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Hochman: Finally and again, Royals are baseball's best

It was the perfect quote at the perfect time from the perfect person.

His name is Denny Matthews, and he's seen bad baseball. He's been the Royals radio broadcaster since the Royals became the Royals, back in 1969. When it was all over, as Sunday spilled into Monday, the man who's seen Royals history — who is Royals history — captured Royals history. From his perch in New York, he spotted hundreds of Royals fans after Game 5 had finally, gloriously ended.

"They're chanting 'Let's go Royals,'” he said. “But now there's nowhere to go — they're there.