OT Congrats to the KC Royals

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by freakhappy

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

They never talk about us, you know that Mike! It's fun to remain an underdog, even after winning 2 of 4. That said, definitely not taking LDS for granted. Giants came back to win 3 straight in Cincinnati 2 years ago. MadBum needs to take care of business tomorrow.

Re- Royals/Orioles--- it's not even close from the public POV. Orioles had a very solid sustained run pretty recently, and won a WS two years prior to Royals... and several before that. Royals not only haven't been to playoffs since 1985, but most years haven't even sniffed it.. they're often out of it by mid-summer. If I were you (Orioles1954), I'd just enjoy watching/rooting for my team regardless of what others think. We're both lucky to have postseason teams.

[Orioles1954]

I'm enjoying this immensely. Having survived 14 straight losing seasons from 1998-2011, this is incredibly meaningful to the city of Baltimore and myself, personally.

[dtp717]

As a Kansas boy who grew up spoiled with great Royals teams that made the playoffs about every year, I am thrilled to see them back in the mix 29 short years after their last appearance. Having not lived in Kansas for quite a while now, I'm back on the bandwagon!!! Keep it going, KC!

[kmac32]

It's all about who is hot at the time. Looks like KC has momentum but that can change. The important thing is for the Cardinals to choke so us long suffering Cub fans don't have to listen to gloating Cardinal fans for the next year.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by dtp717

As a Kansas boy who grew up spoiled with great Royals teams that made the playoffs about every year, I am thrilled to see them back in the mix 29 short years after their last appearance. Having not lived in Kansas for quite a while now, I'm back on the bandwagon!!! Keep it going, KC!

Nice, looks like we'll both be rooting for our teams from afar, but in the same spot... I fly to Anchorage tomorrow.

My wife, and native Kansan is not moved in the slightest, but it's fun to see how excited the in-laws and other friends are.

[barrysloate]

Jeez, the Angels had the best record in baseball and all this incredible talent, and they couldn't even win one post season game. Maybe the Royals are the team of destiny.

[dtp717]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

Nice, looks like we'll both be rooting for our teams from afar, but in the same spot... I fly to Anchorage tomorrow.

My wife, and native Kansan is not moved in the slightest, but it's fun to see how excited the in-laws and other friends are.

Interestingly enough, I kinda jumped on the Giants bandwagon a few years back because I enjoy visiting San Francisco and thought the team with such a rich history finally deserved another championship. I even got to see a playoff game against the Phillies while I was there; what a terrific place to take in a game! Here's to hoping for a Giants-Royals World Series.

As for your wife, maybe she'll come around. Lots of Kansas friends I forgot I had have been posting on FB about how excited they are about the Royals...it's been a long time coming!