I was lucky enough to experience one of the best
games the Kansas City Royals have every played being the 2014 American League
Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics. This game was the first playoff
game that the Royals played since 1985 when they went on to beat the Cardinals
in the World Series.
After the Royals clinched their
Wild Card playoff berth several days before, I knew that I had to go to that
game. I grew up watching unskilled Royals teams that would lose nearly 100
games a year, so I was unsure when or if I would see the Royals play in the
Post Season again.
Needless to say, the $140 dollars
I spent on a nosebleed ticket and $30 I spent on parking was well worth it. As
we pulled into the packed parking lot at 3:30 we were overwhelmed with the
feeling of Post Season madness at “The K”. When we finally entered the stadium
we managed to climb up to our seats for the National Anthem, and Air Force
flyover, that gave me chills.
With 40,000 fans in the stadium
on their feet holding their hands over their hearts and saluting the American
flag, the feeling was overwhelming. The Royals had made it to the Post Season
and I was there to experience all 12 innings of the Royals 9-8 win over the
Athletics that started the amazing underdog run to the World Series.
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