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Kansas City Royals In World Series After Breaking IPad ‘Clash Of Clans’ Addiction

By Bryan Rose

Oct 20, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of the field with logos before practice the day before the start of the 2014 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 20, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of the field with logos before practice the day before the start of the 2014 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kansas City Royals broke an addition to the iPad game “Clash of Clans” and are now in the World Series partly because of it.

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The Kansas City Royals have yet to lose a playoff game this year and are now focused on taking down the San Francisco Giants in the 2014 World Series.

Shockingly though it wasn’t only the San Francisco Giants who had a mid-season swoon as the Kansas City Royals experienced the same, though some of their troubles can be explained by a rather strange oddity. An addiction to a video game?

Sounds almost too crazy to believe but a popular Ipad game entitled “Clash of Clans” took over the Kansas City Royals clubhouse and players began losing focus on their day job.

"The frustration intensified later that month as the Royals frittered away their temporary lead on the Detroit Tigers. As the season burned, “Clash of Clans” acted as the fiddle."

Players didn’t seem to realize that their addiction to the game was harming their on-field play but the coaching staff did which lead to a closed door meeting.

After that time the time spent on the Ipad playing “Clash of Clans” dwindled as well and the Kansas City Royals quickly began playing better baseball.

"In the days after the meeting, the Royals won 16 of their next 19 games. The iPad usage became less conspicuous. Dyson insisted he planned on deleting the game all together.“It’s ending,” he said. “I’m ending it. I’m winding it down. I’m toning it down. I’m trying to tone it down. It’s going to be hard, but I’m trying to tone it down.”"

Obviously it wasn’t a single video game nor the increased usage of the iPad which was the main reason behind the Kansas City Royals’ mid-season swoon, though it did seem to play a small part in it.

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