The Kansas City Royals won a thriller in Game 5 to clinch their first World Series victory since 1985.
For the first time since 1985, we live in a world where the Kansas City Royals are World Series champions. While the dream of having the Chicago Cubs make Back To The Future II a true tale, we at least have the continuity of the team that won the World Series that year winning it in Back To The Future II year.
Last year, the Royals were Wild Card darlings who stormed their way to the World Series, but ultimately lost to the San Francisco Giants — who seem to pop up every so often to be really good. This year it was time for the Royals to avenge that loss and give fans the victory that they thought they might get last season against the Giants.
Kansas City didn’t need a full seven game series to win though, as they thwarted the Mets in just five game to win the Series, 4-1. Not only that, but they used extra innings to comeback and beat the Mets in New York, something that seemed improbable at the time but is only fitting in so many ways.
In the top of the 12th inning, the Royals blew up to take a 7-2 lead that was more than enough to close out the Mets.
New York fans are just in feeling heartbroken over the loss to the Royals. Everything looked like it was coming up Mets in the NLCS, as Daniel Murphy was blowing up, the pitching staff was unstoppable and it legitimately looked like the Mets could very well win the World Series. But the Royals kept re-writing the postseason in series after series, starting in their ALDS series against Houston and ending with a script flip against the Mets in Game 5.
Kansas City deserves this World Series, and while there will be some detractors, not many will be blue about the Royals winning it all this year.