So, here it is, just about 36 hours after the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in five games over the New York Mets. The Royals won the World Series. Right now, there is a victory parade winding through downtown Kansas City, and the Commissioner’s Trophy is, after thirty long years, once again in the hands of baseball’s royalty.
This realization still has a generally surreal feeling. The Royals had been doormats for so long, with players like Bob Hamelin, Chris George, Angel Berroa and Ken Harvey all expected to be the saviors of the franchise, players that would lead them back to the Promised Land.