The last time we spotted Paul Rudd, the actor and comedian from Overland Park, was in the bedlam of the opposing clubhouse at Citi Field after the Royals won the World Series.
Third baseman Mike Moustakas spied him, too, and started shouting, “You’re way too dry.” Rudd yelled back, “I’m way too dry,” effectively inviting a dousing in champagne and beer.
Way back then, the Chiefs had tentatively recovered from a doomed 1-5 start to stand 3-5.
There was scant reason to believe that less than two months later they would offer their own historic addendum to the Royals’ splendid season, one that left them being greeted in their locker room by Rudd in an ensemble of Santa Claus and Chiefs gear.