(Editor’s note: This is one of several on-this-date posts that KoK will publish throughout the 2017 postseason. They will highlight the postseason success of the Kansas City Royals over the years with particular emphasis given to 2014 and 2015—given the strong ties to the current squad.)
After three consecutive narrow wins, the Kansas City Royals were in prime position to sweep the Baltimore Orioles in the 2014 American League Championship Series. Exactly three years ago, the team did precisely that.
Having won seven straight games to begin the postseason, it seemed the Royals were a team of destiny as they prepared for Game 4 of the ALCS.