Betty Bright lives on the bluff above Kauffman Stadium and hears the cheers before the image appears on her TV.
Like in Game 1, bottom of the 9th, Royals down one, Alex Gordon stepping to the plate.
A sudden roar came through the window like a strong wind and filled Betty’s cluttered living room. That has to be a home run, Betty knew, because she’s heard that sound before — We’re tied!
Sure enough. Twenty or so seconds later, Betty, 81, watched Gordon crush the homer that saved the day.
On Sunday night, the Royals were a thousand miles away and the ballpark down the hill cold and empty, so Betty, with no cable delay, had to watch like the rest of us.