Like all major sports champions, the Royals are headed to the White House to meet President Obama on July 21, but the ultra-patriotic Jonny Gomes wasn't invited to the celebration, much to his chagrin.
Gomes wasn't on the Royals' postseason roster when Kansas City beat the New York Mets to win the World Series, but he delivered a memorable speech with the U.S. flag in hand during the team's rally at Union Station in Kansas City that drew nearly one million fans.
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"I've been sent down.