It’s fair to say not a lot of Royals fans thought the boys in blue would pull off such a great season. Even though the Royals didn’t bring the win back to Kansas City, there are still plenty of fans that are really proud of the team for getting so close to having to the Commissioner’s Trophy as their own.

“I thought the Royals would compete for the playoffs, I thought they’d compete for a wildcard,” Social Studies teacher Zach Werner said. “I thought Detroit would win the AL central and I thought the Royals would compete for a wildcard and have a chance at the play-offs, but I would have never dreamed of making the run to the World Series.”
Many students had the same reactions about the Royals amazing season.

“I wasn’t sure about the World Series. I knew we were going to have a good season,” junior Bailey Batcheller said. “[I thought the Royals would] probably come close or maybe get into the playoffs, but didn’t think we’d make it all the way like we did.”

There were other Royals fans that had almost no hope of such a season.
“I didn’t think they’d make it to the playoffs because they haven’t been in 29 years,” sophomore Spencer Hollowell said. “I knew they were a decent team this year and were doing a lot better but I didn’t think they’d make it this far.”
More than one fan thought this too.

“Absolutely not, I mean all of those years we had 100 season loses, I thought it was just going to be another one of those years,” freshman Ben Buchinger said.

Buchinger also got the opportunity of a lifetime. He was able to attend every home playoff game and every World Series game.

“It was pretty fun and a different experience; the playoffs were really exciting, I’m so glad I got to go,” Buchinger said.

While the Royals were competing for the playoffs they were seen as underdogs. Even when they made it into the playoffs they were only a wildcard team, but the boys in blue didn’t let that affect them. They swept both the Angles and the Orioles in the playoffs, two great MLB teams being shut out by the Kansas City Royals. The fans at this point could not believe that the Royals were pulling it off.
“I literally could not believe what I was watching, it was like it was a dream.” Werner said. “I was pinching myself to see if it was true, I literally could not believe what I was seeing.” Everyone had different views on the Royals performance.

“I was shocked. I thought it’d be more of a battle to get to the World Series and not so easy for us,” senior Cody Feller said. The fact the Royals were doing so good made some people go crazy.

“I was so hyper and excited I couldn’t believe that it actually happened.” Batcheller said. “It was just crazy. My mind was just going 90 to nothing,”

Going into game seven all the Royals fans were feeling pretty good about their team after the 0-10 shutout the Royals had in game six.
“I thought, holy crap, there is a game seven at Coffman Stadium in Kansas City for the World Series and it was the most unbelievable feeling,” Werner said.

Going into game seven it was do or die for the Royals, and in the end the Royals fell just short of the win with the final score being 3-2 Giants. Even though it wasn’t the outcome everyone wanted, people still found positive things in the Royals ending such a nerve-racking season.
With all the ups and downs that happened, the fans are still standing by supporting their boys in blue. “I was sad and depressed that they lost but just thankful for what a great season it was, glad that I got to experience it and I hope they’ve laid a foundation where they’re going to be a competitor and have a chance to make the playoffs every year.” Werner said. “Will we every see a run like this again, I don’t know but I think they have a shot to be a constituent contender over the next several years.”