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10-24-2015, 09:34 AM
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Kansas
Casino cash: $-661006
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Surreal
I wanted to post this last night, but was so emotionally drained and I had already posted my long WS preview. So here goes,
Date Line: 10/29/2014, close to midnight in Gilbert, Arizona Mrs. Why Not? and the two little Why Not?'s are fast asleep, doggie Why Not? is on his way, the Why Not? friends that had been over for game 7 having long since spoken their last "Hey man, great season, nothing to be sad about" and Senior Why Not? having spoke over the phone, "Son, they ran into Sandy Koufax. What can you do?" I lay in bed, unable to sleep. Knowing that in the days/weeks to come, I would look back with pride over what had been the happiest year of my baseball life(I was 9 in 1985, lived in Hawaii, and probably couldn't have told you where Kansas City was if my life depended on it), but for now, there was just this weird gut punch feeling. I went through all of it, what if Jirsch had sent Alex, what if we had finished the Giants off in game 4, even what if Josh Willingham been sent in to hit for Salvy. None of it made any sense. Knowing I had to finally fall asleep, I left myself with a somewhat "boy whistling in the dark thought"- This is a young team, there is no way that core hits as poorly as it did this season, get a pitcher or two, bring in a free agent or two and this team can go back to the World Series next year. Yeah, I told myself, this is gonna happen. The days/weeks/months went by, the pain went away and I was left with very positive thoughts on the 2014 season. Then, the 2015 season started. What a great year to follow the Royals. Mrs. Why Not? rescinded her "you can get one sports package per year(Sunday Ticket)" and we got extra innings and I got to watch 161 great baseball games on TV and one division winning baseball game from the friendly confines of the K! I got to enjoy a great baseball team and feel good for a great city and baseball town! Then the playoffs began. We took the best shot of an up and coming powerhouse to be and punched them right back. Then, we vanquished the best offensive team in baseball, topped off by winning a game that literally had me emotionally exhausted and running up and down my street screaming once it ended. As I finally fell asleep at around 2 am I realized the words I spoke to calm my inner child(lol) last October had been proven true by the best team I have ever been able to follow. 359 days later, the Royals are going back to the World Series. Just surreal |
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