{"id":17117,"date":"2015-11-02T13:08:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T21:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=17117"},"modified":"2015-11-02T13:08:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T21:08:43","slug":"kansas-city-royals-world-series-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/02\/kansas-city-royals-world-series-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals &#8211; World Series Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&rsquo;ll just have to indulge me, because this happens only once in a <strong><em>&ldquo;Blue&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> moon &hellip; or every three decades!&nbsp; But my KC Royals took the crown last night, and I want to celebrate!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Team.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_00_Team\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17118\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Team.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Team.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Team-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy_2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17121\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy_2.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy_2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy_2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And so we painted the down <em><strong>BLUE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17122\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_1.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_1-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s our historic <em>Union Station <\/em>in front, lit up in BLUE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_02_Union-Station.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_02_Union-Station\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17123\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_02_Union-Station.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_02_Union-Station.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_02_Union-Station-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the back on the left, you can make out the word <strong><em>&ldquo;CHAMP&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17124\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_2.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_01_Skyline_2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the downtown Marriott Hotel, which has a moving-light sign.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PqYIvWEv2Lo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thousands gathered in the <em><strong>Power &amp; Light District <\/strong><\/em>downtown to watch the game on giant screens and celebrate!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17125\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_1.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17126\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_2.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_03_Power-Light_2-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we did <em><strong>&ldquo;Party Like It&rsquo;s 1985!&rdquo; <\/strong><\/em>&ndash; which was the last time the Royals won the World Series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_04_1985.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_04_1985\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17127\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_04_1985.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_04_1985.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_04_1985-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back when I was still in practice, our office had season tickets to both the <em><strong>Royals <\/strong><\/em>and the <em><strong>Chiefs<\/strong><\/em>.&nbsp; And as luck would have it my relatives came down that weekend &ndash; so I got to take my <strong>Mom <\/strong>(then 67 y\/o, like I am now) to a unique &ldquo;doubleheader&rdquo;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We took in a Chiefs football game Sunday afternoon and practically broiled, it was so warm.&nbsp; Then came home, showered, and headed back out to the Sports Complex for an evening World Series game &ndash; where it turned freezing cold, while I was in shorts and a t-shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Should have listened to my <strong>Mom<\/strong>, who kept telling me, <em>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you think you should take a jacket?&rdquo;<\/em>&nbsp; Me: <em>&ldquo;Nah!&nbsp; It was broiling today!&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Well, it got so cold I had to head to the souvenir stand to buy about the last sweatshirt they had &ndash; at least TWO sizes too small.&nbsp; So I gave it to my Mom afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>And the past couple of weeks she&rsquo;s been proudly wearing her <em>&ldquo;See-I-told-you-you-should-have-brought-a-jacket&rdquo;<\/em> <strong>&ldquo;KC Royals 1985 World Series&rdquo;<\/strong> sweatshirt at the Assisted Living place &#8230; and loving it!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that would have made her happier is it were her beloved <em><strong>Cubbies <\/strong><\/em>celebrating.&nbsp; Next year, Mom &hellip; next year!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17128\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy.jpg\" width=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KC-Royals_Champs_00_Trophy-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&rsquo;ll just have to indulge me, because this happens only once in a &ldquo;Blue&rdquo; moon &hellip; or every three decades!&nbsp; But my KC Royals took the crown last night, and I want to celebrate! &nbsp; And so we painted the down BLUE That&rsquo;s our historic Union Station in front, lit up in BLUE In the <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/02\/kansas-city-royals-world-series-champs\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}