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You could argue it was the biggest win ever in the sports history of our city…
And yes, I’m aware of the 1985 game seven Royals win over the St. Louis Cards but this last one might be even bigger. For the first time in our history we’re going to BACK-TO-BACK WORLD SERIES. Plus the game had everything you could ask for!
For older Royals fans the memories fade, but most would say the George Brett homer that sent us to the first World Series in 1980 was the moment. Finally beating those damn Yankees and pitcher Goose Gossage. Plus the home run was smacked by our only Hall of Famer / Mr. Kansas City, Brett.
There was that call at first base in the 1985 series by umpire Don Deckinger that led to a win and a game seven in KC and a world championship. There was the blowout win in game seven in KC over the Cards and the Championship itself. Yes. But the game Friday was one for the ages. At least for Kansas City folks and the team.
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There was the pitching duel between Ace Ventura and David Price. The early home runs by Moose and Ben Zobrist. The drama surrounding a possible fan interference call that would have nullified Moose’s homer. For once it seemed a call went our way.
There was the possible mistake by soon to be manager of the year Ned Yost.
Had the Royals lost Yosy would have had to wear the question: “Why didn’t you put Wade Davis in before the late inning two run homer that tied the game?”
Luckily the Royals win negated that debate.
Then there was incredible run from first to home by Lorenzo Cain on Eric Hosmer‘s single. And maybe most of all – the incredible pitching of Wade Davis in the top of the 9th inning after a one hour rain delay with two on nobody out. Yikes!
The strikeouts, the ground ball to Moose at third and the throw to first to end the game and the series. Last but not least there was the near .500 batting attack and play of the series MVP, Alcides Escobar.
Wow, what a night, what a game. What emotion. Tears of joy.
Even announcer Joe Buck couldn’t even dampen the night and the emergence of Pete Rose back from the dead as a true character and color guy with the Fox team. Funny and entertaining. Even Rose’s TV commercial, “In the hall” was very funny.
What a night, what a game,what a team!
Everyone in this town is proud of these guys. They have grown up since last season, going from Cinderella to Scary good. As I’ve said before, nobody really wants to play these Royals they just have too many ways to beat you.
Now its the Mets turn. More drama, more tense moments, but in the end, seems likes it will be our Royals. Maybe the best professional team ever in KC. Well at least for the last three decades.
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Good synopsis, CG. But, I think you left out the most crucial moment in the entire post season, to date. The Royals were six outs away and 4 runs down in Game 4 of the ALDS in Houston from not even MAKING it to the ALCS. It was over. Done. History. Kaput. Then, they hang a 5-spot in the 8th and a couple more in the 9th to STEAL the victory from a prematurely celebrating Astros team (and Governor).
Hope there are more miracles to come!
Yes great point. It was another miracle. Hey I liked the comeback down 9-2 in game five of Toronto series and we get 6 more runs in a loss but never gave up…lots of moments
Uh, Glazer? That happened in Game 3, not Game 5.
Listed admin, not CG or Leftridge, so to no one and everyone in general, reiterating what Kerouac stated afore: this is the best chance the Royals will ever have to win a ‘World Series’.
Like Kansas City, New York isn’t a great team… really aren’t any MLB 2015 season. The advantage, if KC has any, is a) game 1 is at home, and momentum will be very important, my opine b) for all of their wondrous starting pitching, Mets are moreso lightweights with the lumber – capable more, but just as easily capable of less c) the NY bullpen is more so a one-man show, and can’t match KC’s depth.
Starting pitching: advantage to the Mets, and by more than just a little; visions Seaver, Koosman and Gentry.
Bullpen: even or slight edge KC; once a definitive Royals advantage is now perhaps but a razor thin margin.
Hitting: advantage Royals; opportunistic, relentless. Mets offense is sporadic – capable of more as well less.
More hunch than prescience, momentum will go to the winner of Game 1… ‘if’ KC takes it, the World Series is theirs. Too, they are probably facing the 3rd best Mets pitcher in starter Harvey. NY prevails, things only get tougher for KC – deGrom & Syndergaard.
Now throw everything you know out the window and watch it go the full 7, winner last team standing two teams of destiny, Royals ringless since 1985, Mets same since 1986.
That mid-summer All-Star Game looms large now, AL having defeated the NL: based home field advantage, Kansas City has a slight edge entering play tonight. Gut mine is rumbling however, this pick ’em gambol. No dog in the fight, Kerouac’s choice: the NY Mets. Regardless, someone will be unhappy, and that’s a crying shame, even if there is none in baseball.
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Yep. Thrilling, exciting, all of that. But the greatest game in Royals’ history?
Well, if the Royals hoist a World Series trophy this year, then we can argue whether that championship-clinching win matches or was better than Game 7 of 1985. Until then, Saberhagen’s performance, and the offense that exploded that game, has no peer.
This game? It ranks right there in the tier just below. That includes Game 3 of the 1980 ALCS (a come-from-behind), Game 7 of the 1985 ALCS, Game 6 of the 1985 Series (three outs from losing it, and two runs in the bottom of the ninth!), the Wild Card Game last year, and the two extra inning wins of the 2014 ALDS against the Angels.
I might also add that just this year, Games 4 and 5 of the ALDS were pretty top-notch, as was the comeback against Price in Game 2 of the ALCS.
“You could argue it was the biggest win ever in the sports history of our city…”
WOW! Not just Royals’ history but ALL sports in the history of our city?
Bigger than the Chiefs win in Super Bowl IV? Bigger than their playoff wins that same season against the defending champion Jets, and the Raiders who had beat them in both regular season games?
And since this is a KC-Lawrence blog, bigger than Mario Chalmers draining the three to send the NCAA championship game into OT? Bigger than the win — in Kemper — by Danny Manning and the Miracle Jayhawks?
Was it even bigger than the win over the Buffalo Bills that send the Chiefs into the very first Super Bowl — which of course, didn’t get its name until later?
“…Mario Chalmers draining the three to send the NCAA championship game into OT?”
that WAS awesome. it not only took the game into OT, it took Memphis out of the game.