Royals World Champions Parade

World Series Game Two

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The Royals won the second game of the World Series! They are precious to Kansas City and we are absolutely thrilled to be on this ride. Already, I read in the sports news and hear on TV that we are seeing this team play their last few games together. Players will begin to leave as free agents. Different teams will invite our Royals to be among them and not us. This is it -- the bright shining moment. This Royals now. You get what you want and everything changes. We are left with memories of winning through struggle, with awesome plays and never saying we can't do it. Always, "expect a miracle" -- always, a "Let's Go Royals" -- always, Eric and Moose and Salvador and Alcedes and Chris and Johnny and Lorenzo and Kendrys and Gerad and all the actuality of youth and physical fitness and focus, patience and dream into reality. The famous fountains of Kansas City turned blue, the flags on the Country Club Plaza saluted the Royals, the Power and Light District lit up, blue and white pumpkins showed up at the market, victory signs flashed between strangers wearing blue Royals shirts and jerseys. A time, a joyous time of joys shared. To the Royals, ". . . no one like you has been before you and no one like you shall arise after you." (1 Kings 3:12) And appropriately from Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star: "Savor the 2015 Royals. Because when the team returns to Kansas City next week, you may not see any baseball. You may have to settle for a parade."

Be Royal!

The Royals won! Most of Kansas City was simply deflated yesterday as the Royals were losing the tie-breaking series with the Astros and saying, "Good Bye" to any chance of a national championship. Then, at the very last moment of the game, in the 9th inning -- Boom -- Home Run, Eric Hosmer! And the runs started coming in with a final score of 9 - 6! Awesome. One of their slogans is "Believe in Miracles" and yesterday certainly was proof of the practicality of that. Miracles are easy. They flow and all the pieces fit smoothly and the lights turn on and you're not alone in your misery. You are together in your health with others who are cheering for that health and, as Rex Hudler says, "It's a beautiful thing!" Entering the 8th inning the Royals had a 3.2% chance of winning. The Royals were lifeless through 7 innings and then Mike Moustakas "walked into the dugout shouting about how the Royals would not lose this game. They would keep fighting, keep battling . . ." This is miracle talk, for sure. "Moments like the one the Royals gave us on Monday are a blast precisely because they come from nowhere." (Story: Kansas City Star)(Photo: John Sleezer jsleezer@kcstar.com "Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer was welcomed into the dugout after hitting a two-run homer in the ninth inning during Monday's ALDS baseball game on October 12, 2015 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Tex."

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