OT Congrats to the KC Royals

[shammus]

It's a blast for sure but these dramatic, extra-inning wins are hard to sit through sometimes! Very proud of the boys in blue though

[Shoebox]

I am a Cubs fan myself but the Royal have a very strong following here in Nebraska due to the AAA affiliate in Omaha. Glad to see them doing well but my work performance would be helped if they could finish in 9 innings.

[jimivintage]

Hey, look at how strong the AL Central and AL West look compared to the AL East NOW??

AL Central = Tigers and Royals, but the Indians had a chance through game 160.

AL West = Angels and A's, but the Mariners were in it until the end, too.

I would fully expect all 6 of these teams to be in contention next year, and I'm sure another team will sneak in there somewhere.

No Yankees, Red Sox, or Rays this year???? Craziness!!

Jimi

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by jimivintage

Hey, look at how strong the AL Central and AL West look compared to the AL East NOW??

AL Central = Tigers and Royals, but the Indians had a chance through game 160.

AL West = Angels and A's, but the Mariners were in it until the end, too.

I would fully expect all 6 of these teams to be in contention next year, and I'm sure another team will sneak in there somewhere.

No Yankees, Red Sox, or Rays this year???? Craziness!!

Jimi

The KC run is great. Just a reminder to any who may think Bud Selig deserves eventual hall consideration-- if he'd had his was many of these teams would have been contracted (A's, Royals, Twins, etc). What a joke that was, but he did eventually accomplish his own personal re-alignment with the Brewers (I'm sure I may have oversimplified there-- so Bill G please add any Selig/Brewer- switch from AL to NL history gaps)

Anyway, I'm so glad these teams survived that proposed purge and love when any on that list (as well as other small to mid market) excel Sept/Oct. I also do like and embrace that baseball doesn't have a salary cap, and that there's still huge financial inequity--- it just makes unlikely runs/seasons like this more satisfying.

Now baseball and the networks need to get on board and learn how to sell these stories! Royals vs Giants (or even more so Pirates had they survived) would be a great matchup (Royals remind me of the WS Giants teams), but seems would be doomed from a ratings standpoint. After over a decade of being bombarded (on ESPN and by MLB) by Yankees Red Sox, seems the "casual" and "homer" fans have forgotten about others teams/cities. This year is a great year to try and bring them back (pre-1994 style).

[Orioles1954]

Everyone is talking about the Royals and nobody is mentioning the Orioles. PLEASE keep doing so.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Everyone is talking about the Royals and nobody is mentioning the Orioles. PLEASE keep doing so.

The Orioles do deserve credit and amazingly smacked the Tigers around, but the Royals clawed their way in...so I guess against odds, they are doing what no one actually thought they would, hence the attention. People love the underdog.

One thing I wonder with the Orioles is how their starting pitching will hold up...Having Tillman and Chen as your two best is very scary. That being said, an Orioles/Royals match-up should be very gritty. I really don't think the Tigers or Angels were prepared for what was coming their way.

I don't care who wins between the two...I like both teams...should be outstanding either way.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

The Orioles do deserve credit and amazingly smacked the Tigers around, but the Royals clawed their way in...so I guess against odds, they are doing what no one actually thought they would, hence the attention. People love the underdog.

One thing I wonder with the Orioles is how their starting pitching will hold up...Having Tillman and Chen as your two best is very scary. That being said, an Orioles/Royals match-up should be very gritty. I really don't think the Tigers or Angels were prepared for what was coming their way.

I don't care who wins between the two...I like both teams...should be outstanding either way.

People should love the underdog. Don't forget most media outlets had the Orioles finishing last in the A.L. East. I don't understand the idea that the Orioles have horrible starting pitching. Our starters had a lower ERA than the "Big 3" of Detroit and are almost statistically even with Kansas City. The overall ERA is 7th in MLB. Perhaps the Orioles are getting overlooked because they ran away with the division? Regardless, they play much better with a chip on their shoulder.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Everyone is talking about the Royals and nobody is mentioning the Orioles. PLEASE keep doing so.

29 year playoff draught has everything to do with it. No offense to the O's but they don't have an equal story. I'm a Giants fan, but don't really expect many outside SF are talking about us either... Doesnt bother me too much.

Congrats to Royals (and O's) fans on advancing.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

29 year playoff draught has everything to do with it. No offense to the O's but they don't have an equal story. I'm a Giants fan, but don't really expect many outside SF are talking about us either... Doesnt bother me too much.

Congrats to Royals (and O's) fans on advancing.

Not to split hairs but the Royals have won a World Series more recently than the Orioles.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

29 year playoff draught has everything to do with it. No offense to the O's but they don't have an equal story. I'm a Giants fan, but don't really expect many outside SF are talking about us either... Doesnt bother me too much.

Congrats to Royals (and O's) fans on advancing.

Why would they be talking about the Giants! They've won a few WS recently!! Just messin with ya, Ian

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Shoebox

I am a Cubs fan myself but the Royal have a very strong following here in Nebraska due to the AAA affiliate in Omaha. Glad to see them doing well but my work performance would be helped if they could finish in 9 innings.

My liking for the Royals comes from my upbringing in Omaha. Not only was the AAA there, but each year my Church youth group would take a trip down to see the KC Royals. So even though my first game was a San Diego Padres game. My first memories of baseball are Royals games (AAA and MLB) I, too, was a Cubs fan while living there. Overall I am a baseball fan and will root for the home team (When I was in LA I rooted for Dodgers and Angels), so now that I am in St. Louis I don't root for the Cubs or Royals, but still enjoy watching either team do well.

[kdixon]

Big Royals fan. Will be there today hoping for the sweep...

[RGold]

[Peter_Spaeth]

She's definitely more your type than Kate.