"Last week, I traveled to the White House to discuss early childhood education and everywhere I went people were telling me how the Royals are 'America's team.' I couldn't agree more and you will not find another Mayor in the country that is both as humbled and proud as I am.
"You see, I've lived in Kansas City all my life. I've seen the good and the bad. I've seen times when Kansas Citians were proud of their hometown and times when they weren't. But I haven't seen anything like this.
"Baseball has made us the darlings of America at this moment, but this is about more than baseball.