On late Sunday afternoon, as a warm sun beat down on Kauffman Stadium and the final game of the regular season began to slip away, a chant began behind the first-base dugout. It started soft at first, maybe 50 people, and then it spread, section by section, echoing off the concrete of this old stadium.
It was the chorus you heard for two straight Octobers, the soundtrack for two postseason runs. It was the sound, of course, you won’t hear this year.
“Let’s go, Royals!”
On Sunday afternoon, the Royals closed out their 2016 season with a 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians.