This team and I have a history. I was born in May of 1969 in a suburb of Kansas City. Later that summer, the Royals, one of four MLB expansion teams played their first game at old Municipal Stadium. The team replaced the Athletics's that had recently moved to Oakland.
As a young girl I listening to the Royals on the radio. At the time I understood very little about the game itself, but I enjoyed it's tempo and the consistency of hearing Denny Matthews' voice calling the plays. I knew the players whose numbers are retired and celebrated on the Hall of Fame wall at Kauffman Stadium, along with their skipper Dick Howser.
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I was in high school in 1985 and watched the World Series with my family. There was a parade down town to welcome the Champions back to KC. I remember many of my friends leaving school to attend. The whole area was united and proud.
Since then, my life has been full of mostly winning seasons, sadly that has not been the case for Royals Baseball. I have never cared so much about their record. I continued to listen,watch and learn the game. I waited on them during the strike, I cheered them when they were winning and defended them when they weren't.
I have learned and grown to love the game of baseball through this team. I am so grateful for the people it has brought into my life and the memories we have shared. It has give me a conversation piece, a common interest and a bond with my boys that I may not of had otherwise.
These days baseball season is a family affair. We listen and watch games together, we have countless memories of Spring Training, the All Star Game and The K. And now, for the first time we are able to share the excitement of our team being in the Post Season. How fun is that?
