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simmytbone · 11-02-2015, 04:24 AM

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/royals-...055621521.html

Hey guys,

after the loss last year to the San Francisco GIANTS, the Royals came roaring back and they def. the New York Mets 4-1 and as a result, the Royals are not only 2x World Series Champions, but they did it on the road and it's their 1st World Series Victory in 30 years

Here's the story:

Royals win the World Series with another epic comeback against the Mets
By Jeff Passan 11/1/15
Yahoo Sports

NEW YORK – Of all the ways for the Kansas City Royals to win their first championship in 30 years, this was the most fitting for the team that put the never in never say die: coming back again, aggressive as ever, relentlessly punishing the New York Mets for one final, merciful time.

The final was 7-2 Royals, the World Series theirs after five games, and they jumped and hugged and did the standard celebrating a champion does on the mound at Citi Field. This was different, though, not just because the Royals fell 90 feet short last season but because this team, if not for its seven epic comebacks, would've found itself similarly beaten.

Eric Hosmer scored the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning. (AP)

Instead, a five-run explosion in the 12th inning blew open a game that the Royals had tied in the ninth, and the party that will last all fall and winter long in Kansas City was just starting. Pinch hitter Christian Colon provided the first blow, knocking in Jarrod Dyson to break the tie. Four more runs followed, and Wade Davis, baseball's best reliever, secured the last three outs to start the on-field dog pile.

In it was Lorenzo Cain, whose bases-clearing double accounted for the last three runs, and Eric Hosmer, whose daring run home in the ninth inning with two outs tied the score and let the Royals use their bullpen mastery. Manager Ned Yost, so often maligned in Kansas City, stood amid the chaos, admiring the plucky, aggressive, talented team he'd nurtured from perennial losers to postseason juggernaut.

The Royals' eight come-from-behind victories – seven by at least two runs – epitomized a group that prided itself on contact hitting that proved more and more vital as the postseason went on.

As the clock passed midnight and Sunday turned into Monday, the game grew even more odd. Already the questionable decision of Mets manager Terry Collins to leave in starter Matt Harvey for a shutout attempt in the ninth inning came back to bite him. After mustering four hits against Harvey over the first eight innings, Lorenzo Cain walked to lead off the ninth and stole second base. Hosmer, who had only two hits all series, smoked a double over left fielder Michael Conforto's head to score Cain and halve the lead.

Following a Mike Moustakas groundout that advanced Hosmer to third, Jeurys Familia broke Salvador Perez's bat on a looping bouncer toward third base. David Wright fielded it, checked that Hosmer wasn't running and tossed the ball to first baseman Lucas Duda, the crispness of his throw inhibited by a nagging shoulder injury.

The Royals won their first championship since 1985. (AP)

As Wright released the ball, Hosmer took off toward home, challenging Duda to record the final out of the game on a play at home plate. Royals scouts told players to challenge the arms of Wright and Duda, and the scenario was drawn up perfectly. A great throw certainly would've nabbed Hosmer. A good throw might've. Duda's throw was a disaster, yanked to catcher Travis d'Arnuad's arm side and past him, allowing Hosmer to slide in for the tying run.

The teams traded outs in the 10th and 11th innings before Kansas City touched up reliever Addison Reed in the 12th. For all the heartache and agita, the swaying legs and fidgety hands, the full gamut of emotions that strangled Citi Field as the Mets blew another World Series lead, never did they imagine it would get this ugly.

Perez singled, and Dyson ran for him and stole second off d'Arnaud. He moved to third on a groundout and came home on a single from Colon, who hadn't logged a single postseason at-bat.

The Royals kept the line moving, their motto, and down went the Mets, Familia with his third blown save of the series, Reed with the loss and the Royals left to celebrate. They'd spent the spring and summer capturing the pulse of their city and making it race in October.

And as Perez picked someone to dunk with his customary Gatorade bath, he chose Yost, a champion manager chosen by Dayton Moore, a champion general manager, all of it surreal because to associate champion with the Kansas City Royals seems far-fetched.

It wasn't. And it's undeniable: 30 years after 1985, one year after they lost Game 7, the Royals are the World Series champions again.

credit: sports.yahoo.com

Kansas City Royals; 2x World Series Champions

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROYALS AND GOD BLESS YOU

Kansas City WINS on the 1st of November 2015 as the Royals wins on the road and the Chiefs went to London and def. the Detroit Lions 45-10

DJM77 · 11-02-2015, 08:24 AM

I stayed up all night because I was at work, helping out with the production of the Royals World Championship shirts. I am soooooo tired! At least I'll end up with a free t-shirt out of the deal.

MrCleveland · 11-02-2015, 08:29 AM

For The Mets...

The Curse Of Bartman Strikes Again!

isiahthomas · 11-02-2015, 04:38 PM

Cleveland Indians are going to the world series next season and they're gonna win hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. My dad has a friend who lives in Kansas City and I know he's happy the Royals won.

MrCleveland · 11-02-2015, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by isiahthomas

Cleveland Indians are going to the world series next season and they're gonna win hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. My dad has a friend who lives in Kansas City and I know he's happy the Royals won.

I would love to see the Indians back in the World Series...of all the 16 original teams...they had the least appearances.

