At the moment that nearly 40,000 fans erupted at Kauffman Stadium after a long and tense Friday afternoon, the dining room at Bryan Cave law firm downtown was empty.
Earlier, tables had been filled with dozens of lawyers and staffers who spent part of their work afternoon juggling job duties and game-monitoring like countless other Kansas Citians.
Just as the Royals finally took a lead in the seventh inning, all but one of the game watchers had left to head home.
Lawyer Steve Becker turned off the big-screen set relieved.
“Whadya know?” he said before clicking off the set to be home before 6 p.