Royal Flush: Kansas City Returns To The World Series

By Cheval John

When the Kansas City Royals made their first ever playoff appearance in 1985, they won the World Series.

It seems like they are on that same route the second time around after they swept the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 to make it back to the World Series.

Nobody had foreseen before the playoffs that the Royals was going to make this tremendous run towards the World Series.

Many expected either the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim or the Orioles to represent the American League in the greatest pennacle of baseball.

However, it is not how you start, but how you finish.

The Royals have played like a unit throughout the season and it was evident that they were going to make some noise in the playoffs.

Their pitching has been lights out, especially from the bullpen.

When they took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning during the third game of the ALCS against the Orioles, a person had a feeling that the lead was going to hold.

It proved to be true as the bullpen retired nine straight batters to secure the win.

In the series clincher, the Royals scored two runs in the first inning for a 2-0.

Even though the Orioles scored in the top of the third inning to cut the lead to 2-1, they could not score another as the pitching from starter Jason Vargas and the bullpen were lights out.

The only thing we can hope is that the Royals will not be like the Colorado Rockies, who swept their way to the World Series, only to lose to the Boston Red Sox in 2007.

Kansas City can only wait and see who they will face in the World Series.

About Cheval John

Cheval John is the Founder and CEO of Vallano Media, LLC, a marketing agency which helps small to mid-sized businesses use social media correctly to build a loyal following and in the process become more profitable. Cheval is also the host of "What's The Word?" a podcast about finding out what inspires people to choose their respective careers and how social media impacted their lives and business. He is the author of two books including the Amazon Best-Seller, "8 Lessons Every Podcaster Needs To Learn." He has spoken at Social Media Week Lima in Ohio and at Social Media Day Houston 2017 about topics around live streaming and podcasting. Cheval has been featured in media outlets including Ebony Magazine, Social Media Today and Forbes. He was named a Houston Top 25 Social Media Power Influencer (2016 and 2017) and a Twitter Top 50 Influencer by Onalytica in 2018.

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