But they can't be shot in April and May then get great after August and September because that's too little too late!

isiahthomas · 11-02-2015, 06:12 PM

You and I know the Indians will never get to the world series hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Maybe it might happen when we're dead hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

MrCleveland · 11-02-2015, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by isiahthomas

You and I know the Indians will never get to the world series hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Maybe it might happen when we're dead hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Or as in the words of Johnny Mathis...

isiahthomas · 11-04-2015, 02:00 PM

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Only way we'll see them in the world series is from Major League movie with Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, Dennis Haysbert and Tom Berenger hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

11-02-2015, 04:24 AM	#1
simmytbone Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 17, 2009 Posts: 1,513	Kansas City Royals; 2x World Series Champions and their 1st in 30 years http://sports.yahoo.com/news/royals-...055621521.html Hey guys, after the loss last year to the San Francisco GIANTS, the Royals came roaring back and they def. the New York Mets 4-1 and as a result, the Royals are not only 2x World Series Champions, but they did it on the road and it's their 1st World Series Victory in 30 years Here's the story: Royals win the World Series with another epic comeback against the Mets By Jeff Passan 11/1/15 Yahoo Sports NEW YORK – Of all the ways for the Kansas City Royals to win their first championship in 30 years, this was the most fitting for the team that put the never in never say die: coming back again, aggressive as ever, relentlessly punishing the New York Mets for one final, merciful time. The final was 7-2 Royals, the World Series theirs after five games, and they jumped and hugged and did the standard celebrating a champion does on the mound at Citi Field. This was different, though, not just because the Royals fell 90 feet short last season but because this team, if not for its seven epic comebacks, would've found itself similarly beaten. Eric Hosmer scored the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning. (AP) Instead, a five-run explosion in the 12th inning blew open a game that the Royals had tied in the ninth, and the party that will last all fall and winter long in Kansas City was just starting. Pinch hitter Christian Colon provided the first blow, knocking in Jarrod Dyson to break the tie. Four more runs followed, and Wade Davis, baseball's best reliever, secured the last three outs to start the on-field dog pile. In it was Lorenzo Cain, whose bases-clearing double accounted for the last three runs, and Eric Hosmer, whose daring run home in the ninth inning with two outs tied the score and let the Royals use their bullpen mastery. Manager Ned Yost, so often maligned in Kansas City, stood amid the chaos, admiring the plucky, aggressive, talented team he'd nurtured from perennial losers to postseason juggernaut. The Royals' eight come-from-behind victories – seven by at least two runs – epitomized a group that prided itself on contact hitting that proved more and more vital as the postseason went on. As the clock passed midnight and Sunday turned into Monday, the game grew even more odd. Already the questionable decision of Mets manager Terry Collins to leave in starter Matt Harvey for a shutout attempt in the ninth inning came back to bite him. After mustering four hits against Harvey over the first eight innings, Lorenzo Cain walked to lead off the ninth and stole second base. Hosmer, who had only two hits all series, smoked a double over left fielder Michael Conforto's head to score Cain and halve the lead. Following a Mike Moustakas groundout that advanced Hosmer to third, Jeurys Familia broke Salvador Perez's bat on a looping bouncer toward third base. David Wright fielded it, checked that Hosmer wasn't running and tossed the ball to first baseman Lucas Duda, the crispness of his throw inhibited by a nagging shoulder injury. The Royals won their first championship since 1985. (AP) As Wright released the ball, Hosmer took off toward home, challenging Duda to record the final out of the game on a play at home plate. Royals scouts told players to challenge the arms of Wright and Duda, and the scenario was drawn up perfectly. A great throw certainly would've nabbed Hosmer. A good throw might've. Duda's throw was a disaster, yanked to catcher Travis d'Arnuad's arm side and past him, allowing Hosmer to slide in for the tying run. The teams traded outs in the 10th and 11th innings before Kansas City touched up reliever Addison Reed in the 12th. For all the heartache and agita, the swaying legs and fidgety hands, the full gamut of emotions that strangled Citi Field as the Mets blew another World Series lead, never did they imagine it would get this ugly. Perez singled, and Dyson ran for him and stole second off d'Arnaud. He moved to third on a groundout and came home on a single from Colon, who hadn't logged a single postseason at-bat. The Royals kept the line moving, their motto, and down went the Mets, Familia with his third blown save of the series, Reed with the loss and the Royals left to celebrate. They'd spent the spring and summer capturing the pulse of their city and making it race in October. And as Perez picked someone to dunk with his customary Gatorade bath, he chose Yost, a champion manager chosen by Dayton Moore, a champion general manager, all of it surreal because to associate champion with the Kansas City Royals seems far-fetched. It wasn't. And it's undeniable: 30 years after 1985, one year after they lost Game 7, the Royals are the World Series champions again. credit: sports.yahoo.com Kansas City Royals; 2x World Series Champions CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROYALS AND GOD BLESS YOU Kansas City WINS on the 1st of November 2015 as the Royals wins on the road and the Chiefs went to London and def. the Detroit Lions 45-10
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11-02-2015, 08:24 AM	#2
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,569	I stayed up all night because I was at work, helping out with the production of the Royals World Championship shirts. I am soooooo tired! At least I'll end up with a free t-shirt out of the deal.
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11-02-2015, 08:29 AM	#3
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11-02-2015, 04:38 PM	#4
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Cleveland Indians are going to the world series next season and they're gonna win hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. My dad has a friend who lives in Kansas City and I know he's happy the Royals won.

11-02-2015, 06:12 PM	#6
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	You and I know the Indians will never get to the world series hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Maybe it might happen when we're dead hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

11-04-2015, 02:00 PM	#8
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Only way we'll see them in the world series is from Major League movie with Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, Dennis Haysbert and Tom Berenger hahahahahahahahahahahaha.