Royal Pride

Ouch.

That one stings a bit. I had to turn it off after 5 innings. Heard people complaining about fans leaving the game early. Other people pointed out that TV ratings were really low. And we might have seen James Shields last game as a Royal.

BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER.

They are still the Royals that we all love.

They still have at least 3 games left to play.

They are still playing for the WORLD SERIES TITLE.

They have gone farther than the New York Yankees and their $800 billion payroll.

They have lasted longer than those bullies from Detroit and their 3 CY YOUNG PITCHERS.

THEY HAVE PROVIDED KANSAS CITY WITH COUNTLESS EMOTIONAL MOMENTS THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET. 

They have brought people together, added joy to our lives on a daily basis, doused our city in BLUE everywhere. 

They are our Kansas City Royals and no matter what happens we can be proud of them because KANSAS CITY BASEBALL IS ON THE MAP. 

Just look at what America thinks about our small-town baseball team!!!

NOTE:These stats are from ESPN and I found them this morning AFTER WE LOST LAST NIGHT. America still loves Dem Roys

And for all of you who don’t follow baseball very well, Madison Bumgarner (the Giants pitcher last night) is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and is having an incredible postseason. He has dominated every team he has faced in the playoffs, so it is not a huge blow to lose to him. It is not time to panic. The rest of the Giants pitching rotation is equal or worse than the Royals rotation. There are still (potentially) 6 games left to play. The Royals still set a postseason record by winning their first 8 games. And ESPN has pointed out that the last 3 teams who lost the first game of the World Series by 5 runs or more went on the win the whole thing. So there is hope for us yet!

Tonight Yordano Ventura takes the mound as the Royals attempt to tie the series at 1 win apiece. For all you Royals fans out there, keep the faith, SHOW YOUR PRIDE and enjoy the ride as much as I am doing below: