So the Royals have this home-run record, and it has somehow survived for three decades.
The mark has lasted through 100-loss seasons, and it has endured through American League pennants and championship parades. It has lasted through the Steroid Era (how? we’re not quite sure) and it has persisted through a nine-year period in which the franchise brought its fences in 10 feet to juice up the power numbers.
It has survived four full presidential administrations, and the start of another. The record is old enough to be a doctor or an adult with a mortgage and a young family.