Back in 1985, I was first discovering baseball. As I tuned in to the World Series that year, I became fascinated with Dan Quisenberry, whose submarine pitching style seemed so completely foreign to me that I immediately became a Kansas City Royals fan. To this day, Quisenberry remains my favorite player of all time, and a bit of an obsession when it comes to sports memorabilia.
That World Series run, culminating with the only championship that the Royals have thus far in their history, was truly a moment to cherish. It would also turn out to be a bittersweet moment in hindsight.