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(23,156 posts)I am normally rather indifferent to sports, but I lived in the KC area 1990-2008, and they were pretty much a joke that entire time.
This entire post season has been exceptionally sweet for them.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Been in the KC area for 13 years now.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)flakey_foont
(3,338 posts)Amazing run they are having.
Logical
(22,457 posts)in Feb in vegas to win the pennant and world series. At the time it was a joke. Now, not so much!
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)What will your payout be? A lot I hope.
Logical
(22,457 posts)SheilaT
(23,156 posts)Or only one? Meaning you collect on the ALCS part of the bet and forego the WS part, or hang in there and either win or lose the bet?
Good for you for making the bet. I hope you celebrate wisely after they win the World Series.
Logical
(22,457 posts)SheilaT
(23,156 posts)I don't happen to make bets myself, but it sounds as if you made a very good, calculated bet. Not too much money, and wonderful payout. Have a wonderful time with the money!
rwheeler31
(6,242 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Guns ging off here.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)This is, after all, an even-numbered year.
CanonRay
(14,101 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)SheilaT
(23,156 posts)shows that in 49 states the people have been rooting for the Royals.
The only holdout is Maryland. What's that about?
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)lapfog_1
(29,204 posts)I grew up in KC... I went to both the A's games (as a small boy) and to the Royals games.
I went to a game in both World Series that the Royals played in...
And I've lived in the Bay Area for the last 25 years, grew to love the Giants and their return to World Series.
If that is the series... I win either way.
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)Never really liked the A's, but I'm a big Giants fan.
As always:
lapfog_1
(29,204 posts)but when Finley moved them to Oakland... I never rooted for them again, even against the hated Yankees.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)I am right now watching live streaming from one of the Kansas City stations about the Royals.
Lots of stand-ups with ordinary fans. It's great.
Added on edit: Inside the stadium, a half hour after the end of the game, a lot of fans are still there and all the players are still on the field. Nice that this happened at home.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)New faces for a change!
TheFarseer
(9,322 posts)I've been a fan of this team since 94 when Bob Hamelin started a bench clearing brawl and KC clobbered Detroit in my first mlb game. I knew sticking with the royals would pay off someday!
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)Good luck in the Series.
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)for an I-70 series tho.
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)The Orioles were another team I liked but the Royals winning was fine with me. The Orioles lost 3 of their best players and still did a fine job. They were worthy opponents even if they ran out of steam.
Don't bet on the Royals sweeping the Giants. They very well may. However, SF is another team with some funky mojo moving. They scored runs in game four with no balls leaving the infield at times. They don't run like the Royals but they aren't a conventional team either.
I will root for the Royals but it should be fun.
minivan2
(214 posts)I hate you guys
Just kidding. Good luck but Giants all the way baby!.