New to baseball???

Hello, potential baseball fans! My love of baseball began when I was 3 years old and living in Los Angeles. "My team" was the Los Angeles Dodgers and to me, they were the guys who were bigger than life and made the trips to Dodger Stadium, so eventful. Finding a team to follow can be time-consuming, however, once you find "your team" you will find yourself interested in learning more and more about that team and in baseball. Each team has a personality. You will find that some teams strike you as having the personality that you can relate to, or in some cases, the personality that you just cannot stand. Yes - there are teams that will rub you the wrong way. Here are some tips in trying to find "your team":

1. Keep an open mind when selecting a team to root for. Do they really need to have won a World Series trophy in order for you to root for them? Case in point - the Chicago Cubs came a LONG way this season. Are they REALLY cursed? Look into that story. ;)
   
2. What are your favorite colors? Yes. I had to go there. Some people may choose to follow a team because of their team colors. It really isn't just a "chick thing", either.
   
3. Check out the 40-man roster of the team. I guarantee that you'll see something there that strikes a cord with you and will help you decide "this is my team".

Right now, we are in the winter offseason. While each team is scrambling to find the funds in their organization to sign the next big player, this is your opportunity to look around and pick a team. For a complete listing of all of the Major League Baseball teams, visit www.mlb.com for the latest information on trades and other winter offseason rumors.

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KC Royals #Crowned 2015 MLB World Series Champions

It was starting to look like the Mets were going to take Game 5, but just like in previous games this season, the Royals rolled up their sleeves, put on their rally caps, and pulled off another nail-biting 12-inning win. With the 7-2 win, the Royals were crowned the 2015 MLB World Series Champions. 

Kansas City Royals - 2015 World Series Champions (Photo courtesy of MLB.com)

It was hard not to root for this group of underdogs. The Royals 2014 season seemed to have lady luck on their side. Things just clicked for them at the right time and before you knew it, they had a spot in the World Series. Facing the San Francisco Giants, the Royals took the series all the way to Game 7 but came up short in the end. Could they repeat their run and make it to the World Series again? Despite the commentary from every television or radio show analyst saying otherwise, the Royals made each and every one of these guys eat their words. Not even the Mets Daniel "The Amazin' Murph" Murphy and his record-setting post-season play could save his team from what was certainly a quick exit.

So, now that the season is over, it is time to think about what is in store for us in 2016, and what the winter trades during the off-season will bring us. The anticipation is much like that of a child waiting to see what Santa brings. 

Happy offseason, y'all! 

Can the Royals #TakeTheCrown Tonight?

It has been a whirlwind of a season, and last night's rally by KC to get the win over the Mets 5 to 3, shows just how badly the Royals want to close out tonight's game with a win. I am a bit surprised to see Edinson Volquez pitching in tonight's game, having just lost his father 4 days ago. I understand his rationale for getting on the mound, though.

Photo courtesy of Baseball Tonight (https://twitter.com/BBTN)

Two weeks ago, I lost my father. It was sudden and totally unexpected. Having just received a clean bill of health at the VA the week prior, my dad went peacefully in his sleep early Saturday morning. The overwhelming grief you feel is too much to bear, so you look for something to help you deal with the situation, to get your mind off of the loss, pain, heartbreak, and at times, anger. That escape is work.
I am rooting for you, Edinson, both professionally, and personally. #TakeTheCrown, #EDDIE. We are all with you.

2015 MLB World Series is Set

Toronto Blue Jays fans protest a controversial call by
tossing beer cans onto the field.(Photo courtesy of Star-Telegram)

After a drama-filled American League Division Series between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, and a National League Division Series between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, I was a little hopeful for an American League and National League Championship Series that was a little less melodramatic. 

Dodgers' Chase Utley slides into 2nd Base and into

Mets' Ruben Tejada, fracturing his leg.

(Photo courtesy of NY Post)

With the Blue Jays taking on the Kansas City Royals for the American League Championship and the Chicago Cubs taking on the New York Mets for the National League Championship, the Royals sent the Blue Jays back to Canadada (yes, that was intentional) to contemplate what went wrong over a bowl of poutine and the Mets just flat-out swept the Cubs in 4 games, sending Cubs fans home to pack away their "Fly the W" flag in the hall closet until next season. With that, the stage is now set for the 2015 World Series and it is the Royals vs. Mets. 

Game 1, in a best of seven series, begins on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:07 p.m. Eastern Time with the series starting in Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. 

Quick side note - I had hoped that the Cubs would have been able to put up a little more of a fight in the series with the Mets, but I guess the curse of Murphy the Goat was just too strong to break.