A highlight of the recent visit to Kansas City was attending my first Major League Baseball game, played between the Kansas City Royals and last year's World Series Runner up, the Detroit Tigers. The Royals, though much loved are usually one of the worst teams in their division, although our hosts, devoted Royals fans Robbie and Jeff assure us that their division is the "toughest" in the major league.
After watching a few minor league and college baseball games, I still haven't lost my awe for the fielding ability of the players. Their throws rocket to first base, both accurate and powerful, and it really is an awesome sight. Apparently baseball coaches are teaching cricketers how to improve their throwing, and on the evidence I've seen they've got a lot to offer.
Unfortunately, the Royals lost 5-6, but not before scoring in the 6th inning (earning all ticket holders a free fudge covered sundae), making 7 strikeouts (earning us a free drink and king size Snickers bar), and just falling short of the 13 hits required to give us all 12 free bagels each. The sponsors have deals like that, we just presented our tickets at the participating stores later on and received the goods!
Unlike the Royals, Kansas City's (American) Football team, the Chiefs, are one of the better teams in the National Football League, and their stadium (Arrowhead Stadium, pictured below) is in the same complex as the Royal's stadium.
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