well-all star pitchers,one of them being Lincum yesterday.
4.they are playing with passion and fun.in one of their games in arizona,one of their players DOVE HEAD FIRST into first base to beat out a ground ball.that was against the D backs,a really bad team that a lot of teams would have a hard time getting up for because you tend to let up against the bad teams, but they are not doing that.
5.they dont have the most dangerous offense in the world or a high scoring offense by any means but that hasnt mattered because all they got to be is a decent hitting club which they have been lately.they are getting timely hits at the right time from all their players.they are a patient hitting ballclub.
6.Pitching and defense wins games for you.they have that.they have BOTH a dominating strong starting pitching staff AND a dominant bullpen that is pretty much unhittable. they have all the keys needed for a championship team.strong pitching and defense and an offense that gets timely hits at the right time.
7.finally the most important stat and themost important reason if they go to the playoffs they could go very deep as far as the world series.they have an amazing winning record going 49 and 1 when they have the lead going into the 7th inning this year and again thats because they have a shut down,lights out bullpen thats practically unhittable.
not saying they WILL go,but even the national media is saying they are the hotttest team in baseball now.going down the stretch,that will really help.Not saying they will go,but they have just as much a realistic shot as anybody I think its safe to say.
the last 25 years though it was just to look at the ballpark-they got the coolest ballpark in all major leagues hands down.Because the team was so crappy you couldnt watch them and enjoy the games so I went out mostly to look at the water fountains in the outfield.
They are cool as hell to look at at nighttime.
for all the people that have never been to a game there before,I feel sorry for you.You are missing a great experience.One you wont find at any other ballpark.Even Sparky Anderson said that Royals stadium was his favorite ballpark in all the major leagues that he enjoyed visiting and remember,sparky managed in BOTH the NL and AL leagues.so thats saying a lot.
this is coming from a guy who is the most skeptical person about the Royals.This year people were asking me how come I did not follow the royals because they finally had a winning season last year for only the second time in 20 years and i replied saying-yeah but they got to have two winning seasons in a row to convince me that wasnt a fluke.that they are for real. well expect that to happen this year the way they are playing.
Not only that but expect them to be in the playoffs for the first time in 29 years.a drought longer than anybody in professional sports.thats why for so many years I have referred to them as the royal losers they have been such a joke.
But this Royals team is unlike any other Royals team that I have seen for the past 29 years.
For the first time in 25 years when i lost interest in them,this is the first time since then,that when i am driving around I'll say to myself-"I wonder how the royals are doing." and turn on the radio and listen to them.Its also the first time since then,that I have had the desire to turn on the tv and actually watch them play because they are a fun and exciting team to watch.
Not only are they going to the playoffs this year but they COULD actually go as far to the world series as well.Before you laugh which is the natural thing to do, consider these facts first why they have just as much of a shot to make it that far as anybody else does.
1.except for one starting player,they are all healthy.they are only a half game behind the detroit tigers in their division.I still cant believe I am saying that at this point of the year.while the detroit tigers have two of their starting pitchers on the disabled list.Thats not good to be facing at this point in the season.
2.they are the hottest team in baseball right now winning 7 straight games in a row and 14 out of their last 17 games as well.
3.they are beating good teams while winning as well.Not just the bad teams.This past week they went up to Oakland and beat the Oakland A's in their own ballpark in oakland beating them two out of three.that speaks volumns about their team because The A's have the best record in baseball.the A'S had their three best pitchers playing as well in their rotation and the royals beat two of them.
Not only that,but it was the first time since the beginning of may that the A'S had lost a series in Oakland so that REALLY says a lot about this team that they are for real.
They then went on the road to arizona and swept the diamondbacks there.Okay so they arent a good team.However they then followed that up by completing a three game sweep as well of the san francisco Giants this past weekend here in kansas city. a team that won the world series two years ago and beat THEIR top 3 best starters in their rotation as well-all star pitchers,one of them being Lincum yesterday.
4.they are playing with passion and fun.in one of their games in arizona,one of their players DOVE HEAD FIRST into first base to beat out a ground ball.that was against the D backs,a really bad team that a lot of teams would have a hard time getting up for because you tend to let up against the bad teams, but they are not doing that.
5.they dont have the most dangerous offense in the world or a high scoring offense by any means but that hasnt mattered because all they got to be is a decent hitting club which they have been lately.they are getting timely hits at the right time from all their players.they are a patient hitting ballclub.
6.Pitching and defense wins games for you.they have that.they have BOTH a dominating strong starting pitching staff AND a dominant bullpen that is pretty much unhittable. they have all the keys needed for a championship team.strong pitching and defense and an offense that gets timely hits at the right time.
7.finally the most important stat and themost important reason if they go to the playoffs they could go very deep as far as the world series.they have an amazing winning record going 49 and 1 when they have the lead going into the 7th inning this year and again thats because they have a shut down,lights out bullpen thats practically unhittable.
not saying they WILL go,but even the national media is saying they are the hotttest team in baseball now.going down the stretch,that will really help.Not saying they will go,but they have just as much a realistic shot as anybody I think its safe to say.
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